Karen Rose
@krose.bsky.social
Happily married, PMP at a low volt company, unabashed geek, music lover, sports fanatic, realistic Cowboys fan (it is so not our year), action and sci-fi movie junkie, proud Browncoat.
Family had a memorial for Dad today. It was mostly from my stepmother’s side of the family. I had no hand in writing any obit, nor did I get mentioned much in the one speech given.
Trying to keep everything in perspective. We all grieve differently.
Still fucking hurt like hell.
Trying to keep everything in perspective. We all grieve differently.
Still fucking hurt like hell.
November 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Family had a memorial for Dad today. It was mostly from my stepmother’s side of the family. I had no hand in writing any obit, nor did I get mentioned much in the one speech given.
Trying to keep everything in perspective. We all grieve differently.
Still fucking hurt like hell.
Trying to keep everything in perspective. We all grieve differently.
Still fucking hurt like hell.
Sitting at happy hour in our hotel. Had a cherry vodka sour for the first time. It was delightful.
November 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Sitting at happy hour in our hotel. Had a cherry vodka sour for the first time. It was delightful.
I’m going to need the person that turned the furnace on in Texas to dial it back. Please and thank you.
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I’m going to need the person that turned the furnace on in Texas to dial it back. Please and thank you.
Headed to Dallas for a memorial lunch for my dad. I’m wearing a shirt from an Ugly Kid Joe show in 2023. Mike and I stopped for coffee and to stretch. A guy came up to me and asked what my favorite song of theirs was, all to justify me wearing the shirt.
Don’t do this to someone. It’s so rude.
Don’t do this to someone. It’s so rude.
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Headed to Dallas for a memorial lunch for my dad. I’m wearing a shirt from an Ugly Kid Joe show in 2023. Mike and I stopped for coffee and to stretch. A guy came up to me and asked what my favorite song of theirs was, all to justify me wearing the shirt.
Don’t do this to someone. It’s so rude.
Don’t do this to someone. It’s so rude.
Got bored; so I asked ChatGPT to take Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” and turn it into the premise of a Hallmark Christmas movie.
The results are hysterical.
The results are hysterical.
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Got bored; so I asked ChatGPT to take Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” and turn it into the premise of a Hallmark Christmas movie.
The results are hysterical.
The results are hysterical.
Absolutely stunning
Stunning view of the aurora from the International Space Station as it traveled over North America.
📸 NASA
📸 NASA
November 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Absolutely stunning
When did it become socially acceptable to sit in a doctor’s waiting room and let everyone hear a personal phone conversation?
Make your personal calls public, don’t be surprised when someone gives you his or her own two cents about what we hear. You involved us in your drama.
Make your personal calls public, don’t be surprised when someone gives you his or her own two cents about what we hear. You involved us in your drama.
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
When did it become socially acceptable to sit in a doctor’s waiting room and let everyone hear a personal phone conversation?
Make your personal calls public, don’t be surprised when someone gives you his or her own two cents about what we hear. You involved us in your drama.
Make your personal calls public, don’t be surprised when someone gives you his or her own two cents about what we hear. You involved us in your drama.
Not much out there tonight. It was originally supposed to be better than last night.
Still beautiful.
Still beautiful.
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Not much out there tonight. It was originally supposed to be better than last night.
Still beautiful.
Still beautiful.
Northern Lights in NWA. Hoping to catch some additional photos tomorrow night too.
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Northern Lights in NWA. Hoping to catch some additional photos tomorrow night too.
Getting 5 PDUs this morning on a generative AI course. Need all the PDUs I can get before the end of the year. I do not want to take that PMP test again…
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Getting 5 PDUs this morning on a generative AI course. Need all the PDUs I can get before the end of the year. I do not want to take that PMP test again…
Catching up on Collision.
Okada quickly escalated this situation with Takeshita. It’s one thing to have a power struggle inside the ring and inside a faction. Trying to manipulate Takeshita’s work wife is absolutely diabolical.
Okada quickly escalated this situation with Takeshita. It’s one thing to have a power struggle inside the ring and inside a faction. Trying to manipulate Takeshita’s work wife is absolutely diabolical.
November 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Catching up on Collision.
Okada quickly escalated this situation with Takeshita. It’s one thing to have a power struggle inside the ring and inside a faction. Trying to manipulate Takeshita’s work wife is absolutely diabolical.
Okada quickly escalated this situation with Takeshita. It’s one thing to have a power struggle inside the ring and inside a faction. Trying to manipulate Takeshita’s work wife is absolutely diabolical.
Jacques Ze Whipper and Ses Carney
So glad we went to the show. Time full of laughter with friends kept me sane today.
So glad we went to the show. Time full of laughter with friends kept me sane today.
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Jacques Ze Whipper and Ses Carney
So glad we went to the show. Time full of laughter with friends kept me sane today.
So glad we went to the show. Time full of laughter with friends kept me sane today.
This week has been one of the hardest of my life and ends with a celebration. My dad passed away on Monday morning. Today is my 10th wedding anniversary. We’re seeing Jacque Ze Whipper tomorrow and having dinner with friends.
November 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This week has been one of the hardest of my life and ends with a celebration. My dad passed away on Monday morning. Today is my 10th wedding anniversary. We’re seeing Jacque Ze Whipper tomorrow and having dinner with friends.
Grief sucks.
That is all.
That is all.
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Grief sucks.
That is all.
That is all.
She should have retired a long time ago. It’s past time for her and her establishment bullshit to go.
