Eric Peterson

Quick Update I’ll probably do my travel thing of babbling via voice dictation into Google Docs and then writing blog posts after the fact, but I haven’t even had time to do the babbling. Maybe this …

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Opinion | I'm well aware Emil Bove was the least ethical judicial nominee of my lifetime. But voting against him would mean a primary challenger which would mean having to campaign which would mean having to spend time in my home state.

Dems should vow to impeach Bove and any nominee who did not testify truthfully under oath

Escape from Durham The rest of my trip down south was reasonably pleasant, although it certainly went pear-shaped by the end. Didn’t have much on the agenda. I was working from Dad’s place, and also worki…

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Pulling tomatoes out of my sandwich that the guy who made it handed to me, saying “Italian sub, no tomatoes“.

I hope Lady Sarah and Mrs. Kirkland never team up. Unstoppable evil.

All is reasonably well. I’ll be flying out late afternoon, connecting thru Charlotte. I don’t get home til late, but I’ll have all Sunday.

(waiting for the American help desk to call me back)
We'll see. I can totally see a scenario where I don't leave until tomorrow, which will basically erase the weekend. Fnah.

Such a first world problem, but I was so looking forward to getting home late afternoon yesterday, chilling all evening, and spending the weekend getting caught up. I leave for England in less than a week.
Instead I'm still in Durham, have no idea when my rebooked flight will be and... arrrgh.

Alas, will be nowhere near you. Buxton. ☹️

Heading home this afternoon after two weeks in North Carolina visiting my dad.
A week later, I head to England for two weeks.

Choo Choo Chattanooga Events are occurring, and I’d better get stuff down while I have a chance. I’m on a two-week trip down south, then a week back home, then off to England for two weeks. That last week be…

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Dad has attended humanist/freedom from religion conferences for years. I’ve never been to one, but I have accompanied him to Chattanooga for this one. Should be interesting.

Interesting!
Fun fact. JGR is my upstairs neighbor.

Waiting for my luggage.
“OMG, I saw this woman faint on the baggage carousel! She’s slowly coming around now…”

So if you have a pacemaker, you still have to take your shoes off. And belt.*Sigh.*

Many years ago, I was assigned that song in a concert. I had never heard of it. I love singing it, it’s beautiful.

That happened to me, surprise, two years ago. Now I have a pacemaker. I seem to be fine.

I love animals! 😊 #bluesky #dog #dogday

So muggy today, when I got through the subway turnstile and was getting myself together, my glasses SLID OFF MY FACE and landed on the floor. So that was fun.

Holy shit, the guy who played Max is Peggy‘s doctor on the Gilded Age! He was excellent.

Mine LOVES to relitigate my adolescence, which was, you know, over FORTY YEARS AGO.

Here’s some of the living room and dining room.

This weekend marks 30 years living in this grand and glorious apartment that my man turned into a showplace. It was his dream, and took him years, and is one of his greatest accomplishments. It's an honor to have lived here half my life.

Kielbasa cowboy beans

Dorian Boop Hey hey hey, it’s Independence Day! Our country’s 249th birthday. The day after our cowardly congress passed an awful law that will devastate the country. So, not much to celebrate, but…

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Mariah, Josh and I were going to try to see “operation mincemeat“, but it was sold out. So I’m seeing this before it closes!
This is a TKTS ticket, and could not be better.

No, Green Girls is at the Gershwin

Dueling Mrs. Annas!