OMG, my daughter and I were texting about how much we LOVE Ella Emhoff. “She’s so normal,” my daughter said. “Like a real person,” I agreed. Do these misogynists get out in the world? Do they KNOW any 25 year olds? Actually, I hope they don’t, because I’d like these creepers to stay the hell away from our daughters and sisters and friends. My disgust is visceral. Is it any wonder my 35 yo accomplished and kickass daughter is just “over” men? Nah. She’s a rational person and the odds are against finding a “good one” like her father.
Lyz I live for your Friday Substack. Coffee and Dingus of the week.
1. I bet Ella Emhof could kick Hanania’s whiny insecure ass. He’d run first, though.
2. I’m all in for recoding O’Hare as “LYZ.” I hate the place. The number of times I’ve found myself hoofing through poorly marked plywood-walled and freshly dug up construction hell areas to find a way, ANY way, to get to civilization and some kind of transportation. It reminds me of the old Manfred Mann’s Earth Band song, “Stranded:”
Stranded in Iowa
Stranded in Iowa
Better get the Breakdown squad out
Get me rolling on
I figured you’d also appreciate the home state callout 😀.
Ella Emhoff gives be a vibe that she knows what the Church of the Subgenius is and has DOBBS AWARENESS and can sense "Bob's" presence and influence in all things.
This current dingus comes off as the one who if he had a son like Gus he would have had him shipped off to some institution like Rain Man to keep him out of sight or just lose his shit if his son did not become Varsity Jock Stud in high school.
O'Hare was my home airport for the first 25 years of my life, and my primary destination for the next 10. (My family has now all wisely followed me South to "ATL is my home airport" territory.) Now when I'm in O'Hare I feel the same sort of nostalgia that normal people probably feel attending football games at their old high school. I like to get a Starbucks at the top of the escalator down to the C-Concourse tunnel. I always have to pick up Garrett's Popcorn. I compulsively walk 5 miles deeply breathing the distinctive flop-sweat/disinfectant/recycled air scent of the place.
Oh! and on a trip last year, I ate at that Chili's 3 times in a single weekend of many layovers. No regrets, the breakfast is great and they have mimosas :)
*Airport* Chili's has a limited breakfast menu. I assume if you are an airport version of something, it makes sense to extend your hours to the hours when the business travelers are showing up.
I believe Richard Hanania got taken down when someone replied to him that he looked like a hypoallergenic dog.
I hope we get to see Gus Walz screaming about his dad for 8 years! He made me tear up watching the video. And I love how no one really (ok, mom gave it a bit of a try, but gave up quickly) tried to stop Gus from emoting because he was being true to himself and helping us all know who that guy on the stage was.
Yes because after Kamala we get Pete much as I think Tim is great both K and T are reaching retirement age and so Pete needs to be the second act!!!!!! Plus he’s amazing!!!!
I think what Democrats are really demonstrating is as simple - and profound - as that we have the ability to love, and that those on the other side do not. Or that maybe they do not know what love is. We should be sad for them, but it's not easy when they're trying so hard to hurt other people and still hold the political power to do so.
I find that the change in the tone of the campaign since Kamala became the nominee is something I hadn't been expecting - something I didn't know I needed. I hope that a lot of other Americans are feeling that too.
All that said, I'm sorry Ruwa Romman couldn't deliver those eloquent remarks. I wonder if they feared prejudice against hijab, that visual? We have to do better but we also have to make sure we win. Idk.
And there definitely needs to be some airport somewhere in the world with the code LYZ!
Is there still a Frontera in O'Hare? In the many many times I flew through Chicago when we lived in Madison, that was always the saving grace. (And not the weird gate where you have to walk outside and get on a little bus to get there!)
Tortas Frontera is IMO the only redeeming feature of ORD/LYZ. There are actually 3- one near the United gates, one near the American gates, and one in the international terminal. A solid 15-20 min wait because they make everything to order, but if you order online right after you land and still taxiing it’ll be ready to pick up when you get there.
Cheers to exciting new projects and airport Chilis. Jeers to this useless Dick who pays for Twitter and would probably log on here if he could to tell me "well actually it's X."
Since I'm heading to cedar rapids next month for a work thing I appreciate the O'Hare recs! I very much jumped at this travel in a way no one else did. Their loss: a weekend in September in the part of Iowa with bluffs just sounds fabulous to me, coming from Texas where we'll have highs in the 90s through October. My parents might make a drive over to visit (because what's six hours' drive one way for a brunch).
Hold up a minute! Is the foot massager in O'Hare the high-powered type like they have at the NY State Fair? The world famous (or at least Syracuse-famous) Footsie-Wootsie? Sit down, put your feet on the platform and insert a quarter and let your feet enjoy some very high powered vibration? That would instantly disperse any foot and leg swelling...Being able to do that after a cross-country flight might be enough to make me connect through O'Hare. Granted, my other options are JFK and Newark, so that's not saying a lot.
BRB - going to go buy up a bunch of Footsie Wootsies from EBay and install them at airports.
Perfection! Ella Emhoff is adorable. Let women be people!
Since I don't want to be a 70 year old white dude commenting on a younger (or any) woman's appearance in public, I'll put it here:
I love your tattoos. I like mine too.
I like what you're not doing with your hair. The grey is fabulous, in my opinion.
I love what you're not doing with your armpits and legs.
Please bear this in mind if anyone gives you grief.
Not that you should care what I think.
This community cares for everyone’s opinions.
OMG, my daughter and I were texting about how much we LOVE Ella Emhoff. “She’s so normal,” my daughter said. “Like a real person,” I agreed. Do these misogynists get out in the world? Do they KNOW any 25 year olds? Actually, I hope they don’t, because I’d like these creepers to stay the hell away from our daughters and sisters and friends. My disgust is visceral. Is it any wonder my 35 yo accomplished and kickass daughter is just “over” men? Nah. She’s a rational person and the odds are against finding a “good one” like her father.
