Kate
@klshelly.bsky.social
Attorney, Commissioner and Secretary of the Albany NY Human Rights Commission. Fiction on Amazon under my handle, if you haven't had enough of the dystopia we're about to endure.
Elvis Costello, Ursula K. LeGuin, knitting, world travel. Demsoc/WFP voter.
Elvis Costello, Ursula K. LeGuin, knitting, world travel. Demsoc/WFP voter.
Every time the Cheeto posts on TruthSocial and gets like 5k likes, I wonder if anyone's actually at the website. I mean, he's The Guy for TruthSocial, and he can't rack up more likes than a D-list actor? (That is what he is, but still.)
November 26, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Every time the Cheeto posts on TruthSocial and gets like 5k likes, I wonder if anyone's actually at the website. I mean, he's The Guy for TruthSocial, and he can't rack up more likes than a D-list actor? (That is what he is, but still.)
"How dare people call me out for my crappy opinions? The First Amendment is supposed to protect only me." -- Jeremy, probably.
November 26, 2024 at 8:35 PM
"How dare people call me out for my crappy opinions? The First Amendment is supposed to protect only me." -- Jeremy, probably.
Only speaking personally, I trust myself more to straight-up refuse than to have a drink and then have the mental clarity to switch shortly before I leave, but yeah, I can see the logic in that too for other folks.
There are also times I just don't feel like a drink. I like iced tea. It's tasty.
There are also times I just don't feel like a drink. I like iced tea. It's tasty.
November 26, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Only speaking personally, I trust myself more to straight-up refuse than to have a drink and then have the mental clarity to switch shortly before I leave, but yeah, I can see the logic in that too for other folks.
There are also times I just don't feel like a drink. I like iced tea. It's tasty.
There are also times I just don't feel like a drink. I like iced tea. It's tasty.
The number of people who have turned "Hey, I'm driving, so can I just have an iced tea?" into the third degree about my alcohol habits needs at least both hands to count. Why do they care? I am forever mystified!
November 26, 2024 at 5:30 PM
The number of people who have turned "Hey, I'm driving, so can I just have an iced tea?" into the third degree about my alcohol habits needs at least both hands to count. Why do they care? I am forever mystified!
I'll also add to this: even if you know someone drinks at other times, if they refuse alcohol at any specific time, get over it.
I do drink occasionally, socially, but if I'm driving, I'm 100% sober. I'm 4'10" and the line between 'fine' and 'impaired' is way too close for me to risk it in a car.
I do drink occasionally, socially, but if I'm driving, I'm 100% sober. I'm 4'10" and the line between 'fine' and 'impaired' is way too close for me to risk it in a car.
November 26, 2024 at 5:22 PM
I'll also add to this: even if you know someone drinks at other times, if they refuse alcohol at any specific time, get over it.
I do drink occasionally, socially, but if I'm driving, I'm 100% sober. I'm 4'10" and the line between 'fine' and 'impaired' is way too close for me to risk it in a car.
I do drink occasionally, socially, but if I'm driving, I'm 100% sober. I'm 4'10" and the line between 'fine' and 'impaired' is way too close for me to risk it in a car.
Ally here, but digging the reference. We are the spark that'll light the fire...
November 26, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Ally here, but digging the reference. We are the spark that'll light the fire...
I received more scrutiny before my appointment as a voluntary city commissioner than Trump's nominees are getting. And that's not even hyperbole.
November 26, 2024 at 5:03 PM
I received more scrutiny before my appointment as a voluntary city commissioner than Trump's nominees are getting. And that's not even hyperbole.
Note "misledtoe" was a pun, commenting on words people can't pronounce (in my brain, 'misled' has a long I, a la 'MIZ-uld.'
November 26, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Note "misledtoe" was a pun, commenting on words people can't pronounce (in my brain, 'misled' has a long I, a la 'MIZ-uld.'
Too late to the party? Feel free to toss me in if not.
November 26, 2024 at 5:10 AM
Too late to the party? Feel free to toss me in if not.
I think they might want breakfast.
November 16, 2024 at 3:29 PM
I think they might want breakfast.
Someone who doesn't know how possessives work is the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction. This really shouldn't surprise me, but...
November 15, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Someone who doesn't know how possessives work is the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction. This really shouldn't surprise me, but...
The "temporarily embarrassed millionaires" trope has never felt truer than the Trump voters' denial of something practical that would improve their lives by leaps and bounds.
November 14, 2024 at 12:16 AM
The "temporarily embarrassed millionaires" trope has never felt truer than the Trump voters' denial of something practical that would improve their lives by leaps and bounds.
What's always odd to me about this is that there's even a tradition of Black Madonnas throughout Europe. Here's the Virgin of Montserrat, likely from the 12th century.
Not postulating that she, or her son, existed, but it's interesting that this tradition didn't get more historical play overall.
Not postulating that she, or her son, existed, but it's interesting that this tradition didn't get more historical play overall.
November 13, 2024 at 11:59 PM
What's always odd to me about this is that there's even a tradition of Black Madonnas throughout Europe. Here's the Virgin of Montserrat, likely from the 12th century.
Not postulating that she, or her son, existed, but it's interesting that this tradition didn't get more historical play overall.
Not postulating that she, or her son, existed, but it's interesting that this tradition didn't get more historical play overall.