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Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

Republican obstruction dressed up as bipartisanship. Again.

When someone says they “love freedom”, rest assured they don’t mean yours.

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

“More of this”, i said to the dog.

This blog will pay for itself.

If you tweet it in all caps, that makes it true!

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

People are complicated. Love is not.

“But what about the lurkers?”

Optimism opens the door to great things.

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

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I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

Tick tock motherfuckers!

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Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving day.

Very low key here- went to mom and dad’s, and it was just me, them, Seth, and family friend Tony. Turkey was exceptionally good, and dad made a very interesting tofu loaf for Seth that I tried- it had tofu, quinoa, and portabella mushrooms and an interesting curry taste.

Hope you all enjoyed yours. I’m sitting here watching Return of the King and chilling with the pets.

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  2. 2.

    Major Major Major Major

    I just realized that I don’t actually know if I’m supposed to work tomorrow. Probably not. On Wednesday my boss said “Anybody coming in on Friday? No? Ok.” But what if I’m supposed to be working from home?

    Whatever, I’m still sleeping until 11.

  3. 3.

    rikyrah

    Well, I finished all my Black Friday shopping.
    I have the 5 natural hair care lines that I will use in 2019.
    Three are new- I hope that my hair likes them.?
    Nobody would believe that 75% of my Black Friday money was spent on hair products, but, oh well..This is truly their only sale for the year.

    Had a low-key dinner.

  4. 4.

    Yutsano

    @Major Major Major Major: Because the federal government is weird, tomorrow is not part of the federal holiday. I did however elect to split my sift with my co-worker so I’m leaving early. In your care, I would call it new guy naïveté.

  6. 6.

    Major Major Major Major

    @Yutsano: there were only ten people (of around a hundred) in the office on Wednesday. I really feel like it’s effectively a day off. (We are a software company with unlimited PTO so people play pretty loose with things like ‘time’ and ‘location’.)

  9. 9.

    Steeplejack

    I got embroiled in some second-hand Black Friday shopping today. Started with a friend’s e-mail wanting me to do a “quick check” of the Dell computer she was thinking about buying, which escalated into a series of e-mails, texts and eventually phone calls as she changed her mind, added and subtracted features and then threw a monitor into the mix. Eventually got it all sorted out to her satisfaction, and I think she got a good deal on a good system, but, man, I felt like I had been out marauding at the stores.

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    TomatoQueen

    Two t-giving dinners, half provided by Meals on Wheels, and half by son’s personal care attendant, both including cranberry sauce as G-d intended, and a full slice o’ pie. The Smart Ones dinner will have to wait, I am more than bursting. Animal Planet, Secrets of the Zoo.

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    James E Powell

    We had Thanksgiving twice. On Sunday with my sister, BiL, and the nieces who spent today with their sister and mother in Texas. Then again today with the local fam & friends. On Sunday we did it by the book. Today we had tri-tip & crab legs. Both days, various wines.

    There were no RWers and almost no political discussion. We talked about films and music. It was a damn good day and we needed one. This was the first holiday without our mom. We all miss her terribly. She was the center of us. Now we have to build a new one.

  14. 14.

    pinacacci

    Had fine food with friends and wish I had leftovers but I wasn’t quick enough. Thankful for all of you because it’s always nice to know you have fellow travelers. French silk pie. Younger generation promising. A good day.

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    opiejeanne

    Turkey and various sides divvied up and packaged for niece & nephew, and youngest kid & spouse. The latter announced they were spending the night, which is fine but we didn’t know until they told us after dinner.
    There is a gallon of pozole that has been left in our fridge. I don’t know how much she made if we got a gallon of it.

    It was a pretty swell party, everything tasted good, several people took naps in the living room before we had dessert. We ate around 1:30 this afternoon, dessert was at 5.

    I don’t think I ate that much but I couldn’t finish my modest plate of food. Everyone else went for seconds and thirds. I think I’m getting old and don’t need as much food or something. That’s a thing, right?

