Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

It’s a good piece. click on over. but then come back!!

SCOTUS: It’s not “bribery” unless it comes from the Bribery region of France. Otherwise, it’s merely “sparkling malfeasance”.

“That’s what the insurrection act is for!”

Ron DeSantis, the grand wizard, oops, governor of FL.

Bark louder, little dog.

There is no compromise when it comes to body autonomy. You either have it or you don’t.

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

The revolution will be supervised.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

Roe isn’t about choice, it’s about freedom.

They fucked up the fucking up of the fuckup!

Republicans got rid of McCarthy. Democrats chose not to save him.

When you’re a Republican, they let you do it.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

The fight for our country is always worth it. ~Kamala Harris

A lot of Dems talk about what the media tells them to talk about. Not helpful.

Washington Post’s Catch and Kill, not noticeably better than the Enquirer’s.

Many life forms that would benefit from greater intelligence, sadly, do not have it.

Can we lighten up on the doomsday scenarios?

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

It’s all just conspiracy shit beamed down from the mothership.

If you voted for Trump, you don’t get to speak about ethics, morals, or rule of law.

They are lying in pursuit of an agenda.

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Late Afternoon Open Thread: How Are You Passing The Time?

I mixed up a batch of dough and divided it up between a baguette and rolls. Recipe is here.

Other than that, I’m working with MSNBC on in the background – I’ve turned off the most grating shows, but late afternoon with Deadline White House, I can tolerate.

Trixie had a vet appointment this morning to get bloodwork done for her spay in Dec. And address some other concerns I was having about her. She did great and everything checked out.

Next up for me, cleaning the disaster in the kitchen. I’m a very messy cook. But in my defense, I don’t make anyone else clean up after my mess.

How are you wiling away the hours until we find out if Democracy is going to survive?

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  1. 1.

    Jerry

    I’m making a pasta dinner that my daughter found on tick tock and I’m afraid it’s going to turn out like shit. Poor kid.

  3. 3.

    Phylllis

    Caught up on Annika and Magpie Murders, binged Whitstable Pearl, had a pedicure and am now ignoring the news except for Tropical Storm Nicole updates. I imagine Friday will be an e-learning day for us.

  4. 4.

    artem1s

    I’m road tripping on Friday to the Keys. So I’m going to start organizing my packing this evening. Probably put on some music and try to stay away from the live update websites. :P

  5. 5.

    NutmegAgain

    Well, I just got home from voting, going to Trader Joes, and spending quality time at the Newfie rescue farm… lalalala… yes!  I have met and cuddled my next doggo!!  So exciting. He’s 5, he’s a grey coat (more popular nowadays; I’ve only ever had black or Irish ticking). Suuuuper sweet, very mellow guy, especially for a dog recently freed from a puppy mill setting (which sounds so horrific..). So basically I am floating around the house no matter what. Boy won’t come home with me until they do a little more medical stuff, nothing serious. His name is Gunter.

  7. 7.

    Anoniminous

    Spending the time releasing Chaos butterflies hoping the flapping of their wings will nudge Hurricane Nicole a wee bit south so the right hand quadrant will come ashore right on top of Mar-a-lago.

  9. 9.

    brendancalling

    I just canvassed 11:00 am to 3:00 pm in a Puerto Rican/Latino neighborhood of Philly, Fairhill. It was lovely in every sense. Lots of engaged voters, majority Spanish speakers so I got to speak Spanish all day, which this gringo LOVES to do.

    Fairhill is a few blocks from Philly’s notorious open-air drug market on Kensington Ave, but the difference could not be more stark. Every house was painted a different color, everyone had decorations on their porches, and the overall feeling of community was palpable. Put it this way: if Greg Abbott wants to ship out more immigrants, I’d gladly trade him for the white addicts on my block (and all the way down the avenue). Hell, I’d trade one white addict for every two immigrants. I LIKE strong communities of family-minded folks who look out for the neighbors and open small businesses. Bring that shit on!

    anyway, my post-canvass beer is done, so I’m heading back to the ‘hood. There’s a lonely little pho place down the block from me, and I’m gonna brave the heroin-addled hordes to support ‘em.

  11. 11.

    zhena gogolia

    Worked, voted, worked, worked, worked, have now given up on re-reading Part 6 of Crime and Punishment for the thousandth time in my life. I’m just too sleepy.

    Never teach War and Peace and Crime and Punishment at the same time, kids.

