Went to my local gas station this morning. Only two pumps had petrol and only one had diesel. All the others were shut down. The station is out of fuel. Anybody remember the gas lines of the 1970s? Trump and the regime are such morons.

Took Odyssey out for a long trail ride today. We went with a friend whose mare can be crabby, but she really liked Odds Bods, even when he tried to nibble on her tail. Abby was able to show me the nesting owls. The nest looks like a woven basket with really thick twigs. And here's a picture.

I have to chair an HOA meeting on Tuesday night, and even that horror will be more pleasant than having to watch the orange turd deliver the State of the Union.

Here is a chance to get the audio book of the final book in the Imperials series at half price. Check it out. www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

Go watch this so we can up the signal and poke the Trump regime in the eye. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...

Women in America have different rights depending on in which state they are currently reside, or even visit. Men have no such limitation on their rights. If the Save act passes women will have to go through added expense and effort to vote.

As William Faulkner said, Writing is about the human heart in conflict with itself. It should speak to the human condition. It should bring a smile to your lips, a tear to your eye, that swell of pride when a hero faces impossible odds and is victorious.

That ridiculous NYT article about writing romance novels using AI has prompted me to respond. I will _never_ use AI to write my books or my screenplays. And to people who rob me by using my labor and creativity to create AI slop know this... you are not writers. You are lazy thieves.

Chris Eyers and I were discussing how Bad Bunny told us a story whether you could understand Spanish or not, and when he gave the little boy his Grammy, I got very teary eyed.

You haven't lived until you attend a Superbowl party at Sky Cinema with an audience made up of Latinos, Natives & Anglos. I'm sure a lot of folks were there for the game, but _all_ of us were there for Bad Bunny. People were dancing in front of the screen and doing the grito, that wonderful trill.

If the Republicans manage to force through the Save Act we have to counter this. Is there someway we could establish an organization that will assist people, particularly married women, to obtain passports.

I feel such sadness & yes rage over what has happened to our country. I worked so hard to make sure Former President Obama won New Mexico. I watched the returns come in with George and Parris. We were all on our feet cheering, crying with joy. It felt like America was finally facing our original sin

I wasn't feeling well today so I laid down to rest, and both Meezers came to be with me. They won't sleep with me at night, but they seem to know when I'm feeling puny and they always come to snuggle.

Still not feeling well so I'm making matzo ball soup for dinner. One of my favorite comfort foods.

I'm white, so it's not my place to comment on how those racist images, posted by this pile of shit wrapped in human skin must have landed for my fellow citizens who are Black. All I can do is apologize that white voters put that monster back in the White House.

“LET US OUT!” women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc. In our name🇺🇸

Shock and sorrow for Renee. Then I wept for Liam in his adorable bunny hat. Today, I raged for Alex. Tears later, now it's time to fight.

I really wanted to post about how much I loved Stranger Things despite some hand waving in the last season, because I loved all those characters. I wanted to talk about how great the 2nd season of The Night Manager is. I wanted to get more work done on my books & scripts.

Called my Senator's offices, in Washington and locally. There is no one there. Left messages demanding that ICE be defunded, that they shut this shit down. I hope to god the Dems are in a huddle about what to do because "business as usual" is no longer possible.

His name was Alex Jeffrey Pretti, ICU nurse. Remember his name. Honor his memory. The regime is lying to you. He did not brandish a weapon. He had a phone. He was trying to help a woman.

I guess the only thing we can take from this latest horrific murder in Minneapolis is that according to the regime, only right wingers are permitted to have a gun.

Hey, all you chinless, slack jawed, drooling, gun humpers... guess your precious 2nd Amendment rights don't mean shit when government thugs can shoot you for legally possessing a weapon.

The little carwash, Squeaky Clean on Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe, that I use for the Lucid has a sign on the door. Everybody is welcome... Except ICE! I love them for that.

I seem unable to type this morning. Hope this doesn't continue when I sit down to work.

On a more positive note -- we're celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King's life and legacy, a man who fought for racial rights and justice, the right to vote, caring for the poor, welcoming the stranger. And as John Lewis told us let's "get in good trouble, necessary trouble."

