SAT

Still deeply annoyed that I scanned and uploaded this document and got it pre-verified by DVS just to avoid this exact scenario. Alas. I have been defeated by bureaucracy.

I didn’t want to bother to dig up another document, make another appointment, drag myself back to the county service center, so I just renewed my DL as standard. I have a passport and global entry, so I didn’t need the Real ID to fly. I’ll be fine.

…because one of my scanned, pre-verified documents was my recently-received 2026 Proposed Property Tax Statement. Turns out that doc has to be current or last year. So, if I’d had 2025 or 2024, all would’ve been fine. But not 2026. Make it make sense.

I made an attempt! Decided I might as well renew as Real ID, filled out the pre-application online, scanned my documents and got them pre-verified, made an appointment to finish up. But it was not to be…

Uh. Um. Wow.

The chiro did adjustments (which who knows whether or not they helped). But I got massage and TENS therapy at my chiro appointments too, which definitely helped and ultimately resolved my pain after a few treatments.

I saw a chiro years ago for some truly excruciating back pain that turned out to be caused by some super gnarly muscle spasms. This was after my primary care doc had tried several rounds of muscle relaxants which did nothing. (1/2)

Ugh

We shall eat many potato in your honor. See you in a while.

Cute cats. And excellent disco ball.

well when you put it that way

At a potluck Thanksgiving with my former in-laws, a cousin brought a homemade pie of their own invention. It was pumpkin *cranberry*. In which the cranberries had not been prepared or sweetened in any way and simply dumped into the pumpkin custard before baking. It was, uh, not a success.

A movie that takes place where you’re from.

Too soon (forever)

Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.

I confess, I laughed.

Gaaaahhhhh

Here we see the Pope giving new meaning to Abbot Suger's "architecture of light"—a metaphysical theology that informed the design of Gothic cathedrals—through the medium of sound, establishing once and for all that the sonic impact of angel song is best represented by dubstep. In this essay I will

Hate these so much. What, I ask the universe, was wrong with Driven to Discover?

If a man calls a woman “crazy” please know that it’s actually code for “she is reasonably upset by the compounded experiences of injustice that her mere existence has subjected her to and I don’t want to acknowledge it or I fear I will realize I’ve benefited from the culture of it.” Hope that helps!

sure why not

I can’t believe I’ve never heard this before. Perfection.

A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women

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This is one of the most baffling things to me about Frey-loyalist voters: if crime is really the major concern, and the perception is that the situation is getting worse (or not improving), why would they want to keep the guy who's been in charge for years? (I know, it's the media environment. Ick.)

That was a rather brief awoo, what gives?

This. I will never understand.

I have never been Team Frey, but he lost me completely in 2020 and hasn't done anything since to redeem himself. He's had 8 years! I truly don't understand how anyone paying even cursory attention to Mpls issues can think his continued "leadership" is good for the city. 🤷‍♀️

Oh for sure. It’s a good result. Just hoping that many of BT’s votes were from people who’ve never actually encountered her.

Yes, but far too many of my W12 neighbors thought it was a fine idea to vote for her over Aurin. Yiiiiiikes.

As a Ward 12 resident…yup.