  12. 12.

    brendancalling

    @artem1s: I swear to god, I first read this as “I’m tripping on Friday,” and I was going to remind you not to eat the brown acid.

  16. 16.

    la caterina

    Stress eating.  Ordered some guac & chips and vegan ramen from my local Mexican/Japanese eatery.

  17. 17.

    Phylllis

    @TaMara: DCI McGuire is right up my alley. I watched season 1 on Prime. I canceled Acorn a while ago, but I’m tempted to pick it back up since season 2 drops at the end of the month.

  18. 18.

    Tenar Arha

    I spent the day re-learning how to do some fiddly things on my new used computer. I was listening to music, then also realized that possibly my entire music collection that I ripped from the original CD’s may have some kind of static.  I never got rid of my collection, but there were a lot of CD’s. Now I’m like WTF, was it the encoding, the SuperDrive, dust around, what? I’m going to have to spot check my library, & figure it out. /sigh

  19. 19.

    Layer8Problem

    While we debate where we go for dinner (we’re probably gonna bag the movie in a theater plan; I’ll see if I can get my partner interested in The Hidden Fortress, with Toshiro Mifune, which I have on DVD) I decided it was time to do the laundry.  I’m all out of undies and if the news is not to my liking tomorrow I might, maybe, end up under the bed ignoring anything and everything, including undies.

  21. 21.

    guachi

    Trying to avoid election news.

    250R/52R is my prediction.

    I’m going to play PC games the rest of the day.

  22. 22.

    TaMara

    @Phylllis: I usually grab an ACORN subscription for a month, twice a year, to catch up on all the new seasons. There are quite a few I like, but not enough to keep it longer than a month.

  23. 23.

    JPL

    Eating olives, drinking wine and watching the last two episodes of Annika on prime.  I love that series.

  24. 24.

    opiejeanne

    This morning I headed to the Grange with my sewing machine and my current quilt project (The Titanic sailing from Cobh) and hung out for 4 hours with a bunch of fun ladies. We have a large workspace with lots of big tables available to us every Tuesday, and it was a welcome distraction. We admired everyone’s projects, got to see some finished quilts just before I left at 1pm. I’m eating lunch and watching Nicole Wallace, yelling at the idiot claiming that the votes of 4 of the 5 Dixville Notch splitting their tickets means that ticket splitting is back with a vengeance.

    As soon as we finish lunch we’re going to watch the football game from Sunday that I recorded but didn’t get to watch on Sunday, watch the rest of Derry Girls, and continue ignoring the pundits for the next few hours.

  26. 26.

    Steeplejack

    I had to drop off a test at my Kaiser clinic, so I went ahead and got the geezer “mature” flu shot and my fifth COVID shot. Then I went to vote at my sleepy little precinct (Seven Corners, Fairfax County). I was in and out within minutes; it took me way longer to stand in line for the shots. The ballot was a breeze: nothing but my rep, Don Beyer, for the fightin’ Eighth.

    Now I have pulled in to La Unión for some nachos, a restorative marg and a quick check of the news.

    Still feeling confident about the election. When I was driving from Kaiser to the polling place the SiriusXM jazz channel was playing Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme,” which always hits me hard in the feels.

  29. 29.

    Tony Jay

    I’ve just got back from a whistle-stop time-travel adventure to the near future (don’t worry, Philadelphians, the Dead won’t Rise – you’re welcome) and you can all rest easy. No spoilers, but it turns out okay.

    Apart from the thing with De Santis and the tangerine loofah. That’s messed up.

  31. 31.

    Steeplejack

    For those looking for viewing options, I saw that See How They Run and Don’t Worry Darling have just appeared on HBO Max.

  32. 32.

    RaflW

    @Phylllis: Please don’t take porcine renderings in vain.
    But feel free to make a tender, flaky crust.

    Yes, the anxiety is getting me in a very weird mood. I was fine during the 2.5 hour text bank mid-day today. Not as solid ground now.

  34. 34.

    ian

    I voted this morning.  Working on a paper now.  My hope is that we can expand our state representative and state senator presence.  Democratic office holders are 2 of 30 state senate seats and 7 of 60 house reps.

  35. 35.

    Brachiator

    I am about to order some Peruvian style fried chicken, with rice and plantain. Later this evening I will catch up on some history podcasts.

    I will not be looking at any election results until Wednesday morning.

    I early voted on Sunday. We have had rain yesterday and today in Southern California, but it is clear but a little cold now. It feels good to have voting already taken care of.

