Dear Readers,

Thank you for all your support last week. I appreciate you all, but to name a few: Rachel, Steve, Alex, Pixie, Serena, Maryanne the OG, Barb, Kirra, Leslie, David, and Charlotte. I’m not  going without a fight.

Unfortunately, I don’t have  a lot of fight in me this week. I came down with something when I was in  California last week (story to come) and I barely have any energy, it being sapped by an unceasing headache, sore throat, cough,  fever/chills, and shortness of breath. I haven’t been this sick in years and I forgot that when you are in distress, the simplest things seem exhaustingly complicated. For example, I can’t do the hard thinking when it comes to meals so for the time being I’m living on toast and tonic water.

Yesterday I went for a COVID test but I won’t have  the results until Friday. Until then, I’ll be in my bathrobe, which I haven’t taken off since I flew home from Los Angeles — I even wore it to the test site (it was a drive-thru so no dress code). Next week I hope we’ll have a nice long visit  when I bring you up to date with my unsettling experience with a patronizing flight attendant and how I was at the Rose Bowl at dawn and other unwise activities in crowded bars and my BTS concert “date” and various sundry hi/low lights of my trip. But for now, all I want to do is sleep. 

Stay safe, everyone. 

Fuck Putin.

Glory to Ukraine.

Not every Russian is a MAGAt . . . 

But never forget: Every MAGAt is an asshole:

Here’s what Republicans do when they think they can get away with it:

And here’s what Republicans do when everyone is watching:

Here’s the deets:

Iowa State Rep. Lauren Necochea (D), who described the bill as the most “extreme assault on reproductive rights” the state had seen in decades, clarified the extreme nature of the proposal with State Rep. Steven Harris (R), the bill’s sponsor, before the vote this week, asking what legal rights the family of a rapist would have.

“If I am raped and choose to have an abortion and my rapist has 10 siblings, is there anything to preclude all of them and their spouses from bringing a lawsuit for $20,000 each,” Necochea asked on the Idaho House floor.

The bill’s sponsor responded:  “I’m not sure their spouses are included in that list,” Steven Harris said; “But no.” [Meaning:  Harris affirms that there is nothing in the bill that stops a rapist’s 10 siblings from suing a victim for $20,000 each.]

Here’s an appropriate counter-measure that Democrats should seriously consider:

This is true even in 2022:

Because I am under the weather,  the current events section of today’s blog is a bit skimpy. I just do not have the stamina to cover all the Republican stupidity this week.  But I saved some ereeeming  IRL stuff for you:

In case you can’t see it the dogs are crowding around to look at a basket of kittens. Everybody go: Awwwwwwwwww.

You have to be certain vintage to get these next two:

To everyone born in the 19802 – 1990s :

I  really  do.  I hate  green tea.

Have a great weekend, everyone. Be the best versions of yourselves, the one you worked so hard to be (you incredible post apocalyptic monster, you) and, if this has you feeling a bit too beastly and pessimistic, heres something to put light in our heart and joy in your soul:  a  photo of a wombat in a wheelbarrow:

You’re welcome.