Nancy L. Palmer

This is Daphnis, one of Saturn's moons. This image shows its unusual gravitational effect on Saturn's rings

Shall I?

I am consuming chocolate for medicinal purposes at this very moment!

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren Republicans in Congress are hoping you won’t pay attention to them for the next 36 hours.

Repost the Warren video. The tariffs are a distraction to pass this Republican tax cut for the billionaires -- that's why they're cutting all kinds of programs in addition to medicaid, medicare and social security -- so they can pay for this billionaire tax cut:
www.youtube.com/shorts/RZ-nl...

And thus the Prison Industrial Complex

You could buy some frozen now and stock up. Or move down here to south Florida…. (eyes disintegrating education, sea level rise…) Hey, maybe your pup would enjoy blueberries?

*chef’s kiss*

YouTube video by NowThis Impact 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' Tariffs Scene Hits Hard After Trump Win

Why Gen X saw this coming. youtube.com/shorts/MckCZ...

View of a wonky sketchbook with a delightfully wonky view of Multnomah Falls sketched in ink and watercolor.

Traveling with a sketchbook brings me quiet moments of presence.

How awful. I really don’t know what’s wrong with some people, are we allowed to turn off their power and then try rebooting them?

ME: The great thing about writing fantasy is that you can make stuff up!
ALSO ME: *spends twenty minutes reading about isopod pseudo-lungs to make sure it’s accurate*

Finding the Martha Beck episodes on anxiety (We Can Do Hard Things podcast) to be very helpful just now. I put my notes on a watercolor practice sheet.

I am finding this helpful.

Anecdotes are not science, but an incoming regime that has urged physical violence against people who disagree with them seems the inciting incident in my circle.

Drat. Interacts with my other meds. Oh well.

Ooooo (runs to Interwebs)

“Asking for a refill” is not equal to “receiving a refill.” Keep us posted!

Floridian here. Now I kind of want to make this happen.

I actually followed some artists there for a while.

Brainstorming: what if you took two chairs and sat in one, labelled the other “Need permission to breathe for a minute? You can sit with me.”

Chuckwalla National Monument Protecting California's stunning desert landscapes

In yet another “Christ, we’re bad at announcing our wins” a big desert habitat victory as Chuckwalla National Monument was designated last week!

ca.audubon.org/conservation...

Loosely sketched watercolor flowers with hand-written summary of notes from the We Can Do Hard Things podcast interview with Martha Beck.

Squeeee!

calico cat contemplating smearing red paint across a watercolor

Description: Gorgeous calico cat perches her fuzzy backside on a piece of expensive watercolor paper while contemplating reaching out to smear the still-wet bright red paint comprising a cherry atop sundae (that probably took a very long time to paint).

You might also consider blocking someone, because their name is the first name appearing immediately under yours in the ‘followed by’ list.

What does one do in the face of so much harm? A female survivor of “man with power refusing to accept the equal humanity of others,” how do I to find a way forward other than endless rage and submergence into feelings of futility? Witnessing your confusion and grief eases the isolation. Thank you.

Woke up in the middle of the night with Big Feelings about Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself. Autobiography from Harriet Jacobs. Available on Gutenberg. Difficult reads, all the trigger warnings for violence & sexual abuse. Heartbreaking how many of her words still apply.

Same! “Did the chickens eat all the lettuce again? Damn. Well I guess at least the eggs will be good.”

We play this game too!