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  Happy NYE groupthink! I will keep this brief as it's a little late. Wishing you all a happy, healthy, & wonderful 2023!  I've been saving this one. Derek Zoolander in dog form. 😂 pic.twitter.com/8sbC6pKFrA — Heckin Good Dogs (@HeckinGoodDogs) December 24, 2022 What are you up to this evening?  

  Happy New Year's Eve, GT--what do you all have planned for the last weekend of 2022?  Homey and I are going out for a romantic dinner tonight, then will celebrate the rest of the night at home (probably by falling asleep by 10:30 😂). Tomorrow, one of my besties and I have plans to do some reflective writing about 2022 and goal setting for 2023. We did that together last year and it was great to have someone to bounce ideas off of/get feedback from. How about you?

  The last Fur Faces of 2022! Head over to Backtalk to let the Fur Faces help you into 2023, and share your own year of pets! https://backtalkvillage.blogspot.com/2022/12/fur-face-friday_0756039954.html

  We've made it to the final Friday of 2022! Congratulations all around. :) I truly hate for this week to come to an end but look forward to the weekend. That said, we didn't have to deal with traveling or obligations which helps a lot.  This is so funny.  She couldn’t find her cat, so she asked her dog 😂 pic.twitter.com/y2cNOaVqFd — Pubity (@PubityIG) December 30, 2022 So is this.  So...Elon Musk let Andrew Tate back on Twitter, and Tate promptly used it to reveal his whereabouts to authorities in Romania who then arrested him. All because Greta Thunberg owned him so hard his little wee-wee fell off. Do I have that right? Please say I have that right. — George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) December 29, 2022 Also notable, Tfg's tax returns are out today. Apologies to the staff at Mar a Lago for the extra ketchup cleaning work.  That's all I've got on this start to a long, lazy weekend. Happy Friday, groupthink! I'm ordering in lunch & reading today. How about yo...

Good morning and Happy Thursday. Have you shaken off the Hanukkha and Christmas buzz? NYE is around the corner and I feel a little like Anyway, today I am packing up to leave the shire for a few weeks. I am woefully unprepared but have no fucks to give. What's going on with you today? Any New Year's Eve plans?

  Good morning, y'all... it's the middle of that weird, last week of the year, when I always feel like I'm floating through time and space... you, too?  What are you up to today? I'm finally starting to feel better, so I need to run some errands--a quick drop off at the post office, a stop off at a hardware store to pick up some insulation stuff for our doors, and the grabbing of a fancy coffee.  I reckon I'll be good and worn out by the time all that's through, so I'm hoping to read and nap this afternoon. Tonight, I'm making creamy potato soup. My bestie is having a hysterectomy today, so I'll swing some of that soup by for her, once she's up to having company. How about you? Are you floating along this week? Whatcha got planned for the day?

 Dang, I wish I'd seen this last week! Anyone still in the Christmas spirit? Two days late for Western Christmas, but still timely for Eastern Orthodox Christmas, including Ukraine (Jan. 7, 2023). Slava Ukraini!

  Good morning, everyone. Happy Monday!  How is everyone feeling now that Christmas is over?  I feel relieved. While I enjoy the holiday, it is exhausting. I went to bed at 6pm yesterday for crying out loud. I'm glad I have the day off today to recoup.  Do y'all have the day off? If so, what's on your agenda? If you're working, I hope you get some time to relax and do some self-care.  I was supposed to have another day of socializing ahead of me but those plans have been cancelled and I'm not even mad about it. I'm tired and a day of lazing around sounds pretty good right now.  Anyway, y'all know what to do with an OT. Take it away!

