Or…plot twist… you could go with an entirely other theme. Sweet gerkins, mozzarella balls, pigs in a blanket, pepperoni and other meats unsliced that guests can cut themselves, cherry tomatoes, mini cucumber… the possibilities are endless here and it’s a lot more creative 👹
so basically go full bachelorette party on that unborn baby genitalia? Dick straws and cake, too?
I'd have a few blue foods on offer: blueberries, blue cheese, maybe blue corn chips, but otherwise make the blue accents non food items: scatter a few blue pansies, use blue plates or napkins, blue irises in a vase, etc.
Personally, I find adding blue to other foods makes them less appetizing than without the blue - even if it's just a little blue in white chocolate or some blue sprinkles on top.
Omg circa - there is an asshole and it isn’t you. I’d tell them both the party needs to move to moms and they need to do what it takes to make that happen (call people, get her place ready, whatever).
I mean...most families go out for a meal and ice cream after graduation, but ok.
Right? Or have a party for family and friends (which seems up Trump's alley). I just don't see how the Rs and conservative Christian's keep pushing him as a family man.
he’s a man. He has a family. He thinks that family exists purely to serve him and revolve around his whims under his complete control. Sounds like their idea of a family man.
I also admit I have a bit of an issue with thinking my kids looking unkept is a reflection on me.
Oh, I *know* people think my kid’s eccentric appearance and presentation are a reflection on me (and my parenting). After all, I’m the crazy lady who is “letting her kid be trans.”
Which is exactly why they can wear their lavender polo shirt with tie dye sweatpants the second it comes out of the laundry - even if that is twice in one week.
They are going to face judgmental bullshit everyday. They might as well face it in their five favorite outfits.
What makes this your child's dream trip? (that could help guide us).
If you like hiking and beaches, Id' suggest taking one of your SF days to drive the GG bridge, then the headlands and Highway 1 to Muir Woods for some tall trees (make a reservation ahead for parking) and finish at Stinson Beach with a picnic dinner from Parkside followed by the sunset.. It's a northern CA sand castle/surfing/picnic beach, not a swimming one (cold water), so you don't need shorts or bathing suits.
I can’t wait for Trump to not go to Barron’s graduation.
It will be epic.
But I’m bracing to be disappointed by some BS loophole where Trump goes for exactly 4 minutes. And then begs for money at some fundraiser in another state. He’s definitely not waiting around for hours at a ceremony and a party where he is not the center of attention and praise.
My bingo square: he shows for 10 minutes as the "keynote speaker" which he turns into a mini campaign rally.
Which surfaces are you painting? (outside or inside?) If only one broad side, I'd tape off the four sides that face the frame (top, bottom, hinge, bolt sides.) And paint your edges/corners first so they can dry first. If needed, touch those up on a different day.
I take the photos, so I’m rarely in them. But a few years ago I started to try to include myself occasionally. I will ask a stranger to photograph all of us and I’ll also make a point of doing a selfie with one of the kids occasionally so they’ll have visual proof I was there and loved them.
I do annual calendars for each set of grandparents and always try to include a photo of each of them in their own version and each of their kids at least somewhere. My challenge is making sure my BIL is somewhere in MILs (he lives out of state so I have 2-3 days a year to get something) and I’ve had years when I finished my moms only to realize I should probably find one with me (and the kids) to swap in there. Lol.
I agree on scooping the cookies. And I think one cookie which fits in the standard treat bag is fine, even if that is more of a "medium" cookie. The kids will already have eaten a boatload of treats and this will likely be their third or fourth dessert of the evening, consumed in minutes without regret. So don't drive yourself too crazy
I use nongendered language when speaking about someone if I don’t know their gender, or a hypothetical person, or an undefined person. In the case of not knowing with a specific person, I sometimes steer away from pronouns entirely (including they/them). It’s not that one can’t use ‘they’ generically (that is fine), but it has a meaning as a singular personal pronoun.
On how grammar is taught - I think this depends on the school. My children’s school hasn’t changed their curriculum but I know kids who attend schools that have more inclusive grammar lessons. However, it’s worth remembering the singular ‘they’ predates the singular ‘you’ (Shakespeare used the singular they occasionally but would never have replaced thou with you). we are really just reincorporating and old idea.
