We had a blue shift with last year's spring election as well, thrilled to see the momentum keeps going!

"If you remove him you get Vance." You're familiar with Donald J Trump's foreign policy where we remove a country's leaders one by one until we get to one we can do business with? No reason impeachment can't work the same way

I am going through a career/existential crisis combined with a deep concern about my financial future, I've been hit by spring allergies, and I'm in a gastritis flare to boot. If anyone needs me... no you don't. Try again.

My mom: Paul Simon is like, three feet tall. Me: well he's always been tiny. How tall was he before? My mom: four and a half. Me: okay, what about Danny Devito? My mom: the same. Used to be four and a half. Is three now.

A quick comic: Fired!

Pfizer has ended its large Phase III Trial of an updated COVID19 vaccine. They were not able to enroll enough people to meet their goal. A major problem is the FDA’s wholly unreasonable demand that people with chronic conditions, who benefit most from the vaccine, not be allowed to participate.

76 means dogs are out (Zissou, my feet)

When we were at the vet last week for a urine recheck for Zissou (he is free of crystals!) one of the receptionists asked what our Halloween plans were and I realized I set the bar too high with the Kangaroo (2024) and Spock (2025). Both of which were also last-minute ideas 😬

I love silly things, someone tell me not to buy the hand vacuum that looks like a duck

Help: my TV is playing star trek audio but no video?

I centrifuged a lot of stuff at work today (I was running 24 blood collections for PBMCs which is scientist for "you centrifuge blood and it will take you almost all day") and i thought of this EVERY. TIME. I loaded the centrifuge. At least 7 times. Maybe more. I don't have the procedure memorized.

Hey, Canadian friends, I have the FULL TRIFECTA of GxP experience and I am really good at pipetting if you need a biologist in your workplace. Bonus: Zissou would come with me.

The can is now free from all 2.5 mice and in honor of the occasion, I'm now memeing about it to distract from the other horrors of the world.

I wonder what percentage of words I say in a day are telling dogs to not eat things.

I dumped the watering can over the balcony and there were multiple dead mice in there and I'm gonna go throw up now.

HELP I FOUND A DEAD MOUSE IN A WATERING CAN. WHAT DO I DO. THERES SO MUCH WATER. ALSO HOW DID HE GET UP HERE? I LIVE ON THE SECOND FLOOR

Zissou may or may not have urine crystals and we're going in for a recheck (sometimes it happens as pee cools, sometimes it's a real problem) but I need him to not need prescription food at this juncture in life for the sake of my budget. I love the boy but I would also love a house ☹️

Started the day with good luck of the Irish (spun out on an icy road driving to work, in a way that would have looked sick in an action movie, and somehow I knew was going to happen moments before it did so all was ok) and ended with typical luck of the Irish (dog peed on me) Happy St Patrick's Day

Someone at work made green and orange frosted cupcakes for St Patrick's day, so I guess they're celebrating the 26+6 version

Do you ever have to walk your dog through this

My boots are Sorel Joan of Arctics, about 13" tall. Snow goes all the way up.

Okay I was going to try to leave for work and now there's a car legit stuck in my roundabout. Like getting towed out by a friend with a jeep. Chat I don't think I'm going to work today

@maryldixon.bsky.social storrrrrrrrrmwatch report from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, notably not in the Chicago area (but I am a Chicago area native) This is my screen door.

The rat bastard's alma mater made the big dance so I need everyone to collectively strike Kennesaw from their brackets

I might be putting in an offer on a house today? Please pray for my stomach in this time (I had an onion heavy dinner last night so it's already a little gastritis-y)

Basque cheesecake in progress

Another year where I will not make a peeps diorama despite having a great idea because the youth won't get it.

We got a special delivery from Chewy yesterday, apparently Zissou made the final four in a Naughtiest Pets Contest? I didn't realize we even entered. But inside him there are two wolves: one will snuggle with you when you're anxious, the other will try to steal potatoes from the farmer's market.

Someone got his annual exam, and his weird little lump checked out and GOOD NEWS the lump is his microchip (it migrated) and he is perfectly healthy otherwise 🥹

He's been touching me in some capacity since I got home, pretty much, and I appreciate the puppy snugs

If you're at the airport and Kristi Noem is doing the ominous little message from the TSA screens, you no longer have to do anything she says. Leave your laptop in the case, whatever.

None of the three homes were good fits (came close on 2 of them though!) but they've all got offers and there's a new listing that's a near half acre lot (bordering too big for just me), on well water and septic, with no sidewalks, so not a great fit and yet??? What if this is the best I can get 🥲

Tillis to Noem: "A 14 month old dog is basically a teenager in dog years. You decided to kill that dog bc you hadn't invested the appropriate training, then you have the audacity to write a book & say it's a leadership lesson! ... Those are bad decisions not unlike what happened in Minneapolis"

The ides of March are coming if you need ideas about what to get your local emperor.

I logged in and saw the horrors of the US government are persisting so I went to Instagram for less horror (I have cultivated an algorithm of home improvement and screaming sea lions) but now I'm brushing my carpet with a hair brush so IDK if I really won here.

Touring THREE homes this weekend with the new realtor and I'm looking forward to doing the House Hunters thing but in REAL LIFE

Me: as I keep looking for homes, I think I might end up in half a duplex with a smaller yard My mom: well, you don't have a yard now, would having a yard really make a difference? 🥺 But then where will I put Zissou's raspberry bush

Nobody tell Zissou lest he eat something he shouldn't, but ya girl got a raise!!

I am very confident it was the leftovers that betrayed me, we have begun the rehydration process in earnest now that I know things are staying down. This is Chicken Drink, which is just chicken broth in a mug. Zissou approved.

I cleaned out the drain and it smelled, as one might expect, WORSE once I got the little hair zipper thing in there.

It is time to clean out the shower drain, as evidenced yesterday by slow draining and also Zissou continually sniffing around it??? Bro I KNOW the drain has that smell it gets when it needs to be cleaned out (like an old soap sort of smell? It's not outright STINKY but it does smell)

The new season of Shoresy dropped and I don't think I can emphasize enough how much I love yelling FUCK YOU COR(e)Y along with the show? It also has representation of an M-O-H-R Mohr, which in my family is the correct spelling. Anyway if you need me, no you don't, I'm watching Shoresy

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She got my email and CALLED ME and seemed upset? Ma'am. Please don't make me explain myself. It's like my semi abusive ex asking how he was semi abusive.

These are all great tips - Zissou got a tough case of kennel cough a few years ago and it was really stressful for both of us. I ended up making him soup at one point, just various dog-friendly veggies simmered in water, and I used it as a kibble topper.

Okay I'm emailing my realtor to break up and... How do I do this. How do I write this email? Do I just say "hey I will be using a different buyer's agent moving forward thanks for your time" or do I go into a little more detail about what's driving me away or some other third thing?

Okay I'm getting a new realtor, what sort of questions do you recommend asking the next one during the "interview" process

Made early Valentine's day dinners for me and the goober! His tenderloin filet portion was not salted or basted in butter. Mine was. 🥰

I have leads on 3 possible new realtors!! Still debating about giving my current one another showing or not but it feels good to have options