The second part of my holiday report was the most surprising and cool thing that happened, and it was at the very beginning ( Read more... )

"On the first Wednesday in January, America saw an insurrection. The second, an impeachment. The third, an inauguration. And on the fourth Wednesday in January, everyone got real fired up about a video game retailer’s stock price." -- RollingStone, link below ( Read more... )

The financial world is being rocked by some unexpected rebellion against the financial establishment over hedge funds who 'shorted' shares of Gamestop stock. Some things lined up to create the largest transfer of wealth from millionaires and billionaires to middle to upper-middle class people in recent history and thus freaking out money insiders ( Read more... )

Don't miss yesterday's entry, Part 1 of how Trump followers don't deserve to be taken seriously when they argue (among other things ( Read more... )

I got a lot of attention from my last post on LJ. Apparently, Russian citizens are weighing in on Trump's election and how suitable he is as president, as if they're actually American voters. These last 2 guys are not even in this country, I don't think-- which make their attention to my blog's commentary on Trumpers all the more suspect ( Read more... )

So... Cat bought these a couple of months ago, and then she painted them gold and they now adorn our tree.


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I was tickled to death by something so awful in most contexts ( Read more... )

This is from a Meme going around, one of the longest I've ever seen-- and yet it required the length to get it all down!

"Dear Diary 2020 Edition,

In January, Australia caught on fire. I don’t even know if that fire was put out, because we straight up almost went to war with Iran. We might actually still be almost at war with them. I don’t know, ( Read more... )

Cat is into science fiction big time. A lot of people on the spectrum are-- maybe because sussing out the details of the altered worlds is very engaging for them. I like some sci fi, but not the stuff I call "Dick Flicks ( Read more... )

Pray for me.LOL! Okay, I'm exaggerating a bit, but for reals having Cat home for 10 days in a row will be a bit of a challenge for me. I look forward to my 3 to 4 days a week alone (Cat works from home 1 to 2 days a week) to clean house without arguing, dance, play music loudly, or just to spread out and enjoy the house without worrying about ( Read more... )