Lyz I live for your Friday Substack. Coffee and Dingus of the week.
1. I bet Ella Emhof could kick Hanania’s whiny insecure ass. He’d run first, though.
2. I’m all in for recoding O’Hare as “LYZ.” I hate the place. The number of times I’ve found myself hoofing through poorly marked plywood-walled and freshly dug up construction hell areas to find a way, ANY way, to get to civilization and some kind of transportation. It reminds me of the old Manfred Mann’s Earth Band song, “Stranded:”
Stranded in Iowa
Stranded in Iowa
Better get the Breakdown squad out
Get me rolling on
I figured you’d also appreciate the home state callout 😀.
Ella Emhoff gives be a vibe that she knows what the Church of the Subgenius is and has DOBBS AWARENESS and can sense "Bob's" presence and influence in all things.
This current dingus comes off as the one who if he had a son like Gus he would have had him shipped off to some institution like Rain Man to keep him out of sight or just lose his shit if his son did not become Varsity Jock Stud in high school.
O'Hare was my home airport for the first 25 years of my life, and my primary destination for the next 10. (My family has now all wisely followed me South to "ATL is my home airport" territory.) Now when I'm in O'Hare I feel the same sort of nostalgia that normal people probably feel attending football games at their old high school. I like to get a Starbucks at the top of the escalator down to the C-Concourse tunnel. I always have to pick up Garrett's Popcorn. I compulsively walk 5 miles deeply breathing the distinctive flop-sweat/disinfectant/recycled air scent of the place.
Oh! and on a trip last year, I ate at that Chili's 3 times in a single weekend of many layovers. No regrets, the breakfast is great and they have mimosas :)
Chili's has breakfast? Also, how often does Pete fly through O'Hare? It should be #1 on his to do list?
*Airport* Chili's has a limited breakfast menu. I assume if you are an airport version of something, it makes sense to extend your hours to the hours when the business travelers are showing up.
Dingus Day! Happy Dingus Day!
I believe Richard Hanania got taken down when someone replied to him that he looked like a hypoallergenic dog.
I hope we get to see Gus Walz screaming about his dad for 8 years! He made me tear up watching the video. And I love how no one really (ok, mom gave it a bit of a try, but gave up quickly) tried to stop Gus from emoting because he was being true to himself and helping us all know who that guy on the stage was.
16 years. Tim can run in 2032. We can have Walzmania until 2040!
Eh, he's said he's not interested in being president and I just took him at his word. But I'd take him for 16 years!
I hadn’t heard that. It would be awesome if he decided being VP was his highest aim in politics though.
Yes because after Kamala we get Pete much as I think Tim is great both K and T are reaching retirement age and so Pete needs to be the second act!!!!!! Plus he’s amazing!!!!
Agreed!
I think what Democrats are really demonstrating is as simple - and profound - as that we have the ability to love, and that those on the other side do not. Or that maybe they do not know what love is. We should be sad for them, but it's not easy when they're trying so hard to hurt other people and still hold the political power to do so.
I find that the change in the tone of the campaign since Kamala became the nominee is something I hadn't been expecting - something I didn't know I needed. I hope that a lot of other Americans are feeling that too.
All that said, I'm sorry Ruwa Romman couldn't deliver those eloquent remarks. I wonder if they feared prejudice against hijab, that visual? We have to do better but we also have to make sure we win. Idk.
And there definitely needs to be some airport somewhere in the world with the code LYZ!
Is there still a Frontera in O'Hare? In the many many times I flew through Chicago when we lived in Madison, that was always the saving grace. (And not the weird gate where you have to walk outside and get on a little bus to get there!)
Tortas Frontera is IMO the only redeeming feature of ORD/LYZ. There are actually 3- one near the United gates, one near the American gates, and one in the international terminal. A solid 15-20 min wait because they make everything to order, but if you order online right after you land and still taxiing it’ll be ready to pick up when you get there.
Bird nerd coming in hot: Parrots with visible skin blush, so why not hens? I'm amazed it took science this long to figure that out.
Also, the attacks on candidates' kids have me seething. The right only cares about kids as an abstract political tool.
I wrote this last year, explaining how Richard Hanania misuses stats: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/5/25/2171393/-The-Drunk-s-Lamppost-or-How-the-Right-Wing-Uses-Statistics
Cheers to exciting new projects and airport Chilis. Jeers to this useless Dick who pays for Twitter and would probably log on here if he could to tell me "well actually it's X."
Since I'm heading to cedar rapids next month for a work thing I appreciate the O'Hare recs! I very much jumped at this travel in a way no one else did. Their loss: a weekend in September in the part of Iowa with bluffs just sounds fabulous to me, coming from Texas where we'll have highs in the 90s through October. My parents might make a drive over to visit (because what's six hours' drive one way for a brunch).
Hold up a minute! Is the foot massager in O'Hare the high-powered type like they have at the NY State Fair? The world famous (or at least Syracuse-famous) Footsie-Wootsie? Sit down, put your feet on the platform and insert a quarter and let your feet enjoy some very high powered vibration? That would instantly disperse any foot and leg swelling...Being able to do that after a cross-country flight might be enough to make me connect through O'Hare. Granted, my other options are JFK and Newark, so that's not saying a lot.
BRB - going to go buy up a bunch of Footsie Wootsies from EBay and install them at airports.
It could be worse: you could be getting stuck in Denver!
Thanks for the O’Hare tips. I am flying there in September and they will come in handy.
Also, would fly there more frequently if ORD became LYZ.