I have to do much work holding down this house by myself and cleaning up every day after Not Me to avoid a three times you're out eviction notice since we've already received two due to his eyesore messes outside and I've been living with this stress and the stress of the chaos of Not Me for enough time that it's affected my health and quality of life without a doubt. I never feel like I can completely relax and I have trouble focusing on anything for any length of time. We used to binge watch TV. I never do that now. There always seems to be something I have to do or something I have to do in preparation for something I have to do later. The Universe has blessed me with a way out of this. I look forward to feeling safe solely responsible for my own life and in command of my time behind my own locked door. I hope to get back to being able to do many things I used to enjoy.

Link to video This cat's personality or no cat. I wish I were a dog person but I'm not one. It's not that I don't want one, but the walking the dog, the dog walking inside without being able to wash its feet (yes, I know that's an absurd thought), etc. I can't.

@ShiroKuro said in New Year, new music? Ambitions?: 50 minutes one way is a lot! Especially if something starts in the evening. If would be many times more tolerable if I didn't have to drive! Driving puts the kibosh on reading, or knitting or whatever else.

@Piano-Dad said in The Dems are sweeping up tonight!: Look who I ran into a few days ago ... [image: bafkreier6nfablponduastmfzgfqhawwwbj5wlw76gtemhumic467kovyi@jpeg] Inauguration. https://www.npr.org/2026/01/16/nx-s1-5675312/spanberger-virginia-governor-inauguration

The protests were a big topic of conversation when we were there in July. When we were in Belgrade, I saw more stray dogs than I have in any other place I’ve visited. The tour guide talked about them as well. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if they just started scooping them up to use in their “testing”. [image: 1768615324696-img_1811.jpeg] A couple of cutie strays from a walk in the part beside a popular shopping area in Belgrade

Happy anniversary, Mr. & Mrs. WTG. obviously, the weather didn't dampen your ardor. Big Al

For one thing, people can tell for themselves costs continue to outpace income, and are not blind to the fact many individuals and families are being forced into the streets because of it, not least because they can read it in the news every day. For another, anyone who tells you, the AP or anyone else, a vast majority of people do not understand the First and Fourth Amendments exist , or they do not understand and value them, is lying to you.

@CHAS That's the one.

@CHAS said in What could possibly go wrong?: Too many people are assuming that all this will be fixed and back to normal. Don't count on it. It's the younger generations for which I despair.

@jon-nyc said in "We got a Honduran here! Gotta get status!": Haven’t seen them yet, fortunately. I was in Chicago in November but didn’t see them. I’ll be in SFO and LA and Sandy Eggo next month (west coast college tours with the boy). Might see them there. College tours. Jesus I feel old.

I wonder who made money on that one.

@Steve-Miller said in About that Ford employee: $810K? Where do I sign up for a gig like that? The right heckle at the right time! But it’s great that he didn’t back down and his Union stood behind him, and only got a suspension.

Well, you can see this in HUD's new homelessness policy. Every expert knows shelter first is the prerequisite for success. HUD has overturned this methodology and slashed its budget request by 50%. People without housing will not be able to proceed to rehabilitation, jobs, or any meaningful change in life circumstances. They will eventually end up dead for a myriad of reasons. They will also be de facto criminals according to an executive order and jailed. It won't actually matter if they are mentally ill, drug addicts, mentally ill and addicted to drugs, or among the many people of all age groups, in all states, who can no longer afford the cost of living. .

Thanks, both!

Yes, nice. I especially like the respect to those awarded a US Medal of Honor; even a 4 star general salutes the holder first.

Mr wtg tried two different statins and had the muscle pain (and other side effects). He switched to an OTC product with plant sterols and stanols (Cholestoff Plus) that isn't a statin but that does reduce cholesterol very nicely. Problem solved!

I can't believe that was 19 years ago... wow

New Yorker profile on Rubio. https://archive.is/ijTRX