Had a bout of insomnia last night & made the mistake of checking the internet. 0 stars. Would not recommend. 💔💔

Never forget that when conservatives couldn't win in a democracy they didn't abandon conservatism; they abandoned democracy.

I've had this on my hard drive waiting to post since 2012. I named it "POST WHEN DICK CHENEY DIES" so I could always find it. 😁

Mackenzie Scott & Melinda French Gates could meet at noon, co-found "The Foundation to Save Public Broadcasting," fund NPR & PBS in perpetuity, and be done with all of it before dinner.

Tonight's insanely gorgeous sunset behind Mt. San Jacinto in Palm Springs.

It's funny to me that since the entire right wing ecosystem made hate a large part of their brand that they're surprised when the hate turns back on them. Maybe the manosphere should try being nicer, maybe smile a little bit more?

I had to buy a new motor for my disco ball & this one's too fast so now instead of a dancefloor vibe I'm being launched into hyperspace

Melissa Hortman practiced politics the right way.

It is also very very wise sometimes to just say nothing at all. Not every thought & feeling needs to be shared & posted. Social media has taught us to abandon the fine art of just keeping one's mouth shut sometimes.

Age verification? I got to play around on my dad's IBM 029 keypunch card computer & made birthday cards.

Today is a really good day to rewatch Bob Roberts. If you've never seen it before you're in for a treat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iZb...

I think the "no neckties" thing today is due entirely to The Gavin Newsom Effect. Getting under his pale thin pink skin is so easy. 😄

That reminds me that when my 3rd place prize of a refrigerator from Jeopardy was delivered during a torrential El Nino storm in spring 1989. We couldn't get it into my tiny apartment, so I sold it to the guy driving the delivery truck. That was back when Jeopardy prizes were crap.

Still waiting for Elon to go on The Daily Show, regardless of who the host would be.

Saved Pat Morita from an unwelcome fan interaction while waiting for out Southwest flight from Vegas to Burbank. Some kids were clowning him & I got them to stop & he was grateful. He was a very heavy drinker, the kind that it comes out through their pores & it's unmistakable.

I've learned a lot of weird things about extreme heat and desert living but I didn't expect the seam glue in my pool raft to melt. My raft started sinking when I was on it and it didn't have any holes in it😲

Lived in Camarillo for 20 years & in Ventura County for 40. Camarillo's a VERY conservative town filled with retirees & workers from adjacent Naval bases. They won't even open a dispensary there & now I find out there's a large grow op? Does it reek like weed on Las Posas Road between PCH & the 101?

Ugh. Not a good week for what supposed to be a short backsplash tile job. After many delays & a lousy grout job he promises to redo but I doubt I'll get what I paid for. Last time I was screwed this hard by a contractor it ended up with him owing me child support.

"“He was playing SimCity with real lives,” said one Social Security Administration staffer. “We didn’t sign up to be lab rats for a teenager’s résumé experiment.”" This is a must read.

As a Ventura County resident of over 40 years believe me when I say OXNARD STRAWBERRIES ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD. OK, Camarillo might be tied. 😁 So lucky to be able to buy them picked that morning from a stand in front of the field where they grow. Fuck ICE.

#NoKings #RanchoMirage

MOOD Minutemen Paranoid Chant "I try to work, and I keep thinking of World War III!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRHZ...

Chatting inanely & trying to be nonchalant with John Doe of X at the valet stand after a show at the House of Blues in Hollywood CA while we were both waiting for our cars & wishing I could have taken him home with me.

Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction

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So those of us who have never & will never use Apple products aren't even in their thinking.

I don't belong here LOL

Gray Angelfish saw what you did and is judging you.

The age is too young but this is how my daughter is too. She's a dog trainer & has treated several boyfriends like pets. One time - ISTG - she whistled, "Justin, come!" to her boyfriend in a parking lot. And yes, he obeyed.

I think Trump is expecting revolts in the street so he can declare martial law & cancel elections but I bet he didn't think it was going to be MAGA supporters who will riot against him.

Counter counter argument: it's not a bill. It's a ballot proposition that will get on the ballot for voters if it meets criteria and thresholds. This is the kind of stuff that paid signature gatherers hand you on clipboards outside stores.

In. A. Nutshell.

@banditelli.org I'm not proficient in bird photos but this Mute Swan from my patio on the 7th fairway sends greetings

The Banana Runts will be the only affordable banana soon.

SELL 200 APRIL AT 142!

Oxnard strawberries are the best in the world. I said what I said. 😊 Thanks to all our farm workers for what they do to give us delicious strawberries every year.

Robot mechanics. Lutnick thinks the new good future jobs are for robot mechanics.

I'm listening to an NPR segment about "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington," & I'm ashamed to say despite being a huge "old movie" fan I've never seen it due to the constant mocking of our mutual last name & its use as a cliche for generic wypipo in the culture.

I'm so over Schumer always trying to get on a microphone. ISTG he's in love with the sound of his own voice.

Every inside trader in the government is having a hard time figuring out which way this is going to go today but they'll all be trading after hours.

I was hoping an account named that was a hard-cussing CPA. 😞

I'm the latest casualty of the California insurance market. Even though I'm downsizing & moving literally less than a mile down the street the coverage I've had for almost 30 years will be dropped when I move & they're not writing any new policies in my area.

I think it's possible one of my ex stepmothers is my guardian angel.

Attended the (then) Dade County FL public school system from 1970-1979. We were taught to sing "Dixie" at school assemblies. In 1972. Interestingly enough, in a sign of the times the gringo kids also learned "Guantanamera," to sing with our Cuban classmates, who already knew the words.

Is anyone else besides me pissed that he's starting to do the rally thing like T**mp?? Nobody ever did rallies outside of actual campaigning before & now it's all these fascists do. The world doesn't need their omnipresence & its disgusting to me.

Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence is already taken.

People need to take this kind of shit seriously. T*r*mp was in the media sphere for decades to soften the ascent. People became inured to seeing him in the media as if it was inevitable. 1/2

An “empty chair” townhall for my missing Congressman. He hasn’t held a townhall since 2012.

Teddy Roosevelt would say that conservatives no longer conserve.

53 days from Jan 20 2025 was last Friday.