StephanieL Posted June 1, 2024 Author Share Posted June 1, 2024 Thank goodness he wasn't like his namesake (or, too bad his namesake wasn't like him). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted June 9, 2024 Author Share Posted June 9, 2024 (edited) I was out of town at a conference the last couple of days, so I didn't witness this personally. N was having trouble sleeping last night, and about 2 AM she heard these weird banging sounds against the sliding glass doors in our bedroom that open up into the backyard. Good news: not a burglar. Weird news: it was 2 raccoons mating. When she banged on the door, they looked at her and kept right on doing their thing. They only left after N opened the doors and the house alarm went off. Edited June 9, 2024 by StephanieL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted June 9, 2024 Share Posted June 9, 2024 Understandably annoying but I bet I am not the only one here who would have been curious to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted June 9, 2024 Share Posted June 9, 2024 You win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted June 9, 2024 Share Posted June 9, 2024 (edited) Pix or it didn't happen. Edited June 10, 2024 by small h 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison rustique Posted June 9, 2024 Share Posted June 9, 2024 I'm laughing because since I feed the birds and all the wildlife that comes out of our woods, there is always mating or a rumble going on on our patio or deck during the night. Someone could film critter porn here if they were so inclined. I usually open the window and tell them to take it out in the yard. Not that they ever listen to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyn Posted July 8, 2024 Share Posted July 8, 2024 An all time record high temperature today in Las Vegas--120. Good news for me is I live at one of the higher elevations. We only hit 118 🥵 Bad news for travelers though. 140 flight delays. 13 cancellations. Most due to weights and balance issues due to the heat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted July 8, 2024 Share Posted July 8, 2024 Gross. Only around 104 when I was there last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted July 8, 2024 Author Share Posted July 8, 2024 I have a colleague who lives in Palm Springs, where it hit 123 a few days ago. The water temperature in his pool was 103 yesterday--the same as a hot tub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted July 13, 2024 Share Posted July 13, 2024 What a weird thing to spend a day figuring out… This morning I read a poem by Jenny Xie in the NYRB that was so good I decided to read more. I kind of knew the name. My library had two of her collections and Book Culture had one of those heavily discounted. I bought the latter and borrowed the other one. While I am traveling around to do this I am trying to find out more about her. Oh, she has written a novel too. And there are photos of her online with two radically different haircuts. So different they make her features look different. And there’s a website, jennymxie.com. And another one jennyxiewrites.com Wait. There are two Jenny Xie’s. Similar in age I’d say, both Chinese-American. One is a poet who has not written a novel. The other is a novelist who has published no poetry. Can you imagine how often they complimented for the other’s work? I mean, if people can confuse Naomi Klein with Naomi Wolf. Anyway, they are entitled to different hairstyles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted July 13, 2024 Share Posted July 13, 2024 You're saying that Naomi Klein and Naomi Wolf are different people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted July 14, 2024 Share Posted July 14, 2024 I am insisting that Jenny Xie and Jenny Xie are different people and that I didn’t know when I crawled out of bed this morning that I would be on a journey to establish that. Me, I confuse Naomi Wolf with Monica Lewinsky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted July 14, 2024 Share Posted July 14, 2024 21 minutes ago, Wilfrid said: Me, I confuse Naomi Wolf with Monica Lewinsky. Wait, what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted July 14, 2024 Share Posted July 14, 2024 I read Holding Pattern by the novelist Jenny Xie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted July 14, 2024 Share Posted July 14, 2024 Wow, I am reading the poet but that may well lead me to the novel by the completely different person. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted July 14, 2024 Share Posted July 14, 2024 2 hours ago, small h said: Wait, what? Hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted July 14, 2024 Share Posted July 14, 2024 12 minutes ago, Sneakeater said: Hair I wonder if Wilf mixes me up with Cousin Itt. Could happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted July 14, 2024 Share Posted July 14, 2024 12 hours ago, Sneakeater said: Hair. Correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted July 18, 2024 Share Posted July 18, 2024 Wasted some time this morning getting Google Gemini confused. Can't say I blame it. 😂 Quote You're absolutely right. It seems there might be some conflicting information online about Jenny Xie's work. Here's what we know for sure: Jenny Xie is a published author. Her main focus appears to be on poetry, with two critically acclaimed collections: Eye Level (2018) and The Rupture Tense (2022). There might be a possibility of: Misinformation online: It's possible there's a mistake about a novel titled Holding Pattern by Jenny Xie. Another author: There could be another writer named Jenny Xie who writes novels. Here's what you can do to clarify: Check her official website (https://www.jennyxiewrites.com/) - This is the most reliable source for information about her work. Look for reviews or mentions of Holding Pattern by Jenny Xie - If it's a real novel, there should be some online presence. I apologize for the confusion earlier. It seems there's more research needed to definitively answer if Jenny Xie writes novels as well as poetry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted July 24, 2024 Share Posted July 24, 2024 I'm an empty nester for the next 4 weeks. Kid just left for camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted July 24, 2024 Share Posted July 24, 2024 Make cookies to send to camp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted July 24, 2024 Share Posted July 24, 2024 To me this sounds more like a Reason To Be Cheerful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted July 24, 2024 Share Posted July 24, 2024 1 hour ago, Sneakeater said: To me this sounds more like a Reason To Be Cheerful. Indeed! As in "only 4 weeks"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted July 24, 2024 Share Posted July 24, 2024 5 hours ago, voyager said: Make cookies to send to camp? Packages are not allowed to be sent. But he went up with abundant snacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted July 24, 2024 Share Posted July 24, 2024 4 hours ago, Sneakeater said: To me this sounds more like a Reason To Be Cheerful. Yes, but right now it's just strange that he's out of the house for 4 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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