Sound the siren.

I don't like RomComs. Once again, Brett Goldstein wins me over. I laughed so hard at one point the 15 yo came in to check on me.

I need another season of Dead Boy Detectives.

Louder for the people in the back: Data centers do not create jobs.

Absolutely brilliant afternoon.

Individual cities in the US could pass laws like this and instantly generate electricity for their residents while also helping provide local energy security.

What? No! 💔

Let's start a riot! #RiotWomen is everything I needed ♥️

With prices being what they are, I'm more grateful than ever that I have a simple meal routine. The bean pot is perking along, as it does, and the house smells delicious. White beans are a staple comfort food, and it's the best $1 lunch on the block.

Watching Dead Boy Detectives with the 15yo and eating it up. 🌈

When I complained when I was a little kid, my dad would always say "Write your congressman!" and when I was 4, I wrote a letter to Lawton Chiles explaining that bedtime should not be legal while the sun was still up. @mayor.nyc.gov has made my childhood heart happy. ♥️

Right down to the dates! "I have read that the period of upheaval that journalists have begun to refer to as "the Apocalypse " or more commonly "the Pox" lasted from 2015-2030—a decade and a half of chaos." —Parable of the Talents, Octavia Butler

Really enjoyed getting to know DCI Holly Craig. Looking forward to seeing what she and her companion get up to in the future. Thank you for this, @garethlpowell.bsky.social. The world needs more 100 page mysteries. Bonus for all things supernatural with tea. ♥️ #booksky

Drought continues to spread and deepen through the lower Appalachian Trail with no sign of relief on the horizon. Please be mindful with your camping fires and cookouts

Stop the world. I want to get off. wapo.st/4fZu2kW

I have loved horror since I was a teenager, the weirder the better, especially when it gives voice to how we don’t fit the world, and how we might. The 15yo pressed it into my hand and said “I love this book so much; you have to read it,” and so of course I did.

Laughs in librarian

What were the causes of the French Revolution again? 🤔

I am once again saying DOWN in flames UP in smoke. My poor editorial heart is begging wset.com/news/local/t...

Lately my dreams have a theme of Extreme drought causing food shortages and disrupting everyday life in weird ways. Could be the cold medicine, but it's playing hell with my peace of mind.

15 yo and I have wicked head cold, so spent the day resting, hydrating, and doing Legos.

Virginia has the opportunity to lead. Partner with the many healthcare providers in the Commonwealth for single-payer healthcare for all Virginians. Public policy can improve lives. Therefore it should.

Figured it was time the 15yo saw some real men

15 yo and I talk on the drive to/from school and over dinner (while playing cards). This week's topics are voting rights and historical voter suppression. Did not expect Genovese to be relevant as a parent, but here we are. The South can do better, and its children are watching.

If y'all are going hiking or camping in the lower Appalachian Trail area, please be mindful with your campfires. This drought is not playing.

If you can't find the DVD you're looking for at your local library, they can get it for you via interlibrary loan. Libraries are a superpower.

When they make The Alice Network into a series, Fiona Shaw should be cast for Eve Gardiner. That range! She's brilliant.

Happy May Day Bread Pudding fresh from the oven.

Happy May Day! Made a bread pudding to celebrate 🥳

Gwyneth Keyworth is everywhere and I love it

Crocheting a blanket and watching an episode while the bread bakes is my favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

The weekend movie with the 15 yo was a hit.

#pinball is a regular staple of downtown life

"history doesn’t necessarily belong to the people already in power — it belongs to anyone willing to stand up for what’s right." -- @abigailspanberger.com on Barbara Johns historic walkout at Moton High School, 75 years ago. Johns' case became part of Brown v. Board

Nicole Kidman as a pro wrestler is exactly the energy I needed today. #MargosGotMoneyTroubles

We have reached that special time of day, where I sit with a cup of tea and watch the results of the Virginia special election on redistricting.

@colsonwhitehead.com knocked it out of the park. The Nickel Boys is amazing.

I want to live in a world where tea monks exist. I would like to be one, actually. Where do I sign up?

Defamation is the new Sedition www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/m...

Finished Tinkers this morning after the dawn walk with the dog, and I just loved it.

Yesterday was a day of errands and knitting. Dinner was an egg sandwich on homemade bread with Mayonnaise (gotta be Duke's). How do you like your eggs? www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/frie...

Wow, Moon Knight. ❣️

Continuing the cable madness during #showmeyourknits cable week by designing a new pattern using @purlsoho.bsky.social Knitting Wool DK, peat moss. Can't wait to see this in its final form #knitsky

Rest is sacred work.

You love to see it. Everyone deserves a union.

"I am the doctor" youtu.be/8OMaZB-kF-M?...

Roanoke, are you listening? It's time to tell surrounding counties No Thanks to data centers (I'm looking at you, Botetourt)

#showmeyourknits cables week I am a bit mad for cables

Data centers require helium (bc chips), a finite resource that is also used in MRIs and other medical equipment. One-third of the liquid helium ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Current supply has already been reduced to a 15% shortage. It could take years to recover. We don't need data centers.