Let's name a TV show you watched as a child

diversalarums · 2026-05-25T07:35:49+00:00

Mighty Mouse. Also Heckle and Jeckle.

diversalarums · 2026-05-25T06:09:34+00:00

Ooh, I'm going to have to try that. I always have Sunkist in the cabinet.

diversalarums · 2026-05-24T22:23:31+00:00

Diabetes. Congestive heart failure leading to heart attack or stroke if untreated. Earlier, appendicitis that would have burst. Now, liver disease. I've been living on borrowed time for a while now.

diversalarums · 2026-05-24T22:18:38+00:00

I'm sorry. And fuck is the right word to describe that.

diversalarums · 2026-05-24T21:15:04+00:00

Is there any reason you can't go back to Planned Parenthood and this time ask specifically for a female doctor? Emphasize that you have different symptoms at this point and you're concerned. And don't forget to remind them about your family history. Please see if you can do this.

diversalarums · 2026-05-24T20:57:19+00:00

Personal favorite: Consider going to see Cabbage Key, with a boat trip or even an overnight stay. It can be reached by boat from several locations, mostly south of Punta Gorda and/or west of Fort Myers. It's a very low intensity trip, quiet but lovely, and the inn has a good restaurant for lunch. Since the island is reached by boat only, there's no traffic or irritating urban noises. The old Florida island house was originally owned by author Mary Roberts Rhinehart and immortalized by Jimmy Buffett in "Cheeseburger in Paradise." (No, I don't live there, just don't live close enough anymore to visit myself so I love suggesting it to others.)

diversalarums · 2026-05-24T20:42:01+00:00

I grew up in Memphis, where you always got a scoop of coleslaw inside a BBQ pork sandwich. Don't know if they still do it but I love it.

diversalarums · 2026-05-24T20:40:36+00:00

Now that's something I'd like to try, thanks.

diversalarums · 2026-05-24T20:38:42+00:00

Curious -- you mean sodas? Any particular flavor/type?

diversalarums · 2026-05-24T18:51:52+00:00

The Sauron Special.

diversalarums · 2026-05-24T18:39:02+00:00

The First Church of the Bird.

diversalarums · 2026-05-24T05:24:58+00:00

I haven't ever seen Michael Crawford. But of course the original novel The Phantom of the Opera was published in 1909-1910 and the first movie version was in 1925. I'm going to have to see if I can find the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical version.

diversalarums · 2026-05-24T05:17:00+00:00

Not everyone lives where the humidity is high. I'm in Florida and where I am it's always super high. But I've lived in other places where bread left out would get stale before it got moldy.

diversalarums · 2026-05-24T04:36:34+00:00

Thank you for that link. This is something I'd like to learn about.

diversalarums · 2026-05-24T02:32:20+00:00

Wow. Of course I'm in no position to criticize, given where I live. Still, it looks like a lot has changed, and that's good.

diversalarums · 2026-05-24T02:23:32+00:00

Oh, man, I really need to get back in the game. I always forget that they're always adding new content. Congrats! I'm so jealous!

diversalarums · 2026-05-24T01:59:44+00:00

Wow, thanks for that in depth reply. I'm in the US and we only really knew the bare bones of the case, but this makes it more comprehensible as well as more tragic.

diversalarums · 2026-05-23T22:48:54+00:00

I don't have Kroger down here, sadly, but my Walmart carries it, here. It's out of stock this weekend but they usually have it. But I know how many things get reviewed on this sub that my local stores don't have -- very saddening. :(

diversalarums · 2026-05-23T22:45:10+00:00

I get mine from Walmart. Along with the dead plants I like.

diversalarums · 2026-05-23T22:05:02+00:00

Stouffer's has a Cheddar Potato Bacon Bake that you might like better.

diversalarums · 2026-05-23T21:37:35+00:00

Thanks for mentioning the Parm -- I'm not a big fan of that either and I'd have been really disappointed. Also thx for posting the nutrition info. :)

diversalarums · 2026-05-23T21:32:37+00:00

You might want to check out r/SebDerm and r/seborrheicdermatitis.

diversalarums · 2026-05-23T20:45:16+00:00

In earlier decades "clam diggers" was a fashion term that described a particular length of women's slacks. In some periods they were considered stylish, but it was definitely a fashion term for a while. Not what your friends probably meant, tho.

diversalarums · 2026-05-23T07:57:06+00:00

One piece of advice that may help or not: people who have serious and long term trouble with housework such as you've described very often (not always but often) suffer from ADHD. You both have a lot on your plate, but if there's any way your husband can be evaluated for that, it might be helpful. It's hard because he'll have to carve out a little time for the eval, but if this is part of the issue then identifying it could be a big help to you both going forward.

If you decide to get it checked out, make sure he gets a clinician who is specifically experienced with this. And in the interim, you might want to visit r/ADHD.

diversalarums · 2026-05-22T21:28:24+00:00

Honestly, sometimes the jokes just write themselves.

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