speaker of the house seems to be out of touch with his female coworkers

buy yourself a pardon? with what? favors? money?

stabby cat, plotting next move

admiring the skillful schooling abby phillip’s is giving a belligerent guest

where could Maduro flee to?

💙the snowman

a portion of a rookery

Some real @adamwinkler.bsky.social “We the Corporations” stuff here

Fundamentally, it will always be more difficult and require much higher production value to try and make the deportation machine look cool, as opposed to posting raw recordings that allow the world to judge the inhumanity for themselves.

…December’s Full Moon is most commonly called the Cold Moon (Mohawk), … It is also known as the Long Night Moon (Mohican) because it rises during the longest nights of the year, near the winter solstice, and remains above the horizon for an extended period… www.almanac.com/full-moon-de...

PNW winter weather outlook from NOAA…🥶 www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov

Mmmh! Dessert! Mmmh, again, what cheese would pair well with persimmon?

i’m a lover of shiny old ornaments

i’m thinking I’d like one for every window

watched rfkjr kiss ass this morning and declare they’d ended the war on woman … raged to a friend who recommend a cocktail … a cocktail with gummy chaser later … r fucker kennedy who?

Another thing I like about retirement, beyond getting to sleep without an alarm & drink morning coffee leisurely & bike ride daily, is reimagining what Christmas looks like. is tree centric as always. Two days into it maker over

Turnabout is fair play

🤞Tennessee dems keep us winning in places we’re not supposed to win in.

North Korea level shit

Funny how that works…

🤔 www.japantimes.co.jp/business/202...

The wealth of US America’s top 1% surged to a record $52 trillion in the second quarter, according to new Federal Reserve data. This means the top 1% holds almost as much as the bottom 90%.

Finishing touches later. Long day and I’m tired. G&T and a movie.

Found “the one”. An Alpine Fir. Strong branches for heavier ornaments. Got a great tip from the farmer - always replenish the water with warm water. Keeps the cells open.

One of my favs. Thanks Tom.

Trump's Department of the Interior plasters his image on their 2026 National Parks Pass The administration’s FY 2026 budget calls for cutting over $1.2 billion from the National Park Service budget — the largest reduction in the NPS’s 109-year history.

It’s a start.

For those who don’t know, Trump can rescind any executive order because he’s the executive. He doesn’t need a phony excuse. He doesn’t need any excuse. What he’s building up to is declaring everything Biden sign invalid, including laws passed by the Congress.

Hope you’re having a good day. Mine keeps getting better and better🤩

"Mmm! Mmm! Good!"

Farm country

Overheard in McDaniels Hardware Store - Employee to another employee “No one puts anything back where it belongs anymore. It’s a lost art” Another employee “You’re just now noticing?”

nope, you can’t make me get up

🙄

coffee shop musing

🖕sow www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...

I don’t even have a vague idea of Vance’s contribution thus far to the current admin and they are talking like he’s the 28 front runner😒

Money is everywhere but so is poetry. What we lack are the poets. – Federico Fellini

another blow to the ed system www.nurse.com/blog/nursing...

interesting book review substack.com/@williamgals...

my morning look

true story

White swan or snow goose?

Made it my screen saver.

makes me wonder if solar panels over urban parking areas would have an impact on the urban heat island happyeconews.com/project-nexu...