Fascinated by patterns. Insatiably curious. Gets lost down obscure rabbit holes. A trifle geeky & rebellious. How does it work? Why? Loves animals, music, art. World Citizen (Lived in India, Iran, Lebanon, UK, now USA)
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Last Notes npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…j9f5 I knew that it was bad, but I hadn't focused on HOW insanely bad it was. It looks like a murder scene with blood spatter, except in gold. Just so tasteless. And what's hilarious is he wants SO badly to be accepted by those of pedigree and taste. :) :) :) #USPol npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb OMFG, we turned on the television and Aljazeera News has Trump on screen and there's barely a breathing space inch of NOT cheap tawdry gold anywhere. It's so ugly and grotesque. He's so lacking in taste and class. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…6jyx I presume this is related to Trump’s destabilizing world trade bullshit? npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…dyu0 We need to hear about his reaction. :) :) npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…pt7v Maybe a hashtag like #GroupWatchPrincessBride (yes I know that's long and convoluted!) npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb #3GoodThings npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…waav Done. But as donated cookies because 1) don't need the temptation, and 2) our driveway is solid ice still and we aren't ordering anything to be delivered. :) Looks like they are close to their goal. ROCK ON GIRLSCOUTS!!! npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…2ch3 The man couldn't run a lemonade stand even before his brain turned to cottage cheese. He ran a small family business, using the hundreds of millions he inherited from his father, he told people what to do, they did it, and anything new he started was a failure. He'd NEVER have made it with a real board and budget. The man has been a clown living off credit his entire life. Now he's a corrupt clown living off America's power and treasure. #USPol npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…dyu0 My aha about being an adult was that if there was nobody else in the room who was an adult, then I had to step up to be the adult. ;) npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…dyu0 I slept in and am still snuggly under the covers. I may stay here. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb When your garage door opener finally gives up the ghost, and it will take the vendor a couple of days to get to you, and you are tired of manually opening the garage door to get your car in and out, so you park the car outside, but you are an introvert and so every time you walk past the entrance to the house and catch a glimpse of a car outside (because you forget it is your own car) your instinct is to hide so whoever is there can't see you are home. :) #IntrovertLife npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…t03n I for one am no longer giving the mainstream media my eyeballs. I'll see other people's comments, but I will not subscribe, view on TV, etc. If there's not pain felt, surely there's no reason for them to change. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb Watching a House of Dynamite on Netflix and Hubby could not roll his eyes back further into his head for how unrealistic and illogical it is. Constant flow of indignant commentary in my right ear. <g> npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb AOC on no bailouts for AI if the bubble bursts. https://youtu.be/Pb6z-IcbgxU #USPol #USEconomy #AIBubble npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb Love is briefly mentioning to your husband that you were introverted out after a whole afternoon of errands (yes people in stores count as socializing) so you didn't fill up the car, and finding it full the next time you drive it. #MushMush #BestHusbandInTheWorld #MarriedLife npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…y70r OMG Crosswords mixed with Tetris!!!! Bookmarking this because it's a MUST read. :) npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…vvjp @nprofile…lwgl that happens to me also. I definitely have american as an overlay to my accent after living in the USA for so many years now. But when speaking with my UK friends or back in the UK, my plumb in mouth returns. Or it comes on strong when I am dealing with some customer service matter over here. 🤣 npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…2uaj oh interesting. I had (a while ago) looked at those wall boxing thingies. This sounds so ku h better. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…k0zs I am sorry to hear this. We went through the hospice decision and experience last year with my FIL (92) and cannot recommend it more highly. I also want to recommend (if you are not familiar with her) Hospice Nurse Julie who has a YouTube channel. Her matter of fact, very informative videos were so helpful to understand about how the body shuts down and what to look for, not to be freaked out by, etc. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…2uaj We are trying to gauge how anti-social we can be so we get our vaccination closer to Xmas when we plan to visit my MIL. Pretty sure our doctor will write us a prescription even though we're under 65 by several years. We have booked a private room at the restaurant near my MIL, so hopefully we can avoid cooties when there also - and we both use astepro nasal spray too! For our allergies, so that's an added plus I gather as protection. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…eqw3 and Florida becoming a hot bed of disease will also impact its vulnerable senior retirement population. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…2wwy that sucks. Hope you are back home safe and sound now. Or at least definitely on your way. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…5aez @nprofile…lwhf I have used quicken for decades. It has been a great workhorse. But it wasn’t adequate for retirement planning. Recently fired our financial advisor and switched to using Boldin. Really recommend it. nearly as good, and in many ways better, than the programs used by the big financial services firms. Not for budgeting, but for planning. I continue to use both. Neither has the depth of the other (yet). npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…4yw8 For this, and the many, many other reasons, criminal, or dangerous, or just plain fucking evil or stupid. Trump and the rest of his crazy, criminal cabal need to be removed asap. America and the world are much more dangerous because of them. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…x38x “The Trump Slump” is a good description of the destruction he has wrought through his idiocy and incompetence. Shame on republicans for letting this absurd little man get away with his mindless nonsense. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…0x7r @nprofile…0y3a people claiming godliness are as big a con and scam as is trump. In my experience, religion is a scam. People are kind or awful, intrinsically. Religion has nothing to do with it. no issue that people want to socialize as community and do caring things for others. But I am sure they’d find a reason to gather without religion also. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…9pnq I would probably call them trumpublican - given that Trump and these past and future deaths wouldn't exist without Republican enablement. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…2wwy ugh. Nothing worse than red swollen and itchy. Hope it’s better soon. Could it be poison ivy? npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…9nkh Awwww. I hope doggo is doing much better now. Those are mean. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…20qw I haven’t been out today but I gather many plan to fly it upside down as a sign of distress. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…2wwy THAT is a most excellent mug. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…veld @nprofile…qz4x They are even talking about revoking US citizenship. These people are extremists and anti-brown immigration. But first, they have to to check what your status is. They aren't even bothering about that America is not a country in which citizens and residents expect to have to carry around status "documents." npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…znrv heh. We stayed up to watch the final. We thoroughly enjoy quirky detectives. I would like to have Akram in my corner for sure. 😊 npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…y54t hahaha. It was quite a thread. Lots of anger at doctors saying, have you tried…. Yes. We have tried it. 🤪 I sleep in an ice box on a luxury bed with black out curtains. All the things. I drink coffee only in the morning in the sunshine in my garden (except winter of course 😊) etc etc etc. and I have had this when I was a teen so mumble mumble decades later I don’t see this going away if I just try melatonin. 🤣😈 npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb NB for anyone who may be idiopathic chronic insomniac too. My new sleep doctor put me back on zolpidem (the only thing that knocks me out.) BUT this time - after being off it for couple of years, it wasn’t working. UNTIL I tried Reddit post advice. I bite it (tastes godawful) and leave it under my tongue to dissolve. And nope. Mine is not about sleep hygiene or sun or any other “have you tried this” It’s chronic since I was a child in India which had a lot of sun and no TV or phones. 🤪#insomnia npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb Really so annoyed with Microsoft turning my machine into a SLUG and having to reset settings after big updates. And was looking at replacements for Office, testing one as we speak. And was even considering switching fully over to Linux, but researching for example, the financial software, etc. that I use is complicated to set up and I'm trying to simplify things I need to manage into my dotage. Gah. Yes, I know I can use web based, etc. But I prefer offline. #Microsoft npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…20qw Hahaha. I tend to avoid people, as I'm an EXTREME introvert. So yes, I took to Murderbot like a duck to water. :) :) :) And yes, I took it as a compliment. No I wasn't planning any murdering. :) npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb Hubby hasn't read the Murderbot Diaries (it's not his genre) but he's heard enough about it from me, and he's watched the three released TV episodes of course. So yesterday, when he found me standing completely still and utterly zoned out in the kitchen (I was lost in a deep deep thought) he commented that I looked just like Murderbot.<g> #Murderbot npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…vuu7 SO relieved that scientists (yes SCIENTISTS are very important people) were able to warn people to evacuate and only one person missing. Hopefully just somewhere else unbeknownst to others. *(&^% to the Republicans for attacking science and scientists. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…2wwy same stadium? You know the special secrets now!!!!! npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…2wwy i think these may have your name on them. For your last few months in the office!!!! npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…20qw that was my reaction also. And a bit more of the geek factor will come in too I hope. I’m now rereading the books to go along with the show. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…wjfe Thank goodness. Also bangs head on wall. POLAND!!! Just look at the destruction and utter chaos that Trump and the Republicans have created in America. