Miserable weather today!

[conuly]

Took Finn to the groomer today. He refused to walk there. The groomer thought it was the cold weather, but he was willing to walk in the slush on the way home, so I think he just objected to going somewhere without Moonpie on principle, because that only ever ends with him at the groomer.

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Comments

[wpadmirer]

Sorry about your miserable weather.

You need to confuse Finn some day and take him somewhere without Moonpie, just so he isn't sure from now on.

[conuly]

Aw, but that's mean! And I usually do take Moonpie when Finn goes to the groomer, so long as the weather's clement. Moonpie really does hate going out in bad weather, though, and I didn't look forward to her turning to go back every time I paused to look both ways.

[siderea]

After Misty Comes Marie: Breaking Barriers in ‘The Nutcracker’

OMG. That's tremendous!

How many Nutcrackers does your city have?

[conuly]

Quite a few. We went several times to a very competent one at Brooklyn College - absolutely the best Nutcracker tickets you can get for $10, even if they do narrate it. (Very heavy on the crowd-pleasers, that performance.)

[siderea]

What If We Called It the ‘Flax Age’ Instead of the ‘Iron Age’?

I haven't even clicked through and I am entirely sold.

[conuly]

This article spends a great deal of time talking about the artifacts left behind from the act of weaving.

First comment: We name eras after what we find, and as you said, weaving doesn't leave anything behind!!!

*eyeroll*

[hilarita]

The weaving article was really cool. I also enjoyed the Electoral College piece, but was beset by earworms from Hamilton all the way through.

[wpadmirer]

Moonpie is wise.