Snort. I literally refused to buy pants, skirts or dresses without pockets. On any work day I have two phones, two sets of car keys, clients files.... a billion fucking things. I carry a huge bag, but I need to be able to find the keys and phones.
But if we are to deter illegal immigration, we have to make America at least as horrifying as the country they are fleeing. That policy, separating terrified children from their helpless parents, was possibly the cruelest of the Trump regime’s evil policies. On top of that, they didn’t build care centers to provide basic childcare needs. We all saw the photos and video of chain link pens with scared children often sitting alone, without clean clothing, diapers, blankets, beds, toys or comforting stuffed animals. The people who created and implemented that policy have no souls. The overwhelming number of immigrants seeking asylum or legal pathways to citizenship is a well-known crisis, and the answers aren’t simple. But intentionally tapping into the unimaginable fear of children and parents being separated, by bureaucrats in a foreign land, to deter illegal migration is Nazi-level evil.
Those people are fleeing their countries in large part because of what our country does down there. America has an insatiable drug habit, and those who supply the drugs create a hellscape in South America.
Prince Albert is working his way through the King Arthur Flour Baking School book and today he revisited one of Chapter One’s family favourites, simits, which are these bagel adjacent not-bagels covered in sesame seeds and dipped in molasses water before baking. Turkish. Holy crap, so freaking good! He did make bagels later that chapter and we were like “Eh, simits were better.”
I have that one too, it’s why Prince Albert didn’t hesitate on buying this one. Go for it! The worst we’ve had is recipes that might have a flavour we don’t like. They’ve all WORKED, which is massive to me. Like sometimes I buy a cookbook and it’s like “ I know enough baking that this won’t work” but this one, they all work.
From the Companion book - the Vermont Oatmeal Maple-Honey Bread is my weekly standard. I juggle the flours a bit (this week’s version has Irish whole meal flour, rye flour, and chickpea flour in addition to the white and whole wheat flours).
Gaetz: Steve Bannon.. Rudy Giuliani.. President Trump, myself all under one roof and if Joe Biden is re-elected, that roof will be known as cell block A
I just watched the TV special on him. I didn't know that he founded People for the American Way. Also that he bought one of the original copies of the Declaration of Independence to share with everyone.
I could get snarky, something about Hunter and a part of his body that Republicans seem to be too interested in, but I would say that if Joe brought food, it would be something like potato pancakes.
This is not my usual fair but what the hell expand my choices. They show it either dubbed or with subtitles. We're going with the subtitles to get the better screen.
Fuck. I need to feed myself. I've been asleep for more than twelve hours. Nothing is appetizing. Reading news after getting up is fraught. I'll have Li'l Feller claw my ass and improve my attitude.
I felt wretched in the night. It turns out that eating broccoli and then going right to bed was not the most clever of choices. Then up at 8 for the class. Took care of cats and fire, back to bed, slept away the sunshine, which I regret.
I'm thinking it's a good night for chicken soup. I have bird, carrots, celery, onion, red pepper, broccoli (in moderation), and stock makings. What did you decide on?
Shit. I pine for the days when there were more live bodies on OT during evenings. Tell me that we are not dying out. Sorry, my chest hurts from a pulled muscle from coughing and I'm still coughing.
All the shoppers make the shopping I HAVE to do (prescriptions dog food birdy food people food and all the other supplies and necessities for running the household) take so much longer. And exposes me to so many unnecessary displays of greed and stupidity.
I am not one of those shoppers. Everybody in my little circle knows that I eschew the xmas horseshit. That ended when the last children grew up. The Grinch was a pussy.
I may have to succumb to having someone else shop for me. I find I am putting it off until there is nothing-nothing-nothing to eat in this place. I'm stocked up on a winter's supply of cat food and litter, paper products, firewood. But actual stuff to eat? I have been using the corner gas station as a grocery store, and I come out with things like milk and cookies and tortilla chips and tuna fish. Since when is that food?
Something I'm not glad for, the local grocery store closed this month. It wasn't much of a store, but it was always there if you needed something. We still have a pretty decent market within a gas station, but for real shopping, it's a 15 mile drive each way.
I sort of miss not having to attempt to upvote people who block me whereupon I have to employ an extra painful click to close the annoying window telling me that I can't upvote them because they blocked me. Even though I can still reply to them. Who in the curated fuck ordered that?
Substack lacks pictures and that sucks. But it also let Rebecca find a larger audience and pay the bills without as much stress. Things are are pretty contentious right now and I don't doubt that's sent some people into hiding.
I hope the larger audience is materializing. I should STFU and stop bitching. It probably chases people away, now that I engaged my brain for a minute.
