One note for commenters....Please watch your comments. Just because you don't like a woman doesn't make misogynistic comments about looks and emotional behavoir okay. There is plenty to criticize here without resorting to looks or accusing a woman of being hysterical. Thanks so much.
The kitchen looked like a mausoleum. Not a single photo or cannister or dish towel or fruit bowl or cookie jar or...and the insulting fantasy that a US senator can work in Washington DC and still choose to frame herself as "America's Mom," is a political felony, an assault on women everywhere who know that working even 15 minutes from your house and raising a family means that every day you come home to a kitchen that isn't on fire is a good one.
I am so confused about the massive kitchens where there is no evidence of actual cooking, no decoration or personalization, AND also massive amounts of cabinets/storage. Do they haul all their small appliances and cookware out when they use them? Do they actually just get a lot of takeout or go out to eat a lot? Do they have a separate kitchen off to the side for actual food preparation? Inquiring minds want to know. If I were rich AF and never cooked, my dream kitchen would have a nice island and bar for parties and only a standard amount of cabinets and storage. All that extra space would be used for something else.
BRB I'm just going to go think about what a dream kitchen would look like if it were specifically designed for maximum entertaining and parties and minimum cooking.
We're beginning planning our kitchen reno, and this is the picture I'll use for "NOT!" or "opposite of this, please!" When beige is your life's choice.
I'm in my mid-30s and I have just finally accepted that beige is not a "grown up" color and that I can decorate my house however the F I want, and that means bright colors and cool textures everywhere.
My fiancé and I were beside ourselves watching this last night. I mean yes she said some disturbing things but it’s the way she said it that made it truly unhinged.
I felt like she was trying to get me to join her sex cult. Ma’am why are you smiling so much while talking about gang rape? And whispering like you broke into my house in the middle of the night? Please, I need a young priest and an old priest…
Sen. Katie Biggs’ Republican response to the SOTU was a hilarious, pathetically-contrived, disingenuous disaster of blatant bullshit and breathless, bizarrely overacted pseudo-drama.
This is what happens when sociopaths attempt to mimic & modulate human emotion or “concern” and “empathy”, lol.
The tattered remains of the MAGA-mutated GOP is in its death-throes…
Love the dingus bracket. Hate the double capcha I had to do for every single vote. And the spammy ad at the bottom that had a misleading button encouraging me to "confirm entry."
I also hate the double captcha! When I set it up the captcha was required unless I was going to limit votes to 1 per device or 1 per IP. The big upside of this bracket poll is that it is free for me to use, but the downside is that I can't make any changes to it now that it's set up.
Thank you for the heads-up about the ad. I run an adblocker on my home network so I wasn't aware of it. If the bracket poll ends up being fun for everyone I'll try to find a better service to run it on next year, even if it costs a few bucks.
((salutes)) Thank you for your service. Had come here to say "Hi, it must be me; I'm the dingus" because some of those questions are just so random and they take so long! Doing so only to poke fun at myself, though. Thanks again for setting this up, Beau.
I mean if you are going to double down on speaking from the kitchen, at least make sure it isn't the most depressing looking kitchen one has ever seen.
When I went to bed last night my final thought was that I couldn’t wait to read all about Katie Britt in your newsletter in the morning. You never disappoint!
I had class last night, so I'm working my way through the SOTU at work. Then I'll wade through the rebuttal (shudder).
But more importantly than ALL OF THAT NONSENSE (and definitely Katie Britt) is that I got to finally read This American Ex-Wife, which was FANTASTIC. So, I boostered for it in my newsletter today because everyone, EVERYONE, should read it:
A good thing I did last week was provide the most awkwardly timed recommendation for your new book, Lyz! I was standing at the right place at the right time during a pre-church choir rehearsal and accidentally got to witness a dear friend's marriage, and before the ink was dry on that certificate I deadass blurted out "I have a book you should have read!" She DOES want to read it, so...
One of my favorite beers was a Grimbergen, also brewed by Monks, in the Cirque du Gavarnie, after a 7 mile hike up there. I was hot, and only had enough cash for one. Probably a good thing, since I still had to hike back down. I’ve looked for it here in the US but it wouldn’t be as good without the view.
One note for commenters....Please watch your comments. Just because you don't like a woman doesn't make misogynistic comments about looks and emotional behavoir okay. There is plenty to criticize here without resorting to looks or accusing a woman of being hysterical. Thanks so much.
Your Yellow Wallpaper reference made my day!
The kitchen looked like a mausoleum. Not a single photo or cannister or dish towel or fruit bowl or cookie jar or...and the insulting fantasy that a US senator can work in Washington DC and still choose to frame herself as "America's Mom," is a political felony, an assault on women everywhere who know that working even 15 minutes from your house and raising a family means that every day you come home to a kitchen that isn't on fire is a good one.
Morgue Kitchen Aesthetic
I am so confused about the massive kitchens where there is no evidence of actual cooking, no decoration or personalization, AND also massive amounts of cabinets/storage. Do they haul all their small appliances and cookware out when they use them? Do they actually just get a lot of takeout or go out to eat a lot? Do they have a separate kitchen off to the side for actual food preparation? Inquiring minds want to know. If I were rich AF and never cooked, my dream kitchen would have a nice island and bar for parties and only a standard amount of cabinets and storage. All that extra space would be used for something else.
BRB I'm just going to go think about what a dream kitchen would look like if it were specifically designed for maximum entertaining and parties and minimum cooking.
