I'd always mostly assumed that

[conuly]

"litter" as in "garbage or leaf litter" and "litter" as in "litter of puppies" were two entirely unrelated words. I was mistaken.

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The elite belief in Uberized, Muskized cities is at odds with fundamental, irrefutable facts of geometry

The London Garrotting Panic of the Mid-19th Century

I hate I Love Lucy

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African Deportations Are Creating a Religious Controversy in Israel

Are White Evangelicals Sacrificing The Future In Search Of The Past?

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India and Pakistan up the ante on disputed border

Comments

[brokenallbroken]

Happy birthday!

[conuly]

Thanks!

[greghousesgf]

The I Love Lucy article was very well thought out, although I do remember Ricky hitting her and it being played for laughs in one episode. Appalling. Also, even in the 50s very few women actually made their own clothes.

[conuly]

It's a fun, but expensive hobby, being your own seamstress.

[greghousesgf]

I know a few people who did it because I used to be in the SCA but it's not at all realistic to expect just any woman to do it, then or now.

[oloriel]

Happy Birthday! Hope it was a good one in spite of your mom's health issues.

(Why does DW claim that this entry was posted tomorrow?)

[conuly]

Because I like to play with the dates so that my calendar has no gaps. Ever.

[oloriel]

Okaaay! I was so confused for a moment. My grip on the calendar is feeble at best, so I was suddenly very worried that I had just... lost... a few days! XD