  Good morning and Merry Christmas (to those who celebrate)! I hope everyone is having a lovely weekend and you are enjoying the holiday weekend in whatever way makes you happiest.  For those of you who are celebrating Christmas, how are you celebrating? Yesterday I did the bigger family stuff, and today will be dinner with my parents, grandma and maybe my brother. We’ll open gifts after eating. I’m debating if I should go see a movie before everyone comes over to eat. If I don’t, it’ll just be a morning of lazing around which also sounds pretty appealing at the moment. Tomorrow I have another family thing to go to but that ones at a restaurant so no cooking will be done on my part.  How about y’all? What will your day look like? No matter what you are doing, I hope you are all taking some time to do something you love and are practicing some self-care. 

  Merry Christmas Eve & happy Saturday night to all! I hope your night is warm & content. It's still freezing here but we're learning to adapt. Plus, it's like having an extra freezer on the back porch, lol. Ruby might have a different answer. She's spent most of the cold snap like this, poor thing. She's getting a Parma ham bone from Santa to make up for it.  We're watching movies tonight, but I'll try to pop back in. Merry Christmas!! Take it away. :)

  Good morning and merry Christmas Eve, whether you celebrate the holiday religiously, culturally, or not at all. :) I hope you're having a great day and have some fun (and safe and warm!) weekend plans!  I am still sick but I'm going to try to take my mind off of that by doing some cooking (vegan refried beans, minestrone, and compost cookies on the docket) and listening to some Christmas music. We're on our own tomorrow since just about everyone is sick. But I'm looking forward to staying in our matching Christmas PJs, snacking, cuddling, and watching some movies with Homey. Adult romantic Christmas. :)  How about y'all? And for those spending time with family this weekend, I hope it goes better than this 😁:    

'Tis the Season, homies! We're almost there!  Ummm, so my FIF list is so extensive for the holidays it would take me a literal hour to list them out here. So I'll just add the highlights. You know how the week before Christmas, you sometimes feel like you are getting shit done left and right would help? NOPE! Why? Because then more shit just gets added on that didn't need to get added on.  Throw in the phenomenally bad traffic and drivers who are all on their phones, swerving all over the turnpike. Sprinkle in a Type A coworker who adds more work to our team that is just literally not needed because she's just freaking out about time off not working (It's good for you, lady. Try it).  Tack on an ex I have pathetically given attention to for years finally just ghosting me again leading me to think yep, it's time to just let him go. (So many bad dates contributes to that not-smart behavior of bad ex communication from loneliness at times thinking it just will ...

It's the best time of year for eating, cooking, & grazing so let's have a food thread! We have a huge haul of snacks & booze & soon some cozy chicken soup. Our plans tonight are eating lots of it, along with some of our treats, & topping it off with egg nog. Friday is baking a chocolate layer cake for Pal's family feast & definitely some more cookies. I'm thinking snickerdoodles & peanut butter. :) We're grabbing Chinese food on Christmas Eve & I think that covers our plans. Can't wait! I'll try to pop back in later, but y'all know what to do. So, what's on the menu?  

  Good morning, GT! We are in the midst of an actual blizzard. Eek! How about you? I hope everyone stays safe and warm!  Plans today for me are being a bum. This cold is still kicking my butt. But I didn't wake up coughing in the night, so that feels like progress! 🤞🤞   How about y'all? How are you doing? What are you up to? If you are stuck in ❅snowpocalypse 2022 ❅, I hope you get to stay home/leave work early, and enjoy some warm drinks and coziness. Stay safe, everyone!

Hello and Happy Wednesday. It's the calm before the storm in many places today- literally and otherwise. How are you doing? Do you have any weather coming your way? And are you keeping your head when all about you are losing theirs? Y'all know what to do-- take it away!

