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Had an hour intro/training session to use CADAC for work, and then an hour debrief with our CFO to talk about what we need to do to prepare to use CADAC for our next grant cycle for the first time.

I sort of remember when I used to edit for a living.

I bundled up and took Pisim for a short walk around the block and a woman shoveling her sidewalk told me I was really brave.

It's cold as fuck out here.

It was a good day to be a roommate.

The Don't Cry episode of Gamechanger has made me cry so hard I have given myself a headache.

Pisim is a black brindle dog with white toes and a white bib. She is lying on a big bed that is made with a heavy grey blanket.

This is framed very specifically to leave out the huge mess on the shelves across from our bed.

Anyway, it's a big day. We changed the bedding and put the winter blanket on after living in denial with the summer blanket.

Every time I put my weighted blanket on the bed after laundry, i ask it aloud, "are you square???" And then rotate it three times until I understand where the long side is.

According to the Christmas decorations, this will be the tenth Christmas that Mojo and I have been together. I can't believe it's been that long.

A Christmas tree with multicolored lights and filled with decorations. No theme to the decorations is apparent. Lots of bright colors and cute things.

A felt narwhal with a long gold tusk hangs in a brightly lit Christmas tree.

A Buddy the Elf Nutcracker decoration hangs on a brightly lit Christmas tree.

A plastic manatee on a red string hangs on a brightly lit Christmas tree.

It's Christmas, B-Words.

soup Soup SOUP SOUP SOUP

I'm making soup today and the house smells amazing.

Without the socks she does little hop-foot as soon as it hits -10 but her paws are totally fine up to -30 with the stockings.

She doesn't sit or squat while wearing them so she doesn't do her business on walks when we put these on, but it prolongs her outside time overall when the sidewalk or snow is too cold for her paws. When we get home and take everything off she goes to the backyard to do any bio business.

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Joe ordered a pair of Walkee Paws about five or six years ago now and they work so well for her. We could not get her to wear booties, but she tolerates (but does not like) these.
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A black brindle dog on a snowy path, wearing a little harness with long black and white socks on a leash, sniffing a pile of snow. Rilla's shadow is very long.

Walking in stockings, Nov 29.

If I think the photo could be used to sell a picture frame, I am very suspicious.

I have been blocking way more than I have been following. If I get a whiff of AI or bot behavior it's a block.

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Ken Jeong bringing Bobby's "That's my girls!" energy.

Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:

95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.

Not a Mac gamer, but i LOVED Blue Prince.

Meredith Hambrock is our Assistant Editor! We at Thistledown Press are excited to announce that Meredith Hambrock is our new Assistant Editor! Meredith brings years of experience as a writer, editor, and teacher to the team. She was the 2023…

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No I use my brain and a lot of password recovery if I get stuck.

I do want to leave Gmail but what is stopping me is all my usernames and logins... do you have a software solution for that?

Huzzah!!!

a “Space Force”, if you will

I'm just going to eat soup and bread for the rest of the week.

we ate all the pretzels so Mojo made some beer bread. He turns into a baker when it gets cold and I love it.