This was about an hour and a half ago, because you can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning.

The nieces have already headed off to school, but Sadie is still here. :)

I don’t care who you are…that’s funny right there:

After the uprising of the 17th of June
The Secretary of the Writers’ Union
Had leaflets distributed in the Stalinallee
Stating that the people
Had forfeited the confidence of the government
And could win it back only
By redoubled efforts. Would it not be easier
In that case for the government
To dissolve the people
And elect another?

I’ve held back on updates from the scale as I was backsliding a bit through Christmas and New Year’s…but it said 248 this morning.

The face of “net neutrality:”

In case you haven’t heard already, Calendar Girl got burned out of her home the other day…not so much as a scrap left. :-(

Just made my last payment for InterAm 2019 this evening. That leaves just airfare, which probably won’t be available until about this time next year.

If you’re looking for someplace warmer, I give you this…a bit cool right now, but it’ll warm up later today:

…and now I’ve stepped up to haring Rat Pack.