I guess it isn’t a true February until I have a bad health weekend. Thank goodness for neti pots and migraine meds. Both my sinuses and my brain currently hate me. Probably due to weather.

After seeing that thread about FB auto-inviting folks to a tea party, I have to say that I’m glad I yeeted myself from Meta products a few years ago. (I may have not closed my Insta, but pretty sure I nuked my FB.)

The alt theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #cute - birds you find cute even if others don't. I gotta tell you, immature American Robins hit that spot perfectly for me. They are not classically beautiful in any way, but LOOK AT THAT FACE.

You would think that people who are all about nuclear families and raising children would know that having someone with the emotional regulation skills of a demonic toddler for president is a supremely bad idea. Yet here we are. Still.

Had a nice time taking a bunch of photos of some active Eastern Bluebirds. Here’s one I was pretty tickled with. #wildlife #nikon #eastcoastkin 🪶📷🤓🤘🏼

A male house sparrow (Passer domesticus), puffed up against the cold. Photo taken in McIntosh, New Mexico on February 19, 2026. #nature #naturephotography #birds

New scam alert: People with family who are detained are being contacted by scammers using real lawyer contact info and asking for immediate money to rep the detainee (sent to scammer, not lawyer). Actual lawyers don’t do this. Please be careful.

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I had an Eastern bluebird orbing on the tree outside my window not long ago. Thinking back, that may have been the first one I’ve actually SEEN since I moved to Maryland. In other words, they may have been around on my hikes, but not in places where I’m still enough to identify one as such.

If someone were to make a cozy game where you de-ice stuff, I would buy it in a heartbeat. If such a game exists already, show me it!

In those moments before drifting off, my brain told itself that it wanted to chew on normal, rosy skies. That was enough of a wut moment to yank me back awake to ponder what even are pre-sleep random thoughts. I’ve decided word salad.

I wanted a nap earlier today. Yet here I am now hoping to fall asleep. Brain, make up your mind.

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How is it already past 9pm?

To digress, a difference between current oligarchs and the robber barons is that these guys can easily look up their relative wealth rankings and don’t need to build museums and foundations to compete with one another

Shout out to the tow people who are towing abandoned cars back to their owners in MN.

I ate baked potato soup for lunch. Now I want naps.

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If our ::waves arms around:: whatever this is relies on them not releasing all those files, then we should not have ::waves arms around:: whatever this is. I.e., release ALL the files. We will rebuild something that doesn’t rely on shielding people who harm others.

In light of this news, I will forever enshrine the current executive branch lead as being at a -666 approval rating. thehill.com/homenews/med...

Seems bad that the DoD and FAA aren’t in comms with each other. And the US is still a hot mess.

Anyone else feel like we're all on a snowball rolling right into the hottest part of an inferno?

It's good to know where certain federal folks are going next. Is a new office opening near you? Maybe being expanded? Wired has some coverage to look into: www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...

THIS IS SO SATISFYING.

I’m making a necklace wall for myself using thin curtain rods, Command hooks, and fancy shower curtain hooks. The crows around here would be envious.

Listening to the wind whoosh over my roof is peaceful to me. I like to imagine the Wild Hunt rides along its gusts, tracking down and dealing with those who misuse their power and wealth.

I just saw a nifty 3-D printed light switch cover that looks like it came out of Frankenstein’s lab. My wish to get such a printer has dramatically increased.

This winter is being hard on my brain. So many migraines. Ah, well. I hit all my to-do items this week, so there’s that. Plus the US is still a hot mess.

Although the winner has been obvious since 36 the game played by the first purchaser is within a hour of wrapping up

It’d be nice if our real-world systems were designed by actual Systems Developers who focus on the idea that players should have great experiences while interacting with those systems.

If only the world could reflect how my work day went: Quiet, a bit of interaction, lots of creative stuff accomplished, no drama. Peaceful. Reflective. Safe. Surrounded by people working to achieve awesome things alongside me. And breaks to play with my cat, hydrate, and eat good food.

Someone made a rainbow in the snow here. Delightful!

Being a night person with winter blues seasonal affective disorder is like operating on nightmare difficulty.

Having a night person be on a day-person schedule is not optimal for anyone, really.

TIL that surge protectors expire. Huh.

I don't know about anyone else, but my sleep requirements have gone up thanks to the constant cortisol spikes from the daily news. Also, a reminder that sticking an ice pack on the back of the neck helps stimulate your vagus nerve and reduce anxiety.

I put a tad too much pepper in this broccoli pasta dish I just made. Oh well. I can probably add lemon juice to it and it'll come together better. (Also, better than too much salt, IMO.)

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“Fluff sprite.” Referring to a Pomeranian.

Started and finished my slate of ESO activities and now have a new bear mount friendo. It was oddly soothing to bop around in Imperial City for awhile. Maybe I just needed to smack Daedra around.

One thing I think some people are going to struggle with for awhile is this: We cannot go back to “normal.” Things are too broken for that to happen. Besides, “normal” was still vastly harmful AND brought us to where we are. So grieve. Hope. And contribute, as you can, to a better world.

Me: I feel like playing a video game. Or reading a book. Or otherwise chilling out. Also me: That is like the tenth yawn in a minute. Maybe more in less time? Perhaps I should just go to bed. This has been a week.

Pardon me while I laugh my ass off at that wonky Grok writing job.

I need to do more to embrace my inner Baba Yaga, I think. These do be the times.

Given everything, if you’re looking for something useful to do in coming months to offset all the harm going on, I recommend poll working. I’ve never done it myself, but I know folks who have. We’ll probably want more folks to defend the integrity of our elections and those who show up to vote.

You would not think that blocking Oracle on TikTok would get you back to the same type of behavior it had last week before the changeover. And yet. And yet… That may have worked. Cat grooming videos, here I come!

I totally misread an email subject line as being "Tater truck rolls over..." and not "Tanker truck rolls over..." in my emails. Brain, I know you're not drunk, but go home anyway.

I want some homemade cookies. I lack the ingredients for homemade cookies. When I get the ingredients for homemade cookies, will I still want homemade cookies? Probably the answer is yes.

I’ve noticed that Resistbot usage numbers are climbing. That’s something. Bet it’s even higher on 5-calls.

My cat, who was asleep in her tube, randomly freaked out, causing the tube to roll off the sofa with her in it. I think she had a nightmare or something. Anyway, gonna go cuddle her and do early bed. My sinuses basically have been hating on me for the past few days, so rest is my #1 goal.