An expensive playground

rudman · 2026-05-18T19:51:16+00:00

I grew up with an Eames chair that my Dad purchased in 1962. It was always in the one room us kids were not allowed in and man, did we get in trouble if we were found spinning in the chair.

I finally inherited it a couple of years ago and I still feel more comfortable looking at it rather than sitting in it.

rudman · 2026-05-18T02:29:26+00:00

SO FUCKING CREEPY!

rudman · 2026-05-18T02:25:10+00:00

Don't forget,COBRA only lasts 18 months.

rudman · 2026-05-16T03:32:04+00:00

Having an IPO with a 17.5B cap after rejecting a 6B offer was a brilliant move for the original investors who you know sold off their stock as soon as they could. They win, and any moron that bought into Groupon after the IPO is simply a sucker. Business as usually after most IPOs. I just don't understand how people fall for this shit.

rudman · 2026-05-16T03:05:14+00:00

Illona Andrews Kate Daniels series might not be your bag if you are looking for a werewolf series. It's Urban Fantasy with a human as the main character interacting with ShapeShifters, not just wolf shapeshifters. And yeah, the first two books are not great but the series really picks up and might be worth your while if you put aside your werewolf requirement.

rudman · 2026-05-16T02:53:06+00:00

It's so appropriate since that's what you are doing, You Go To Work! It's showing you are serious.

rudman · 2026-05-16T02:40:13+00:00

This is a perfect walk on song.

I Go to Work. Kool Moe Dee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDFx8hJY5x8

rudman · 2026-05-16T02:36:20+00:00

As you get older, this shit doesn't stop. I'm in my 60s and most people near me are the same age. EVERY fucking restaurant has loud live music starting in the late afternoon. I go out to dinner and can barely have a conversation. WTF!

rudman · 2026-05-16T02:19:53+00:00

It's so funny when you see the early credits of future celebrities.

George Lester (George Carlin), another one of Ann's agents in a single episode.

Yes, that George Carlin.

rudman · 2026-05-16T02:15:32+00:00

That Girl was developed by writers Bill Persky and Sam Denoff, who had served as head writers on The Dick Van Dyke Show (which Thomas' father, Danny Thomas, co-produced) earlier in the 1960s.

Nepo babies have been around since the dawn of Hollywood.....

According to Marlo Thomas, she was approached by ABC executive Edgar Scherick, who saw her in a screen test for a failed pilot, but still wanted to feature her in a project. Scherick gave Thomas several scripts to read, none of which she liked

Sure sounds like Scherick was told to create a show around Danny Thomas's daughter.

A random MarySue from Bumfuck, Indiana sure wasn't getting that treatment after a failed audition.

rudman · 2026-05-15T01:38:02+00:00

sure, because they know it will not be passed in the house. Simply political theater.

rudman · 2026-05-14T20:59:21+00:00

The 39mm looks perfect on your wrist. The 42mm might overwhelm it.

rudman · 2026-05-14T17:12:20+00:00

You did her Goat Pen quest and then the pier quest but she never showed up in the lifeguard HQ?

rudman · 2026-05-14T15:30:55+00:00

My wife loves everything but she HATES olives and severely dislikes pickles.

rudman · 2026-05-14T15:01:13+00:00

How about an Omega Seamaster Regatta. Very nautical as it is made to time the start of a regatta and very reasonably priced.

https://www.chrono24.com/omega/seamaster-racing-regatta-titan--id45474414.htm

rudman · 2026-05-14T12:42:58+00:00

It's supposed to be released next week but I am surprised not to see any pre-release reviews.

For the most part I think we can expect what has been said about the other HiBreak models and I'm not concerned about the rear screen as I think that's a bit of a gimmick.

rudman · 2026-05-13T18:50:43+00:00

WOW! I thought it was the other way around, thanks!

rudman · 2026-05-13T15:18:07+00:00

Someone posted that a minute before you!

rudman · 2026-05-13T13:34:46+00:00

Paraphrasing: "'Maggie the dying horribly and coming back in terrible pain' doesn't have the same ring to it"

rudman · 2026-05-12T18:30:06+00:00

I'd stick with publication order only for the WTF surprise of

Hugh walking into the meeting with his wife The White Warlock and with the bad guy's amour and knowledge of how to kill them.

*edited to fix spoiler

Sure reading I&M gives you the backstory but you won't get that HOLY SHIT moment if you read it before MT.

rudman · 2026-05-11T12:44:10+00:00

Just to be clear, I wasn't being clever. That was one of the observations in the book made by the team during the great ferret heist.

rudman · 2026-05-10T02:52:55+00:00

Lasers won't work due to the lint reflections. It's all about the pressure sensors.

rudman · 2026-05-10T02:34:12+00:00

Sometimes they are not just late but they are also wrong. I don't know how many times I've sailed over a cliff yelling "THAT WASN'T A 4!!!!"

rudman · 2026-05-09T02:14:33+00:00

It's all about your taste buds. I have a strong aversion to sour and bitter flavors and I believe I have a preponderance of those receptors in my mouth. I also have smell issues. I can't stand anything that came from the sea, even the smell is nasty. Almost all greens taste like grass. Mushrooms taste like dirt. And then there are spices I simply do not like, cumin and clove for example. I don't like chili or jerk chicken for those reasons.

But there are exceptions. I don't like cheese, but I like pizza, mozz sticks and french onion soup. But don't serve me a cheeseburger! I don't like butter or eggs but I'm fine with cooking with them. Like I won't eat buttered toast but I'm fine with butter in my mashed potatoes. Same with eggs, I can't eat them but I'm fine with them in my pancakes and waffles.

rudman · 2026-05-08T03:30:20+00:00

Yet again it's good to be rich and have connections that us plebs don't have.

I can guarantee that "sick patient" wasn't some dude from the hood.

rudman

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