This is what's up. Shahid King Bolsen speaks absolute truth here, and it's 12 minutes you won't regret. youtu.be/XMFwj30seEg?...

Today is 20 years since Hurricane Katrina and the catastrophic levee failure that decimated the Lower 9th Ward in NOLA. I'm working with lowernine.org for their 50StatesCampaign. Join me in supporting this great nonprofit in my beloved second city. #lowernineorg #50statescampaign #iamlowernine

Working at home today, here's my su-purr-visor. 🐈‍⬛📸 #notsoseekritlair #workingfromhome

I swear I did a double take looking out my window. It's a giant Trump wig!!

Morning void. Cheezit, postprandial.🐈‍⬛📸

Me: Guys, I just want to get to my car. Guys: THE HELL YOU SAY!!!

🐈‍⬛📸 My sweet girl Cheezit in the recliner with me while I read. #housepanther #notsoseekritlair

$990 🐈‍⬛📸 later they both have all of their shots, claws trimmed, flea treatment, bloodwork, new diabetic kibble to try, etc. All is forgiven, I got them new catnip toys from the animal rescue, and they're busily cleaning the vet stench off themselves. Ingrates. #notsoseekritlair

Here's what's growing on at the Not So Seekrit Lair in southwest Michigan! #vegetablegardening #urbangardening #zone6B

Getting dressed and packing my crowd bag. It will be a terrific day of community and exercising my First Amendment rights.

Getting dressed and packing my crowd bag. It will be a terrific day of community and exercising my First Amendment rights.

Okay, what the dystopian hell is this?

It was absolutely worth the shot to my dignity to get crammed into a Pinocchio suit with a full FDT mask and a fake nose. We had a blast!!! The @kzoodems.bsky.social knows how to have a good time!

If you helped me acquire quality red, white and blue beads at Mardi Gras, the @kzoodems.bsky.social thanks you!

She 🐈‍⬛📸 did not appreciate being booped on the nose. I got the look and then I got the Turned Head of Avoidance. #notsoseekritlair

She complied with their unreasonable request, with no warrant. For all the dolts who yammer about "well they shoulda followed the officer's instructions", she did. This is bullshit.

This is what sharing looks like to these two. 🐈‍⬛📸 #notsoseekritlair

Current location. #notsoseekritlair

I've just discovered @juliaelliott.bsky.social and I'm HOOKED. I picked this up bc it was noted on the @southrevbooks.bsky.social summer reading list and it is wild! Southern Gothic, pure weirdness, and so much more - full review here: theamyexperience.com/2025/06/01/b...

The annual spring weight testing has occurred and the hammock still holds me. Bring it on, sunny days and piles of books #notsoseekritlair

Porch time with this one. 🐈‍⬛📸

Étienne-Émile Baulieu, the French biochemist and physician who was often called the father of the abortion pill — and who was also known for his pioneering studies on the role of steroid hormones in human reproduction and aging — died on Friday. He was 98. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/h...

Creepy Tiki approves of my curbside acquisition this morning. I've driven by these cool metal chairs on my neighbor's curb for a week now. This morning I stopped. I'll paint them and they'll go in my herb garden with a small side table.

Yes, that's an actual coffee grinder with two different types of beans. A teammate got it at an auction and brought it in and we all pitch in for beans. These people do not play when it comes to caffeine. There's also a large variety of K-cups and teas, and a Keurig. #BestOfficeEver #officecoffee

When you just want to go to sleep and someone strenuously disputes that plan. 🐈‍⬛📸

What I'm reading this afternoon, specifically the gumbo recipe. Chef Eric Cook at Gris-Gris on Magazine Street is one of the finest chefs in New Orleans, and a good human. #grisgrisneworleans #neworleansfood #gumbo #therealdeal

Postprandial morning Cheezit, surveying her domain. It's a tough life. 🐈‍⬛📸

They love each other after all. 🐈‍⬛📸

Can you smell this photo? Bc I just buried my nose in this backyard beauty and it's glorious. #lilacs #zone6b #michiganspring

Rainy weather made my asparagus shoot up! I just picked six spears!

Today is International Workers Day. You may already be aware of all that the Labor Movement has done for you, but if not, here's a handy graphic. It is an incontrovertible fact that unions have benefited every American, regardless of political affiliation.

Mama, I'm helping you make the bed but you don't seem to appreciate my help. Harrumph. 🐈‍⬛📸

My handsome boy Quill! 🐈‍⬛📸

Man, there's nothing like working in the yard on a sunny spring day. #vegetablegardening 🌱 #zone6b theamyexperience.com/2025/04/27/o...

My babies were interested in what I was talking about and then a chipmunk showed up. 🐈‍⬛📸

Please congratulate me on my elevation to Michigan Regional Chaplain! I'm here for all your spiritual needs. As long as I'm wearing my fez, I'm on duty!

Erranding today and discovering the free seed library at WMU - Waldo Library! It's a little thin, but I found some I can use. I'll see about donating so they can beef it up a bit. It's a cool community free resource.

So thankful these two are protecting me from that chipmunk on the sidewalk. The odds of one attacking me are slim, but never zero. Their vigilance is impressive. 🐈‍⬛📸

Behold! A rare sighting of these three moons in alignment! That's no moon! I got two more disco balls to add to my current one. One went to the far herb bed, and one by the living room window. When it's sunny the kittens will enjoy the sparkly disco prisms. #gardendecor #cattoys #discoinferno

Today was a good day to get outside and touch dirt. #vegetablegardening #zone6b theamyexperience.com/2025/04/17/4...

You should be in bed. I'm ready to be in bed, and you need to be in bed so I can be in bed. 🐈‍⬛📸

When you look up judgmental in the dictionary, you'll find my imps. 🐈‍⬛📸

Book Review: You Could Make This Place Beautiful, by Maggie Smith. 📚💙 This memoir about a divorce and the fallout has much to recommend it. I liked it overall, but being chastised for wanting to know relevant details was a pain in the rump. :) Full review here: theamyexperience.com/2025/04/07/b...

I loved joining at least 4,000 like-minded people in Portage, MI yesterday for the Hands Off protests. Peaceful protest is our right as Americans. Democracy is for everyone and we must fight for it.

My little weirdo Cheezit is out here eating chives, like to the point I'm going to put them on the steps to save them. 🐈‍⬛📸

Movie night at the NSSL with Bette Davis, a bowl of popcorn, and my favorite sparkling water beverage, Clearly Canadian! #drinkclearlycanadian #clearlycanadian #canadianafest

Book review: 📚💙 Natalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune by Roselle Lim was the light read I needed this week. It has multigenerational family dynamics, magical realism, recipes, community, culture, and more cooking! Full review here: theamyexperience.com/2025/03/26/b...

These two. 🐈‍⬛📸

Floofy snoozle. 🐈‍⬛📸

Book review, House of Leaves, by Mark Danielewski. 💙📚 I don't like to roast a book I dislike mildly, which is why I've been quiet, lots of meh books lately. This one, though. I actively disliked this one enough to review it. Full review here. #booksky theamyexperience.com/2025/03/14/b...