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I always believed you should never be ashamed of things you enjoy. For example, I really like soundtracks, old country western, lots of Motown, and a ton of world music. Make the mistake of asking me about music, and I will talk your ear off and probably make you listen to a bunch of stuff...or I would if we could ever "gather together safely" ( Read more... ) -
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I thought the failed coup was bad enough all in itself, but no. The information seeping into mainstream news sites confirms that it really was about as disgusting as it could be.
A congressperson tweeting the whereabouts of the Speaker of the House to the traitors.
A policeman bludgeoned to death with a fire extinguisher by one of the things ( Read more... ) -
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Our usual lunchtime consists of first turning on "Fresh Air" on our local NPR station KZYX. The Wednesday show that runs in the 10-noon slot is one I like, so I turned it on and settled in to wait for food. Just as that show was ending and I was expecting to hear "First, the news" as "Fresh Air" started, our local KZYX staff came on and said ( Read more... ) -
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I'm getting really sick of Facebook. For quite some time, it had turned into my social media of choice. It's so easy to share old photos there, simple to hit some emoticon to indicate you've read the post, and I could add about forty-eleven pages and groups, almost none of which I bother checking. Sure, it had ads, but you could turn to a nice ( Read more... ) -
Goodbye, 2020. Do let the door hit you on the ass on the way out.
What a terrible year. For me, 2020 doesn't end until the day after Inauguration Day. I don't want to argue politics with anyone, but I'm not going to back down, either. The last four years have been a horror show. Every time I think it can't sink any lower, it does.
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I read a book. I know, that doesn't sound like that much, but these days, I celebrate every finished tome. This one was Next to Last Stand by Craig Johnson aka the newest in the Longmire series. As Longmire mysteries go, this one was just okay. Well, compared to most of the stuff I'v tried to read the last several months, this was quite good; ( Read more... ) -
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I keep trying to find the holiday spirit, and it is still hiding. 2020 isn't going to be the year of massive holiday fun of any stripe. I've bought presents, forgotten to buy a card for the one friend who insists on sending me one and who gets her feelings hurt when I don't send her one, planned out alternative Christmas Eve dinner as the ( Read more... ) -
Getting Ready for the New Normal Holidays
Whatever plans I had half formed for the weeks around Thanksgiving were rolled back when my county retreated from red to purple COVID status. Well, I knew winter was going to bring another spike, but dammit, we had barely moved into a less restrictive tier. How many months before either of the vaccines is available? My guess is probably around ( Read more... ) -
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Still waiting for the final tally and lawsuits and vitriol to be over. This election cycle has twisted my stomach, given me headaches, and stressed me out. And now we have to wait.
In this current interlude of hell, I've been trying to help my personal mental health. A healthy me is a reading me, and so I've been trying to work recreational ( Read more... ) -
The Not Normal Now
My particular California county is purple. For whatever weird reason, the state of California has opted to color code counties, with purple being the worst for Covid. Yeah, that's simplifying it. The whole thing is based on cases/population, and my county is sparsely populated. We have Covid cases. We're purple.
Now, you would think that a ( Read more... )