The first evening of lockdown, I went walking in the neighborhood with a bourbon and Coke and ran into a neighbor out walking with a glass of wine. It was like we all understood that there were no rules anymore (other than the lockdown rules).
November 30, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The first evening of lockdown, I went walking in the neighborhood with a bourbon and Coke and ran into a neighbor out walking with a glass of wine. It was like we all understood that there were no rules anymore (other than the lockdown rules).
I was supposed to see the cherry blossoms in Washington, DC, in 2020. We had booked flights for three or four weekends and planned to cancel whichever ones didn’t coincide with peak bloom. We finally saw them in 2022. Worth the wait.
November 30, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I was supposed to see the cherry blossoms in Washington, DC, in 2020. We had booked flights for three or four weekends and planned to cancel whichever ones didn’t coincide with peak bloom. We finally saw them in 2022. Worth the wait.
Yes, the togetherness despite the separation was wonderful. While it lasted.
November 30, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Yes, the togetherness despite the separation was wonderful. While it lasted.
You are describing my garage.
November 30, 2025 at 4:50 AM
You are describing my garage.
I’m in Texas, and my full-time WFH job got really slow and casual during lockdown, so I started each morning with a 20-mile ride around town. The roads were amazing! Eventually I stopped, though, when hospitals got close to full and I really didn’t want to risk a crash.
November 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I’m in Texas, and my full-time WFH job got really slow and casual during lockdown, so I started each morning with a 20-mile ride around town. The roads were amazing! Eventually I stopped, though, when hospitals got close to full and I really didn’t want to risk a crash.
My neighbor girls (then in elementary, middle, and high school) chalked up the driveway for my husband’s lockdown birthday.
November 30, 2025 at 4:43 AM
My neighbor girls (then in elementary, middle, and high school) chalked up the driveway for my husband’s lockdown birthday.
Medicaid recipients won’t run primary challengers against them.
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Medicaid recipients won’t run primary challengers against them.
Even if some number of children have died from vaccine side effects, which is of course tragic, how many children’s deaths have been prevented?
November 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Even if some number of children have died from vaccine side effects, which is of course tragic, how many children’s deaths have been prevented?
FWIW, my insurance has always paid for my extra doses. I recognize that not everyone has such good (or any) insurance, though, and it’s always a gamble.
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
FWIW, my insurance has always paid for my extra doses. I recognize that not everyone has such good (or any) insurance, though, and it’s always a gamble.
We have an open-air rink where I am in Texas! It takes A LOT of effort to keep it frozen. It was in the 80s last week. 🥵
November 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We have an open-air rink where I am in Texas! It takes A LOT of effort to keep it frozen. It was in the 80s last week. 🥵
Looks like she’s started Stepford-ifying her face. 🥴
November 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Looks like she’s started Stepford-ifying her face. 🥴
Because then we’d “learn” that they’re just fishermen?
November 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Because then we’d “learn” that they’re just fishermen?
Yes, people would be trying to scam their doctors into prescribing all sorts of drugs so they can fund vacations and stuff with the savings.
November 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Yes, people would be trying to scam their doctors into prescribing all sorts of drugs so they can fund vacations and stuff with the savings.
Medicare/Medicaid prices on a handful of drugs have been reduced (which is mostly a savings for the government, not individuals). And needless to say, none have fallen by even 100%, much less 700%.
November 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Medicare/Medicaid prices on a handful of drugs have been reduced (which is mostly a savings for the government, not individuals). And needless to say, none have fallen by even 100%, much less 700%.
You didn’t get it too early. You just got unlucky.
Sometimes I get a “bonus” dose (like this summer before I went on a big trip), but that’s not recommended, either. (Not recommended against, but not specifically recommended.)
Sometimes I get a “bonus” dose (like this summer before I went on a big trip), but that’s not recommended, either. (Not recommended against, but not specifically recommended.)
November 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
You didn’t get it too early. You just got unlucky.
Sometimes I get a “bonus” dose (like this summer before I went on a big trip), but that’s not recommended, either. (Not recommended against, but not specifically recommended.)
Sometimes I get a “bonus” dose (like this summer before I went on a big trip), but that’s not recommended, either. (Not recommended against, but not specifically recommended.)
You may not be able to ban him from all family gatherings, but you can ban him — and his pathetic mother — from those within your control.
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
You may not be able to ban him from all family gatherings, but you can ban him — and his pathetic mother — from those within your control.
I don’t think so. They know the remaining 25-30% has been radicalized into his own personal army, so that would be too risky.
November 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I don’t think so. They know the remaining 25-30% has been radicalized into his own personal army, so that would be too risky.
His disgusting, broken brain does it without even trying.
November 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
His disgusting, broken brain does it without even trying.
That’s okay, [insert survivorship bias joke here].
November 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
That’s okay, [insert survivorship bias joke here].
Yeah, believing in abortion but trading it for deporting people who’ve done absolutely nothing wrong? Soulless is the right word for sure.
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Yeah, believing in abortion but trading it for deporting people who’ve done absolutely nothing wrong? Soulless is the right word for sure.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Is she into mushrooms? I have a code for a free one of these that I’d happily give you if you think she’d like it:
On Black Friday?!?!?
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
On Black Friday?!?!?
Infuriating, isn’t it? A Democrat I know said he just couldn’t vote for Biden/Kamala and that Trump wasn’t that bad. Fucking moron.
November 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Infuriating, isn’t it? A Democrat I know said he just couldn’t vote for Biden/Kamala and that Trump wasn’t that bad. Fucking moron.
I agree it’s…sub-optimal.
November 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I agree it’s…sub-optimal.