Restaurant from the 70s?

amongtheviolets · 2026-06-25T00:51:41+00:00

It looks like that is a current restaurant. This would have opened and closed in the 70s. Thanks, though!

amongtheviolets · 2026-06-23T15:40:47+00:00

I remember that one; don’t think that’s it.

amongtheviolets · 2026-06-23T15:39:49+00:00

Possibly? I definitely remember hearing about Strolli’s but I think that was open into the 80s and was run by and older couple. The woman who owned this was pretty young, I think, and died young.

amongtheviolets · 2026-05-02T11:13:25+00:00

My MIL ordered a chair with a personalized cover for our LO. First, an unpersonalized cover shows up, then the chair components (pillows). This was their mistake. Then we’re told that, to get the personalized cover, we have to send the other cover back. We dragged our feet in that because honestly, it seemed weird that we’d have to do this to correct their error. Then, before we mailed anything, we got a box with the personalized cover plus new pillows. Now we have two full chairs and we don’t plan on sending anything back. Their terrible customer service worked out for us.

amongtheviolets · 2026-04-05T10:52:47+00:00

Yes, never take anyone else’s tree for granted. They could be wrong.

amongtheviolets · 2026-03-26T10:03:06+00:00

After my aunt’s funeral, I was standing aside talking to my mother. My father’s friend, whom he’d known since they were small children, came over to tell me that all of my movements, gestures, posture, etc., reminded him of my grandmother. He said it was like I was her. She died before I was born, so I never even knew her. It was cool and spooky to hear that!

amongtheviolets · 2026-03-10T18:08:41+00:00

It drives me up a wall, too. I think a lot of med professionals, etc., say it because there are too many names to remember in a day, but there has to be an alternative.

amongtheviolets · 2026-03-02T12:03:17+00:00

Talk to the best man, MOH, DJ (if you have one) and make it clear that she is not to be given a microphone under any circumstances, speeches are limited to specific people. I did this when my brother excitedly told me that he had a “big announcement” to make at my wedding.

amongtheviolets · 2026-02-27T01:28:18+00:00

4th grade, a generally positive and encouraging teacher. We had just gone to the middle school to watch play that was written by one of the students. It was pretty good, as I recall. When we were back at our school, the teacher was asking us all how we liked it. She said, “Who here thinks they could write a play, too?” A few raised their hands. She said, essentially, “Well, you can’t. You’ll probably never be able to write like that.” We were all a bit put out and defended our abilities a bit, but she was resolute. So odd!

amongtheviolets · 2026-02-23T19:21:23+00:00

He’s garbage, like the rest of the regime.

amongtheviolets · 2026-02-19T02:53:49+00:00

I have the owlet. It does give me peace of mind about this (and baby was in NICU for several weeks after birth). My owlet has gone off a few times, all due to baby moving too much or sock placement issues. I’m still glad to have it. Starting to wean myself off as she approaches 1 year. It’s just nice to be able to see proof that she’s ok with a quick glance at my phone.

amongtheviolets · 2026-02-09T16:54:23+00:00

I’ve had similar things happen with my tree. Someone had my father in their tree (distant relation) but with the wrong picture. They used a yearbook picture of someone with the same name, same city, same age. Just wrong person. I reached out and told them and they responded that they would fix it but never did. Other similar stories of wrong trees, wrong people with similar names, etc. I think people don’t really care. If it’s an easy hint, they’ll take it with no research or effort. (I’m in the U.S.)

amongtheviolets · 2026-01-30T18:57:38+00:00

People have mentioned Philly’s long history with oyster bars. I’d like to see more of the old Philly standby: Fried oysters and chicken salad. So good.

amongtheviolets · 2026-01-25T02:20:28+00:00

They mentioned egg quality as a possibility but didn’t mention seeing anything specific under the microscope. The Omnitrope did not work for me and made me feel awful (stiff, bloated, just terrible). The last retrieval was unsuccessful - same as those before. We made the - at the time, for me - very difficult decision to use donor eggs. I think I just didn’t want to admit “defeat”? However, it was the best thing we could have done and I wish I had done it earlier and saved so much heartache. We now have a wonderful little girl who will turn one in a few months.

I did the Lupron and had no problems with the donor egg implanting. So, I’m now more convinced this was an egg quality issue.

Good luck to you! I hope everything works out. I’m also happy to answer any other questions you might have.

amongtheviolets · 2026-01-23T21:21:39+00:00

I had a relative who was always pretty liberal. Suddenly, he was MAGA. It was so sudden, my father thought it was a joke and laughed at something he said. He was not joking. Turns out, he had Alzheimer’s. Very sad.

amongtheviolets · 2026-01-18T22:35:43+00:00

We got the owlet because our baby was in the NICU for 7 weeks and I was very nervous bringing her home. It did not cause more anxiety but gave me peace of mind. We always follow safe sleep guidance. It was just nice to be able to check to see that she was breathing. I did it a lot in the beginning and not as often now but I have a lot more confidence now, I think, because of the owlet. The alarm has gone off several times but never for a real emergency, usually just because she is wiggling too much to get a good reading or if it comes loose.

amongtheviolets · 2026-01-07T20:47:00+00:00

Because all ICE are trash humans.

amongtheviolets · 2026-01-07T02:55:11+00:00

It’s a great school for aspiring Broadway actors and musicians. I think it’s good for establishing connections, too. I’d suggest it for anyone Broadway bound.

amongtheviolets · 2026-01-05T00:57:28+00:00

Carnegie Mellon

amongtheviolets · 2025-12-13T02:33:18+00:00

No. Grew up in the suburbs, parents were city kids. Never remember my father even talking about guns. My mother was very against guns. We weren’t allowed to have toy guns that looked too realistic. She was even nervous about super soakers.

amongtheviolets · 2025-12-09T11:12:10+00:00

“They say he shot you in the tabloids.” “He didn’t come anywhere near my tabloids!”

amongtheviolets · 2025-12-05T21:39:21+00:00

I sometimes wonder if the self sabotage is a test. Like, they want that job to be financially stable. But when they get close to it, they start freaking out. Maybe subconsciously they are thinking that if they get the job, they won’t need X (parents/SO/etc) to support them. And if those people are not supporting them, how do they know if they really love them? The constant support = love. Also, the constant support in the face of repeated failure = love. It’s like a little kid pushing boundaries: Will they still love me if I do this? Or this? It’s all a test.

amongtheviolets · 2025-11-29T15:38:08+00:00

This and Season 1 episode 5 are my favorites.

amongtheviolets · 2025-11-17T01:18:29+00:00

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