I haven't lived in NYC for two decades and I spend a lot of my time now in carhartts from renys and third-hand fleece pullovers and ll bean outlet bin boots, I do not know how to dress cool any more

I can't be sick during Messiah/Nutcracker season again, I'm too old and that's what I rely on to pay all my bills Jan through March orz

one of them is the most cold dead-behind-the-eyes person I think I've spoken with, and the other has the charisma of a wet tissue and is going to get primaried into dust

I see various of our nh electeds in person a few times a year and I don't have any faith in a single one of them at all but their offices sometimes are helpful and at least listen and engage to an extent

YES

i don’t want to overstep or infantilize or come across as disrespectful and i’m not their family member but i do want to help

this is by far one of the most fascinating and fun things I’ve ever done

I’m prepping a bunch of good chicken stock and debating whether i need to sort of benevolently kidnap someone to get them to the hospital because they’re not recovering from a “cold” and they’re not eating. i’m thinking UTI