  So here we are, the week before Christmas. I don't do much myself; indulge in my favourite junk foods, get in some good books, and enjoy having no obligations. I know others make more of a fuss ... https://www.boredpanda.com/creative-christmas-trees/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

 Good morning! It's a chilly, grey one here but there's not much that has to be done today, thankfully.  This is happening. I can't wait for the criminal charges part. Might make popcorn. 🗓️ The Select Committee will hold a business meeting on Monday, December 19th at 1:00pm. — January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) December 15, 2022 Happy Chanukah & week before Christmas! How's your prep going? Our shopping is finished, minus Pal's gift which was deemed undeliverable due to damage after taking ages to ship. That's unfortunate, especially since I ordered it weeks ago, but he'll live. And I'm baking two chocolate cakes. One for Pal's family & one for me, lol. Christmas at home will be fun. :) Did y'all catch Elon's poll about stepping down at Twitter? Perhaps his expensive tantrum is over now that's he's trashed the joint. This is clearly the answer 👇🏾 pic.twitter.com/rpWfP02egB — The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) Dec...

  Good morning, GT! Sorry for the late post, but I've been absorbed by this Argentina vs France match. I usually don't watch soccer, but I always tune in for the World Cup and end up becoming a little obsessed. I'll be a lil sad when it's all over after today.  Anyway, how is everyone doing today? I'm cold and lazy. I need to pick a bunch of citrus today but I think I'll do it a bit later once it warms up a bit. Other than that, I'll just be doing a bit of reading and maybe some cooking.  How about y'all? 

Greetings & happy Saturday evening! Pal decided to skip our potluck obligation (yay) so we ordered in nachos & plan to watch movies instead. Or will once he wakes up, lol. It's been a very nice Saturday & I hope the same is true for you. Here's a seasonal, throwback kitty. :) I want one of these Krampus postcards from 1901 for my collection so bad, but so far I've never seen one for sale.😢 pic.twitter.com/s8TJalixvX — Cats of Yore (@CatsOfYore) December 16, 2022 Or maybe an otter wearing a tiny otter is more your speed. Ready for adventure pic.twitter.com/wnmVeuqu5p — In Otter News.... (@In_Otter_News2) December 14, 2022 What are you up to, cooking, or eating tonight? I have gingerbread gelato that's calling my name. The floor is yours!

Hello there! The weekend is upon us and HH is away so I'm putting this up. It's cold & windy here in the shire. I'm running to the local market for a couple of things and then taking the rest of the day OFF. The holidays are nearly upon us and it can be... a lot. I hope that y'all are finding some ways to take care of YOU. How are you doing and what's on your vagenda this weekend?

  We've got Fur Faces over at backtalk, stop by to say hi and share your own! https://backtalkvillage.blogspot.com/2022/12/fur-face-friday_01819281437.html

  Happy Friday, ya'll!  Today's FIF is dedicated to all the rude aholes making the already-stressful December more stressful for people. Just be kind, be a good person, stop cutting people off on the highwa----who am I kidding? Seriously, it's like December happens and the douchebag bat-signal goes off and they all crawl out of the woodwork being dicks. Yesterday I was at a bloodwork place and it was packed - they were turning walk-ins away it was so packed. So some entitled brat woman walks in, an demands to be seen (to all 20 of our dismay sitting in our chairs masked up). The tired nurse tells her they are at capacity for walk-ins and they will be working overtime already past closing. So brat-biatch still gives her attitude and huffs finally and as she pushes the door open to leave, a very elderly woman with a walker is slowly approaching the door. Brat-asshole sees her, and allows the door to slam, not even opening the door for elderly lady who was almost hit by the do...

Happy Thursday! On this day in history, The Bill of Rights was adopted to the US Constitution in 1791. Today is also Emperor Nero's birthday and the 82nd anniversary of the premiere of Gone with the Wind. Our snow is mostly cleaned up. In the end it was about 10 inches total so it took most of the day to get all the paths and lane cleared. I will try to venture out and hopefully get some holiday stuff off my list. What's on your agenda today? And are you traveling anywhere for the holidays or staying put?

