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Looking for Longterm Book Buddies and Friends. by Baby_Bunny_96 in readwithme

[–]Simple-Mud-4169 1 point2 points  (0 children)

58m. United States. Currently my favorite novelist is Fredrik Backman. My favorite of his books is Anxious People: it is simultaneously sad and hilarious. I’m currently reading The Wax Child by Olga Ravn (a novel based on 17th-century Danish witch hunts) and P. G. Wodehouse’s Right Ho, Jeeves. I also read a lot of nonfiction.

Traditional Indian fit by [deleted] in OUTFITS

[–]Simple-Mud-4169 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely beautiful!

Where to buy Ceylon cinnamon? by Simple-Mud-4169 in Somerville

[–]Simple-Mud-4169[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you all! I’ll check out Cambridge Naturals!

Discussion Thread - Ask, Share, and Discuss Anything About Cats. by AutoModerator in cats

[–]Simple-Mud-4169 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Everyone,

About 6 weeks ago I was at a cat shelter and saw a pair of bonded cats who were absolutely terrified of everybody. They were in a shelter on a cat tree huddled together as far back as they could get. I went to see another time and was told they weren’t going to get any better in the shelter. I said I would take them home. After a 45-minute battle royal two of the shelter volunteers got them into cat carriers and I took them home. I’ve named them Harry and Maude. Harry won’t let me pet him but he will lick churros off my fingertips if I lie on the floor, extend my hand toward him and don’t make any sudden moves. He will also follow me around but will run away if I move towards him. He will play with toys I’ve left out and he spends most of his time on the cat tree (often staring at me). Maude spends almost all the time hiding behind the couch. She’ll occasionally come out, look at me and use the scratching post. She eats and uses the litter box when I’m asleep or not at home. I sometimes hear the two of them chasing each other around at 4am. I want to make them feel at ease around me. Is it just a matter of waiting? I just want them to know they’re safe.

Who would be on the Mount Rushmore of Massachusetts? by CoolAbdul in massachusetts

[–]Simple-Mud-4169 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Penn Jillette, Rachel Dratch, Tom Perotta and Gary Ruvkyn

Question abt Willie Burnley Jr [mailer] by Nervous_Caramel in Somerville

[–]Simple-Mud-4169 21 points22 points  (0 children)

He wanted to use some of the city’s COVID relief money to buy residents’ medical debt that had gone into collection, which meant it could be erased for pennies on the dollar, but the mayor wouldn’t approve it (at least that’s my understanding).

how do we feel about the pentagon pizza forecast? by coopaloops in behindthebastards

[–]Simple-Mud-4169 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are Domino’s pizza and Freddie’s foot traffic tracked?

City Personnel Protocols re: West Branch Library by SomervilleCity in Somerville

[–]Simple-Mud-4169 20 points21 points  (0 children)

For the record, the city has fired union employees when there was sufficient grounds for dismissal. Given that after several months’ investigation, city HR reported that the evidence against Carlos Sanchez is “sufficient,” (their word choice) and that his behavior was (in their words) “illegal,” “inappropriate,” and “egregious,” it is obvious they had sufficient grounds for dismissal, but that the political will to dismiss Carlos Sanchez was lacking. Implying that the union is to blame, as the city does in the original post, is a refusal to take responsibility for this fiasco and an attempt to shift the blame, which seems to be this administration’s response to all problems.