I’ve been obsessing over Irma coverage all day - I’ve got family in Naples, Fort Myers and Sarasota, so I’m freaking out a bit - but this was all it took to bring me back to earth.

I remember seeing that one and haven’t seen follow up. What pissed me off about that was, okay, I actually got the cops making someone just running up with a gun while in street clothes get on the ground, especially since it was dark and they probably couldn’t identify him. A tad suspect maybe considering his skin…

Let’s just say that I suspect Sharapova is not using “thick” in a...hmmm...”body-positive” manner. No idea whatever gives me that idea, though. *snort*

Sharapova WISHES she could look this awesome. “Thick” arms and legs, my ass.

I have no idea. I just remember it looked...greasy. *shudder*

I. Have. No. Fucking. Idea. Though I think it has something to do with Congress being utterly spineless.

Reminds me of one of the last patients I had to interact with at my Triage Receptionist job.

Ew. Ew. Ew. Ew. Ew. Ew. Ew. Ew. Ew. Ew.

Up next: alcoholic drinks get you drunk.

Yeah, I read that when I was doing some research. Scumbag President.

Be positive! If The Burgess Shale can make it, so can we! (We’re pretty much like parasites in a lot of different environments. Some of us are bound to be fossilized...)

OOF. I hadn’t heard that. That would be horrifying.

Friend, not family. A friend I went to college with took a job that’s based a bit north of Mexico City, but he travels all over the country as part of his job. He and his family were vacationing a bit south of there this week and felt the quake, but said it didn’t seem to do much damage where they were. A lot of…

Looking at that range of foundation makes me so happy. If you want to wear makeup, you should have the opportunity to get the makeup that looks awesome on you.

Glad your people made it out okay as well. Are they also road-tripping to get away from Katia?

Yeah. Once or twice I’ve gotten it. The Upper Midwest is not as nice or patient as it pretends to be. The pisser is, I still walk faster with my cane than a lot of Midwesterners without one. But, you know, I’m obviously gimpy and therefore in the way. I have been a very good girl and not stabbed people with the tip.…

She is indeed.

Or, as my late mother would have said about the state of the US Electorate:

“And they all have a vote.”