this cannot be overstated.

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

i’m having a pretty productive day. by contrast:

i am truly in awe of this in pretty much every way imaginable.

the newest season of Plow Watch has started and it’s oh so interesting!

for those who don’t know him, Aaron Blaise was a Disney animator and director. he’s spent the last decade or so teaching art (partly through his YouTube channel) and single-handedly made this animated short-film.

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

today i discovered that i’m a Pokémon trainer battle. 😮

someone worked really hard today.

생일 축하해 @themightynarwahl.bsky.social! 💖

BY THE WAY If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2. There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security. Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation." TURN IT OFF.

we made cheese fondue for dinner and seriously it has to be one of the best things we’ve ever eaten together. or apart.

#guidedog says it’s a lazy Sunday and who am i to question her?

happy #NationalDogDay to these two goofs and all the other floofs i’ve had the great privilege of sharing my life with! 💖💕💗💞

this may well be the most terrifying sentence i have read in my whole life. 😔

Here, fixed it.

#tinywoof watching me play the video games. she fits in well here. 😊

walked to work this morning at the speed of one snail pushing two snails. #guidedog has one speed and it isn’t fast. also, she’s so tired!

I think it’s high time we take back the national narrative. For centuries Americans of all races, genders, religions, and abilities have worked to create a more perfect union, and we should shout from the rooftops that WE are America. Not these idiot white supremacist authoritarians.

the #tinywoof has a new Lupinr collar and matching lead that @themightynarwahl.bsky.social says make him feel “ultra manly” on his walks with her.

why does this guy get charged with a felony for literally throwing a sandwich at a cop and yet J6ers who assaulted cops with flagpoles deserve full and unconditional pardons?! please explain to me like i’m a very young child.

everything sucks, but #tinywoof is learning how to be dog and it’s freaking adorable.

i cannot overstate how disgusted i am by this. how is it that a handful of greedy white men get to hoard all the wealth in the world, ruining the planet for everyone, then turn around and blame the most vulnerable for the shit they broke?!

not much new to report on the #tinywoof but that just means things are going well. in other news, my #guidedog’s fosters sent me literally hundreds of photos from her puppyhood and i had to scroll passed all of them to find this latest sleeping shiba.

More than 70 million Americans sweated through the muggiest first two months of summer on record as climate change has noticeably dialed up the Eastern United States' humidity in recent decades, an Associated Press data analysis shows.

the #tinywoof wants to be a part of everything going on despite the fact she’s so exhausted she’s physically fighting her own self to stay awake. she’s super cranky about it, too. so, starting tonight, she has a bedtime. presuming our resolve holds out against her cute sleepy face.

#tinywoof has spent her first few days acting like hot stuff, trying to bully my #guidedog. last night she got knocked down a peg when the GSD finally showed she’s a very big dog! fear not, the shiba is totally unscathed. and, honestly, it was hilarious seeing how much of a drama queen she is. 😊

pretty sure the rescue had some spotty info and she actually IS in her golden years…and that’s partly why she was surrendered. but their loss, our gain, and her fantastic new life!

@themightynarwahl.bsky.social got the #tinywoof a teeny Nylabone. not sure how much it’s helping her toofies, but i think she likes it.

one thing @themightynarwahl.bsky.social and i have learned about the #tinywoof is that she doesn’t like bedtimes. she wants to stay up and be a part of everything going on. even if her little body is too exhausted to comply. certainly provided me with a criminally cute photo opportunity last night.

@themightynarwahl.bsky.social and i have a tiny woof staying with us for a week (read: forever) for a trial adoption. needless to say we love her.

moving day! moving day! moving day! moving day! moving day!

i meant to say “nap,” but this was just as accurate.

welp. i’m stuck.

they kindly removed the unused set of drawers from my desk and now the shepherd girl has ample room to spread herself out. hasn’t entirely stopped her from being in range of getting run over by my chair, but at least her water bowl is far enough away i won’t keep stepping in it!

goodbye, Poppy… 😒

i think it’s safe to say that my #guidedog is settling in nicely at the new office. 😊 honestly, i’m kind of envious of her comfort level in this exact moment.

am happy to report i am fully moved into my new desk at the new job. and yes, for those keeping track, that includes the X-Wing (though it seems to have lost a missile somewhere in our travels).

yup.

Can confirm this email is authentic — and about nothing in it is true. Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that. It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.

feckless cowards, the whole lot of them. 😡

celebrating one of the best decisions of my life. i love you @themightynarwahl.bsky.social!

July 1st is henceforth known as “take your wife’s eyes to work day. “ on an unrelated note, i left my guide dog’s harness in the backseat of our car last night. 😩

have two gloriously free days until i start the new gig. and apparently “free” here means “Cyndy doesn’t know what to do with herself.” for her part, the guide dog is using this time to catch up on snoozing. her life is one of sacrifice, i tell ya.

my last day falling on (mandatory) ethics training was not well planned on my part if my goal was staying awake all day.

i am now three guide dogs in a row who do not handle fireworks well. the first was traumatized by a tornado that ripped the roof off my house! roof repairs exacerbated this into a general fear of loud noises. the other two followed her example because if she was scared, then they should be, too.

in stark contrast to yesterday it’s a chilly, rainy day and the shepherd girl is contentedly snoozing while i work.

i’m working from home today and usually my guide dog spends the day on her bed in my office. except today she cannot figure out how to deal with her need to be physically right next to me and how that’s also causing her to be too warm. it would be funny if she wasn’t being so annoying about it.

i had whooping cough when i was four (and yes i was vaccinated). i was sick for literally the entire year of pre-K. and as bad as the hours long coughing fits, the treatments were almost the worst part - awful tasting medicines and WEEKLY shots!

“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.” Yesterday, you were the stars, your compassion, your courage, your pride in standing up for what’s right lit up the darkness. This is the America we believe in. 💚✊