I know it won't end the drought, but it is POURING RAIN right now. I'm SO HAPPY!!

False stories of ‘porn in schools’ are decoys for book bans We have found that, overwhelmingly, books wrongly identified as porn represent gay and transgender characters and themes thehill.com/opinion/educ...

I heard a critter in the attic. Went to see what it was=squirrel. I looked around to see any damage & I found 70 pennies and a dime on the floor. Weird, right? Wonder if Dollar Tree would let me pay with pennies, dimes & nickles. There is a penny shortage now due to the Orange Idiot.

I'm watching my backyard wildlife. I can see out the glass backdoor from my recliner. We have 2 rabbits now. A chipmunk is dashing around the yard to find stuff to nibble. A red tailed hawk perches on top of the shed occasionally & there are wrens, cardinals, blue jays, etc. I need to buy birdseed.

Most Memorable Quotes in Presidential History:

$2,300 may not be a lot for Donald Trump, Republicans in Congress, or their billionaire buddies. But for working people, it can mean the difference between getting by and falling behind.

Daken went crazy a few minutes ago. Dozens of motorcycles drove by my house. Don't know why the people were riding together on my road, but I'm glad there weren't more of them. Daken ripped a bigger hole on the sheer curtain at the window. 🙄

I have Alzheimer's. PET scan verified it. E-mailed my siblings & stepdaughters. Son was not surprised & neither was I. I hope the medicine works, but I have to wait until June to get access. Post is only visible to people I follow. If you have any helpful knowledge to share, please share it with me.

Are they trying to kill people?

This last week I've received >30 emails that say it's time to renew my McAfee. I didn't even know what McAfee is. I just moved the ones that didn't appear in my spam folder to my spam folder. Then I deleted all of them. It's funny that I get emails about erectile dysfunction, too. 🙄

I know how he feels: www.instagram.com/reel/DUol2l5...

I haven't "eaten out" for months. I was craving a cheeseburger tonight. I texted my son & asked him to make me a cheeseburger & I'd come pick it up. (He is a chef at a bar & grill). He remembered I like mushroom swiss burgers & tater tots. They wouldn't let me pay for it. It was DELICIOUS.

Charlotte is in a drought and now has a heat wave. When I took Daken out at 2 pm, temp was 98°F on our outdoor Thermometer. Daken went about 3 feet from the backdoor, did his business & went right back inside. lol

In 2024, when I was Attorney General, I sued Live Nation/Ticketmaster for illegally ripping off consumers by exploiting its monopoly power. I’m gratified that the court agreed today and ruled in the states’ favor. Congrats to AG Jackson for finishing the job. Today’s ruling is a win for concertgoers

Stephen Colbert's show tonight is so special. Billy Crystal sang a song about Stephen. I have a Tablo that I record shows with, and I'm using it's "protect" option so I'll have this episode to watch anytime I want to.

The Internet went out around 5 pm. The wifi still works inside my house, even when it doesn't work to access the Internet. I have all 173 episodes of Castle recorded on my Tablo device, so I watched Castle until just a few minutes ago. Internet came back on ~8:30. I'm going to watch more Castle. 😏

I use an antenna to watch TV. I did a re-scan today & got 67 channels. Took a good look at what's on those channels, & I ended up with 17 that I might watch. That's 60 channels that are just old TV shows or Religious stuff or just trying to sell stuff. I cut SC PBS due to bad reception. Have NC PBS.

For Republicans in Congress, corporations come first. The American people can wait. It’s time to put working people first, to make living affordable. It’s time to unrig our economy.

I'm watching the people working to get the Astronauts out of the capsule. If I was on that water, I'd be barfing like crazy from the motion of the waves. Those people are made of strong stuff.

Due to my age & income, I qualify for a reduction in my property tax. County sent me paperwork in December to fill out that is due before June 1st. The deadline was 6/1/2026. It requires a copy of my Income Tax Filing. Now I've received a letter that says it has to be received by 4/11/26.

No one should have to choose between seeing a doctor and making ends meet. Republicans in Congress choose handouts to billionaires and funding unnecessary wars while voting to take away health care for working Americans. Every. Single. Time. It’s cruel and unacceptable.

The American people do not want endless war.

Trump’s obscene budget.

Is this because Hegseth spent millions on lobster, steak, etc?

Republicans in Congress cut Medicaid and raised our health care costs. Families are hurting, and Republicans think we’ll accept it? We won’t. Join the Stop Taking Our Health Care campaign. Tell Congress: Cut costs, not care. 👉 stoptakingourhealthcare.org

I wish I had known this morning that TurboTax was going to file my US taxes for free, but charge me to file NC taxes. I did my son's taxes this evening, but I used www.freetaxusa.com/freefile2025/ . It was totally free. I worked for H&R Block one tax season. Things are different now.

