It’s a journey and you don’t have to fit into anyone else’s box. Anyone with a firm, unwavering belief has really just given up exploring.

I confused Steve Reich with Steven Raichlan (https://a.co/d/2WxRrOQ) while reading this. The idea of Chopin and BBQ blew my mind.

We go pretty frequently (about every other month), but less since covid and now mostly nationally touring bands. My husband often buys a T-shirt. We also like to go see live music when we’re on vacation. My son toured with a band for a couple of years. I know it’s hard when they’re not making much money- sleeping in the van (or worse) and eating what the venue will give them. How about you?

One spoon of pickle juice. Do not eat a pickle.

The good - Helped my son move, which sucks because i have a bad shoulder from a bike accident recently, but there were 5 of us (family) so i was able to stick to lighter items. Was nice to spend time together and support him. He’s been with us for the last 3 months and i know he’s ready to get back into his own space. Exhausted and sore, but feeling good for him. Also, have some restaurant gift cards, so I’m hoping for a cheap date tomorrow.

The bad - i have a cat that will not use a litter box and cleaning the floor beside/under the box every fucking day is making me crazy! Also, have a bunch of work to get done before Monday because I’ve been slacking.

We are on vacation and did a walking tour of the city tonight. It was so fun! The guide is doing this job while he’s in college. O was really impressed with the facts he knew and how easily he was able to connect with strangers. Interesting and good practice for future interviews.

Her parents hound them about having kids. We told them that the decision is too big for anyone else to push you into it. If they choose to, we will love them and help - but we’re not quitting our lives to play Grandma/Grandpa daycare constantly. If they choose not to, then we probably won’t have grandkids and that will be ok too. I think our other son might like to have kids but he’s nearing mid-30s and isnt seeing anyone. He says he’d prefer to be an uncle than a dad, but if he had the right partner i think that could change.

They’re happy with each other and the time they spend together. They’ve said they dont feel the need to procreate and they currently feel like the world is not a place to bring a kid.

I have adult children. They will probably not have children.

There’s plenty of fun stuff that’s neither of those. Check out photography or opossums or silly drawing request. That two sentence horror group is good. So is daily games.

I get a notice when someone replies to me, but not when the thread continues, so i usually check back to see where the rest of that convo went. I do like to think about how i could have worded a comment to be more clear, concise, less bitchy.

Where are you? In Texas we have a lot of little Mexican markets. No idea who owns them.

My mom liked her boyfriend because he was softspoken. During the ceremony he spoke to the officiant instead of her and she realized that his gentle speech pattern was really mumbling. Nice guy and they remained close friends until he passed, but not really romantic.

I usually have a fan on at night. I like the noise. Also, the HVAC vent points at our bed so it’s on/off, hot/cold all night and the fan helps.

Usually 20% and round up the change. Less of there are server issues. A buck or two more if service is super. I don’t tip if I’m standing up when i order.

I have a friend who eats whole strawberries and shrimp tails.

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Sitting in a rocking swivel patio chair while shaving the dog and I leaned forward to get his belly. The chair started to tip. I startled and i was able to stop it from tipping over, but then it felt like my back locked up and i couldn’t move. Husband helped me into the house and i missed several days of work. I did the exact same things three years in a row. I still have the chairs. Dog died and that’s likely the only reason it stopped after 3x.

It’s ok. I prefer club soda from the gun and most restaurants here don’t charge for that.

It irritates me when people say, “i don’t drink soda” and then grab a flavored bubbly water.

It was nice. We always do polenta on Christmas Eve and that’s fun. Started a new tradition with aebelskiver on Christmas morning. Grilled a beef rib roast for dinner. Was nice, just us and our adult kids. 2 of them left for awhile mid day to go to the in laws, which gave us a chance to clean up and prep dinner. Tiring but fun. I still have to even out everyone’s gift allowance - we have weird stuff going on this year with house repairs and limited space, so some wanted gifts and some wanted $ to spend when they’re less cramped on space.