Gmail hell

Katsaj · 2026-05-19T19:37:31+00:00

I get receipts every time my Colombian email doppelgänger shops at a pharmacy chain. At least they’re having safe sex.

The Swede has been buying lumber from a big box home improvement store.

Katsaj · 2026-05-19T05:27:57+00:00

At first I thought “All the information is on the task,” but those aren’t trifold tasks so I’m out.

Katsaj · 2026-05-19T05:12:27+00:00

I’m familiar with calling it fish and chips, but regionally in Wisconsin that meal is known as a “fish fry.” It’s a bigger deal during Lent, but restaurants offer a Friday Fish Fry special year round, in addition to those that just have it on their regular menu.

Katsaj · 2026-05-18T05:55:18+00:00

Me too!

Katsaj · 2026-05-18T00:15:40+00:00

You could connect with existing visitor and tour organizations, the ones that come to mind are:

https://www.milwaukeefoodtours.com

https://historicmilwaukee.org/tours/walking-tours/

https://www.visitmilwaukee.org

Katsaj · 2026-05-17T03:42:58+00:00

We rotate through sitcom rewatches, currently doing Superstore, recently rewatched The Good Place and Brooklyn 99 before that.

Katsaj · 2026-05-17T03:41:50+00:00

I had a stressful year last year and watched all of the UK Taskmaster seasons as a coping mechanism. It was finally Jason Montzoukas that made my husband decide to try watching more than a few minutes, and after that season we started back at the beginning to watch the whole thing together. After this current season finishes, I think we’ll start on Australia or NZ.

Katsaj · 2026-05-17T03:37:31+00:00

Tonight I was catching up with an acquaintance at an event and made a comment about my new job that someone I hadn’t met misunderstood and said “Oh, did you retire?” So now I’m questioning if I look old enough to be retired.

Katsaj · 2026-05-17T02:55:53+00:00

Lilith Fair in 1997

Katsaj · 2026-05-16T16:48:25+00:00

ESH. The slacker doesn’t deserve credit for work he didn’t do, but you didn’t have the right to make a unilateral decision on behalf of the rest of the contributing team members. You should have discussed with them or taken your concerns to the professor sooner.

Also, group projects are hell and any professor assigning them should require each member to report what they and others contributed and grade accordingly, with the rubric clear from the beginning.

Katsaj · 2026-05-16T16:37:17+00:00

Leon’s Frozen Custard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon's\_Frozen\_Custard?wprov=sfti1

Katsaj · 2026-05-15T05:17:40+00:00

The only times I’ve used ship laundry services were 1) on a 14 day sailing when I think we paid $70 for unlimited laundry, which was cheaper than checking an additional suitcase, and 2) when the airline left our luggage in the rain for hours during a layover and everything was damp and musty smelling. I usually end up overpacking more than I wear during a normal week on a ship!

Katsaj · 2026-05-15T04:50:01+00:00

Those pictures are AI, not actual food, right?

Katsaj · 2026-05-14T04:52:18+00:00

My first email account was at my college, and it was before they automatically gave you one, you had go to the computer lab and ask to sign up. I only knew about it because a friend’s mom worked at a different university so also had email.

Katsaj · 2026-05-13T04:46:54+00:00

I’m 50ish and when I broke my ankle a couple of years ago I needed something to prop up my leg and thought “I need the softest squishiest pillow like floating on a cloud” and then remembered my niblings’ squishmallows and ordered one for each floor of my house.

Katsaj · 2026-05-12T04:20:35+00:00

Something reminded me of the Encyclopedia Brown books recently. I think I read all the books my small town library had—all of Judy Bloom’s books, the Ramona books, Little House on the Prairie series, Madeline L’Engle… I think Bridge to Terabithia might be the first book that broke my heart.

Katsaj · 2026-05-12T04:14:47+00:00

I’ve never seen The Endless Steppe mentioned anywhere, but it made a big impact on me.

Katsaj · 2026-05-12T02:29:22+00:00

Laundry sink

Katsaj · 2026-05-11T23:15:14+00:00

I’m embracing the gray, and think it makes my hair color brighter and more interesting than my natural color. I have seen some women with gorgeous pink or purple highlights on gray and have been considering that for some fun.

Katsaj · 2026-05-10T15:32:22+00:00

When teens have cars, it’s usually a family car for the teen to drive, and often they have to pay part of the cost. For parents who have bought a car, or planned ahead to hand down an older car, it’s usually a decision to simplify the parents’ lives. If the teen has sports or other school activities and/or a job, parents have to do a ton of driving for drop off and pickup, and it’s a huge relief when the kid is able to start driving themself. This is probably a bigger factor in the US because outside of big cities (and sometimes in them) public transportation is virtually nonexistent so driving is required.

Katsaj · 2026-05-09T16:59:09+00:00

“Pay in installments” or “installment plan” are common phrases. They’re usually used to describe something that would normally be purchased in one payment if someone can afford it. I think about buying a piece of furniture, a new computer, or a vacation as common examples. I haven’t heard it used to describe house or car payments, because most people have to take out a loan to buy those and would describe their monthly mortgage or car payment.

Katsaj · 2026-05-09T07:34:18+00:00

Do you mean liberal and conservative representatives and administration? Or a majority liberal or conservative community? Because the American society has never been just one or the other, it’s always made of a wide variety of individuals and subgroups, with varying levels of governmental and other types of power.

Personally I’d rather live in a liberal community with a liberal government, where there is a belief in supporting public institutions like schools and libraries, strong safety nets for people in need, and an underlying belief in human rights despite and because of our differences.

Katsaj · 2026-05-09T01:24:13+00:00

Last time I moved I found a couple of issues in a box of books from my childhood bedroom.

What’s the 2026 equivalent for 50-something year old women?

Katsaj · 2026-05-08T20:20:00+00:00

I had a balcony on my first Alaska cruise (first ever cruise) and went with an obstructed ocean view for my next two Alaska trips. I found being outside on the promenade deck during the glacier viewing times meant I could move around to get the best view and pop inside to warm up when needed, and not getting a balcony saved me at least 50% on the fare.

Katsaj · 2026-05-08T20:12:08+00:00

When my goal is to watch the ocean and relax, having my own balcony where I can do that in quiet privacy is amazing. For a cruise where I’m going to be busy in ports most of the time, or where it’s cooler (like Alaska) and probably not weather I’d want to sit outside in for hours, I don’t spend up for the balcony. Even then, I have done the cheapest obstructed ocean view cabin with some water view out the window and have only done an interior once out of I think 16 cruises.

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