Describe you BlueSky account in three words: Problematic Chaos Maven (It's in my profile already.)

I can relate 100%. It's also applicable to my current pfp.

Good 🧵 from Kat. And she's right: This is the embodiment of the privilege of the rich and powerful that results in their victims of SA (especially the very young) being told, "No one will believe you and we will ruin your life if you try."

Yourself, but as a cartoon

And the snowstorm-ageddon that's supposed to hit most of the country has begun out here in central NM, to be expected. I'd post a photo, but there's not much to show except some initial snow squalls.

*chef's kiss*

Really good thread 🧵, and one that gives me hope. People ARE resisting this nightmare—and it's not just Dems and independents. There are even Republican voters who've had enough of this fascist bullsh*t.

World is too frickin' nuts lately...I'm gonna go for a long walk, again. Meantime here's a photo of a combination sun-dog and fire cloud that I took two days ago. Other than cropping, it's exactly as was taken at the time, no filters. Gotta find sustenance wherever we can.

I love this so effin' much. Absolutely brilliant piece of writing, with the repeated 'remember' exhortation both pulling it all together, almost a call-and-response, and explicitly engaging the reader or listener. The closing—"Remember this: Try"—still sends shivers down my spine.

Some days, I'm doing and feel okay and fine, generally contented even. Other days can feel like I'm holding myself together with duct tape, patch kits, random lengths of wire, and force of will. Or somewhere in between.

Is it enough, yet, America? #resist @raskin.house.gov @ericswalwell.bsky.social @reptedlieu.bsky.social @repmoskowitz.bsky.social @algreen.house.gov @repbradsherman.bsky.social

Among my strongest motives for surviving as a relatively recent widow is the list* I have of those I want to outlive and probably can. * = Obviously does not and never did include my spouse, who had the same wish, but didn't make it, so I'll do it for us both.

You're looking here at a man who views violence (both domestic and not) against women for being "smug" and "uppity" and "disrespectful" and "disobedient" as entirely justified—up to and including being shot to death in the face. Makes me want to throw up. I thought we were beyond this.

"As within, so without, as above, so below, as the universe, so the soul." - Hermetic philosophy aphorism Those of us who grew up under abusive circumstances recognize the larger picture of what's going on in the US right now: The epitome of an abusive relationship. (more)

"As within, so without, as above, so below, as the universe, so the soul." - Hermetic philosophy aphorism Those of us who grew up under abusive circumstances recognize the larger picture of what's going on in the US right now: The epitome of an abusive relationship. (more)

I'm sure it happens elsewhere, but New Mexico has this speciality where one day you can have a winter storm warning with reports of up to 6-12" above 7500ft*, and a severe thunderstorm warning the very next day. * = I lucked out, just a few inches overnight, now gone due to today's rain.

The thought that keep running through my head this evening, echoing: "It didn't have to be this way. It doesn't have to be this way. This needs to f*cking stop."

This was an act of cold-blooded, deliberate, state-sponsored and -encouraged murder.

Google the video & see for yourself. This is not law enforcement. This is murder. Sickening.

I love that last term: "Memetic fascism." So perfect, and aligns with my personal theory that via online interactions and social media, malignant ideas and false beliefs have become dangerously virulent.

This is why most regular consumer automatic bread and rice makers do not cook right where I currently live, also 'slow cookers' will boil their contents. Low air pressure = water boils at 198F/92C here. I've had to find workarounds and adaptations.

I probably shouldn't laugh maniacally when people ask me if I have New Years plans. youtu.be/BfaC77y7qoo?...

I probably shouldn't laugh maniacally when people ask me if I have New Years plans. youtu.be/BfaC77y7qoo?...

For what it's worth, on the other side of the aisle so to speak, I almost never say no to this request unless (1) the person has been creepy/skeevy (I trust my instincts) or (2) I believe they'll confuse open friendliness for interest (a common encounter problem for many women).

