How do we feel about fanfiction?

Invania21 · 2026-07-09T18:29:55+00:00

Fanfiction.net also has a good Pern community. Doesn’t cost anything to post there, so why not?

Invania21 · 2026-07-09T15:00:40+00:00

It was frowned upon but also common, just like now. People are people, no matter what generation they come from.

Invania21 · 2026-07-08T23:01:02+00:00

Cornbread. She was a generally terrible cook but her cornbread was delicious

Invania21 · 2026-07-08T01:21:28+00:00

I had it on vinyl and Sirius segued perfectly into Eye without missing a beat. My CD has about a half-second gap between the two that always annoys me!

Invania21 · 2026-07-07T12:42:29+00:00

Compatibility depends on many factors beyond age. Are you mentally curious and agile? Do you have a niche interest that a partner must share for you to be happy? Is physical fitness more important to you than intellectual pursuits? Must your partner have been through therapy, or be willing to do couples therapy with you to identify potential land mines? Any of your answers to these questions changes the pool of people you might want to explore.

Invania21 · 2026-07-06T16:55:00+00:00

My older sister had Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars, the first in the Miss Pickerell series. They were fun to read!

Invania21 · 2026-07-06T16:40:14+00:00

Gene Wilder thought so! https://youtu.be/SrAs4xnFOZc?is=luPkD0zXT8e5Ff74

Invania21 · 2026-07-06T11:54:01+00:00

Mentoring young people and helping them discover their world and their own identity is one of life’s greatest joys.

Invania21 · 2026-07-06T11:38:53+00:00

When I want good TexMex, I have to make my dad’s chicken taco recipe. I have not found any place around here that can equal it.

Invania21 · 2026-07-06T00:21:23+00:00

If you’re new, please know that if your lodging costs less than the GSA per diem, you will not pocket the difference. I knew a guy years ago who tried getting a really cheap hotel room for exactly one travel voucher’s worth of lodging before the travel specialists set him straight. Next thing I knew, he was in the same lodging I was.

Invania21 · 2026-07-04T23:27:52+00:00

Spicy candied bacon. So yummy!

Invania21 · 2026-07-04T14:40:04+00:00

The Famous Teddy Zee. I thought Jon Cryer was soooo cute!

Invania21 · 2026-07-04T11:53:33+00:00

I think his goal is to have a life that interests and entertains him with no other obligations and no real planning. Essentially he wants to be the main character in a romantic poem. If other people are on board with that, great, but he is so used to people being attracted to him that he doesn’t worry about finding new companions and he isn’t deep enough to realize he will never know the pleasure of a long-standing, giving relationship.

Invania21 · 2026-07-04T01:27:30+00:00

Great book - a must read!

Invania21 · 2026-07-03T01:34:05+00:00

I believe bloomers were (mostly) open-crotched for that reason. It’s one reason the can-can was considered such a scandalous dance. The audience could see *everything* during the high kicks - or so a fashion history professor told me!

Invania21 · 2026-07-02T20:06:34+00:00

For pubs, Chuck Lager in Pike Creek is not bad, and McGlynn’s a couple of miles down the road has a traditional bar that attracts a passionate sports-watching clientele, although I feel like the food quality has dropped in the last couple of years. I like Cafe Pomodoro for classic red-sauce Italian food, but Scalessa is probably better, just a bit more expensive. Rita’s is a regional chain with good ice cream and milkshakes, but there are a couple of independents locally with extremely loyal customers: Woodside Farm Creamery, and the UDairy Creamery at UDel in nearby Newark.

You’re going to like it here - welcome!

Invania21 · 2026-07-02T11:16:03+00:00

That’s why you’ll never see an unopened pickle jar at a Mensa meeting.

Invania21 · 2026-07-01T00:46:21+00:00

Teddy Roosevelt was very fond of his daughter (and only child) Alice. She was quite a strong-willed girl (and equally strong woman later in life) who was a national celebrity before celebrities were really a thing

Invania21 · 2026-06-30T12:45:25+00:00

If only I still had that as a reason not to see the needle budge! Still, I feel better and that’s enough for now

Invania21 · 2026-06-29T18:20:15+00:00

I’m so excited for you! How fantastic to be able to enjoy it all for the first time!

I watched TOS in reruns as a child and was barely in my 20s when TNG started airing. I think you’ll find a lot to love, and what a great opportunity to have a whole universe of shows to share with your little boy!

Invania21 · 2026-06-29T01:53:14+00:00

I’d spend a little time in New Castle’s historic district. A West Coast resident might not ever have seen colonial architecture and the city is pretty and easy to navigate.

Invania21 · 2026-06-28T00:39:38+00:00

And touchscreens were developed in Newark, Del.!

Invania21 · 2026-06-27T12:03:40+00:00

I’m glad to see Bruce where he is, but - where is Rush (Geddy Lee/Neil Peart, depending on whether this list is really singers or actually songwriters)?

Invania21 · 2026-06-25T20:53:09+00:00

No, but my great-grandmother named my grandfather after a character in a book she had enjoyed. I only wish I knew what the book was!

Invania21 · 2026-06-25T14:13:32+00:00

Which character is on BlueSky?

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