I just read that my great-great-great-great grandmother Marie-Anne Benoist was banished from France and exiled to Louisiana by order of the king. Her crime was blasphemy. She ended up meeting and marrying my great x4 grandfather Pierre Rachal in Natchitoches Louisiana in 1719. He was a drummer in the military. Interesting couple!
Re: Little Details from Your Day
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2026 11:41 pm
by Frankie99
That's.....badass. I'm afraid my origin stories would not include such noble sounding rebellions, so I just don't bother checking.
Re: Little Details from Your Day
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2026 1:16 pm
by enframed
Happy 311!!!
Re: Little Details from Your Day
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2026 4:12 pm
by gazza
saw a four leaf clover while walking down the sidewalk which was pretty neat
also found out that a guy i work with is into a bunch of really cool bands such as archers of loaf, gbv, silkworm, and a bunch of others that we talked about for a while
super nice guy too
every now and then i run into someone from outside chicago that knows about silkworm and it makes me happy
Re: Little Details from Your Day
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2026 7:54 am
by Dave N.
My work uniform looks very similar to a border patrol uniform. The gas station I go to in the morning usually has construction and landscaping workers gassing up and buying breakfast tacos. Sometimes the store empties out pretty quickly when I walk in. I held the door open for a guy as he was walking in, and he looked bewildered. He was clearly from South of the border, and I wasn’t sure if his confusion was because of my uniform, or the fact that I am a man holding the door for another man, or both. It’s not uncommon for men to hold the door for other men in Texas.
My drive to work takes me down a rural farm-to-market road, where deer are abundant. There’s deer crossing sign I pass every morning. Someone sharpied a massive dong on the picture of the bounding deer. The dong has been on there for at least three years, since I began that route to work. It brings me a bit of joy every time I pass the sign, and I hope the well-endowed deer will remain there for years to come.
Re: Little Details from Your Day
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2026 9:25 am
by enframed
Dave N. wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2026 7:54 am
It’s not uncommon for men to hold the door for other men in Texas.