When my grandma got to the violent/no filter stage of dementia we moved her to a higher security home. Wish someone would do the same with DT.

Is the pass still usable if it is covered in black sharpie?

This a reminder that Oregon started as a whites only state. Yes we are now a blue super majority, but all that blue is surrounded by red. I am happy to report that Salem was filled with no kings protesters yesterday.

I cancelled Hulu and Disney on Thursday.

I have been reading them for the last 5 1/2 years. Thank you for your perseverance, your letters have helped keep me calmer and more informed during these chaotic times.

Parenting eats up my time but Heather Cox Richard stated that reading her daily letters, it is equivalent to reading five, 350 page books a year. So I guess that is my “pleasure” read for the past 5 years.

Sorry for your loss. I lost my grandpa in April. It felt weird not calling him yesterday.

I do block quite a few “friend requests” on Bluesky that look like the same bots I see on other platforms.

Yep, and this is also true for us parents/ caretakers of disabled.

A newly maintained trail, (it was previously a mudslide of a trail) and a very happy newt living nearby. All thanks to my local parks department working hard taking care of our city.

A reminder for these times.

This weeks book binge was Quite Damage by Jesselyn Cook. Well worth the read, it made me come to the conclusion that Q is not dead, just rebranded and now running the country. Pretty sure EM is now their leader, or number 1 follower.

Are they real people? I have had to block a ton of bots. I hope they offer private accounts.

a man with a crown on his head and the words awesome wow Alt: The Hamilton Musical character playing King George wears a crown on his head and the words: awesome, wow

DYK? The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) is kinda a big deal. For 65 years, the MMWR provided weekly, real-time data & analysis about disease outbreaks & emerging health threats. The MMWR's continuous stream of data-driven information -the voice of the CDC- was stopped in January 2025.

Same, my parenting groups are a lifesaver. So are my neighbor groups.

Doing service directly with the seller is often a good option. We have Natural grocery here which is a million times better than Whole Foods.