Sorry I seem out-of-sorts, because there's no 'seems' about it right now. Despite a number of positive events in my recent life, I'm still dealing with the grief of losing a spouse with whom I'd been together over 28 years (married about 18mo less than that).

Recent personal discovery: It's probably a testament to my compensatory and masking skills that I can score extraordinarily well on tests intended to detect ADHD-related cognitive deficits. Not sure my mental health professional realizes this. She now thinks it's not a struggle at all. Oh well.

So strange how the closest comparison the last two decades is when people were losing their houses

Time for another photo from the collection... A view from the Sandia Crest, next to Albuquerque, New Mexico, looking south. Altitude: Over 11k feet. Not a problem if you're locally acclimated, rather more difficult if you're not.

“Fashion is always retro, but always on the basis of the abolition of the passé (the past): the spectral death and resurrection of forms. Its proper actuality (its 'up-to-dateness', its 'relevance') is not a reference to the present, but an immediate and total recycling.” - Symbolic Exchange & Death

Oh my…This may seem like a non-sequitur, but fans of Babylon 5 will recall that, in a pivotal time, Kosh shows Sheridan "one moment of perfect beauty." This is that, again. One moment of perfect beauty in a place one least expects it. If you're feeling down, give them a call, you won't regret it.

Ruh-roh...

Oh, there's a ton of that in my most recent work. In fact, at one point, a different set of characters wonder just what the F the earlier ones were thinking when they did something assessed by the 2nd group to be potentially lethally stupid. Lots of theorizing, some accurate, some wrong. It's fun!

Oops. My ability to manage my own social calendar remains completely FUBAR'd. Thought I'd have lunch w/someone today, turns out it's tomorrow. Put away the good clothes, schlub back down. Visit the ocean to take care of something important.

About 25 years ago, I was on another of my endless series of tech writing contract gigs, with the as-usual awful commute, and on one particular day, a vitally important delivery deadline. I even made an extra effort to arrive extra early. I was literally the 1st person there, only to discover…

I just wrote a substack piece on spirituality and an intro to the five elements, how they're the building blocks of this creation...https://alxuttermann.substack.com/p/introduction-to-the-five-elements?r=cqtn

Expose them all. Men and women. The whole of it all. Make these people answer for what they did, and for what they covered up.

You can't say we weren't warned.

"Sometimes the only way to deal with temptation effectively and decisively is to surrender to it," she says as she savors a small bite of chocolate swirl cheesecake...

YOU'RE NOT MY SUPERVISOR!

I wore out three vinyl copies of 'Rumours.'

I do not think there is any other kind of scrolling at this particular time in human history. (I added the adjective modifier—human—because all those trilobites sure did get finally deaded at the end of the Permian era. However, I don't think scrolling was something they did—they trundled.)

Some of y'all wouldn't believe the possible connection here. All depends on whether in addtion to the game, he also asked for a little strategy guide help...

Tomorrow there’ll be more of us…

That's not how "the beatings will continue until morale improves" goes. JFC, he's so freakishly weird.

This is stunning. I’m not crying, you’re crying. 🥹

I can relate. Or as I suppose the kids these days say, "This is a mood."

Dinner brag: Seasoned roasted tilapia filet, topped with lemon zest and green chile salsa, and sides consisting of half a sliced red bell pepper (raw) and sauteed brown mushrooms with shallots, jalapeno, and garlic in an adobo sauce reduction. (317 calories, 40.4g of protein)

Something I did not know until I looked recently: A particular game strategy guide I co-authored was a best seller (in its category/genre of course) and probably sold upward of a quarter million copies. Including international sales. Huh.

Is The U.S. Experiencing National Trauma? Media overload can lead to anxiety, depression, hopelessness, and post-traumatic stress symptoms, including nightmares, emotional numbness and intrusive thoughts. As a result, people may avoid the news altogether. buff.ly/dCK6R48

Potentially unpopular opinion: Habanero sauce goes surprisingly well with fresh red raspberries. No, no, I'm not pregnant. Sometimes I just like to try unusual combos to see if they work.