My husband was just dozing and snoring at the other end of the couch, when all of a sudden he interrupted the steady rhythm of snores to go, "Uh huh!" (kind of in the cadence of Cecil turtle), before returning to snoring.

Reposting some of my older photos onto this account. These are from June 2022, some pre-sunset views of Longs Peak from the shore of Bear Lake in #rmnp.

clarifying for non-experts a bit: a) there is no vaccine-autism link. b) lots of antivaxxers (eg RFK) promote a vaccine-autism link (which is false) c) JB acknowledged no vaccine-autism link… d) …using squishy language, eg "[no] single vaccine causes autism" & “other vaccines are less well studied”

"even though it has cost many kids their lives by telling them to self-harm" is a HELL of a qualifier when describing something as good… Especially when, depending on the test, ChatGPT has hallucination rates anywhere between 1% and 70%, with a higher number of tests falling in the 30-50% range…

They’re taking children from Minnesota and locking them up like criminals in detention camps in Texas. For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare. www.startribune.com/walz-demands...

CTA Defend Trans Kids: If you're a clinician, a parent, a trans adult, or just someone who cares, I wrote a guide on how to submit effective comments opposing the federal ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Deadline 2/17/26 🔗 www.patreon.com/posts/149210... 🔗

Sky high storage and RAM prices and rising electric rates seem more annoying than interesting, destination-wise.

Nothing too flashy, but a pretty twilight out in the backyard right now.

In mid-December, we went up to Bear Lake to watch the Geminids. Of course, I couldn't resist also setting up to take a few time lapse astrophotography shots. The clouds rolled in a bit, but it was clear enough that we got a decent show. (Orion, Thatchtop, Otis Peak)

Shaun and I went on a short hike up in the park last week. Roads weren't the best, so we stayed down in the valley and hiked the Cub Lake Trail. It was pretty cold (single digits) and windy, so we didn't end up going that far, but it was beautiful out. (Panorama stitched from shots with my 5x lens)

The gay agenda

This was the best @nytimes.com could do? Talk about telling on yourself. Woof. Like guys: why do you think more than ONE THOUSAND of YOUR contributors signed a letter saying your coverage of trans issues sucks? MAYBE BECAUSE IT SUCKS.

This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.

NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...

It is time…

Selena Simmons-Duffin at NPR broke the news about the trans kids’ health care ban, and now she’s following up. Note that she actually talks to doctors and trans kids, not just politicians. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

rfk will not rest until your kid is dead wapo.st/4s2l2zn

As networks reportedly cut back on lgbtqi+ characters in response to Trump we have this viewership for a show with a lesbian fantasy romance novelist main charracter and Heated Rivalry, adapted from a gay hockey romance series, as the number 1 show on HBO.

going through old work for a thing here's an evergreen fav of mine from 2017

heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god

@hodgman.bsky.social 🎵 Heeeyyy it's Franklin! 🎵

Not to mention the cable modems that so many people have to use for home internet. Though I suppose a significant number of those are getting bundled up into bad routers that the cable companies rent for too much money.

@techconnectify.bsky.social Gosh, I remember using MacTheRipper on my old iMac. (And Handbrake to reencode for my iPod to use with the composite AV cable.) Also, thanks for the DS9 info! We've been planning on picking those up, so now I know. Though we already have VOY on the new release.

@dwredpants.bsky.social Very nice shirt tonight. ❤️🖖🏳️‍⚧️

You can’t fix autism because autistic people are not broken.

Never forget how many more of us there are than them. Never forget how much more power we can have, when we act in solidarity and simply take it for ourselves.

We were online in a game with a friend when my husband, who does not consume alcohol, informed us that he was going to go get a "stronger drink". When I asked him what that meant, he replied, "Chocolate milk!"

@bullseye.maximumfun.org @jessethorn.bsky.social Though I should probably bring this to your attention: when I tried to go back and share this old 2007 interview of Maria Bamford, the audio won't play on the site and the download link to libsyn gives a 404 error. maximumfun.org/episodes/bul...

From ‘The Onion’ Editorial Board: It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible https://theonion.com/it-is-journalism-s-sacred-duty-to-endanger-the-lives-of-1850126997/

Amazing how those democratic lawmakers who were hunted down in their homes in the middle of the night in Minnesota weren’t a watershed moment of political violence, huh?

I just need to explain for non lawyers: the Trump Regime is indicting a trans lawyer who works on trans issues for a queer org because he is a trans lawyer who works on trans issues for a queer org. If this works? They won't stop with Charles.

@cyan.com Is there any hope of seeing the Myst trilogy rerelease on the Kobo store any time soon? I have my paperbacks and hardcovers, but it would be really nice to be able to read them on my e-reader, too. My Kobo is much better for reading before bedtime than the physical books.

Let's Keep Calling!

Spotify is now instituting face scans and ID checks ... to listen to music. Porn was only ever the excuse. The only thing that surprises me is how quickly the government surveillance mandate has spread to absolutely every service we use. www.404media.co/spotify-uk-a...

@mattbaume.bsky.social There's no need to worry, "That's a whole other kettle of fish," is absolutely an expression.

@nytimes.com What the hell is wrong with you?

my goodness. someone on new york ave was killed by a driver hauling a tank post-army parade. a woman literally died for this useless excess.

oh wow good stuff, good stuff

Aaaa another swiss painter to fall in love with

Oh god. Dugga Doo has taken up full time residence in my head. How is it this earworm-y?! youtu.be/rdzThMp5lso

I glanced over at the dishwasher and noticed a notification light was on, so I turned to my husband and with my brain slightly fried from the day, could only articulate: "It…wants…something…"

We also had a nice trip to the Denver Botanic Gardens the other weekend. Some pansies (my grandma's favorite), some apple blossoms that *really* show off their membership in the rose family, some phlox, and some stunning little ice plant flowers.

Thought I'd share a few of my favorite wildflower photos for spring. All of these were shot up in Rocky Mountain National Park. We have an aster, locoweed, Wood's rose, and blue columbine.

@nytimes.com Thanks for spoiling the latest episode of Doctor Who in the headline of an article published ON THE DAY OF BROADCAST. What kind of jerk publishes *that* headline *specifically* to newsfeeds and search results before almost anyone could have watched?

“rural hospital flexibility grants, state offices of rural health, rural residency development program and at-risk rural hospitals program grants are listed as eliminations… Money for the Head Start program, which provides early child care and education for low-income families…would be eliminated.”

The Trump administration has canceled a Biden-era agreement requiring the state of Alabama to clean up raw sewage in poor, Black, rural communities where filthy toilet water has been flowing directly into the yards of homes where children play.

as students are being thrown into vans and deported for school paper op eds I can’t help but think about the years many of the most well compensated and secure intellectuals in the US had the courage to sign so many letters about the dangerous climate of left wing censoriousness

What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.

a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job