Monday, November 04, 2024

Too Early for Christmas Music, But

I have no idea why this song came into my head this morning, but I have to share this silly Christmas song with you. Please forgive me.

Love it!

Sunday, November 03, 2024

Powerful Words

I'm not someone who venerates actors as special or extra-important, but that doesn't mean that a person who is an actor can't say something that strikes me. And in this case, when Harrison Ford endorsed Kamala Harris, this is the part that hit me: "Kamala Harris will protect your right to disagree with her."

The election is almost here. Soon, soon, we will know soon. 

Although, as the Globe warned:


I appreciated this, in the Guardian the other day, in the "tell it like it is" sense of appreciation:

But most of all, this ad made me laugh.


Given the way the Bruins had been playing going into the weekend (short answer: very, very poorly), I was starting to worry about my election night plan of watching the Bruins game. But they won yesterday and again today, so I'm more comfortable with the idea. Certainly no guarantees, but at least if they play well, it will be entertaining. I'll just need to put down my phone and tablet, and keep my hands busy with knitting instead of doom-scrolling.

All right, having rousted her highness off my lap:

It's bedtime.

Friday, November 01, 2024

A Few Images: Voting, Supporting Journalism, Maggie

I turned over the Sandra Boynton holiday calendar today, and had to laugh. First, for the overall sentiment.


But also for what's on next Tuesday and Wednesday:

Hoo boy, yeah. I feel that already. (Did you vote yet? Please do!)

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Meanwhile, with all the nonsense coming from journalism in the US these days (I almost want to say "journalism"), I decided to subscribe to The Guardian, to broaden my reading.

After I created my account, they offered me these newsletters:


My, that last one is ... specific, isn't it?

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Finally, Maggie needs to get her share of time. From the lap this morning:


She does know how to spread out.