Notices by OldAndCranky (oldandcranky@sfba.social)

@QasimRashid please add this name.He's a friend of ours. My husband taught his kids in school. #FreeKarim

https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/01/flemington-nj-resident-karim-daoud-detained-ice/

Hah. I just realized that the reason the air purifier went nuts is because my dog was siting near it. Time for his bath, I guess.

I'm having one of those mornings where my brain decides to berate me for every stupid thing I've ever done. So much fun.

from that insta post. "Karim was detained after an appointment to pick up documents to fulfill his work authorization requirement and to remain in the United States as he has since he has been in this country. When he arrived at the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program office, he was informed that there had been a mistake and he had to go to ICE. Once at the Newark ICE facility, Karim was apprehended. He had gone there willingly under the pretense of clearing up a “mistake”. Let that sink in."

My husband and I know this man. My husband taught his kids. He's an incredible sweet guy. He is in the country legally- he pays taxes, he's married to a US Citizen, he has no criminal record and now he's in ICE detention. For those who thought "it can't happen here" it is happening here. #FreeKarim https://www.instagram.com/p/DHzAZhxJHcF/?img_index=1

If we bring back the Yippies let's also bring back streaking. Streaking and cheese flinging and all sorts of mayhem.

I worry about my gay kid's family every night while I'm trying to fall asleep- once I'm done with my usual mental list of everything I've done wrong over the past 73 years. It's too much. Everything is too much.

It's been my experience that veterinarians are some of the nicest folks on the planet.

Oy, oy, oy. Everything sucks. I talk politics over on Bksy but sometimes I just want to play and talk about dogs and stuff. Am I inherently shallow? Could be. I'm also tired of everything. Have been a good little girl protesting and attending meetings and the like, but sometimes I want to stop being terrified and just be silly. Is that allowed?

We're protesting today with our lovely Indivisible group. They want us to sing "Do You Hear the People Sing" from Les Mis. Pretty mediocre show. Can't we do some Sondheim instead? I recommend "Epiphany" from Sweeney Todd; "they all deserve to die, Mrs. Lovett, tell you why Mrs. Lovett, tell you why..."

@steter @GottaLaff @Lizette603_23 I had a really light case of measles back in the day. I wonder if I should get a booster? Chicken pox I remember clearly. Too clearly.

Hello.Greetings from the United Shitshow Of America.

Can I go to bed now?

up till recently I looked 10 years younger than I do (due, I suppose to my incredible immaturity), but now...not so much. Necklift? It's probably too late for botox. Oh well. I'm old. It shows.

I was raised Christian, but never really believed. I found Unitarian Universalism when I was about 14 and now consider myself an atheist UU (although I haven't been with a fellowship in years). If all Christians were like Bishop Budde I may have never left, and would now be an Episcopalian atheist. Can one be an Episcopalian atheist? Anyhow, major respect for her- speaking truth to power while looking power in the eye. She's my new hero.

Bruce is singing along with the music. #caturday

Had a lovely Xmas complete with far too much food and presents and an adorable toddler. I’ve eaten so many cookies that I’ve probably developed diabetes in one day. We just hung out, giggled, watched Beyoncé’s half time show (one kid is a major fan), played with baby, watched Barbie (for at least the fifth time), and were generally merry. Hope your holiday was lovely. Happy Chrismakuh!

tomorrow I put away my computer and attempt to not go online for a week (except to play spelling bee, connections, and wordle because I'm not.a masochist). Wish me luck. Family arrives on Monday. All hell breaks loose on Tuesday. Sugar coma begins on Wednesday.

Hello world. My fellow Americans: Happy We Stole Your Land and Then Ate Turkey, day. We're going to Boston to not eat turkey with our daughter and wife and kid who have a vegetarian home. Just side dishes - which of course, is the best part, aside from dessert.

I’m boycotting the news because there are only so many ways to say, “we are so fucked” without being totally boring. Perhaps if I were more clever…

This was written two years ago. Pretty fucking prescient. I feel like I'm living in a science fiction novel. https://bylinetimes.com/2022/11/07/musks-twitter-buy-makes-no-sense-unless-its-part-of-something-bigger/