This is terrible news. There must be a better solution.

Today is Long COVID Awareness Day. I’m glad we have this because there is still a real lack of awareness, even from people like doctors. Long COVID needs more research. We need better treatments urgently. But in the short term we need empathy, understanding, education, and accommodation.

NWS suggests high winds from NW all day, starting before sunrise. Maybe the worst on the other side of the mountain, but I'll still charge all the batteries and devices while I'm awake. This is on purpose. F1 race in China starts in a bit. Sure, we'll watch in real time. Retirement rocks.

Waaay too warm in the SW. More importantly: way too dry. Send water. Not all at once. Just a steady flow.

should say cis men.

Omg. I can’t imagine. This is satan-level horrible. People in powerful positions - why aren’t you stopping this?!

Awake. Sigh.

Finally!

I am saddened to hear that one of my favorite actors (for 35 years) has cancer. Bruce Campbell, the man, the myth, the legend is going to spend the summer treating it. Sending all the good juju to the king.

What good can you do today? What trouble can you cause? What suffering can you ease? What needs to exist, and can you help build it?

Good ole Martin Luther was the OG Protestor.

I am very awake.

WTF is happening in Canada?

We lost an amazing human being who spent his whole life lifting up the downtrodden and reminding us we're all Somebody who matters. Jesse Jackson lived his life completely. Amazing accomplishments on behalf of others, constantly. Heaven gained a winged soldier today.

Robert Duvall has died, a great actor has left us. I might not be a fan of his had he not played the fictionalized Oliver Loving. I despise plagiarism. McMurtry stole the story of Goodnight & Loving. But we wouldn't have seen Gus McCrea without Lonesome Dove. Rest well, cattleman.

What is the IOC going to do with team Canada? It's not right to let them keep the win. I say they should be DQ'd and forfeit all remaining games. No medals for cheaters!

The GOP is pushing the SAVE Act, to make elections 'more secure.’ How many wives took their husband's name in marriage? How many of those have names that no longer match what's on their BIRTH CERTIFICATE? Under SAVE, they will not be eligible to vote. MILLIONS of women will LOSE VOTING RIGHTS.

I may have a stroke. Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.” A PROTESTant. I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.

And I refuse to apologize or accept what is currently happening in my country.

Oh and here is my thought for today.

A haunting song with an applicable message. Listen again.

Adventures in sprained ankle continue. Day 13. HUGE advances. I'm walking without a limp (thus without pain), even thru a grocery store run. Still working on range of motion without pain, but walking is normal. Stretches continue and the human body continues to amaze.

Use the good china! I found fancy fountain pen inks dried out. That expensive liquor oxidizes and changes flavor. The lotion goes rancid. Drink it, use it, don't save it for a brighter day. Find joy in your world. Grab Grandma's crystal for your morning juice. Don't wait. Life is short.

You still have rights. Use them.

A little erranding today. Ankle not really happy. We'll baby it tonight and see how I feel tomorrow morning. Not even a week yet, I have to take it slow. And it's ugly bruises.

Anything creative is toxic to the regime. It reminds us of our humanity and our connections to each other. If you're a creative, make MORE art or music or fashion in these difficult times. Pour your emotions into it and put it into the world. The arts are the lifeblood of humanity.

Don't look away. Believe your eyes and ears.

🧵 Here's a thing you can do, RIGHT NOW, to combat Musk's nonconsensual-porn-and-desecration-of-the-dead machine: bsky.app/profile/greg... I called my state's AG yesterday and then sent an email; that email + the template I used to guide me, next.

Y’all, elevation is amazing. Stayed off that ankle and kept it elevated all day. Slept with it propped up. This morning 90%+ of swelling is gone. Still TBD how much it hurts when I start to use it, but I plan to keep off it and elevated again today. Yay progress!

Good morning. I'd like to invite anyone who is interested to make a small gesture of kindness today. It's up to you to decide what that can be. The key is for you to act on the idea. With so much out of our control, we can choose how to be with each other today and every day.

Call your reps + please read the thread. Do it now, please. Script.

Never a good time for this story, but CHECK YOUR NEWS SOURCES! And stop using AI/LLM. www.wired.com/story/us-inv...

Join me in wearing a mask when you're out of the house. I'll fist-bump you at the grocery store.

I blame the moon. This is ridiculous. I might be catching naps, but I haven’t really slept yet. I’m gonna be cranky.

Finchy inspired me, so here are some 2025 books I read and suggest, as well as my numbers for the year. 63 books read. 12% non-fiction. This is kind of my standard. I always wish I'd read more non-fiction, but it takes longer and often bums me out. (Reality does, in fact, bite) What did I read...

Just finished S1 of Pluribus. This is disturbing. Components ring very real from our early 2020 COVID lockdown, and parts of it seem very possible going forward. Entertaining? I suppose. A cautionary tale? Absolutely. It's like 1984, Fahrenheit 451, or A Brave New World. Consume with your eyes open.

It’s time to fight against book bans - www.bookbanpetition.us

Merry Christmas skeeple.

This year I played with felt.

To all my book-curious & librarian followers - read about the end of mass market paperbacks. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

It’s a #NMrollcall Sunday out there, what’s your plan for the day? I’ll be finishing a couple of Xmas crafts/gifts and promise to post pictures when they’re done. Did anyone see meteors last night? I didn’t, I have this big mountain blocking my view to the east. Think last night’s insomnia was

Bears repeating. Lessons from Dr Snyder’s book On Tyranny.

Hello Saturday! #NMrollcall anyone want to chime in? I woke early (for me), so now I'm looking at errands. On a Saturday. That's poor planning. But I need green felt for a Xmas craft - can't wait to finish it and show you! Sunshine galore, you know I love it. Laundry is in. Butter is on the

Looking for a Christmas movie you haven't seen before? I strongly recommend An Arthur Christmas.

Krampus in Old Town

Yay snow!

w00t! First snow of the season here overnight.