Curt Whiting

Planning a trip to Disneyworld? Go to Disneyland in California, Tokyo Disneyland, or Disneyland Paris! Don’t give Florida your money!

Beautiful!
Hot tip: if you want us to see your eyes as you take a mirror selfie, look into the mirror reflection of your phone/camera lens as you take the pic, not into the phone screen. We will see your eyes!

here’s a curse word free version of “look it up” as requested by countless teachers and librarians 🥰😘

Number 3 is the best of this batch. Of all 11 pics, #8 is my favorite

Number 4 in this batch

Number 4 is the best of this batch

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Elon Musk inherited a lot of money from his rich daddy, and he is currently driving his businesses into the ground with his ineptitude.

Donald Trump inherited a lot of money from his rich daddy and drove his businesses into the ground with is ineptitude.

America, stop thinking rich men are smart.

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The boyfriend & I love to sit & watch the sunset in our sunset years

Anita Bryant, the antigay crusader, is dead She was 84.

Anita Bryant is dead!

But, she died on 12/16/2024. Why did d it take 4 weeks for the world to hear this good news?

www.advocate.com/news/anita-b...

You will read countless times today that the LA mayor cut the LA Fire Department's budget by $23 million.

That is a lie.

The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.

Also, while legacy media might die, good news sources are thriving in the form of nonprofit news orgs. Check these out at the Institute for Nonprofit News: inn.org

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Legacy media may be dying, but not due to political climate. Over 40 years, news ownership has consolidated into the hands of a few. To find who owns news sources, go to Newsjunkie.net (disclosure: I work for them. We are a startup & still expanding our database, but our info is accurate).

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13. Technicality: During Defying Gravity, Elphaba walks through a window smashed long before she arrived.
14. Emerald palace tower - Elphaba smashes window to begin her escape flight.

Note: At no time does Elphaba smash through a glass ceiling. Can we look forward to that in Part II???

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5. Emerald Palace Hall - winged monkeys attack Elphaba
6. 2nd Hallway smashed
7. 3rd window smashed
8. 4th window smashed
9. 5th window smashed - winged monkeys attack Glinda
10. 6th window smashed
11. 7th window smashed
12. 8th window smashed
2/3

Saw #Wicked again. Took note of smashed glass:
1. Kiamo Ko - winged monkeys
2. Galinda’s private suite - Elphaba breaks window before “What is this Feeling?”
3. Dr. Dillamond’s Class - vase of poppies (glass?)
4. Morrible’s classroom - Elphaba levitates coin through display case. 1/3

Here, @pluralistic summarizes the inherent conflicts in Trump world health policies, pitting legit(ish) against weird-awful nominees...

https://pluralistic.net/2024/12/20/clinical-trial-by-ordeal/#spoiled-his-brand-new-rattle

Learning curve: attempted to bake a Trader Joe’s banana loaf cake in my air fryer (with no instructions for air frying on the box).
For a disaster, it’s delicious! (Note to self: Next time, add pecans, fill the cake pan only HALF full, and fill silicone muffin molds with the remaining batter!)

Xmas ornament: Deagon pulling sword from a crystal

Xmas ornament: Pig wearing Santa hat rests above a sign reading “Be Merry

Xmas ornament: young, naked man holding high up a tree-topper star

Xmas ornament: middle-aged naked male angel with goatee and furry belly

My apartment is too small for a tree. And I don’t put up ornaments every year. This year I felt the need for my version of some festive holiday decorations. A few of these ornaments are not in great shape, but are irreplaceable.

Saw you perform as Touchstone in SF Playhouse’s As You Like It. Can confirm: You ARE a good actor! 🎭

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Have I witnessed a murder?

I don't think the actor Earl Holliman, who just died at 96, officially came out, so I was touched to see his passing confirmed by his husband. His first screen role was in 1952; he came up when, for an actor, coming out was not difficult but impossible. He lived through things we'll never know. RIP.

Sign at Branch House Riverfront cafe, ReddinG:

“BEYOND THIS POINT
Shoes, shirts & bottoms required.”

This seems awfully specific.

What happened here that they had to require people to wear bottom clothing?

As a gay senior citizen, I find the best way to assuage fears of- and work up the courage to stand up and fight- the coming political hellscape, is working on a detailed craft project. Only 82 cross stitch lines to go.