I will happily pay additional tax money to demolish this embarrassment in 3.6 years.

One of my favorite life experiences was in NYC. I had seen a concert out at Rough Trade in Brooklyn (which isn't there anymore) and was walking back to the subway to catch I think the L train back to Manhattan and fell into step with a guy who was, as I leaned, heading home from his buddy's place. /

The horse giving the reader a knowing look is a nice touch.

I'm going to keep saying this: I believe the Youth are (inartfully, because they're young) telling us that they'vw grown up in an environment that is saturated with sex and they've been exposed to adult situations far too soon than is developmentally appropriate and it's had a negative impact.

After hospitals were acquired by private equity firms, patient death rates in the emergency departments rose by 13% compared with similar hospitals, according to research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

I'm kind of at the point in my jadedness and cynicism where I would automatically purge anyone in a software development company who has been there for 10 years or more. All I see around me is sclerotic thinking, zero innovation, and the endless litany of "that's just how it works here".

it's absolutely fucking crazy that "retroactively legalize Watergate" and "exclude Black people from literally every area of public life" are the two primary a objectives of the chief justice and yet he is never reported on like the vicious gutter racist he is.

Halfway through this book and I'm going to predict how its going to end: Protagonist A, who is an illicit romance with Protag B, is going to marry Character C for the sake of appearances. A and B will carry on their relationship, C will know and be cool with it and have an affair with Character D.

Securing victory for Ukraine over Russia is of vital importance but avoiding a nuclear exchange with Russia is equally important because a nuclear exchange would result in the annihilation of every living Ukrainian.

Two unsolicited compliments from people today which makes me suspicious that someone is asking questions about me.

The most common criticisim of shame is 1. it makes people feel bad - that is in fact the point 2. it is used against things that shouldn't be shameful - like shame was wielded against homosexuality. That's a case of broken norms you need to fix the norms.

Ok now I'm immersed in this romance novel and all I want to do is sit outside and read it instead of my shitty job that I hate.

SIGN. ME. UP. FOR. THE. GOSSIP. As I enter my crone years, I fully intend to be the biddy sitting on her porch watching all the comings and goings of the people on my street, this is that on a macro scale.

I am now 100% convinced that my boss has never done this type of work before.

IT IS TIME.

Suya Joint in Roxbury is an example of how Trump's immigration actions can take a toll on restaurants. ICE raids across the country have swept up restaurant workers — both with legal papers and not.

Leominster PD had to be called to rescue the child. This family has legal status to be in the US. They came back to arrest the father two days later and he is being illegally held at an ICE facility in Plymouth.

Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life: 1. A glass of wine outside on a summer evening with some Chet Baker on the hi-fi 2. Toast with butter 3. Opening a brand new paperback book 4. The smell of salt air 5. Getting into bed with fresh sheets

Harris immediately named three other rising-star mayoral candidates that nobody bothers to mention because they're not from New York and as we all know, New York is the only city in the United States and the people who live in the imaginary other cities aren't real people and don't count.

Good for her. Also good for her for pointing out that Mamdani isn’t the only rising star who should get attention.

My mom is coming up midweek because she wants to take her car to my mechanic (he's a good mechanic) and I'm looking forward to asking her what she wants for dinner and the immediate zero-hesitation reply "meatball subs" so that's what I'm having for dinner on Wednesday.

Ding!

They will, in the end, break upon us.

The Trump administration canceled grants for street safety, pedestrian trails, and bike lanes, citing that the projects “aren’t designed for cars.”

I'm staring at the book I have on hold in the Libby app, for which I am next in line, waiting for the person reading it to finish and return it early.

A rich and powerful man voluntarily bearing a cross onstage, but adding wheels so it's not remotely difficult, is the perfect picture for our country.

If anyone wants my ticket for Europa Report at the Brattle tonight DM me and I'll send you the email with the ticket barcode.

Time for my annual posting of this.

Fluffernutter for breakfast. Goes great with coffee.

There's no more fitting tribute to Charlie Kirk than the one they're giving him right now: nominally Christian survivors on the same grift clambering over one another for more publicity, capped by the shambling, lurching embodiment of everything they long to be. You couldn't write anything meaner

"The nation" doesn't get a say, and if people in the city want military occupation because they're worried that Marisol coming in from Chelsea at 5:30am to launder bedsheets at the Copley Plaza is a threat, they're welcome to move out to Sudbury where there are no Marisols to be found. Anywhere.

Heck yeah!

I have put the air conditioner away, so Greater Boston Area, you can expect at least one more really hot beach day in the near future.

Mo Salah *dreamy sigh*

Bring back Vine.

What's the story with buying tickets to soccer matches in England? Do you have to be a club member to buy a ticket? Can you just buy a single ticket to a game if you're some rando who wants to go see a soccer game?

I like this one

Lobster with mayo

In between the inner and outer sheets of the wax paper holding a meatball sub.

Happy September 21st to those that celebrate!!! 😃 💃🏾🕺🏾

The Lowell Humanities Series welcomes poet and essayist Doireann Ní Ghríofa to the Heights on Wednesday to share her most recent work, 'A Ghost in the Throat,' which has been sold in 20 languages. More Information & Registration: https://on.bc.edu/DoireannN%C3%ADGhr%C3%ADofa_LHS

I'm impressed with Armenia's ambitions here, wars of imperialistic conquest in Southeast Asia have not worked out well for the French, the Dutch, or the Americans but maybe they'll be the ones to crack that nut. Also: Albania? Western Asia invading Europe - so retro! Big nostalgia factor there.

Morning Boston! - Sunrise from Bunker Hill!

No peace for #ICE agents staying at #MedfordMA hotel www.universalhub.com/2025/no-peac...

Hot Girl Summer didn't pan out so Theater Girl Autumn will have to do: * Prince Faggot in NYC * Born with Teeth in London * Twelfth Night in London (at the Globe!) * The Weir in London * Bachhae in London * Waiting for Godot in NYC Possibility of Clarkston in London but might be a tight squeeze.

Teenjus! #TheRighteousGemstones