3 weeks down of switching from grocery pickup with Walmart to going to Costco for most of our groceries, plus a few smaller things from Walgreens. There is a learning curve to budgeting for this but I will figure it out! Bonus of bulk shopping is feeling more prepared for this disastrous presidency!

My grandmother worked for GSA, one of the depts. raided by Elon Musk. She was in charge of inventory for all US military weapons and ammunition. GSA keeps track of every resource for the US gov’t. Can you even fathom the info Musk has now? It’s not just “sensitive payroll and treasury” data.

For my work with a non-profit that’s main focus is serving the disabled and caregiving community in the US, I get a lot of emails that begin with pleasantries like, “Hope you are having a wonderful week!” I’m not sure how to respond or include my own pleasantries. Who is having a wonderful week?

Wow! Rolling Stone’s news about the People’s March is beautifully photographed and reported. No paywall!

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Rereading a Mennonite classic. If anyone is doing a No Buy or Low Buy 2025, wants to save money, live more sustainably, or stick it to the billionaire parasitic class, this book has a lot of tips. I will share excerpts as I go.

I guess it’s official.

Losing TikTok to Meta? How about no. They can go down together.