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    OGJamie

    I’m vegetarian – the only one, in my family and extended group of friends – but the crew we hung with had multiple, and great, non-dead animal options. The ham we cooked went over well..nice compliment to the turkey and duck our hosts prepared. Lots of driving but a very nice day. Happy Thanksgiving, all!

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    Yarrow

    @opiejeanne: Seems to be a thing if the older crew at our Thanksgiving is anything to go by. Maybe metabolism slows as you age or something.

    If you find you’re losing weight or not hungry much at all then check with your doctor as loss of appetite can be a sign of various illnesses.

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    Ruckus

    @opiejeanne:
    I can not eat what most people consider a whole meal. I used to be able to clean the plate, every meal.
    It’s an age thing.
    ETA Not having family T day is like pretty much every other day. And not having a sense of taste makes cooking a big meal for one rather silly. I had a big salad.

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    Ruckus

    @opiejeanne:
    Tried to edit, no go.
    Also having no family makes T day pretty much like every other day and having no sense of smell/taste makes cooking a big meal I can’t eat anyway seem rather silly. I had a salad.

    And now it shows up?

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    Mnemosyne

    Just got back from my brother’s. I need to stay up for another hour or so because I want to buy theater tickets for the Pantages — they’re doing a Black Friday special starting at 12:01 am where you can buy a package of tickets for 3 different shows for $147 per person. I’m hoping we’re able to get the shows we want on the days we prefer, but we’ll see.

    @opiejeanne:

    Have you noticed any issues with your sense of smell lately? That can really affect your appetite. I wouldn’t worry just yet since it’s a high stress time of year but, as Yarrow said, it’s something to be cautious about since it can be a sign of another health issue going on.

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    Ruckus

    @Yarrow:
    It is a metabolism thing.
    And you are correct about not eating at all, and/or losing a bunch of weight fast, see your doc.

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    Schlemazel

    @Ruckus:
    For a few months after radiation I had no and then a little sense of taste. It does kill your appetite.

    But I am finding age does too.

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    RedDirtGirl

    Had a lovely dinner with friends at the red hook bar I play music at on saturdays. One of two nights a year the owner closes, and about 9 of us ate by candlelight. A magical evening. Just getting home now.

  32. 32.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    @OGJamie: “… but the crew we hung with had multiple, and great, non-dead animal options.”

    /visualizing crew chasing after a live turkey and pig.

    I think I’ll stick with the dead ones. Less noise and mess.

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    opiejeanne

    @Schlemazel: The food smelled pretty good to me but I just couldn’t handle the green bean casserole OR the sweet potato casserole, They were brought by guests and neither tasted good to me. I was interested in the pozole but it should have been served in small bowls as an appetizer, and I was full before I remembered it. I don’t know if anyone finished theirs, because it was dished up after the turkey and other sides.

    When I was a kid I was skinny and didn’t eat much compared to other people, I was rarely hungry, I just had little capacity but my energy level was good and I got enough exercise. When I got married my in-laws made a big deal out of me eating so little, compared to them. Not particularly nice of them. Maybe I’m finally returning to a pattern more normal for me.

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    Mnemosyne

    @opiejeanne:

    Like most soups and stews, pozole is usually just as tasty the next day, and sometimes even tastier, so you have plenty of time to enjoy it over the weekend. It’s one of my favorite soups — I love the big chunks of hominy. If the person who brought it included some shredded cabbage on the side, what you do is heat the soup up, put a clump of shredded cabbage in the bottom of the bowl, and then pour the hot soup over it. That way, the cabbage softens up a little bit but stays crunchy.

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    NotMax

    Quality of the postprandial nap is directly proportional to the quality of the meal.

    In that vein, damn good nap.

    @opiejeanne

    Yes, it’s a thing. Becoming senior discount eligible and beyond is a veritable carnival of revelations.

