First night after shingles shot: 0/10 would not recommend ugh

Been feeling Maundy all day today and I can’t figure out why

Alice in Train

Anyone who can write words can do technical writing.

(walking into my small-town market and seeing 5 customers instead of the usual 1) wow, really crowded today

State Police busting the door down on Dorset St a f. They had gotten a judicial warrant.

In case anyone in Vermont thought ICE only happens elsewhere (btw, ACAB too) www.reddit.com/r/burlington...

According to AI, March 2026 is 10 months sooner than March 2026 Almost six decades on this planet and I still have so much to learn

It’s Town Meeting Day in Vermont. Someone just asked, “The cemetery fund is negative; how are we going to fill that hole?” and nobody else laughed

I take an hour for rest and recharge and now this

Fuck this administration! Hands off Cuba! 🇨🇺

Apropos of nothing, some recent photos of Playa Giron (Bay of Pigs)

Sitting here putting on a new roll of TP in the bathroom here at work and it just slipped out of my hands and rolled away under the stalls How’s your Monday going

Ultimately, the Left won't embrace AI because rather than salesmen and financiers, the left is composed of professionals, lawyers and educators who read the way AI misrepresents our expertise and conclude all its answers are equally fraught with error. When you don't know anything, AI feels smart.

13 arrested today at sit-in outside ICE’s National Criminal Analysis and Targeting Center in Burlington, Vermont

hey from beyond the outer rim of the persian speaking tech and finance community

1.2k people liked this post and I now see what they mean about dopamine

Grew up there in the 80s and rode my bike literally everywhere

You know some weather is on its way in Vermont when the co-op runs out of local granola

As g-d is my witness if I am presented today with any more AI prompts to help me do anything I’m going to walk into the forest and never come back

Compare this with 2009, when I was hired by a federal contractor for a technical writing job. They wouldn't tell me which agency I would work for until I got my security clearance, which took FOUR MONTHS.

Sure do miss that totally not weird Herman Cain grin

It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

Wow the days are getting so much longer

No truer line of dialogue exists (Mosquito Coast, 1986)

Luv ya Philly

What is wrong with people vtdigger.org/2025/12/07/s...

Just in case I'm on Santa's nice list

If I had a dime for every time someone said I reminded them of Eduard Shevardnadze

We’re splurging on getting someone to clean the apartment tomorrow so naturally we’ve taken the day off today to clean the house for her

If you want to throw away a weekend, get a shingles shot Friday afternoon

In our tiny Vermont town this week, a resident noted she interacted with a guy in an SUV parked near her house with its lights off. She then reported, "When I got to work I received an email from state police saying that the man is homeland security, and to not be concerned."

Well Spotify Wrapped is out for 2025 and I’m pleased to report that “12 Hours White Noise Machine” is once again my top track

Drove my kid back to college today. I hate everything about car culture

Thank you for your service Gramma 🫡

Whoever this was driving north on I-91 I n Mass today, you rock

Stupid fucking backward ass country

Turns out Veterans Day is unexpectedly helpful for identifying opportunities to refine your list of follows on Bluesky

The big topic in my Vermont town's upcoming selectboard agenda

Warm and in a bed at the age of 84, Dick Cheney’s death is a reminder that the world does not remove nor punish murderers and genocidaires—this we must do ourselves.

Went to a play at a local theatre tonight to try to take my mind off the world. It didn’t work, but everyone else appeared to enjoy themselves. That’s life under fascism, I guess.

Me quito el sombrero, Madrid youtu.be/anHfa11587k?...

Dobby says FU if you don’t buy his cookies n creme

Don’t look away

Hell of a passage to read in twenty twenty five

A man who was just getting names and badges for officers was wrongfully detained in D.C. He then yelled, “AFTER THE TRIALS ARE HELD, YOU WILL ALL BE IN JAIL.” 🔥 #FreeDC

If you’re not prepared for the more vigorous and ruthless Vance Administration, you’d better get started today

FYI: Saying “Parking your truck on a crosswalk is apparently allowed if you support pedophiles” to a guy with a Trump bumper sticker will not elicit a genial response

I keep thinking about this quote