Overheard at Panera

Last week Toby and I ate dinner at Panera, and sat near a woman with a loud voice who regaled us all her dinner companion with various stories and opinions. Near the end of the meal, I made notes on what I remembered she said.

1. Speed dating hack: bring snacks like beef jerky bites. The other women at the event told her she was cheating.
2. Something about the Rothschilds and “I totally support her. She has evidence proving she’s a duchess.”
3. A weird metaphor about monkeys reaching into pockets and “I don’t want to be that monkey.”

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Ask Metafilter, really, ask anywhere, in a nutshell:

Q. Hello, I would like to read some Rollicking Space Adventures! Can you recommend any?

A. What about [author]? He does gods and monsters, not aliens and space. Or what about [book]? It's not in space, but it's got superheroes!

(I am not the questioner. I offered up Lindsay Buroker's Fallen Empire and Rachel Bach's Paradox series.)

Bird Photo Booth pics!

Our first Bird Photo Booth pictures!

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