ICE shot another innocent bystander in Minnesota. I’m just numb. I can barely form sentences. Everything I said 2 weeks ago I still true in spades. https://beckypalmer.me/?p=5489 I encourage everyone to support the good people of Minnesota here: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ There are dozens of organizations here doing everything from supplying cold weather gear to caring for pets of detained persons to food banks…. Read more »
Yes I have mentioned this day before: https://beckypalmer.me/?p=2241 But that was 4 years ago. And, well, my cats have different questions now! So here we go again 🙂 Boots: Q: Why is Oreo such a pain in the ass? A: Because he’s young and full of energy. You were just like that once, you just don’t remember it. Lilly: Q: Why… Read more »
The national news is rough right now. What’s happening in Minnesota is illegal, unconstitutional, unethical—and really scary. I do take some comfort in watching people stand up for what’s right, but sometimes the healthiest thing I can do is step away from the constant stream of headlines for my own sanity. Enter: the NFL playoffs. Few things can hold my… Read more »
I had another post half written but I just can’t finish it today. Renee Macklin Good was shot in cold blood by an ICE agent in Minnesota a few days ago. She isn’t an immigrant, she wasn’t armed or dangerous in any way. Her only crime was being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The “man” (and I… Read more »
I’ve had a lip balm on me at all times since college. I’m more likely to leave my house without my phone than I am without at least one on my person. One of “lame claims to fame” is that I have completely used up more than one tubes of lip balm before I lost it. I had no idea… Read more »
If you are reading this it means that you have survived the dumpster fire that was 2025 (Ok technically there a 2 days left, but close enough!!). We’ve survived weird weather. We’ve survived earthquakes. We’ve survived wildfires. We’ve survived Katy Perry going to space. We’ve survived multiple tragic murders of public figures. We’ve survived rising prices, international embarrassments, and the… Read more »