I stand with Ukraine ... not with the convicted felon and adjudicated rapist who rolled out the red carpet for a murderous war criminal.

There’s nothing funny about how rich, powerful men have gotten away with sexual abuse for so long. But if a little satire can help people see reality, then I’m all for it. As AOC said, “Wow, who would have thought that electing a rapist would have complicated the release of the Epstein Files?”

Excellent sign from Saturday's wonderful "Hands Off" demonstration in Northampton, Massachusetts. We had about 2,000 people peacefully and passionately demonstrating against the Trump cult.

Every. Single. Day. It's insane.

Here's a photo of a rubber duckie strapped to a low-hanging branch above a trail to keep hikers from banging their heads because we're all in this life together. (Duck!)

I'm thrilled to be one of the winners in @megpokrass.bsky.social's "The Gulf of_______" hint fiction contest. Thanks, Meg! Here's my winning entry:

"The Gulf of the Clitoris"

And just like that, it became invisible to Trump supporters forever.

I promised myself that I wouldn't get distracted while working at my desk this morning. Then I watched this guy for fifteen minutes. Time well spent. Okay, back to work!

Happy Friday, everyone! ❤

Snow day!

My nine-year-old grandson took this photo of me today at his school. He's learning what's important in life. I'm thankful for all the wonderful educators who are working to bring about a better future. ❤️

Pretty pretty.

Today was the first day of the spring semester, which means I’ve worked at Asnuntuck for 11,688 days (32 years). The time has gone by like a snap of the fingers … if those fingers were absurdly slow. At least 11,000 of those days have been good. No one could ask for more. <3

What a strange and confounding world we call home. I choose to keep working in whatever way I can to make the world a better place. I choose love instead of the hate that returned to the White House yesterday. As MLK said, “Hate is just too great a burden to bear.”

Took a break from spring semester class preparations for a lovely hike today to the Eyrie House Ruins on Mt. Nonotuck in Easthampton, Mass.

Info here: www.atlasobscura.com/places/eyrie...

I will always love this view. I only wish Libby were still here to share it with us. <3