Home sick today and have the Samsung Clarity channel up because the cat adores it. She knows she’s. It allowed on the tv stand but can’t resist when the aquarium is on.

Visited the arboretum to see the fall colors. The holly was beautiful and the trees were full of glorious color.

Dear Jeffries and other 'leaders' of the Democratic party. YOU DID NOT WIN LAST NIGHT. Last night was a repudiation of YOU and your methods. It's clear want people who will FIGHT BACK.

Woke up today with hope in my heart and revenge on my brain.

I got my granddaughter a used clarinet three years ago when she decided to join the band. I wanted to make sure she'd love it before buying a better clarinet. I didn't anticipate that three years later everything would be SO expensive. Now she needs one and I'm struggling to afford renting one. Ugh.

Last night I spent an hour on Facetime with my grandaughter, showing her my messy office and clothes closet. She was fighting with mom about keeping her room clean (they just moved and poor mom was going bonkers with all the clutter). But Nana, she said - you're too old to have a messy room! 😂😱😬

I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak

I had three vaccinations yesterday and now I can barely move. Ugh.

Just a reminder that peace does not come barreling in, accompanied by guns and boots.

My BIL, who is married to an immigrant, is worried about her renewal application. They are afraid ICE will be in the building. He voted Trump and his immigrant wife is a Trump supporter. Am I cruel if I laugh and laugh at this? Like have the day you voted for! Honestly feel bad though, tbh.

My dentist noted that I do a good job brushing the back of my teeth - which lead me to question do people not brush the backs of their teeth?

The shade here isn’t even subtle. Well done.

Asked my husband to scratch an itch on my back last night and he proceeded to scratch every square inch of my bod and it's the closest I've come to a religious experience.

He knows it. They know it. They've always known it. Amongst themselves, they joke about it. They tell stories about it. They swap advice on how to deal with it. But most importantly, to everyone else, they lie about it.

Me - after making no changes in my diet or exercise patterns: Why isn't my blood pressure coming down?

I also have no nostalgia for the road to fascism, which is a trap I think a lot of liberal and progressive folks are falling into—romanticizing the conditions that preceded this moment of acceleration. The path that led to this mess is not the way out.

Pete Hegseth, when he gets the war he so desperately wants.

This genuinely makes me blissfully happy. So glad he was the one chosen - he's a lovely person.

Sure, Stephen - it's the left with the problem.

Team USA has a chance to change the tone of the Ryder Cup. Step up, call out the bullshit in the crowd and stand up to bullying and harassment. Side note, they won't as most players are MAGA shit stains who love Trump and his rhetoric. I can't wait to watch them get stomped. Go Team Europe!!

Fair warning I'm a #Habs fan

We The People HAVE THE POWER. #NationalStrike2025 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

Honestly hope Tylenol sues the fuck outta the Trump administration, if only to get the misinformation corrected. I'm so over this stupid, anti-science, anti-intellectual country.

I've finally found a downside to WFH. On the days I do have to go in, I always end up sick 2-10 days later; my immune system is no longer exposed to all the germs it used to be when I worked in schools. Ugh.

Forgot to bring my mouse to work and I am now the most inefficient person in the office. I will never get the hang of the trackpad on laptops!

If people on this side of the aisle would just shut up about Charlie Kirk, he would fade away to obscurity like Rush Limbaugh. Responding to the right just gives them more ammunition. They know he was hateful & hypocritical, they don't need us to point that out while they canonize him.

My grandaughter recently got the Venmo debit and one of my favorite things to do is suprise her with fun money, while giving her 'chores' like 'be nice to your sister' or 'read a book'. Apps like Venmo have made it a bit easier to be a distance nana.

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Not having empathy for someone like Charlie Kirk is NOT the same as celebrating his death. Just FYI for the people who seem to be confused about this.

Country founded on political violence shocked at continued violence.

The irony of Charlie Kirk dying in a school shooting is not lost on me. Political violence should not be tolerated, etc. etc., but in this country we've tolerated school shootings for literal DECADES. Thoughts and prayers, as the saying goes.

NOW can we talk about the proliferation of guns in the USA? Given our extremely divided political atmosphere, things are only going to get worse from here.

100% true.

no offends if this is you but if you're thinking "this is going to make the right do fascism" they're already there. they blew up a boat with 11 people on it for being immigrants. they're kidnapping US citizens and trying to rendition them to Uganda. do you think we're on a trajectory to peace

I think it's wrong to label the shooting of Charlie Kirk "political violence". He's not a politician, never held political office. He's a vile man who espouses radical views. The fact that his views align with the present GOP ideology doesnt make him a political figure. It just makes him an asshole.

Between Charlie Kirk and farmers losing their farms, my empathy is really being tested this week.

Wonder if he still thinks it's worth it.

Why isn't it hockey season yet?

Smudge is not happy all her laser toys need charging.

He's a mad, petty bitch.

After every morning walk, my husband describes my dog's 💩 to me - 'a healthy one today' or 'she must have eaten something bad'. I never expected to hear so many descriptions of dog poo in my life. 👀

Introverts don’t recharge with sleep, we recharge by being left completely alone for 3–5 business days

I know it's time for a couple of days off because I'm annoyed by people who can't use Excel. I feel like that's a basic life skill.

Since my SIL passed last month, I've tried to find small pieces of happiness while dealing with my existential dread. Today, it was my team's fast reaction to 1st day of school ish. Last Night, it was a circus themed wedding video. Yesterday it was the excitement in the new teacher I trained.

"Newsom’s threat to retaliate in kind is not a divisive attack on good governance. It is, instead, the only hope for democracy. Bipartisanship right now is appeasement. Democrats cannot and should not hide behind neutrality and fairness as MAGA incinerates the remaining tatters of our republic."

How long until hockey season? 💛🖤🩶♥️

It's always an exciting day when I finish an old notebook and get to start a new one. The simple joys of life, I tell you.

That petty bitch Cuomo is literally doing the job of republicans by tearing down Mamdani every chance he gets. Shut the fuck up, Cuomo. Accept your loss like a big boy and go skulk off to wherever you hide when your scandals hit the news cycle.

We need a stronger Democratic Party. This current crop still isn't it. They still don't get it.

Made the mistake of perusing LinkedIn for a few minutes (I was updating job history). I'm always left wondering who is actually doing the WORK while all these "thought leaders" and workfluencers are posting inane bits about their ability to get 'er done and make things happen 🙄