Nostr notes by Catherine is not complacent

I’m so tired of old white men.

2026-10-17T01:13:09Z

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I’m so tired of old white men.

you seen the homes made from freight crates? Pure solid exterior, ...

2026-10-15T02:01:02Z

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you seen the homes made from freight crates? Pure solid exterior, easy to move and set up. Shipping container rehabs are ideal.

dog food is one of the things I give folks . Tarps, socks, dog ...

2026-10-15T01:50:14Z

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dog food is one of the things I give folks . Tarps, socks, dog food.

you aren’t wrong. They don’t want the camps, they haven’t ...

2026-10-14T23:01:57Z

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you aren’t wrong.
They don’t want the camps, they haven’t even got enough warming centers, and there’s nothing in place that treats folks like humans.
They need different places for different needs and to recognize that any solution cannot work as one size fits all. Reality is some people need hospitals, some rehab, and a majority need a safe space where they can have their own things and a companion animal.

it’s very possible.

2026-10-14T22:04:39Z

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it’s very possible.

I know it seems like a different thing but can I remind you of ...

2026-10-14T21:03:38Z

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I know it seems like a different thing but can I remind you of the abandoned Worcester Cold Storage building fire where six firefighters died looking for the unhoused folks who inadvertently started the fire?
It’s not safe. I get that it SEEMS like a safe alternative but it isn’t.

no intent to slut shame anyone else but more like thot teacher. ...

2026-09-20T20:59:29Z

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no intent to slut shame anyone else but more like thot teacher. Also the affairs came out because she paid people off.

well it’s a sauce base . Not mine because I can tomatoes.

2026-09-14T23:41:08Z

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well it’s a sauce base . Not mine because I can tomatoes.

I dried my basil in the oven and jarred it. Funny how a bushel of ...

2026-09-14T22:10:16Z

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I dried my basil in the oven and jarred it.
Funny how a bushel of leafy things turns into a jar of dried herbs.

#gardening sad because I’m taking everything down for the ...

2026-09-14T21:57:14Z

#gardening sad because I’m taking everything down for the winter.

if I see someone taking food I never saw it.

2026-08-26T00:49:21Z

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if I see someone taking food I never saw it.

I will go a step further. Vote in every election. Your school ...

2026-04-27T18:00:41Z

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I will go a step further.
Vote in every election. Your school board is crucial otherwise Moms for Liberty wouldn’t send agitators and funding to push candidates with extreme right wing agendas. My tiny town of 4,000 has had to deal with this. It’s like this with every public office, they’re all important.
Remember that oak trees come from acorns.

#Today #peace #spring I need not so much to step away from ...

2026-04-16T12:51:21Z

#Today #peace #spring

I need not so much to step away from doomscrolling as I need to find small joyful moments because those moments are fireflies in the dark.
So I am embracing the garden coming back , the frost being gone , and the peeper frogs singing their hearts out. I can’t help anyone from a place of despair.

I do wish people would differentiate between Portland, Oregon and ...

2026-02-21T19:53:20Z

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I do wish people would differentiate between Portland, Oregon and Portland, Maine in article headings.

what? I broke the cishet rules? Can I say great rack instead?

2026-02-17T01:12:17Z

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what? I broke the cishet rules?
Can I say great rack instead?

live in Maine. That Lewiston that was so damaged, so hurt, after ...

2026-01-31T01:05:45Z

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live in Maine. That Lewiston that was so damaged, so hurt, after the shootings in 2023 and the kids can still stand up amazes me.
Folks don’t get how spread out Maine is, how hard it is to organize.
Bless the beasts and children.

also, who doesn’t love to blow a whistle? Childhood joy put to ...

2026-01-13T21:08:08Z

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also, who doesn’t love to blow a whistle? Childhood joy put to proper use by an adult.

it’s child abuse. It’s going to get worse. They would rather ...

2025-12-01T03:32:43Z

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it’s child abuse. It’s going to get worse.
They would rather see their children harmed than admit they’ve been lied to.

soft spoken white supremacy is white supremacy. Making it sound ...

2025-09-14T23:42:58Z

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soft spoken white supremacy is white supremacy. Making it sound reasonable is like the person who just beat you senseless telling you in a calm quiet voice that it was really for your own good and you don’t actually need medical attention.

#misogyny takes a lot of forms. Go shopping for anything besides ...

