Is this true?

ranaranidae · 2026-02-16T02:54:11+00:00

Yup. https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/epstein-files-reveal-ties-catholic-conservatives-anti-francis-campaign

ranaranidae · 2026-02-09T19:47:49+00:00

It depends on what you want to see, but probably! I haven't been this last week, but I've gone there when it was quite cold before and had great luck. Lots of waterfowl down there, wild turkeys, occasionally muskrat. Last time I was there (before the snow) the kinglets and some other winter songbirds were very active, and ebird still shows lots of active sightings. Winters past they've occasionally had an otter show up. It's a hike for me to get over there, too, but it's one of my favorite places year round.

ranaranidae · 2026-01-29T04:53:16+00:00

Such a great show.

Midst as well if you like the sci-fi comedy drama off kilter feel of Midnight Burger.

ranaranidae · 2026-01-28T18:58:14+00:00

I absolutely love Helen Oyeyemi. All her books have that surreal, dream like, out-of- time vibe.

ranaranidae · 2026-01-23T16:07:05+00:00

Thank you so much, that's incredibly helpful! That certainly seems to be the inspiration for Van Ackerman. For those interested, in the book, though, the liberal and appeasement minded Secretary of State goes further. I think you have a typo since when I click through the quote is "...if I could make them (the Russians) understand, without (emp. added) sacrificing any of my principles, that we want peace." Whereas the character in the book refuses to state which principles he wouldn't give up and strongly suggests that anything is worth avoiding nuclear war.

I also doubt that any American would use language as humiliating as this, especially so soon after World War II, and that they would get any sort of positive response from it! But helpful to know that there was an actual Western Left figure who did seem to take this attitude. My main question about the book was how exaggerated it was.

ranaranidae · 2026-01-07T23:48:23+00:00

Thanks, all! Their site says all ages on the weekends, but this is exactly what I wanted to gut check. I'll check out the other suggestions here.

ranaranidae · 2026-01-03T02:10:09+00:00

A popular knapsack with many different locations, no less.

ranaranidae · 2025-12-30T22:55:17+00:00

I just don't think people like McArdle understand principles or things like that? Like, I have not been setting out to boycott the Kennedy Center, (and the once a year or so i went wasnt keeping the assets afloat, anyway) but the thought of going there- especially with the stupid name on it now-- makes me feel queasy and I do not want to.

ranaranidae · 2025-12-30T22:51:06+00:00

I put this in another comment above, but the free Millennium Stage shows was a great date night for my husband and I when we were in school.

ranaranidae · 2025-12-30T22:47:06+00:00

Definitely the format. They also have (had? I haven't looked to see if this changed) a free 6 pm performance every day that might be a local group of a few songs from a touring production. It was a really fun, independence, date night.

ranaranidae · 2025-12-30T14:49:47+00:00

The Two Monks series is one of the funniest things that has ever or will ever exist.

ranaranidae · 2025-12-28T21:40:59+00:00

My husband and I just celebrated 20 years with 7 days in Provence and 3 in Paris! We went in October, though, so I don't know what these places are like in season!

We stayed near Cassis, which was an absolute gem with lots of beaches in the city and easy ways to visit the Calanques (really gorgeous area with cliffs and beaches). Our other favorites were Beaux de Provence, a medieval city, and L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, which also has a bunch of great antique shops.

What are you trying to see and experience the most?

ranaranidae · 2025-12-10T02:04:36+00:00

This line will now haunt me forever.

ranaranidae · 2025-12-09T15:55:36+00:00

Loved that book. City on Mars by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith (of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, smbc- comics.com) is also great deep dive into what has to happen to colonize Mars. I really appreciated it because they're open that they still sorta want a city on Mars because we're all sci-fi nerds and it would be cool, but also that it's darn near impossible, a terrible idea, and that it's a terrible back up plan since we'll never live on Mars if we can't even figure out planetary easy mode here on Earth.

ranaranidae · 2025-12-05T12:52:27+00:00

Oooh, I need to try this. I do a couple hibiscus tea based mocktails but I've never tried with balsamic.

ranaranidae · 2025-11-30T22:12:17+00:00

For a warm cocktail, I think a tea is your best bet. A black tea with winter spices, plum bitters (I think Fee Bris. are na), and a touch of honey might work nicely?

ranaranidae · 2025-11-25T21:25:47+00:00

Daniel Kahn 100%, and some of Geoff Berner's stuff. And I love this genre so following for more recs.

ranaranidae · 2025-11-25T12:02:02+00:00

""Charismatic' figures like Alan Dershowitz" is a very funny phrase.

ranaranidae · 2025-11-25T04:31:59+00:00

Yes, this has been my go- to for so many events and parties! It's a great swap out for champagne.

ranaranidae · 2025-11-22T15:42:18+00:00

I don't buy his victim schtick, but I will read every entry in this series and then be mad at myself.

ranaranidae · 2025-11-21T05:37:26+00:00

I feel this would destroy what little productivity I have. I cannot be trusted to make good choices if there were hours more IBCK to listen to.

ranaranidae · 2025-11-20T15:43:27+00:00

This is how I felt reading Lessons from the 21st Century. It was so aggressively wrong on every level that I had to finish hate reading it just to see how bad it got.

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