I saw a nice post online somewhere that said, basically, "When it happens, you won't actually hear immediately that it's happened. What you'll hear are people cheering, cars honking, unexplained jubilation--and then you'll realize why."

I love Clues by Sam! I play it every day.

Also Omiword by former dwellar Hot Pastrami.

The motion generally starts counter-clockwise for a few turns, then goes clockwise for one turn, then two or three figure-eights through the middle. Then take it out and whack it on the edge of the container three times. (I sat here and did it with my hand in the air several times to be sure.)

Cute!

Clodfobble  -  There is no fucking up Clodfobble

Oh, I assure you there is. Upcoming empty nest + perimenopause + currently stifled writing projects have me pretty well fucked up. 

Wow. It feels like just yesterday that Pilau passed and Carrot was a new baby. I'm sorry. It's rough every time.

I've just realized, from that last angle, how sharp the hill is. Or is that foreshortening, and there's a substantial flat bit between the house and the edge of the slope? Are you going to build steps, a driveway, etc.?

Wow.

It's worth noting that while the Mystic girls are getting most of the coverage, several other small towns across the state have been completely wiped, death toll still to be determined.

A pair of siblings at our summer camp this week lost their grandmother in flooding less than 30 minutes outside Austin.

I'm so sorry for what your family is going through, Dana. I'm glad he has you there for him.

If monster leaves her house at 10:15am traveling east at 40mph, how many of her 247 cans...

Have you been watching the new series? Jason Mantzoukas is in it, being chaotic as one would expect.