weekend

[cellio]

This year's bunny melt (hosted as always by ralphmelton and lorimelton) was a great success. The fondue was easy to manage, neither too hot nor too cold, and we had vast quantities of food. We also got to see dr4b, visiting from Seattle

Comments

[indigodove]

Church nurseries could probably use the pagers to summon the parents of a sick or unruly child to the nursery so that they can foist the child back onto his/her parents. :-)

[dmnsqrl]

Yeah, that would be my guess, too

[cellio]

A pager for parents makes sense, true. The built-in coaster requires more rationalization. :-)

[tashabear]

Something to place your sacramental wine on? Or your beer? (Sorry, I've seen the Blue Collar Comedy Tour movie one too many times, I guess.)

I think that the coaster thing is just a side benefit, in this situation. It's certainly a nice discreet way to get a parent's attention that their little angel is having a meltdown in the nursery.

[rectangularcat]

Why am I not surprised P&G is mentionned in that cleaning article.

[cellio]

I've seen it randomly throughout the city -- certainly Oakland, I think Highland Park, and other places here and there. Maybe not Shadyside. Some neighborhoods seem to be more aggressive in discouraging it.

[nickjong]

I suppose you could say it ends on a cliff-hanger. :-)

Heh. I showed season three to a bunch of friends last semester, before season four came out. One of my friends asked if the season ended on a cliffhanger. I instantly responded, "no." When we finally reached the end of the last episode, I looked over at her dismayed face and explained, "if it were a cliffhanger, he'd still be on the cliff!"

[cellio]

I suppose you're right; it's merely close to being a cliffhanger. But you've gotta score some points for the presence of an actual cliff. :-)

[jducoeur]

a $7 coupon for Allavert, an OTC allergy drug. (If the coupon is for $7, I shudder to think what the stuff actually costs.)

Actually, it isn't too awful. Alavert is a generic replacement for Claritin, and costs about half as much. (Still about $.50 per pill, but that's manageable for an all-day drug.) I use the stuff all the time. $7 is pretty decent -- about 25% off the standard box of 48.

I suppose you could say it ends on a cliff-hanger.

Once upon a time, just after B5 had introduced John Sheridan, folks were complaining incessantly about how damned smug and happy he was all the time. JMS responded that yes, that was true right now, but just wait -- he'd be dropped down a deep hole eventually.

My jaw dropped the first time I saw that scene. JMS really is a bastard sometimes...