  Good morning, everyone! We've made it to the halfway point. It's yet another rainy day here, but today I'm well rested & ready to do some things that have been piling up around the house.  Mark Meadows & tfg aren't going to be fans of Wednesday. January 6th Report is due out later today. Mark Meadows will not Love it. — Chris Hahn (@ChristopherHahn) December 14, 2022 How's your holiday season prep going? Ours is pretty easy, but I do need to mail some gifts & cards on Friday. Related, this is nuts & I do not love anyone's kids this much. Child-free for a reason. 😂 Seriously, Elf on a shelf is already over the top imo, but this way lies madness.  Saw this on FB and just wanted to say...I don't love my kids this much. pic.twitter.com/pelSZ9zNSr — Melissa Ruth Rotert (@OnPunsnNeedles) December 8, 2022 That's it for me. I have just enough time for breakfast & running errands before France plays Morocco. How's your Wednesday loo...

  Here's some funky dance moves to start of the day; Moga Almeri choreographed, and it's performed by the Beat Surf Tendo Dancers. Yellow Pants girl in the middle is killing it. I believe she is Moga Almeri, the choreographer.

Good morning gang. So I have been a bit out of it since my return last week. Colour me surprised when Mr began prepping for a storm? Coming today? There's 20-40 cm of snow on the way. For those unfamiliar with the metric system, that is anywhere from a bit too much to WTF. I need candy for this. Anyway, I'm off to prep my zoom space for the conference today. What's going on with y'all?

  Hey, folks, it's been far too long since we've done one of these. So, how are your literary lives these days? What are you looking forward to reading over the winter?  And, as always, please tell us:  1) What book did you most recently finish? 2) What book are you currently reading? 3) What's next on your "to be read" list? 4) Are you looking for any book recommendations? Do you have any recs for the rest of the readers here?  

  Good morning, GT. Happy Sunday! I was awoken this morning by the wonderful sound of rain and it has put me in the best mood. It's supposed to rain most of the day and I'm going to enjoy every minute of it. I love when it rains on weekends and I can actually enjoy it without the distraction of work. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that today will be nothing but lounging around and reading. Oh, I also need to do my nails since they are a chipped disgrace at the moment. Anyway, that's all I've got for now.  How are all of you doing today? What's on your agenda for the day and upcoming week? 

  Happy Saturday night, groupthink! I hope it's been a lovely day for you. We've been relaxing with some World Cup & binge watching. Pal brought some amusing beer home from work.  Here's a photo. 🤘 😂  This is so true, lol. You don’t need a podcast you need a journal. Signed, All of us — Dr. Frederick V. Engram Jr. (@VanCarlito2003) December 10, 2022 Finally, here's one of my favorite videos for rainy days. Bee girl! :) How's your evening going? 

  Happy weekend, GT! What are you up to this weekend? I finished up classes yesterday and have 2/5 classes completed, grades-wise, woot-woot! First thing this morning, I am heading into work to wrap up the rest. Then Sun. and Mon. are prep for our trip to Mexico--yippee!  Last night, I got fixated on finding our passports and Homey said, They're probably in one of your MILLION bags. I was like, Yeah, right, you really think I'd put our PASSPORTS in some RANDOM BAG?!?!?!? I searched for 3 hours and... well, don't ask me where I found them. 😑  Anywhoozles! How about you ? What are you up to this weekend?

  We've got your weekly dose of Fur Faces at Backtalk, stop by to say hi and share your own:  https://backtalkvillage.blogspot.com/2022/12/fur-face-friday_9.html

  Good Friday all! How has your week been?  I had an especially long week because of a giant head cold I had to fly with to visit a friend. When I got there, she also had a bad cold so we were home-bound with lots of Kleenex and blankets not able to enjoy each other completely so we kind of were zombies trying to just feel better.  This cold is also taking it's sweet, sweet time leaving my head. My sinuses are really pissed at me, and the cotton-fog feel doesn't want to go away. I have a swim in the ocean on Sunday and I truly believe ocean water is good for sinuses so I'm hoping it will flush a lot out.  How have you guys been?  Oh we also sat on the couch watching the whole Kanye/Trump dinner fiasco and what in the fresh hell is wrong with both of them?! I'm being investigated for 4,234,245 things so the next thing I should do is run for president. Yep, that sounds responsible and smart. Unfortunately I can see his rabid fans totally voting again for him which...

