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Book cover for The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden A blue door with a very large keyhole. A young woman’s eye is peeking through it.

Current book:

The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden

I’m sure he can come up with a bigger bribe. That’s how he makes “deals.”

Either that, or blackmail.

Great guy.

So lawmakers will get half a million dollars because someone looked at who they called on the phone, but a wrongfully detained person gets nothing?

But for what reason could he possibly want to block their release????

He’s in big trouble.

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A grandfather clock in the Oval Office with crappy decor from a hardware store covered in gold leaf on either side. It’s not even spaced uniformly.

This arrangement alone should be justification for the 25th Amendment.

So glad I haven’t had to date for 22 years.

So I’m guessing they’re all m*rderers? R*pists? Tax cheats?

No wait, that’s the president.

They’re only guilty of entering the U.S. without permission - which is a misdemeanor for a first offense

Thank you for posting this so I didn’t have to hear his voice!

Wasn’t that called “assault” in the olden days?

I bought a $99 espresso maker and a $20 milk frother and I’m very happy with my creations!!

Someone asked me to “pick up a Starbucks PSL” for them a few days ago. It was $7.11 (plus $1 tip.)

Did I mention that I’m very happy making coffee at home?

The 1977 graduating class from University Lab School in Honolulu HI. A black and white photo of about 40 kids of mostly Asian heritage

Too cold there!

Probably time to crack down on all the immigrants in Hawaii.

Meanwhile, my high school class in Honolulu - good luck differentiating the citizens from the “illegals”:

Sounds like he’s really going to help the banks out with collecting interest! How thoughtful.

Was just going to say that!!

Sooooo, he wants them to GO SHOPPING??

Because that amount of money would be life-changing to so many Americans and he knows it.

Probably the cost for one guest to attend a Great Gatsby party at his Florida home.

I absolutely will! My parents went there in the 90s and loved it. (I have only visited via my Metaquest Oculus, but that was still pretty cool.)

It’s actually my last name, so if I get to go to Europe, it will definitely be a destination.

I’ve been self-employed since 2007 (read: poor) so I’m sure I’ll adjust.

The best part will be not opening my emails in the morning and holding my breath hoping that I won’t have to deal with an insurmountable issue that day.

Not gonna miss that.

My plan is to retire next December (2026) when my current government contract runs out and I’m over full retirement age.

That might change.

Of course my spouse can’t retire for another 20 years. (I should have thought this through better.)

I still don’t understand why they’re only up 1.4% when my bill is 20-30% higher.

You poor dear! That’s horrific.

And yet you made it to the world of software!

(So scary when we can’t see the 1s and 0s flying through the invisible electricity!!)

Just what I was going to say!

Wow! So glad you made it through the treacherous 80s! Amazing and VERY RARE!!

You’re probably around my age (66) but my spouse is a bit younger (46.)

They’re letting the children who work for the GOP make movies.

Sooooo, my tax dollars are paying for that but I don’t get a paycheck this month?

Cool.

Thank you! 😀

Image from the New York Times on Nov 9, 2025 The U.S. Capitol on Sunday, the 40th day of the government shutdown. Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

That illustration reminds me of the one the NYT used yesterday.

Beautifully brooding image.

How many of us have two anniversaries?

Mine are September 2003 and November 2010.

The first one “didn’t count” because it “wasn’t legal.”

So I’ve been married 22 years and 15 legal years (tomorrow!) to the same person.

They make enough money to buy their own health insurance.

Or what effing clothes you wear!!

Who cares??

Thank you for posting these! My family is from Carmona, but I’ve never been there.