BREAKING: 85-year-old Rep. Nancy Pelosi says she won’t run for reelection:
“I will not be seeking re-election to Congress. With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service as your proud representative.”
“I will not be seeking re-election to Congress. With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service as your proud representative.”
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
She should have retired a long time ago. It’s past time for her and her establishment bullshit to go.
Bought my first Christmas gift of the season today. It is for my stepmother. Shopping while grieving is difficult, especially when buying the gift for my dad’s widow.
I hate this so much.
I hate this so much.
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Bought my first Christmas gift of the season today. It is for my stepmother. Shopping while grieving is difficult, especially when buying the gift for my dad’s widow.
I hate this so much.
I hate this so much.
NYC!!! You showed up and showed out again!!!
I ❤️NY!!!!
Congratulations, Mayor Mamdani!
I ❤️NY!!!!
Congratulations, Mayor Mamdani!
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
NYC!!! You showed up and showed out again!!!
I ❤️NY!!!!
Congratulations, Mayor Mamdani!
I ❤️NY!!!!
Congratulations, Mayor Mamdani!
Scattered thoughts of the day:
Watson is not a good show to watch right after a parent dies in hospice.
The Paper’s first two episodes are dry. I’ll try again another time.
Big Bang Theory is comforting right now.
A cold gin and tonic may be in order sometime today.
Grief sucks.
Watson is not a good show to watch right after a parent dies in hospice.
The Paper’s first two episodes are dry. I’ll try again another time.
Big Bang Theory is comforting right now.
A cold gin and tonic may be in order sometime today.
Grief sucks.
November 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Scattered thoughts of the day:
Watson is not a good show to watch right after a parent dies in hospice.
The Paper’s first two episodes are dry. I’ll try again another time.
Big Bang Theory is comforting right now.
A cold gin and tonic may be in order sometime today.
Grief sucks.
Watson is not a good show to watch right after a parent dies in hospice.
The Paper’s first two episodes are dry. I’ll try again another time.
Big Bang Theory is comforting right now.
A cold gin and tonic may be in order sometime today.
Grief sucks.
The only grieving I will do in regards to Cheney’s death is for justice. This man never paid for his crimes. I will not reframe this evil man’s legacy to make him a patriot because he criticized Velveeta Voldemort.
Good riddance, Dick Cheney.
Good riddance, Dick Cheney.
War criminals are not patriots
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The only grieving I will do in regards to Cheney’s death is for justice. This man never paid for his crimes. I will not reframe this evil man’s legacy to make him a patriot because he criticized Velveeta Voldemort.
Good riddance, Dick Cheney.
Good riddance, Dick Cheney.
I took a couple days for bereavement. I’m starting my morning watching Young Guns. Dad loved westerns. He told me I had to go see it with him since he took me to see The Lost Boys. I wanted to see the movie anyway; so I went. It was a good day.
It’s a memory I wanted to honor this morning.
It’s a memory I wanted to honor this morning.
November 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I took a couple days for bereavement. I’m starting my morning watching Young Guns. Dad loved westerns. He told me I had to go see it with him since he took me to see The Lost Boys. I wanted to see the movie anyway; so I went. It was a good day.
It’s a memory I wanted to honor this morning.
It’s a memory I wanted to honor this morning.
This morning my dad passed away. He’s no longer in pain. He’s no longer suffering. I know he wasn’t going to recover. It doesn’t make the pain of his passing any easier.
I alternate crying and feeling numb. I just can’t believe I won’t hear his voice or see him again. All the feels right now…
I alternate crying and feeling numb. I just can’t believe I won’t hear his voice or see him again. All the feels right now…
November 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This morning my dad passed away. He’s no longer in pain. He’s no longer suffering. I know he wasn’t going to recover. It doesn’t make the pain of his passing any easier.
I alternate crying and feeling numb. I just can’t believe I won’t hear his voice or see him again. All the feels right now…
I alternate crying and feeling numb. I just can’t believe I won’t hear his voice or see him again. All the feels right now…
Got word from my stepmother that my dad is declining rapidly. It’s almost time for him to pass.
I am absolutely gutted.
I am absolutely gutted.
November 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Got word from my stepmother that my dad is declining rapidly. It’s almost time for him to pass.
I am absolutely gutted.
I am absolutely gutted.
See ya, DFW. I know the next time I see you, it will be for my dad’s passing. I love DFW. Always will. Because of my dad and the memories we made when I was a kid.
November 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
See ya, DFW. I know the next time I see you, it will be for my dad’s passing. I love DFW. Always will. Because of my dad and the memories we made when I was a kid.
Told my dad I loved him for probably the last time today. I’m not okay. I won’t be for a while. It was gut wrenching to see him so frail. I’m so glad I got to see him; yet my heart is broken.
I do believe in miracles. I hope for one this time too.
I do believe in miracles. I hope for one this time too.
November 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Told my dad I loved him for probably the last time today. I’m not okay. I won’t be for a while. It was gut wrenching to see him so frail. I’m so glad I got to see him; yet my heart is broken.
I do believe in miracles. I hope for one this time too.
I do believe in miracles. I hope for one this time too.
I’ve turned on westerns for my dad. He loves the old shows, especially Gunsmoke and Bonanza. He’s seen every episode so many times that he has them almost memorized. I hope this brings him some peace.
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I’ve turned on westerns for my dad. He loves the old shows, especially Gunsmoke and Bonanza. He’s seen every episode so many times that he has them almost memorized. I hope this brings him some peace.