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I finally watched the first one a few months ago and you’re not really missing out on anything.

Set rules and boundaries now, don’t wait until you are both frustrated. Ask her what she hopes/expects as far as spending time with you and explain to her you need your quiet time. I like the idea of separate entertainment areas. That’s much easier now than when my mom moved in with me years ago.

Oh, that makes me sad.

Am I the only one who just couldn’t get into Severance? Yes, the concept is interesting but jeez the pace is slower than snot and I saw the “twist” ending of the first episode a mile away.

Anyway, my free trial of Apple+ ends in a week and I’m just gonna let it slide.

Yup. I have been cutting back on my spending since the election. And I’m being more selective about how and where I spend my money.

Loki is in the quarter-finals for #AmericasFavoritePet! Voting in this round continues through Feb. 27 — you get one free vote a day. Thanks to everyone who has supported him this far!

Will Loki take home $10,000 and be featured on the cover of Modern Dog? You decide! Loki is an almost 3-year-old Australian shepherd/cattle dog mix who I adopted a little over a year ago.

Loki is in the wildcard round for a chance to advance to the quarterfinals! He’s currently in seventh place. Only the winner of his group will move on to the semifinals after Sunday!

You get one free vote per day! Thanks to everyone who helped Loki get this far.

americasfavpet.com/2025/loki-c6cb

Will Loki take home $10,000 and be featured on the cover of Modern Dog? You decide! Loki is an almost 3-year-old Australian shepherd/cattle dog mix who I adopted a little over a year ago.

Loki is still second in his group as we near the end of the group finals Thursday night in #AmericasFavoritePet. He could sure use a boost, if you are inclined to do so.

Went to Boston Hill with Loki this morning hoping to get some bird pictures, but the only good photo I got today was this curved-bill thrasher after he made a mess at my home birdfeeder.

A small patch of snow from the ground level with some rocks and grass poking through.

Still a bit of snow to be found in the canyons of Boston Hill. #photooftheday

One drawback of more people coming to Bluesky is that they include those lonely-guy profiles who follow either a ton of people or just a few, and no posts or just selfies. Look elsewhere, guys.

Will Loki take home $10,000 and be featured on the cover of Modern Dog? You decide! Loki is an almost 3-year-old Australian shepherd/cattle dog mix who I adopted a little over a year ago.

Loki is still going! On to round 3! You can vote for free once per day. #AmericasFavoritePet

Will Loki take home $10,000 and be featured on the cover of Modern Dog? You decide! Loki is an almost 3-year-old Australian shepherd/cattle dog mix who I adopted a little over a year ago.

Loki made it to the second round of #AmericasFavoritePet! Thank you if you’ve voted for him! We’re having fun with this.

americasfavpet.com/2025/loki-c6cb

Will Loki take home $10,000 and be featured on the cover of Modern Dog? You decide! Loki is an almost 3-year-old Australian shepherd/cattle dog mix who I adopted a little over a year ago.

I did a silly thing and entered Loki in the America’s Favorite Pet contest. You can vote once per day! He’s currently second in his group, so it looks like he will move on to the next round later this week!
#americasfavoritepet #TeamLoki

americasfavpet.com/2025/loki-c6cb

I’m actually enjoying watching the Golden Globes this year even though I haven’t seen very many of the nominated shows or movies.

Wow! I like it!

Beautiful day today in southwest New Mexico. Couldn’t resist taking Loki for a little afternoon hike.

Are you done with that thing yet? Time for walk!

Me too, also IG. Looks like it’s happening everywhere.

Oh my. I’m glad I don’t have to deal with that, then!

I am definitely a 5. But it’s like there’s some part of my brain that can see the apple, its texture, color etc. but I can’t make the picture appear.

I dream in visuals, though.

I mean, do people actually see like a photograph, or a video playing in their mind? I've had friends who have said when they read, they "see" the scenes playing out in their minds rather than words on a page, and I couldn't understand how that's possible.

I recently came across a video about aphantasia and it blew my mind ... because I apparently am one of the few that has it. It never occurred to me that when people say they visualize something in their mind they mean they ACTUALLY SEE an image. I see nothing.

One way I once heard was that when you breathe in, imagine the oxygen going to that body part, and when you breathe out imagine your breath taking carbon dioxide/pain/"toxins" from that part and out of your body. Sounds odd but it works for me.

I hope it’s not something that will be a frequent concern.

I didn’t have to wait long either. But I had to go about 3 hours from home. Fortunately I had a friend who could take the day to drive me.

I don’t even know what caused mine, other than maybe getting old.

Glad he’s OK. I had a detached retina a few years ago. It was a scary, but I was surprised how “easy” the laser surgery seemed.

Ha! My first thought was "That's a big roll of tape."

I was supposed to go the state press association conference today, but I told my boss yesterday I really need a break. So instead I took a long hike this morning. Tonight I went to a talk by retired NPR reporter John Burnett. Not much else. Tomorrow, some house cleaning.

It’s just too close to “shart” for my comfort.