Holy skirt, Batman.

Just in case I forget where I am, the hotel room artwork really sends the reminder "YOU ARE IN THE BAY AREA."

Or… what if I eyeballed it and swore a lot instead?

Today a Gen Z-er asked me, "how do you get your hair that color silver? Is it chalk?" I said, "no, but I can refer you to my stylist. His name is Father Time." She didn't get it. Meanwhile I'm still chortling. Kids wanting to replicate my white hair because it's trendy (?!?) doesn't get old.

The Humans by Matt Haig. Get this: the primary plot is about solving the Reimann Hypothesis. Yes! Really! Things I never thought could drive a fictional narrative…. And while it is a love letter to pure mathematics, it's also a celebration of humanity.

I finally found a mug that I thought represented the appropriate serving size for a cup of tea. I just found the receipt for it in my purse and noticed it is a "soup bowl with handle." Sigh.

With that, Halloween is wrapped! I'm advocating for harsher punishment for parole violators, Stan. And also world peace.

Me: there are so many great new games to play and not enough time. Also me, in this, the year of our Lord, 2025.

The social dog who loves visitors thinks Halloween is pretty neat.

Fus ro dah!

Everything is awful except for the St. Paul Parks and Recreation department, which is on its 10th year of dressing up as Parks and Rec for Halloween. Photo credit to their Facebook page, where you can find all their costumes through the years. www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ahw...

I was organizing a closet. I returned to the living room to discover Toby had done some organizing of his own: specifically, eschewing the notion that the dog toys belong in the toybox.

I'm looking forward to the utility my new sticker is sure to provide.

Something is stuck up in the laundry chute and so I grabbed the nearest object I could find to try to fish it out, which happened to be my Master Sword replica. Honestly, I feel like Link would be cool with it.

Honestly, Zombie Prom was way better than the real thing was.

Where is your god now?

He might not be able to appreciate the lovely fall colors, but the dog who insists on standing on the highest surface or being held by the tallest person sure appreciated the view from the tall bridge!

'Tis the season for homemade caramel corn!!!

Annual reminder

I was moving some things around and set the giant pillow on the couch temporarily to get it out of the way. It would seem the giant pillow now lives on the couch permanently.

How it started. How it's going.

I left the liberal Twin Cities and went to my super conservative, rural hometown to protest. I was not a paid protester but I did get a payday! #NoKings #FreedomOfSpeech

I went to a cycling class this morning and there was a nun on the bike behind me. That was new for me. I admit I was not prepared to hear her singing along with the remix of Like A Prayer.

I'm looking through my Macintosh user guide (the booklet that accompanied my 1984 Macintosh) for the first time in a while, and I'm a little obsessed with this graphic explaining scrolling.

When you work hard all morning monitoring the neighborhood from a cushion near the window and then go on a long afternoon walk by the river, you deserve a relaxing night.

Have you ever seen a dog feel sorrier for himself while getting his annual vaccines?

I hope whoever invented these things stubs their toe. Then encounters unusual traffic. Then doesn't take their laundry out of the washer fast enough so everything smells funny.

When you're finishing a relaxing shower and are suddenly struck with a memory of putting your towel in the wash, but have no accompanying memory of getting a new one from the linen closet….

It was Mean Girls day at Dogtopia (so fetch!)

I feel so virtuous returning a library book early, especially when I can see how many people are waiting for it. "That's right! Despite finishing it, I am entitled to keep A Walk in the Woods for eight more days. But in my benevolence, I'll allow the next poor soul access."

I went to Oktoberfest and WON the keg press competition! Cheers!🍻

It's this macabre time of year.

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I was visiting my parents the past couple days. Toby is the happiest dog running through the apple orchard and generally patrolling the perimeter.

I just hope today's rapture stays out of the kitchen.

It's nice that we get to celebrate Bilbo's 111th birthday year after year. I do something similar with my 29th. Happy birthday, hobbitses!

Me, watching the UPS live map as the truck with my new iPhone drives all around me but not TO me: "It should just stop. I could drive to the truck and pick up my package. I bet other people would, too. We could just form a line." So. I today I invented the Post Office.

When there is scary thunder happening and you don't care at all that your mom is busy

What a great day to dress up as Ninja Turtles and row a 17K race! Yes we wore our shells in our racing shell.

Toby got his "school ID" at Dogtopia today and it's so cute I just can't even.

Orange I glad I skipped my workout this morning to preorder??? (Yes)

IT'S NOT FALL YET! ☀️

I had a dream last night in which I vehemently defended the merits of the tunic top of 2005-ish fashion, and I woke up fully on board with bringing them back. Suddenly Stephen King finding his horror plots in dreams makes sense to me.

But. What if I want the heroin chic blue iPhone but my adorable dog demands four cameras to fully capture his cuteness?

Minnesota law will preserve access to the COVID-19 vaccine even if RFK Jr.-appointed vaccine skeptics discourage some people from getting the shots.