The reflection pool may have needed repair, I certainly don't trust Rump to determine that. Coloring it any color that doesn't reflect better, with a no-bid contract, is stupid. My guess is the algae problem is a direct result of an impossible timeline that came straight from the top.

Putting up Christmas lights controlled by an app. I'm telling the neighbors they are octopus lights and if they are flashing red you do NOT want to knock on my door.

Unpopular opinion: Marinades keep a tasty crust from forming. Just make a nice sauce instead.

Unpopular opinion: Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" is an ode to selfish, selfish sex.

Unpopular opinion: Bob Hope was horrible.

Unpopular opinion: we should never name public areas/buildings after political figures. I want everyone to feel welcome and relaxed in these places.

I misjudged the viscosity of Costco peaches and with a badly judged heft of the jar toward my mouth, i instead sent a slippery avalanche of slices tumbling... into my eye.

Crazy coincidence. Two pairs of never worn 45-year old mountaineering/ski boots, with original stickers, found months apart, both in Anchorage Alaska. Men's 10 and 10 1/2.

Extortion is not a "deal."

Went up the ladder and painted the front of the old house today. When there's so so much out of my control, it's satisfying.

Unpopular opinion: I think allies do more heavy lifting than they get credit for. And I think tipping a hat to them is appropriate. Example: The men who voted to give women the vote. I am grateful to each and every one.

Took advantage of the short stint of no rain to rope up to the chimney and paint. Supposed to be 33F tonight. 😑

I don't post things for sale. Until today. Worth a close look. calamityware.com/collections/...

So y'all with AK Air Atmos cards: Shenanigans a month ago, some payment options gone, you too?

Ya know what I miss about traveling abroad? Laughing/getting laughed at with/by the locals.

Today I woke up, got dressed, had a bowl of oatmeal and hired a lawyer. I can't control the corruption in DC. But I'm not going to tolerate it in my home. My house could have burned down, with me in it. Wish me luck.

Unpopular opinion: A lot of the damage to the world are powered by our own choices: Us choosing the cheapest thing, the most delicious thing, the easiest thing.

I am going to ask someone for help. A lot of help. It is uncomfortable.

You: please act normal you need these people to like you Me: ok! People: hi Me: All my socks are modular--same exact color and style. I never have to match pairs.

Sometimes my own strength as a post-menopausal woman scares even me. A lawyer tried to befuddle and dominate me, a non lawyer. I looked him right in the eye, calmly, and proceeded to simply slay him. I didn't raise my voice, didn't attack him personally. I didn't have to. He could not frighten me.

Pain is learning entering the body.

Today's culinary experiment: Beef short ribs instead of chuck in my Every Vegetable Roasted Stew. I make enough for an army.

I am just now understanding what it did to young me that women were not considered fit to be priests. American caste.

I love my fellow Anchorage old people. They give great directions based on what used to be across the street from the place I'm going.

Guy riding by on a loud-ass motorcycle with his stereo blasting except the Google Maps voice keeps breaking into the song

The best cure to gerrymandering is open primaries and ranked choice voting like Alaska has. Districts that are 51% in one direction or the other should not be electing extreme candidates.

Appreciate this detail from CBS News reporter Jennifer Jacobs. It's an important part of the story that seems to be missing from a lot of comments & coverage.

I've become grudgingly grateful for so much in my life, by lowering my expectations of everything and everyone. A correction may be necessary though.

I could not agree with this more. When I take the performance out of my actions, what remains is far more powerful. When men embrace this, which admittedly is a heavier lift under the expectations our culture demands from them, they become wildly attractive. www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...

TIL some polar bears fish in the streams in northern Canada youtu.be/9m_Q9Ojbcmw?...

Dangit I tested positive for Covid

A forecast is likely to change in 4 days... right?

Watching The Pitt because I'm stressed. What is wrong with me?

Here I am craving a chocolate cupcake and Fire Island is... RIGHT. THERE.

Doomscrolling all day wasn't good for me. 😕

The ballroom is the breaking bad car wash

Even with all *that,* it has been sunny for nearly two months and it makes me happy.

Heather Cox-Richardson is an American treasure.

Peaceful. Loud. United.

If I'm understanding correctly, Trump just signed the end of 8(a). Devastating for Alaska, Anchorage in particular.

A business in town has dropped the ball on an important project. He whined about his workload and I said, not my problem. He wouldn't look at me. I didn't raise my voice. I was clear about expectations and gave them another week or call it undoable so I can pivot. 10-year old me would be so proud.

Lemurs have very forward-facing eyes, like most predators

Nothing more poetic than Alex Jones going on a disgusting coughing fit directly into the mic for half a minute, then sputtering out, "We're winning"