'Morning, Blue Crew. No rain this morning, so I'll call it a good day so far. Coffee makes a lousy umbrella, but it's still mandatory. Non illegitimi carborundum!

'Morning, Blue Crew. It's cool, wet, and rainy again this morning, which makes it a good domestic-chores day. Hey, I don't make the rules. First, though: coffee. Non illegitimi carborundum!

Snippet from a YouTube video: Kinky people are basically just geeks with scarier toys.

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins plans to make all SNAP recipients reapply and prove "that they literally are vulnerable and they can’t survive without it.” The 'genuinely disabled' The 'literally vulnerable' They keep moving the goalposts. They were never going to fund SNAP. It's eugenics:

Visit to the vampires is complete (and they actually had the orders on file this time). Now I can continue with my day. Non illegitimi carborundum!

Hey Megyn Kelly, 14-year-old Eloise would like a word: “If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good… because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.” Sound up! 🔥🔊 1/2

'Morning, Blue Crew. Once I get my initial coffee inside me, I'm off to visit the local vampires. Just about everything else will need to wait until that's done.

As a timeline cleanse of sorts… I’m sad to hear that NHRA legend John Force has announced his retirement, but I think that last crash made him realize he’s mortal after all. And he wants to meet the rest of his grandkids.

As a result of this judge's ruling, two cities in Washington have deactivated their Flock camera systems. The next question is "why would they do that?". www.king5.com/article/news...

'Morning, Blue Crew. Looks like a cool and rainy Freja's Day. This will require additional coffee. Not to mention a warmer jacket. Non illegitimi carborundum!

'Morning, Blue Crew. Looks like rain today. There's a cat laying behind me snoring, and I think she's got the right idea. I'll just have to make do with coffee. Non illegitimi carborundum!

Louder for the kids in the back that were sleeping during the seminar.

'Morning, Blue Crew. Back to the regular grind today. Odin's Day appears to be a little less of a grind than usual so far, so let's keep that going, hmm? And speaking of grinds, it's time for coffee. Non illegitimi carborundum!

This is your periodic reminder that the square root of "rope" is "string".

For your consideration. This is only a very small part of what today means. youtu.be/HgGhhnQB1gw?...

I've been invited, by two separate groups, to participate in today's Veterans Day parade downtown. I just need to decide if I have the ambition, the energy, and the stamina to deal with anything that people-y.

'Morning, Blue Crew. It's a day off but my body still kicked me out of bed before the sun rose. I suppose now's a good time to enjoy a cup of coffee.

'Morning, Blue Crew. Just hand me the coffee and back away slowly.

A four-day work week coming again, but also again, it's a paid holiday for me, so I won't complain a whole lot. There are a few more winterizing tasks that need to be accomplished, so that'll be the good day for it.

And this is why your "scam" reports to Facebook go largely ignored. The more the advertiser pays Meta, the less Meta cares about what's really being advertised. tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/...

'Morning, Blue Crew. Domestic tasks will take up much of the day today, which means I won't be wasting time doomscrolling...and that's probably good. First the coffee, then the things, as usual.

I’ve only got one thing left to say to y’all tonight. Ready? Here it is: Mah nah mah nah.

We're also accepting food bank donations AT work. Sort of a "reverse Advent calendar" system. Monday makes 25 work days until the holiday break, and there are suggested donations for each work day (next Monday's is a box of cereal).

Driving for work over the past couple of days, I noticed an increasing number of houses in various parts of the city that have signs in their front yard saying "FOOD BANK DONATION SITE". Nice to see neighbors stepping up to help neighbors, but I wish it weren't necessary.

'Morning, Blue Crew. Routine errands await me this weekend. But they'll wait for me to enjoy my coffee. Non illegitimi carborundum!

'Morning, Blue Crew, and welcome once again to Freja's Day. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find at least three reasons this is a FriYAY. I'll start. First reason: coffee. I'll find the others later. Non illegitimi carborundum!

One day this social media exchange will be presented as evidence in a court room, and I cannot wait.

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'Morning, Blue Crew. I'm going to need to make a stop on the way home today...I have somehow managed to run out of my preferred coffee. That would be bad tomorrow morning. Non illegitimi carborundum!

Oh, you simple-minded, wheezing gargoyle . . . you were very much on the ballot. You are blamed for the shutdown. You are blamed from SNAP shutting down. You are blamed for a bad economy. And numerous people interviewed last night mentioned that seeing the East Wing destroyed motivated them to vote.

For the first time in a while, I don't have any reports to write tonight, so I can actually enjoy the evening. And I'd enjoy it more if my sinuses would quit draining and making me feel and sound like I'm trying to cough up a lung.

'Morning, Blue Crew. Yesterday was another afternoon from hell, and it resulted in me pulling a muscle in my back, which is making the morning unpleasant. Let's see if coffee improves things. Non illegitimi carborundum!

I think I threw my back out wrestling my demons.

Lunchtime and writing ANOTHER incident report. This is getting old.

Hmm. Dick Cheney has died.

Starting the morning writing two more incident reports before I even go to work. This had better be as bad as the day gets.

'Morning, Blue Crew. Today had better not have any echoes of yesterday. Here's hoping coffee heads off any problems.

Fliegende Kinderscheiße, what a day.

'Morning, Blue Crew. My sinuses are still in full rebellion, which will make working today very unpleasant. All I can do is dose myself with coffee and take an OTC med to dry things up a bit. Non illegitimi carborundum!

Seen elsewhere: The War On Christmas cannot end until Christmas stops its illegal occupation of November. I'm just the messenger.

“Don’t get lost in the facts.”

I've got four words for this morning. Four little words. JUST FUCKING FEED PEOPLE.

'Morning, Blue Crew. My sinusitis has decided to sit up and roar this morning. I'd better check our tissue supply. But not until I've had coffee.

'Morning, Blue Crew. For those who observe it, blessed Dia de los Muertos. Food and coffee being consumed, then I get to become "radio-active" for a while today. While I'm gone, don't do anything I wouldn't watch.

Please don't believe the AI slop...and do NOT give the regime the excuse they've been looking for.

I volunteered to work a parade tomorrow. It's a 45-minute drive to the staging areas and I have to be there by 07h15. By 11h00, I will have said "I'm too old for this shit" at least a half dozen times. You heard it here first.

I have some errands to run, but I need to wait until the destinations are open, so I get a little extra time to doomscroll. So far it's working as expected, and I'm about to go over to YouTube and get my daily dose of head-shaking from watching dashcam compilation videos. Yep. I'm that guy.