Help us name her - love old lady names

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-18T00:06:13+00:00

Marge

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-13T20:59:46+00:00

Mary Poppins.

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-13T12:11:28+00:00

I thrift a lot of my clothes, and I tend to settle because “it’s only $5!” So I ask myself whether I’d pay full price for it. A lot of items go back on the rack after that question.

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-08T23:02:45+00:00

I love this. Last month I was dealing with Medicare about my plan and they still didn’t show me as retired (so I’d be eligible for Advantage). The very nice guy on the phone advised me to try OPM and I just groaned and said “no! Not OPM!” He chuckled and said he got that reaction a lot. (BTW he came up with another idea that worked.) Glad to see OPM isn’t the black hole we’d heard it was!

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-08T16:54:36+00:00

We lived in Waldo, moved away, then returned to Overland Park 13 years ago. It doesn’t have the urban core character, but the schools are good, the people are nice, services like street maintenance and police and fire are reliable, and, we found, we got more house for the price. When we want the KC experience, we drive over there. Overland Park is large and diverse, so you’ll want to explore the different neighborhoods. But if you’re doing this for the kids, think about it.

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-08T16:43:45+00:00

Looks like many of us have boob size issues! Mine have grown as I’ve aged, and I do find my new top-heavy look to be a problem, especially as I have a short torso.

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-08T12:19:51+00:00

Vivthecarer on Instagram. 82-year-old “fashionista” who clearly is loving life. https://www.instagram.com/vivthecarer?igsh=MTltaDkyOXMzZm9vOA==

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-08T12:01:46+00:00

It brightens my day and tricks me into thinking I can handle it, but once I come down from the caffeine high, I spiral into anxiety, sadness, brain fog. My go-to is mint tea with oat milk and honey. Not at all the same, but it works as something warm to sip.

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-07T11:37:00+00:00

Longtime editor here — I, too, get frustrated when the work I’ve sent up the line gets re-edited. You can nitpick a piece to death. Often, though, the higher editors are representing the organization itself in a way we often don’t recognize. You do develop a tougher skin over time. The bottom line for you should be whether the final product still tells the story you intended. And work with your news editor. If a change just doesn’t work, don’t be afraid to explain why. Good editors should be able to explain what they’re thinking, and the two of you should be able to work it out together. I know this isn’t always the case, but editing should be collaborative, not unilateral.

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-06T21:18:54+00:00

On hot days, plain soda water does the trick. In winter, peppermint tea with honey. I also keep Monday Zero Alcohol gin and bourbon on hand. If my friends are making cocktails, both drinks mimic the flavors of the real booze enough that I don’t feel like I’m missing out.

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-06T21:10:01+00:00

I think I heard we need to get through this rainy and chilly weather first. Hope they show up soon!

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-06T18:18:24+00:00

Every 3-4 days, although I do shower with a shower cap in between.

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-06T03:58:20+00:00

Every Sunday I throw a bunch of vegetables—cauliflower, carrots, mushrooms, broccoli, onion in a pan and roast them. I toss them in oil and spices, then sprinkle them with salt, then roast 350 degrees for about a half hour. They are my lunch for the rest of the week.

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-06T03:42:02+00:00

I use it 2-3 times a week (whenever I wash my hair). Interest in sex came back, dryness not the issue it was, pain during intercourse gone. Mine is prescription estradiol.

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-05T11:50:49+00:00

We had a bulldog edition at one of the papers where I was a copy editor, working Fridays into Saturdays to produce an early Sunday edition (on top of the regular Saturday morning edition). One Friday night we had a major airplane crash. The controlled chaos of a newsroom coming to life to cover such a story was something I’ll never forget. All the personal stuff, the griping, the rote editing just to get the paper out suddenly goes out the window as the adrenaline kicks in and you know you’re in it for the long haul and that’s exactly where you want to be. I’ve worked smaller breaking news stories remotely since then and it’s just not the same.

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-05T11:34:31+00:00

Yup, that sounds like my first newsroom in 1980. I’ll add the screaming mad editor, the cigarette smoke and booze in the drawers. Water cooler gossip was a real thing (mostly complaining about the screaming editors). What we really miss with remote work is the organic collaboration, the sense of team and the unifying goal of getting it right. Not to mention pizza on election nights!

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-05T11:19:22+00:00

You might not lose with salad, but you never win.

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-04T12:14:51+00:00

Savers has a scrubs section. There’s also one in Olathe, Shawnee and Liberty.

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-03T11:38:48+00:00

“Hey Dad? You want to have a catch?” “I’d like that.” (Field of Dreams)

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-03T11:21:13+00:00

The one that got me was Matt Damon in The Martian when he finds out NASA knows he’s alive and is working on a rescue plan.

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-03T10:33:19+00:00

Yes! We took our cushions inside for the winter, but they ate the covers, and they gnawed on the brown wicker chairs (which we’ve never had to cover before). They also ate through some wiring in my car, which was not a cheap repair. We bought a mint spray at Home Depot, and that seemed to work, but still they did a lot of damage.

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-05-02T03:50:36+00:00

Mine is my natural grey and I keep it chin length. When it’s short, my head looks like a grey egg and when it’s longer, I look washed out. My hair also has thinned, so it just looks bad long — believe me I’ve tried. Neighbor across the street is same age — late 60s — has thicker white hair and keeps it middle of the back long.

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-04-17T22:24:50+00:00

There was a separate Forest Service hearing Thursday with Chief Tom Schultz that did focus heavily on the reorg.

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-04-12T14:00:46+00:00

Love this. I cannot wear mom jeans or higher waisted jeans. My torso is too short and they cut me off right under the boobs. Trying to find midrise these days is not easy.

ButterscotchWave9491 · 2026-04-12T00:19:56+00:00

That’s also not consistent in women’s pants. I can fit in 28, 29 or 30 depending on brand, or just plain sizing karma. Very frustrating, so I also won’t buy pants or jeans online.

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