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So Jenelle’s back to promoting weight loss, not healthy eating and the ayurvedic stuff she’s been prattling on about for the past few years. Perhaps as a first step she could LEARN HOW TO SPELL “LOSING.” Although the likelihood of that happening is probably about as great as the likelihood that she actually “looses” weight (and certainly not in a healthy way).
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2 hours ago, Cloud9Shopper said:
I’m still stuck in inefficient meetings at work! Does anyone else have this issue? I posted about it a couple months ago too but it’s still going on.
My team is scheduled for a daily stand-up every morning that is meant for a check in and to say what we are working on, plus for my boss to give any updates on work-relevant issues. It’s supposed to be 15 minutes but it feels like it drags on because my boss always wants to make small talk and ask what people are reading or watching or if anyone has anything fun planned. Cue several minutes (10+) of conversation about camping, oil changes, gardens, and concerts or whatever else people are fascinated by. By the time we finish the small talk and everyone chimes in on work updates (and on top of that some people give long spiels of opinions on what they’re working on or what my boss updates us on), it’s more at the 20-25 minute mark.
I’m not saying I don’t like small talk or that there’s no place for it at work. But I think when you say it’s a short, work-related meeting that you need to keep it that way and not let everyone ramble on about their lives for several minutes. We do have occasional coffee chats within our immediate team and the larger department group for the social stuff. Save the social chat for that, or our fun channel on Slack. I just think it’s so rude to waste time on 10+ minutes personal chit chat when that’s not the purpose of the meeting, or hog the floor so you can wax poetic about all the issues with your project.
Yeah, daily stand ups should be all business. That would drive me batty, and I have no problem chatting with coworkers at any other time. You have my sympathy!
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So glad Cavendish is doing well and eating his new food, @Scarlett45!
Has anyone tried Pretty Litter? It apparently can help alert you to health issues (UTI, etc.) with your cats by changing colors depending on what issue it detects. I’m intrigued but skeptical.
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13 hours ago, merylinkid said:
I notice Jill is too busy taking pictures to actually DO the laundry. Seriously the whole family had to go?
That was my first thought - why are all of them there? Probably all the better to god-bother people. Was anyone saved in this laundromat? But most importantly, was Daniel there?
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I’ve been sick since around noon and am sure I’ve lost at least six pounds by now. For the low price of $99.99, I would be happy to share my secret with any of you!
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3 hours ago, SuprSuprElevated said:
You mentioned ^upthread that Cavendish's sibling (sorry, horrible with name retention) hissed when you brought him home. I was going to comment that mine have often done that when only one went to the vet. I think it's a combination of foreign smells, bad memories, and fear. 🙀
One of my cats escaped from our apartment for 2 of the longest days of my life. Fortunately she returned from her adventure, much to the disappointment of the other cat. The non-roaming cat hissed and growled at the prodigal cat until we gave little miss runaway a bath and she smelled “normal” again.
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3 hours ago, Cloud9Shopper said:
Someone shared the Monday motivation on our team Slack this morning and it was a video of their teenager singing at a talent competition, to prove a point that while their kid didn’t win they wanted to go out there and try again and were so proud of themselves. Blah blah losing isn’t everything…do you really need to promote your kid to prove that, Janet? It basically felt like a way to say “look how uniquely talented my theater kid is!” I wish we’d just drop this motivational platitude stuff and focus on real things that would make people happier at work. I don’t need a video of someone’s kid to motivate me.
Good lord, that would de-motivate me.
I am in the office today, and I have to say it’s weird to hear other voices while I’m working. Not bad, just weird after so long at home. There are only 10 or so people on site, so it’s pretty quiet on the whole. And, I got to have lunch with my colleagues, so that was nice.
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@Scarlett45, with my previous generation of cats, I just fed them both the special food. It was much easier than trying to keep them apart. There was some protest at the beginning as neither of them liked the new food as much, but eventually they came around. They both hated the Science Diet urinary tract food (anything Science Diet, actually) so had to do some research on other options; eventually I found several types they would eat.
I think this latest set of pictures are the first ones where it’s been clear how big Cavendish is. He’s a chonky boy!
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4 minutes ago, annzeepark914 said:
Thanks for the link. I plan to make this dish.
Try his recipe for the nuoc cham sauce (it’s linked in the recipe). It’s my favorite of the ones I’ve made - not too sweet and lots of lime.
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I made Vietnamese Grilled Pork & Rice Noodles. This is one of my favorite foods on the planet, and I finally found a recipe I really like. I planted Thai basil and mint this year so those came out of my (container) garden.
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Is Christine saying she lost 2 percent of her body fat in 3 days? Because that is physically impossible.
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Welcome home, Cavendish!
