Used the "scissor sharpener" notch on the knife sharpener this morning. Wow! Freshly sharpened scissors are NICE! Also, reminder: do not run with scissors.
05:42 PM - Apr 29, 2024
Read the WaPo article paralleling US R's with the Tories. My thought is the Tories are lucky that they will hit bottom and rebuild, while our R's will keep some level of power thanks to gerrymandering and chicanery so will not reinvent. We are poorer for it.
11:30 AM - Apr 27, 2024
I have no reason to be surprised that I see no perspective or context for the situation in the Middle East. The US is undereducated. If fixing the M.E. was easy, it would have been done by now. Oh, and IT'S NOT OURS TO CONTROL. But, hey, shutdown schools and stir up shit. That's better. *sigh
11:07 AM - Apr 27, 2024
hey, here's Friday's post: "this Supreme Court is making my fucking head explode — again." any sane SCOTUS would have quickly slapped Trump down.
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10:31 AM - Apr 26, 2024
And with a sharp intake of breath through clinched teeth, he inhaled a long "ssssssss", a quantity more than sufficient to convert each molecule of poison into French fish, so he survived.
10:45 AM - Apr 26, 2024
I listened to that 2:40 circus of oral arguments and was so frustrated I wanted to cry. We are a Republic and we DO NOT HAVE A KING. Even in their Article II powers, if what the Pres does is illegal, there is recourse but the default is NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.
10:08 AM - Apr 26, 2024
TFW you have to add window film to the bottom foot of the closet mirror doors so the radar maps will stop showing you the creepy pocket dimensions you have attached to your home. *shudder
09:36 AM - Apr 25, 2024
Listening to SCOTUS oral argument for "Moyle v US" and I'm unsure. Idaho is arguing that State Law can override Federal Law. That's probably how they lose, but knowing the right wing will pretzel themselves to restrict abortion further, I don't know what to expect.
07:11 PM - Apr 24, 2024
I am a little confused by the expiration date on a sleeve of Everything Bagels. Is that the day they stop being bagels or the day they stop being EVERYTHING?
12:24 PM - Apr 24, 2024
Haven't figured out where to verify this, but it showed up in my other feed and I ROFL'd. In NYC Jury Voir Dire...
01:56 PM - Apr 22, 2024
Right now seems like a good time to remind everyone that Donald Trump’s first impeachment was for withholding military aid from Ukraine until he could extort its president for dirt on Joe Biden to sabotage our election.
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇸🇺🇦
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇸🇺🇦
02:46 PM - Apr 20, 2024
I am an optimist by nature and recognize the long curve of history is towards justice. That said... things like "any trial, but especially a guilty verdict, means he loses" paired with parts of House R's actually voting against his wishes? That looks REALLY promising.
01:30 PM - Apr 21, 2024
OMGOMGOMG so nobody will get this but - trying to figure out a way to make something i have to do easier (because it's dumb and manualAF) I just discovered a different form of the data that means (after some work today,) this AND every future run will be just a couple clicks. YAAAAAY!
02:16 PM - Apr 17, 2024
I see someone do something. It was unkind, or inconsiderate, or just plain mean or stupid. I start to react. My brain reminds me of times I've done the Exact Same Thing. I try to forgive. If possible, I speak to them (PRIVATELY) to explain what happened and what I thought. Maybe it helps?
11:52 AM - Apr 08, 2024
Given: you can't NOT think about something. You have to think about something ELSE.
Corollary: you can't NOT make a joke about something. You CAN say "I'm not making a joke about that." Repeatedly. Snarkily. LOUDLY. Into the face of the would-be joke target or subject. :|
Corollary: you can't NOT make a joke about something. You CAN say "I'm not making a joke about that." Repeatedly. Snarkily. LOUDLY. Into the face of the would-be joke target or subject. :|
05:10 PM - Apr 05, 2024
I am so used to the (very poor) coding behind business websites, that when something doesn't work - I immediately switch to a different browser and try again. DDG fail? Try Firefox. Fail there? Safari or Chrome. Annoying.
05:17 PM - Apr 04, 2024
10 Threaded Spouts
Bothsiderisms are almost universally incorrect - since facts, taken in the appropriate context, almost always define strong/weak positions or right/wrong scenarios. There are NOT two strong sides or two right decisions - and to think so is missing some context.
11:15 AM - Apr 04, 2024
How upsetting it is when my Apple devices don't work together correctly is a testament to the fact that such behavior is not normal. Hours of updates and configuration changes to get my new watch to stop randomly locking itself and requiring password entry? UGH! *sigh
03:18 PM - Apr 03, 2024
Well, *somebody* has discovered mud puddles. Carmen Isa Potato, at her finest.
08:58 PM - Mar 31, 2024
ChatJePete, please generate a mediocre joke about ignorant right wing extremists' anger at the setting of a holiday (using a thousands years old formula) on a date *obviously* specifically to trigger a modern political talking point debate. kthxby
07:25 PM - Mar 31, 2024
9 Threaded Spouts
The TikTok "ban" legislation discussion has overtaken the conversation in a few of my groups. While a merge of complex topics, my headline is: I support the legislation as our next move.
11:31 AM - Mar 16, 2024
So, my 3yo corgi (Flynn) and I were discussing the lessons of Monty Python's The Holy Grail as relates to our 12wko corgi (Carmen) in that BUNNY ATTACKS ARE SERIOUS.
11:28 AM - Mar 14, 2024
I'm exhausted but it's a satisfying feeling knowing we saved the Daylight for another season. We won't always be this lucky but this time we prevailed. Strong work, everyone!
08:04 PM - Mar 10, 2024
Island I get. That makes sense. Ocean? Why not "iswater"?
02:41 PM - Mar 05, 2024
"Ooooooh, I love your style!"
"Oh, this?"
"Yes! That's Avoidant Attachment, right? They are doing such good things this year."
"Oh, this?"
"Yes! That's Avoidant Attachment, right? They are doing such good things this year."
12:08 PM - Mar 01, 2024
Caught between wanting to vent my frustrations about our government is working and how it got this way, yet needing to stay the D_Course to have any hope of fixing it.
04:02 PM - Feb 29, 2024
ugh. iMessage contact update fail. Accidentally wrote over the embarrassing pic of my friend that I love (and he hates) so now I have to go find the source pic, re-crop and attach it to his profile. that'll teach me to accept his updated number and surname spelling. dangit.
12:17 PM - Feb 10, 2024
7 Threaded Spouts
I have listened to SCOTUS oral arguments for years and probably hear them differently than a new observer. This morning I heard a number of holes in Colorado's disqualification of Trump from the ballot.
03:34 PM - Feb 08, 2024
Somewhat of a cognitive dissonance - I admire PersonX but they are doing something that I disdain. Not sure if forgiveness in this situation violates my integrity. hmmm.
01:41 PM - Feb 08, 2024
I realize they invented the language, yet I am still impressed (regularly) with the ability of certain Brits to poke fun at or fully deflate another person with a short, clear expression of clever English. Just Yes.
11:40 AM - Feb 08, 2024
