The wind caught the front door as we were going through it and ripped part of the door out of the door frame. We are lucky the glass did not break.

Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly...when that's all you can do.

Read this. Then read it again.

Reminder: Until 1973, health insurance companies were non-profit. Republicans changed the law - not they profit $25 billion a year off your health. @mascbyjeffchastain

It finally reached 0 degrees F. I braved the roads to go to the grocery store. The roads:

He absolutely does not care that your healthcare, is about to run out. Zero fucks are given.

Oh you meant "get up now". You know it's 7 degrees out, right?

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

I have to wonder what podcast/tiktok person my relative is listening to now. Here's the latest conversation. For the record, they rarely answer questions or when they do, it's like this where they say no immigrants, then refute the said it. Their sources are usually journalists but influencers.

"It's ugly but it's warm" can be said about most of my winter gear.

DH has unpacked his gaming systems.

Celebrating small things is not about noise or toasts; it is about attention. A study from the U of CA found that children whose parents notice positive everyday details... show 37% more empathy. It teaches them that happiness does not come from outside but is created through awareness.

Just a reminder of August in the garden from 5 years ago on this blustery damp December day.

“I’d have no problem releasing the video” “I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.” 5 days apart 😬 (From @therecount.com )

Mark Kelly: “Jobs are down. Wages are flat. Costs are up & this President is asleep — Like literally, he’s falling asleep on the job. It’s hurting the American people — He’s doing nothing to try to help people with the cost of groceries, rent, & healthcare”

The temperature outside is -7. Little dog sees no reason to leave his covers.

Piper is toy hoarding.

The binge watch of the week is The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call. A struggling trauma center is revitalized by the arrival of a new surgeon. Ju Ji-Hoon, Choo Young-Woo, and Ha-Young, and Jeong Jar-Kwang.

Little Dog has claimed his spot for the day. No, he won't fight you for it. It's too cold to fight.

Wednesday: affordability is a con job Thursday: here's new floor plans for a golden ballroom expansion

At least we need to push the extreme Republicans out of politics.

It's -5F degrees this morning. DH still has to go feed the chickens. He has his ski goggles on so his eyelashes do not freeze.

So am I.

It's really cold outside. Little dog is not leaving his covers.

We are currently 48th when ranking countries by life expectancy and expected to fall down the list. All the countries above us have a public option for health care. www.worldometers.info/demographics...

It's zero degrees out this morning, so I enjoyed a few pictures of my cactus in bloom. Here's one of them...

In case you needed even more motivation to vote in the Midterm elections... #AccountabilityIsComing

And she is walking out with a small pension. She will have to get healthcare on the exchange if here new employer does not provide it. Even at the higher rates introduced this year, she can afford it.