k, esq.
@devinemissk.bsky.social
I guess we're doing this now.
Telecom and tech attorney, mother, wife, native Texan, trying hard to be the change I want to see in the world.
Telecom and tech attorney, mother, wife, native Texan, trying hard to be the change I want to see in the world.
We host Thanksgiving every year. I always say that everyone is welcome. This year we had 15 and since the kids are getting older, that’s a *real* 15. And we might have hit the limit on how many people we can actually fit in our house at our tables - and how much food I can successfully make.
November 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
We host Thanksgiving every year. I always say that everyone is welcome. This year we had 15 and since the kids are getting older, that’s a *real* 15. And we might have hit the limit on how many people we can actually fit in our house at our tables - and how much food I can successfully make.
This year, I spatchcocked the turkey. I’m a convert. Dry brined it for three days, then roasted it at 450 for 75 minutes and it was perfect.
November 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
This year, I spatchcocked the turkey. I’m a convert. Dry brined it for three days, then roasted it at 450 for 75 minutes and it was perfect.
Dishwasher stopped working over a week ago. Yesterday we replaced the dishwasher drain pump, water inlet valve, and float switch. Still didn't work - appliance guy says we appear to have a problem with the water supply line - low pressure or sediment or both.
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Dishwasher stopped working over a week ago. Yesterday we replaced the dishwasher drain pump, water inlet valve, and float switch. Still didn't work - appliance guy says we appear to have a problem with the water supply line - low pressure or sediment or both.
Got a call from a lawyer's assistant yesterday, asking to schedule time to chat about a client project. Agreed to make the time, thinking it might be a cross-selling effort. Turns out the lawyer wasn't a lawyer, but was a recruiter. Recruiters, don't do this. Call me directly or send me an email.
November 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Got a call from a lawyer's assistant yesterday, asking to schedule time to chat about a client project. Agreed to make the time, thinking it might be a cross-selling effort. Turns out the lawyer wasn't a lawyer, but was a recruiter. Recruiters, don't do this. Call me directly or send me an email.
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This was my take:
After sleeping on it, I am now less angry and critical of the Dems who voted yes.
Why?
Because they know the GOP is not going to vote to continue ACA benefits. Not now, not ever.
So they didn't give up anything they were maybe somehow going to get.
After sleeping on it, I am now less angry and critical of the Dems who voted yes.
Why?
Because they know the GOP is not going to vote to continue ACA benefits. Not now, not ever.
So they didn't give up anything they were maybe somehow going to get.
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This was my take:
After sleeping on it, I am now less angry and critical of the Dems who voted yes.
Why?
Because they know the GOP is not going to vote to continue ACA benefits. Not now, not ever.
So they didn't give up anything they were maybe somehow going to get.
After sleeping on it, I am now less angry and critical of the Dems who voted yes.
Why?
Because they know the GOP is not going to vote to continue ACA benefits. Not now, not ever.
So they didn't give up anything they were maybe somehow going to get.
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I'm mad about the shut down and worried about healthcare, but not letting people starve is a pretty good reason to cave on this bureaucratic fight, the more I think about it. So just say that: Republicans wanted you to starve rather than compromise, so we let this one go.
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I'm mad about the shut down and worried about healthcare, but not letting people starve is a pretty good reason to cave on this bureaucratic fight, the more I think about it. So just say that: Republicans wanted you to starve rather than compromise, so we let this one go.
If you see this, quote with a vampire that isn’t Dracula.
October 29, 2025 at 12:56 AM
If you see this, quote with a vampire that isn’t Dracula.
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THE SAUSAGE KING OF CHICAGO!!!
October 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
THE SAUSAGE KING OF CHICAGO!!!
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It signs well, does it not?
October 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It signs well, does it not?
Mid-October, and it’s the first time we’ve been able to enjoy college football on the patio. And it’s still hot!
October 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Mid-October, and it’s the first time we’ve been able to enjoy college football on the patio. And it’s still hot!
