December 15, 2047The air was crisp, a morning when the autumn leaves had turned brittle and their colors saturated, a vibrant orange skittering across the ground like a final celebration. He'd said he wanted it this way, to remain home under the December sun, the month he’d said felt most alive, even in its decay ( Read more... )

Astrid and I both feel we need more time relaxing under an October sun, and if that’s “aging”, we plead guilty

In addition to a $$$ slug for the Greens this month, it looks like the only abortion rights amendment that's in trouble is the Florida one. It needs 60% to pass and isn't polling that high. So I can send a slug to that cause ( Read more... )

So, back at the Sam-less house. B ordered a delivery dinner. I'm exhausted from a week of poor sleep, running 5 miles this morning, then putting a beloved pet to sleep ( Read more... )

I was telling Ben last night about how the cats keep me company at the house with T away most of the time. But mainly they just sleep in whatever room I'm in. Or in the sun. Or in the sun room. Or on the heated cat beds, we have three heated cat beds in the house, they have pressure-sensitive heating pads underneath their covers ( Read more... )

Wow, I stayed up past midnight, and then slept until after 8am. The cats had to call in airstrikes on my position to get me up to feed them ( Read more... )

I went back out to the hot tub after dinner, staying out there for a couple hours -- until after T went to bed, then I came in and went to bed, now I'm wide awake at 6am on a Sunday, an hour before sunrise ( Read more... )

I'm here, when you're stressed, I'm here, why don't you rely on me, I'm right here ( Read more... )

but I was fuckin' tired also, I'm so tired, but I needed some hot tub time, some time to self if nobody was gonna fuckin' join me, shit,

ASTRID PUSHED THE CAPS LOCK

SHE NEEDS HEAD RUBS

THATS MY ROLE

DITTO WITH K

T made a special dinner for the three of us, yum, and B made cocktails, yum, then we3 went out to the hot tub for a while, and now I'm in bed with my best cat Astrid, and I'm feeling better ( Read more... )