[ SECRET POST #6820 ]

Sep. 7th, 2025 01:15 pm
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⌈ Secret Post #6820 ⌋

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I hit Price Chopper, the Bakery, and Agway while I was downtown and got in a walk around the park. I hit Stewart’s on the way home and stopped at the library on the way to mom's to pick up books.

I did a load of laundry (washed, dried AND folded), hand-washed dishes, stirred up egg salad, went on a couple of walks with the dogs, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, scooped kitty litter, and showered.

I made a one-pot meal of kielbasa, potatoes and baby carrots for supper.

I visited mom, finished True Gretch and watched some HGTV programs.

Temps started out at 64.5(F), went down to 59.9 that I saw and topped back off at 64. It was cloudy for most of the day (a brief sighting of the sun later on) and rained several times.


Mom Update:

Mom was doing good today. more back here )

[ SECRET POST #6819 ]

Sep. 6th, 2025 02:57 pm
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⌈ Secret Post #6819 ⌋

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[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #975 ]

Sep. 6th, 2025 02:52 pm
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[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #975 ]




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I hit the Pharmacy (for myself) and Price Chopper and CVS (both for mom) while I was downtown and I got in a walk around the park.

I visited my aunt, did a load of laundry (washed, dried AND folded), hand-washed dishes, emptied the dishwasher and ran another load, hard-boiled eggs, and scooped kitty litter. We had leftover ziti for supper.

I visited mom and read more in True Gretch.

Temps started out at 53.6(F) and reached 79.0. It was so dark when I left the house this morning, and foggy. Not Pitch Black, but close enough that it made me want to cry. I checked the rain gauge when I got home; we got 7/8 inch of rain overnight.

Today would’ve been my parents’ 61st Anniversary if my dad were still alive.


Mom Update:

Mom was doing pretty good today. more back here )

[ SECRET POST #6818 ]

Sep. 5th, 2025 06:09 pm
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⌈ Secret Post #6818 ⌋

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I hit the Feed Bag while I was downtown (because Pip forgot something he’d purchased yesterday) and got in a walk around the park.

I hand-washed dishes, went on a couple walks with Pip and the dogs (including one in the rain), cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, and scooped kitty litter.

We had burgers and Gus’s potatoes for supper.

I finished the KJ Charles book and started True Gretch, an autobiography, and watched some HGTV programs.

Temps started out at 61.3(F) and reached 82.4 that I saw when I got home a little after 3pm. (It had already hit 70.0 by 9am, before I left to visit mom, so I knew it was going to be hot.) It got really windy (there are trees outside mom’s room and they were blowing like crazy); it looked cool, but it was not. We got rain later, but not the forecasted thunderstorms, thankfully, as they drive our dogs nuts.


Mom Update:

Mom was doing better today. Especially after they told her she might be discharged. more back here )

[ SECRET POST #6817 ]

Sep. 4th, 2025 06:26 pm
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⌈ Secret Post #6817 ⌋

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'Xena: Warrior Princess' turns 30

Sep. 4th, 2025 09:02 am
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I heard part of this interview this morning and thought I'd share it with you. (Morning Edition; A Martínez)

On Sept. 4, 1995, "Xena: Warrior Princess" premiered on syndicated TV. Lucy Lawless, the show's star, and Rob Tapert, her husband and "Xena" co-creator, talk about its popularity and legacy.




Just in case the embed doesn't work: 'Xena: Warrior Princess' turns 30
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I didn't have time to write up my comments on the latest finished book, which led to me completely forgetting that yesterday was Wednesday. o_O


What I Just Finished Reading: Since last Wednesday I have read/finished reading: The Golden One (An Amelia Peabody Mystery) by Elizabeth Peters and To Dwell in Darkness (A Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James Mystery) by Deborah Crombie.


What I am Currently Reading: Copper Script by KJ Charles. I keep forgetting about An Archer's Awakening (Of Crowns & Quills) by Casey Morales because I’d rather read a physical book while visiting mom; if I read on Kindle it eats up my battery.


What I Plan to Read Next: I did start something off my own shelf! But I still have a library book out, so probably that so I can return it instead of having to renew it.




Book 95 of 2025: The Golden One (An Amelia Peabody Mystery) (Elizabeth Peters)

I enjoyed this book so much!! spoilers )

This book was really good; I'm giving it five hearts.

♥♥♥♥♥



Book 95 of 2025: To Dwell in Darkness (A Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James Mystery) (Deborah Crombie)

This book was really good. spoilers )

I enjoyed this book and am giving it five hearts.

♥♥♥♥♥
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I had a chiropractic appointment this morning. I hit Price Chopper while I was downtown and got in a walk around the park.

I did a load of laundry (washed and dried), hand-washed dishes, went to mom’s (paid her school tax and called the generator guy), hit the bank drive-thru, filled my gas tank, went for a couple walks with Pip and the dogs when they got home, baked chicken for the dogs’ meals and cut up said chicken for said meals, scooped kitty litter, and showered.

I started a KJ Charles book and watched an HGTV program.

Temps started out at 54.5(F) and reached 77.2. The afternoon got a bit humid and overcast.


Mom Update:

Mom was feeling more blah today. more back here )

[ SECRET POST #6816 ]

Sep. 3rd, 2025 06:38 pm
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⌈ Secret Post #6816 ⌋

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I did not go downtown today because I wanted to get some chores done before I went out to visit mom. I did two loads of laundry (washed, dried AND folded, as well as finished drying and folding yesterday’s load), hand-washed dishes, did a load in the dishwasher, pulled the crock pot pork for Pip’s supper, stopped by mom’s, and scooped kitty litter.

