May 23
Chelydra_serpentina commented on The K in Garlicky Is Stupid.
Chelydra_serpentina commented on The K in Garlicky Is Stupid.
You need the "k" in there. "Garlicy" looks like it should be pronounced "garli-see."
May 18
Chelydra_serpentina commented on The Best of Slog: A Week of Poor People, Bigots, and Failed Candidates.
Chelydra_serpentina commented on The Best of Slog: A Week of Poor People, Bigots, and Failed Candidates.
May 15
Chelydra_serpentina commented on Slog Drone vs. SPD Drone.
Chelydra_serpentina commented on Slog Drone vs. SPD Drone.
Maybe SPD just wants to patrol for off-leash dogs.
May 12
Chelydra_serpentina commented on The Sunday Morning News.
Chelydra_serpentina commented on The Sunday Morning News.
"As the World Burns," Parts I and II. Am I the only one who read this and thought, "Perfect Simpsons episode title"? (Yes, probably.)
Plot - C. Montgomery tries to take over the world? Or something with a love affair to emphasize the soap opera pun? Either way, I fear any attempt to top the "Who Shot?" cliffhanger would be futile.
Sorry. When it's Sunday morning and the coffee hasn't kicked in yet, my brain does weird things.
Plot - C. Montgomery tries to take over the world? Or something with a love affair to emphasize the soap opera pun? Either way, I fear any attempt to top the "Who Shot?" cliffhanger would be futile.
Sorry. When it's Sunday morning and the coffee hasn't kicked in yet, my brain does weird things.
May 5
Chelydra_serpentina commented on Slog Bible Study: Isaiah 34:7.
Chelydra_serpentina commented on Slog Bible Study: Isaiah 34:7.
@8 - No, no, no. The unicorns made it onto the ark, but there was an unfortunate incident when Noah failed to confine the carnivores to C deck.
Don't you read The Far Side?
Don't you read The Far Side?
May 1
Chelydra_serpentina commented on Mitt Romney Wants You to Get Married Young (If You're Heterosexual, of Course).
Chelydra_serpentina commented on Mitt Romney Wants You to Get Married Young (If You're Heterosexual, of Course).
"Quiver full" of kids? The Romneys had five kids in eleven years and then quit! Ann was only 32 when she had her last! God, what a couple of hypocritical wimps.
(If there were fertility issues, they should have adopted. There are plenty of stray arrows strewn higgledy-piggledy about the landscape. I can't believe God didn't call on the Romneys to grab a whole bunch and stuff 'em in their quiver with the others.)
The Duggars, now those are the real champs. Nineteen kids in 20 years, most recent at maternal age 43. Suck it Mitt and Ann.
And that family on Call the Midwife last week? Only eight kids, the family's in a rat-infested two-room flat, and they get all desperate and go to some back-alley abortionist. Definitely wimps.
(If there were fertility issues, they should have adopted. There are plenty of stray arrows strewn higgledy-piggledy about the landscape. I can't believe God didn't call on the Romneys to grab a whole bunch and stuff 'em in their quiver with the others.)
The Duggars, now those are the real champs. Nineteen kids in 20 years, most recent at maternal age 43. Suck it Mitt and Ann.
And that family on Call the Midwife last week? Only eight kids, the family's in a rat-infested two-room flat, and they get all desperate and go to some back-alley abortionist. Definitely wimps.
Apr 17
Chelydra_serpentina commented on I Hate the Beacon Hill Library, and You Should Too.
Chelydra_serpentina commented on I Hate the Beacon Hill Library, and You Should Too.
Does anyone know how well this building functions as a public library? Or is appearance the only thing worth considering when evaluating the success or failure of a library's design?
I'd love to hear from people who actually use or work at the library.
I'd love to hear from people who actually use or work at the library.
Apr 12
Chelydra_serpentina commented on Organic Food Company Eden Foods Calls Birth Control "Immoral and Unnatural" and Sues to Avoid Covering It.
Chelydra_serpentina commented on Organic Food Company Eden Foods Calls Birth Control "Immoral and Unnatural" and Sues to Avoid Covering It.
Yeah! Support natural methods of birth control -- the ones our species has been using for millions of years, right up until agriculture came along a few thousand years ago: lactational amenorrhea, with selective infanticide as backup!
Go Eden! Go nature! Pill schmill!
Go Eden! Go nature! Pill schmill!
Apr 10
Chelydra_serpentina commented on SL Letter of the Day: Kiddie Porn Catch 22.
Chelydra_serpentina commented on SL Letter of the Day: Kiddie Porn Catch 22.
Why destroy the computer? Just take out the hard drive, open it up, and pull out the shiny round disk. Then drill some holes in it, maybe scrub it with a wire brush, then pound it into pieces between a hammer and the concrete floor of your garage. Triple check the house for CD, DVD, or flash drive backups, and do the same with any you find.
Apr 10
Chelydra_serpentina commented on SL Letter of the Day: What Does a Boyfriend Prove?.
Chelydra_serpentina commented on SL Letter of the Day: What Does a Boyfriend Prove?.
Be careful CRUSH. If your friend/coworker doesn't know you're gay, there's a good chance she just sees you as a great friend that she can be really close and at ease with.
I've been on the other side of this problem with a couple of guys over the years. I'm on the shy side, so I can be awkward around men I'm attracted to, and perfectly at ease with men I like but am in no way attracted to.
When the romantic/sexual element isn't in the picture for me in any way, shape, or form, I can just be my unawkward friendly self. Trouble is, this is very easily mistaken for flirtation by someone who is attracted to me.
Dan's advice is perfect. But I'd add this: If she says she's not interested, believe her the first time. If after your disclosure the friendship continues exactly where it had been (after a period of awkwardness or not), it will be way too easy for you to convince yourself that she does like you after all. If you keep pushing it, it will creep her out. Not because she's a straight girl being pursued by a woman, but because not taking no for an answer is creepy coming from anyone.
I'm wishing you good luck though. I've been on your end of crushes that turn out to be unrequited, and it's painful. Especially if it's someone you have to see every day at work.
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I've been on the other side of this problem with a couple of guys over the years. I'm on the shy side, so I can be awkward around men I'm attracted to, and perfectly at ease with men I like but am in no way attracted to.
When the romantic/sexual element isn't in the picture for me in any way, shape, or form, I can just be my unawkward friendly self. Trouble is, this is very easily mistaken for flirtation by someone who is attracted to me.
Dan's advice is perfect. But I'd add this: If she says she's not interested, believe her the first time. If after your disclosure the friendship continues exactly where it had been (after a period of awkwardness or not), it will be way too easy for you to convince yourself that she does like you after all. If you keep pushing it, it will creep her out. Not because she's a straight girl being pursued by a woman, but because not taking no for an answer is creepy coming from anyone.
I'm wishing you good luck though. I've been on your end of crushes that turn out to be unrequited, and it's painful. Especially if it's someone you have to see every day at work.
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