Have any of you tried to use E-File to do your taxes? I can't get past the ID section. I took a picture of my driver's license, but then the IRS instructions don't work to send the picture. Last year the online service I used messed up my state taxes. If my printer worked, I'd do it manually.

So far today I've gotten 10 spam emails about McAfee for my PC. I don't have a PC or McAfee. Yesterday I had someone send me 4 duplicate emails about McAfee. If you have a PC, I feel bad if y'all get emails like that all the time.

20 years ago today, Slither premiered in Movie Theaters. I'm going to watch it tonight with my DVR. I've had the Slither DVD for years. I don't usually like scary movies, but Slither has the right balance of funny and scary.

Two-year-old Kaleth is being locked away at the Dilley trailer prison. He is getting sicker with each passing day. He will not eat the food CoreCivc serves, which detainees have said sometimes has mold and worms. He now has a fever.

Best sign I saw on the news coverage of No Kings demonstration in Monroe, NC: Morons Are Governing America. (first letter of each word was Red)

Trump is everything our Founding Fathers objected to. He doesn’t belong here #NoKings https://youtu.be/y-KkbwtQgjc

Daken was going nuts barking at something in the backyard. I couldn't see anything, so I looked out the backdoor at his face level. A HUGE squirrel was taking a nap in a chair near the fence. Daken does NOT like squirrels. lol

News about Israel & the war caused me to remember the 1973 Yom Kippur war. My fiance was on the USS JFK Aircraft Carrier that was on its way home. Instead the JFK turned back into the Mediterranean Sea offshore of Israel. He told me Israeli planes flew on & off the JFK. He made it home before Xmas.

Taking a break from doomscrolling to remind everyone: #bringbackfirefly

Every generation inherits American democracy, and every generation decides what it becomes. As we near #America250, let’s recommit to protect the shared values of freedom, equality, and rule of law that define our nation. Join us: weholdtruths.org #WeHoldTheseTruths

If this passes, how many female members of Congress would be unable to vote? My Congresswoman's last name is not the name on her birth certificate. The wives of Congressmen wouldn't be able to vote. Why would they vote for this?

I have 5 spam emails all from the same email address under the "sender name." Do y'all hover over the "sender name" to see the email address?

Fellow dog lovers, what do you feed your dog? Daken is PICKY! He stopped eating kibble & we switched to Fresh Pet. Daken apparently wants variety. After a few days he stopped eating the new flavor. We tried waiting him out, but he just stops eating. Tried 1 from Pet Smart. He won't eat it. 😟 HELP!!

Scary weather today: strong winds, a tornado west of us, still raining. The basketball court (it's just a large concrete area with 1 basket that Hubby created decades ago) is covered with several inches of water. Short power outage. Daken does NOT like rain. 🤞 that no limbs fall from the wind.

The link to Nathan Fillion's announcement about making a #Firefly animated series: www.instagram.com/reel/DV6Js56... Show your support, so they can find a "Home."

In support of a #Firefly animated series, I'm wearing my "If you turn on any of my crew, you turn on me" shirt. I like it because it has all the crew members on it. #BringBackFirefly

TDIL: Donald Trump's grandfather immigrated to the US to avoid military service in Germany. None of Trump's family has served in the US military. My family has had someone in the military in all the wars starting with The Revolutionary War, but we don't have anyone in the military right now. 😏

Walk into a sandwich shop. It’s regulated for health and safety. But AI, which will transform the world economically and socially, is completely unregulated. That’s insane. We need to make certain that AI works for ALL humanity, not just the billionaires who own it.

Unclench your jaw. Relax your brow. Go get a drink of water. See if you've taken your meds Eat something. Doesn't matter what you look like right now, i think you look amazing. Because you do. You're a wonderful person. And have this. 🫂🖤 you did great today. You made it through

Just got a text from ? about saving money on my T-mobile account. I don't have a T-mobile account. So if you got a text from a 212 area code about your T-mobile account, I suggest you delete it.

Having the internet to look up stuff is WONDERFUL. I'm watching Barry Manilow: Live By Request on PBS. I was curious when that concert was recorded & the internet tells me it was 1996. I saw Manilow in Concert in New Orleans in 1975. We lived in Gulfport, MS at the time. I was a Navy Wife.

I found a new reason to LOVE YouTube: The Carolina Duke game is on YouTube tonight. GO HEELS!!!!