My best dog was a Katrina rescue. He lived to what the vets’ guessed was 15. For a solid 10 years, he was my shadow and companion with all his goofy, happy dog quirks. We’ve had other dogs, but none like Bartlett.

How is it Five Below hasn’t sold out of these?

This sheep guarding the gate at the Kells Priory in Kells, Co. Kilkenny today.

My favorite #StarTrek meme. What’s yours?

I have been making macarons since 2020; for this Thanksgiving, I made gingerbread macarons. 96 of them. Also made the same number of maple (not shown). Looking forward to sharing with friends and family tomorrow.

I canceled my sub to the NYTimes months ago. Because they, like much of the national media, have been complicit in the rise of fascism. I still get the Times' The Morning newsletter. And here, we see they are finally catching on. Too little, too late. For more thoughts, see Alt text.

I can’t think of a TV show more deserving of a reboot.

The dog’s name is Hunter. My kids started calling him Hunty.

As a foul-mouthed gay, I’m torn.

I used this nearly every day at The Bad Place. After a week on Bluesky, looks like I’m going to have to retire it. And that’s kinda nice. i.redd.it/v3ge2h7zzo55...

Pictured: Senate republicans

Thune promised he would lead by not leading at all. Great job. 10/10. No notes. So on and so forth.

From the washington post, where democracy dies along with new senate leadership: