You night be an elder millennial if you see the microphone and think "OMG I had that" and then see the Loch Ness figurine and think "it's a Leopluridon, Charlie!"

A few nights ago I came up from the basement after spending some tearful moments with my declining elderly cat only to find Aaron in the process of putting brownies in the oven. "What is this?" I asked, excited. He shrugged and said "Bestie needed some chocolate". Bestie did.

I've had to have a dog I adored put to sleep (the one tattooed on my arm), but still - substitute the word "cat" for "dog" in this poem, overlook "kick in the ribs", and this is about where my heart is today. poets.org/poem/power-dog

My heart is beyond broken. My beautiful Captain crossed the rainbow bridge today, just a few weeks shy of his 17th birthday. His health deteriorated so rapidly over the past few days, and Friday I knew something was wrong. Yesterday I was thinking it was likely soon.

$10 for the chair(!!), a little Leather Honey, and $20 more to have the man deliver it (Aaron has moved SO much secondhand furniture for me this month!!) and voila: the living room is complete.

Picked up some cat hospice type supplies today and my heart is so horribly heavy. I'd like this to not be the start of the final chapter, but I'm also aware that he used up all 9 lives long ago, and almost-17 is a solidly long and special life. Still.

Being emotionally safe in marriage is a beautiful thing. I don't know if I will ever feel deserving.

Have never understood it and likely never will. This loathsome black hole of morality, the antichrist we were warned of by our parents and pastors, and they ran to him and embraced him with undying devotion. And they say *we* are the ones who have strayed and need salvation smh.

i wake up and we're in a disastrous war with no conceivable advantage or defined end? crap

There is not such a dearth of candidates that Nazi apoligism is ever required.

I just heard myself say "You're not allowed to be bored". Follow me for more parenting advice.

Excuse me, do you have a moment to talk about cozy sweatshirts?

The chorus of Somebody Told Me (The Killers) always makes me picture Math Lady Meme

Sometimes a ceramic $1 bunny (or, 3 of them) can really brighten one's mood

Are physical photo albums old person-coded? If so I don't want to be young! but I think Aaron is wrong about photo albums.

Once you wanted revolution Now you're the institution How's it feel to be the man? It's no fun to be the man.

I want to be mad at autocorrect when it reacts stupidly but in ways I can diagnose and work around. I do not want to be mad at autocorrect because it appears to have a will of its own and is deliberately thwarting me. I certainly do not want to fall in love with autocorrect.

There are so many more birds in the morning, and oh how I missed them keeping me company while I work in the still and quiet early hours.

"When God needs a nation to work his miracles, he knows exactly who to ask"?????? Guess even the almighty has to delegate sometimes.

This utter child of a man cannot handle others receiving adulation. After the several minutes of applause for the WW2 vet receiving a Medal of Honor faded, Trump lamented that he was informed he is ineligible for one and can't give it to himself.

"Blood flowing down. Just gushing." Good lord our president thirsts for gore

democrats should internalize that this is what their colleagues think of them and act accordingly

Him screaming "THESE PEOPLE ARE CRAZY" was a real low point, even for him. The attempted forced purity tests tonight were extremely strange.

The SOTU guests who've lost family or were harmed by undocumented immigrants or political violence are ofc used for political effect but still are genuinely moving. But the way Trump talks about them ... lingering on the blood, the suffering, the injuries, seeming to relish it. It’s so strange.

Americans commit heinous crimes also. I mean, look at their president.

Won't lie I wish that the Dems in the room had yelled in unison when he lied about the Somali immigrant community in Minnesota.

JD Vance like

He likes to say "like no one has ever seen before", but history rhymes. Dime a dozen fascist.

The President boasts of "no tax on tips", but this expires in 2028. He boasts of "no tax on overtime," but it is taxed, and the break expires in 2028. He boasts of "no tax on social security," but it is taxed, and his break expires in 2028. He also passed tax cuts for the rich. They're permanent.

Ope what did his sign say

Catching up on Shrinking and a couple who is hoping to adopt a baby just heard about a birth mother who is 38. The age I was when I had surprise bean. "Oh, a GRANDMA baby," the man sputtered sarcastically. "What's it nurse on, DUST??" 💀

Non-aesthetic photos of THE yummiest chowder. The famous "I had three bols" meal that my 8yo bonus son plowed through the first time I made it. I added corn tonight and didn't have vegetable broth so I used chicken broth. It makes it not vegan but - I'm not vegan. 😅

Weaving sale!!! I’m offering every piece at a discount. If you’d like to claim one, please comment “Sold!” under the piece and we’ll go from there! Every sale helps put a dent in my bills! Can piece will include price, estimated shipping cost, and dimensions of the piece. Every share also helps!!

Nothing like little spots of light in a tucked-away corner that most folks won't see if they're over.

Did you know that you can get your ancient cube storage cubbies off of the floor and looking fresher than ever with a cute set of feet? Now you do! This is classy AND practical since our basement has been known to get damp from time to time 😅

My very favorite type of snow is happening this morning! I read a poem once that used the phrase "fat fairy snowflakes falling down, each a paper lantern lighting the way", and though it's morning, the snowflakes do very much feel like fat fairy flakes. They're heavy, silent, and pure magic.

Eating an Aldi açaí bowl this morning, and I know what you're thinking

A little Good Boy for your Sunday

"I like my medicine like I like my homeschoolers." "..." "Socialized."

Hey, what a vile thing to think.

Would any of my moots be willing to make some labels for me for toy bins? I'd need something I can print that would be the size of 1/4 or 1/2 a sheet of regular printer paper. I've got Octonauts, vintage Duplos, Star Wars "Galactic Heroes", Legos, and Playmobil that are stored in large bins.

Her father fled China because he organized student protests during Tiananmen. He was a political refugee. The story of this family, and Alysa Liu, would have played out very differently today. This is what we're losing. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/w...

I am so impressed with the young lady in the middle (and so enamored with the women on either side!). Role models abound this Olympics 🥰

They panned to Sarah Hughes in the crowd and I gasped and excitedly said "Oh, I remember her!!" just as the announcers said "Sarah Hughes, who skated in the 2006 Olympics before Alyssa Liu was even born" and then I shriveled up into dust

Oh to be this shelter rescue: cozy, safe, and loved.

Practicing not caring what folks think of me by using my monthly carwash membership to the point of 3x in a row because the turnpike was salty and mama wants her car to look nice

Real “Lord I’ve seen what you’ve done for others” kind of news day

I love this for them and I am again drowning in rage and despair that our own country collectively shrugged off Jan 6th. That the violent insurrectionists were pardoned. That he became president again.

Lord of the Muppets All the Muppets We Cannot See Little Muppets Everywhere Where the Muppets Sing Muppet Shrugged Death of a Muppet

Today we* mark ourselves with ash. Around the world, families in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar, the Congo and elsewhere are buried in it. “Am I my brother’s keeper?” was never meant to be rhetorical.