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SF/F nerd for 50+ years. One of those childless cat ladies you've heard so much about.
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(SNORTING) 😂
July 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
So the hotel I was in over the long weekend was insanely understaffed.

It's almost like our current Gestapo deciding to step up raids in the area those days had an effect on the economy and a bunch of mostly-white people?

Roomie and I over-tipped them all. We have dodgy finances, BUT STILL.
July 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Just read a fabulous insult:

"You look like you season your food with thoughts and prayers."

Funny on the surface, with some deeper thoughts behind it.
February 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Hey @scalzi.com your schadenfreude pie recipe just popped up on Substack.

The answer might be found here.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Trump Supporters Are Begging Him For Their Jobs Back
"My wife is in tears! Please, Mr. President, fix this mistake!”
substack.com
January 27, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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they only broke in to teach an old miser the true meaning of being robbed
December 25, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Tiny tree. Click to embiggen, of course.
December 16, 2024 at 11:01 PM
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Pre-orders are, in fact, love.
(so, of COURSE I've pre-ordered The Martian Contingency)
Have you pre-ordered your copy of The Martian Contingency?

Let's return to the Lady Astronaut Universe together on March 18.

maryrobinettekowal.com/writing/the-...
December 16, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Still figuring. That last helpful post was brought to my attention by the lovely and talented @tkingfisher.com

Please pray-or-equivalent for she and her sweetie to survive relocating 4 cats across the US.
December 16, 2024 at 7:50 AM
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God i love @propublica.org so much
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)

projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
December 7, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Okay, thanks to a screenshot from a friend and dinking around with adblocks on and off, I managed to finally get to post. Now if bsky would put this info in the FAQ, that would be great.
December 16, 2024 at 7:28 AM
Oh hey, I figured it out. The post box finally shows. Thanks to @kidcthulhu.bsky.social for the help.
December 16, 2024 at 7:10 AM
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Getting your doors spraypainted is actually a very small price to pay for being a fascism enabler
December 14, 2024 at 9:47 PM