We can do it all, which is awesome. And also, we can choose not to do it all, and that’s valid too. I have a lot of respect for women who are able to dig deep like this, and a lot of empathy for them if/when they eventually burn out. 🤍

An old crone and her quest to…

I love Mina Le but hadn’t watched that video yet - thanks for linking it!

I’m very nearsighted - in contacts I’m -8.0 on the right and -8.5 on the left. I’m not sure what that equates to in glasses. And while I hate the way I look in glasses, my eyes are dry and I can’t wear contacts all the time like I used to. So most of the time I’m wearing glasses. Without them I really can’t function, so I’m grateful for them, but I also hate that they get oily from my eyelashes and leave little divots on the sides of my nose. And because my prescription is so strong it flattens out my depth perception, so there are some activities that I can’t safely do unless I’m wearing my contacts - for example, hiking.

I feel pretty in contacts, even without makeup. I feel very plain Jane mousey in glasses. They hide my eyes, which are one of my best features.

Generally I think most people are more attractive without glasses vs with, but most of us eventually end up needing them.

Yes I loved that sub!

If you can’t trust your farts then you should at least be shaving your butthole.

Yep, after breakfast I make the bed. I really need things to be tidy. Plus when it’s time to go to bed, I think it’s nicer to get into a bed that has been made because the sheets are nice and neat and the pillows are fluffed, rather than bunched up sheets or deflated pillows.

Also Tapestry by Carole King

Star Wars, Firefly, and The Expanse are examples.

Wow this is awesome! I love the composition and the contrast of the warm yellow against the cool black. Well done you!

Sandy!!

Great job pops!

Come back one year!

That’s strange, I grew up in NJ and our roads tend to be well maintained. It was kinda shocking when I moved to PA and the roads had way more potholes and skinny useless shoulders!

Yes. Billy Idol and other blonde English dudes (e.g., Sting, Johnny Lee Miller, Spike from BTVS [yeah the actor is from California but I’ll overlook it!]).

But in person, I like an easygoing, jovial personality who makes people around them feel good. Someone who doesn’t punch down. Someone who is educated but not beyond a dumb fart joke when the situation calls for it. Someone who is kind even when he doesn’t have to be. Someone who takes care of his body. Someone who isn’t afraid to be vulnerable and also isn’t afraid of female tears.

Also, he’s smart like a doctor with a real good rep

I eyeball it, probably a generous cup (roughly 250mL) per load, maybe more?

Seconding this. I’ve had good success adding white vinegar to a hot wash for all sorts of smelly things, like dog bedding or stanky gym clothes.

The movie version of A Clockwork Orange was based on the American version of the book, which left out the entire last chapter. In that chapter, at 18 years old Alex pretty suddenly grows out of his violent and criminal ways and wants to start a family. Some say this ending is more optimistic but I actually think it’s darker, because it shows that any normal person you meet might’ve at some point been a wanton brute reveling in the chaos and pain they so arbitrarily inflicted. And that they can just move on and start living like a normal person.

How frustrating!!

I had a labral tear in my right hip, and I needed an MRI with contrast to diagnose it. Aetna wouldn’t cover the MRI until I’d done 6 weeks of physical therapy. I ended up paying out of pocket for the physical therapy because it was an $80/session co-pay vs their self-pay rate of $70/session. Then once I’d finished therapy there was about 6 weeks of waiting until I could get in for the MRI, because Aetna wouldn’t let me get an MRI at the local hospital, I had to go to an outpatient imaging center and they were booked up. And when I got the results - what do you know, near complete detachment! Something that physical therapy would never help with. After that, I consulted with a surgeon (6 week wait), and his waitlist for surgery was 4 months. (Granted, I went to one of the top surgeons in my area - I was OK with waiting for that.) So it ended up being 10 months from noticing the hip pain in May 2023 to finally getting the surgery in March 2024, and a lot of that delay was because Aetna was being obstructive.

I suspect they want people to get fed up with the roadblocks and just give up on pursuing medical care.

Ah, we got the Robert Redford version. I had to google the dicaprio version because I didn’t even know it existed!