I've created my magnum opus

so this is not ~fully like to like~ from ACA credit changes (relationship status change in there), but my marketplace premiums for next year are ~3.3X my 2025 premiums. probably going on my spouse's employer plan, but wow!

Cute!

Total anecdotes here, but I do typesetting for member rosters for a number of small local organizations. They've all been shrinking with the main membership changes being deaths. Seen a bit of a turnaround this year though and I'm curious to see if it continues next year.

I grew up with a ton of Focus on the Family books and videos, so I think I have a bit of a special perspective to say: good fucking riddance.

I think I have 8, 1 of which I've seen live and 3 of which I recognize beyond just the name

Two 3.5s out of Ontario within a 15 minute period, and within 24 hours of a 3.5 out of Rialto!

So I guess it depends on if I'm getting Pedro Pascal, Pablo Escobar, or Pedro's character from the show (since it's a bit unclear) I don't know think any of them would be too helpful...

If you see this, I implore you to post a pic from your device without context.

ordering from a restaurant supply store gets you occasional gems in marketing emails why, WHY, 1 1/10 HP??? do I have any clue what I could possibly use this for? no do I kind of conceptually wish maybe I had some use for it? yes do I wonder how much this thing wrenches your hands/wrists? yes

My politics is whatever this is

Let’s be clear about the impact of this DOT memo: Pedestrians and cyclists are going to die. usa.streetsblog.org/2025/03/12/b...

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Post a pic of when your pet was little. Electro was tempted/fished out of a storm drain with some inventive expedient engineering and a pouch of tuna fish at about 7wks old. These pictures are probably somewhere in the 8-10wk range.

Free Mahmoud Khalil.

really newsom? you choose NOW to do an RTO order? gtfo

Our order of cat food was mis-delivered today, and thankfully subsequently brought to us by the person it was delivered to. HOWEVER, this ended up being super fortuitous because I got this amazing picture of a glass-pixelated dog looking out at the delivery from the tracking info.

In the first deportation flight from EUA to Brazil, Brazilian Immigrants had handcuffs, ankle and waist cuffs. Adults and children were prevented to drink water or to eat. They were severely beaten while complaining. revistaforum.com.br/direitos/202...

A bit early over on the side of the country, but my partner is heading to bed soon so it was time for our NYE tradition of drinking chocolate! Here's to next year! (😬)

Today we celebrated the life of Mary, who has been a great friend to my partner and I for a bit more than a decade. She was instrumental in us getting all three of our cats, and now the fourth, her cat Tommy(the grey one).

Cursed cats

there was some WWC whisperer dude I shit-talked that blocked me, but I completely forget his name. at least one other funny one I also forget. so I guess I have to go with David Shor, who I don't think ever directly interacted with?

I honestly can't think of anything super exceptional, so I'm going to go with seeing Executive Decision in the theater with my dad. Awful movie, totally redeemed by how quickly and how unceremoniously Steven Segal's character is killed off.

I was really hoping the full numbers on the website would also contain them asking the same question about flu and cold, as comparing those was my first thought upon seeing the headline numbers. Haven't done a deep search yet, and this is asking quite different questions, frustrating.

Optimist: the cup is ½ full Pessimist: the cup is ½ empty Layout designer: this water in this cup would probably look better centered or justified unless you want to add some more cups or water, just be aware that we'll need to scale them all down then. Here let me give you some mock-ups

These are our three (main) cats, two were rescued from the streets of Downtown San Bernardino(Electro and Nestor), one from Riverside (Cassie). Cassie had gotten the boot from her family because of URI/eye infection, and took many days of tempting with Churu, and a carrier with a string on the door

you're telling me Walz was ever in doubt? then why did I put this flag out at the start of the month

when I was ... probably 6-8 I tripped going down the stairs on a playhouse at a daycare place. the handrail had a split in the wood which I caught the top of my left hand on and gave myself a big gash, still have a ~1.5" scar

@usili.bsky.social Just saw that Descanso added a new train setup, in case you make it out to SoCal it might be worth a visit (the gardens themselves are nice too!) www.descansogardens.org/visit/train/

Repost with a banger picture of your cat(s)

stoked to see a bloom on my Eriogonum grande var. rubescens! had a few other blooms stalks show up but something ate the buds before they popped. still in search of Eriogonum grande var. timorum, San Diego branch of the CNPS said they might have seeds in October 🤞

Final big harvest for the olallieberries today I think. Maybe 8-12oz left as well as some late flowers showing up.

okay why don't you just turn me directly into dust, it'd be a lot faster.

New Monardella and Eriogonum day! (someone sat on/dug at the M. villosa so it currently looks much worse, but I think it will recover fine.)

*extreme niche skeet* worst spin on the North Woods Inn model ever

I found it, y'all, I found the best derivative of the TMNT logo

Show me your pets and what they're named for

~nap time~

Quote this with who you would be in STAR TREK.

in 6th grade? I think? I was holding a pencil under my desk while reading, knee involuntarily jerked and I stabbed a ring finger with the pencil. Why was I holding it under the desk? No idea. Why did I have the point facing my finger? No idea. Is there still a mark on that finger? Yes