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16 minutes ago, monagatuna said:It's especially infuriating when Black trans women are getting killed and no one's talking about it. When trans teens are being punted out of their homes for having the audacity to be their true selves. When our rights are regressing constantly. Actual LGBTQ+ community centers have a real need for funds and volunteers. You wanna help your local queer, that is where you go to do it. Not line the pockets of some grifter.
Yes, you’ve hit on what really pissed me off about Audrey’s cash grab. It’s Pride month, and rather than encourage people to donate to worthy LGBTQ+ organizations, they want people to give them money to eat at a new restaurant or get coffee. The sheer gall of it!
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12 minutes ago, cmr2014 said:
I think that's true of normal people, but not Duggars. Remember Jill wanting to sit on the same side of the booth as Derick even though it was only the two of them out for dinner?
They believe that marriage means being literally and figuratively join at the hip 24/7. I don't think that most people would thrive in the kind of smothering marriages they talk about, but that's the expectation.
I can’t remember - do Jessa and Ben usually sit on the same side, even when it’s just the two of them? Jill and Derick were the first couple I thought of. I need my alone time, so being joined at the hip would drive me crazy. I feel sorry for any Duggar child who values their privacy and “me” time because surely they don’t get any.
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21 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:
I hope everyone here has a nice weekend. I am planning on taking a break from the internet for the next few days. I have zero desire to discuss any of the boneheaded Duggar-adjacent hot takes that I know are incoming. See y'all on Monday or Tuesday when I have processed things.
Me too. I’m leaning hard into the self care this weekend, and I hope you can do so as well (and anyone else who needs it, regardless of the reason).
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Aw, I’m sorry he’s not coming home today, but erring on the side of caution is never a bad idea.
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4 hours ago, Jaded said:
A foster who's kitten cam I used to watch named Foster Dad John calls it the "Cone of Awesome".
One of my cats was convinced that she couldn’t walk when she wore a cone. We had to pick her up and carry to her food, etc. and basically hold her all the time. So maybe it really was the cone of awesome to her (she was a needy cuddler at the best of times)!
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25 minutes ago, Mabinogia said:
okay, you all got me curious. Holy HELL! Are we sure that's Brad and not his Madame Tussaud's wax dummy? Maybe Brad didn't have time to sit for the photo so he got his wax dummy to stand in.
Not gonna lie, might be having nightmares tonight about being attacked my a giant Brad Pitt ventriloquist's dummy.
Well, that’s terrifying. Did he bore himself into a stupor before taking the picture?
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3 minutes ago, nokat said:
I'll take all of the love and hugs I can get. Gives Peaches a big hug. I love seeing people's pets because that is a source of nonjudgmental love.
Oh, Parker is a very judgmental cat. Of course it’s all dependent on whether you will feed or pet her on demand. If you would do that, she will judge you worthy.
Parker, judging:
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1 hour ago, StatisticalOutlier said:Also, the article says at the end, "Abraham, who recently enrolled in Harvard Extension School to pursue her law degree..." Harvard Extension School doesn't offer a law degree, so why does ETonline state this as a fact?
Although...I was doing some digging around the Harvard Extension website and I just have to say that things have really changed since I was in college decades ago. It looks like anybody can enroll in Extension classes and as long as they do well enough, they can obtain a Harvard degree and participate in on-campus commencement and everything.
Harvard Extension School is a legitimate school that awards undergraduate and graduate degrees. Like most “extension” schools it’s geared towards working adults and people going back to school later and/or have an unconventional path to higher education. Degrees from the school say Harvard University on them and students participate in Harvard commencement. (Source - worked at the university for 12 years and know many people who earned graduate degrees from the Extension School.)
Having said that, there is no law degree offered by the extension school. As usual, Farrah is a lying piece of crap.
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Kitties always look so defeated when they wear the cone of shame. I’m so glad Cavendish is improving.
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I’m so sorry, @EighteenTwelve. It’s such a hard decision to make, but it comes from your deep love for Lily. We are all here for you.
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So, today I was chatting with a coworker over Teams and needed some additional context. I started to type out “explain it to me like I’m Joy.” 🤣
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Hugs to you and Cavendish, @Scarlett45. It sounds like he is in good hands at the vet, but I know from experience that you won’t truly feel better until your sweet boy is home. Keep us posted.
Okay, all the talk of vomiting is really getting to me. There is an episode of Seinfeld where Jerry’s years-long no vomiting streak is broken. That’s me - I have a super strong aversion to it. I get nauseous, feel like I’m going to be sick, but ultimately won’t because I just can’t do it. This colonoscopy sounds like more fun by the minute.
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Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"
in Everything Else
I don’t know how humid it is here because I refuse to go outside. I’m like Gollum, in my dark cave and whispering “my precious” in reference to my air conditioner.