I back at least for a short while! Have been mostly on Twitter but wanted to see how things are going over here. I have Election Day anxiety over who will win California races. I've also been following the latest Graham Platner news.

At the risk of wading in again, I cosign what @amandalitman.bsky.social posted on Twitter. Whatever you think of Graham Platner, the situation here is the fault of the Democratic establishment for working so hard to shut down a pipeline of young, fresh candidates. x.com/amandalitman...

I really am going to have to toot my own horn in order to earn money. I hate this

“It’s not just criminal, it’s also stupid” is basically the Trump administration’s motto

I'm starting a chat group for women "of a certain age" to provide support and camaraderie as we navigate the bombs that middle age is throwing us. #MiddleAgeRiot

It's just Trump playing in his sandbox.

Who knows! Maybe peer reviewers have a better sense of humor than we give them credit for :-).

Eid Mubarak! I hope everyone had a lovely Ramadan.

"Yoga pants empire" is a phrase that appeared in the NYT today.

Huge crowds today in Budapest, Hungary. They are calling for a new government under Peter Magyar and an end of Orban's rampant corruption. Source: P. Magyar

From an Instagram poet about a great show and a great character.

Just received the mail-in petition from “Californians for a More Transparent and Effective Government” and it took me exactly 3 minutes to find the initiative is being sponsored by Silicon Valley High-End Luxury real-estate investors wanting to prevent rent control.

Thoughts on last night's episode of "The Pitt"?

Sometimes it feels like I measure my life in google docs.

Is anyone else going to watch the new episode of "The Pitt" tonight?

There will be some silliness on my timeline, folks. Sorry to disappoint.

Wow!

By season 9, all of the memorable characters have left "ER."

Iran is making it devastatingly obvious that Gaza was not a one-off.

In other silly news, there's an account on Instagram that features only owls in towels.

In other news, I've fallen down a rabbit hole of owl and raptor accounts on Instagram. One of the cheekier accounts, from Britain, features a "Most Difficult Bird of the Week" and a "Most Improved Bird of the Week."

I miss having a blog. I didn't have many followers but it was a fun creative project. My Twitter account is like a teeny tiny version of it (news, silly observations about life, wordplay, making fun of bad people, etc.). Complaints about aging are the newest iteration of my social media presence.

The conversations I overhear in the interns' room at the public defender's office are fascinating--snippets of court case proceedings, adventures with evidence collection, interviews with witnesses, requests for medical records, etc. It's like a parallel world in here.

Funny how ignoring unwanted work doesn't make it go away.

Another round of jail interviews done and it's a lot to digest.

Much of life can be summed up as "I don't need to be in this meeting."

All of these wars are starting to feel the same.

Just another Regime Change Sunday, huh?

I'm still beating around the bushes when it comes to my non-existent pickleball career. I'm reluctant to inflict my novice skills on people competent enough to play an actual game. Not sure how to break the ice and jump in!

My wrinkles make me wiser (this is what I'm telling myself, at least).

I wonder what kind of dissident networks exist in Iran.

Puttering around on a weekend is one of my favorite things.

Some happy news for Afghanistan's Hazaras: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/w...

Look at this big, rumply cat.

Welp, Caltrain has not yet joined the 20th century (I'm aware we're in the 21st). Their lovely new and electrified trains (with reliable wifi) lack electric outlets.

The statement piggybacks on an NPR report, which found that the public database of the files is missing over 50 pages of interviews and notes from conversations with a woman who told the FBI that Trump abused her when she was a minor.

My experience with prison guards thus far is that they're a pretty jovial bunch, which is baffling (maybe they're happy about all the money they're making).

Suddenly found my motivation to become a gold medal athlete!

Fenton's is an Oakland institution and my all-time favorite destination for ice cream. www.sfchronicle.com/food/article...