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It's a reflection of how little they value anyone else's desires over their own. They feel entitled to do whatever they want.

I get to watch Padma tonight! @tuphlos.bsky.social @bookjawns.bsky.social

Romeo & Juliet, subject of my master's thesis.
Hamlet, As You Like It, Cymbeline & Twelfth Night (PhD research on cross-dressing women).
King Lear, for sheer tour de force.
A Winter's Tale; always wanted to act in that one.
Richard III for sheer WTFery.
A Comedy of Errors; being a Dromio was fun!

Amazing Instant Pot Lemon Curd This amazing and easy instant pot lemon curd is worlds easier than other stovetop recipes (so hands off!) and is fresh, bright, and delicious!

I wish I knew; hers was terrific. Damn, I miss her.

I used this recipe, doubled. Used 3 eggs instead of 2 and 2 yolks, bumped up the zest. Cooked it for 15 minutes.

www.melskitchencafe.com/easy-instant...

Seems eminently qualified for this administration.

What. The. Actual. Fuck.

I LOVE THAT ONE

I think this is the best batch I've ever made. R thinks so too. It's almost as good as @isobelcarr.com's.

Some series fizzle, some jump the shark.

Interesting. That's the same amount of sugar and butter that I used, half the lemon juice and two more eggs.

Oh, that's so hard.

What a problem to have! We get a few Anna's hummingbirds, but we had to move our feeder (it has a solar-powered camera and wasn't charging). We only moved it about fifteen feet, but we have not seen a single hummingbird on it since it starting being able to take photos again.

Exactly! I loved being a mom, and my evenings, weekends and summers were full of family time. But my kids got my best self because I was spending my working hours with adults and doing work that I was proud of.

It is! One wonders if there was something about book seven....

No cheating. your last saved picture of a celebrity is your therapist (if you feel like participating).

If nobody's borrowed the last three, they aren't going to borrow 11. Sounds like a "wait until someone asks for it" situation, for sure.

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A glass bowl containing smooth pale yellow lemon curd

Lemon curd update: it's delicious, and a great texture with very little work. Must put some in the freezer for when the grandbug is here; that kid loves lemon desserts. Might make a cocktail, too.

That's why I've always used Ina's recipe; she puts in all the zest and then adds some juice. But this seems to have come out pretty well, and no standing over the stove stirring....

I put extra zest in this one, and equal parts lemon juice and sugar. I think it's about the right level of sweetness for me.

A white bowl with an asymmetric rim, decorated with painted green bamboo shoots and leaves. It contains a dozen golden yellow lemons.

Time to experiment. Instead of my tried-and-trusted recipe from Ina Garten, I will trying a new recipe for lemon curd, using the pressure cooker. As a start, I went out the front door and picked these beauties from our Meyer lemon tree. The bowl was made by my later mother, who dabbled in ceramics.

It also keeps her out of the SD Senate race, where he has already endorsed someone else. (She would have been a longshot, but a token ceremonial role saves face there, too.)

Chaos and obstruction are good tools right now.

I used to use one when I was encouraging curl. But yeah, that's not a DIY thing.

Trump ousts Noem as frustrations build among White House officials, GOP lawmakers | CNN Politics President Donald Trump said Thursday on social media he was pushing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem out of her position and would name Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her.

SHE IS OUT!
www.cnn.com/2026/03/05/p...

Salting the water is reflex! Glad you stopped yourself.

Roof guy is here to fix the gutter that detached in our latest storm, clean them out, wash the solar panels & reapply the anti-fungal agent to keep the moss away. He says business is up, and part of that is due to the data R gave him on how cleaning improved our solar efficiency. We get a discount!

I did a little better this year than the past few years, I think. Your example helped with that, so thank you.

I started when someone gave me a notepad that had the basic categories pre-printed on each sheet. And I was shopping weekly for a family of 6! Now it's just habit. But I get unreasonably grumpy when a store rearranges things!

All the hugs. I'm coming out of my annual February slump and also remembering that I have this every year. (Mentioned it to R and he said, "I know. I've been trying not to put any pressure on you.")