  38. 38.

    Will

    I’m slightly optimistic after voting. Is usually anecdotal data that we somehow take and assume our circumstances are some sort of predictor… and I must qualify I went 45 minutes earlier that I usually do… but 75% of the booths were taken up by others, mostly young people. I always vote near the University of Pittsburgh and I’ve always been the only person in there when I’ve gone to vote before. As if to reinforce my feeling, one of the poll workers said they were almost 25 people away from their highest turnout.

    Again, I’m trying not to read too much into it. But I felt better than I did this morning. Now I plan to play video games all day and check the results around midnight.

  40. 40.

    justawriter

    Made bierocks (runzas) last weekend from a kicked up version of the Rhodes bread dough recipe. (basically homemade hot pockets, my roommate says) Voted for Miss America and legal pot today. An uphill battle for both, I’m afraid.

  41. 41.

    Suzanne

    @brendancalling: I love pho and would love a recommendation (or a meetup) next time I’m in Philly.

    I am still working (listening to a meeting right now and scribing). Will be heading to yoga here in about an hour.

  42. 42.

    narya

    I’ve been working all day. I’m going to make a yummy dinner, then . . . watch something that isn’t election returns, with a beer by my side. I’ll pick something from netflix, most likely, then maybe do a quick check-in before bed. I am hoping that my early-morning lunar eclipse foray means that I will start nodding out early.

    @brendancalling: I was catching up on Abbott Elementary last night, and was super excited at the shoutout to Dorney Park! That is something that only a local would catch, I suspect.

  43. 43.

    Suzanne

    @Will: I live in Brookline, just on the other side of the Liberty Bridge/Tunnel, and my polling place was close to empty when I went midday. Hoping I just hit a slow time.

  44. 44.

    eclare

    @zhena gogolia:    OMG…I read Crime and Punishment in college in a Russian lit class.  The professor was from Russia and brought a lot of historical knowledge and energy to the class.

    I later tried to read War and Peace in an adult ed class.  I think I went to two classes before I gave up.  I cannot imagine reading or teaching both at once!

  45. 45.

    Delk

    Knitting a sock. Couple more rounds before I have to decide what kind of heel to make. Suppose I should place a lifeline just in case.

  48. 48.

    Fair Economist

    Mixing between dozing due to taking too much Zyrtec for possible allergy symptoms and working on some experimental music.

  51. 51.

    Jharp

    I’m gonna watch the Ball State/Toledo football game.

    Winner takes over 1st place in the MAC.

    Ball State is a 16 point underdog. Now wouldn’t that be nice to have Ball State and Democrats pull the upset tonight?

  52. 52.

    cain

    ohhh.. I should make a really nice dinner. The kids enjoy me make restaurant quality food for them. I’m trying to think what to make. I’m kind of hoping to have some steaks and maybe grilled chicken and some rice.

    Then there will be some drinks but not too much because I have a 7am meeting tomorrow.

  54. 54.

    MobiusKlein

    Working, then my regular Tuesday night RPG games with buddies on Discord. Unless we are too spent to have fun.

  55. 55.

    Old School

    @RaflW:

    Hey, has there ever been a S.E. Wisconsin meetup for Juicers that you know of?

    I’m fairly certain the meetup that made John Cole stop drinking was in Madison.  (Which probably isn’t technically SE WI.)

  57. 57.

    Suzanne

    @cain: With steaks? Risotto!

    I have a recipe for an amazing Instapot risotto. My Instapot got destroyed in the break-in in January. I am looking to replace on Black Friday.

  61. 61.

    NutmegAgain

    @TaMara: [apologies to everyone else while I geek out on Giant Breed dog stuff with TaMara… it’s an addiction, sadly]  Also–it’s a great diversion until the polls close-

    Well he’s clipped back, because I’m sure he was an ungodly mess coming out of the mill (in NY). Yikes. He’s been in foster for a while, got neutered etc. He might have an issue with entropion in one eye, but that’s pretty minor surgery. Do Danes have those kinds of eye issues? I had a dog (Newf) who had Cherry eye–that was a bigger job to fix. Anyhoo… Yes!  I will be happy to send pix when I get some good ones!!  (and he came with the name Blue, which could have been anything–his row of cages, you know :(  )  So yes, thank you–I really am happy with Gunter. He is not enormous — underweight at 120–but he has very masculine bone in his head/jaw.

