Debby is Florida's problem anyway; we had a severe thunderstorm warning on Saturday night and it came down pretty hard for about 10 minutes, but it blew in and out real fast. I think it was worse north and west of us, we didn't even lose power. It happened during dinner when Mom was watching the news, and they were acting like our storm was the ( Read more... )

From Rolling Stone (you have to be a subscriber to read the article but I really just want to quote the lede)

Dems Go All-In on Blasting Trump and MAGA as ‘Sick Freaks Who Everyone Hates’
After years of trying to stay above the fray, Democrats are going after Trump, J.D. Vance, and MAGA Republicans for being “weird”

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The only thing surprising about any of this is that he’s alive to see it. That’s the real bet they all made, isn’t it? It will come. But not until we’re gone.Woof, this was a heavy book to read right at the start of hurricane season. It takes place in Florida in the near future, when climate change tips over into something that can no longer be ( Read more... )

I renewed my Apple TV+ subscription and have been watching Manhunt. I appreciate how angry the show is, like wow we had a real opportunity to be better than we could be, and we just totally fucked it. It's impossible to know what this country would be like today if we'd gotten a second Lincoln term, but I feel like it would probably be better than ( Read more... )

Saturday I made breakfast, then went to CVS and the gas station. Then I went to Michael's, because I've been using my white paint pen a lot and those tend to run out kind of abruptly so I wanted a backup. Then I just decided to buy an entire 48-set of paint pens because they had one for about $20 and fuck it, that's a good deal. Then I went to ( Read more... )

Saturday was one of the busier Saturdays I've had in a while. I looked at everything and decided I simply did not have time for Silent Book Club; David also wanted me to buy catfish that was on sale at Rouse's for dinner, and shopping after SBC ended at 4:00 would have put me home kind of late for that. Anyway, deciding I just couldn't do it made ( Read more... )

Saturday I made breakfast, then went out for my hair appointment, stopping at CVS and the gas station first. I was early as usual and Lagniappe Records wasn't open yet, so I ducked into Beausoleil Books. I got a book about poisonous plants that looked interesting, it had a lot of illustrations and an attractive hardcover and was only $16. It's ( Read more... )

I should have been halfway to New Orleans by now. I was going to stay with Lori and Jeremy and we were gonna go to Super Sunday tomorrow. That's always the Sunday closest to St. Joseph's Day, it's when all the different tribes of Mardi Gras Indians mask together in Central City. Alas, there's a 100% chance of thunderstorms forecast for pretty much ( Read more... )

It works!

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I actually finished it Monday night, but I didn't try to print anything or even take photos. I'd allowed working on it to cut into my reading time because I was sooo close to finishing, but once I clicked the last part into place I forced myself to step away from it.


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Thursday and Friday I was in New Orleans, which I've already written about. Saturday was just the basics: breakfast, pharmacy, Rouse's. I'm still avoiding going into Lafayette, especially during the last weekend of Carnival. David made zucchini fritters for supper and I finished the newest episode of Tokyo Vice and watched the new True Detective: ( Read more... )