2025-09-14T16:51:43Z

#misogyny takes a lot of forms.
Go shopping for anything besides clothing with a male. Be the person purchasing said item.
The sales person will not address you they will direct all comments to the male.

I love our governor.

2025-09-10T23:59:33Z

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I love our governor.

I have an issue I’d really like opinions on. A nephew of mine ...

2025-09-06T12:44:59Z

I have an issue I’d really like opinions on.
A nephew of mine is getting married this month. There’s one thing they’re planning on changing which is the garter toss.
Fine no one cares.
HOWEVER he thinks it will be funny to throw a rubber garter snake.
Both of his grandmothers are phobic. My daughter as well. Who knows how many people there won’t appreciate the ‘snake’. My sister got quite huffy when she shared the surprise snake toss and I said it wasn’t a good idea.
Am I wrong?
#Today

my dad suffered his entire life from childhood polio. Then he got ...

2025-09-05T12:03:08Z

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my dad suffered his entire life from childhood polio. Then he got the bonus prize of post polio syndrome and the Parkinson’s that went along with it.

But you know what? People don’t believe it because they don’t want to.

they’re probably all in management at ICE now.

2025-07-23T12:12:04Z

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they’re probably all in management at ICE now.

Just had an unpleasant encounter with the Trumpanzee neighbor ...

2025-07-22T14:57:09Z

Just had an unpleasant encounter with the Trumpanzee neighbor behind me. He’s been cutting and clearing so before he had an accidentally on purpose ‘oops’ with one of my old growth oaks and cedars I went out and roped my property line. Grateful the surveyor used old school ring eye posts so it was easy. Trumpanzee is NOT happy as he had an eye on some trees. Told him I was very sorry but I had no intention of cutting down anything.
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I can’t. I’ve been in tears all day. There is nothing good ...

2025-07-17T23:44:06Z

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I can’t. I’ve been in tears all day.
There is nothing good they won’t destroy is there?

ugh. There’s a person named Alvin Lui who makes a living going ...

2025-07-12T12:55:32Z

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ugh.
There’s a person named Alvin Lui who makes a living going to small towns and riling up people with lies about how DEI is destroying the country and the wrong school library books mean your grade school child will have bottom surgery without permission. He does his best to influence Board of Ed elections. One of his mottos is empathy is weakness.
One of the vilest individuals I’ve ever had the misfortune to meet.

it’s what they do every time. “Oh this isn’t the time to ...

2025-07-10T16:37:08Z

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it’s what they do every time.
“Oh this isn’t the time to talk about that, let’s pray and put up little cutout angels for the victims, it’s callous and hurtful to the families to bring that up now, no one could have seen this coming”.
Everything from natural disasters to school shootings, same old tired bullshit.

it’s not only possible, but quite close to probable. One of my ...

2025-07-10T14:19:53Z

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it’s not only possible, but quite close to probable. One of my sisters nieces was held coming back into the country from France for almost 6 hours a few weeks ago, we only just heard about it.
But with an Italian mother and an Iranian father, she’s exactly the right color that they hold. Both she and her mother were born here, but apparently it didn’t make any difference.
We are living in very dangerous times.

For the longest time we were forced to have a PO Box because ...

2025-07-10T14:08:01Z

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For the longest time we were forced to have a PO Box because being on a dirt road in the country, the systems did not recognize us as a real address . We’d try to fill in and get red boxed. I just about lost my mind trying to get prescriptions by mail. Wouldn’t accept the house address. Would not ship to a post office box.
I mean, I know there are scammers but honestly, there should be an option for putting in your address anyway it’s written.

Shenna Bellows?

2025-07-09T22:21:36Z

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Shenna Bellows?

you have the scent of family money. Good day.

2025-07-06T10:36:56Z

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you have the scent of family money. Good day.

how lovely for you to have the privilege to sit back and judge. ...

2025-07-06T10:31:10Z

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how lovely for you to have the privilege to sit back and judge.
I’ll be certain to tell my friend whose social program was just defunded about your moral superiority, I’m certain they’ll be proud of letting all the people who taught nutrition and how to navigate SNAP go.

you know you can buy deer urine? And super soakers?

2025-07-03T20:46:38Z

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you know you can buy deer urine? And super soakers?

I agree. And some of us ( le GASP ) boomers know a trick or two.