  63. 63.

    justawriter

    @zhena gogolia: Cara Mund, cum laude Harvard graduate and North Dakota’s independent challenger to one of the dumbest box of rocks in the House. Also 2018 Miss America. Got in the race after Dobbs and the Dem-NPL convinced their (pro-life) candidate to step aside. Sadly, no attention nationally meant no money for her campaign so the box of rocks will almost certainly return to DC.

  64. 64.

    cain

    @Suzanne: ohh – yeah I could do that – sounds good to me. If you have the link to that recipe – I might have to get some risotto – maybe with some asparagus. Our kids don’t do dairy like cheese, although butter is fine..

  67. 67.

    Rob

    Lurker here. I’ve actually avoided this site, and all news sites except one for local news, all day long until now. And I’m more or less retired. I did have an acupuncture appointment, and I did vote, this morning. I also had non-political online conversations and did some light housework.

    But now polls are going to be closing. So I’ll be keeping an eye on the news. I hope that it’s all good news.

  69. 69.

    PaulB

    A quick check of a few websites and then returning to the Murderbot books (a big thank you to the jackals who recommended these books, as this is a re-read because I liked them so much). I just wish that they would place the latest release in Kindle Unlimited, as they did for the first five in the series.

    Current attitude: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqbk9cDX0l0

  71. 71.

    Suzanne

    @cain: It’s an America’s Test Kitchen recipe, so I don’t know if you can see it. Parmesan Risotto. I have it in a cookbook. If they’re not dairy people, it’s probably not the way to go, but you could certainly find an asparagus version.

  73. 73.

    Miss Bianca

    I just gave a talk to the local high school drama club about the staged reading of A Christmas Carol that I am directing. Oh, and reporting on the School Board meeting from the comfort of my couch with a drink in my hand via Google Meets, because I am damned if I am attending in person on Election Night!

  74. 74.

    zhena gogolia

    I guess we’ll watch something (we’re in the middle of Keira Knightley Anna Karenina) and then check in here.

  75. 75.

    zhena gogolia

    @eclare: It’s pretty violent, but the violence is kind of cartoonish. I have little tolerance for violence, but the other aspects of the film are so great that I didn’t mind much.

  76. 76.

    RaflW

    @Old School: Oh, that’s quite a trivia tidbit about John.

    And, as a recently arrived part-timer, I just did the most cursory effort at educating myself. WisDOT says SE Wisconsin is the four southernmost counties along Lake Michigan + Washington, Waukesha and Walworth counties (we’re in Walworth).
    WI DHS adds Jefferson county.

    Anyway. I’m sort of noodling around on an idea for an early summer open-air meetup that would be aimed at SE Wisconsin + Madison (roughly a one hour driving radius, but a bit more if there’s a gung ho Kenoshan)

    I’m gonna let it percolate a while since it’s just Nov. But I need some sort of enjoyable activities to plan for down the road. Can’t just contemplate a 4:48 sunset and election returns.

  79. 79.

    Another Scott

    J’s 2000 Corolla developed a bad ignition miss a few days ago (very rough idle, acted like it was going to stall). OBDII scanner indicated Misfire on #2. Took a chance that it was the coil. Ordered a set of 4 generics from Amazon. Got them today at 4:30 PM. Just finished installing them, and the engine runs smooth and no signs of any misfire any more. Not bad for $60 and an hour of my time, and no injuries or lost parts either!

    A good day.

    Here’s hoping that the election results are good as well.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  81. 81.

    gwangung

    Hm,,,am cajoling the rest of my producing team to schedule a time to interview directors for our next production.

    Hunting out interesting people to follow on Mastadon and CounterSocial.

    Totally wasting time instead of writing a sequel to my play.

  83. 83.

    RaflW

    @Brachiator: Funny. I came up Sanguine. It’s moderately true, though on one axis, I describe myself as a ‘gregarious introvert.’ I do like to be funny, and I tend to end up in leadership roles in orgs.

  84. 84.

    Comrade Colette

    I dropped off my ballot yesterday – it’s a normal work day for me. I’ve saved the last two episodes of a wild Korean sci-fi drama (Glitch) for tonight so I won’t be tempted to watch the returns. I’ll read all about it in the morning.

