So sad! And especially with everything else Puerto Rico has been through this year.

Oh no! I hope it passes quickly!

More BTS things I didn't have time to address before... You may also have heard the song "Savage Love"? It's the remix of a track by a Samoan/Cook Islander producer from NZ, Jawsh 685. He put this track out last spring and it went viral, with various artists expressing interest in making a...

Well I don't want you to be down two fighters so I will do everything to be there, but maybe will have my kid rolling the dice and typing in his unique spelling, when my hands are full with something.

I will do my best to be there but I'm in a difficult place at the moment. I might be there but still without my properly adjusted character sheet because I just don't see how I'm going to have time to sit in quiet in front of the computer doing anything other than work.

Here's a really interesting thing, which happens to have popped up at a timely moment (or at least it's interesting to me): the same Jin with the golden rosy voice described above is the oldest member of the group and would have needed to enlist in the Korean army in a few more days on his birthday....

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/11 ... e-covid-19

This is good news though!

Well, I think it should be you deciding! But it would be fun to listen to somebody chatting about it with you, if you were doing it on the podcast! Is there already a podcast that I have missed?

Ah, forgot to mention that the "silence between" is a Mozart quote - I don't know if it's an authentic quote or not. But it's nice, whether from him or whatever random 20th century person threw it on the internet. My kid was raised in the firm belief that rap was the exclusive province of ...

Here's one that plays on the whole Beatles fan mania stuff, but it is not a joke - it's probably a serious concern to prevent stampedes that could kill somebody when they appear in public in certain places. This video is kind of cool because it's from Colbert and they're singing over the top of thei...

Love her! Even the songs I don't like are at least interesting, and usually I like them. Of course my favorite version of them involves remixes on a cello and other instruments... I like her voice though. BTS is responsible for that Dynamite song being played everywhere right now, but this one (ON) ...

Well! I know what I'll be watching, someday!

Is it the kind that has a spout coming out the front of it? That's the one I have. I probably would have liked it if it didn't break immediately and fail to work. I remember liking it for the first month. It's hard to clean though. I used to be able to make creamed spinach in it and now I just get a...

I look forward to making this more often after the holidays, as hopefully I will get my Christmas wish of a blender! I wanted the Ninja blender but people have their own ideas about what type of blender I should have. The one I have right now should be put to the flames. Made by Oster. Useful only a...

Do they have the national sport of Kyrgyzstan and other nomadic areas, where the dead headless carcass of a goat is used much like a rugby ball except on horseback and with more violence?

New forums! New music thread! I love hearing music suggestions so much - I have expanded my repertoire of favorites immensely from listening to things people mention here, and it helps me keep track of things I want to purchase or listen to more of. At the moment, apart from jazz and classical that ...

This project is exciting! I take it you're going to work forward through these years? It's a hard call - Patsy Cline is definitely top three somewhere, but I think if I had to pick a single Best it would be Chuck Berry's Rock and Roll Music. Simply iconic - something that sounds like it always exist...

NEW ANIMANIACS! Do we have Hulu? Investigation needed!

Wow, that is grim news. SO many people having it. I hope they don't have long-term effects and that they make it through easily! I do feel bad for the people who cannot afford to lose their jobs so have to keep going even if they suspect they might have it, even though collectively that action is su...

How goes life in the pandemic these days? Given the current state of play where I live, I'm honestly surprised none of us has had it. I have forced myself to make rational decisions about reasonable exposure risks, which means occasionally people have to go to work or a medical provider, and thus we...

Picard was watched here. I honestly tried. I watched multiple episodes. I struggled mightily to stay awake through them and eventually found it so stupid that I could not help but succumb to the greater love for sleep. I wanted that show to be good, I really did, but the plot was so bad, the writing...

Nice, what sort of bike do you have? I love the bike. I need fitness help. Nine months now of no gym and massive amounts of comfort food cooking have not been kind. It's like I'm trying to turn myself into a soft, cuddly pillow, except that was not the plan at all. I lack motivation. Doing the bike ...

New forums, new thread, hoping for some new recommendations! Lately I have been watching a multi-part special on the Silk Road which is free to Amazon prime viewers, and even though the program has its limits, it's super interesting. Anything that gives an inside look at the scenery and everyday liv...

Finally read The Kite Runner and it was good. I'm not sure how to describe it without giving spoilers but it's about two young friends growing up in Afghanistan, as their lives are affected by everything from local violent bullies to the large-scale geopolitical changes that affect their society. We...

I don't know what I'm seeing here. Feel like I should go back to bed.

I want to assure you I would have commented on this surprising use of urine, had I been able to create my account in time. Now I'm just disappointed that it was a far less daring brining strategy than it initially appeared.

I'm so excited! After 2 days and multiple attempts I have finally managed to correctly enter the security code with all the weird dots! I love the fact that this place is green green green green!!! So nice.