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Was feeling better this week, but I also took the majority of 3 straight days doing minimal work, but today when I ramped back up to get shit done, I felt about the same pain levels again, so .. I dunno.

incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty

“I’m in the ‘Hitler sucks’ wing of the Republican Party,” Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, said over the weekend at the R.J.C. event. “Here’s what I do know: You can sit in a basement with weird people and say weird things. It’s a free country.”

Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...

Okay, the number of times I have to explain why this was a bad year for honey, and how/why the bees don't make honey in the winter makes me worry for humanity.

We have now deployed a shockwave and a laser on my elbow and .. we'll see how this goes. I'm a huge skeptic and this felt a little off the deep end into woo, but there's science to support it, so.. Maybe? Sort of a last ditch thing before scheduling an injection (eew needles ugh)

Brad Lander is at the victory party and, folks, he has the custom one-of-one “GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE” shirt.

Voted a provisional ballot, was given a receipt with tracking number and a website link. Sounds like they didn't expect county results to be complete for about a week given the kerfuffle.

Chester County, PA pollbook error forces provisional voting There are roughly 75,000 third-party or unaffiliated voters registered in Chester County.

Pollbook error could force 1000s of Chester County voters to cast provisional ballots https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/11/chester-county-pennsylvania-pollbook-error-provisional-ballots-elections/

Also, if we didn't have stupid closed primaries, this wouldn't have happened. Jussayin.

I would be missing from those books because I don't think anyone should even be allowed to declare a party as part of their voter registration.
(Join the club of your choice on your own time, separate from the administrative act of registering to vote)

Husband's return to work date has changed 3 times today and it's still theoretically a week out. Absolutely bananas.

It's this incredible, validating experience.. that we have a team who busts their asses go build this thing for us and then people show up in such huge numbers. It gives me this sense of purpose and community that I've never had before and I'm so deeply grateful to be a part of this.

My biggest market of the year was today - got to see so many vendor friends, regular farmers market customers, and sales were up 15%. It's such an incredible feeling to see so many people show up to support agriculture and local makers and producers. Makes my dark little heart explode.

Scripps Research scientists launch new digital clinical trial to test repurposed drug for long COVID symptom relief

We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...

Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...

Citing a Trump executive order banning "gender ideology," the VA is withholding coverage and treatment for male veterans with breast cancer, an increasing condition among veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during service. 100 male veterans a year are diagnosed with breast cancer.

I can't explain how huge this loss is for radio, the community, and everyone who ever counted themselves as a Good Citizen. I will always choose radio over streaming because of DJs like Pierre.

50 percent off underwear is a good deal.

thor is standing in the woods with a hammer in his hand and says `` i 'm so old '' . ALT: thor is standing in the woods with a hammer in his hand and says `` i 'm so old '' .

Getting old kinda blows.

My elbow has consistently been getting worse, and it's deeply not great.

Last big day of beekeeping and I had a disagreement with a coworker that resulted in a sting on my thigh.

So husband took a sourdough bread class and I'm going to be devastated when he goes back out to sea.

It's less than 2 weeks to my biggest market of the year. That snuck up quickly.

Completely exhausted after the past week of beekeeping work and the long market yesterday. Today is for waffles and coffee and plugging my brain into some mindless tv. Maybe a nap too.

Seen at the market today, a woman carrying a sign with ping pong balls stuck to it that said, "Free Balls for members of Congress who can't find their own."

In shot across Big Pharma's bow, California will sell its own insulin Delivery of the state-branded drug makes good on a longstanding promise by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

California will start producing and selling its own supply of low-cost insulin in January.

The suggested price for consumers will be no more than $55 for a pack of five pens.

Currently even generic insulin typically costs about $260 for a pack of five.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

I probably look forward to putting an ice bag on my elbow twice a night for 20 minutes each far more than I should.
Elbow situation has deteriorated a little more and we're now talking next steps and timing and it's .. a lot.

Annnd the NO CANVASSING sign goes back up through elections. Fuck off and don't harass us - I'm sorry you can't read the clearly posted "No Soliciting" sign and we have to add an extra one just for you jerks.
And yes, canvassing is soliciting - soliciting my time and opinion is still soliciting.

Okay folks, if it's fall and there are "bees" in the ground, THEY ARE NOT BEES. DO NOT ARGUE WITH ME. In eleven years of beekeeping, I have never once seen a bee hive in the ground. You have yellow jackets, and I don't want them either, thanks.

White House looks for a loophole in the law ensuring federal workers get paid after a shutdown The memo suggests furloughed workers are not entitled to back pay, Wpress secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.

The memo suggests furloughed workers are not entitled to back pay, Wpress secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.