The Final Third
@final3rd.bsky.social
Living my life’s final third with creativity, purpose, and grace. Artist, writer, mother, sister, lover, friend.
I’m laying in my vegetable garden, long past my bedtime. I came out here for my second panic attack in two days, as the American stock market took a vertical dive off a cliff. I don’t know how to keep my spirits up, with everything falling apart.
April 4, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I’m laying in my vegetable garden, long past my bedtime. I came out here for my second panic attack in two days, as the American stock market took a vertical dive off a cliff. I don’t know how to keep my spirits up, with everything falling apart.
It has taken me all day to build a 10x10 veg garden. I’ve lined the bottom with cardboard as advised. Now I’m lying in it, overcome with visions of my new American life; no healthcare, no rights. By the time these seeds come up I’ll have lost 20 years off my lifespan and possibly the right to vote.
March 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It has taken me all day to build a 10x10 veg garden. I’ve lined the bottom with cardboard as advised. Now I’m lying in it, overcome with visions of my new American life; no healthcare, no rights. By the time these seeds come up I’ll have lost 20 years off my lifespan and possibly the right to vote.
Could we not have trump’s photo everywhere? Pick a different cover photo for articles, put a black rectangle over his mouth, or make the photo b&w? Anything.
February 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Could we not have trump’s photo everywhere? Pick a different cover photo for articles, put a black rectangle over his mouth, or make the photo b&w? Anything.
I’ve heard it said that Trump can do anything except kill people and get away with it. Will now he has killed those people in the plane/helicopter crash. It’s a direct result of his firing people if I understand the news.
January 31, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I’ve heard it said that Trump can do anything except kill people and get away with it. Will now he has killed those people in the plane/helicopter crash. It’s a direct result of his firing people if I understand the news.
Quick question: did Latinos and allies everywhere just not go in to work today? As a plan? I’m impressed!!
January 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Quick question: did Latinos and allies everywhere just not go in to work today? As a plan? I’m impressed!!
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January 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Painting - bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Thought I had it together till I walked into work. Saw the faces. One triumphant. One frightened. One looking hard at me. I was fine till I tried to speak. Voice cracked. Just like when my grandfather died.
January 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Thought I had it together till I walked into work. Saw the faces. One triumphant. One frightened. One looking hard at me. I was fine till I tried to speak. Voice cracked. Just like when my grandfather died.
FB will not allow me to log out of my accounts.
In the movie Interstellar, when they’re passing into the wormhole, the man says that the controls don’t work, all we can do is watch and record.
So. Watching and recording.
In the movie Interstellar, when they’re passing into the wormhole, the man says that the controls don’t work, all we can do is watch and record.
So. Watching and recording.
January 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
FB will not allow me to log out of my accounts.
In the movie Interstellar, when they’re passing into the wormhole, the man says that the controls don’t work, all we can do is watch and record.
So. Watching and recording.
In the movie Interstellar, when they’re passing into the wormhole, the man says that the controls don’t work, all we can do is watch and record.
So. Watching and recording.
Microaggression in a workwear store: I round a corner into a white man’s personal space so I chirp hi and smile. He says “no you’re all right” with a frown, which is white man’s colloquial for “I forgive you for the wrong of you existing in *my* space”. The Black man I met next was 100% gentleman.
December 26, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Microaggression in a workwear store: I round a corner into a white man’s personal space so I chirp hi and smile. He says “no you’re all right” with a frown, which is white man’s colloquial for “I forgive you for the wrong of you existing in *my* space”. The Black man I met next was 100% gentleman.
I’m overwhelmed by American politics (cruelty) but that’s no excuse for yelling at my dog for chewing up a new book. But now my dog, my soul gift, thinks HE needs forgiveness for the chewing when it’s me who did the unforgivable. I am lost.
December 13, 2024 at 3:54 AM
I’m overwhelmed by American politics (cruelty) but that’s no excuse for yelling at my dog for chewing up a new book. But now my dog, my soul gift, thinks HE needs forgiveness for the chewing when it’s me who did the unforgivable. I am lost.
Obviously I’m trying to recalibrate. Please send wisdom.
December 7, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Obviously I’m trying to recalibrate. Please send wisdom.
Maybe if I’m now irrelevant, invisible, with a foreshortened life span and quality of life (not counting the difficulty of leaving any legacy to my children), maybe that gives me freedom to not play by the rules anymore. Why should I keep pouring my life’s energy into something that hates me?
