Raya
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Walk around the historic district near Forsyth Park. Out of the way restaurant recommendation if you have a car, Erica Davis' Low Country in Thunderbolt is amazing for southern food
January 31, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Walk around the historic district near Forsyth Park. Out of the way restaurant recommendation if you have a car, Erica Davis' Low Country in Thunderbolt is amazing for southern food
Beautiful and astonishing episode. Thank you.
January 29, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Beautiful and astonishing episode. Thank you.
My oldest (mid-20s) says that her peers say the Internet is worse for kids than when they were growing up, and her immediate counter-example is...Annoying Orange.
January 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM
My oldest (mid-20s) says that her peers say the Internet is worse for kids than when they were growing up, and her immediate counter-example is...Annoying Orange.
Once in Mpls when the temp hadn't gotten over -5 in a week and I just had to get out of the house for a minute, I thought, "Why does it feel like I'm breathing dust?" And I realized my breath was turning to little crystals in my nose.
January 14, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Once in Mpls when the temp hadn't gotten over -5 in a week and I just had to get out of the house for a minute, I thought, "Why does it feel like I'm breathing dust?" And I realized my breath was turning to little crystals in my nose.
Me, to myself: You should resolve to stop looking at social media in 2026. Me, replying: But then how will I get updates on The Professor???
December 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Me, to myself: You should resolve to stop looking at social media in 2026. Me, replying: But then how will I get updates on The Professor???
Ahem, some of us DO have to try every cookie on the holiday table.
December 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Ahem, some of us DO have to try every cookie on the holiday table.
Solidarity from Team Eating-a-Work-Lunch-Alone-on-a-Bench-Outside! Good to hear I'm not the only one. 😷✊
December 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Solidarity from Team Eating-a-Work-Lunch-Alone-on-a-Bench-Outside! Good to hear I'm not the only one. 😷✊
We will march in with our N95s and pitchforks. Just tell us where and when..
September 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
We will march in with our N95s and pitchforks. Just tell us where and when..
So many liberals and centrists have so much trouble with this concept: sometimes all the choices are bad! They’re so used to the system just *working* for them that they can’t imagine having to sacrifice something.
September 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
So many liberals and centrists have so much trouble with this concept: sometimes all the choices are bad! They’re so used to the system just *working* for them that they can’t imagine having to sacrifice something.
God, can you imagine living this way? Just looking around and having it bother you if people’s hair or skin or clothes are different? What miserable people.
September 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
God, can you imagine living this way? Just looking around and having it bother you if people’s hair or skin or clothes are different? What miserable people.
Me! And I passed it down to the next generation. When my daughter was in preschool she told me a kid packed "caprissens" (like Capricorns) in his lunch. Took me a minute to get they were Capri Suns.
August 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Me! And I passed it down to the next generation. When my daughter was in preschool she told me a kid packed "caprissens" (like Capricorns) in his lunch. Took me a minute to get they were Capri Suns.
Cookie Monster has a British cousin named Biscuit Monster, who looks exactly like him except he has a little fedora.
August 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Cookie Monster has a British cousin named Biscuit Monster, who looks exactly like him except he has a little fedora.
It’s clearly intended by the farm as human food. That’s why she could buy it at a health food store, or why the stand by me sells it as ice cream too. Maybe that little label is enough to relieve them of liability, or maybe it’s deceptive marketing. Seems like a great thing for a court to decide!
August 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
It’s clearly intended by the farm as human food. That’s why she could buy it at a health food store, or why the stand by me sells it as ice cream too. Maybe that little label is enough to relieve them of liability, or maybe it’s deceptive marketing. Seems like a great thing for a court to decide!
There’s a raw milk stand at my FL farmers market. The “warning” is a small “not intended for human consumption label” just like all the other stands with eggs, chicken, etc. It’s intended as a wink to say, “This isn’t USDA regulated, so we have to say this, but go for it!” No info on actual risks.
August 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
There’s a raw milk stand at my FL farmers market. The “warning” is a small “not intended for human consumption label” just like all the other stands with eggs, chicken, etc. It’s intended as a wink to say, “This isn’t USDA regulated, so we have to say this, but go for it!” No info on actual risks.
Particularly because the author comes off as so condescending. "I am Ivy League educated! I am smart!" It's no wonder he patted himself on the back for shunning earlier. Sorry, buddy, no one who really cares about using politics to improve other people's lives was giving you credit for that before.
July 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Particularly because the author comes off as so condescending. "I am Ivy League educated! I am smart!" It's no wonder he patted himself on the back for shunning earlier. Sorry, buddy, no one who really cares about using politics to improve other people's lives was giving you credit for that before.
Just watched the Gene Hackman movie Night Moves, and he was wife’s lover. My husband was saying, “Oh, who’s THAT?”—the interrogative of HEY! IT’S THAT GUY! Sorry to hear of his passing.
June 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Just watched the Gene Hackman movie Night Moves, and he was wife’s lover. My husband was saying, “Oh, who’s THAT?”—the interrogative of HEY! IT’S THAT GUY! Sorry to hear of his passing.
My graduation speaker was the first President Bush, just after the end of the first Gulf War. Somehow I don’t remember being spared his “one-sided political views” cheering the bombing of Iraq.
May 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My graduation speaker was the first President Bush, just after the end of the first Gulf War. Somehow I don’t remember being spared his “one-sided political views” cheering the bombing of Iraq.
It’s the name of my tab group on my phone where I follow (real) strangers on Bluesky and imagine that we would be friends in real life!
May 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
It’s the name of my tab group on my phone where I follow (real) strangers on Bluesky and imagine that we would be friends in real life!
I’m still chasing the sensation of reading Laurie Colwin’s novels and Stephen McCauley’s Object of My Affection back in the 90s. Urban Cozy? Witty but not snobby? Any ideas? (Hope Libby counts as non-Amazon enough)
April 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I’m still chasing the sensation of reading Laurie Colwin’s novels and Stephen McCauley’s Object of My Affection back in the 90s. Urban Cozy? Witty but not snobby? Any ideas? (Hope Libby counts as non-Amazon enough)
I posted this a couple other places, but I feel like all of these smug Atlantic/NYT/WaPo articles about us covid-conscious folks are just the author saying, “I don’t do this, but I am still smart and good, right? RIGHT???”
April 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I posted this a couple other places, but I feel like all of these smug Atlantic/NYT/WaPo articles about us covid-conscious folks are just the author saying, “I don’t do this, but I am still smart and good, right? RIGHT???”
These Atlantic/NYT/WaPo pieces are all the same. Quote people w/perfectly reasonable explanations for masking, then say they might be right, but "hey, they could be wrong!," and anyway there aren't that many. It's the author saying, "I don't do this, but I'm still good and smart, right? RIGHT???"
April 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
These Atlantic/NYT/WaPo pieces are all the same. Quote people w/perfectly reasonable explanations for masking, then say they might be right, but "hey, they could be wrong!," and anyway there aren't that many. It's the author saying, "I don't do this, but I'm still good and smart, right? RIGHT???"
I live in the South and mask indoors in public all the time, and no one says a word about it. I know people do get harassed and it's awful, but these smug articles make it seem like other people are paying way more attention to me and my mask than they actually are.
April 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I live in the South and mask indoors in public all the time, and no one says a word about it. I know people do get harassed and it's awful, but these smug articles make it seem like other people are paying way more attention to me and my mask than they actually are.
These Atlantic/NYT/WaPo pieces are all the same. Quote people w/perfectly reasonable explanations for masking, then say they might be right, but "hey, they could be wrong!," and anyway there aren't that many. It's the author saying, "I don't do this, but I'm still good and smart, right? RIGHT???"
April 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
These Atlantic/NYT/WaPo pieces are all the same. Quote people w/perfectly reasonable explanations for masking, then say they might be right, but "hey, they could be wrong!," and anyway there aren't that many. It's the author saying, "I don't do this, but I'm still good and smart, right? RIGHT???"
This conversation has made me so happy. The most relatable content I’ve seen all day! Thank you from the bottom of my sweatpants. 🙏
April 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This conversation has made me so happy. The most relatable content I’ve seen all day! Thank you from the bottom of my sweatpants. 🙏