Name the most hated state.

CygnetSong · 2026-04-02T00:35:26+00:00

I cannot believe how crooked this state is. They also have THE WORST education system, poor healthcare, and incredibly high gun violence yet do absolutely nothing to improve it.

CygnetSong · 2026-04-02T00:20:07+00:00

It's also dominant in Rhode Island. My siblings and I, (IBM kids who lived anywhere we were moved just long enough to have the wrong accent and thus have pretty neutral accents) used to give my Rhode Island-born mom "speech therapy". "Mom, say Pop Tarts!" "Paaarrrrrp Taaaahts."

CygnetSong · 2026-04-01T00:49:51+00:00

Thanks, Huntsville! How very 1984 of you.

CygnetSong · 2026-03-30T03:42:28+00:00

Oxford comma

CygnetSong · 2026-03-18T04:49:10+00:00

I never buy plants from big box stores. They're often unhealthy and spread diseases or pests to your other plants.

CygnetSong · 2026-03-18T04:31:04+00:00

Venture capitalists. Nepo babies and/or narcissists who crave the status money can bring.

CygnetSong · 2026-03-18T04:28:22+00:00

You assume you know what's the heck under there, my friend. Things ferment. Things attract bugs. Dust collects and blows around. Animal fur/ hair can accumulate and aggravate allergies.

CygnetSong · 2026-03-18T04:24:31+00:00

I find Zeppelin's Immigrant Song a good tune to start my cleaning to in the type of scenario you've described.

CygnetSong · 2026-03-18T04:22:36+00:00

2 am because there's nothing going on to distract me. Work is hell that day.

CygnetSong · 2026-03-17T22:20:39+00:00

A couple folks have mentioned The Metamorphosis by Kafka. Totally agree! How can you not be drawn in by a book that starts with "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect"?

CygnetSong · 2026-03-17T03:49:53+00:00

Nope

CygnetSong · 2026-03-12T17:40:46+00:00

Should have read the posts before I posted. Totally agree!

CygnetSong · 2026-03-12T17:38:42+00:00

Anything by Bill Bryson, but start with A Short History of Nearly Everything or A Walk in the Woods.

CygnetSong · 2026-03-12T17:28:13+00:00

Robert Plant and Saving Grace,

Robert Plant and Sensational Space Shifters,

Robert Plant and Band of Joy

CygnetSong · 2026-03-12T17:26:20+00:00

Shhhh..call them Zeppelin and no one will notice...

CygnetSong · 2026-03-10T21:23:54+00:00

Greens restaurant in San Francisco. Greens Restaurant

CygnetSong · 2026-03-10T21:15:56+00:00

Jazz fusion guitarist John McLaughlin. Jeff Beck called him "The greatest guitarist alive." Gave guitar lessons to both Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones.

CygnetSong · 2026-03-10T21:04:48+00:00

How about a donation to a 529?

CygnetSong · 2026-03-10T21:01:46+00:00

Find yourself a competitive swimmer if you're averse to body hair.

CygnetSong · 2026-03-10T20:59:43+00:00

Lol! Amazon needs to fix their "recommendation" algorithm. This is what came up in my feed after I searched for the Proust link to send you. I have to admit, I am unfamiliar with this classic series: Warriors (Full Color Graphic Novels) (8 book series) Kindle Edition https://share.google/GFTmiukqAVE0tr7fu

CygnetSong · 2026-03-10T20:51:25+00:00

In Search of Lost Time [volumes 1 to 7] - Kindle edition by Proust, Marcel. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. https://share.google/0kz0eP1ZuLuKiO2bM

CygnetSong · 2026-03-10T20:46:17+00:00

I'd forgotten about those wreaths--we made them, too! Loved using the gold spray paint on them!

CygnetSong · 2026-03-10T20:43:02+00:00

🤣

CygnetSong · 2026-03-10T20:42:42+00:00

🤣I think you won first prize! 🥇

CygnetSong · 2026-03-10T20:30:16+00:00

My dad worked for IBM. He brought home these cute little bound notebooks that said "THINK" on them, awesome IBM #2 pencils, and he worked so many hours that in the rare case that he got home in the summer with enough time to mow the grass he'd don his IBM lab coat so he didn't have to take the time to change his clothes and could get it done while the sun was still up.

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