Stefanie

Finally opened the envelope from my health insurance plan (I’m a contract employee so I pay my own ins). My premiums are going up from ~$700 per month to ~$1,100 per month (more than a 50% increase), and this is not even a marketplace/ACA plan (I was never getting a savings). 😢🤬

Exactly this

a stray dog stands in a bushy area. the dog is blue with golden eyes. he looks majestic as he stares off into the distance.

a group of 4 dogs rest together in a bushy area. two of the dogs are tan, one is black, and the last is blue with long, scruffy fur.

a blue dog is mid-step as he walks through brush.

Some of the stray dogs living near Chernobyl have recently turned blue. This confused scientists for weeks, until they realized they had simply been rolling around in chemicals from a nearby set of portable toilets. 14/10 for all

Democrats would do well to remember that trusting a party defined by deceit and bad faith isn’t just naïve, it’s dangerous to democracy itself.

Democrats in office need to know: all of us with very few exceptions want all of you with very few exception to lose your god damn jobs because you refuse to do them.

Today in grammar pet peaves:
1) You DO pronounce the L in “vulnerable.” I’ve heard it so much lately, even by journalists, without the L.
2) The words “are” and “our” are NOT interchangeable, are not pronounced the same, and do not have the same meaning. This is becoming the new they’re/there/their.

After yesterday’s elections my morning doom scrolling was way less doom-y. #BlueWave

All I want is a nap without hearing leaf blowers in my neighborhood. Leave the leaves alone. 🍁🍂

Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.

That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.

Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.

Get into the weeds of their misdeeds.

The Epstein Ballroom it is

Excellent image, very helpful. And also, hell no.

I accidentally woke up at 8:30 this morning instead of my usual 5:30 or 6. Needed the sleep, but still can’t get into the swing of my day without my 1 hour-ish time waking up, catching up on news, and snuggling with my dog. Even the dog is peeved. 🐕

Jesus. It looks like 9/11.

there is a new scandal as bad or worse than what got trump impeached the first time about every 48 hours

Wisdom from Schoolhouse Rock.

Scruffy faced dog staring at the camera.

Watching some #GBBO with my fuzzy bestie on a Friday evening. So good.

boomers would rather die in office than let gen X and millennials lead

#WarRavagedPortland

Image of Nosferatu standing in an open window, meeting the sunlight. He is in agony with one hand raised and the other on his heart. Text reads: Vampires suck your blood for Vitamin D because they can't go out in the sun themselves. You ever think about that? No. You only think about yourself.

#Halloween #fall #vampire

The struggle is real. 🫤

Taking an early lunch and watching #GBBO. Chocolate week. Suddenly my humble salad sucks and I want chocolate. I’m highly suggestible.

I keep sharing and resharing this essay, holds up after all this time.

Jane Goodall with chimpanzee, both apparently singing.

Aww Jane Goodall - what a loss.

Scruffy dog laying on couch.

Freshly groomed (and less scruffy) dog laying on couch.

Same day, different dog. Molly McScruffy face got de-scruffed. 🐕

Is there such a thing as ever getting all the weeds weeded?

This RIGHT HERE!...👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Accountability is coming…

🗳️Vote All Republicans Out!🗳️

This is about 1.5 miles from where I live. Quite scary night last night. Ambulance sirens streaming down my street for hours. Helicopters overhead for hours. Bad reporting early on talking about 20-30 walking wounded and multiple casualties. My thoughts go out to all effected.

The head of the Federal Communications Commission even suggested ABC’s broadcast license, as a Disney subsidiary, could be at risk. Aren’t late-night shows supposed to pushing the envelope? Yet Fox News can claim we kill the homeless through involuntary lethal injections and it’s met with crickets.