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…uect Have never been on a cruise, but maybe this > https://www.tfrecipes.com/carnival-cruise-cold-strawberry-soup/#google_vignette npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…2wwy leaving a career is stressful. But trust us. You get over it quickly once you are actually retired. 😊 hang in there!!!! npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…j4mg That really caught my attention. Love it. I'm still doing basic practice squares. :) npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…cg79 love that the conclusion is “someone fucked up”. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…xcsy May I recommend the film, Noise, if you haven't yet seen it. :) https://youtu.be/87pHHFMtVE4 #Movie #NoisePollution npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…rp58 Oooof. that's gorgeous. And love your photos too. Our friend (about an hour and a half into the highlands near Inverness) will owe you a huge thank you. He's been bugging us to visit him again (we visited last year) and we didn't make it to Skye, nor did we do the 500 mile drive which we want to do. Your photos may have pushed us over the edge to visit again sooner rather than later! npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…w60r I've stopped shopping there. As much as I can, I don't give my business to those enabling Trump, in whatever way they are doing so. Even cancelled my Prime membership after DECADES. Have had an amazon account since the days they were just books I think. Edit: I try to do as much of my shopping at Costco as I can. They've always been good eggs. :) npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb A site that lists the Trump Regime enablers and collaborators. Spend your money accordingly. https://www.maga-collaborators.net/ #USPol #USAElbowsUp npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…wjfe I do understand that this is administrative, but ooof, every moment that this is not fixed for that poor man (and all the others) is excruciating. Time for those shipped off to dire circumstances, is not remotely experienced in the same way as it is for the court. :( npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb For a break from the havoc and destruction being caused by the Trump regime, I escaped into food YouTube and found this delightful gentleman making one of my favorite dishes, chicken biriyani. Besides the nom nom nom, his personality made me smile from ear to ear. If I'm ever in NYC, will definitely plan to visit his restaurant(s) :) https://youtu.be/SOUvvDTBdic #Foodie #Khanna #IndianFood #SundaySmile npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…fv4z My choice (when helping strangers) has been through organizations like Donors Choose - which is teachers supporting children. It breaks my heart that some teachers are asking for socks and toothpaste for their kids. In the USA. Also it's a great way to ensure it goes to kids, who of course have had no hand in voting this deranged dangerous anti-democracy group of people into office. #USPol #HelpingChildren #Poverty npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…2uaj Does anyone have "digital" protest signs that can scroll all the messages? #USPol #Protest2025 npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb I have started a tradition of a bag of groceries for my housekeepers when they come. I bulk shop at Costco, and split things up between the three of us. Often I would not pick something up at Costco because I wouldn't be able to eat it all soon enough. It's just two of us at home. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…fq0p Musk has a history of leaving messes in his wake. Tesla. Twitter. Now the US Government. And he points to his next shiny squirrel in the sky, and his gullible investors all oooh and aah about an AI future where "everyone will have five robots and never want for anything". More fool them. Musk is a fascist, a fool and a fraud. #USPol #Musk #DOGE npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb Have really struggled with post nasal drip and coughing from allergies recently. Flonase helped, but I was still struggling quite a bit. Two days ago, on the advice of one of my doctors, I started using Astepro (which I had not before heard of) in addition to Flonase and WOW. It's been a 'nose opening' experience! Obviously check with your medical professional, but I did just want to let others know how much of a difference this has made for me. Costco has great price too. #Allergies #Costco npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…gvf8 setting aside the ignorance and insanity of their plans, there is no amount of money you could pay me to use or test anything conceived of, managed, or coded by these half wits. I will never set foot in a Tesla. Not go near any of his rocket launches nor his robots or autonomous cars. Musk is a dangerous imbecile. How he has managed to fool some many people for so long, I do not understand. #USPol #Tesla #SocialSecurity #Incompetents npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb I find it utterly astounding that a good many Tesla investors actually believe that while the world is turning against the (highest fatality rate of all vehicle brand) swasticars, that they will readily jump into a Musk robotaxi or buy a Musk robot. Assuming he even delivers on those "everyone gets five robots and becomes rich" promises. #USPol #Tesla #Musk #Swasticars npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb Throwing this out to fediverse. As I handled my FIL and now just MIL’s medical records, bills, insurance for them I am finding so many errors. Info overlooked, overpayments, etc. Wondering if there’s good software for tracking