Also, I swear it was a hawk we named Hedrick and his mate Harriet that got me through 2020 semi-sane.
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Also, I swear it was a hawk we named Hedrick and his mate Harriet that got me through 2020 semi-sane.
I love birds that hold down winter in the mountains - towhees, chickadees, woodpeckers, cardinals, sparrows, etc - until spring brings back fancier songbirds, like buntings, grossbeaks, orioles, warblers, goldfinches, etc.
But also turkeys. Here are three from “our” flock of ~15 a couple weeks ago.
But also turkeys. Here are three from “our” flock of ~15 a couple weeks ago.
November 28, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I love birds that hold down winter in the mountains - towhees, chickadees, woodpeckers, cardinals, sparrows, etc - until spring brings back fancier songbirds, like buntings, grossbeaks, orioles, warblers, goldfinches, etc.
But also turkeys. Here are three from “our” flock of ~15 a couple weeks ago.
But also turkeys. Here are three from “our” flock of ~15 a couple weeks ago.
Ok I can get on board with this Walmart/gameday assessment, but when we walked into one a couple days ago, my husband said Buc-ee’s is the Hobby Lobby of gas stations, and…yes, yes it is.
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Ok I can get on board with this Walmart/gameday assessment, but when we walked into one a couple days ago, my husband said Buc-ee’s is the Hobby Lobby of gas stations, and…yes, yes it is.
I was friends with one of these Elissas, and I silently mispronounced her name every time I thought of her although I always pronounced it the way she did out loud. 😂
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I was friends with one of these Elissas, and I silently mispronounced her name every time I thought of her although I always pronounced it the way she did out loud. 😂
That is so strange people would pronounce it that way. Like they thought her parents meant to name her Melissa but just…didn’t?
But also, there are Elissas out there who pronounce their name Elisa. Equally phonetically baffling.
But also, there are Elissas out there who pronounce their name Elisa. Equally phonetically baffling.
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
That is so strange people would pronounce it that way. Like they thought her parents meant to name her Melissa but just…didn’t?
But also, there are Elissas out there who pronounce their name Elisa. Equally phonetically baffling.
But also, there are Elissas out there who pronounce their name Elisa. Equally phonetically baffling.
Yesss. I’m the one who couldn’t spell regular words to save my life, but I always let everyone know it was actually Ami with an I or Nikolas with a K or Vishal with only one L because he didn’t end “all.”
I wrote that in past tense, but it’s a present tense habit.
I wrote that in past tense, but it’s a present tense habit.
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Yesss. I’m the one who couldn’t spell regular words to save my life, but I always let everyone know it was actually Ami with an I or Nikolas with a K or Vishal with only one L because he didn’t end “all.”
I wrote that in past tense, but it’s a present tense habit.
I wrote that in past tense, but it’s a present tense habit.
I have come around this share this opinion, but I’m incredibly nostalgic for northern stuffing, too. My family makes it a non-issue by serving both.
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I have come around this share this opinion, but I’m incredibly nostalgic for northern stuffing, too. My family makes it a non-issue by serving both.
“American citizens who want those files released don’t care if there are Democrats caught up in the diabolical web. Or rather, we do care, and we want them exposed, too.” YES and amen.
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“American citizens who want those files released don’t care if there are Democrats caught up in the diabolical web. Or rather, we do care, and we want them exposed, too.” YES and amen.
Having people sit around watching videos of random parents singing lullabies seems usefully scalable. Totally an efficient way China would choose to use their intelligence officers.
November 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Having people sit around watching videos of random parents singing lullabies seems usefully scalable. Totally an efficient way China would choose to use their intelligence officers.
As a child, I thought food gifts were boring, in part because they get used up and then they’re gone.
As an adult, I think food gifts are awesome, in part because they get used up and then they’re gone.
As an adult, I think food gifts are awesome, in part because they get used up and then they’re gone.
November 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
As a child, I thought food gifts were boring, in part because they get used up and then they’re gone.
As an adult, I think food gifts are awesome, in part because they get used up and then they’re gone.
As an adult, I think food gifts are awesome, in part because they get used up and then they’re gone.
And all the non-comprehending lit majors had to read excerpts of them in their literary criticism class, too.
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
And all the non-comprehending lit majors had to read excerpts of them in their literary criticism class, too.
That’s it. I swear there’s a whole sub-genre of authors/journalists who somehow make it into publication after not understanding anything in their college lit classes, and their takeaway from it was that “non-understandable” is the mark of highbrow writing.
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
That’s it. I swear there’s a whole sub-genre of authors/journalists who somehow make it into publication after not understanding anything in their college lit classes, and their takeaway from it was that “non-understandable” is the mark of highbrow writing.
The current style of clickbait communication doesn’t leave any room for nuance.
November 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The current style of clickbait communication doesn’t leave any room for nuance.
The Gen Z bartender who served me a couple night ago was wearing a fedora unironically (I mean, I think?) and my Elder Millennial self just felt really at home.
November 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The Gen Z bartender who served me a couple night ago was wearing a fedora unironically (I mean, I think?) and my Elder Millennial self just felt really at home.
You will noice you get less tipsy, so in that sense yes and it’s good.
November 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
You will noice you get less tipsy, so in that sense yes and it’s good.
Just had one of my former elders (PCA) tell me on Facebook that he would continue to “support the jerk,” and that those of us who are upset have been “drinking the Kool-Aid.”
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Just had one of my former elders (PCA) tell me on Facebook that he would continue to “support the jerk,” and that those of us who are upset have been “drinking the Kool-Aid.”
Wait, what?! I think Hoopla’s interface is way smoother than Libby! I’m very confused whether we’re getting different versions of the apps.
November 12, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Wait, what?! I think Hoopla’s interface is way smoother than Libby! I’m very confused whether we’re getting different versions of the apps.
We’ve always been closer to dystopia than we realized.
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
We’ve always been closer to dystopia than we realized.
Maybe not the only one, but this is such a significant one.
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Maybe not the only one, but this is such a significant one.