  Good morning! We're on day 5 of rain & I'm going a little stir crazy, lol. So is Ruby. Fetch isn't the same as walks, but she despises wet weather. It's been a week, but we're creeping closer to the weekend. Happy Brittney Griner is coming home day! It's nice to celebrate good news two days in a row. :) Yes. It. Is. #FreeBrittneyGriner pic.twitter.com/B8CjF9EGAb — DanaBird (@DMNCBIRD) December 8, 2022 If you have Alexa, here's a way to help your Amazon driver during the holidays. The $5 is paid by Amazon, not you, fyi. Starting today, if you say “Alexa, thank my driver,” your Amazon delivery driver will receive $5. The driver who receives the most “Thank yous” will receive an extra $10,000 These folks work HARD during the Holiday season. — Michael Harriot (@michaelharriot) December 8, 2022 Finally, this. Lol.  That’s Right Af pic.twitter.com/DaXKy6hLzf — Finest (@BigNeyogems) December 7, 2022 I can't see without my glasses either, but subtit...

  Good morning! It's very nice to wake up with a 51st Dem Senator named Reverend Raphael Warnock. :) Thank you, Georgia! And congrats on avoiding another side show. It's another yucky, rainy day here. This time it's really warm as well so the AC is on. In December. Not to pile on first thing, but our dishwasher broke last night, too. Argh. It just needs a new control panel, but odds of finding one appear slim. Remember when we had physical knobs? I miss those, lol. The CDC is back with advice to mask in public. Holy shit y’all. The @CDCgov is recommending masking again. Personally, I never stopped. https://t.co/A1vUiGY6in — Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD 🏴‍☠️ (@TheAngryEpi) December 5, 2022 And here's something sweet to end with. :) Please don’t tell Fergus how many times I have laughed at this video of him snoring today. pic.twitter.com/Px7ZK1VEp5 — Cats of Yore (@CatsOfYore) December 6, 2022 I'm off to run errands & meet my uncle for lunch so I'll leave y'...

 Here's a cleaning tip; use denture cleaning tablets for everything from brightening dingy laundry to clogged drains. I've been using them for years to clean my dental night guard (and anyone who has a night guard should be using them!).  From Apartment Therapy; https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-clean-with-denture-tablets-253724

Good morning, y'all! It's another cold, rainy day & I wish it wasn't Monday. Alas, we must. It was a nice weekend, though too short. We celebrated Pal's parents' birthday yesterday & Pal & his brother pulled it off. We had smoked brisket & pork butt for a nice lunch & my in laws loved their gifts. The only hiccup was stopping to buy a supplemental cake but it was fine! And they're in charge from now on. 😂 Here's an excellent thread from Michael Harriot. A lot of people in this thread are saying: “Yeah, it’s cringeworthy, but what’s specifically wrong with this?” @franklinleonard laid it out perfectly but there’s another question that needs to be asked. Why are you reading this thread? A thread. https://t.co/VIG12U2x8F — Michael Harriot (@michaelharriot) December 1, 2022 We also had Tfg calling for the termination of the Constitution which has somehow made only the tiniest blip in the news cycle. I dunno, that strikes me as pretty newsw...

  Good morning, GT! Happy Sunday! Today is the first day in over a week that I've woken up before 7am. I've missed the silence of early mornings, but sleeping until 7am/8am was also pretty nice. We'll see what my body decides to stick with in the coming days.  On another note, for the last two days I've woken up with a bit of congestion in my throat/chest and I'm keeping my finger's crossed it doesn't turn into something more. It usually goes away after a couple hours but I've been taking medicine just in case. I have two holiday things to go to this week and I'm on-call, so it would be a bad time to get sick. We'll see what happens.  Anyway, enough about me. How are y'all doing today?