This seems like a good word.

I am ready for this year to end but not for the next one to start.

Hard agree. “I take no leave of you, 2025. I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am most seriously displeased.” x.com/austen1stdra...

Every time a Watch Duty alert goes out, there are real people on the other side: "It empowers people to make decisions" "It's not a tech platform, it's a people platform" "This is accessible to EVERYBODY" Thank you, Watch Duty community. Your support allow us to be a lifeline for millions of people.

Seeing out the old year by selecting among the many renditions of “Hard Times Come Again No More” “Tis the song, the sigh of the weary, Hard times, hard times, come again no more Many days you have lingered around my cabin door Oh hard times come again no more.”

There’s a story from at least a coupla decades ago where I proudly brandished a pair of needle nose pliers. “See! I can use these to…” (was it unbend a bent thing on a set of tire chains? Can’t recall exactly) Reader, the needle nose pliers were not heavy enough for the job

The Eurostar was traveling behind a Waymo train, which came to a stop and stayed stopped.

"When you see our work, what are you really seeing? Are you seeing a robot's soulless prose? Or are you seeing the image of our Standard 8 English teacher, Mrs. Amollo, her voice reminding us to connect our paragraphs with a suitable linking phrase?" open.substack.com/pub/marcusol...

"And right there is the punchline to this long, historical joke... The machine, in its quest to sound authoritative, ended up sounding like a KCPE graduate who scored an 'A' in English Composition. It replicated the linguistic ghost of the British Empire." marcusolang.substack.com/p/im-kenyan-...

The bollard hasn’t moved a single inch. Total domination. #WorldBollardAssociation

I have not been read this year's Yuletide fics because I've spent the last week or so feeling extremely antisocial but this one is fucking incredible archiveofourown.org/works/73396436

Really important for understands what is what: Sees candy chocolates identification guide: www.sees.com/pieces-milk-...

told my landlord he no longer has to apologize for being white and he lowered my rent by 25%. told the grocer it's now the trump kennedy center and he sold me potatoes for $1. told PG&E it's a christian nation now and electricity is free. try it sometime

As the year begins to quiet, we’re pausing, like a great egret choosing a steady perch over the constantly moving kelp forest canopy. Nature has a gentle way of reminding us to slow down, reflect, and find balance. Here’s to calm moments, the quiet between chapters, and new beginnings. 💙🌊

The second rainstorm of Christmas has arrived to the San Gabriel Valley Atmospheric River arrival. Here’s hoping I can fall back asleep #larain #cawx

Happy Weird Christmas who all who celebrate (or endure). Had a bout of intestinal un-fortitude since Sunday, made tentative improvements each day. 🧑🏻‍🎄celebrating renewed energy— got enzyme stuff🧴+nitrile gloves to clean porcelain surfaces that got my GI system through. Next 🧺 + 🛏️ linens, ho ho ho!

@aprilsparkles.bsky.social hope you have nice stollen or cinnamon raisin buns or fruitcake or other baked confections with your fave form of dried grapes for the holidays!

Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼

Happy Flash Flood Warning o’clock to all who celebrate. Y’all stay safe out there! #CAwx #LAwx #LARain

Been watching YouTube videos about Princess Bride and Andor. If there were a mashup, we’d all be saying My name is Inigo Montoya I have friends everywhere Prepare to die

The war on Christmas

The Republican war on Christmas.

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

Update on the NCAR situation with competing explanations for the NCAR dismantling ,CO officials citing retaliation by Trump admin and admin citing "green new scam." Meanwhile, NE CO and SE WY face extreme wildfire risk today and CA gears up for a heavy rain onslaught. tinyurl.com/mw5y5yae

I was inspired to stick my name on someone else’s grave. Just like the President.

got my upcycled gardens planted yey! #gardening #upcycling

It’s worth describing what transpired at the Kennedy Center today accurately: The president’s operation just vandalized one of the nation’s premier performing arts centers. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

It me, just hanging out daily getting toyed with by the new* queuing web page for the @musiccenterla.bsky.social Get Your Free Tickets to Dec 24 holiday performance. Waited about 16 mins Final result: Cloudflare error message. *improved? Well, it does a better job of trolling me, I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Give “yourself permission to have a different kind of holiday.“ ‘Davidheiser recommends…speaking encouraging words to yourself out loud. “Say to yourself, ‘Next year’s going to be a better year'”’ Yes, next year WILL be better. Next week's gonna be weird. pasadenanow.com/main/for-som...

