My Superbowl Sunday in 2 distinct looks. Let's do this.

Chat, what do we think: are xennials and millennials more comfortable with therapy because Larry the Cucumber normalized it for us?

Thank God, thank God, thank God. Now the rest of them need to be freed and the camps shut down.

If what we are trying to accomplish requires cruelty, perhaps we need to take a look at what we are trying to accomplish.

I'm not looking forward to 2 weeks of "rematch of Super Bowl 49" headlines and retrospective. They should have run it. Why did he throw. We know.

Today is the 5th anniversary of my mom's stroke. This feels like a nice way to reclaim a pretty awful day. Thanks, Hawks.

My mom would have e loved this game and would also be so stressed

Settings > Content and Media > Autoplay Video and GIFs Turn it off, now.

She looks like a mom whose toddler is approaching a strange dog for the first time, wondering, "Will the dog bite Junior? Will Junior bite the dog? Could go either way." (Obviously, best practice is to just not let your toddler approach strange dogs alone.)

I'm trying to dissociate from some ✨️things✨️ with the Hamilton soundtrack, but it's hitting too many current events. Still sets a good typing pace, though

20 was rummaging through my yarn tonight for a project. 20: "if I can dream it, you have yarn for it." Me:

Baptism begins w/renouncing Satan & evil: Military incursions and bombings? I renounce them. Big Lie and Insurrection defended by Orwellian propaganda? I renounce them. Masked state agents rounding up human beings and shooting those who protest? I renounce them. open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...

“we have to rescue this country from a dictator”

I read this, and I'm not even a boy mom! But I know some, and I'll be sharing with them.

Yet another "internet friends are real friends" post! Tonight I hung out with @pnwcori.bsky.social for the 2nd time in 6 months! We had dinner and ran errands and it was exactly the get together I needed in this mildly weird time. We even went YARN SHOPPING you guys!

Christmas week at work is fun because some people scheduled the week off in advance, some people are suddenly falling ill, and the rest of us are obsessively watching the email traffic to see if we need to just jump in and handle extra tasks. (I do not have time to be bleeting this but here we are)

One of my favorite Christmas memories from childhood is when my parents decided to cut out the stress of a big dinner and make what everyone in our house liked: tacos. Sometimes the standards we are holding ourselves to are life-sucking rather than life-giving.

I can never be a true nonbeliever when I live in a world with “o, holy night”

From the children's sermon today: Bishop Ben: when do you feel peaceful? Child: when my little brothers aren't annoying me Bp Ben: *repeats for the congregation without laughing* Congregation: gentle laughter and a few amens 😂😂 A blessed and peaceful Peace Sunday to us all!

An increasingly important question to ask: Who is profiting by fanning the flames of your discontentment?

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Sooooo the holiday weekend got me and I had no idea that yesterday was Friday 😂 We've had a quiet holiday weekend of togetherness, including putting up our tree. I'm ready for coziness! What about you, friends? Where have you found or created beauty in your corners of the world?

Happy Thanksgiving! I have no plans beyond parade and dog show watching, cooking a small dinner, and paining games with the girls later. I'm here allllll day for moral support as you deal with family members, including judgment of behavior of siblings and exes!

Happy Friday! Where have you found or created beauty in your corners of the world this week? I started making this blanket during surgery recovery, finished it this week, and my dog immediately claimed it. But she will share it with me sometimes 😂 What are your joys from this week?

This is STRESSFUL

Let's bring this back! Where have you found or created beauty this week? I spent last weekend in the mountains for a church retreat. The fall colors were vibrant, but the best part was the time spent connecting with the other women, laughing, crying, praying together. Your turn! Show me your joys!

May all this present badness crumble and fall away so that the good and beautiful can grow in its place.

If you are in need (SNAP, WIC, furloughed, unemployed) please make an Amazon wish list with food items, hygiene products, & cleaning products. Share it using #MyNeedsList so others can send you something to help out during this difficult time. (The link to #MyNeedsList is in the comments.)

Good morning, beloved. You cannot save the world. But you can help. Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.

Umm hey! I had my appendix out Thursday evening. I'm home and recovering really well. I'm sitting under a Bob Ross blanket sent by a friend, because internet friends are real friends. But I'm also looking at a bouquet brought by a local friend who coordinated getting my car back to my house.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you did your best at the time. Even if you know better now, that was your best then, and it counts. Give your younger self grace and carry her with you, forgiven, into a better future.

“You are not alone, and this will not last forever.” - Jessica Kantrowitz

I have switched to the Seahawks game because that's how my superstitions work. "If I'm not watching the Mariners will do better"

Groceries ordered (a while ago) and apparently not ready for pick up yet....... Walk completed Game 7 on Switching my writing project to writing some notes so that my odds of going to the post office this week go up.

Mine is called Have They Shown Taylor, which both embodies my lack of FF knowledge and belies my actual football knowledge.

My Monday non-work to-do list #goms

Today, a professor-type with a PhD deferred to me in the elementary Sunday school class we were co-leading, and over coffee a friend referred to me as a wordsmith and asked if I was a church historian. It's normal to wonder if you're in the right place, or doing enough. It's normal to witness...

Using my hold time wisely today: still doing work AND making pesto

It really is okay to want everyone to thrive, not just the people nearby who look like you

Not all thoughts are social media thoughts. Some thoughts are “please unpack that in therapy” thoughts.

"I can't believe this app is free" I whisper to myself as I open Libby and let Andy Serkis perform The Hobbit for just me.

Thank you, coffee. that's the post.

Chatbots and AI slop are going to ruin countless brains. Yours doesn't have to be one of them. Study history. Read poetry. Get acquainted with Bach, Shakespeare, George Eliot. In a time when people are rapidly getting dumber, we need communities devoted to the life of the mind.

I’m begging the men- Please just pick up a hobby.

Very polite of Taylor to wait until I had a lighter work day to drop this album. I've listened once and had a good time! I'll listen again to start drawing connections later today.

could we rebrand shutting up as a luxury good

Hey y’all— does anyone have any resources on fonts, kerning, & color combos for easier readability for those with low vision/vision disabilities? Working on some big work projects & accessibility is super important to us.

Thanks to everyone who has donated so far! We're almost at 20% of the goal. It would be awesome to top 25% today!

I know I’m early but… Advent is not the 12 Days of Christmas and the 12 Days of Christmas is not Advent.

My friend is suddenly in need of a new-to-her car. Can you give or share? Thanks! gofund.me/66355d64c