Are any Republicans in Congress discussing how Trump is so deep in dementia and his narcissistic insanity that he has to be removed? Or are they just going to let him destroy the country? (I think I answered my own question).

Every morning I get up wondering, what new bugfuckery has the demented orange one done. Today it was the insane, whiney letter to Norway. Look it up, it's truly demented. We cannot survive 3 more years of this madness.

I shouldn't be surprised that that limp dishrag, Chuck Schumer is going to keep funding the American Gestapo ie ICE. Can you please just resign & let someone with an ounce of fight take over leadership. That goes for Jeffries too.

I'm a writer. I have novels to finish, screenplays. I need focus, a calm mind. In this country, at this point in history, I have neither of those things. We are watching the destruction of a nation, the rule of law, basic decency. 3 more years left in this administration, America will not survive.

These thugs, these monsters, this American Gestapo can apparently just kill us in the street now. I weep for Renee Good, and for her young child who is now an orphan.

How would I feel if another country entered the U.S. and arrested Trump and his entire grifting family? Relieved. Ecstatic. Joyful. But on a more serious note, the only thing Putin and Trump are teaching the other nations of the world is that they better have nukes, which makes all of us less safe.

I know I'm really late to this show, but I started watching Stranger Things and I got hooked. Stayed up way too late on Friday binging episode after episode. Just love the kids and watching Hopper go from depressed screw up to a guy who remembers he's there to serve and protect has been great.

I took down the Christmas trees today, since this is my day off from riding and I had more time for myself and chores. I stopped to take a picture of two very old ornaments that were my father's The glass ornament is a very faded blue now, and just has a piece of tinsel inside,

And here is my technique for storing Christmas lights so they don't turn into a tangled mess. Get a cardboard tube, you can use the tube from wrapping paper though they only last a couple of years. I prefer to use a mailing tube from UPS that's sturdier.

I enjoyed the first season of Pluribus. Weird and creepy. The main character is prickly, angry, makes bad choices, but I understand why she is behaving that way, and I can see her struggling to not give up, but to try and save humanity. Wish we didn't have to wait so long for season 2.

Went & saw Marty Supreme with a friend & while it had interesting direction & camera work, I utterly loathed every character in the movie. If I had been streaming it I would have been fast forwarding like mad. I almost left the theater early, but hung in there until the end.

It's ironic, but not surprising that it's artists who have shown more bravery in defense of the democracy & the constitution than news organizations, law firms, universities, tech oligarchs, and Republicans.

I've reread the Lord of the Rings many times & the other night I was rewatching the Fellowship, and I remembered a conversation I had with an editor who said nobody really likes the Two Towers. Which I found so strange because in some ways it's my favorite book of the trilogy.

My burning question before I headed to the barn today was how muddy would the horses be. Odyssey was bad, but my old man Vento won the contest. Behold my now brown stallion.

Cozy, rainy day here in northern New Mexico, and I'm working on one of the novels.

BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

What makes me Rebel scum... Oh excuse me, radical left scum. (In no particular order). I think health care is a human right, so give us universal health care. I want USAID restored. I want people respected & treated equally no matter their gender, sexual orientation, race, or religion.

Enjoyed a lovely Christmas dinner with George and Parris, and instead of turkey or roast beef we had crab legs and crab cakes. My favorite food. And I'll just say this, folks are in for a real treat when A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premiers.

Stayed up way too late last night watching the Fellowship of the Ring.

I decided the kitties needed to don their gay apparel.

Plum pudding is on the stove steaming. Will be ready in around 6 hours. In lieu of a sixpence it has a GoT coin inside because why not?

And I remembered that I had an ugly Christmas sweater so I dug it out and wore it to the barn party because it was 64 degrees this afternoon.

Wishing everyone a beautiful, joyful and peaceful holiday.

My little local market is just a joy. They carry ham hocks, and calves liver, goose, duck, and lard for traditional bicochitos, and I was so happy, they had turkey thighs and legs so I could just cook a thigh and not an entire turkey, especially since I don't like white meat.