I’d not put too much emphasis on the lack of lawn signs this year. I’m  a devoted democrat and Hillary supporter and I didn’t put one out because I didn’t want my car keyed in my driveway.

Marshalls, guys. Marshalls. They ALWAYS have Le Creuset. Not always the one you are looking for, but if you aren’t picky, you can score. I have a red Le Creuset cocotte (a lidded cast iron enameled casserole pot) that I bought like 18 years ago and must use three times a week at least. Boiling pasta, roasting…

They will only do that at the Christmas party. Union rules.

Awesome.

Maybe a little joy.

My kids are taught this protocol in public school. They practice throwing things at an attacker. In school. They are 12 and 13. This is middle school now. How uplifting. 

Ding ding ding! We have a winner.

I donate a percentage of my income to my church. The UUs do amazing things with LGBTQ rights, Alternatives to Violence prison ministry, feeding the poor, assisting in resettling refugees and clothing the homeless and listening to their stories. I don’t believe in god, but I believe like hell in the people who make…

::Raises hand:: straight white chick with autonomy, state health insurance plan and what we refer to in my family snidely as “richwhitegirlproblems”. I’m horrified. I can manage this Handmaid’s Tale administration, but my gay/non—straight-WASP-dudebro friends and family? I’m thinking not so much. And if I feel…

I’m grey, so I don’t know if you’ll see this, but here. Have two sloths who love each other.

From your mouth to god’s ears.

So she shouldn’t have to take one for the team. (not yelling at you, but at, uh... the universe) WE ARE NO LONGER TAKING SHIT. THAT ENDED LAST NIGHT AT 2AM SO FUCK THAT. Let a guy take one for the team for once. And on a comforting note... yeah, this is horrible. But a lawyer friend of mine has observed that we…

I took today off to process as well. I don’t want to talk to my husband or son, I am communicating as minimally as possible with my clients - I’m so, so angry. It is better that I be alone. I haven’t heard from ANY of my female staff today either — I think they’re probably doing the same thing.

My thirteen year old, unprompted, put back a sweater at Marshalls yesterday because, and I quote “It’s super cute, but it’s Trump. So, yeah. No.”

Nice. I didn’t know that existed. Turns out you are correct: my state has a ballot tracking website. I was able to confirm that our town clerk received mine. That was surprisingly encouraging. Thanks for that.

Monday’s edition

Pro-tip: Freeze thin mints. Nibble small holes at each axis. Frozen thin mint may now be used as a straw to sip milk and by milk I mean White Russians.

Right there with you.

OWL is awesome. I have a kid just starting that program.

Hey, YNMD, long-time-reader-and-lurker,-not-quite-first-time-caller-(dipped-into-commenting-here-years-ago-got-ass-handed-to-me-decided-fuck-that-and-went-elsewhere) here. You’re nice. You’re funny. I don’t always agree with you (non-yoga-doing pharma-research person. We’re probably natural enemies in the wild.) but I…