medical history AND billing AND insurance, etc. I have done a few searches but am really only finding health apps. I want a head start on compiling hubby’s and my medical history and billing so we don’t end up in the mess my in-laws did. #medical_data #medicalsoftware npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…2uaj Bleeeargh. I am finishing up my MIL's taxes. My FIL passed away last year, and their records are a MESS!!! They kept what they didn't need to keep and didn't keep the important stuff. Sigh. :) I had been begging them for years to let me manage their finances. I am doing that now, but ooof, sorting through scraps for the months before I got my mitts on all their accounts. <g> Just moaning and being a ham. I actually enjoy cleaning up messes. The digital kind. ;) npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…8zap We test when we have guests coming, and if we've been around outsiders (tho we are always masked) if we've been indoors with them. Just random tests from time to time. So far, I think my husband and I can say with good confidence, we have never had Covid. So far, other than allergies, we have not had any sniffles or similar in the five years since Covid began! npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…07t5 I love it. Please do share with him that many mastodonians are admiring his work. 😊 npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…eu3n I have always thought people are on the whole, very short-term thinkers. In particular on my radar, stock analysts - they are woeful. It's exceedingly rare to find big picture, longer-term, strategic thinkers IMHO. Now I'm going to think on your empathy thought for a while. :) I had thought of it as an intellectual issue, and possibly even lack of curiosity and laziness. Too much bother to think ahead and wider. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…xxx6 @nprofile…js0s People who remain on X are feeding the monster Musk's next move. #AI #DumpX #Musk #USPol npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…f0x4 when all is said and done (and I just have to hope that sane Americans and the rule of law will prevail) I want to see an accounting of just how much these know nothing self aggrandizing abject idiots have cost the US taxpayer in terms of lost productivity, repairs, and cold hard cash. I would wager it will not be a pretty picture. These fools have absolutely no fucking idea what they are doing. Americans need to realize these tech bros are incompetent bullshitters. #USPol #DOGE npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…0x7r I watch this evil clown show with disbelief. HOW is it that not every single American (not a party to them) still doesn't see them for the fools and frauds and fascists and creeps and crooks that they are. :( npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…0x7r He already has. :( npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb HOW much US taxpayer money has DOGE wasted with their incompetence and cover ups to date? #USPol #Musk #Doge #fraudWasteAbuse #incompetence npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…20qw I probably am making it worse by picking out what I want to eat now. 🤣 I haven’t eaten since 9pm last night. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb Mapping out all the closest drive through FAST FOOD places near where I am having my colonoscopy tomorrow. I don’t like fast food, but I need anything fast. Or I may require hubby to go and pick something up while I have the procedure so it is waiting for me in the car. I am STAAAAHRVING. But won’t be able to eat till tomorrow about 2pm. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…9q8r I love it. :) Especially as I am a huge fan of #corvids npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…d92l I continue with my thought that yours is a charmed visual life. :) npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…m09t Ooooh. I really like those. So creative. I went hunting for you as I didn't see a website link. Found it! :) AND LOVE your work! >> https://bhansenmetals.com/ #Handmade #Art #Jewelery npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…08dm I also imagine tesla owners who cannot afford to sell their current cars will not be repeat customers. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…wuyc Doing our best from within to piggy back with Canadian boycotts by boycotting Red State and cowardly corporations products and services also. Together let's inflict a painful Joint North American Red message to the Trump, Vance, Republican, Musk supporters. #USPol #JointNARedBoycott npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…lwhf Ha. We have a little electric one. That surprisingly does decent sized branches! Husband is NOT allowed to use it without me there as a monitor and nag. :) Good luck!!!! npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb “How do you spot an idiot? Look for the person who is cruel. The kindest person in the room is often the smartest.” — Gov Pritzker npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…d92l @nprofile…y54t OOOOf. I hope it all is there. What drives do you use? I've recently been dumping stuff on Samsung T9 SSDs. The larger 4TB ones. I do back up to the cloud also tho. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb After decades, today was the day our Prime Membership expired. We opted to not renew. We have been Amazon customers for gosh, close to when they first started up as a business. Spent tens of thousands over the years. No more. Just disgusted with Bezos. We of course dumped the Washington Post also. #AmazonPrime #USPol npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…20ve I read an article somewhere which pointed out tearing them down was free. Printing them took some cost and time. They started to recognize a pattern of when/where such things were being posted, and they would follow the same route and take them down. Eventually the person who was putting them up, gave up. