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I don’t know that I’ve seen hand towels or many of them anyway at Goodwill. I did pick up two nice bath towels and exactly the right color that I...

This project has been like swimming through molasses. I just can’t get it to move. The project is moving our iris society‘s website from one host...

Haha well, there was no peeing in pants, but it was a bit of a shocker,.

I have been pitching little stuff here and there for a couple of weeks now. I refuse to count the items and keep track of them, but it’s at least 20....

Something *IS* better than nothing!

Ray Blanchard did some of the pioneering work in identifying male transsexuals (as they were called back then) and like much research in this area,...

The Case of the Oylmpus Korean Bathhouse Unfortunately, the state of Washington, like California, dictates transgender “rights “that compel...

Hunh, you are questioning the bride’s natal sex? I think your ‘dar is off. That’s not the one I question. But in any case the bride‘s...

I just wish they would stop trying to sell me penis enlargers. Tho to be fair, my spam filter keeps most of the smut out.

https://substack.com/@culturebymuse/note/c-224053510?r=1123qx&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action this guy’s work is such a surprise!

Well, that phrase was mine, but it was those three names mentioned in the original question and they were probably characterized as MAGA supporters....

Looks like CBS News Division continues its deceptive editing practices to promote its favorite narratives. Only the shoe is on the other foot, and...

I have not received any creepy communications from Facebook, that I noticed anyway. Of course I get endless ads on Facebook from the things I’ve...

This had a useful viewpoint. It talks about the main two reasons to use RMD’s: 1. You need it for living expenses 2. You want to preserve...

oh I don’t know, I don’t think I’m going to worry about the taxes when doing RMD. I mean, yeah it’s a big bite and is rather horrifying, but I tire...

For those talking about early RMD, you mean early in the year, right? We have to be age 73 before it’s required, right? I guess I never thought...

I got rid of 7 vintage silk saris surprisingly quickly. Someone drove from an hour to get them from my porch. So that was cool. I gave them away...

I havent noticed.

Thank you for updating us. I hope the next steps go smoothly.

I slipped into my outdoor gardening shoes, kept in our garage , for the first time since last fall. There was something in the toe, like a ball of...

that one sounds pretty good

Recently it was revealed that Andrea/Andrew is harassing and assaulting female inmates in the Maine women’s prison ( for females) where he was...

Rosa, this is a moving end-of-life story and I don’t know how it could be any better circumstances for your mother.

this reminds me that I still have a second season of landman to watch. I had forgotten it because I wanted to get our TV set up so that DH could...

I’ve been watching mediocre video for what seems like months now, so when I saw The Forsytes show up on Netflix, I thought I would watch it again. ...

“Mama” has made its way up to lower midwest. Isn’t that Hispanic influence?

And speaking of sports, Elis Lundholm made history in winter Olympics 2026 by being the first openly transgender person to compete. Lundholm...

This meme is both funny or maddening, take your pick. The same chart is true when you plug in the topic of “murders and violent assaults...

Oh oh oh! I LOVE “ya’ll” because it is soft and southern/Western. I picked it up when I lived in the southwest decades ago. It seems so friendly to...

Major milestone completed so good for you!

For your sake and her sake Rosa, I hope this doesn’t go on too long. But man, people can live a long time without eating, it’s the lack of hydration...

Triggernometry podcast guys had two Middle Eastern experts give a good program about the situation in Iran with some details I didn’t know, but in...

Over the weekend I ran into one of my “ old person” annoyances: talkers. They exhaust me. I was with one young relative for 3 discussions during...

This song is my new earworm, “Gone”performed by its composer Kels. She calls it “ dirty blues.” https://youtu.be/sQV_MQKqtJM?si=SVZyWdARlVxDuiMo

Ah, cats. I am allowed to have rugs in certain places. In another room, I’m not allowed to have a rug, or at least I’m not allowed to have THAT rug...

Last weekend we drove to Northern Iowa. Des Moines had a dump of snow, and that entire region was hit, but lighter than the immediate des Moines...

Haha! That is a good reason to declutter!

Little screech owls are so cute.

That covers a whole heck of a lot of Muslims, the Islamist wing. But no, I don’t think they are mentally ill in the DSM V sense.

haha!

I don’t start things from seeds, but DH does. We have a few vegetable seeds in trays sitting in our sunroom right now. I should get him a Baker Creek...

This morning I am astonished, it is beyond my comprehension, that there are self proclaimed progressives offering sadness that the Khomeini regime in...

Yes, I think we are stuck with hearing about the Epstein files for the millennia.

here’s what I don’t understand: the Mamdami bots who were marching and screaming about Palestinian casualties in Gaza are completely silent about the...

as always, the question is who will take his place?. Will it be any better, rhe new regieme? I suppose we will pour more pallets of cash to prop up...

l yes to that. I spent many hours standing in front of library card catalogs, filing cards for title, subject, author entries. a slower pace of...

Our tulips are poking up. we had one largest snowfall this year, but otherwise it’s been pretty easy. last year was the year of snow and ice,...

The bathroom issue as described in the article Tybee linked as part of this Kansas bill is more legislative mucking around with something it really...

This seems draconian and unfortunate. This is what happens when state legislatures start micromanaging social and cultural issues. But that said,...

I love the idea of Indian cooking but am below kindergarten level at it. I once kept up my seven Indian spices fairly fresh, but now they’re all...

You all are going to laugh at me. I ordered dried packaged Indian food from “the cumin club “and I’ve had one so far. It’s decent. I also buy...

i am not interested in car parts, but last year I DROVE and DROVE to Clinton Country (Hot Springs) and will be heading south in April to judge...

Her most well known work is the fictional “We Need to Talk About Kevin” which is arresting and horrifying, and the film of that novel is also...

I keep buying books, digital ones, and not reading.Ugh. Video scrolling is so… Unsatisfying these days. Empty. I need to get absorbed in a decent...

Excerpts from Shannon Thrace’s substack article. she is a trans widow, a woman whose husband ideates as the opposite sex. She has this message for...

Yep, it was a great day. Dave Barry still looks like he’s about 27 years old even though he’s nearly 80. He cracked jokes all the time and kept them...

It’s kind of sweet in a way that you guys keep trying to make some logic out of disordered thinking. It is “sweet “in that it shows optimism and hope.

great photo Alan! the only “band” I have ever hung out with, and I put band in quotes for a reason, was The Rock Bottom Remainders. It is a...

i dont know who Shimon boy is supposed to be. I am out of town for my brother-in-law‘s funeral. I may stop by another funeral to take a gander at...

Yes, me too. Either it’s good enough to go to Goodwill or it goes in the trash because I do try to not load up Goodwill with tons of crap. I shopped...