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A writer, ex-editor, mum, grandmama, wife. Formerly super-fat; now just fat. Democrat. Anti-fascist. Anti-bigot.
A writer, ex-editor, mum, grandmama, wife. Formerly super-fat; now just fat. Democrat. Anti-fascist. Anti-bigot.
Maybe I’m not getting enough protein. More beans & rice, I guess. More quinoa, though I’ll have to fix it myself, despite not being able to stand. My husband, bless him, doesn’t have the knack of fixing quinoa in a way that tastes good, even when he uses my recipe. Dunno where he goes wrong.
December 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Maybe I’m not getting enough protein. More beans & rice, I guess. More quinoa, though I’ll have to fix it myself, despite not being able to stand. My husband, bless him, doesn’t have the knack of fixing quinoa in a way that tastes good, even when he uses my recipe. Dunno where he goes wrong.
So we just want to kill more kids now, yeah? I mean, right out in the open? I swear, I haven’t loathed an administration this much since the time of Tricky Dick, who also thought the Constitution was a list of suggestions.
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HHS cuts millions in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics
The move is an escalation in the agency’s clash with the medical group, which is suing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
So we just want to kill more kids now, yeah? I mean, right out in the open? I swear, I haven’t loathed an administration this much since the time of Tricky Dick, who also thought the Constitution was a list of suggestions.
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North Carolina ranks last in the nation for public school funding, new report shows.
This began during the disastrous governorship of Pat McCrory. Between 2013 & 2017, he slashed education finding repeatedly
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This began during the disastrous governorship of Pat McCrory. Between 2013 & 2017, he slashed education finding repeatedly
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North Carolina ranks last in the nation for public school funding, new report shows
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December 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
North Carolina ranks last in the nation for public school funding, new report shows.
This began during the disastrous governorship of Pat McCrory. Between 2013 & 2017, he slashed education finding repeatedly
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This began during the disastrous governorship of Pat McCrory. Between 2013 & 2017, he slashed education finding repeatedly
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After Brown University and Bondi Beach, these deaths end the week in especially horrible fashion. RIP
BREAKING: Director Rob Reiner and his wife are found dead with apparent stab wounds in their Los Angeles home, a source close to Reiner says.
Two found dead at L.A. home owned by director Rob Reiner
Paramedics were dispatched to the filmmaker's home at around 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:07 AM
After Brown University and Bondi Beach, these deaths end the week in especially horrible fashion. RIP
Early this morning, I submitted my horror story. I’m not unhappy w/it. My d-i-l loves it, but she tends to love all my work. My husband even likes it, except for my use of “son of a bitch,” which he’s afraid someone from church will be offended by, and he definitely doesn’t like all my work. 🤭
December 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Early this morning, I submitted my horror story. I’m not unhappy w/it. My d-i-l loves it, but she tends to love all my work. My husband even likes it, except for my use of “son of a bitch,” which he’s afraid someone from church will be offended by, and he definitely doesn’t like all my work. 🤭
I ate the most delicious vegan Philly cheesesteak sandwich for supper Friday night. All vegan ingredients. So good.
I’m not vegan myself for a couple of reasons. I’ve tried. So I’m a lacto-ovo-vegetarian. I eat eggs & dairy because I have to.
But I can & do eat vegan foods all the time.
I’m not vegan myself for a couple of reasons. I’ve tried. So I’m a lacto-ovo-vegetarian. I eat eggs & dairy because I have to.
But I can & do eat vegan foods all the time.
December 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I ate the most delicious vegan Philly cheesesteak sandwich for supper Friday night. All vegan ingredients. So good.
I’m not vegan myself for a couple of reasons. I’ve tried. So I’m a lacto-ovo-vegetarian. I eat eggs & dairy because I have to.
But I can & do eat vegan foods all the time.
I’m not vegan myself for a couple of reasons. I’ve tried. So I’m a lacto-ovo-vegetarian. I eat eggs & dairy because I have to.
But I can & do eat vegan foods all the time.
Finished 1st draft of short story. It’s horror/dark fiction with a little twist at the end. Gave it to my daughter-in-law to read. She loved it. Then I read it to my husband. He was shocked a bit at the twist. Now to tweak it (repeated words, a couple of awkward phrases) & send it off.
