It was a fun weekend ( Read more... )

I definitely plan on staying for now ( Read more... )

It's been a busy (but fun!) week and I suppose that will keep up with grant and field trip season, a major festival at the end of the month, the newsletter due out, and a big school project for Bridget, a presentation on her Scottish heritage (if anyone has any interesting resources for that, pass it on ( Read more... )

Bridget is fine, by the way, after the odd symptoms. She responded to the abx right away. She also had a good report card. I already knew she was at the top of the class at math, but apparently she also is at map reading. Probably from all the hiking! Nice when activities influence skills like that. She's more average at reading--in fact, she ( Read more... )

Well, enough about all my hang-ups...it was a fun day ( Read more... )

More politics talk, I guess ( Read more... )

There will be mention of female body issues ( Read more... )

On a shorter and lighter note, the volunteer appreciation party for the state park went well! It actually wasn't that hard to plan. I'd got the brewery to sponsor a huge portion way back in September, I've been collecting donated raffle prizes throughout the year, and the organization covered the very modest balance no problem, so most of what I ( Read more... )

Another thing that is confusion about it all is the discussions surrounding gaslighting. I mean, there is speculation that is what Trump is doing to his supporters (and beyond) on multiple levels, which is why they are enthusiastically supporting things that are traditionally against that side's platforms, in fundamental ways that go beyond "the ( Read more... )

I'm just so curious about what some of my Republican "friends" are thinking. This is in quotes because I don't have any extremely close friends who are Republicans; our values are too different. But I do have family I'm not willing to cut off, some friends who were closer at one point in my life, and some more casual friends who are ( Read more... )