  85. 85.

    eclare

    @Brachiator:   I am melancholic.  I read the description, a big aspect is perfectionism.  Definitely have that.  Back when people used workpapers in accounting and tax, you should have seen my workpapers…

  87. 87.

    eachother

    Netflix- “Kleo”-  five stars, 8 episodes. 2022. Great acting. Super suspense. Quirky. Give it 15 minutes.
    I was thrown a bit at first. The lips move in German. The dialogue is in English.
    Caution. It is not without genre components. And I can’t believe I am watching it and enjoying it a lot. Seen seven of eight.

  89. 89.

    Dan B

    @cain: You could substitute chopped Calamata olives or mixed chopped olives for the Parmesan, and maybe a but of vegan cheese.  I added Muffelata mix to Orzo last night and my potato loving partner had seconds.  I also used a very full flavored Sicilian EVOO.  Butter would also be great.

    Former Chef here.

  93. 93.

    UncleEbeneezer

    Just walked back in the door with my wife who has been stuck in Texas for 5 weeks.  So glad she’s finally home.  We will probably just watch K-dramas and British Mystery type stuff (avoid any election coverage) and eat our yummy cheese-steaks and chill.

  98. 98.

    Bill Arnold

    Still working. Tried voting just before 5:00 PM but the line to feed ballots into the scanner (just one???) looked to be about 30-40 minutes. That would place voting time up there with 2020 Trump v Biden. Will try again in a couple of hours.
    Mid Hudson River valley NY State (West side of river), R/D mixed in immediate area.

  99. 99.

    ALurkSupreme

    @Omnes Omnibus:  I attended that meet-up in Madison.  The only thing I recall is that Cole got bored with us and wandered away to play some video game that had caught his eye when he walked into the Great Dane.

    How long ago was that?

  101. 101.

    Layer8Problem

    @gwangung:  Are there any interesting people on Mastodon?  One person wants to follow me so far, but I haven’t said a damn thing, which makes me wonder.

  102. 102.

    tobie

    As soon as I finish my phonebank shift, I’m going out to buy a 1500 piece puzzle. I left all my knitting needles with a friend, so I can’t rely on my usual relaxation hobby.

  104. 104.

    JoyceH

    Totally off topic, but a great quote I just saw on Twitter. (I know, I know, I should be avoiding it right now, but I can’t resist a peek every once in a while.) Someone said about the current SC argument that Ketanji Brown Jackson has slain the lawyer trying to destroy Medicaid “and is feasting on his heart”.

  112. 112.

    Dan B

    @NutmegAgain: I’m jealous / envious.  I’d love to be an honorary uncle to a happy Newfie.  Only one acquaintance has a dog, a big super happy – breed name escapes me.  Much better dog than the Shar Pei he had when we dated.  She was his protector.  Fun, Not!

  116. 116.

    J R in WV

    I was pretty proud to have the new router work first thing. Not really new, a surplus tool from next door, from whence our network connection to the world comes. He is way more a network engineer than I am, but new tech, when it works right out of the box, it’s like a miracle.

    YAY, he said!! quietly and internally.

    And speaking of dogs… our dogs quit eating kibble when hunting season rolls around. Last night the big dog brought home a venison dinner, and deposited it on the foot of the bed around 4 am. About a pound of meat scraps, right on the feather comforter, leaving a bloody circle of, well, blood. We didn’t notice it until mid afternoon…

    So washed the down comforter, doing sheets now, to change everything out in another hour or two. Dogs, I love them so much I can’t even yell at Coo, he was doing the best a big dog can, bringing meat home to the den, the only way they know how to do.

  119. 119.

    lowtechcyclist

    @eclare: ​
     

    Never have been able to get into Tolstoy. Started to read Crime and Punishment a couple of times, and Anna Karenina once. Just couldn’t get into them. Wouldn’t even dream of trying War and Peace. I’m definitely more of a Dostoevsky guy – both The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov pulled me right in.

    The Flying Karamazov Brothers were pretty good too. ;-)

    Not sure what I’ll be doing tonight: might bake a pumpkin pie, we’ll see.

  122. 122.

    Layer8Problem

    @lowtechcyclist:  Dead Souls I liked.  I don’t know why, but for some reason Tolstoy’s a mountain I haven’t climbed yet, aside from The Death of Ivan Ilyich in high school.

  125. 125.

    Steeplejack

    @JPL:

    If you’ve got HBO Max, all of Miyazaki’s movies are on there: My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Spirited Away, etc. Great for the kids—and adults, too.