December 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Finished 1st draft of short story. It’s horror/dark fiction with a little twist at the end. Gave it to my daughter-in-law to read. She loved it. Then I read it to my husband. He was shocked a bit at the twist. Now to tweak it (repeated words, a couple of awkward phrases) & send it off.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
FREE today through the 14th. Lost Girls. Publishers Weekly: "Excellent writing and well-drawn, appealing characters.” #KindleUnlimited #amreading #Thriller www.bobmayer.com/free-books-u...
I’m trying again, for the *mumbles number* time to learn to crochet. Mama tried, friends have tried, I’ve tried with books, video courses. The works. Trying again. Already I want to cut off my fingers & bury them under a tree in the backyard. (Not really. That’s the horror writer in me talking.)
December 7, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I’m trying again, for the *mumbles number* time to learn to crochet. Mama tried, friends have tried, I’ve tried with books, video courses. The works. Trying again. Already I want to cut off my fingers & bury them under a tree in the backyard. (Not really. That’s the horror writer in me talking.)
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Trump says America should change football's name so soccer can have it: 'It really doesn't make sense'
President Donald Trump suggests American football should be renamed so soccer can be called football while receiving FIFA's first Peace Prize at World Cup draw.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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NBC News should be (but probably won’t be) ashamed of this headline. 90% of Americans (yes, like our president, I yanked that percentage right out of thin air) won’t look past the headline to the facts, which are there in the story. People are gonna die because of this administration.
When a news outlet puts a reckless, undocumented claim by the Trump regime in the main headline and puts medical experts’ pushback in the smaller type, it’s making a choice. And not a good one.
November 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
NBC News should be (but probably won’t be) ashamed of this headline. 90% of Americans (yes, like our president, I yanked that percentage right out of thin air) won’t look past the headline to the facts, which are there in the story. People are gonna die because of this administration.
Menu for tomorrow:
Turkey tenderloin (for the carnivores), Gardein “chicken” cutlet for me (vegetarian), Marmite Brussels sprouts, cornbread dressing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes casserole, macaron and cheese (scratch not a box), deviled eggs, rolls, some raw veggies, pie. 1/2
Turkey tenderloin (for the carnivores), Gardein “chicken” cutlet for me (vegetarian), Marmite Brussels sprouts, cornbread dressing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes casserole, macaron and cheese (scratch not a box), deviled eggs, rolls, some raw veggies, pie. 1/2
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Menu for tomorrow:
Turkey tenderloin (for the carnivores), Gardein “chicken” cutlet for me (vegetarian), Marmite Brussels sprouts, cornbread dressing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes casserole, macaron and cheese (scratch not a box), deviled eggs, rolls, some raw veggies, pie. 1/2
Turkey tenderloin (for the carnivores), Gardein “chicken” cutlet for me (vegetarian), Marmite Brussels sprouts, cornbread dressing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes casserole, macaron and cheese (scratch not a box), deviled eggs, rolls, some raw veggies, pie. 1/2
I do a similar thing with Marmite and potatoes. So good. Even my Marmite-hating husband loves Marmite-roasted potatoes.
How to turn the dregs of a jar of Marmite into a brilliant glaze for roast potatoes – recipe | Waste not
How to turn the dregs of a jar of Marmite into a brilliant glaze for roast potatoes – recipe | Waste not
Eke out that last stubborn scrape of Marmite and turn it into a dream glaze for crisp roast potatoes
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November 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I do a similar thing with Marmite and potatoes. So good. Even my Marmite-hating husband loves Marmite-roasted potatoes.
This article lists the degrees the Department of “Education” no longer considers professional & some of the repercussions. This “administration” wants us badly-educated, unhealthy, financially vulnerable.
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Full list of degrees not classed as ‘professional’ by Trump admin
Certain students may no longer receive the same loan for their studies as what counts as "professional" will determine how much they get.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This article lists the degrees the Department of “Education” no longer considers professional & some of the repercussions. This “administration” wants us badly-educated, unhealthy, financially vulnerable.
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
It’s been a “difficult” year during which heartbreak, illness & turmoil have overwhelmed our family. Thanksgiving will be a stripped-down, lowkey event. Gotta start a couple of early preps on Monday. Things I can do in easy stages, often from my wheelchair.
November 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
It’s been a “difficult” year during which heartbreak, illness & turmoil have overwhelmed our family. Thanksgiving will be a stripped-down, lowkey event. Gotta start a couple of early preps on Monday. Things I can do in easy stages, often from my wheelchair.
I was taught to shoot when I was a young girl. I’m a good shot. We own guns. I’ve also never deliberately aimed a weapon at a living thing. I don’t understand the Mighty Massive Majority MAGA worship of high caliber weaponry. Especially amongst folks who clearly never learned trigger discipline.
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I was taught to shoot when I was a young girl. I’m a good shot. We own guns. I’ve also never deliberately aimed a weapon at a living thing. I don’t understand the Mighty Massive Majority MAGA worship of high caliber weaponry. Especially amongst folks who clearly never learned trigger discipline.
So first Kyle Rittenhouse has an appearance in Alabama cancelled bc of protests by local folks & now another one in PA is cancelled, ditto. I can’t say I’m thrilled at threats to hotel staff, but management knew what they were doing. Too bad, so sad, Kyle.
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'Absolutely Disgusting': Kyle Rittenhouse Appearance Derails After Angry Locals Raise Hell
"Outrage Erupts: Kyle Rittenhouse's Appearance Sparks Chaos at GOP Rally, Leading to Sudden Shutdown. Details Inside."
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November 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
So first Kyle Rittenhouse has an appearance in Alabama cancelled bc of protests by local folks & now another one in PA is cancelled, ditto. I can’t say I’m thrilled at threats to hotel staff, but management knew what they were doing. Too bad, so sad, Kyle.
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I have a story due today. I finally *have* the story, too. Now all I have to do is write the bugger.
Luckily, it’s a flash fiction, so not many words. Also luckily, for me, it’s the *getting* of the story that’s the hardest part. The actual writing-it-down bit not so much.
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Luckily, it’s a flash fiction, so not many words. Also luckily, for me, it’s the *getting* of the story that’s the hardest part. The actual writing-it-down bit not so much.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I have a story due today. I finally *have* the story, too. Now all I have to do is write the bugger.
Luckily, it’s a flash fiction, so not many words. Also luckily, for me, it’s the *getting* of the story that’s the hardest part. The actual writing-it-down bit not so much.
1/2
Luckily, it’s a flash fiction, so not many words. Also luckily, for me, it’s the *getting* of the story that’s the hardest part. The actual writing-it-down bit not so much.
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I remember this well. I was working in Washington DC, across Pennsylvania Ave from the FBI Building, when John Mitchell was indicted. The shockwaves that pulsed through all of DC, from the highest to the lowest levels, are difficult to explain today.
For no particular reason….posting former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell’s mugshot before he went to Federal prison for committing numerous crimes on behalf and or/at the direction of President Nixon including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
November 15, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I remember this well. I was working in Washington DC, across Pennsylvania Ave from the FBI Building, when John Mitchell was indicted. The shockwaves that pulsed through all of DC, from the highest to the lowest levels, are difficult to explain today.
This advert with Keira Knightley is a perfectly lovely little rom-com.
This Waitrose ad is better than the majority of movies I've seen this year.
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Keira Knightley stars in Waitrose’s Christmas ‘mini romcom’ ad
YouTube video by Daily Record
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November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This advert with Keira Knightley is a perfectly lovely little rom-com.
Back in the 1970s & 80s, I worked in banking. Yeah, another world, but I do understand how mortgages work. I bought my 1st house in 1973, when women couldn’t buy real estate easily, bc I worked at the bank that held the mortgage. It was a 15 yr mortgage. I was 25. 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Back in the 1970s & 80s, I worked in banking. Yeah, another world, but I do understand how mortgages work. I bought my 1st house in 1973, when women couldn’t buy real estate easily, bc I worked at the bank that held the mortgage. It was a 15 yr mortgage. I was 25. 1/2
My husband & I were trying to figure out what prescription plan to use for 2026. None of them —not a single one available to me w/my Medicare— will cover the Tresiba I’ve been taking for the past 15 yrs or so to control my stupid blood sugar at night. We can’t pay for it out of pocket. 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
My husband & I were trying to figure out what prescription plan to use for 2026. None of them —not a single one available to me w/my Medicare— will cover the Tresiba I’ve been taking for the past 15 yrs or so to control my stupid blood sugar at night. We can’t pay for it out of pocket. 1/2
Sean Bean reading “Anthem for Doomed Youth” by Wilfred Owen, who was killed in action in November 1918, just a week before the end of WW1.
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Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen: Read by Sean Bean | Remembering World War 1 | More 4
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November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Sean Bean reading “Anthem for Doomed Youth” by Wilfred Owen, who was killed in action in November 1918, just a week before the end of WW1.
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