Dad wasn’t a big holiday guy, but he loved the Thanksgiving meal. Hug/call your parents and/or grands if you still have them. Oof.

Towns crowdfunding for fireworks like Bristol and Rutland… I dunno, just skip them?

Recently saw this Vermonty lil film for the first time. Worth free for sure!

Winooski.

People who go to Montreal a lot: what is your favorite specific street if you want to walk around and go in and out of little shops and peruse in a leisurely fashion! The more specific the better!

Keep getting UVM health surveys addressed to my Dad. That is fun. Called and hopefully resolved, but dang you'd think health systems would talk/datashare.

The first appointments of the day at the dentist have no sense of urgency.

I try to be empathetic, but when we've got people coming here from all over that is not sustainable. "Marc Voeller, 31, arrived there two months ago after a hiker he met on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia suggested Burlington was a good place to hunker down."

I miss being in a European city. I love that you walk so much, I love going to a specific place for the best pastry you've ever eaten, I love going to a specific place for meat/cheeses, or to a specialized shop for every random thing. Nothing big. What you want/need when you want or need it.

crazy IG em_clarkson

In a rideshare in Lisbon the gentleman from Bangladesh asked "Did you vote for Trump?" When we said no, he asked wtf was wrong with the country? Once he understood, a mistake, you learn, but a second time, he was beside himself. He knew more about American politics than many, but... 1/2

Even for Vermont, this weather is rude.

Tried to go to a bank today. Whoops.

I’d like to speak with the manager.

Portugal is awesome.

Hope, lil bit of it. That feels nice. Good job yesterday around 🇺🇸

Screaming, crying, throwing up.

Tomorrow.

Yesterday was a rollercoaster of emotions. Sold dad’s house, and met a hero.

Men’s Wearhouse: You’re Going To Reich The Way You Look

The press is failing us all when truth and accountability are needed most.

What if they don’t reopen it? What if we don’t have elections?

We're just letting it all happen. Its so much worse than I imagined, and it's just getting started.

Right wing folks are still arguing in favor of this, and at this point I'm convinced that there is simply nothing that can be done to bring us back together. Their loyalty is to the man, and to own the libs. Nothing else matters. I don't know what he could do they would not praise.

Massive turnout here in Burlington VT. Just a fraction of march coming from the south end. #NoKings

Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport says "no" to Kristi Noem's propaganda video! ✈️ "BTV declines to play video blaming Democrats for government shutdown" www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-n... #BTV #VT #Vermont

People are gonna get big mad when they hear the new Brandi Carlile tune out today. This rocker is out right on time for #NoKingsDay open.spotify.com/track/7qPMj3...

The disappearing of people by other people that are either employed by the government, or just simply cosplaying to get off on it is just so beyond fucked up. More than half the country including a majority of politicians are just like, hell yeah. We are so beyond fucked. We need more than protests.

Peaceful is the key word this Saturday, folks. The Nazis want us to give the appearance of getting out of hand, so they can send the military into our streets at a future date! If you see someone acting aggressively, grab a friend and go tell them to knock it off! If they don't, it's time to leave.

Fender gave Sonia a cool new Jazzmaster to play on the Feels Like Hell tour and they’re also giving away a matching one to a lucky fan!! Enter to win, baby: tnspk.co/ksvm0g

Samuel Douglass, a state senator from northern Vermont and the head of the state’s Young Republicans features #btv

I think that Weakened Friends just released their best album. Highly recommend this Maine trio if you like 90's sounding alt rock. @weakenedfriends.bsky.social open.spotify.com/album/62P7kN...

Also, we watch "Baby Boom" last night, RIP DK. Had no idea there was a whole big shit ton of Vermont in that film. Back when Hollywood had bad teeth.

Any local Chittenden County Vermont folks know what antique stores are good for hand tools these days? I haven't rust hunted in a while.

This WSJ article bums me out. I know the tourists can be...a lot, but shit man, we need them. We've got to find better ways to support foliage season, and local residents who need it on the town level. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ne...

Now accepting Lisbon and Porto recommendations.

Downtown was popping off today. Good to see so many tourists out spending cash, but holy shit things are…messy.

5 showings and a cash offer over asking within 24hrs. Holy shit.

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Bittersweet, but big step, Dad's home is now on the market. www.zillow.com/homedetails/...

Saw a distant family member post this in response to another distant family members feelings. And while it’s genuine and nice, it’s just an example of how brainwashed by the current admin people can be and how the press has indeed failed all of us.

Vermont’s women’s soccer story continues... 🏔️ Vermont Green FC has announced that the club’s women’s team will compete in USL W League as a founding member of the league’s Northeast Division.

I can't believe this started 7 months ago, thank you for your patience with the posts, last day for fundraising is here! $193 to go!!

My kink is watching the Chiefs lose.

I think we are under reacting on the whole to what is going on in America. We have lost the press, the courts, the checks and balances once afforded to us by congress, and I’m not sure there is a way forward.

Scenes from a hot October day at the ocean in Hampton Beach. Tune-up half marathon in prep for the real deal coming (reallllly) soon.

Payday is usually a good day to ask for a few dollars more. I'm $310 away from goal with 5 days left to fundraise. Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far! You rock!! fundraisers.nyrr.org/dan-barnes

It's so sad to me how media outlets continue to go out of their way to use euphemisms like "total control" and avoid accurately telling readers what this is. It's authoritarianism. There's a word for it. And it's important to use it. www.axios.com/2025/10/03/t...