Rebecca

Considering how consistently RWers miss the point of books they’ve supposedly read (LOTR, sci fi, the freakin’ Bible), I don’t think it clicked for even one person

Slippery marble floors also seems like an odd choice for someone who seems to have mobility issues (and it doesn’t look like it was designed for accessibility in general)

This is why I recently put in an order at Loyalty Bookstores in DC (though I live in Boston) because they've been hit hard by the federal occupation. loyaltybookstores.com

Okay, maybe that's a _slight_ exaggeration for the niche brands, but Nicolai has Oud Sublime for $680/35ml and Boadicea's Resplendent is $1880/100ml.

Not that far off from some niche prices… (And yes, I’m willing to make the same bargain!)

East of Eden is by John Steinbeck

He is indeed majestic!

Also the fact that said Senator about 2 weeks ago was pushing to not have a "divisive primary" and just allow his favored white guy candidate to go ahead with the nom is...not a great look.

Pamplemousse Rose might work! Hmm, I should also have her try Rhubarbe Écarlate. I gave her some Pamplelune with the hope the patchouli wasn’t that noticeable for her, and she didn’t flee in horror.

Dior Addict Eau Fraiche. She says it doesn’t last as long and it seems simpler than when she first started wearing it. I’m trying to help her find something else but it’s hard to find long-lasting yet light grapefruit/citrus.

Related to reformulations, one of my (non-perfume obsessed) friends has noticed what Dior's doing to their perfumes. (I went on a mini-rant about that.)

What if they can't tell a difference?

Have you read The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley?

My paternal grandmother immigrated from what's now Czechia in 1906 and I came across her NAACP membership card a few years after she died. (Also Jewish so didn't necessarily "count" as white through the 40s.)

I'm saving this for when I need a little lift

I misread part of that as "navigates the complexities of White House treason"

Texas in the 90s had a tourism campaign with the tagline "Texas: It's like a whole other country" and my siblings and I (growing up in KS with extended family in TX) would add: "and we wish it was."

And anyone who has to validate Excel for reliability (like, say, in drug development) just said “hell no” to that.

Hey now, there are some lovely people from Kansas. (The building is in Missouri.)

Oh me too, but it wouldn't surprise me if the WH was planning on that.

I also wonder if the big brains there thought, "Hey, we can lure immigrants who do construction to the site and then we can just have ICE around to nab them! Easy-peasy!" (More likely construction gets slowed down further because they've kidnapped would-be laborers.)

"We're invading our own cities. Putin doesn't need to bother."

Oh hooray, we can get a worse version of Joe Kennedy challenging Elizabeth Warren for Senate

Oh, I know; that’s part of why it seems there’s antisemitism involved. It also looks like they’re potentially following the denominations where RH is one day instead of two as well.

I'm guessing there's some antisemitism involved. It's the first day of the Jewish New Year

I've been unsubscribing to emails that have James Carville "writing" them and saying I never want to see him as the reason for unsubscribing. I seem to be getting fewer emails like that? Maybe? Somehow I don't get many from Al Franken.

Some of us never stopped

Someone recently tried to convince me that the Free Press couldn't possibly be anti-trans because Brianna Wu has written for them and there's no way she'd be part of anti-trans activity

Cat scratcher beds might work if you put them on the table and stack some napkins in them.

The pharmacist at the CVS in the Boston 'burbs where I got my Moderna said it was busy today.