they rowed a little boat about five miles 'cross the pond

Oh, the drama's starting bright and early on this one...

[11:42] Sxxxxxxx Exxxxxxxxxx: the owner of safira changed her name lol

Yeah, I'm noticing names changing on my friendslist, too. I don't blame anyone for taking the chance, but it's causing some slight dissonance here and there, to go to bed seeing person XY on the list, and waking up to seeing person ABL instead.

[11:43] Pxxx Lxxxxxxx: owner of 1313 mockingbird lane did also
[11:44] Axxxxx Rxxxxxxx yawns and loads a rocket propelled snobbery seeking high explosive anti [egowh*re] harpoon into her launcher

Was...that necessary to say? Also, what are you getting at? You're against the people changing their names? Why?

[11:45] axxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx blinks
[11:45] hxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: Guys, this topic is off limits, please.
[11:45] hxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: It is too contentious at the moment.

I'm not sure why it should be contentious, though? I don't get the why behind the sudden drama burst.

[11:45] Hxxxx Cxxxx grinds teeth
[11:45] Sxxxxxxx Exxxxxxxxxx: apparently anything somone doesnt agree with is off limits

While I have inferred that before where this particular freebie and sales group is involved, it's mostly been discussion on stores that are or are not acceptable to post. In this case, the mod in question actually did seem to be less censoring, and more attempting to keep the peace.

[11:46] Sxxxxxxx Exxxxxxxxxx: but ok i just thought it was funny that even creators were doing it
[11:46] hxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: No Drama Zone.
[11:46] Sxxx Sxxxxx: Let's not ...
[11:46] axxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: I feel like I missed something, but I'm okay with that
[11:46] hxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: We are all stressed out, let's not play with fire, please.

Yeah. There's a lot of ambient stress already, we surely do not need to invent more reasons to be upset with things.

[11:46] Axxxxx Rxxxxxxx: hey dont mndme, i'm just a'mere resident' and everyone knows we're not real people right ?

Um...since when? I've said a lot of things about the abandoning of last names, but I don't think I've ever thought--or said--that people lacking last names weren't "real" residents.

[11:46] hxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: Shhhhh....
[11:47] Sxxx Sxxxxx: But, you are ..

Yes. And so they remain. But yes, new names for old and new friends are going to be challenging to keep up with for a while. All transitional states have growing pains.

In the meantime, Good Housekeeping magazine has been trying to put out more how-to-help-right-now lists for their readership. An earlier list of "cheap and healthy" foods goes off the rails fairly soon, but this one isn't terrible. Very few of their recommendations are intended to be complete meals; what they are designed for is to provide easy inserts for extra protein, fiber, or flavor that are shelf-stable. Variety in the pantry is never a bad thing.

And pulling back to SL, a big announcement from an unexpected direction. Got this from the maker of a hair store:

rafffle system I'm using has shut down :(

I had no idea and also got no info about this until just now, after the new round should have started i got a Notecard from the raffle saying:

'It is with a heavy heart that I am announcing today that all of the web-enabled products from Alicia Stella Design will end their service life as of April 15, 2020.'

So no idea on the cause, as this is the first I'd heard anything about it, but if anyone owns any product that ties in to a web server--fairly sure not the dance or DJ/club equipment, but definitely the raffle and contest boards, possibly the security equipment--are all going to stop working today. What does this mean for the haunted house? Well, if she's leaving SL, that's probably gone too. It's a shame, truly.