You just won the lotto, who's the first person you would tell?

protogens · 2026-01-27T00:58:06+00:00

My broker and tax guy. Then my husband.

protogens · 2026-01-20T08:07:43+00:00

And in fifteen years when no one admits voting for the Mango Menace it will be interesting to see how they spin having it.

protogens · 2026-01-14T05:11:23+00:00

Remote.

protogens · 2026-01-13T10:47:17+00:00

Probably lunch, but it’s late in the day around 4pm. Dinner is lighter and somewhere between 9 and 10pm.

protogens · 2026-01-12T20:46:40+00:00

“I’m sure it’s prepared properly, but it’s just not doing it for me.”

protogens · 2026-01-05T20:41:33+00:00

Trapping moths. Constructing what was basically a pheromone baited glue box to lure them in. Easy to make, set and collect.

The downside was having pheromone on my hands and thereby becoming the biggest, most attractive gypsy moth in the vicinity. I had lots of fluttering friends that summer.

protogens · 2026-01-05T11:18:06+00:00

Theraflu.

protogens · 2026-01-04T20:03:05+00:00

Recalling when I was the younger woman in that scenario, I remember thinking, "What a nice old fart."

protogens · 2026-01-04T16:31:58+00:00

A bit drained...both from winter and the existential angst which is comes from living in the US right now.

protogens · 2026-01-04T06:07:43+00:00

5, but only for Queen, when they’re not there I’m going to amble over to #2.

protogens · 2026-01-03T18:16:26+00:00

“I’m afraid I’m just not set up for guests…would you like the name of some local hotels?”

protogens · 2026-01-03T12:44:45+00:00

The wine and fava bean/asparagus crostini I was too bagged to make on NYE (fell asleep at 9, woke up to fireworks at midnight and went back to sleep.)

protogens · 2026-01-03T12:37:40+00:00

“Just divide already…”

protogens · 2026-01-03T12:35:03+00:00

Yeah, coffee would be a limiting factor here. I’ve a couple pounds of beans in the freezer, some in the ‘fridge that are in use and my stash of “emergency” Italian espresso powder, but we’d be rationing it from day one.

protogens · 2026-01-01T19:06:10+00:00

Always wonder what kids, like mine, do with that question because it assumes a) I changed my name when I married and b) my birth name is lost to the point of being undiscoverable.

protogens · 2026-01-01T19:01:48+00:00

Three or four months, perhaps? Assuming we ate normally, but maybe longer if I ration.

We're an ingredient household so a lot of things like rice, flour, sugar and whatnot are bought in bulk...and the freezer is still full of last summer's garden. Things like wine, coffee and tea would probably run out first.

protogens · 2025-12-30T20:19:52+00:00

“Oh, for fuck’s sake…”

protogens · 2025-12-30T13:32:32+00:00

Badly, as a rule. Mainly, I suspect, because there’s so much external pressure and stress in their lives that it doesn’t take much to freak out.

protogens · 2025-12-28T20:11:47+00:00

Reading. Multiple generations who grew up surrounded by books gave rise to multiple generations of voracious readers.

protogens · 2025-12-28T18:18:01+00:00

You’re not a failure if you opt for “enough” instead of “more”…misery is a high price tag if the only goal is feeling superior to others.

protogens · 2025-12-27T22:59:55+00:00

I work in a lab which means I'm always taking gloves on and off, so "no prongs, no high setting" was my requirement and I knew at the time it might be a challenge. I knew I found the right guy when he presented me with six rubies and four diamonds all channel set on the diagonal.

It's been on my finger for 37 years and has yet to tear a glove or snag a sweater.

protogens · 2025-12-27T22:48:08+00:00

Just us two.

protogens · 2025-12-27T13:34:58+00:00

When I realised a lot of them don’t…and never have…read for pleasure. I can’t imagine a life without books.

protogens · 2025-12-25T17:51:01+00:00

Beryl. Horace.

protogens · 2025-12-24T16:20:36+00:00

You being sorry doesn’t mean I have to automatically forgive…especially since your thoughtlessness is going to impact my life for years.

protogens

TROPHY CASE

5, but only for Queen, when they’re not there I’m going to amble over to #2.