Filed my LLC annual report with the state.
First biz-related activity since February.
(Edit: Yes, I attended a professional conference, but that's not work to me. It's a reunion with friends.)
Mostly retired is a weird space to inhabit. Just saying.
Filed my LLC annual report with the state.
First biz-related activity since February.
(Edit: Yes, I attended a professional conference, but that's not work to me. It's a reunion with friends.)
Mostly retired is a weird space to inhabit. Just saying.
Wait up.
Y'all upset about the cock fighting but not the prostitution.
Turn it off now and think about your priorities.
#Gardening
#NorthernIllinois
#SquareFootGardening
Tired of me yet? Radishes and pole beans.
(I might have reversed the captions for the pole bean pics. We'll pretend I didn't.)
Huh. Pantyhose over bikini underwear with a babydoll nightie.
That was A Choice.
And people wonder why we mow our lawn so seldom.
THE COMMON COLD
Imagine, a virus wiping out an entire . . . Oh
@diazona @nev @hollie IIRC he could see through the mask via carefully concealed areas. You can almost see them if you look closely below and to the sides of the eye.
Think one-way glass, but with fine netting concealed with FX prosthetics.
Got myself a new shirt.
Get yours from https://GodAintPetty.com, a Black woman–owned business.
See AltText for full wording
Yeah, I'm a professional copy editor/copyeditor. (Pick one, they're both acceptable.)
If I'm not being paid, I don't worry about my writing. I use internet-register American English quite often. I comprehend meme-speak.
Sometimes I even drop a word. If I notice, I go back and fix it. If I don't. c'est la guerre.
Same for other people's writing. You want corrections? Pay me. Otherwise, I couldn't care less. If I don't understand, I'll ask. If I can figure it out (maybe you hit a key next to the one you really wanted), I keep quiet.
IF by chance I know the person, I might DM them. If they're a stranger, no. (I have my DMs locked to keep the randos out. I know I'm not alone there.)
The Golden Rule appears in multiple cultures worldwide because it's common sense and it's kind.
Treat others as you would have them treat you.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, folks.
I'm seeing a lot of folks making the same suggestion, and now I'll day it too:
Use Amazon like a catalog you browse.
Find a thing you want.
Go to the manufacturer's site (NOT their Amazon "store!").
Buy it there. Often you'll find coupons or discount codes NOT present on Amazon.
John Goodman and Jay Thomas as the cops with no name in the diner
I don't know what possessed Frank Langella to slum it in this flick. He's a phenomenal actor with roots in theater, including the Royal Shakespeare Company. I mean. Did he need money that badly in 1987?
Can't talk. Busy plotting a raised bed garden using concrete blocks instead of lumber
https://www.cbr.com/brother-from-another-planet-underrated-sci-fi-comedy/
Want more films written by John Sayles (Eight Men Out, Piranha)? This one is criminally underrated, both for Sayles's script and Joe Morton's performance.
If you watched "Battle Beyond the Stars" or "Piranha" with us for #Monsterdon, you owe it to yourself to see this one.
Birthday message from my bio-daughter: "The best thing about today is that you were born!"
😭🥰
My business website is also my blog. You can find that at
From there, you can navigate to my personal page, from which you can see GDocs about my services, fees, and so on.
I'm not pushing for new clients, being semi-retired, but that doesn't mean I don't take on new people at times. Asking for a phone call in your initial contact is a sure way to File 13. The circular file. The trash can. Get to know me and let me get to know you. It doesn't take long if we're both communicating in good faith.
Imma give you some hashtags I use in my editing posts, so you'll know what to expect.
#GUMmyStuff is Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics (spelling, punctuation, capitalization).
#AmEditing is the standard thing. I use that one when I'm actively working on a project. Sometimes. Maybe.
#SpellcheckCannotSaveYou is my creation from years ago, because it's true. Do not depend on any kind of "check" program. They're wonderful safety nets. They are not infallible. Why "cannot?" Because it's incapable of saving you. There's no volition, no "will" involved. It isn't that it will not; it straight up cannot. Can't. Not happening.
There are others I use for non-editing posts, like #LowCarb and #HarrisWalz2024. Self-explanatory.
And sometimes I make them on on the fly, for one-time use. #AmARebel
Want to give books but avoid Bezos?
Https://Bookshop.org lets you support local bookstores!
Https://thriftbooks.com is great for used or new titles.
Https://www.betterworldbooks.com donates books via nonprofit partnerships. Buy books, do good.
@fifilamoura @mekkaokereke When my parents married in 1951, they were given a book about eugenics as part of their premarital counseling. All about having the healthiest white babies.
I have wiped the title and author from memory, but I felt filthy when I touched it during the housecleaning following Dad's death.
"If the boundaries between universes were tapestries, what Corrine sensed in this place was a threadbare patch."
LOVE that imagery.
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