I feel like future generations are going to have to claw their way back out of the Dark Ages.

I hope you are, too! Merry Christmas!

In George Takei’s “They Called Us Enemy,” his autobiographical graphic novel, he wrote that his family was kept together and they were given food, water, and community. What’s happening now is arguably worse. That was a shameful part of our collective history. What’s happening now is unspeakable.

Living in the Midwest for 30 years has taken its toll - I’m more intrigued than repulsed.

I just watched the whole video on YouTube and cried all the way through. 🥲

We love the idea of Germany but can’t afford it. We’re renting our house in the US and that pays for all our basic expenses here.

I would strongly recommend a Portuguese attorney to navigate the paperwork. Otherwise you’ll get jammed up with European bureaucracy, which we aren’t used to and can be frustrating.

Chris is less thrilled but when you refuse to make yourself independent you wind up in Portugal, so.

They did! Alex is thrilled about it. He’s been wanting to leave ever since RFK floated the idea of replacing immigrants with people with autism on farms. The plan is to “cure” them by making them pick fruit in “wellness camps.”

Our first day living here was yesterday, so all I can tell you is it was the easiest entry into the EU for us on a D7 visa, it is possible to move with your pets, and our apartment is nice. We’re getting our phones set up and a VPN right now. I’ll keep updating!

I can’t stop thinking of the tragedy of his sister Tiffany and the part the Sedaris family played in it.