we need more "IT'S WORKING FOR ME" energy, not letting these authoritarian-enabling grifters frame or control the discussion.

I'd rather be savaged by mosquitoes than go to work tomorrow. And I basically love my job.

Kennedy Center should sell tickets to them removing Trump’s name from the exterior.

You can't unsee that. I laughed so hard, I had to text the image to Paul.

I know this is an obvious point, but if any of these sex scandals involving male pols featured powerful women texting their vagines hither and yon the world would never stop burning (caveat: world currently burning)

me, trying to get through a friend’s self-published book

My bridal bouquets were 100% peonies because my favorite person in the world ever, my late grandmother, had a side yard full of peonies and they were her pride and joy. Never tried to grow them myself because I have a brown thumb and failing would feel like failing her. (She'd never think that.)

This is an excellent line

I can't believe an adulterous nazi-tattooed ex-blackwater guy is going to win a democratic nomination.

My husband.

I just sneezed 14 times in a row. I'm kinda impressed with myself.

You know what we don't talk enough about? Queen & Annie Lennox/David Bowie rehearsing 'Under Pressure' in 1992. So much going on! Everyone's clothes, Bowie with a lit cig throughout, where Annie PROPER GOES FOR IT, George Michael singing along in the background. The amazing vocals. Yes, please!

BTW: Paul finally updated his GFM this week, if you're following our journey. www.gofundme.com/f/support-pa...

Just got a fundraising text from Platner of Maine. I am not proud of the language I used to respond to that text. I'm not ashamed either. I'm having a crummy day, but even if I weren't, I probably would've unloaded.

Also, Louisvillagers, Time Slip Theatre's "Masque of the Red Death" interactive theater event is super cool as long as you don't go into it expecting pure Poe. Gorgeous venue. Very well done. So proud of them for taking this big, odd risk and making it work. www.timesliptheatre.org

Yesterday, we went to a graduation party for 1.5 hrs, his hair appointment for 45 mins, and a play for 1.5 hours. It was a super great day for us. But he'll likely not wake up for hours. How the hell he sleeps for 18-20 hours and does not pee is beyond me. Men are bullshit (complimentary and not).

Jesus Christ

Men are...

America 250 has not been bungled (to my knowledge-- I know nothing about it). America 250 is the official celebration helmed by a committee that was appointed (by whom, I don't know) pre-47. Freedom 250 is Trump's party that hired Vanilla Ice, etc.

Ok these folks were so amazing! They are kind & compassionate. Super small in Louisville area but would recommend for smaller poodles which is their focus. www.remysreach.org

Who did this????😂😂😂😂😂😂

Despite court order to do so, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum would not commit to taking Trump's name off the Kennedy Center On CNN, Burgum instead waffled and noted there could be an appeal

So predictable.

Claude Lemieux's brain is being donated to Boston University's CTE Center

Just a reminder not to refer to this weekend as a "long weekend". Call 2 day weekends "short weekends" in order to normalise the idea of 3 day weekends.

S2 of The Four Seasons on Netflix was even better than S1. It's so nice to watch a show about people my age-ish. Although JFC, I wish I had a friend group like that. I think. I'm an oddball who hates the idea of vacationing with friends/family. A weekend, ok. I just can't be "on" longer than that.

I love it when I pull up a show I was watching the night before and see that I watched 29 minutes of a 35-minute show and got so tired that I didn't think I would make it through those last 6 minutes. (Also means I probably have to rewind because I likely dozed through those 29 minutes.)

clark kent is gonna grow up a red sox fan 😤

America 250 has not been bungled (to my knowledge-- I know nothing about it). America 250 is the official celebration helmed by a committee that was appointed (by whom, I don't know) pre-47. Freedom 250 is Trump's party that hired Vanilla Ice, etc.

A thing about Chicago is that it has an obscenely, impossibly bloody history. Every six months or so during the early-to-mid 20th century something happened that you can’t quite believe, and it’s usually the cops’ fault.

Like, you do you, I'm done with the Platner discourse. But give me a fucking break already. This guy has never held public office and everyone is crossing their fingers he'll vote how they want. I really hope he does. But to ignore character issues (and he's got plenty) is wild to me.

How is it that Maine Democrats can’t find a candidate that isn’t a waking red flag or about to turn to dust

DO YOU SING?

The man is getting his first haircut/beard trim in 2 years. (His illness makes it tough for him to sit still and be touched.)

Just in case you were wondering, our Bicentennial Celebration in 1976 was held in multiple venues, and the artists included: The Eagles Fleetwood Mac Loggins & Messina (Their final performance before splitting up) Dan Fogelberg Elton John The Beach Boys America Elvis Presley Bruce Springsteen 1/2

“Creating is the fun part,” he said. “Why would I want AI to take that away from me? The best part of comedy is figuring out the puzzle pieces of a joke and getting the self-regard from having accomplished a difficult thing.” #NoAI news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Are they buying all the Caesars? Including the one across the river in IN?

If you're a white person experiencing racism in Britain, no you're not. What you're experiencing is that people don't like you.

I watch this video of Lin Manuel Miranda at the Obama White House (when they had poetry, not cage fighting ::sigh::) on hard days so I can enjoy everyone’s rising excitement and delight as they all see the very fresh damp beginning of something great. youtu.be/WNFf7nMIGnE?...

Marilou & I are deeply saddened by the loss of our lifelong friend, Marcia. Not just a gifted, innovative artist, she also happened to be a genuinely nice person. Smart, funny, & just plain fun to be around. Thankfully, her memory lives on and we will never stop missing her. shorturl.at/wx6BV

Prices for tomatoes are up 40% over the past year, the biggest increase tracked among products in the Consumer Price Index.

My dad was a minister for 45 years, stood at the church door after service every Sunday and shook 300 hands. His hands always looked fine.

I would very much like one of the gazillion people, say in the sales profession or politics, who shake hands a bunch and take aspirin daily to show us photos of the bruising on their hands. Do it, MAGA salesfolk, politicians, etc. Where are your gross, bruised hands?

LOL, "The Four Seasons" featuring my exact car as a "comically tiny car" in the Thanksgiving episode.

Kentucky Shakespeare in the Park is back for another season in Central Park, Louisville. Enjoyed As You Like It tonight. Perfect weather.

The person organizing this conference that Greg Bovino is speaking at is Martin Sellner, a neo-Nazi activist. Sellner, among other things, corresponded and agreed to meet with the man who went on to murder 51 worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch, NZ in 2019 www.theguardian.com/world/2019/m...

pictured: woody learning that buzz lightyear and jessie were at january 6

Am I hearing someone in my neighborhood mowing their lawn after dark? I mean, it's a little light out... but still.

One of my strongest takeaways from the Bee this week is that it was a showcase for why critical thinking matters more than ever. So much of what the kids do up there isn’t rote memorization—it’s using their insane prep to solve words like puzzles (using etymology, patterns) in real time.

Reminder that Widow’s Bay creator Katie Dippold is behind one of the greatest Halloween tweets of all time: