Beaverton is not just a suburb - it is where so much industry and diversity and innovation is happening. Its city council needs dynamic and innovative advocates, and I just donated to one. If you can, you should, too.

I really got to know Ryan when he went through a significant life event. I hadn't met him in person, but he reached out to me and asked if I could be someone he could talk to. Of course, I was (and am). As we talked, it became clear that he was carrying heavy trauma, which he hasn't fully realized.

Watch Dashing Through the Snow. The most incredible Santa is recent memory. His farts smell like cinnamon, for Pete's sake! 😎

Mrs. Claus is ready to wake up in 5 hours and go, go, go! #NoShesNot

Thank God for A Ghost Story for Christmas. Mark Gatiss is a gift.

The LB got a Studio Ghibli advent calender (would not do it again - quality is poor), and we used the figures on the gingerbread house. Even got Porco Rosso in the clouds above.

Damon? I can't. This is like The Last Duel. There are some genres he is not meant for.

Who wants to show up at 8 and eat all the leftover food?

This whole thing is a slap in the face to the organizations representing people of color and groups whose historic home was Old Town. They have been begging for financial support from Prosper for their great ideas, and all they have gotten is a bunch of fucking racism.

Bird Buddy has let me know that my feeder is in elite company for diversity. I'd like to think it's because I've cultivated a forest and not a yard. 🪶 I'm also in the top 5% for dark-eyed junco visits. 😎 (And this with my being terrible at keeping the Bird Buddy charged half the time.)

This is brutal.

I can 100% believe that someone that reliant on AI would believe a roof tile was a book. #Idiots

James Madison was my favorite founding father growing up, and I cannot stand hearing his name repeatedly in this context. And with that chincey font, too.

That creeps me out.

James Madison was NO KINGS. WTF was that guy wearing a crown for? Sacrilege!

I mean, he's going to remember this forever.

The LB is at this game. May he be a good luck charm.

I'm having a hard time enjoying this holiday season (death of the republic, 63 degrees 5 days ago, etc.). But zoom in to see a Christmas pimp in max flex.

Our pediatrician in May said he was going to give our kid the HPV vaccine two years earlier than usual, because he believed RFK would do this. And once done, insurance companies would no longer cover it. He got the second dose two weeks ago.

My outside tree to honor my Grandma Donna, who used colored lights on her Christmas tree. 🎄⛄️

My breasts burn with icy fire ... baby, it's cold and rainy outside, and I can't feel my thighs. My favorite time to walk the dogs. (The smell is the only downside.)

Nobunaga said: "Little bird, sing. If you don't sing, I will kill you". Hideyoshi said: "Little bird, sing. If you don't sing, I will make you sing". Ieyasu said: "Little bird, sing. If you don't sing, I will wait for you to sing". 😭😭😭 🐇

Good lord, Shin Godzilla is fucking grim.

GREAT NEWS

I always look forward to Reed College's holiday card, but this time, it really nailed my emotional state. Calligraphy by Susanna Lundgren '73 and illustration by Aaron Purcell. (I initially received an empty envelope and, in distress, contacted Reed. They ended up sending me two.)

We need a constitutional convention, and that's the damn truth. Add a list of things a president can never do or it's an automatic impeachment and removal.

Well fucking done, @firefox.com. You just eliminated one of the reasons that I use you - that you aren't like the evil three. You will absolutely see the back of me if you make AI the cornerstone of your browser. What a fucking tragic comedy.

Emergency Nutcracker and Elf in Concert tickets obtained. Grandma left it crazy late this year.

I'm struggling some, and She sent me those Great Horneds last night. So today, I impulse-bought some trees to return the favor. 🌲🌳

The number of times that I excitedly click on something, thinking it's a movie, and then immediately shitbin it when I realize it is a show. MOST SHOWS SHOULD HAVE BEEN MOVIES.

Ustinov grew up with two cats who were sometimes very against his existence. So, he really likes the idea of The Baron's aggressive loving, but he's still thinking the claws might come out. 🐈

I always thought this scene was hilarious in Sleepless in Seattle. Rest easy, Rob. youtu.be/ohCyNhm522s

Audio of owls calling tonight - the second call is a Great Horned (I'm fairly sure), but the first one ... 🦉?

Short answer: no.

I have just learned that Disney is no longer going to air new Doctor Who (fine by me), but is this year's Chrimbo episode on BBC America on cable then?

I wish we had an opposition party and not a bum fucked donkey party. Supporting impeachment is the BARE MINIMUM I require to support a candidate. This is why Bynum lost me. Read the room, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social.

Yesterday, I could see my breath on the walk as we slogged through rivers of water on the road and needed a fire to warm up and dry out the dogs. Today, I regretted wearing a coat.

Perfection

Holy God, my laughter.

🚨‼️ 2025 is the last year that Oregon State Parks will be selling their two-year parking pass. Current prices: -24 Month Permit: $50 (available through Dec 31, 2025) -12 Month Permit: $30 Buy here: bit.ly/oprdparkingp... Starting Jan. 1, 2026, the 12-month permit will double in price as well.

I disagree. There is TON of crappy new material that is forgettable and sometimes actually annoyingly bad. More has not been better.

It is I, the person snatching up "vintage" copies of The Christmas Kitten by James Herriot. The 1986 version my grandmother gave to me for Christmas. To give to my cousins' kids. I wish she were here to do it herself.

Messi is a giant tax cheat, and I don't care what he can do with a football. We need to normalize treating tax cheats the way we treat the guy who kills 5 truckers and wears their skin. The impact of illegally withholding millions of dollars is so significant on tens of thousands of people.

Miami are the Real Madrid of MLS. #NotACompliment

Interviews during a match are stupid, but that was a perfect example of why they are utterly useless. "Yes, set pieces will be important." "Yes, we need Messi to have the ball." WOW. As a fan, I am so privileged to this inside information and unforeseen insight. WOWOWOWOWOW.

Nine?! I'm going to die.

FUCK YOU YOU SON OF A BITCH I LOVE YOU

He didn't need to go to ground. Sigh.

Watching LFC while the LB tries to figure out "Jingle Bells" on a recorder we impulse bought at New Seasons. 🎶😬🎶