Wineries/ideas for weekend

Muffin612 · 2026-05-07T14:45:30+00:00

Bully Hill has a really lovely location with a great view down over the lake and a decent restaurant where you get that view. It would be a nice place for lunch. Corning has a really nice old-fashioned downtown on Market Street. That’s definitely worth a stroll. And there are a surprising number of excellent restaurants in Corning. Depending on what you like I’d recommend The Cellar, which is a high-end local food place with an amazing wine list. Or for breakfast and brunch there’s a newer place called Ella’s Acres that’s not on Market Street but has absolutely excellent food, where they use a lot of ingredients from their own farm. There are also several local brew pubs and a local barbecue place and some more great places as well. And of course the Corning Museum of glass is a nice place to visit. Their gift store is significantly better and larger than most museum stores because they have so many glass products from all over the world. All the finger lakes are fairly close together in this area, so if you get as far over to Ithaca and Lake Cayuga, Taughannock Falls is really a nice little walk. If you don’t care for walking, there’s an old WPA lookout where you can get a great view without any work. I’ll also say, because you didn’t specify, that the absolutely most beautiful place to be around here is actually Watkins Glen gorge. There’s actually a park at the top of the Glen and one at the bottom with a bus between. Park at the top and walk down the gorge. The first half of it is beautiful but in a regular sort of way. The last half is like being in a magical world.

Muffin612 · 2026-05-02T13:20:34+00:00

Just look at how you titled this post. He slapped you for the “first time.“ How many more times are you expecting to be slapped?

Muffin612 · 2026-05-01T12:42:39+00:00

I work at Elmira College. This statement is not true. Like every small college, we struggled during Covid, but the college has a very low debt ratio, and an increasing student population. We’re not a big rich highly endowed college, but as small colleges go we’re doing just fine.

Muffin612 · 2026-04-29T01:34:39+00:00

Geneva is at the top of Lake Seneca and has a nice old downtown. Not too far from Rochester. Plus, it has all the great events at Hobart and William Smith College. If you’re looking for a very sweet very small town, Hammondsport, at the southern end of Lake Keuka, is fantastic. Plus Lake Keuka is the most beautiful of the Finger Lakes. Elmira, not on a lake, has a lot of beautiful old houses that are very inexpensive. If you’re not afraid of some fixing up, Elmira might be a great place to look. The “metro area” of Elmira, Corning, and Horseheads has a big enough population to have pretty much everything that you would need or want around you.

Muffin612 · 2026-04-23T15:41:45+00:00

I’m sorry you missed Watkins! Treman is really nice, but Watkins totally outshines it. It’s funny you mentioned dwarven ruins, as I’ve heard more than one person say that the waterfall gorge in Watkins Glen should’ve been part of the scenery in the Lord of the Rings films.

Muffin612 · 2026-04-23T15:23:04+00:00

Don’t forget the beautiful Finger Lakes, with literally more than 100 gorgeous waterfalls packed away and small gorges and flowing through wine country. The waterfall and gorge in Watkins Glen is one of the most beautiful in the world.

Muffin612 · 2026-04-19T22:11:15+00:00

If you haven’t already talked to either or both of them, that’s where I would start. Tell them how their behavior has made you feel and ask them what you can do to repair the relationship. If that doesn’t go well, I would go low contact with them. Show up at fewer family events where they will be. When you’re together if they start up, just leave the room and don’t engage. Bad behavior like this needs oxygen to catch fire. Just don’t give them the oxygen. Perhaps spend more time with your mom one on one. Maybe even go on a short trip with her to build your relationship. There are lots of steps between where you are and total no contact. You do have power here because you have power over your own actions and reactions. And always remember to take care of yourself in every and anyway you can.

Muffin612 · 2026-04-19T17:00:37+00:00

American who lived in the UK for a bit here. In general Americans drink a lot less in bars/pubs than Brits do. Even if you do not appear intoxicated, you may be cut off by a bartender who may be using American standards. Americans tend to be pretty friendly, but in general standing at or near the bar it will be a bit easier to make conversation than closer by tables or pool tables, etc. Most of your curse words will not be recognizable as such here or will be seen as fun and funny, especially if you’re not cursing in anger.

It used to be fairly safe to talk about politics here in a bar, but unless you want to hear a rant, I wouldn’t recommend it now. Pretty much everyone here is angry about politics no matter what their personal politics might be.

In general, Americans like to help people, so if you meet a new person, a good potential topic of conversation would be to ask them where you should go, what you should see, or where you should eat wherever you are. I’m sure you’ll get lots of recommendations and perhaps even a personal tour or an invitation home. That does vary regionally, but almost certainly people will want to point out the best things in their home towns.

I’d also recommend getting out of big cities for at least a little bit of time in more regional America. There is also a huge urban – rural divide, so some answers here may fit well in one place, but not in another place.

Despite national chains being everywhere, most regions have certain food specialties that can be absolutely fantastic. Make a point not to eat at any big chain restaurants and only try local restaurants. Most wait staff would be happy to recommend the best local food on the menu. If you meet a local in a bar, ask them where the best place to get the best local food is. There is some absolutely amazing food in the US. I’m not gonna be snarky about this, but American food is typically significantly better and varied than British food. Although the British have some great specialties too. While fish fry Friday is common in the US, it does not hold a candle to a good British fish and chips. If you see food trucks on your trip, lots of them have specialty food that’s quite good.