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…60lz Too many people believed the same of America. And it happened and it's getting worse. Our courts are on shaky ground with people who don't care about following the law in power. I think people are very comfortable in their lives, they don't even want to bother getting off X or Meta. It's been awful to watch this from within the US. I hope we can keep this ship afloat long enough to turn it around. :( npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…ytax Has been mind boggling to read the analyst reports on Tesla. Some don't even mention the brand damage. And FFS, it's obvious to anyone who doesn't have their eyes shut and fingers in their ears, Musk is out of his depth and has no idea what he's doing, anywhere we can see him in action publicly. Plus even Musk admits he doesn't keep his promises. I never take the advice of analysts other than to factor in what the market might do based on their parroting CEOs or fantasy numbers. :) npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb Besides the suffering and danger they are putting Americans and the world into, I've been trying to imagine what the exorbitant COST to taxpayers will be, to repair the utter mess that ignorant and incompetent Republicans, Trump, Musk are making of US. Services, Safety, Science, Investments, the Economy, etc. #USPol #TaxPayers npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb Trump: "I just want to find 11,780 votes." npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb For a break from the end of times, I just squeaked in on time with the Swiftie cake topper for little girl turning 13. I would redo a few things next time (I plan to re-do this and perfect it) and FYI it's not MY design. I didn't have time for that. But I converted a common swiftie design into a laser cutting file and did the acrylic of course. #LaserCut #Maker #Handmade #CakeTopper #Playtime npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…2uaj Oh I am sorry to hear this. I hope whatever it is, that it resolves very quickly. :( npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…sym4 One of the things I've been wondering about - why people remain on Meta and X is because their friends are there. I'm mulling over how perhaps there could be an afternoon set aside for groups to help them shift "en masse" TOGETHER to a new social media platform. A sort of step 1, 2, 3 done all together at one time. Then hand holding as people get up to speed on the new tool. I liken it to kids moving from middle to high school. Different building. Same friends. #DumpX #DumpMeta npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb So where did Musk get the tax information that he publicly shared while doxxing Judge McConnell's daughter? npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb Rep. Goldman on Elon Musk: "That is Banana Republic Shit" #CyberSecurity #NationalSecurity #USPol #Musk #DerelictionofDutyGOP npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb I realize I've been so incensed at all going on since last year, that I've not shared my playtime stuff with you for eons. Here's the final cake topper I made for a friend's son last fall. It's a mash up of Spiderman and Link (from Zelda) and I had loads of fun making it. :) I didn't have time to get good photos of it. As usual I was pushing it to the very last minute. ;) I'm working on a VERY PINK Taylor Swift topper now for his Swiftie sister. :) #NDBProjectLaser #LaserCut #Maker #Handmade npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb Remember them for the cowards and collaborators that they are. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb I read that Zuckerberg is calling people who leave his platforms, "virtue signalers." Yup. Indeed. I'd also add, "ethics and morality signalers and patriots." We should all signal that we don't support this kind of behavior. With action. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @nprofile…3sf2 Oh good grief. As a decades long fan, I just learned this. :) So obvious. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @npub1hvd…9sq9 Did you see this horrific bit of news. FOUR DAYS!!!! https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/wells-fargo-employee-found-dead-at-office-desk-four-days-after-clocking-in/ar-AA1pF59x?ocid=BingNewsSerp npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb Just added the book, The Kneeling Man, to my reading list. It’s by @npub1ff3…sc33 (https://www.letaseletzky.com) and I’m particularly interested because Leta's essay (link below) was so beautifully written, and it includes history mashed up with family history-research, and reconnecting with a family member. Themes that resonate with me, especially given my own ancestry research project. It will be released in April and is on the top of my list now. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @npub1ff3…sc33 Congratulations! I remember you talking about it coming out when I first moved over the Mastodon. Delighted for you. :) npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @npub1lzz…jhl3 The only thing I'd add to "Short story: Trump needs money and is for sale." is "to anyone." - And yes, it's absurd that Republicans want him on the ballot, considering how those who would like to see America's downfall, are all licking their chops knowing that they can own Trump. npub1qphmt7cm4jphd70lt9u03ch8vz3hx4ega79svakm6qym3n7u79wq4x5c4z Nomdeb @npub1lzz…jhl3 Exactly so. A call to the media: "Hold up a mirror to every instance of Donald Trump’s bullying, to his “Truth Social” posts, his rally tirades, his late-night rants. They all should be divulged to the public for scrutiny.
