Karl, I feel you about SF conventions. I'm a lot less enthused to go than I used to, and much more into online communities.

I checked CNN to see if there was any good news, and Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to join the US ski team!

Chris, that is exciting! I don't think Ms Vonn and PK Subban of NHL fame are together anymore, but they made a very foamy power couple a few years ago. (I will confess that I liked Mr Subban much better in Montreal bleu-blanc-et-rouge than in that awful Nashville yellow.)

Beverly my dear, I love you too. You have been so warm and steady for me in times when my life has not been long on warmth and steadiness. And I hear you on passing the torch on US electoral politics, and slowly letting go. I will do what I can with what I have, but I think I need to focus on mitigating harm to others now rather than throwing bricks at fascists.

Drew, thanks very much for the hug at JZ's gathering. It was awfully good to see you, even though the reason was heartbreaking.

This is a good gang to be a part of, and I'm glad to be here.

FFS. I mean, I get it, it IS frustrating, but it has been 2 weeks and I can all but guarantee you I would have figured a way to get around and do stuff on my crutches in 2 weeks.

I hope they impressed upon him not putting weight on the foot. It truly sucks if it doesn't gt to heal properly.

Hi Karl! Hi chrismg! Good to see old familiar fonts.

Just got back from a super quick trip to see my brother. I'll get over for a few days probably by this weekend. He looks like hell and has lost tons of weight, but his attitude seems good.

My relaxing looks a lot like other people's fighting. Which makes me sad for my personal self, but might be just the preparation for the next phase.

He isn’t putting any weight on it.

Dr visit today went well. They took off the half cast and put a full cast on. He was in much better mood after the appointment.

I’m glad that went well, msbelle.

It looks like I’ll have Thanksgiving with genetic family this year, instead of the found family with whom I’ve been celebrating since 2010. I won’t be cooking this time. On one hand, restful. On the other hand, being the cook means it gets made exactly how I like it (after taking dietary restrictions into account). But I’m not going to look a free feast in the mouth.

The place I’m moving to is step free. My sister is getting knee surgery next spring, and I’m going to try and get her to stay with me for the first week or so. There is not a bathroom in her house that doesn’t require navigating stairs.

I am so tired of looking at boxes. 11 more days.

My actual-chef brother (who is no longer a chef for a living but is still an amazing cook) will be in town for Thanksgiving, so our feast will be tasty indeed.

I am both hosting and cooking this year, which is stressful because there is a lot to do, but less stressful than just showing up as a guest and having no excuse to stop socializing because the kitchen needs me.

Hi Laura! Good to see your pixels too!

This is a repost of a Bluesky thread discussing what we can expect from the incoming administration, from someone who works in DC. The TL:DR is that it's gonna suck a lot, but there are reasons to believe complete disaster may be avoided.

I’m having some awful whiplash here. Got the happy news at the end of the day yesterday that my team member J had her water break and was headed to the hospital to give birth to her baby boy.

(Spoiler fonting for very different pregnancy news from another team member)

And then an hour later heard from another team member, C, that her 18 week fetus is not going to make it, and to preserve her life and her fertility her doctors are advising her not to wait for a natural miscarriage.

I’m shocked and saddened and underneath it all grateful that both of them but especially C are in blue states where they can at least for now expect care that recognizes them as human beings of value. And hating both that this was one of my first thoughts, and that a year from now it could look so different.