📸 March Photo Challenge #23: Chance. I grew up with Golden Retrievers so we kinda took a chance when we got a Shiba Inu and later a Beagle. Boy am I glad we did. Also I wanted to post a photo of Lucy as a pup so here ya go.
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The Muppets 1x04 "Pig Out"
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The gang has an epic night out when they run into Ed Helms at Rowlf’s Tavern and they all perform their favorite karaoke jams, but Kermit is not pleased when no one shows up to work the next day. Meanwhile, Fozzie has an unfortunate accident during the show.📸 March Photo Challenge #22: Insect. Taken in 2016 when I volunteered for and was on the board of directors for a local, socially conscious art & music festival called Summer Jam West. That year’s theme raised awareness about the Monarch and encouraged planting milkweed 🐛
I don’t approve of Instagram but I strongly approve of Jennifer Coolidge. Check out the full W article here
📸 March Photo Challenge #21: Tiny. In Gilda Radner: Live from New York (1980) the character Emily Litella reads a children’s book called “Tiny Kingdom” to a classroom of hooligans. I won’t spoil the surprise, but there’s a big twist at the end of this tiny tale that will leave you in stitches.
Abbott Elementary 2x17 "Mural Arts"
Monday, March 20, 2023
Jacob secures a visit from a mural arts program for his students but doesn’t agree with their chosen design and attempts to influence their decision. Barbara and Melissa learn parents are petitioning to turn Abbott into a Legendary charter school.Difficult People 1x04 "The Courage of a Soldier"
Monday, March 20, 2023
Difficult People 1x03 "Pledge Week"
Monday, March 20, 2023
Difficult People 1x02 "Devil's Three-Way"
Monday, March 20, 2023
Difficult People 1x01 "Pilot"
Monday, March 20, 2023
Michael just made the first bouquet of the season 🌸 tête-à-tête and hyacinth.
📸 March Photo Challenge #20: Houseplant. Pre-lung transplant surgery Michael had a veritable houseplant jungle. Here’s a photo of our little lioness, Maggie, taking a break from exploring it. Post-surgery he’s allowed to have a few houseplants but has to practice restraint.
Ohio in the news. Again.
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Today Ohio joined five other Republican-dominated states—Louisiana, Alabama, West Virginia, Missouri, and Florida—in leaving the Electronic Registration Information Center, a national data-sharing consortium that updates national voter rolls. Right-wing election deniers say that the bipartisan ERIC …📸 March Photo Challenge #19: Analog. A close up of the All Wave logo on my 190 gms virgin vinyl 10” record Off You by The Breeders. All Wave maintains a completely analog recording and production process. No computers. Nothing digital end to end. Kim Deal invented it. More Info
📸 March Photo Challenge #18: Portico. Another challenge word I had to look up. And I don’t come across many a portico in my day-to-day so I reached back to 2018 for this photo. I’m dressed as a Gays Against Guns Human Being here in front of the Ohio Statehouse’s portico.
📸 March Photo Challenge #17: Early. This is my awesome Kate Bush mug. I drink coffee from it in the early mornings during our together time when nothing is awake yet. We have some of our best conversations in the early morning. It’s a very intimate, special time for me.
The cover from my mother’s book.
📸 March Photo Challenge #16: Road. A page from my mother’s childhood copy of The Wizard of Oz. One of my most treasured possessions. “Which road leads to the Wicked Witch of the West?” asked Dorothy.
🪑 Always Count the Chairs 🪑
Thursday, March 16, 2023
We have semi-regular manager summit meetings at my agency. My role has been to co-coordinate them with a small team. At the last one, I stopped in to the large conference room first thing in the morning to make sure it was set up for that afternoon’s meeting. I glanced around quickly and thought to …Several Ohio pension systems lost millions of dollars after their shares in a pair of failed banks tanked over the weekend.
Ohio pension systems lose millions in failed banks but say they’re a tiny fraction of investments
Tiny fraction? Tell that to the pension owners.
📸 March Photo Challenge #15: Patience. An early album named Patience from my favorite band, Over the Rhine. “I love the patience in your eyes” is a line from the song Circle of Quiet. These liner notes are autographed elsewhere.
“Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment - The Guardian”
“Nearly every tumultuous movement in American politics has coincided with a call to ban books.”
“The Librarians Are Not Okay - The Atlantic”
Florida book bans are not a hoax
📸 March Photo Challenge #14: Horizon. The lyric sheet from my limited edition Scarlet’s Walk CD by Tori Amos. From one of my favorite songs, Carbon: “Keep your eyes on her horizon.” First time this has been out of the box since the year it came out.
I’ve worked at this agency for about 8 years. Most of the time it was good. I loved my first boss, and I loved my second boss. We just clicked. But my third boss, well, let’s just say we think she’s from Eastwick. Unexpectedly, she arranged this for my last day in the office.
Tell Congress to fund libraries here.
Takes about one minute.
📸 March Photo Challenge #13: Connection. A very cool and complicated iOS shortcut that I’m not smart enough to build made this. I know it’s cheating a little but the song’s been in my head all day long thanks to this challenge so I’m submitting it.
I swear some of these Republicans would be burning witches at the stake if they still could.
Democrats Need to Fight Harder as the GOP Tries to Eradicate Trans People
📸 March Photo Challenge #12: Shiny. A photo of the lyric sleeve from my vinyl copy of Dove by Belly. The song, my favorite on the album, is called “Shiny One.”
