I had the world’s best Saturday — visited a high school friend I hadn’t seen in person since… well, since I was in high school. So a while :). We had a fantastic day, and I can’t wait to get back for another visit. But Sunday and today? They’ve been very Adultier Adult days. Grab a glass of something to nourish your inner Adulty Person and join me below the story break and after a word from our sponsor for some Open Thread, and the answer to “why is today Frabjous?”
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First, the Adulting. Friday's NorBombaEaster caused some damage at Casa Brillig. That tree I mentioned in my Top Comments diary Friday night did not, in fact, stay leaning. It came down on our chainlink fence — BUT missed all structures and didn’t land on the neighbor’s property. The wind gusts also ripped off one of the gutters on the north side of the house, and left a piece of flashing dangling. So I got to be an Adult by calling the Tree Guy to get a new estimate since we do NOT need anyone to climb up the live tree to take the dead tree down, and by wrangling the automated menu to get an actual customer service representative at my insurance company to file a claim.
So why is today Frabjous? Because after almost a month, we got our washer and dryer delivered to replace the nonfunctional ones. I cleaned the floor under where they’d been for the past 15 years, that DEFINITELY is not for the faint of heart. Tomorrow the gas is hooked up (gas dryer) and I will be able to do laundry. That is not usually a cause for celebration, but for this week, it is.
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Several highlights (remember, we don’t always see all the “great/top comment” highlights so send them in!!):
Roberto De Beers said this comment by rugbymom filled in the blanks on Jared. From today’s Abbreviated Pundit Roundup.
milkdud loved Chilipalmer’s comment on swamp draining, from Jen Hayden’s Legal experts cry foul over Trump's private clubs ordering golf trinkets with the presidential seal.
From yours truly, brillig:
bosdcla14 explains Ryan’s motivation. From Kerry Elevald’s Amid school shootings and Russia's hacking, Paul Ryan discovers passion and urgency—on tariffs.
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