I'm so jealous! Scallops are forever my favorite even when not-quite-right.

Did you buy "dry scallops," which haven't been soaked/treated? They're the ones that sear the best. Others are going to drop so much moisture that they steam and get tough no matter what you do. They cost an everloving fortune. Your method was right, though. Dry further, season, screaming hot pan.

Lawlessness is a hallmark of fascism. The law and the rule of law are an agreement we make between each other to be ruled by something other than violence and the inane egotistical urges of a dictator.

The fact that conservative movements have dollars slushing around with random ancient billionaires has made them think that's the only way social movements are funded. Genuinely do not realise that this is not normal or how solidarity works.
Pathetic.

Just teargassing an entire load of apartment buildings, churches, restaurants. And they've corralled themselves why?

I hear you. Love to you.

Right by Little T's. Right by the apartment Bree & I lived in over what's now L&TB. Horrific anywhere obviously. None of this should be happening.

I hope Mac pipers are on scene at the "don't let them get any sleep" protest, purposely playing very very very poorly

Random stranger popping back in to thank you again for mentioning the Sister Ray Davies LP in your list, I've been spinning it SO MUCH. It's a balm.

For a huge percentage of the things I eat, I wonder how it would turn out if I made it in pot pie form. Barring that, hand pie form.

Same. I got a little Dash egg friend a few years ago and 1) for the first time in my life, successfully achieved perfect medium eggs, and 2) the little jingle that goes off gets my attention better than any timer for stovetop eggs ever has.