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My favorite sign at the political rally I went to earlier was on a dog. It read "Beware of Dog(e)", but the dog kept messing with the messaging by being Extremely waggy in meeting anyone within 10 feet (admirably restrainedly so, it never barked or jumped). A+, want more poli-dogs!

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

G is a trivia wiz (on a TV team in the 70s!), and I have the memory of a goldfish. So I say, "the movie with handsome gray-haired man" and he says, "George Clooney!". This works for many less-obvious wrong guesses as I handwave, but was challenged yesterday by a movie with Vanessa Redgrave. (1/?)

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

I really enjoyed Frostbite (www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...), even if it's a poprocks of interesting facts. Refrigeration Has completely changed our food. Also, if you haven't listened to the Gastropod podcast about the heroes who saved the first seedbank in Leningrad, highly recommended!

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Booo, it looks like I have covid. Thanks to vaccines and such it's pretty mild - I've had a worse colds (this season, even), but still. There are always better things to be doing!

submitted 23 days ago • 4 comments

Holy crap, this story about a bureaucrat, her great (failing) idea, and the connections that saved a girl's life. wapo.st/4buoiLX

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

Between my frail mom (86), my friend with leukemia in a rehab hospital nearby (83), and my friend in home hospice (81) in Braintree, I've done a lot of visiting ladies with whatever treats I hope will get them to eat / find joy lately. Luckily no one is examining my chocolate budget.

submitted 33 days ago • 3 comments

@linneaharts.bsky.social - I saw a mini-truck today and thought of you, it looked awesome. Then chuckled when I saw it had a bumper sticker on the back that said, "Calm your Titties". Always a good message for the road ragers!

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

We went to So Cal and the weather was Much Nicer than Feb in Boston. Weird! Highlights: the Getty, La Brea Tar Pits, LACMA, Joshua Tree, Anza Borrego, San Diego Zoo, Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens, and sea otters and pups swimming in Morro Bay. And here's a Joshua Tree doing PG Arms with me \o/.

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment