I am not sure if it is a sign of things to come, but in our local runoffs for city councils and school boards last week, the dem and progressive backed candidates won. Candidates backed by the super regressive Empower Texas group were defeated. It gives me some hope.

The only thing worse than early morning meetings is having them canceled after you already got up for them.

I have found a worse thing: meeting was rescheduled for later in the day without anyone actually informing me of that, so now I have to attend it ANYWAY.

Aw, Good Things! I miss that.

It's still there! With less news than ever, but a constant stream of puppies and whatever. [link]

The contractor working on our mandated earthquake retrofit has encountered some sort of difficulty because I've just been treated to a Tourettes like spew of "fucking motherfuckers!" for about five minutes non-stop now.

I am hoping the foundation has not split in half and we aren't going to be swallowed into the earth.

I am hoping the foundation has not split in half and we aren't going to be swallowed into the earth.

Look, at this point, the C.H.U.D.s are better than the goddamn GOP. Embrace the C.H.U.D.s.

"fucking motherfuckers!"

That's my mostly internal monologue, whether I'm working or reading the news, so. I'm just glad a coworker is about to be out of the office for ten days, because she is making me crazy. And if I can't give constructive feedback, I just need to suck it up. (I should give constructive feedback, but today is not that day.)

Look, at this point, the C.H.U.D.s are better than the goddamn GOP. Embrace the C.H.U.D.s.

Teppy's got a point.

I too am waiting to see the crap that will pop up on my latest FB post.

Tom and I, for likely reals, will leave the country if things don't improve in the November elections. If things don't turn around (due to trash people voting and/or election interference and cheating)

Mr. Loomy and I are having similar conversations. Britain may still be morons with regard to Brexit, but that's less awful than what's going on in the US.

The most telling thing, for me, is that my dad, a lifelong Republican, has officially registered as an independent. He's sure the border situation (i.e., the children in cages, which I can't even believe I'm typing) is what's going to sink Trump. I wish I had that optimism.

I wish I had that optimism.

Seeing as how we once thought that pussy-grabbing was a bridge too far, I fear I share your lack of optimism.

(nodding) Netherlands, Britain. We had seriously considered NZ quite a while ago, but we had no usefully income-generating skills to bring. However, we're a mere 30 minutes from BC, so there's that.