Apropos of nothing: I deleted my PayPal account (after careful scrubbing and making sure all recurring payments were canceled) about a year ago and I’m very glad I did. Plenty of better options these days that are less of a magnet for scammers.

Tag yourself. I’m Carolyn (Buffalo Nuggets)

This reminds me of the new combined toaster oven / convection oven I bought recently that I hate. It makes me punch in my (unchanging!) preferences every time, and it’s terrible at toasting. Definitely should’ve bought a plain old toaster oven that just toasts things when I turn it on.

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It’s such a gorgeous day here in the Research Triangle. Temps in low 70s, bright blue sky, a little gusty so that all the bright green trees rustle and sway

This is a cat check point. Relinquish your most recent cat picture on your phone #ProofOfCat

Ah, 2008

Years ago a few people asked me to put my song All My Internet Friends on YouTube but I never did — until now. Enjoy this very aughts-y take on internet culture. youtu.be/WYKzMkNvr1U?...

Also today on a whim I untangled the enormous knot of cables in the Electronics Drawer and sorted them into plastic bags and labeled them. Look on my works ye mighty and despair

Attempting to drain my new (ish) hot water heater today. Hope it goes well.

So many poseurs boosting this today and they didn’t even bother to live post through the finals last night 😁

Guess I’m saving the #Hacks finale for tomorrow what with watching the #spellingbee

Well played Shrey! #spellingbee

Height difference ha #spellingbee

How did he know it was NICOL not NICKEL ha #spellingbee

Wooowwwww #spellingbee

Call back to Natchitoches! #spellingbee

The spell off is coming! #spellingbee

I mean

Aaaaggghh Sarv #spellingbee

Wow, the announcers really weren't kidding about Merriam-Webster making the vowels extra long in that one. #SpellingBee

I mean at this point they are in another dimension #spellingbee And it’s pronounced “NAGADISH” in my Southern family Dr Bailly (Natchitoches, that is)

Sarv! Sarv! Sarv! #spellingbee

Top 3 let’s gooo #spellingbee

Ah yes I had forgotten but this is correct: the annoying Mrs. Elton says CARA SPOSO many times, annoyingly #spellingbee

Oh noooo. Italian phrases relatively rare in the #spellingbee. But great job Kushi

CARA SPOSA #spellingbee I think

Ishaaaaaaan! Wow. But let’s go Kushi #spellingbee

AND HE GETS IT! HWYL! #spellingbee

Welsh! Yikes! #spellingbee

Logan out on an eponym! #spellingbee

Maybe ACANDA or AKANDA #spellingbee

CYDNID? Dunno #spellingbee

Kushi Gottimukkala of Morrisville could become tonight just the 3rd speller from North Carolina to win the Scripps National Speller. In 1952, Doris Ann Hall of Hudson won on "vignette." In 1970, Libby Chldress of Mt. Airy won on "croissant." The words have gotten a bit harder. #nced #spellingbee

Kushi Gottimukkala of Morrisville successfully spells "cere" in round 13 of the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee. There are still 5 finalists left heading into Round 14. #nced #spellingbee

And hey a @petersokolowski.bsky.social shoutout! #spellingbee

CERE! Amazing! #spellingbee

Don’t sleep on Ishaan! #spellingbee

We love our eagle-eyed Bee fans asking about #Speller29 Shrey Parikh's word: Bhubaneshwar. It actually has two accepted spellings, and he chose the alternate of what was shown. #spellingbee

See? ACONY BELL as an alternate spelling www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/gilli... #spellingbee

Ha and apparently Gillian spelled it wrong since they say it’s OCONEE BELLS. Would’ve been ironic if KUSHI from NC had gone out on that #spellingbee

Oh I know ACONY BELLS, they were in a Gillian Welch song #spellingbee

Hooray homegirl KUSHI! #spellingbee

Yay Sarv #spellingbee

COURT D’HONNEUR I’m guessing? #spellingbee

Oh dear, Zwe, yikes, VAESITE #spellingbee

#Speller20 Oliver Halkett from CA has spelled the word Faesulae incorrectly. spellingbee.com/speller-summ... #spellingbee

FIESOLE? Wow is that how you say it? #spellingbee

Gasp! Audience rustles and murmurs as first speller falls out on the Dreaded Schwa #spellingbee

Pshaw, I bet I knew what DENOUEMENT meant at 12, it’s not that hard a word #spellingbee