We're beginning planning our kitchen reno, and this is the picture I'll use for "NOT!" or "opposite of this, please!" When beige is your life's choice.
I'm in my mid-30s and I have just finally accepted that beige is not a "grown up" color and that I can decorate my house however the F I want, and that means bright colors and cool textures everywhere.
Get it girl! If not now, then when?
My fiancé and I were beside ourselves watching this last night. I mean yes she said some disturbing things but it’s the way she said it that made it truly unhinged.
I felt like she was trying to get me to join her sex cult. Ma’am why are you smiling so much while talking about gang rape? And whispering like you broke into my house in the middle of the night? Please, I need a young priest and an old priest…
This made me literally lol!
A+ for the Austin powers reference. 😂
Oh. My. Gawd. Swing…and a miss 😂😂😂
Sen. Katie Biggs’ Republican response to the SOTU was a hilarious, pathetically-contrived, disingenuous disaster of blatant bullshit and breathless, bizarrely overacted pseudo-drama.
This is what happens when sociopaths attempt to mimic & modulate human emotion or “concern” and “empathy”, lol.
The tattered remains of the MAGA-mutated GOP is in its death-throes…
They’re finished.
YESSSSSSS!!!! Thank you for pointing out the abuse statistics!
And DO NOT GET ME STARTED on her human trafficking nonsense. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I saw red.
Slay. "a pot roast of racism served with a heaping side of straw man."
I like my straw man au gratin, the cheesier the better. This moment in history is meeting my menu needs -- meeting AND exceeding.
Love the dingus bracket. Hate the double capcha I had to do for every single vote. And the spammy ad at the bottom that had a misleading button encouraging me to "confirm entry."
I also hate the double captcha! When I set it up the captcha was required unless I was going to limit votes to 1 per device or 1 per IP. The big upside of this bracket poll is that it is free for me to use, but the downside is that I can't make any changes to it now that it's set up.
Thank you for the heads-up about the ad. I run an adblocker on my home network so I wasn't aware of it. If the bracket poll ends up being fun for everyone I'll try to find a better service to run it on next year, even if it costs a few bucks.
Thank you for the explanation. That makes sense.
I voted anyway, got through them all, even though some of those tents may be worth more than the castles.
The captchas are so strange!
I wondered about that, too.
((salutes)) Thank you for your service. Had come here to say "Hi, it must be me; I'm the dingus" because some of those questions are just so random and they take so long! Doing so only to poke fun at myself, though. Thanks again for setting this up, Beau.
Thanks for setting up these brackets, Beau! It was fun.
Hi! I'm not getting a selection box on each entry. Just on one in each bracket. Something I'm doing wrong?
You select the name of the person you want to vote for to win, then click "vote"
For whatever reason, it isn't working for me, but I'm with you in spirit!
I had the same issue, what fixed it for me was clicking on the three dots at the top of my screen and opening the page in a new browser window
Ooh! I'll try that! Thank you.
I agree, the double capcha was a pain, but I got good by the end. Bonus--I still can learn!!
That's a million dollar kitchen, not a middle class one, trust me. That stuff is expensive.
It doesn't matter how much it costs, it's still ugly as sin
Amen. No sign of life!
Also, if you follow BEKS @antifaoperative on Threads, all the sexual predators are churchgoing, police officers, MAGGATS.
Scout leaders...
Dan Savage hasn't updated his Youth Pastor Watch in some time, though not for lack of material:
https://www.thestranger.com/religion/2016/04/29/24022546/the-return-of-youth-pastor-watch
YES!
90% of the Catholic priesthood.
Well yeah and I also don’t believe this woman ever volunteers for carpool duty or pumps her own gas, like she pretends
She pushed the maid out of the kitchen just before she got on camera...
Not before the maid pulled out the chair for her, of course.
LOL! Exactly!
I mean if you are going to double down on speaking from the kitchen, at least make sure it isn't the most depressing looking kitchen one has ever seen.
Josh Hawley vs Mike Johnson? Two dingii meeting in such an early bracket bring a tear to my eye 😢 😂
How to eliminate one?? Where is the sword of Solomon when you need it!
You win. Great comment.
so many Sophie's choices in these brackets
When I went to bed last night my final thought was that I couldn’t wait to read all about Katie Britt in your newsletter in the morning. You never disappoint!
Me too!
I had class last night, so I'm working my way through the SOTU at work. Then I'll wade through the rebuttal (shudder).
But more importantly than ALL OF THAT NONSENSE (and definitely Katie Britt) is that I got to finally read This American Ex-Wife, which was FANTASTIC. So, I boostered for it in my newsletter today because everyone, EVERYONE, should read it:
https://ashasanaker.substack.com/p/whats-your-yes
A good thing I did last week was provide the most awkwardly timed recommendation for your new book, Lyz! I was standing at the right place at the right time during a pre-church choir rehearsal and accidentally got to witness a dear friend's marriage, and before the ink was dry on that certificate I deadass blurted out "I have a book you should have read!" She DOES want to read it, so...
Oh, and: your URL metadata is perfection.
I'm 60, and my kitchen has NEVER been that clean and empty, unless I was moving.
One of my favorite beers was a Grimbergen, also brewed by Monks, in the Cirque du Gavarnie, after a 7 mile hike up there. I was hot, and only had enough cash for one. Probably a good thing, since I still had to hike back down. I’ve looked for it here in the US but it wouldn’t be as good without the view.
Love that yellow wallpaper reference.