SSRI’s have kept me alive for 36 years. Without them my brain will tell me that I’m a burden to everyone I know, and the world at large would be much better off without me and I’ll end it. POOF.

It hasn’t even been a month.

I think I’m finally having my midlife crises. I’m 55. I hope this doesn’t mean I’m going to live to 110.

“Moron” and “shitshow” are two words I’ve been using a lot more than normal the last couple of weeks.

I highly recommend reading Octavia Butler this month - start with Parable of the Sower because it will be frighteningly familiar.

It’s finally February.

My elderly dog doesn’t seem to be feeling well.

January was a really long decade.

Ok I have some good news. My sister - Jules Sherman - won this award for product design. www.cooperhewitt.org/national-des... She makes life changing stuff. I’m super proud of her! Now tell me some good news.

2025 National Design Award Winners | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The National Design Awards honor innovation and impact and recognize the power of design to change the world. Established in 2000 as a project of the White House Millennium Council, the National Desig...

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Donald Trump has just released a national under 18 trans care ban executive order. I am working through specifically how it tries to do this, and will live tweet here section by section as I read through it. It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.

*TRUMP'S FREEZE ON GRANT FUNDING TEMPORARILY HALTED BY JUDGE

Hi - I’d like to be more active on this platform but can’t find my people. Do they have to be added one by one? Can they be imported from a different platform?

Enough rain has fallen for my beach yoga class to be cancelled.

Seems awful windy for a blimp trip.

Pasadena Humane has seen an influx of over 300 animals due to the fires. People lined up down the block to drop off beloved pets they could not take with them when they fled their homes. Some animals arrived with burns and injuries and are being treated. Donations and fosters are needed NOW.

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MALAN Fire & Wind Storm Resources

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For SoCal friends, Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can. For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla

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Happy new year. I started the year by catching and releasing a mouse. Happy to report that the information I received stating that this action is illegal was WRONG and I enter 2025 a law abiding citizen.

My college kid got sick and ended up in hospital so I flew to Portland to take care of her. Nothing like driving around an unfamiliar city at night in an unfamiliar rental car, navigating an unfamiliar hospital. But that’s all done now and she’s discharged and safe with me at an unfamiliar hotel.

My potter pals are starting to worry about tariffs on raw ingredients for glazes and such. Predicting higher prices and limited material. So that’s fun.

AI is beginning to frighten me.

I’m just out here trying to exist.

Hey there. Looks like I joined up a while ago but never really used this space. Nice to see you.