Give EVERYBODY EATS!!!!!@!@
Separating those children from their parents sure put an end to..... what? Not a goddamn thing. Cruelty has never solved a problem.
Inflicting additional pain and suffering on defenseless people is just too much fun to pass up!!
Well, it makes the cruel people feel big and strong, and isn't that the most important thing?
You betcha
I suppose it was intended to send a message to other asylum seekers but who knows? It was probably something Stephen Miller farted out one night.
Why we oppose pockets for women:
https://poets.org/poem/why-we-oppose-pockets-women
Snort. I literally refused to buy pants, skirts or dresses without pockets. On any work day I have two phones, two sets of car keys, clients files.... a billion fucking things. I carry a huge bag, but I need to be able to find the keys and phones.
Fucks clothes without pockets.
Seventeen pockets, two with zippers:
https://www.duluthtrading.com/womens-heirloom-gardening-bib-overalls-16760.html?color=FIR&srccode=GPSMART&ogmap=PLA%7CNB%7CGOOG%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C18284927928%7C&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA4NWrBhD-ARIsAFCKwWveu260Q94YoaS47L4KKvTIzcbd0TNERnUOqBdExo5s9e6jFnsjn5MaAo3sEALw_wcB
Another reason I love you. I made this same decision about 5 years ago. I have had to pass on some lovely dresses but i NEED my pockets
While I was reading this I thought "I should share this article on Wonkette, this is right up their alley."
Need moar coffee.
https://www.wonkette.com/p/nice-judge-bans-family-separation/comments#comment-45115495
But if we are to deter illegal immigration, we have to make America at least as horrifying as the country they are fleeing. That policy, separating terrified children from their helpless parents, was possibly the cruelest of the Trump regime’s evil policies. On top of that, they didn’t build care centers to provide basic childcare needs. We all saw the photos and video of chain link pens with scared children often sitting alone, without clean clothing, diapers, blankets, beds, toys or comforting stuffed animals. The people who created and implemented that policy have no souls. The overwhelming number of immigrants seeking asylum or legal pathways to citizenship is a well-known crisis, and the answers aren’t simple. But intentionally tapping into the unimaginable fear of children and parents being separated, by bureaucrats in a foreign land, to deter illegal migration is Nazi-level evil.
Those people are fleeing their countries in large part because of what our country does down there. America has an insatiable drug habit, and those who supply the drugs create a hellscape in South America.
https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/turkish-simit-breads-recipe
Prince Albert is working his way through the King Arthur Flour Baking School book and today he revisited one of Chapter One’s family favourites, simits, which are these bagel adjacent not-bagels covered in sesame seeds and dipped in molasses water before baking. Turkish. Holy crap, so freaking good! He did make bagels later that chapter and we were like “Eh, simits were better.”
I have their "Baker's Companion" book, and have been thinking of getting the Baking School book.
I have that one too, it’s why Prince Albert didn’t hesitate on buying this one. Go for it! The worst we’ve had is recipes that might have a flavour we don’t like. They’ve all WORKED, which is massive to me. Like sometimes I buy a cookbook and it’s like “ I know enough baking that this won’t work” but this one, they all work.
From the Companion book - the Vermont Oatmeal Maple-Honey Bread is my weekly standard. I juggle the flours a bit (this week’s version has Irish whole meal flour, rye flour, and chickpea flour in addition to the white and whole wheat flours).
Don’t threaten me with a good time.
https://x.com/acyn/status/1733683149258039306?s=61&t=d57_wdu2mp3jUpQgi28A5Q
Gaetz: Steve Bannon.. Rudy Giuliani.. President Trump, myself all under one roof and if Joe Biden is re-elected, that roof will be known as cell block A
The movie is over if you'd like to join us there for OT. Tonight's movie was a short one.
Hoping that everyone in Tennessee is safe tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V118TU4Y8r8
Snow Is Falling
Sib's project list is growing.
And I have to head home tomorrow.
So this stuff will get done when I'm down for Christmas.
Project list is mainly helping sib hang the art on the wall. and Sib has some excellent art to hang.
I hope I will be able to post some pics.
Please do.
Nice Times
https://x.com/elex_michaelson/status/1733620518547554446?s=61&t=d57_wdu2mp3jUpQgi28A5Q
.@POTUS stopped by Norman Lear’s L.A. home to sit shiva with his family.
After a Jew dies, it is customary for their family & friends to sit together during the mourning period, tell stories & reflect.
Usually, guests bring food. I wonder what @JoeBiden brought?
I just watched the TV special on him. I didn't know that he founded People for the American Way. Also that he bought one of the original copies of the Declaration of Independence to share with everyone.
I always loved the guy, now even more.