When I got home I hand-washed more dishes and cut up chicken for the dogs' meals (tomorrow; I like to get ahead of it).

I finished the Duncan Kincaid book and read fanfic.

Temps started out at 48.6(F) and reached 72.3. That was at 7pm when I got home, so I’m sure it was higher during the afternoon.

In stuff not about me or mom, Ian starts welding school today.


Mom Update:

Mom looked much better today. more back here )

[ SECRET POST #6815 ]

Sep. 2nd, 2025 07:11 pm
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⌈ Secret Post #6815 ⌋

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I can’t believe it’s September already! I hit Walmart while I was downtown and got in a walk around the park.

I did a load of laundry (washed and only partially dried), hand-washed dishes, took the dogs for a short walk, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, paid a bill online, placed a Chewy order, and scooped kitty litter.

I hit Price Chopper after leaving the hospital because I had an idea for tomorrow’s supper; I put pork in the crock pot on warm overnight to make pulled pork. Tonight Pip had leftover ziti.

I started the next Duncan Kincaid book.

Temps started out at 45.8(F) and reached 70.0 before I left the house. I’m sure it got several degrees warmer in the afternoon, but Pip didn’t check.


Mom Update:

Mom felt lousy today, but seemed more alert. more back here )

[ SECRET POST #6814 ]

Sep. 1st, 2025 05:48 pm
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⌈ Secret Post #6814 ⌋

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I did two loads of laundry (both washed, dried AND folded!), hand-washed dishes, ran a load in the dishwasher and emptied it, went for several short walks, baked chicken for the dogs’ meals and cut up said chicken for said meals, changed kitty litter, and showered.

I did not visit mom today as my three siblings had plans to go out, but I did check her mail and had a brief telephone conversation with her. I also hit Stewart’s on the way home from mom’s. We had the ziti I put together yesterday for supper tonight.

I finished Amelia Peabody and read some fanfic, watched an HGTV program, and got in nearly a mile and a half in walks! I haven’t gotten that much in a long time.

Temps started out at 46.8(F) and reached 76.5. It was sunny with a slight breeze.

I forgot to include this pic in yesterday’s post, but this was the sight at the bird feeder last night (Saturday). Not only the buck and two does, but a fawn!! First time I’ve seen one closer than the pumpkin patch, lol! (Yes, the mother and fawn have visited the pumpkin patch on more than one occasion; I’ve seen them from the house and Pip has passed them with the dogs on a walk.)




Mom Update:

Mom sounded good on the phone when I talked to her. (And by ‘good’, I mean she didn’t sound as exhausted as she has been; the kind where it’s hard to make yourself form words.) more back here )

Code deploy happening shortly

Aug. 31st, 2025 07:37 pm
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Per the [site community profile] dw_news post regarding the MS/TN blocks, we are doing a small code push shortly in order to get the code live. As per usual, please let us know if you see anything wonky.

There is some code cleanup we've been doing that is going out with this push but I don't think there is any new/reworked functionality, so it should be pretty invisible if all goes well.

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A reminder to everyone that starting tomorrow, we are being forced to block access to any IP address that geolocates to the state of Mississippi for legal reasons while we and Netchoice continue fighting the law in court. People whose IP addresses geolocate to Mississippi will only be able to access a page that explains the issue and lets them know that we'll be back to offer them service as soon as the legal risk to us is less existential.

The block page will include the apology but I'll repeat it here: we don't do geolocation ourselves, so we're limited to the geolocation ability of our network provider. Our anti-spam geolocation blocks have shown us that their geolocation database has a number of mistakes in it. If one of your friends who doesn't live in Mississippi gets the block message, there is nothing we can do on our end to adjust the block, because we don't control it. The only way to fix a mistaken block is to change your IP address to one that doesn't register as being in Mississippi, either by disconnecting your internet connection and reconnecting it (if you don't have a static IP address) or using a VPN.

In related news, the judge in our challenge to Tennessee's social media age verification, parental consent, and parental surveillance law (which we are also part of the fight against!) ruled last month that we had not met the threshold for a temporary injunction preventing the state from enforcing the law while the court case proceeds.

The Tennesee law is less onerous than the Mississippi law and the fines for violating it are slightly less ruinous (slightly), but it's still a risk to us. While the fight goes on, we've decided to prevent any new account signups from anyone under 18 in Tennessee to protect ourselves against risk. We do not need to block access from the whole state: this only applies to new account creation.

Because we don't do any geolocation on our users and our network provider's geolocation services only apply to blocking access to the site entirely, the way we're implementing this is a new mandatory question on the account creation form asking if you live in Tennessee. If you do, you'll be unable to register an account if you're under 18, not just the under 13 restriction mandated by COPPA. Like the restrictions on the state of Mississippi, we absolutely hate having to do this, we're sorry, and we hope we'll be able to undo it as soon as possible.

Finally, I'd like to thank every one of you who's commented with a message of support for this fight or who's bought paid time to help keep us running. The fact we're entirely user-supported and you all genuinely understand why this fight is so important for everyone is a huge part of why we can continue to do this work. I've also sent a lot of your comments to the lawyers who are fighting the actual battles in court, and they find your wholehearted support just as encouraging and motivating as I do. Thank you all once again for being the best users any social media site could ever hope for. You make me proud and even more determined to yell at state attorneys general on your behalf.

[ SECRET POST #6813 ]

Aug. 31st, 2025 03:06 pm
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⌈ Secret Post #6813 ⌋

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