"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else." - John Burroughs

It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.

Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.

“They’ll never take away your social security” - brought to you by the people who said: “they’ll never take away Roe v Wade”

Libraries are vital, providing access to information, technology, and learning. Cutting IMLS funding threatens these services, especially in underserved areas. Library funding isn’t political—it’s an investment in education, opportunity, and civic engagement. #LibraryLove #ForOurLibraries ala.org

one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much

Words To Live By Number 193

As lawyers righteously file multiple lawsuits against Trump & Musk’s coup, we must nonetheless recognize: the courts can’t “save” us. They won’t be the backstop protecting us from this takeover. The only thing that can save us is us.

Got back to this embroidery project this evening…definitely not motivated by world events 🙃 …anywho what color do we think for the flower?

Even though most of us will probably never lead the charge, we all have a vital role to play in this battle before us.

"Be a bush if you can't be a tree. If you can't be a highway, just be a trail. If you can't be a sun, be a star." ~ MLK

Get a library card even if you're not planning to use it. It impacts their funding.

If there is ONE person I have a bone to pick with, its the editor who has added doorbell rings to every single football advertisement this season. Dog owners around the world now dread ad breaks even MORE than usual.