feeling the need to hold an intervention w/a colleague who insists on sending e-mail in RTF

DW & youngest daughter realized that the flight daughter is catching back to school is scheduled to leave at 11am, not the 1pm they thought. So they tear-ass to the airport in a mild panic, and get there in time.

Youngest attempts to board said flight & is informed, that no--that pass is for the 1pm flight.

MOTHER FORKING SHIRTBALLS

Dare I hope?

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1465075739536072715.html

on the other hand, this is pretty enthusiastic

https://www.allrecipes.com/article/costco-eggnog-wine/

Went to costco this afternoon & saw they were selling something called Egg Nog Wine Cocktail.

WTF?

If Merrick Garland Doesn’t Charge Trump and His Coup Plotters, Our Democracy Is Toast
https://www.thedailybeast.com/if-merrick-garland-doesnt-charge-trump-and-his-coup-plotters-our-democracy-is-toast

A fleeting moment of harmony. #caturday

Chinese Spam Network Aims to Discredit U.S. COVID Vaccine
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/chinese-spam-network-aims-to-discredit-u-s-covid-vaccine-and-response-report-finds/

Hah--daughter had to work, but I was able to figure out how to hook up the video capture card gizmo she got for her birthday. I AM THE CHAMPION!

She was so bummed it wasn't working.

via @sfleetucker
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1464317734217519106.html

LOL--hilarious as usual
https://getfivedollars.com/

godDAMN these electric sex pants!

The Trial of Ahmaud Arbery's Killers Almost Did Not Happen - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/ahmaud-arbery-verdict-guilty/620817/

Is daddy Warbucks patterned on Bezos?

I need a better tv antenna

Will Putin Invade Ukraine? Russians Are Being Told to Get Used to the Idea
https://www.thedailybeast.com/will-putin-invade-ukraine-russians-are-being-told-to-get-used-to-the-idea

I was going to recommend Dune, but that's off of HBO max now, alas.

what's a good post-dinner movie for thanksgiving? Youngest attendee is 18

Good stuff
https://www.rawstory.com/veteran-infiligrated-three-percenters/