Blushing Flower

Well, I finally heard "Choosin' Texas" in the wild - at a Banana Ball game

Listen, I want people to be paid a fair wage but also the rates that hotels charge you to rent a projector and a screen for a day are OUTRAGEOUS

The first thing that comes to mind is the washing machine - doing laundry by hand took DAYS. But there is a trend in history where when the tools make the work easier, the expectations for the amount of work go up.

3 suburbanites heading into DC, 5 Smart trip cards between us (plus the app on one phone)

Last night we went to see Star Trek IV at Alamo Drafthouse and the pre-show included a commercial for the Star Trek Encyclopedia, which I still have on my shelf.

I saw a lot of dogs at the Labor Day parade today, which led me to this joke: if the working dogs unionized, they would have a collective barkaning agreement

The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.

We are at Wolf Trap for Hook live in convert with the NSO and they played the TriStar opening music and the crowd went wild

Since we are talking about accents/dialects, I think one challenge I have with those quizzes sometimes is that if I see the word written out I will say "of course those are different" and I have to say them over and over. And possibly I say things differntly when reading aloud than when speaking

I think the most successful plant in our yard is the goldenrod - we planted a couple a couple of years ago. It has spread, and while it isn't blooming yet, it is currently as tall as I am (5'8")

Just re-organized some recently moved bookshelves, please enjoy this shelf i call the Trojan War Expanded Universe

I think the thing about Dolly that we all respond to is that she knew her own worth, but she didn't think she was better than anyone (at least not publicly). She believed us all, herself included, to be beloved children of her God and she acted accordingly.

Josh Groban singing "Skyfall" as the rain starts to fall...

If I could offer you one piece of advice beyond "wear sunscreen", it would be "see Jon Batiste perform live if you get the chance"

Hello friends - I would like some recommendations for a good multi-season show that I can use as background viewing for data entry or similar tasks. Ideally it would be in English and have minimal on-screen text that I need to read. I have most of the streaming services and I work from home.

I know all the words to "If We Were Vampires" but I was not emotionally prepared for hearing it live...

Grouchy and in my feelings, fully aware that doing something productive would make me feel better but too grumpy to want to do anything I am supposed to do

This is like how he had to put a hat on for his snow storm pressers because all the aunties were Concerned.

Assuming we aren't counting phone games, I'm pretty sure it's Power Wash Simulator 2, so I'll be fine.

On the one hand, I don't have to work tomorrow, on the other, it's because I took PTO to get a mammogram and do some stuff related to my Mom's estate. I am gonna buy myself so many Little Treats.

TFW no one else at the group dinner wants dessert but you do but you also don't want to prolong the meal

Flight has been delayed past when I should have landed at my destination. (It's a short flight) We have been directed to a new gate three different times and are now back at the original gate. Travel is so glamorous.

Because I love myself, when I booked my flight for today (work trip), I booked a 1:30 departure, meaning a normal morning and an 11:30 pick-up at home. Unfortunately, I have been up since 6 AM because T has jury duty and I couldn't fall back asleep after his alarm (we normally get up at 8)

Watching WPBL and wondering what the health insurance situation is for the players

Polymarket should be either a Feeld competitor or a store where you can buy things for your polycule, not a place where you can bet on who wins prom king

I am watching SHE'S ALL THAT to soothe my ragged nerves and what do I notice but a blink-and-you'll-miss-it wordless cameo from Sarah Michelle Gellar

Happy Sunday

We drove up and they had a patch of coneflowers, false sunflower/oxeye and this absolutely gorgeous phlox

Okay there's a baby and a dog and a native plant garden, things are looking up