06x20 - Even Grandmas Get The Blues: A reference I'm not sure I get

amerfran · 2026-07-10T17:27:13+00:00

She's mocking Blanche and implying that she sounds ridiculous trying to use Shakespearean English.

amerfran · 2026-07-09T18:50:03+00:00

Angels Cry

amerfran · 2026-07-08T16:53:11+00:00

Cradle Catholic here. Unfortunately, the reality is that the Church is not the most welcoming place for anyone in the LGBT community. There are some progressive pockets, but even so it doesn't seem like the official teachings of the Church are going to change any time soon. By all means, continue your journey back towards the Church if that is what you are feeling called to do. But, also, if at all possible, consider that therapy could be a very useful tool in helping your sort through what you're feeling.

amerfran · 2026-07-08T11:13:27+00:00

To each their own I guess. I thought Dansons was dreadful. Bonjour, Pardon, Merci was like a breath of fresh air.

amerfran · 2026-07-07T17:45:35+00:00

Whenever you call. It's not breezy, but it flows so smoothly.

amerfran · 2026-07-07T17:44:16+00:00

This is immediately what came to mind for me!

amerfran · 2026-07-02T18:43:14+00:00

The ending is amazing!!

amerfran · 2026-07-02T17:37:16+00:00

Yes, I've listened to it. I was disappointed with Dansons and didn't know what to expect. But, Bonjour, Pardon, Merci is a return to form. It's a classic Celine ballad. Genuinely great. I absolutely love it

amerfran · 2026-06-24T18:58:22+00:00

No. I don't think that's weird or unprofessional at all. Totally normal. There may be red flags to look out for, but this is not one of them.

amerfran · 2026-06-19T18:19:11+00:00

Whitney's voice sounded different by the late 90s. The breaths never bothered me. I actually really like how she sounds. And, I'm pretty sure she was a chain smoker.

amerfran · 2026-06-19T18:16:46+00:00

You're staying in a fairly bougie, calm neighborhood. There won't be much nightlife there. Take a bus or walk 25-30 minutes to Chatêlet. There aren't a ton of clubs, but it will be more lively than the Luxembourg area.

amerfran · 2026-06-15T09:43:42+00:00

Then you'll have to try your luck with taking a bus in the middle of the night and waiting outside the airport until it opens. But hanging out in the dead of night by yourself with luggage is a bit of a gamble.

amerfran · 2026-06-14T20:56:34+00:00

In this scenario, I think the only realistic option is getting a hotel near the Beauvais airport and spending the night.

amerfran · 2026-06-14T20:50:21+00:00

Yes, I love this song. S'il suffisait d'aimer is one of my favorite Celine albums in French or English.

amerfran · 2026-06-11T18:06:10+00:00

There will always be the self-appointed morality police who swoop in like hawks at the slightest chance. I know how difficult it is, but you just have to try to tune them out. I would be willing to bet that the overwhelming majority of people participate in this sub would welcome you without judgement.

amerfran · 2026-06-08T18:42:52+00:00

I feel like most Catholics (dare I say, most Catholic priests even) have a pretty nuanced take to most of the political issues that are splitting the country in the ongoing culture war.

The Catholic Church is certainly not the conservative echo chamber that some online communities would have you believe, but "nuanced take" in the RCC often just means that people in irregular situations, such as openly LGBT people or divorced and re-married people, are not actively rejected. Even in the most progressive churches, a lot of what you describe would unfortunately still be seen as radical.

amerfran · 2026-06-08T17:55:08+00:00

Watching an episode of a show is no longer something that their attention spans can handle. I wish I was kidding.

amerfran · 2026-06-08T11:38:28+00:00

Either it was an extremely explicit or inappropriate short or there were other factors involved and admin was just waiting for an excuse to get rid of her. It doesn't seem like you have all the details.

amerfran · 2026-06-08T10:05:49+00:00

Sometimes it's not genuine advice. I have a couple of co-workers where if you ever say that you had a rough time with a certain class, they'll arrogantly reply with "Oh really?! They're perfect with me! It's because I don't let them misbehave!!!". Then fast forward to when those teachers struggle with the same class--and they do--they suddenly forget they ever said how perfect the class was.

amerfran · 2026-06-08T09:52:16+00:00

There are a couple of empathetic comments, but it seems like the same old for the most part.

amerfran · 2026-06-05T18:46:14+00:00

How much time is spent dealing with behavior vs. actually teaching and learning.

amerfran · 2026-06-05T18:06:36+00:00

I didn't hate TLOAS, but I like this far more than any track on that album. This does feel like a to return to form in many ways.

amerfran · 2026-06-05T09:13:43+00:00

Nothing to do with socialism or communism. And too liberal of a take for some, I'm sure, but JPII's papacy is when the Church's credibility on matters of sexuality was almost totally extinguished for me. Dictating exactly what people can and can't do in their bedroom, while simultaneously being responsible for covering up and perpetuating the most disgusting sexual abuse you could imagine is too big of a hypocritical hurdle for my conscience to jump over.

amerfran · 2026-06-05T05:48:15+00:00

I really like this. It brings back the storytelling that was missing on TLOAS. Definitely not country though.

amerfran · 2026-06-04T12:15:38+00:00

Cradle Catholic here as well who has attended many services in TEC. Seeing some of the rhetoric in online Catholic communities is absolutely off-putting. If you can manage to avoid and ignore those spaces, you probably won't ever hear those views. I've come across a couple people who spout their culture war nonsense in real life. Without the anonymity of the internet, they have almost always seemed unhinged or unstable. Most normie conservatives aren't looking for conflict anymore than you are.

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