No semi aquatic mammals today, just some hawks.

Took an evening walk. For all of the people who thought I had misidentified the otters as beavers, THIS is a beaver.

FB rumors that the Sec of State has confirmed the special election will be the Prop 50 maps. Haven’t seen anything official.

La Malfa was my rep until 2022 when I got redistricted out of his district. So our regional news is already going crazy speculating on what’s next. Names (GOP) I’ve seen floated include Kory Honea (the Butte County Sheriff) Megan Dahle (the state senator for our area) and her husband Brian Dahle.

Is there a good news source that has reported about deaths of Venezuelans in the raid?

Holy shit. Woke up to the news that Doug La Malfa has died.

Called and left a message for cowardly Kiley. We need that worm out of Congress.

Bonus otter content. Because we need it today

How much advance notice did these people have?

The comment section of the news stories on FB are filled with people who before today had never even heard of the Monroe Doctrine. I bet they have no clue who it’s named for. They definitely don’t know they actually mean the Roosevelt Corollary.

It’s hard to communicate how demoralizing it is to not have a Dem on the ballot even if we know they can’t win. My state Assembly and Senate candidates last election cycle were all GOP. Here in rural CA.

Trying to explain what’s happening to the media landscape to normies makes me sound like a conspiracy theorist.

First day it’s been dry enough to walk on the landscape. Pissed off some otters.

No, everyone doesn’t agree that Prop 13 is bad tax policy. And no, it doesn’t effectively stop taxing unrealized gains. Taxed values increase 2% per year and reassessment happens if you do major construction. Prop 13 kept people from losing their homes when home values rapidly spiked

This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)

Still love The Fall Guy movie. It’s so silly. Probably have to be a bit of a film nerd to enjoy some of the inside jokes though. (But the extended cut sucks. Don’t watch that one)

Congratulating past Amber for freezing blackberry puree portioned for blackberry curd. Making blackberry danishes. My freezer still looks like I’m a vampire storing blood for the winter though.

FB is now filled with people asking if there was an earthquake being replied to by people who know USGS earthquake maps and other apps exist.

5.0 earthquake by Susanville. Didn’t feel it but the boys did.

My favorite thing about the NPR story on the Kennedy Center is how they quote an admin source as saying chump supports the arts without mentioning the gutting of the NEA grants.

Glad I got the studs on. Just outside of town.

I’m not super familiar with the details of Watergate, but today I learned what they did to John Mitchell’s wife while looking up something else, and OMFG.

Just rain here. Snowed right outside of town and about 100’ above me.

If Peter Thiel leaves, can he take Gavin with him?

Best thing about South Park was getting normies familiar with what a ghoul PT is.

I despise Benedict’s book, so I’m safe from watching Bridgerton this season.

Pro: the boys decorated cookies Con: the boys decorated cookies

I have grown kids and this is what I wanted for Christmas.

Power is back! Woohoo!

And we just lost power

Muppet Christmas Carol this morning

Merry Christmas! 🎄

Homemade marshmallows for cocoa

Oldest AND Youngest in the video on the right. Youngest is the fan 😂

Reposting my duet with Jared Waters from Insta 🤩 Enjoy SLAYYYY Ride! 🏳️‍🌈 Happy Holi-gays!

jesus guys

Broke out the physical media.

Found the CBS feedback form. Left a message about Bari www.cbs.com/showfeedback...

Brownie bread looks kinda ugly but worse case is we cover it in whipped cream or something. Homemade marshmallows are done and settings up for tonight’s hot cocoa bar.

I have to wonder if most college profs are aware of just how little writing happens in high school anymore. I sound like an old cranky person, but my kids wrote a tiny fraction of what I did back in the 90s.

Hubs asked yesterday what dessert we were having for Christmas. Like I didn’t just bake 20 dozen cookies.

We are going to carve his name out of everything the way Egyptians erased Akhenaten…hopefully more permanently

You wouldn't push teachers and students to drink spoiled milk while saying you're fighting for "legal safeguards" against milk spoilage. So please stop pushing these deeply harmful "A.i." products on teachers and students.

The Republican cult members are still split on this with a tiny bit more supporting this. SMDH.

Of course Hubs loses his very expensive progressive glasses 2 days before Christmas because he won’t stop putting them in his shirt pocket. 😡🤬😤

Also…if you’re heading to Tahoe for Christmas, leave today. You aren’t getting over Donner once this hits. 50 either.

After I don’t know how many years (at least five) I’ve burned through my box of disposable icing bags. They don’t even have this brand online anymore.

A tale of 2 forecasts. One with me getting snow, one where the snow level is 1000 ft higher.

These are boxed brownies I decorated with homemade buttercream. (Idea also lifted from FB). Ghirardelli boxed mix is so good, it’s just not worth making them from scratch most of the time. Here’s your reminder if you struggle cutting brownies: use a plastic knife. It’s magic.

What this also shows is that voters have fled the Republican Party. Look at those indie numbers. Only GOP left are hardcore MAGA.