I could get snarky, something about Hunter and a part of his body that Republicans seem to be too interested in, but I would say that if Joe brought food, it would be something like potato pancakes.
Has anyone seen the movie The Boy and the Heron?
You mean this heron?
https://substack.com/@wimple/note/c-45114812
😂 Nope
This is not my usual fair but what the hell expand my choices. They show it either dubbed or with subtitles. We're going with the subtitles to get the better screen.
Fuck. I need to feed myself. I've been asleep for more than twelve hours. Nothing is appetizing. Reading news after getting up is fraught. I'll have Li'l Feller claw my ass and improve my attitude.
https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fmedia_upload%2Fcomment%2F39158d61-c0ce-428a-81e5-bf4d49ed3a02%2F184ddd30-5ef4-43f0-8863-1407431c051f.jpeg
I felt wretched in the night. It turns out that eating broccoli and then going right to bed was not the most clever of choices. Then up at 8 for the class. Took care of cats and fire, back to bed, slept away the sunshine, which I regret.
I'm thinking it's a good night for chicken soup. I have bird, carrots, celery, onion, red pepper, broccoli (in moderation), and stock makings. What did you decide on?
Here for ya, and the cats too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLvU-eSbFD0
Santa
Shit. I pine for the days when there were more live bodies on OT during evenings. Tell me that we are not dying out. Sorry, my chest hurts from a pulled muscle from coughing and I'm still coughing.
Hope that it's not hurting as bad as yesterday.
Movie night. Lots of people on the movie thread.
I'm jumping between lines.
Holidays. People got stuff they gotta go do. Wonking is almost universally better.
I loathe holidays. Probably because my childhood holidays were miserable.
From the details of that nightmare you had a few days ago, it's understandable.
unfortunately
All the shoppers make the shopping I HAVE to do (prescriptions dog food birdy food people food and all the other supplies and necessities for running the household) take so much longer. And exposes me to so many unnecessary displays of greed and stupidity.
I am not one of those shoppers. Everybody in my little circle knows that I eschew the xmas horseshit. That ended when the last children grew up. The Grinch was a pussy.
I may have to succumb to having someone else shop for me. I find I am putting it off until there is nothing-nothing-nothing to eat in this place. I'm stocked up on a winter's supply of cat food and litter, paper products, firewood. But actual stuff to eat? I have been using the corner gas station as a grocery store, and I come out with things like milk and cookies and tortilla chips and tuna fish. Since when is that food?
I've been spending a small fortune ording meals delivered and I really need to stop.
I'm glad that's not available to me.
Something I'm not glad for, the local grocery store closed this month. It wasn't much of a store, but it was always there if you needed something. We still have a pretty decent market within a gas station, but for real shopping, it's a 15 mile drive each way.
[looks up from peeling carrots] I understand the temptation. If I could snap my fingers and have someone bring me chocolate-drizzled eclairs . . .
I dunno. Sounds like dinner to me.
Hugs. Same.
I think many Wonkers are in the movie thread for the Saturday Night Movie.
I probably chose the wrong evening to forward this observation. Stay tuned.
It's Sat eve and errybunny isw off doing something.
Sexing. Everyone who isn't here is off sexing.
I want you to know I stopped sexing to respond to your text.
Understandable. I'm that good.
May I resume?
You're probably asking the wrong person.
This is true but the general trend seems apparent. Maybe I should do a more scientific analysis hoping that I determine that I'm wrong.
Meh, comment volume varies but seems to maintain. But the switch hurt
It's hard. I was one of the worst critics of Disqus. Switching to Substack was somewhat less than in improvement in my book.
I mostly miss being able to block assholes, of which we seem to have a surfeit lately.
I sort of miss not having to attempt to upvote people who block me whereupon I have to employ an extra painful click to close the annoying window telling me that I can't upvote them because they blocked me. Even though I can still reply to them. Who in the curated fuck ordered that?
Well, yeah, we whined about Disqus, but sort of like that cousin you can't stand but still love. We didn't expect anyone to KILL him.
Substack lacks pictures and that sucks. But it also let Rebecca find a larger audience and pay the bills without as much stress. Things are are pretty contentious right now and I don't doubt that's sent some people into hiding.
I hope the larger audience is materializing. I should STFU and stop bitching. It probably chases people away, now that I engaged my brain for a minute.
Or you could let go of that shit and stay happy here with us!
Yes, increase the gummy dose first.
That's the problem: I'm out of weed.
That's not a problem, that's a crisis. Send Simba and LF to knock over a liquor store for drug money.
Ahhh, that is a problem.
Thankyou thankyou {{{hhhhhhhhhhhssssssssssssss}}} AIIIIIGHHH!!!
That too.