Stephanie Blackhart

Smiling white fluffy Samoyed dog wearing a jaunty fall bandana that is mostly hidden by floof.

Everything is on fire and stuff is ugly so here’s a pic of my happy pup. Enjoy the majesty that is Olaf the Wonderpup

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

All Right for Now

Yes!!!

In “This is Totally Normal for Authoritarianism” News from the airport: the gate agent just announced to passengers to have both their boarding passes and photo IDs out because “TSA is here doing additional random checks so don’t be surprised”

I fly for work all the time and this is new

Today is The Boy’s first day of middle school so there was much excitement at the Blackhart house this morning

The pumpkin is a game changer. Just make sure it’s 100% pumpkin and not pumpkin pie mix. I may or may not have made that error once…

Our dog gets that way when we’re gone bc of anxiety. The vet has us give him canned pumpkin and it helps calm his tummy

I’ve seen bigger crowds waiting 2 hours before the afternoon parade at Disney World on a Tuesday

No exaggeration our early 90s rodeo parades in a small town in west Texas had more people than this.

I’ve reached a turning point in my life: my phone Face ID now recognizes me while I have a glass of wine at my mouth

a woman says i hate it with her mouth open Alt: a blonde woman in a yellow shirt says I hate it

Last night I was ready to burn it all down when I got to the middle of the 4th book in a Romance series and the author killed the MMC from book 3 therefore negating the HEA from book 3

The polar bear living with me with sigh when we’re talking at a normal volume and his eleventy-fourth nap of the day is interrupted. Like excuse the hell outta me, sir

Here.

I mean I’d like both but my bank account says the pink one

I’ve been eying both the roller skate and typewriter sets thinking “maybe this will make me feel better for at least a day”

ICYMI:

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Did he also have some MLM essential oils he swears by or maybe a recommendation for a calm app that really helped his sister’s roommate 🙄

Went back to a project I shelved a couple of years ago and realized it’s actually pretty good. Currently working on some edits to hopefully have the 3 book series ready for the world by the first part of next year

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Today is Pi day so I’ll be making pizza for dinner. It counts as pie, right?

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Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it.

Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.

Making this my pinned post.

Professor who teaches African American studies here. If your school eliminates or bans it, I will personally host free zoom sessions, provide resources, or answer questions for students, parents/guardians, or teachers who are interested in learning or discussing African American studies.

In Texas. Can confirm. It’s…not great

Google maps screenshot of the Drake passage between South America and Antarctica

If we’re renaming bodies of water based on petty grievances, I propose that this be renamed the Kendrick Lamar passage.

Large white Samoyed dog laying in the back of a car sticking his tongue out at the camera

This smiling floof is for everyone who needs it today

an orange cat calmly looking out the window. a battery candle is lit on window next to him

What a weird time. Hold onto your butts

Hard same