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Squinting as I ponder if social media counts as actually being “in contact” with someone, or is having a current cell or WhatsApp number is the truer test for “in contact”.

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Squinting at my workload today and wondering how in the world it got so high!

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Squinting at the fallen servicemen & servicewomen today. We miss you, you are loved, we’ll honor your memory and sacrifice today and everyday.

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Squinting at the ice in my glass and noticing how some ice cubes melt so much faster than others despite being immersed in the same drink.

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Squinting through the finale of a TV show and sensing that they’ll leave me stuck on a CLIFFHANGER AHHH!!!

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Squinting as I lay on a freshly-made soft bed on a Sunday afternoon; thinking about my ancestors and what this kind of comfort would have meant to them.

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Squint of absolute delight as I taste, chew, and savor a neon-colored candy sugar bomb I’d never tried before.

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Squinting at my weather app and wondering why, if it says the sky is clear today, is the sky cloudy and looking like rain right now out my window.

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Squint, then wide-eyed surprise when my dark void of a cat opens their eyes in a dark room.

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Squinting at the kiwi-like head of a newborn baby, who is warm and snuggled safe on my chest. Enjoying the moment.

submitted 35 days ago • 2 comments

Squinting at the new pope pick because the bar was low, and I’m pleasantly surprised he’s at least supportive of immigrants and echos the humanitarian side of the Roman Catholic faith.

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Squinting at the intense hurry-up-and-wait tyranny I’m experiencing today.

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

Squinting at a group of wasps who, unfortunately, are not going to be allowed to congregate in the crevice above the door.

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

Squinting at a ghost hunting TV show and critiquing all their methods and analysis as though I know anything about ghost hunting.

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

Squinting because it’s finally flower planting time and my garden is done and the rabbits are rubbing their feet together ready to eat all of it.

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Squinting because I ate too much sugar too fast and I can feel it with every fiber of my being.

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Squinting because for the first time in my life I’m seriously considering if the travel I normally would plan is worth it, and would there be risk.

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Squinting because it’s hump day and I am not yet over the proverbial hump.

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Squinting because I’m happy for Canada. They have fulfilled the basic requirement of a non-fascist as the leader of any good country.

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Squinting as a new little bird family finally discovers the bird house I just emptied. I hope they take it!

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Squinting at my coffee mug and trying to decide if it’s the lucky one or not.

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Squinting because good beer and good weather are a good combo.

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Squint of exasperation

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Squinting at the duality of everyday life events and world events and the compartmentalization that comes with it.

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Squinting through that awkward moment where you already said goodbye, click to leave a Zoom, and race to click “leave meeting” a second time before the pause gets too long and you have to say bye twice.

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Squinting because I have one unread text, and I can see the same person is still typing an additional text, and I don’t want to open and read one just to wait for part two.

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Squint of hope we can get an episode of “Only Murders In The Vatican” with JD Vance as a prime suspect.

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Squinting in boastful indignation because I do my job better than the Secretary of Defense.

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Squint of sheer willpower as I avoid buying more half-priced candy today.

submitted 55 days ago • 2 comments

Squinting as I close my curtains and think about how stupid I must look to the person watching me from the bushes.

submitted 57 days ago • 1 comment

Squints to the tune of Drunken Sailor What do we do with a fake ICE Agent? What do we do with a fake ICE Agent? What do we do with a fake ICE Agent early in the mornin’?

submitted 59 days ago • 3 comments

Squinting in bad news fatigue. I’m grateful for music and community to help.

submitted 59 days ago • 1 comment

Squinting because it’s Tax Day and I have a visual of what taxation without representation feels like.

submitted 61 days ago • 1 comment

Squinting at the tired but stony determination of Zelenskyy and wishing more Americans had even an ounce of that integrity.

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Squinting at the OG Haribo gummy bears, and it’s decidedly pleasant that the green bear is strawberry flavored and they don’t push a gross green flavor of gummy to avoid.

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

A quiet squint and smile at my loved ones as a soft, warm, and welcome yet unexpected kiss is planted on my cheek.

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Squinting at my to do list and feeling far less motivated a few hours in.

submitted 64 days ago • 1 comment

Squinting because I’m just a couple hours short of a weekend where I can panic about the state of things on my own time, decompress, and repeat.

submitted 65 days ago • 1 comment

Squinting daggers at a window that timed out before I could enter the code in again.

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

Squinting as I listen to local birds-their squabbles, their mating calls, and their battle cries. My squint drifts to my cat, supplying chirps of their own as they attempt to lure birds to the window.

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

Squinting because 104% is so comical I can’t breathe, and also not funny at all.

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments

Squinting at the “Instagram versus reality” effect I’m constantly seeing of AI-doctored images of (f)Elon (sch)Musk versus live footage.

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Squinting as I discover hidden details in a painting I’ve had on my wall for many years. The artist is a deceased relative and I can picture them giggling while adding these Easter eggs for discovery someday.

submitted 68 days ago • 1 comment