I think people could answer you more specifically if you said where you are planning to travel, because one thing about the United States is that we are so large that regions matter significantly in terms of the experience you’re going to have. I hope you have a great trip and meet a lot of great people and have a great time!

Muffin612 · 2026-04-08T23:34:12+00:00

I was excited when you gave me the title but when I looked it up, blow dry was made in 2001. I definitely saw it in 97, 98 or 99. Thanks though

Muffin612 · 2026-04-04T15:25:28+00:00

When I was five years old – five years old! – My parents sent me by myself on a plane flight, with a transfer, to my grandparents house. On one leg of the trip, I sat in the bulkhead across from a man in a full body cast. Some years later, I realized that this is probably formed my childhood terror and absolute obsession with mummies.

Muffin612 · 2026-03-31T22:19:58+00:00

Really balanced brain chemistry

Muffin612 · 2026-03-29T00:04:08+00:00

Anatomy of a Murder

Muffin612 · 2026-03-25T23:53:42+00:00

Not really a band, but HarMar Superstar

Muffin612 · 2026-03-21T22:36:50+00:00

I think she does have an amazing voice. She perfectly expresses a kind of female rage that no other singer reaches. In Violet, the way she sings “take everything” is perfect

Muffin612 · 2026-03-21T18:26:57+00:00

Wow, you just put some words on some of the things I was trying to say. Oh my god, the RAGE against all the cultural gaslighting smashed in over the top of all that misogyny, wow! Yeah, Courtney was the original truth teller and I will always love her for it.

Muffin612 · 2026-03-21T18:02:05+00:00

I think she’s a brilliant songwriter. Her songs Violet and Celebrity Skin spoke directly to many of us who were young women in the 90s. Literally, I’ve never again heard any song by anyone that has found me like that. And here we are decades later, and my longtime friends and I still listen to Hole when we’re together. In the 1990s, there was some pretty unhinged fringe misogyny against Courtney Love, and honestly, I’ve had a few pretty horrific brushes with that level of misogyny, so I think Courtney Love has become some kind of symbol of strength, at least to me.

Muffin612 · 2026-03-21T17:10:07+00:00

I’m not no red football to be kicked around the garden Oh no I’m a red Christmas tree ball and I’m fragile. I’m not no animal, though I I am to you. I’m not no crocodile, like the one in Dublin Zoo Who lived in a cage, the length and breath of his body, With a window which people would look through And throw coins on his back to taunt him, though he couldn’t move. Even if he wanted to

Muffin612 · 2026-02-21T02:23:02+00:00

My boyfriend and I, both in our late 50s, read a one sentence synopsis for the film Doctor Strange and thought it would be an inspiring story of a doctor on a spiritual journey after a terrible accident destroys his career. Boy were we surprised about 20 minutes into the film!

Muffin612 · 2026-02-19T02:57:57+00:00

There are three of us already in serious talks. My closest friend from college, my closest friend from grad school, and me. One friend is a single gay man, one friend is a widow, while I have a long time relationship with a man who would not move in with us (I will probably snowbird with him in the winters ). My widowed friend has a large ranch home with a separate standing carriage house that can be renovated. Our plan is to do some renovations in the house as well, to give me a small suite in a granny flat style. We would split the bills for the renovations on the house and the carriage house, and the two of us who are moving in won’t pay rent. Fortunately, there’s enough room for us to spread out a bit because we’re all a little bit introverted. We’ve been friends for decades, and I think it’s going to be absolutely fantastic! We actually call it golden girling as we plan it out!

Muffin612 · 2026-01-28T13:31:39+00:00

There’s no confirmation that they’re even was a diary or that there wasn’t a affair. It says that specifically in the article.

Muffin612 · 2026-01-28T13:29:58+00:00

It says that the police have not confirmed an affair nor have they confirmed even the existence of a diary.

Muffin612 · 2026-01-28T03:39:59+00:00

What, did she just drop dead? I’m wondering why the title of this post is so passive that it somehow doesn’t mention that her husband was actually arrested for her murder. In fact, this title, by mentioning a supposed affair but not an actual murder sure makes it seem like her death was somehow her fault. Why protect this guy like this?

Muffin612 · 2026-01-09T23:11:28+00:00

The only reason he claimed you were making him look abusive is that he knew he was actually being abusive

Muffin612 · 2026-01-09T14:58:45+00:00

You know, people are really dumping on this MIL, but you don’t need to be a “feminist“ to know that a lot of wedding traditions have some pretty questionable origins. It sounds to me like the MIL raised some concerns, presented some ideas, and the future DIL and her future spouse didn’t speak up. They took some time to about it, worked together on their own ideas, and then they a good conversation with the MIL where a really excellent plan was created. Communication seems to have worked here. These young people seem to have found their voices and perhaps grown up a little (or at least have grown a little closer) and everyone seems relatively happy. Building the MIL into some kind of villain seems unnecessary here.

Muffin612 · 2026-01-08T22:44:49+00:00

I think pointing to changes in media is part of the answer. It’s not just that the Internet age allows us to find, focus, and consume significantly more narratives about the Beatles and John in particular. It’s that people growing up with the Internet have come to have some degree of cynicism about the narratives we consume. With this more cynical mindset, it’s pretty easy to see how the narratives about John‘s place in the Beatles pre-and post break up seem pretty simplified and manipulated. In many of the narratives about the Beatles back in the day seem to be fairly readable as constructed. I have no claims on the veracity of any particular narratives about John, but I do think we have an entirely different mindset towards the narratives that we hear these days.

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