idk, it seemed pretty busy when it was $1.50. maybe I was just riding during exceptionally brisk times

Who's surprised that low cost (now free) rapid transit in a busy urban corridor is popular? The article doesn't mention.

Working and wishing I had taken today off like almost everyone else on my team did. Feeling pretty shaken up on the eve of the holiday, will be travelling for Thanksgiving near Chesapeake tomorrow. I just don't feel safe anywhere anymore.

That makes a lot of sense, you're right! The whole situation is a little bizarre to me.

It is WILD to me that this group that claims to be distantly related, but not descended, from Hill are petitioning to have his remains STAY in that dumbass roundabout. If I was even slightly related and cared I'd want them moved to the cemetery already agreed on

a lot of times the person making it will have a prompt. theres no requirement to stay on prompt, people just chat. its made by whoever gets there first.

AMA request: the jerk who does this apparently every day to folks just shootin the shit

Turkey is meh.

risky puns today

We are a tidy and efficient Thanksgiving family. We convene to eat a giant lunch with all the normal fixins and then we all go back to our respective homes and nap.

As cool as Billy was I was locked onto the standup bass player. One of the most entertaining performers I've seen in ages

Still can't get over that Billy Strings show! I was aware of him mostly because he played a set with Tommy Emmanuel but I didn't know anything about his live performances. Ended up with a pit ticket the morning of and I'm now a solid convert.

I go to Target. easy to make an appointment online and fairly cheap

Thanksgiving my spouse & I are doing a round two of a very simple but absurdly delicious duck breast recipe from Hank Shaw. Doing kind of a 'surf and turf' theme with those paired with lobster tails and a bunch of usual Thanksgiving-y sides. Highly recommend this method if anyone wants a taste of duck without dealing with the whole bird.

Fri & Sat is Inlight. in Bryan Park this year

I read dense non-fiction for work purposes for a long time and it sucked the joy out of reading for many years. I turned to sci-fi and fantasy and found the escapism wonderful.

Also, audiobooks! Depending on your reading pace you may find you are able to consume more of a book in shorter time that way.

There's a neat short documentary about John Dabney, the formerly enslaved man who became one of the most in demand bartenders and restaurant owners in Richmond. He was very well known for his take on the mint julep, The Hailstorm, and is partially credited with elevating the drink to a more sophisticated crowd.

Membership to Lewis Ginter

@kalatu_tattoo on IG. guest spotting at Salvation Gallery Nov 8th. One day only

Also echoing that I'm jealous of you experiencing this for the first time! I got Misery from a yard sale when I was like, 12. It scared me to my core and it still pops into my head all these years later. His most frightening book, imo- the claustrophobia and panic of it is palpable.

King himself said he doesn't care for Dreamcatcher. He wrote it after his life threatening accident in a haze of oxy.

I read the Bell Jar as a very depressed young adult and it was the first time I had felt 'seen.' Knowing her story and her final warning that the bell jar may return was a sobering look at my potential path. I found it strangely liberating despite the crushing knowledge that it lead to her end.