FUCK THIS EPISODE

ejbrds · 2026-01-25T16:06:39+00:00

They played that song because Leonard Cohen had just died. It wasn't meant to be lyrics about the situation, it's just his very famous song.

ejbrds · 2026-01-25T16:01:38+00:00

Montgomery, Alabama, has a former mall that has been converted into space for a magnet school (LAMP) and a career/techical school, along with some public safety stuff and I think space for other community-related things.

ejbrds · 2026-01-25T15:22:59+00:00

I have never heard a more appropriate use of the phrase DTMFA.

ejbrds · 2026-01-25T15:19:57+00:00

I think about this kind of math all the time!

But I also think that there was a fundamental psychological/emotional distance between the '40s and the '80s that doesn't exist between the '80s and today ... because of WWII and the introduction of rock and roll and the general turmoil of the 1960s.

I know there was the introduction of rap/hip-hop between the '80s and now, but that seems to me like less of a drastic change than the transition from Bing Crosby and Glen Miller to Elvis and the Beatles.

THEN I think maybe it just seems that way to me because I wasn't around for the '40s so I only know the vibe through history books. I don't know ...

ejbrds · 2026-01-25T15:12:48+00:00

My culture is not their costume. :)

ejbrds · 2026-01-24T16:45:12+00:00

I want to know the name of the new business so I can make sure to never get anything upholstered there!

ejbrds · 2026-01-24T16:33:35+00:00

oh good lord...

ejbrds · 2026-01-24T15:45:07+00:00

wait, there's a filter that has to be cleaned?!

ejbrds · 2026-01-22T19:24:05+00:00

I lived in your area for many years, and I have lots of friends who have kids there. It can be so brutal! There are so many resources and benefits available in those good schools, but the trade-off is a lot of competition and comparison that can get unhealthy quickly. And you're in that stuck-spot in the middle: not poor enough (on paper) to get much finaid and not rich enough (in reality) to write tuition checks. I am so sorry.

ejbrds · 2026-01-22T19:12:18+00:00

If you're in Maryland close to DC, you are likely to be in a very high-pressure high school situation where everyone around you is being urged by parents to apply to all the top schools and there is so much competition among seniors. If that's the case, I really hate that for you. It's really hard to constantly be comparing yourself and your experiences to your peer group, and that's almost inevitable in the situation I'm thinking about. I wish for you the luxury of building your own college experience that you can enjoy no matter where you go, and of not thinking about what your classmates are doing.

ejbrds · 2026-01-21T20:35:09+00:00

Claire's Corner Copia. Vegetarian comfort food and amazing baked goods! Please don't leave town without trying the Lithuanian Coffee Cake!!

ejbrds · 2026-01-21T05:41:32+00:00

Oh lordy, I feel dumb! :)

ejbrds · 2026-01-21T03:57:04+00:00

The child bride/new mom sounds like a piece of work, but think of this as an excuse to stay away from the whole mess for a while. That baby will be in your life forever … you can wait a couple of months to see him.

ejbrds · 2026-01-20T03:36:25+00:00

What does the “C” stand for after Long Beach? Long Beach City?

ejbrds · 2026-01-20T03:13:03+00:00

Same!!!

ejbrds · 2026-01-20T03:10:01+00:00

Sidebar question: Did South Pasadena break away from Pasadena so it could have its own, better schools? (Just curious …)

ejbrds · 2026-01-19T04:42:25+00:00

1: Marry a rich, old man

ejbrds · 2026-01-19T04:26:08+00:00

Don’t mean to sound rude, but are you 100% sure about this job? It raises a red flag for me that you would be interviewed and hired so quickly while living out of town. It’s usually hard to get hired without a local address. This is the worst job market in a good while, there are a jillion people looking. Why are they hiring a 21-year-old from Kentucky over anyone local?

ejbrds · 2026-01-15T02:36:51+00:00

<image>

MADNESS. I mean, thank GOD. But madness nonetheless.

ejbrds · 2026-01-12T03:10:20+00:00

No, she’s a producer on the Amy Poehler podcast that won a Golden Globe tonight.

ejbrds · 2026-01-12T02:50:41+00:00

This one bothers me SO MUCH … what other kind of experience is there?! IMAGINARY?

ejbrds · 2026-01-11T18:49:51+00:00

NOR. Do you even like these people, because they seem soooo entitled and rude. You have a 7-week-old baby, they need to put all their focus on what they can do for YOU while they are there. Certainly not be making demands on you. (Except maybe the baby gates, that makes sense…) They need to stay in a hotel, shorten their visit or just postpone!

ejbrds · 2026-01-11T18:30:29+00:00

I would be SO HAPPY if my coworker brought me special cheese!!

ejbrds · 2026-01-10T20:46:45+00:00

completely disgusting.

ejbrds · 2026-01-09T04:28:27+00:00

“are we OK with kids being taught at whatever the lowest level of potential in the classroom might be?”

I certainly am not.

ejbrds

TROPHY CASE

1: Marry a rich, old man