I am, apparently, an apple barbarian. I love Cortlands.

Outside is most likely a fire drill. They keep you inside for active shooter in case there's someone else outside to Target evacuees.

Just unfriended someone for sharing that "I'm not voting for Trump, I'm voting for the GOP platform" dreck. Igh.

I always forget about the achy lymph nodes following a vaccination. Got flu/covid today and… ow.

Countdown to, “He was talking about the 2020 election.”

It is understandably hard, as a book lover, when you do it the first few times, (and stripping paperbacks is different from weeding a library collection,) but I’ve done both - Kroch’s and Brentano’s in the early ‘80s - and don’t even wince any more.

Only when they’re falling apart from overuse and we’ve ordered a replacement!

What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders? Libraries regularly throw away/recycle books and that’s okay.

What is the best reason to use when reporting? Guessing it's "other" but then what?

Ye gods!