Hello! It's been a minute.

Let's see. My kids are getting older at an offensively fast rate. So fast that they are now both in braces. Julia wanted to join not one, not two, but three Scouting or scouting-adjacent organizations this year, so we did. Both kids are in Girl Scouts, Scouts BSA, and Julia is also in the Junior Mountaineers Adventure Club ( Read more... )

A story, sourced from the New York Times, May 2, 2022

They Fell Deeply in Love in Bucha. One Russian Bullet Ended It All.

BUCHA, Ukraine - She called him Sunshine. He called her Kitty.
They met nearly 20 years ago when she was working at a hospital and he sauntered through the door, young, muscular and beautiful, to fix the roof.

Iryna Abramova ( Read more... )

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I don't post publicly very often, but one country invaded another country, and it turns out this particular website is owned by the invading country. I figured it might be worthwhile to share a post from a friend of a friend, even if it's in English, to help raise awareness and give some concrete options for those who are unsure about what to do. ( Read more... )