Going over the finances over the weekend, I determined that I will need to increase legal fees next year. For the past few years I have kept the cost of the will/POA/MPOA/HIPAA package to a flat $275 per person. It will increase it to $300 next year. Tax returns will increase from $220 to $240.

tired: they're keeping the government shut down to keep from releasing the epstein files wired: they're keeping the government shut down because the president is dead

“This Godfrey Norton was evidently an important factor in the matter. He was a lawyer. That sounded ominous. What was the relation between them, and what the object of his repeated visits?

First Snow https://botfrens.com/collections/210/contents/48542

It's October! Looking for ghosts? secrets? romance? Meet Orion Labauve! 🪐📚 💙📚 ⚡📚 #fantasy #magicalrealism #romantasy #ghosts youtu.be/FBE8AlOROGk?...

BREAKING: sources say NARA has forced out Dr. Todd Arrington, the federal director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, after he declined to allow the Trump administration to remove a sword from the library for a gift to King Charles lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...

Don’t know about other areas, but our Walgreens is having a 70% off special this week on posters, paid about $8. I bought one from Etsy, lots to choose from, and uploaded to Walgreens who made it the same day on high quality poster board. Etsy usually gives you high res w/lots of size options.

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

News in America can't publish the whole picture ... last week, the Guardian took over the streets of NYC, letting New Yorkers uncover what makes us unique: we are independent, global and free. Discover more at www.theguardian.com/thewholepicture

Veterans react to Hegseth’s ‘insulting’ address to generals and admirals

Hungover Hegseth Struggling To Remember How He Ended Up In Room Full Of Generals

Last night I went to the opening of (my longtime business partner) Mark Grove's new studio. James Lew flew in from LA but most people were local. Some were folks I had worked with in indie film for decades. Some were younger folks who work with Mark. Talked a lot about movies but also the books I've

News from the Smithsonian. They will remain open for a few days. www.linkedin.com/posts/smiths...

This long-lasting meteor shower peaks in late October and is known for producing bright “fireball” shooting stars. Here’s what to know about Orionids and other major showers that will appear in 2025. www.wired.com/story/watch-...

I have been delighted by people's reaction to the newsletter. You are never certain how people will react to something different. "Fantastic read" and "Great idea, fabulous" are just two of the comments. A big thank you for your support.

Off to a great start!! Teller County Colorado. #cowx #leafpeeping #colorado #coloradosprings

The US’s first lithium from oilfield wastewater is coming this year

This is what quitting the cult looks like. If we're being honest, the vast majority of people DON'T pay attention until they're personally impacted. We shouldn't be more hung up on that perceived selfishness than the fact they've quit. And doing something. jesspiper.substack.com/p/reporting-...

Oregon has filed a lawsuit to block Trump’s move, warning there was no "legal justification" and that it would escalate tensions.

Indeed, apart from the nature of the investigation which my friend had on hand, there was something in his masterly grasp of a situation, and his keen, incisive reasoning, which made it a pleasure to me to study his system of work,

Next Outpatients Meeting, Oct. 5, 2025. Pints Pub, 221 West 13th Ave, Denver, CO 12:00-2:30 pm. Contact: Larry Feldman [email protected] DWNP's first S.P.O.D.E. Gathering, Oct. 12, 2025. Angelo's Taverna, 620 E 6th Ave, Denver, CO. 4:00-6:00 pm Contact: Derrick Belanger [email protected]

We've begun the rollout of the 2nd book in the Orion Labauve series: Spectral Promises. It is available on Amazon in paperback and ebook. It will be appearing in other booksellers soon. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FT296GJJ/

One thing I've learned recently is the differences between artists & designers. An oversimplified description of the difference is that an artist can make something new from nothing and a designer can make something new from combining and manipulating existing art.

In the Air Watercolor -15x11 inches #art @bsky.art

THE BRAINS BEHIND UNITED ARTISTS IS THE ONE WEARING PEARLS 💙📽️ #marypickford

RIP Quintard Taylor. Honored to have been his colleague when he was in the History Department at the University of Oregon 1990-1999. @uoregon.bsky.social blackpast.org/blackpast-or...

This morning’s endeavour in the Peak District. Two minutes of undeniably glorious light. Autumn getting off to a decent start and I’m trying to get back into the swing of sunrise.

Score!

“Let me see!” said Holmes. “Hum! Born in New Jersey in the year 1858. Contralto—hum! La Scala, hum! Prima donna Imperial Opera of Warsaw—yes! Retired from operatic stage—ha! Living in London—quite so!

For the Sherlockian crowd, here are pics of Stephen Colbert in his role as "Escalator Investigator," a bit he's done the past couple of nights on The Late Show. #StephenColbert #SherlockHolmes

A Wiccan I knew (gone over a decade now) once said you can't use magic to do bad things to people. That was her belief. But what if you merely reflected back at them the harm they did to others? Try this: Surround the effigy of your least favorite villain with mirrors to feed back the evil.

The dismantling of the Forest Service: President Trump's administration plans would remake the agency and public lands. The deadline to comment is September 30, 2025 -- Jonathan P. Thompson (High Country News) coyotegulch.blog/2025/09/26/t...

I wake up every morning of this shitshow feeling optimism because we are still here and have joy and art and less fear than an administration that hates the people who live under it. Does that optimism wobble on the hard days? Yup. All the time. But it always gets back up.

“You absolutely have the right to record these incidents … ,” Hernandez said. “If you see (ICE) activity, don’t interfere or put yourself in a situation where you could be arrested. But you have the right to record and document.”

We were saddened to learn that Quintard Taylor passed away earlier this week. Founder of blackpast.org and a giant in western history, it was our great honor to know and work with Quintard as editor of the Race & Culture in the American West series. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Another amusing cross of Dickens & Doyle

Today was the first day that the floor of the kitchen felt cold to my bare feet. So I had my @yorkshiretea.bsky.social hot in my CU Denver Alumni mug.

This is mafia-style blackmail, plain and simple. These workers have nothing to do with the ongoing disputes that have brought us to the brink of a shutdown. It’s not only an attack on Americans’ services and benefits — it’s also likely illegal. We’ll be fighting back with all we’ve got.

NEW WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened. This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

Spring Rain - Rome Thomas W Schaller - Watercolor Artist 30x22 inches #art @bsky.art

It’s about time. When I visited the site years ago, there wasn’t even a fence protecting it. www.ksdk.com/article/news...

Check out these Bluesky follower stats: bluefacts.app/profile/darl...

"Violence does, in truth recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another." Sherlock Holmes

This Friday the restored and reimagined space Station Hall at the NRM reopens. Built in the 1870s, Station Hall was once home to York’s main goods station and was a working railway right up until the 1960s. Explore a century of railway history www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/sta...

“I think that I had better go, Holmes.” “Not a bit, Doctor. Stay where you are. I am lost without my Boswell. And this promises to be interesting. It would be a pity to miss it.” #SherlockHolmes #ArthurConanDoyle #AScandalInBohemia

Hello, dear Bibliophiles🍂 Happy Richard Scarry Autumn Days!✨

“By the way, since you are interested in these little problems, and since you are good enough to chronicle one or two of my trifling experiences, you may be interested in this.”