Polls were open for 14 days, and on election day, for 12 hours. All major cities in this state offered free public transit to the polls, and Lyft offered rides. Our state guarantees 2 hours of paid leave from work to vote. Absentee ballots could be mailed in. Candidates visited and worked hard to educate on the issues and get out the vote. What is wrong with the 47% of you who didn’t vote in this state?
Butte County fire is 175 miles away, moving at 80 football fields per minute! Choking smoke here in the Bay Area.
Please Please Please Rain Gods, come to California! Hugs and Prayers for Paradise residents…
Dear overweight friend,
It’s okay to be happy. Envy doesn’t help it only hurts. Stop being toxic or no one will want to be around you.
Our friends in Paradise, CA were able to evacuate at the last minute with their two sons, two dogs and a very few personal items. They are fairly sure their house is gone. Between the fire in Butte County and the shooting in Thousand Oaks, this has been a very sad and tragic day in California. 
I need to stop being such a baby about this.
What an interesting discovery today! Mixed feelings.
It’s like “Whack-a-Mole.” Get one kid settled and then an issue with another one pops up…
Self-care is important, and that’s why I choose not to speak to you guys this week. As I experience a whirlwind of emotions, I only want positive thoughts to meet me at the end. Inquiry, though innocent, can sometimes be annoying. God I hope I get into this school, it would change my entire life. I’m almost thirty, but I know I’m doing the right thing.
We learned late last night that an old friend lost her battle with brain cancer.
We’ll miss you so much, Lori! You’ve touched more lives than you ever knew. Many, many thanks for all the times you were there for me and my family. Thanks for the rides you gave my son to preschool when I had a newborn at home and couldn’t drive. Thanks for the chicken cutlets you dropped off after my mastectomy when I wasn’t allowed to lift much at all. Thanks for all the laughs, for all the time we spent on the parent’s board of the nursery school, for all the hours we spent in the ticket booth of the parish fair. Thanks for the block parties and Christmas parties. Thanks for teaching me that it’s OK to advocate for your kids.
Thanks for being such a huge part of our lives.
How hard is it to proofread? How can you teach attention to detail and not lead by example? So annoying.
A weekend to myself while H and youngest lad have some bonding time with H’s dad. I’m very happy for them, and absolutely thrilled to have such a relaxing time for me with nothing to do except what I want to putter around and do totally on my own time frame. I suppose this speaks to my inner introvert that such time is bliss. If I told them this they’d probably wonder if I truly like having them around. I do. When they come back home I know I’ll enjoy time with them again too. Enjoying both is not a paradox.
Two things.
- I am so glad I live in a boring area in CA where I am far away from mountain hills and not in danger of mountain fires.
- Most health insurances under $2K per month is almost useless. I am seriously considering living in another country in future.
took me 40 minutes to break down that big lump of smoked ham! It was worth it
The biggest, most disrespectful insult ever. It has made me cry.
Miss you, Freddie Mercury.
Remembering my grandpa who went to France from the US and proudly and honorably served in WW1.
The Wooley Fire has killed at least 2 people, destroyed over 750 homes and forced the evacuation of over 200,000 people. Thank goodness our local tv stations have their priorities right. College football prevailed.
One thing that is both amusing and disappointign about my roommate’s cat is that he is so fat that he just sprawls on the floor when I try to chase him to make him do some exercise…
So good to hear my mom is playing Mahjong again and winning big.
Admitting to skipping church this morning. I love you, God, and all my church friends, but seriously, this “by myself” staycation is so relaxing even though I’m awake and up on time, I just couldn’t bring myself to “have” to go anywhere. I’m enjoying the local Christian radio station (music) while eating the eggs and toast I just made, and have apples set out for the ponies when I do morning chores at my own pace, then continue puttering getting some things done I’ve been wanting and meaning to do, but haven’t had time for - and doing them at a relaxing pace since I have tomorrow to myself too.
Bliss I tell you. Pure bliss for an introvert. I highly recommend one of these three day weekends once in a while (at least for introverts)! You might not have ponies or church or the same sort of things you’ve been meaning to do, but those are merely details.