For the second year in a row, the wealth gains for the 100 richest Americans exceeded what ALL American households spent on groceries combined. ~$995B for billionaires vs ~$775B in total grocery spending. We have an oligarchy and inequality problem masquerading as an affordability crisis.

The world's leader in science is dismantling itself. For nothing.

Given tonight’s news the admin wants to disband NCAR, resharing my post from earlier today about the successful reduction of flooding on the Skagit R in WA state. NCAR does foundational R&D that enables my community to do the kinds of important work I talk about here. tinyurl.com/bdebat4m

I'm not sure most folks are aware of the immense magnitude of loss this would entail for the global weather and climate community, and beyond. NCAR has played a greater cumulative role in advancing weather prediction and atmospheric modeling than perhaps any other single entity in the world.

Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.

It's like on the eve of WWII we decided to stop funding R&D into weapons systems to develop advanced aircraft, ships, and tanks. Climate change is going to kick our butts if we lose NCAR (and NOAA) at a time when climate change is increasing extreme weather events capable of crashing the economy.

I 'll have a special rapid-response livestream for 8:30am PT today to discuss dire implications of this proposal to dismantle NCAR. Due to extreme fire weather in Boulder today (and associated pre-emptive power outages/NCAR closure), I am going live ASAP. www.youtube.com/live/FTKW68R...

If you are a renter and your home has smoke/fire/etc damage from the LA fires and your landlord hasn’t addressed it you need to file a remediation complaint w/county by 12/31! The cool cats at the Altadena Tenants Union have more info and a template you can use, it’s super easy. (In Spanish also.)

I am so inspired by @kristinawong.bsky.social’s post. My place (in SGV, but not in fire zone) & SoCal family home have Things That Need To Go Away. The LA Fire Buy Nothing Group will definitely be my first go-to to find new homes for my/our old things. Love the provocative invite to Repair Fair!

account restored?! More info soon.

After Charlie Kirk’s murder, Rob Reiner responded with empathy and grace. After Rob Reiner’s murder, MAGA and their felon celebrated it. That’s the difference.

Is it weird that the first thing I think of when I see the word krill is that “krill” broke my wordle streak 255 days ago and, dang it, I’d thought of krill but played other *rill words until X/6, and that— what? Oh? something Monterey Bay Aquarium sciency? Let it go, Susan. Just tap the link

The Calligrapher by the Quay brothers. Wonderful! My photo doesn’t do it justice #Papercraft #Art #Crafts

Ganz re: post-election event w both campaigns: ‘The Harris campaign was trying to tell people what they ought to feel, instead of listening to how they do feel. The Trump campaign told people, “I see you, I see your fear. It’s not your fault, it’s their fault. So let’s hate on them, and follow me.”’

Peas on earth. Sugar snap peas. 🌱 I’ve got a nice little collection of them in my basket. Salmon and peas and small new potatoes for dinner tonight yum yummy yum

Anybody have a connection to a human at Apple, Inc? “I am asking for a human at Apple to review this case. I suspect an automated fraud flag regarding the bad gift card triggered a nuclear response that frontline support cannot override.” hey.paris/posts/appleid/

*Apple didn't like a dodgy Apple gift-card, so his Apple silo and everything built in there for decades promptly burned to the ground hey.paris/posts/appleid/

posted about my Apple ID woes, please share widely? hey.paris/posts/appleid/

Had the best time crafting a #Christmas tree from old book pages @tinyraccoonbooks this was so much fun #craft #papercrafts #artsandcrafts

Made my own Santa Claus out of paper! 🎅❤️ One fold at a time, Christmas is coming alive ✂️✨ #origami #scrapcarved #artandcraft #paperart #christmas #santaclause #christmastree