Notices by Lili Saintcrow (lilithsaintcrow@raggedfeathers.com), page 8

And guess what's dropping in January, available for preorder now? ROOK'S ROSE, that's what! https://www.lilithsaintcrow.com/the-books/hells-acre/

So this is kind of wild.

"We then received a tip from a Granger constituent who shared that the Congresswoman has been residing at a local memory care and assisted living home for some time after having been found wandering lost and confused in her former Cultural District/West 7th neighborhood."
https://dallasexpress.com/tarrant/exclusive-where-is-congresswoman-kay-granger/

"And then one woman changed it all and turned us all into amateur Italians."
https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/food/a63204356/marcella-hazan-italian-influence/

"And worse, the weight that Bluesky puts on domains is leading to impersonation fraud and cybersquatting involving domain registrars, which will be significantly harder to navigate and may require access to the legal system to resolve."
https://tedium.co/2024/12/17/bluesky-impersonation-risks/

For the month of December, I'm testing the new Patreon discounts thing; new members of the Crow's Nest, Serial Time, and Nest Egg tiers get 15% off their first month/year with the code "CROWSNEST" at checkout. (Remember to sign up on desktop, not through the iOS app which has an added fee!)
https://www.patreon.com/c/lilithsaintcrow

"If Trump has now abandoned the performance he used to win the election, Trump’s planned appointments to office reveal that the actual pillars of his presidency will be personal revenge, the destruction of American institutions, and the use of political office for gain, also known as graft."
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-13-2024

Morning Walk Report: Very short, since Boxnoggin was pulling brattish nonsense before we even left the driveway. We barely got halfway down the hill before turning back for home. At least I got to throw a few peanuts to waiting crows.

Straight into a sorely needed morning run--cold needles of drizzle soaking clothes, Canadian geese at a different park than usual, a small white dog in a plaid jacket busily walking their human, a very good per-km time.

Today's office jam is Gary Numan--starting with "Down In the Park"--since I'm trying to get two different earworms out of my poor shivering brain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GQS-iFCzus

"The Onion followed all the necessary rules for acquiring a business. It wasn’t some rogue operation—they played their acquisition by the book. The judge, however, seemed to suggest that because the purchase had a satirical motive, it somehow wasn’t legitimate."
https://lithub.com/peeling-the-onion-did-the-infowars-decision-just-kill-satire

"Rather than pulpit Christianity, Kristofferson espoused a personal, hedonistic kind of spirituality, in which gain and loss are necessary halves of one order."
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/1639636/i-do-not-consider-myself-very-scholarly-remembering-kris-kristofferson

The older I get, the more I think the basic division in human beings is, “I suffered, therefore I want nobody else to suffer” vs “I suffered, so I want EVERYONE else to suffer”.

Tech problems (mostly) solved--the adapters are on their way. Until they arrive, at least I can work.

Hurrah?

"First and foremost, Keohan says you have to keep yourself safe. If you don't feel safe going home and you have an option not to go, don't do it."
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/therapists-give-tips-on-going-home-for-the-holidays-amid-family-tension

Morning Walk Report: Chilly, so chilly Boxnoggin only got a third of our usual walkies route. He enjoyed that immensely but was ready to return to a warm house plus his neglected breakfast. Crows out, very active, performing small tricks to catch attention/peanuts.

"It was this amazing technological infrastructure. It was beautifully made, it provided them with an incredibly high standard of living and it also slowly, gradually made them irretrievably sick and insane*. It poisoned them day by day."
https://www.lastwordonnothing.com/2015/11/13/the-internet-is-a-series-of-lead-tubes/

And one last time, for the evening crowd! RELEASE DAY: Chained Knight
https://www.lilithsaintcrow.com/2024/11/release-day-chained-knight/

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Morning Walk Report: Boxnoggin prancing past schoolkids waiting for the bus, tail held high, ears perked (they ooh and aaah at him, he loves it), crows waiting for peanuts, park paths blown free of leaves, flotsam and wrack from the rains collected in odd spots.

Last week's heavy, awful workouts paid off today, felt like flying and turned in wonderful per-km time. Plot tangles revolving inside head, dodging shrunken puddles in another park, the old trick of focusing on the arms when the legs are tired works wonders.