to the week!

of exercise

Europe shifts reliance on big tech away from non-European and proprietary companies. (This is not directly transgender related, though indirectly there is some relevance. But many members of the BCTS community are tech savvy, and there have been many related discussions here before.)

And as I am wont to do, I sat with her splitting my attention between reading and watching. To be honest, I have little interest in most of the awards, the sophomoric comedy of Conan O’Brien, or the vast majority of the acceptance speeches. However, I was watching when they remembered those who had passed away in the last year - with special attention given to Rob and Michelle Reiner, Diane Keaton, and Robert Redford.

His life was much, much too short and the latter part filled with trouble and suffering. He suffered from depression and PTSD, having seen many of the same things I have - but he did not have the support and medical help which I was fortunate to receive.

And a few days ago I finished reading The Station’s Late Nite Princess, and started in on Frills, both of which are among my favorites.

In Frills, there is a scene where the main character’s home is toilet papered, the cars covered in shaving cream, and the house egged, by a group of high school students for the 28th time inside of a year. What made this stand out was the news story I saw this evening about a high school teacher in Georgia who was killed Friday night by a group of five teens while they toilet papered his home.

And something he said resonated with me as a perfect comment in the current political climate - specifically regarding the Orange Baboon in the White House.

“Nearly all men can withstand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”

has only been and gone!

The Acting Chief Security Officer at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has perhaps the worst name that any parent has ever given to a child…….

Iwona B. Horyn

Seriously? What sadistic bastard would name their child “I wanna be whorin’”??? If my last name was Horyn, I would not name my daughter Iwona - and if I did, I absolutely would not give her the middle initial “B”.

Alan was right.

I just got her CT scan and it is not good.

The two lumps she had in January has gotten worse in her lungs.

The current guess is months but it is hard to tell as the progression is likely exponentially bad.

I have to decide on chemo or not as soon as I get the formal oncology report back as there is no point giving her chemo if the progression has already killed her quality of life.

I hate my life.

or rather its bgrd up what i had planned!

I was reading Michael Pollan’s new book, A World Appears, this evening. In his book, Pollan discusses the nature of consciousness and how we have democratized consciousness; how we have pushed consciousness downward to other mammals, cephalopods (like octopi), some types of insects (hive minds?), and possibly even plants.

Who does not yearn for a healthy and thriving relationship?

And she was watching the last of the current season’s auditions this evening; she had previously recorded it so that she could watch it at her leisure, which obviously turned out to be tonight. The last person they auditioned was singing a song he had written for his father, who had died of leukemia. I wasn’t really paying attention to most of the show as I was reading while she watched, but something made me pay attention to this last audition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU8c7KJIn4Q

This guy truly has a reasonable head on his shoulders about why we are targeted.

I am sure that a lot of us know what he is saying but still to have support from one who is likely a trans ally is heartening.

Yesterday I had to call 911 for my wife after a fall. Her legs just gave out from under her and my daughter and I could not get her up. It was decided that it would be best to take her to the hospital.

Hello everyone I've heard this idea running around my head for some time. Hopefully by writing it out I will get rid of it.
The best way to describe this is a starter to a story or perhaps even a challenge you decide.
The first part of this is selecting 50 to 100 people or however many is required for the story.
selection method Magical, technological and even perhaps game show.

come back when you're needed in about June!

This evening, I was exposed to greatness. Colbert’s guest was Ian McKellan, who performed live a speech from Shakespeare’s play Thomas More, which was written some 500 years ago and represents the only work actually preserved in the Bard’s actual handwriting. For political reasons, namely that it was considered seditious when written, the play was first performed in 1967. Ian McKellan was the actor who created the part of Thomas More in that first production of the play; a play which is as fitting in today’s world as it was 500 years ago.

yes, we are already 1/12th of the way through 2026!

can only mean one thing - i've been out on the bike!

but complain ye not!

In the past, I have posted some of the antics we have gone through during the covid menace and other times. Just thought I would stop in and divest myself for a few minutes. Just as a reference, my mate's has been poorly for a long time. We managed to hold together for that long time.

Politics invading this space, but I felt this needed to be publicized.

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/off-duty-twin-cities-...