2025-07-03T20:40:48Z

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I agree. And some of us ( le GASP ) boomers know a trick or two.

well there’s absolutely no point to violent protest, that plays ...

2025-07-03T20:30:02Z

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well there’s absolutely no point to violent protest, that plays into their hands.
Sabotage, slow downs, boycotts, doxing. There are a hundred smarter ways to fight, especially in open carry states.
Now go buy a gillie suit and get to brainstorming.

was 3-40 because the back right window was stuck in the closed ...

2025-06-21T19:12:14Z

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was 3-40 because the back right window was stuck in the closed position.

I try to be hopeful but I’m old and I’m tired. Add in the ...

2025-06-21T00:00:49Z

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I try to be hopeful but I’m old and I’m tired. Add in the folks here who insult boomers for sport and I just can’t some days.

I am a fairly fit 67 but arthritis is a bitch kitty.

2025-06-20T23:29:21Z

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I am a fairly fit 67 but arthritis is a bitch kitty.

that sounds amazing.

2025-06-20T23:09:35Z

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that sounds amazing.

nicely done.

2025-06-20T23:03:32Z

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nicely done.

literally have 20 lbs of coffee in my freezer. Priorities, ya ...

2025-06-20T23:02:39Z

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literally have 20 lbs of coffee in my freezer.
Priorities, ya know?

laser lights aren’t just for cat toys. Just saying.

2025-06-20T22:58:31Z

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laser lights aren’t just for cat toys. Just saying.

makes a champagne cocktail absolutely fabulous. The bubbles make ...

2025-06-20T22:42:02Z

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makes a champagne cocktail absolutely fabulous. The bubbles make the glitter rise and fall.

they make edible glitter. It’s biodegradable.

2025-06-20T22:34:17Z

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they make edible glitter. It’s biodegradable.

can those assholes please find another planet to rapture from?

2025-06-18T13:56:43Z

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can those assholes please find another planet to rapture from?

love the state I’m in.

2025-06-17T23:47:53Z

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love the state I’m in.

he absolutely 100% did not write that.

2025-05-19T15:49:25Z

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he absolutely 100% did not write that.

unfortunately I think we’re all losing.

2025-05-17T15:13:47Z

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unfortunately I think we’re all losing.

Hunger Games

2025-05-17T15:10:06Z

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Hunger Games

a truly amazing person. It’s good to see people not placing her ...

2025-05-14T13:10:04Z

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a truly amazing person. It’s good to see people not placing her in a supporting role.

her degree from Yale was her Juris Doctor, She went to Barnard ...

2025-05-13T21:53:19Z

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her degree from Yale was her Juris Doctor,
She went to Barnard College and Oberlin College undergrad.

next? You think there will actually be another election?

2025-04-30T16:49:07Z

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next? You think there will actually be another election?

#today is the anniversary of being married for a very very long ...

2025-04-30T11:23:21Z

#today is the anniversary of being married for a very very long time.

there is a gigantic quilt that tells part of the story.

2025-04-27T18:12:57Z

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there is a gigantic quilt that tells part of the story.

it ought to.

2025-04-16T18:39:57Z

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it ought to.

So #today I noticed that the sign for a school board candidate ...

2025-04-11T12:41:03Z

So #today I noticed that the sign for a school board candidate was stolen again. The reasonable one who isn’t screaming about how men are in girls locker rooms and beating them up in girls sporting events.
Maine , where minding your own business about what other folks do or don’t do with their bodies was the norm, has lost its mind.
An outside agitator who lives somewhere in Indiana named Alvin Lui is spreading misinformation and outright lies.
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I would appreciate it

2025-04-06T01:28:49Z

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I would appreciate it

So many people at the Augusta Maine #handsoff2025 march. Too bad ...

2025-04-05T22:49:37Z

So many people at the Augusta Maine #handsoff2025 march.
Too bad none of them were press.

was in Augusta. So many people the march route wasn’t long ...

2025-04-05T20:22:33Z

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was in Augusta. So many people the march route wasn’t long enough.
Looove your sign.

we old ladies know shit.

2025-04-01T00:04:37Z

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we old ladies know shit.

there’s always a work around . By which I mean you can either ...

2025-03-31T21:37:14Z

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there’s always a work around . By which I mean you can either tear out your hair with comp fuckery or you can teach yourself how to use an old school type manual printer. Oh, you didn’t know they still made them? They do, all levels,all prices.
Analog should be a good friend.
Now let’s talk about surveillance cameras.

wait until it’s someone close to them diagnosed with multiple ...

2025-02-16T23:03:40Z

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wait until it’s someone close to them diagnosed with multiple myeloma or cancer of the esophagus and they’re told “well there was a good trial , and/or good research being done but the funding got pulled”.

I wanna live with a cinnamon roll I could be happy the rest of my ...

2025-02-07T02:23:58Z

I wanna live with a cinnamon roll
I could be happy the rest of my life

#HashtagGames
#comfortfoodasong

the Musketeers. Like Disneys Mouseketeer’s but feral.

2025-02-05T21:04:47Z

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the Musketeers. Like Disneys Mouseketeer’s but feral.

I am imagining it’s a woman in her sixties who knows ...

2025-02-04T23:15:03Z

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I am imagining it’s a woman in her sixties who knows regulations and protocols by heart . She keeps her glasses on a chain , wears sensible shoes , and orders the office birthday cakes. Being a woman of a certain age she’s invisible and invaluable at the same time.
She is not here for their bullshit.

mmm let’s see. Inflation vs stock depreciation.

2025-02-02T23:00:23Z

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mmm let’s see. Inflation vs stock depreciation.

as a former bank officer I would never advise anyone to put as ...

2025-02-02T21:17:18Z

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as a former bank officer I would never advise anyone to put as much cash as they’re comfortable with in a safe deposit box as that’s illegal. So definitely don’t hoard non sequential $50s and $20s .

so many people from Boston. They make me crazy - they want to ...

2025-02-01T22:59:40Z

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so many people from Boston. They make me crazy - they want to live “in the country” but flip out if they see a wild animal.

towns under 4000 need permits but there aren’t building codes .

2025-02-01T22:54:11Z

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towns under 4000 need permits but there aren’t building codes .

there are some areas where it is impossible. I will admit to ...

2025-02-01T16:54:11Z

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there are some areas where it is impossible. I will admit to being conflicted because I don’t want Maine to become crowded.

which is primarily how beef cattle are raised. As to pigs they ...

2025-01-28T10:39:39Z

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which is primarily how beef cattle are raised. As to pigs they will eat anything.
Large factory farms are problematic but meat raised locally is not particularly harmful.
I spent a great deal of my career doing agricultural lending and am quite familiar with how food gets to the table.

so no vegan foods are farmed industrially?

2025-01-28T00:54:39Z

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so no vegan foods are farmed industrially?

yes Maine is pushing back hard. Also the Maine Wire is a right ...

2025-01-27T13:20:45Z

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yes Maine is pushing back hard.
Also the Maine Wire is a right wing rag.

Facebook has become my version of the local paper, it’s for ...

2025-01-13T17:06:21Z

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Facebook has become my version of the local paper, it’s for obits and birth announcements.

Girding my loins for Saturday. Lost someone the spouse and I ...

2025-01-06T13:49:16Z

Girding my loins for Saturday. Lost someone the spouse and I loved very much and unfortunately someone we went no contact with several years ago will be there. We will be performing the avoidance pirouette to not give her the opportunity to create one of the scenes she’s so fond of.

YakTrax cleats will save you.

2024-12-22T11:24:06Z

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YakTrax cleats will save you.

I hear the USDB in Leavenworth makes boot camp look like a five ...

2024-11-27T14:36:11Z

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I hear the USDB in Leavenworth makes boot camp look like a five star resort.

it isn’t dismissed though, it’s withdrawn. This means double ...

2024-11-25T23:18:01Z

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it isn’t dismissed though, it’s withdrawn. This means double jeopardy doesn’t apply should trump still be on the top of the grass when his term ends.

were I in Jack Smiths position I’d be relocating out of the ...

2024-11-25T21:03:25Z

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were I in Jack Smiths position I’d be relocating out of the country before being dragged into a congressional hearing and investigated for ‘being a meanie poo poo head and trying to make Trump accountable for once’.

I have to drive 200 miles and I have to drive 200 home just to be ...

2024-11-23T02:19:17Z

I have to drive 200 miles and I have to drive 200 home just to be the one who drives my mom 200 miles so she will not spend the day alone.
( I wish I was kidding)
#upcomingholidaystressasong
#HashtagGames

no words.

2024-11-20T02:59:11Z

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no words.

#today apparently my moms assisted living is on lockdown, not for ...

2024-11-17T23:54:14Z

#today apparently my moms assisted living is on lockdown, not for Covid but for RSV.
Her fever isn’t bad, but she feels, and I quote, ‘like death warmed over’.
Please encourage the elderly folks you know to keep up with their vaccines because you can’t count on their health care workers to do it.

I’m writing my senators so hard I might get a restraining ...

2024-11-15T01:10:59Z

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I’m writing my senators so hard I might get a restraining order.

in the US medical debt is behind 66% of personal bankruptcies. ...

2024-11-14T23:43:38Z

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in the US medical debt is behind 66% of personal bankruptcies. Insurance does cover a lot and the for profit system overcharges for everything.

already fired off an email and letter to Susan Collins. She ...

2024-11-14T03:16:01Z

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already fired off an email and letter to Susan Collins.
She fucking owes us after not voting for impeachment.

meanwhile my grandmother is spinning in her grave. I expect she ...

2024-11-10T22:11:15Z

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meanwhile my grandmother is spinning in her grave. I expect she was a generation older than yours. Thankfully my 93 year old mother is and always has been a radical. This is a good thing as if those idiots do cut SS and Medicare she’ll be living with us.

fix a flat in the exhaust pipe. Drop your keys, spray, leave. Car ...

2024-11-09T23:33:24Z

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fix a flat in the exhaust pipe. Drop your keys, spray, leave.
Car will stall out in a short distance.

Cheeseburger in Paradise Lost #rejectedcomfortfoodasong ...

2024-11-09T02:44:30Z

Cheeseburger in Paradise Lost

#rejectedcomfortfoodasong
#HashtagGames

have you read Jim Butchers Harry Dresden series? Total brain ...

2024-11-07T23:24:03Z

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have you read Jim Butchers Harry Dresden series? Total brain candy, absolutely entertaining.

So yesterday I saw a car with a vanity plate. It was JAN6VET. ...

2024-10-20T13:23:36Z

So yesterday I saw a car with a vanity plate. It was JAN6VET.
Registered a complaint with motor vehicle becaise celebrating breaking the law shouldn’t be allowed.

what so many people miss is that while they’re focused on how ...

2024-10-19T12:49:51Z

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what so many people miss is that while they’re focused on how bad they think the Federal government is electing a POTUS isn’t where it begins.
Being involved on a local and state level is where real change can occur. Focus on school and zoning boards. Be the person who defends the local library budget. Go to town meetings and speak up.
For growth plant seeds even if you won’t live long enough to harvest them.

on behalf of people who take this issue seriously I’d like to ...

2024-10-18T11:10:25Z

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on behalf of people who take this issue seriously I’d like to take a moment to thank you for derailing the conversation and making it about you.

insurance won’t cover it 😕

2024-10-16T20:07:13Z

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insurance won’t cover it 😕

#Today - anyone have a recommendation to lessen the appearance of ...

2024-10-16T17:11:14Z

#Today - anyone have a recommendation to lessen the appearance of a scar? My spouse is going to have a major one on his face after the incident yesterday.

is that a cotton mouth?

2024-10-15T00:57:18Z

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is that a cotton mouth?

has he told the truth about anything he’s doing yet?

2024-10-14T20:53:12Z

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has he told the truth about anything he’s doing yet?

weird. I went to Catholic grade school through 8th grade and ...

2024-10-12T23:57:07Z

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weird. I went to Catholic grade school through 8th grade and everyone I went with has nun PTSD ,is LGBTQ, is agnostic or atheist, and has no desire to revisit that religion.

balance issues being what they are can we replace bowling balls ...

2024-10-10T20:42:44Z

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balance issues being what they are can we replace bowling balls with cow poop?

Not only do Republicans imagine that there’s a way to control ...

2024-10-09T21:50:45Z

Not only do Republicans imagine that there’s a way to control weather, they also believe that such a wondrous discovery would only be used to hurt Trump supporters. After all he’s the center of the universe and why would the government use it to water drought stricken crops, give relief to people who are suffering, or put out devastating fires?

This belief stems from the fact that they are violently opposed to helping people and would only use a magic weather machine to cause harm.