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Now I need this for Eurovision

The way the other two look around at the rest to see what their convictions should be is really something

Texted photo of a gray tabby on a tan cashmere throw over a pair of legs on a recliner. The cat has one eye partially closed and appears to be winking. Text from me reads: "Mama, why are you winking at me? What am I to do?" says Kitty... Response: Lol Now you'll start complaining about her coughing Me: You have no pity on my poor nerves!!! Kid responded with a Ha Ha reaction

Reaping the benefits of having done Pride and Prejudice as a read-aloud with the first-born in high school followed by several watch parties of the BBC adaptation in this text exchange

The idea that Tyler Austin Harper is functionally a lefty at all is really something. Not been impressed with any of his takes

You posted earlier in the week about the practice at C&P on Saturday. That’s still happening, yes?

Being extremely generous, I wonder if they mean that the amount you get by volume is less, like the real difference between kosher salt and table salt. Probably not, though. Or they’re conflating sea salt and kosher salt. Wonder how they’d do in a blind taste test? Wonder how I’d do.

No regrets at all for just assuming things were impossible or not noticing

It all makes me angry but the mischaracterization of you as an unkind person based on your continual advocacy for the human dignity of fat people (and all people) makes me the angriest. How does that asshat count themselves in the realm of the “kind” with that vitriol?

I’m grateful every day that we got kids who are enough like us that this works! I understand my kids at a deep level because our emotional make-up is similar. My parents and I are so different that even had they been capable it would have been a heavier lift.

Repair is one of the most beautiful parts of being a parent. It has taught me so much and made me a better person. It has been the source of some deep healing and re-parenting for me and definitely has meant that we are still close even in the teen years

@kellybarnhill.bsky.social if you were looking to try tiki cat for your kitty

Thank you!

What a wonderful image!

I love this. It really makes me think of Nijinsky in The River Why by David James Duncan, though the details are different

If you have not discovered @smartbitches.bsky.social you are in for a treat. Best community on the internet and completely anti-AI

I found that headline so confusing.

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.

“Did you check the filters?”

I don’t think you’re being unfair. I do wonder, though, if it’s just super tough to run when younger due to having a family or financial reasons, time to make connections etc. In WA, the job of legislator is not full-time. I have no idea how people do it.

Skeet from NPR. Skeet is “early Super Bowl spots show advertisers want lots of buzz but not controversy”. Linked piece has the lede “From Jesus to Jurassic Park: This year’s Super Bowl ads are playing it safe”

I dunno, man, I think that Jesus ads *are* controversial and shouldn’t be just accepted, especially in our Christo-fascist state. And I’m a Catholic! Imagine the reaction if it were any other religion.

That’s our cat’s fave along with sardine pâté

If the Democratic nominee is someone who is willing to deny human rights to people, I think that’s a good enough reason not to vote for him. I will spend my time working to ensure Newsom isn’t the nominee first and foremost. He’s not trustworthy or worthy of the office.

I was 12. My wisdom teeth were impacted and they knew I’d never have room for them. Had 8 teeth removed before getting braces. This was the 80s. They don’t do this anymore but they did then

They’re so good!

I think about “naming nuts” with ridiculous frequency.
Introduced teen to Waiting for Guffman last night.

Never tired of it! We have photos of our kids smeared with green because we have kale pasta every saturday (garlicky kale with bacon held together with a yogurt for sauce) and they have loved it since toddlerhood.

What a fascinating look at what they thought was worthy of an emoticon! Beer and martini. Coffee no tea, pizza only savory food. Cat, dog, snail & black sheep? Black sheep is that important? Assuming snail is so people can reference snail mail

Reading the biography of Louisa May Alcott’s mom, who was a badass, and reading about Bronson Alcott and his selfish, I’m a great man so even though we have no money I’m renting myself a separate apartment and leaving you to manage four young children, made me very angry. And he produced nothing!

The pleasure is ours!

Tried to give my Senators a “compliment sandwich” for stating that they won’t vote for anything that includes DHS funding but it had to be open-faced because they haven’t done two good things yet. At least I didn’t have to pull out the mom voice “I’m disappointed in you” this time. #DidThisToday

And not just a promise, but a specific plan to do better