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I used to be cool on the internet. Early gen-X, nerdyADxDAF, sliding gently into senior citizenship.
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Public comment is now open for passport gender marker changes. You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment. My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc. www.reddit.com/r/Passports/...

submitted 9 days ago • 136 comments

Paying federal taxes to this administration in April seems like aiding and abetting criminal behavior.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

submitted 11 days ago • 845 comments

200,000 layoffs. Maybe 200,000 families just lost their livelihoods, their medical coverage, their retirement plans. So many families who aren’t going to be able to pay their bills. I’m ashamed of this nation.

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

The GOP wants to party like it’s 1499.

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

It breaks my heart that the US Digital Service, which has done so much good for US citizens by making information easier to use, has been repurposed into DOGE by the current administration. Empathy is considered weak or “woke”.

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Now that the projectile vomiting has stopped, how will I know if my continued stomach aches and pains are due to Noro virus or to existential grief?

submitted 35 days ago • 2 comments

In case you like being fancy, now is the time of year when most of the sequined clothes go on sale. Shine on my fabulous friends.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Executive Ordures.

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Thanks to a local friend who keeps bees, i was able to score some wonderful beeswax and my first attempt at organic lip balm went pretty well. No added flavor, smells slightly of honey. Greg and I are testing it out this week. I need to test how liquid it might get in tropical climates though.

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

Got Beeswax? I’m looking for 8-16 ounces of pure beeswax for a project and would love to buy it directly and in person from a local bay area beekeeper. Grateful for any recommendations!

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

There are some fantasy authors that I read over and over. Their characters have such heart and kindness that it’s comforting, even inspiring, to spend time keeping them company on their journeys. Here’s a few: Katherine Addison, Victoria Goddard, and Lois McMaster Bujold. Send your recommendations!

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

I am so worried about my South CA family. Stay safe. And mask up! Those N-95s may save your lungs.

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

How do I know I’m getting old? For the first time ever, I will actually finish my current bottle of 400 Kirkland Acetaminophen capsules before it expires.

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

Universal healthcare? No thanks, I don't want to pay for other people's health care. I like private insurance, where I pay for other people's healthcare AND for the salaries of bloodsucking middlemen whose entire purpose is telling me “No” when I need medicine.

submitted 85 days ago • 11 comments

I was uh, moved by certain events. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://www.etsy.com/listing/1838152371/deny-defend-depose-black-guillotine

submitted 85 days ago • 2 comments

Insurance companies are in the business of collecting premiums. Paying claims eats up their profits. Why did anyone ever think this model would be good for patients?

submitted 85 days ago • 0 comments

Emergency tv movie pitch- A Christmas Carol but with a bitter old CEO who us visted by four extremely convincing (spirits, archangels, whatever) who convince him to change his ways for the good of his bottom line/legacy/planet. Must be repeated late night on Fox from now until the inauguration.

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Every time I think we’ve reached peak capitalism, some company says “not today snookums”. (See also: Anthem Insurance, anesthesia.) Still, I live in hope.

submitted 86 days ago • 1 comment

Just finished Polostan, the latest from Neal Stephenson, v1 of the Bomb Light series. Interesting protagonist- half Natasha Romanoff, half Forest Gump (in that her life intersects with a variety of interesting characters). Took awhile to warm up to her story but eventually got sucked in. Good read!

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

What with keto diets and traveling I really haven’t baked much lately. This morning i had the bright idea of making a half batch of buttermilk pancakes and accidentally put in a full measure of flour. 😳This afternoon I baked the ugliest apple pie of my life. Baking skills seem to use it or lose it.

submitted 94 days ago • 2 comments

Noticing my relationship to social media has changed a lot since retiring. Not much fomo or worrying about relevance or likability. Have absolutely embraced the joy of missing out.

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

Tonight i learned that Elongated Muskrat’s cabinet appointment is just another of his DOGE jokes. Department Of Government Efficiency- DOGE. I can’t even. Our democracy is just a joke to him.

submitted 106 days ago • 0 comments

I read a lot of speculative fiction. Averaging 2-3 novels a week. So occasionally I’m going to skeet whatever I happen to be reading! Right now I’m starting the third book of the Ending Fire Trilogy by Saara El-Arifi. Compelling read. Tennessee will most certainly ban it. No spoilers, please.

submitted 106 days ago • 0 comments