bluebelletrist 📝

I'm still hung up on that sexy wink he gave his wife after he was sworn in. That man has serious appeal.

Iowa has become a disgusting place to live. If you are trans and living here, please know you have allies who love you and will fight this shit alongside you.

I'm a loud advocate for putting on serious clothes to get it done. A suit did wonders whenever my daughters' school screwed up their schedules.

Believe me, there is just under 50% of our population that cannot understand any of this. At all. 😞

I want every reporter to ask these fucking clowns how much a loaf of bread or galleon of milk costs. Or what is the average cost of feeding a family of four. They are clueless.

See, when those of us in higher ed say humanities classes teach people to think, this is who we hope to help. JFC.

It was so entertaining!

But not 600%?

It was hard with only two, so I cannot imagine how tired you feel. Do NOT feel bad about doing whatever you need to in order to get through it. The kids will be fine with some extra tv!

This woman is my hero.

When I got off the plane and he was waiting, holding a single rose, 38 years after we had once dated.

He seems insufferable.

Yet they keep asking me for $$ to "fight." I don't see any fighting.

Last night we had a packed house @prairielights.com Iowa City! All the spicy things I've said have, I'm told, been captured and will be posted on their website. JEEPERS! Off to @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social in Chicago on Monday with @macarthurjustice.bsky.social !

A sable merle collie lies by the front door, oblivious to the world

We had bad storms last night and I had to give Poppy anti-anxiety meds as she was frantic. They kicked in hard this morning.

That floors me. 😳

They were all men, weren't they?

He's such a precious boy. You both lucked out.

So much schadenfreude. 😁

I never laugh about people who execute dogs.

Love that journey for her!

I wish moderators would say "this time is for questions only, thank you so much. Next?" They should channel Kyra Sedgwick in The Closer 😁

Perhaps you do more yourself?

A sable merle collie looks at the camera with snow on her nose

That sounds good for a youngster! The puppy time can be exasperating, but they do settle with age.
This is my Poppy.

Once he knows everyone will come back, a routine will be a comfort to him. It also helps to do a walk beforehand if possible.
Herding dogs just prefer having all their people together!

I've had good success with leaving them for only short periods of time, at different times of day. (Have the whole household do this). Make sure everyone departs calmly--he may fuss in his crate a bit, but he will get used to the leaving. As an older pup, he'll gradually get used to your schedules.

Yep, that's a herding breed (they only need a little in their dna.) My collie is upset when I stay up late and comes into the living room to stare at me, like, it's bedtime and this is not okay!

I would love to live in Bath.

It's a great icebreaker wherever I go 😂

I was born stateless. Citizen of the world! 😂