Bear

The French love a shenanigan! Une magouille, I learned recently.

New Prime Minister!! It's ... the guy that resigned four days ago??

I'm hardly ever ON this website and here you are personally attacking me ????

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Is that good

Also the name of a hockey about whom we must often ask: is he good at hockey or just very large

Several whole new sets of fears unlocked

Not everything has to be for everybody, it's ok.

I'm drinking spritzes ok, not doing shots

In the weekly booze report I have to say how much red wine, white wine, other wine and then "shots" and I'm like "this really doesn't fit my lifestyle"

I want to send them wording notes, there's a big difference between a little espresso here and a vat of Dunkin's, what's a "cup"?

I signed up for a heart study where I agreed to let them nag me about my alcohol consumption but I don't know about all this, this is getting awfully personal

It's funny because I always think of Joséphine Baker as their most beloved American but you're the second person to say Jerry Lewis!

That sounds like you

Also Joséphine Baker!

I do enjoy how this phrasing leaves open the possibility that he was the ONLY American the French loved.

I have been arguing with people on TikTok this morning (I know, I know) (I say people but you know, you know), and it's interesting how quickly the right has coalesced on "we must consider each piece of evidence about him in an absolute vacuum, absolutely no connections or context allowed"

"I definitely never said anything about any meddlesome priests and the riding me thereof, definitely did not happen"

It's all very "the direct route from Gamergate to the fall of democracy," isn't it.

Libération's photo editor is not doing him any favors.

Today in French politics: "I called a no confidence vote on myself and it turns out no one had confidence in me, mods???"

French Winemaker Gets Prison for Scheme That Threatened the Champagne Bubble

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/w... "'It’s a betrayal; it’s like if you found out your husband was cheating on you,'” but I'm pretty sure that champagne fraud is substantially worse than adultery in the French accounting of sins.

You DID though, check YOU out !!!!!

Somebody did NOT pay enough attention on Vasa day in shipbuilding class greekcitytimes.com/2025/09/04/l...

Chouettes are round and hiboux are pointy, don't ask me any further questions though

Best vibes for whatever lies ahead 🩵

I have OFTEN thought about sewing more for myself but I will say that the fabric they use is nice and the quality is good, I still wear mine around the house in the summer all these years later

I lived in caftans from this Etsy shop through all my heart drama, they have various styles but this one worked best for me: www.etsy.com/listing/1007.... The ultra light cotton was really nice because my mom took the grungy ones home to wash every night and they air-dried by morning.

Pro: everyone at the French tax office was very nice to me and I somehow had every piece of paper they wanted (at least a mid-sized miracle); con : not sure I actually accomplished either of my goals for that appointment but at least one of them might be in process ?

Some mornings it's just really weird when I check in on you guys from European time.