  39. 39.

    raven

    I’m thinking about going to Lowes and getting the Crafstman Compressor and accessory kit. I’ve always wanted one, I’m up and what the hell!

  41. 41.

    Raven

    @NotMax: I’ve never done any of this and Lowes is sort of free standing so I can just keep on pushing if it looks bad. It looks like I could just order it online for the same price so I don’t know what the big deal is. They have 50 cent poinsetta’s so I could get some brownie points if I get some of them.

  43. 43.

    NotMax

    @raven

    I’ve never done any of this

    Everyone should run the proverbial gantlet at least once. Go for it. Thrill of the hunt and all that.

    (Easy for me to say, sitting in a comfy chair while sipping a few drams of vodka.)

  48. 48.

    NotMax

    @OzarkHillbilly

    Some years back elbowed my way through Macy’s in search of three specific items.

    In all three cases, once a store employee could be found and corralled, “Oh, those? We never got the shipment of those in.”

    Needless to say Macy’s didn’t garner so much as one cent from me.

  51. 51.

    OzarkHillbilly

    @NotMax: Tomorrow night. I make the chili and cornbread today because it’s always better the next day.

    And to set the record straight, T-Day at my step daughter’s wasn’t all bad, just too much.

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    opiejeanne

    @Mnemosyne: I don’t remember now if cabbage was one of the items to add, but it may have been. There was avocado and limes and a bunch of other things that may have included cabbage. I am not fond of hominy so while I’m interested I’m also a little apprehensive. I think I may be reverting to my childhood pickiness. .

  53. 53.

    OzarkHillbilly

    @Raven: I would think the lumber, concrete, storm doors, and plumbing fixtures they sell at Lowes to be fairly low on everybody’s Xmas wish list, even if the toys… I mean tools, are high on the list. I have been watching the Craftsmen stuff flowing into our small town Lowes via the bankruptcy sales, looking for that one tool that would surely make my life a lot easier but could never quite justify buying. Sigh, it has yet to surface.

  56. 56.

    OzarkHillbilly

    @NotMax: I can’t say. I know the compressor Raven is (probably) looking at is identical to one I bought over a decade ago as part of a Porter Cable combo kit. A lot of these tools are all manufactured by the same company who then sells them to various brands to slap their name on. I briefly worked in a small machine shop back in the 70’s where we made in-line pneumatic sanders for car body work. We made them for 3 different brands in 3 different colors, but everything else was exactly the same

  60. 60.

    Matt McIrvin

    We did end up on a new plane late Wednesday and ended up getting into BWI around 10:35 PM. Rather than press on with the ~2hr drive to my parents’ place we’d reserved a hotel room near the airport, but it was a bit of a race to get through baggage claim and car rental and get there before midnight when the check-in desk shut down (because BWI’s rental facility is rather distant from the terminal). At any rate, we made it and are now enjoying a low-key weekend with family.

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    J R in WV

    Well, we drove all the way up to the top of our ridge, to our neighbors and friends house. He built it, with some help on framing and the roof, but did virtually everything else himself, and with the cedar siding on now, it looks really good. He cooked a good sized turkey on a smoker grill, dressing, squash, mashed potatoes, really good gravy, and two bottles of red for the 4 of us. Our dogs joined their 3 dogs, but teh cats stayed home. Less than half a mile each way. We sold them their land, one acre for $10.00 and love and friendship.

    It was wonderful. I made cranberry chutney with fresh-squeezed citrus juice and pecans, and a maple-pecan pie, which was delish, though I worried the crust into shape, it had been a long time since I rolled out a pie crust, and it can be tricky. Every scrap of butter went into that pie!

    They collect mushrooms on the farm and share with us, morels in the spring, chanterelles and chicken of the woods in the summertime. Wonderful friends and neighbors and people, progressive in every way. He built their home with just help from friends to get the roof on, the rest pretty much with his wife, who became a licensed electrician for the task.

    I am thankful most of all for my friends and the support I receive from them, including you jackals here, and Cole who is the ringleader.

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