Avi and I do it together. Do it as a team with Kathie!

It is a lot more loosey-goosey/permissive/irreverent about words than all the other games. I've even emailed the Pears guy about a word that should have been accepted and had him respond "I can't believe I missed that one! It's in now!"

Have you considered a medically induced coma? But seriously, much sympathy. It is so unfair.

Yes, that one!

Avi and I have been playing Pears, have you tried that? I also beat my head against the Guardian's Wordiply puzzle on the regular.

I was a Dam troll collector as a child and am so very excited to listen to this!

The Curse Dies With Me is the best motto. We are heroes.

I hope you are collecting these as prompts for a writing workshop. I'm going to use Every Day We Plant Trees.

Senator Murray, there are worse things than a shutdown. You must use the weapons at your disposal in a fight for survival, and that is the moment we are in. Let it shut down!

It is from the perspective of a pair of young American male stoners who have mad appeal and a sense of the absurd. Things are dark over here but this doc was 2 hours of relief.

Stay in close touch with your American friends! But starve this government! Boycott everything, pull out your funds, cancel anything you can that gives money to the techlords, demand that your leaders stop appeasing.

Ooh! Have you seen the birding movie "Listers: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching"?! It is free on Youtube and believe me, it is such a gem! You don't even have to like birdwatching, but it helps.

Unsuitable Dog Walk Attire is a comedy concept that gives me joy and merriment, thank you!

We miss you terribly but nobody from any other country should travel here for any reason. We could never guarantee your safety before but now we can guarantee that you would be profoundly unsafe. It breaks my heart to think of how isolated we must become.

Why am I thinking of Frankenhooker? She had weird tics and repetitive phrases too. But I was rooting for her!