  126. 126.

    wmd

    I just did a phone banking shift. A bit over 50 calls to people that had said they’d remind 3 friends to vote. Over 35 of the people had confirmed that their friends had voted, 8 had done additional Get Out the Vote work including walking neighborhoods.

    It was a very upbeat shift. I made sure to tell them that their efforts were going to make a difference and are appreciated.

  129. 129.

    trollhattan

    @eachother: LOVED Kleo. Kept it in German because 1. retain just enough HS German to kinda sorta keep along and 2. lots of idiomatic detail is as they say, lost in translation. (e.g., addressing others as “du” or “sie” and how it reveals power structure).

    Hope there’s a follow-on season, because it ended with me revved up for more.

    Related, I read “Berlin Babylon” has another season on the way.

  132. 132.

    Another Scott

    @Layer8Problem: I’ve read W&P twice – once the summer before college, once in a Russian lit class in college.  It’s an amazing piece.  The story starting off with everyone speaking French is an indication of how surprising it can be.

    My college prof said that Tolstoy wrote more drafts of it than he (the prof) had read it.  Tolstoy loved to write!!  ;-)

    The Sevastopol Sketches is another much less imposing work of his.  And kinda timely.  :-(

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  133. 133.

    Betty Cracker

    @zhena gogolia: I read two different translations of Crime and Punishment years ago (and years apart), and it taught me the value of a good translator. I mean, I knew translator quality was important, but wow — night and day!

  135. 135.

    Layer8Problem

    @trollhattan:  “. . . I read ‘Babylon Berlin’ has another season on the way.”

    And when the hell is that going to happen here in Americastan??  I understand Germany’s nearly done showing the latest season and I haven’t heard a damned thing out of Netflix.

  136. 136.

    Hangö Kex

    Ate a bit too much for dinner (arepas*); experience suggests that a stiff drink helps, so hit the bottle of the nicer than the usual Scotch I got the other day (turns out that this is not much better than the usual  (but then I suppose this just means that the usual is pretty good :)).

    * https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g187481-d8397499-Reviews-Delicias_Vene_Canarias-Puerto_de_la_Cruz_Tenerife_Canary_Islands.html (winterbirding away from my usual haunts)

  141. 141.

    RaflW

    @lowtechcyclist: I read the first like 100-150 pages of Crime and Punishment in honors senior English in HS, then blustered my way through a term paper (“Yellow as a motif in C&P”). Didn’t screw up the GPA.

  144. 144.

    zhena gogolia

    @Betty Cracker: It’s Penguin. Just don’t be put off by the cover, which is the worst book cover in the history of the world. The translation and footnotes are great.

  145. 145.

    sab

    @sab: I like a good workpaper. Green ledger paper lives forever.

    Computer programs get obsoleted at a surprisingly frequent rate. Having been through many generations of computers and programs I have about had it. In my office we wander around to find a computer that can read a file, and hope the custodian of the computer is not an uncooperative bitch who is territorial about her computer which is the only one that has software that can read the data.

    In an ideal world a boss would say ” What the fuck is wrong with you? I paid for your computer and your program. This isn’t kindergarden. Share.”

    But in the real world the obnoxious testy folks rule the roost, and so prior year computer stuff becomes unreadable.

  147. 147.

    Brachiator

    @Another Scott:

    Choleric temperament.

    I got that also. And I agree that the questions aren’t great, but it’s just a bit of fun as we wait for election results.

    And choleric for me is not entirely out of line.

  152. 152.

    Quiltingfool

    @Suzanne: When I was in college, my friends and I would drink and do puzzles together!  Went better than you’d think; one of them was working on a masters degree in mathematics and boy, howdy, she was a whiz at puzzles.

    I used to make extra money typing papers (pre-computer days) and I typed Math Girl’s thesis – the entire paper was solving geometric problems.  It was a bitch to type on an IBM Selectric – had to change the ball font a zillion times due to the different math symbols!

  153. 153.

    NutmegAgain

    @Dan B: Great!  Are you on a coast? (an, if yes, which one?)

    I am in CT, and obvs you can get anywhere in the state from anywhere. It’s not quite Rhode Island, but, it’s not Colorado or god forbid, Texas either.

    Point being, they have meet & greets at the doggy farm from time to time and all are welcome. I would be happy to meet someone there. For more enticement, the farm also has a small herd of mini-donkeys, a cow, some horses, more dogs–they have Dobes guarding the place… anyway animal rescue paradise.  Not only do people often treat dogs like garbage, they also steal them… go figure.

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