The whole thing is depressing af. What we’ve really learned from all this is how much democracy depends on everyone respecting it. Evidently all it takes to trash democractic, constitutionally-enshrined processes is for one side to say “nuh-uh.”

Sam Rockwell is the shit. He’s usually the best thing in a movie. He was insanely good (and nuanced) in Moon.

You asked so kindly, so sure.

Depending on how much work you want to put into it, a good option may be to repaint the wall using a product like Rust-Oleum’s Magnetic Primer. Then you can topcoat with whatever color you wish and hang the artwork with magnets.

Republicans believe every challenge is a zero-sum game. The idea that in order for them to win, someone must lose. The idea of everyone winning or benefitting from the game is an anathema to their philosophy.

Most republicans are exactly this right now. It isn’t about the country, or making things better for anyone in the long run, it’s about being angry that others are finally achieving some parity with them, and the mistaken belief that in order for them to succeed others (anyone not them) must fail, or be destroyed.…

Here’s a Leasehackr article on how to Lease an Encore for $135/month:

Did you grow up here? Friendly? Which high school did you go to? I grew up in Cali and have lived on both coasts, Colorado, and Wisconsin. Folks here are friendly if you went to kindergarten with them, other than that, this is the least friendliest town/city I’ve lived in. When I moved here, I had mistakenly confused…

My St. Louis travel tips are:

“Don’t be not white in St. Louis.

If you aren’t white, go to Chicago instead.

If you are white, go to Chicago instead.

If you live in STL, stop being so racist.”

Why would anyone want to go to St Louis?

St Louis is a garbage town. Avoid at all costs.

1. Don’t go to St. Louis; it is terrible.

A friend of ours came from an abusive household. She is also, like me, an experienced attorney. Her son is the same age as our son (both in elementary school) and they are friends. They attend the same camps. The night she told us that a neighbor, an older boy, showed her son how to masturbate, I was appalled. Then…

OK. I’m an immigrant, a progressive independent, and staunchly opposed to this current administration. Just to “set the stage.”

Doesn’t work if your colleagues have to be on the phone as part of their job. Headphones work to an extent - but for thinking work, there’s no substitute for quiet. Bosses who think open offices are a good idea, particularly for creative/thinking work are fools.

I’m not nearly forty. I’ve never used a typewriter (may have tapped on one a few times, that’s it), and I definitely know the difference between monospace and proportional width fonts. I’ve created a few fonts of my own back in high school for programming projects.

I just have it set up to forward all email to my main Gmail, and have it set up to be able to email from that account, personally.

Reminds me of a diary entry from Godville (the game):

When people refer to “Games”, the expectation is that they are referring to the primary, concrete definition of the word. A game has rules. It has goals, and at least one end-state. A game has some kind of challenge which the player is meant to overcome. Competitive games have goals which pit one player against the…