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Look, it's bad enough that a local school district (in TX) is requiring libraries & teachers to pull TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD to ensure compliance with SB12, but it's even worse that the list of pulled books was generated by an *AI analysis* that seems to have flagged any book with any mention of race.
September 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Look, it's bad enough that a local school district (in TX) is requiring libraries & teachers to pull TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD to ensure compliance with SB12, but it's even worse that the list of pulled books was generated by an *AI analysis* that seems to have flagged any book with any mention of race.
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Morning walk
September 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Morning walk
I think SW has already reconfigured this plane I’m on for assigned seating because I have a LOT more leg room in row 5 than I’m used to.
September 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I think SW has already reconfigured this plane I’m on for assigned seating because I have a LOT more leg room in row 5 than I’m used to.
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It's all very "the direct route from Gamergate to the fall of democracy," isn't it.
September 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It's all very "the direct route from Gamergate to the fall of democracy," isn't it.
The dog hair situation was getting out of hand, and it’s been too long since we gave her medium coat her enough attention. I’ve now been over her coat multiple times with a slicker brush and a furminator and there’s still more fluff. Help!
July 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The dog hair situation was getting out of hand, and it’s been too long since we gave her medium coat her enough attention. I’ve now been over her coat multiple times with a slicker brush and a furminator and there’s still more fluff. Help!
I think Amber Alerts are really important but also recognize that their introduction created a situation where people receive alerts on their phones that are not actionable (I can't do anything about an Amber Alert when I'm in my home) and likely caused them to turn those alerts off.
July 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I think Amber Alerts are really important but also recognize that their introduction created a situation where people receive alerts on their phones that are not actionable (I can't do anything about an Amber Alert when I'm in my home) and likely caused them to turn those alerts off.
I would love it if people who have no personal knowledge of or experience with Texas Hill Country geography, topography, and weather patterns would just shut the fuck up about whatever human failures they think were responsible for the deaths of children in a 500 year flash flood.
July 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I would love it if people who have no personal knowledge of or experience with Texas Hill Country geography, topography, and weather patterns would just shut the fuck up about whatever human failures they think were responsible for the deaths of children in a 500 year flash flood.
I’ve had a productive little Saturday. Long walk with the dog followed by a solid workout, lunch out with the kids, ran some errands, finally deep cleaned the shower, altered a dress for myself and for the teenager, and now we’re watching Guardians of the Galaxy. Keeping my mind and body busy.
June 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I’ve had a productive little Saturday. Long walk with the dog followed by a solid workout, lunch out with the kids, ran some errands, finally deep cleaned the shower, altered a dress for myself and for the teenager, and now we’re watching Guardians of the Galaxy. Keeping my mind and body busy.
Mr. D is visiting a friend for the weekend. I’ve scrubbed the shower (and pretty much convinced myself that we need to fire our cleaning service) and altered a dress I bought last summer and kept meaning to take to the tailor. I outsource a lot but maybe I don’t need to.
June 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Mr. D is visiting a friend for the weekend. I’ve scrubbed the shower (and pretty much convinced myself that we need to fire our cleaning service) and altered a dress I bought last summer and kept meaning to take to the tailor. I outsource a lot but maybe I don’t need to.
Universal Service survives another day.
June 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Universal Service survives another day.
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amtrak’s marketing team gets it
June 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
amtrak’s marketing team gets it
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just saw a group of masked men stuffing masked ICE agents into an unmarked car, who were saying "we're ICE we're ICE!" but the abductors shouted to the crowd "no we're ICE!" no one knew who was ICE, so no one in the crowd said anything.
June 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
just saw a group of masked men stuffing masked ICE agents into an unmarked car, who were saying "we're ICE we're ICE!" but the abductors shouted to the crowd "no we're ICE!" no one knew who was ICE, so no one in the crowd said anything.
Fully one third of the seats on this flight will be empty but people are cramming themselves into middle seats at the front of the plane like that’s going to get them off the plane faster.
June 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Fully one third of the seats on this flight will be empty but people are cramming themselves into middle seats at the front of the plane like that’s going to get them off the plane faster.