December 7, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Maybe if I’m now irrelevant, invisible, with a foreshortened life span and quality of life (not counting the difficulty of leaving any legacy to my children), maybe that gives me freedom to not play by the rules anymore. Why should I keep pouring my life’s energy into something that hates me?
I’m out in the sunshine now and I think maybe what I mean by my life doesn’t matter to my country is I won’t be made room for. I see what a sham it is to have wanted that. Every Buddhist teaching I’ve ever ignored and majority of what Christ said tells me I’ve been looking in the wrong direction.
December 7, 2024 at 6:06 PM
I’m out in the sunshine now and I think maybe what I mean by my life doesn’t matter to my country is I won’t be made room for. I see what a sham it is to have wanted that. Every Buddhist teaching I’ve ever ignored and majority of what Christ said tells me I’ve been looking in the wrong direction.
Please just recommend who to follow regarding elimination of Medicare, ACA, and social security. Thanks.
December 7, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Please just recommend who to follow regarding elimination of Medicare, ACA, and social security. Thanks.
I’ve read widely and worked to become a mature adult, adding meaning to the world. But I’m stumbling in this moment as I’m learning that my life doesn’t matter to my country. And ashamed for whining since my Black and Brown sisters have always felt this way. Dammit. Dammit. Dammit. Shutting up now.
December 7, 2024 at 5:19 PM
I’ve read widely and worked to become a mature adult, adding meaning to the world. But I’m stumbling in this moment as I’m learning that my life doesn’t matter to my country. And ashamed for whining since my Black and Brown sisters have always felt this way. Dammit. Dammit. Dammit. Shutting up now.
Just to be clear, I did everything I was supposed to. I got an education. I worked. I got married to a man (who drank himself into a divorce). I had children, who now work. I’m involved in my church. I’ve paid into Medicare and social security my whole life pluses added two to the work force.
December 7, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Just to be clear, I did everything I was supposed to. I got an education. I worked. I got married to a man (who drank himself into a divorce). I had children, who now work. I’m involved in my church. I’ve paid into Medicare and social security my whole life pluses added two to the work force.
Looking for solid info on the elimination/or not of Medicare, ACA, and Social Security. Recommendations please. I’m just above the poverty line (I still matter as a human) but without healthcare and a little income I’m pretty sure I’m f-ed 2 years from now. Which really means I’m f-ed now.
December 7, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Looking for solid info on the elimination/or not of Medicare, ACA, and Social Security. Recommendations please. I’m just above the poverty line (I still matter as a human) but without healthcare and a little income I’m pretty sure I’m f-ed 2 years from now. Which really means I’m f-ed now.
@maddow.bsky.social I only unsubscribed to Live MSNBC due to cost. I follow your podcast now. Please take care of yourself and your safety. Your intellect and courage are inspiring.
December 5, 2024 at 4:21 PM
@maddow.bsky.social I only unsubscribed to Live MSNBC due to cost. I follow your podcast now. Please take care of yourself and your safety. Your intellect and courage are inspiring.
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December 3, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Last night I stood on the deck listening. Here comes hard turmoil. Who do I want to be in it? What will I be caught doing? I better hurry. open.substack.com/pub/michelle...
November 18, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Last night I stood on the deck listening. Here comes hard turmoil. Who do I want to be in it? What will I be caught doing? I better hurry. open.substack.com/pub/michelle...
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Part 5 of Newsnight's coverage of people leaving Twitter/X for @bsky.app we hear from @jimalkhalili.bsky.social that
"Bluesky is very easy to use.. Some say it's like an echo chamber, you only listen to people you agree with.. Why not, what's wrong with that" - concur 👏
"Bluesky is very easy to use.. Some say it's like an echo chamber, you only listen to people you agree with.. Why not, what's wrong with that" - concur 👏
November 15, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Part 5 of Newsnight's coverage of people leaving Twitter/X for @bsky.app we hear from @jimalkhalili.bsky.social that
"Bluesky is very easy to use.. Some say it's like an echo chamber, you only listen to people you agree with.. Why not, what's wrong with that" - concur 👏
"Bluesky is very easy to use.. Some say it's like an echo chamber, you only listen to people you agree with.. Why not, what's wrong with that" - concur 👏
The other thing I was supposed to do was sight up for a blue sky acct.
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November 16, 2024 at 5:47 AM
The other thing I was supposed to do was sight up for a blue sky acct.
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Der.