Chris B. Critter

This officially starts today and is already a gigantic mess.

Today marks 9,862 days since my first #phish show on 4/4/98. A landmark moment of such consequence that it continues to shape my life.

Today also marks 900 days since I stopped drinking. A decision I knew I had to make. In retrospect more of a landmark moment than I thought it was at the time.

Oh geeze. Sending you all love 💙

Storm water & sewer separation & upgrades. Apparently the DEPA doesn't want waste dumping into the Saco. While they are at it until is moving natural gas lines.

Ha! Anything to reduce the pressure I guess lol

The section closing is a mess in the best of times.

what was a less than a mile to Saco from our house will now be minimum 3 miles w/ significantly heavier traffic on roads that can't handle it

I know the work is important but also super annoying!

Southern #Maine folks (esp Biddeford, Saco areas) , a brand new project starts 4/7 that will CLOSE Route One (Elm St) north through Biddeford until November (‼️) w/ off & on delays southbound. This will be an absolute disaster for (already terrible) traffic.

www.biddefordmaine.org/elmstreetpro...

CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.

Tomorrow is the cloture vote.

KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️

Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.

Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.

When Amazon launched in 1995, there were 5,500 indie bookshops in the U.S., with 7,000 locations. By May of 2023, that number had decreased to 2,185 indies & 2,599 locations.

When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️

Cry, cry, cry

Close your eyes. Take deep breaths. Slowly inhale through your nose, and exhale through your mouth. With each breath, imagine the face of someone you love, or a place you hold sacred. They are why we do this. Recommit yourself to the work. May we be strong. May we be steadfast. May we never forget.

Reliving Mondegreen sets has been extraordinarily calming for my nervous system today. Home office dance parties ftw. #phish

This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.

There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP

Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.

Fun fact about Medicaid, folks who aren't really into politics don't necessarily know that they are using Medicaid.

A shocking number of folks in Maine don't know that they use Medicaid; they use "MaineCare", unaware it's the same program.

62-90% of MaineCare is federally funded.
#mepolitics

Every year this happens. Sometimes it was "I was way to extroverted when I hit that 'purchase' button"

And Kiss! does D&Co count?

It's the one with the "Homecoming" title. Took a minute to get there when we watched last night.

That's amazing! Those colors and the pattern 👌

Universally one of the best parts about winter!

A shout out to the rando plow person who appeared at a moment of perfect timing and cleared the end of my driveway saving me ~45 minutes of shoveling.

May your hot chocolate be rich and overflowing with marshmallows.

Watched the SNL Homecoming Concert tonight and it was really enjoyable and fun. Fantastic.

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30% off additional audiobooks and gifted audiobooks: Libro.fm yes, Audible yes. Free iOS (including Apple Watch) and Android apps: Libro.fm yes, Audible yes.

Make the switch to Libro.fm from Audible ❤️ We might not have a space ship or fancy ads with celebrities critiquing listening speeds, but we do support independent bookshops (and in our opinion, that's way better).

libro.fm/switch

Doing some research to put together a training presentation - feeling quite thankful for public libraries and online access to volumes upon volumes upon volumes of articles, studies, etc.

For free.

wonderful.

yikes!!

another is it possible to be startled and shocked while simultaneously being like "yeah. sure."

Police search for shooting suspect inside Maine Mall The mall has been evacuated, according to South Portland police.

www.pressherald.com/2025/02/05/m...

Screenshot from South Portland Maine police department indicating an active shooter situation at the Maine Mall in South Portland, Maine

Hey southern #maine folks... This was posted about 4:10 pm

💙💙 Big love.

This reminds me of my relationship with my grandmother. Estranged for a long long time. But thankful to have had the chance to reconnect in her final years.

Their shows always seem to deliver some type of connection that I didn't know I needed.