Which National Park has been home to missile testing, oryxes (the subsaharan animal) and lots of gypsum? (White Sands. the sand is actually gypsum which means it stays comfortable to walk on at high temperatures when beach sand would be very hot. It is also home to the globe's largest collection of Ice-Age fossilized footprints.)
What color is the Golden Gate Bridge? (international orange - which is a very red "orange")
4-5 National Parks have a color in their name. Which are they? Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Redwood, White Sands, Yellowstone, Mesa Verde*
5-6 National Parks mention plants in their names. Which are they? Everglades, Joshua Tree, Redwood, Saguaro, Sequoia, Petrified Forrest*
Lots of people travel for pride celebrations. Where were the first pride marches held? (June of 1970 in NYC, Chicago, LA and SF to commemorate the anniversary of Stonewall).
I'm feeling very defeatist about everything right now.
so am I.
In the most clear cut of these protests, Students are asking a University to ask a Hedgefund to stop investing in a Company in the hopes that the company will respond by stopping business in Israel, in hopes that Netanyahu will be swayed and change course on bombings and starvation.
It’s a convoluted long game tactic for a very dire and immediate situation.
I fear for the lives of the hostages *and* the lives of the residents of Gaza who are staving and dying from bombs. This is a horrific tragedy.
The genocide in Palestine is also an American problem. Our tax money funds it. We have Palestinian-American citizens. They are re-writing laws in America to say that criticizing Israel is antisemitic. I don’t see how you could possibly think this has nothing to do with us?
i literally got smacked down for saying the protests should be directed at those who are in a relevant position of power - our possible next president, Congress, state legislators making those laws you mention. That's what started this. Me suggesting those same students could hop a subway to downtown if they wanted to impact those with greater power over American foreign policy.
Locally, I'm seeing actions that only affect people who don't have relevant power. Asking for divestment from organizations that are barred by state law from divesting feels like that.
Did you feel this way with the BLM protests happening in other parts of the country than the events that sparked them? Because I'm guessing that's a resounding, "No."
race based police brutality and mistreatment is a pervasive American problem - regardless of what specific incident or location is sparking action. So protests anywhere in the UiS is drawing attention to somewhere near where violence has previously occurred and may occur again.
However, I have a different (but related) reason to take back what I said. I oppose protest actions which directly target American Jews or Israelis living in the US. So stick with the college lawn encampments.
In come out of your house and find tracks around your house. Would you rather it be a bear or human? That one sent a chill up my neck.
I've loved this question and enjoyed the commentary around it.
I'd be more freaked out by Bear tracks.
But we on a corner and people think it's okay to walk their dogs all over our lawn and occasionally one even gets in the back yard. I'd just think it was yet another person who thinks owning a dog is a license to trespass.
if they want policy change, get where the people making policy are. Which isn’t some hall at Humboldt PolyTechnic. There is space set aside specifically for free speech/protest at the courthouse and yet I haven’t heard any reports of mass action there. Nor in DC near the legislature.
also, you don’t seem very informed on what has or has not been happening in NYC
True. Stepping out.
Locally, I'm seeing actions that only affect people who don't have relevant power. Asking for divestment from organizations that are barred by state law from divesting feels like that.
I want to see some of the Gaza protestors showing up at the courthouse. This jack ass could be making US foreign policy for four years. Let him know how you feel rather than shutting down finals study groups of equally inconsequential classmates.
This is some statement.
if they want policy change, get where the people making policy are. Which isn’t some hall at Humboldt PolyTechnic. There is space set aside specifically for free speech/protest at the courthouse and yet I haven’t heard any reports of mass action there. Nor in DC near the legislature.
His team set up a campaign stop last week with about 100 supporters at a construction site after Trump complained that there weren't sufficient crowds outside the courthouse to support him
I want to see some of the Gaza protestors showing up at the courthouse. This jack ass could be making US foreign policy for four years. Let him know how you feel rather than shutting down finals study groups of equally inconsequential classmates.
Brooks Brothers/Brooks Brothers outlet? I find the Nordstroms staff around here only help the regulars, so its not somewhere I'd look for a suit if you aren't in that department regularly.