Feeling sad that I’m missing my family holiday get-together this year. Sciatica problems kept me from making the trip, but I would have been such a downer. Hoping they all have a lovely, fun, wildly cheerful day!! ❤️ Love you guys!!!

Happy Christmas, everyone, from me and Freddie.

Yesterday it rained and washed away all the old snow and ice. Saw grass for the first time in a month. Today it’s snowing. 😊

Tried to wash away some weird drips on the outside of my sliding door and the spray froze in the circular wiping pattern. So there’s that today.

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What heaven it is to have a new phone that doesn’t need charging 3x a day, doesn’t suddenly go blank, and all of its buttons actually work.

MS NOW is really dorky.

Holy crap guys. I just watched A House of Dynamite. Scary in a whole different way than what we’re witnessing every day.

Oy. Just found Alfred Hitchcock Presents. An episode with 5-yr-old Billy Mumy going off to the grocery store by himself (!) but doesn’t know his play gun is real. The lesson: be sure you’re careful with your guns because there are too many kids getting shot these days. IN 1961!!!

Happy Birthday, John Lennon. 🎈I still miss you.

Gag me with a spoon.

New kitten. Just looked over and saw him like this. 😻

I don’t know why so many Shoebills have been in my feed lately, but I’d gladly take more. ❤️

After losing two cats in the fall, I wasn’t going to look for one, but the Cat Distribution Goddess literally put this baby on my doorstep. And that’s Reggie asking WHY is that creature on my pedestal??

IDK about you, but when I’m subjected to a speech read without any feeling in a monotone voice, I tune out. Especially when it’s just a list of historical facts. Who wrote that? A 6th grader?

Proud of my kids and grandies that are participating in rallies in 3 different cities today. Stand up. Use your voice. Fight for what’s right. Do it for everyone.

No, Lester. Thank you.

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Those Air Force dudes look bored out of their minds.

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If you need a mental vacation, watch The Residence on Netflix. It’s a fun, well-done mystery where you can learn about the White House, delight in the many minor characters, and enjoy the quirky detective, Uzo. ❤️

Recently, my daughter in Michigan said “Mom, you better come visit me before they won’t let you.” We both laughed, because I’m in nearby Ontario. Only 2 weeks later, it’s not funny anymore.

Gah. His speech delivery is so sing-songy and boring.

Gee, Melanoma is orange tonight too. They shared! Aww

How many ways can you say “Never before seen…”

Oh, snap. It is ON.

Gah. How can so many vote for Ford? HOW? Just ew. 🇨🇦

Wore my patriotic socks to vote today.

Very glad I canceled MSNBC months ago.

You know you’re in Canada when you get coupons for the new Burger King and…

Anybody watching Zero Day? It’s kinda whoa.

Ohmygod, how fun is tonight’s SNL?? George Carlin is still relevant, Janis Ian is a baby, and The Bees!! ❤️❤️❤️

My phone is about to die, but there’s a cat asleep on my lap. So I’ll see you in a couple hours.

Snowy afternoon.

So was that the real Tom Cruise or the fake one?

I’m up, having never fallen asleep all night. That’s the 4th time since the inauguration I’ve done an unwilling all-nighter.

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I love my little nerds. In this time of craziness, having this little pile of love on the other end of my couch is everything.

Marianne Faithfull. A sweet voice from my innocent young years. I can still remember the first time I heard you. 💔

I CANNOT BELIEVE people are taking this “Gulf of America” ridiculousness seriously. No one can just announce they are renaming a piece of land or body of water, especially a huge one traversed by the world. FFS. Get real.

Guys. The 50 Years of SNL Music is fabulous. What an absolute gift after this week of terror. You should be watching. ❤️

I watched. Couldn’t help it. I watched because I wanted to look carefully for his outrageous act. He surprisingly followed decorum and acted politely. And that, I think, was his outrageous act.

I don’t watch much football, but it’s kinda fun to see a game being played in snow. When they play inside in warmth with fake sunlight and and fake grass, it seems sorta namby-pamby.

So glad I never got into TikTok. This fight about it is exhausting and boring. Move on.

I said goodbye to my sweet Luppy yesterday. Of the dozens of cats I’ve known in my life, she was The Smartest. A beauty, a diva, a sweetheart, a friend. 💔

To put it in perspective: I was 24 years old (24!!!), a new mother with stars in her eyes about the future when we were excited about passing the ERA. I was stunned when it didn’t. If I’d known it would just quietly pass on some random day when I was almost 74, I’d have been shocked beyond belief.

Is anyone else wondering about Vance? Where is he? What is he doing? Like, is he just on vacation, or is he working on a dastardly plot? Anyone?

I was not familiar with the Governor of Louisiana. When watching the press conference yesterday, I was taken aback and thought “Who is that rude, loudmouth buffoon?” Now I know.

I do not want to hear “human host.” It’s just too creepy.