Somebody send a great hospital boat to the District and deliver some free boat tour tickets to Demented Grandpa

Not one to grease the cruel wheels of capitalism, I am instead going to withdraw my flageolet from my vest pocket and play every Michael McDonald song to my wife this Valentine’s Day

Splendid idea. I spend much time waking up to turn over. 🍗

Good question. We’d be well-served to keep asking until we get the answer.

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0 dAyS sInCe I dRoPpEd My KiNdLe On My FaCe As I FeLl AsLeEp I had made it up to 3. And I became proud. That’s where things went wrong.

Absolutely fucking awesome.

If you hear someone saying that they hope lawyers are ready to go to court to protect free and fair elections, I suggest you let them know that my law firm is already litigating more than 80 voting and election cases in 40 states.

Time for another digital security PSA with guitar … here’s “All the Small Things” but it’s about scrubbing metadata from your photos before you post them 🤘

I spend a lot of time in bed, which has drawbacks. My goal for the weekend is twofold: don’t drop kindle or phone on my own face bc I fall asleep, and don’t drop em on the floor. Last night I immediately fell asleep but kindle ready to read. It felt like somebody was…1/

Roasted butternut squash samosas with spicy stuff and dangerous-looking red sauces. 🔥 Snow is falling like feathers ❄️

You know, you can talk about what that POS Trump did without reposting his post or the image. Don't amplify his racist bullshit.

This is wild, and I love it.

Fibonacci’s Apple

my cat saw her shadow this morning so 6 more weeks of midnight zoomies I guess

#Caturday #Saturday 🐆🧡

I cannot believe we are gearing up for a fracas with Canada.

This is one of the most contentious stances these goobers have adopted. My granddaughter is 12, but looks older. These “guidelines” merely invite child predators to fly closer to the sun.

Profound truth.

Lyin' Trump said "We’re going to de-escalate [ICE] a little bit," but reports are saying there have been no signs of de-escalation and ICE terrorists are out there hunting innocent children.

We have The Boss!

…I do not want to see your defeat, Rebecca. ~H. Ibsen, Rosmersholm

Corn in all its colors

youtu.be/1EKCAE1vDzY KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

Speaking of cats…did you know certain kittehs really love the minty-fresh toothpaste breath you come to bed with? Mine squint their eyes and get their noses really close to my mouth. It’s delightful. And pretty hilarious. 🍃🌱🪴

Here’s Geoff. He is healing my rotator cuff by sleeping on it.

Good to hear, bro

Bright suns, NEW YORK RESISTANCE! Adaptable, bold and fearless, the Eastern Bluebird has arrived to represent New York State in the growing #RebelBirds movement. Rise! Resist! Rebel! #newyork #riseresistrebel

Chickadee-dee-dee! Same bird, but bluer for #Massachusetts. #rebelbirds #MA #riseresistrebel

This #RebelBirds thing has really <ahem> taken off. :) Are you ready #Illinois, #Indiana, #Kentucky, #NorthCarolina, #Ohio, #Virginia, #WestVirginia ? Bold, watchful, and defiant, your state bird, the Northern Cardinal, has joined the #Resistance RISE! RESIST! REBEL!

Beautiful. From Minnesota, land of my nativity. When I hear a loon now, I think of nights at summer camp in cabins and tents. 🌒 ⛺️

Jean-Baptiste Bertrand (1823-1887) Ophelia

“…certain games are going on behind your back in this house.” Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm

Minnesota nice has a brand new meaning

This is the guy we hope will be around for a long time

Amen.

This sculpture is a horrific remembrance of a horrific event.

When I was a little girl, i dreamed I could sleep way out back on bunches of fluffy comforters and piles of feather pillows

If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help. The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later: thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/

Fish-moths, clustering around the porch light of a summer’s evening

“She’s happy there,” he says. “She has an enviable capacity for enjoying the familiar.” Fancourt—*The Silkworm*

I am so well-acquainted with despair, I know not how to hope… Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton, *The Honest Whore*

the detail is fascinating

What a bunch of jerks we are

We have a new toy. It’s one of those robo vac/mops and I can hear its weighty purr up and down the hall. We’re still mapping, and will try out the mop function next week. The cat considers the new guest highly suss and might ensure this is a one-and-done guest.

Today would have been my Dad’s 98th birthday. Still missing him. What an amazing guy he was.

Seas have been dead still all day🐋

Remember that today, much of what we enjoy is the result of the hopes, prayers, and hard work of men and women who came long before us. The results are not something we are free to squander.