Hey Beth

My couch is covered in unfolded laundry. This would not have happened if we had a ballroom.

If you are in California, please consider clicking on the link below to send a letter to Gov. Newsom that he should not be supporting a backroom deal with the California Forever billionaires. If the push for a trailer bill greenlighting the project is successful, developers will have a blueprint to override local ordinances and local control. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/call-the-governor-and-state-representatives-to-stop-last-minute-deal-with-california-forever?source=facebook&&fbclid=IwY2xjawTfBGFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEesifFn4-ZdeA_Er3_8pEXKb8if-H8QuuaZLzIbSL-apIVQOulOe2T1bJX4y0_aem_fc139_cG3cvRrmNIGMaWsg

@paul@oldfriends.live Thank you. His passing was unexpected. But some of the fallout was not. Although the woman confronting my mother about taking in my father-in-law's cat at the first service was unexpected. And really weird.

After my father-in-law's memorial service, we traveled to LA for a second one. Put together a lovely slideshow. Wrote two eulogies. Successfully voided a contract for a $19,995 plot for his urn and selected a prettier and far less expensive space. Handled dinners and flowers. And my kid played a song on the French horn. Completely nerve-wracking, but he did great. And then, we did what we do after funerals in LA. We went to amusement parks. We had a great time. A really crappy month overall, but a good three days.

@NorcalGma2@sfba.social Those poppies!! 💙💙💙

@lawyersgunsnmoney @Nonilex The WTF is probably going to include alcohol abuse. A lot of the stories involve him drinking.

I am unable to contact Graham Platner's campaign as the Contact Us link on his website doesn't do anything right now. The Donate button works, however.

I am puzzled by this idea. Who could possibly think sex dolls robots (or is it robotic sex dolls) should be modified for use in a classroom? https://www.edweek.org/technology/school-pauses-plan-to-deploy-ai-robot-teacher-after-backlash/2026/07?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwY2xjawTYzVZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF2M1JwVklldEQzME41ZE9Qc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgb7WxUfT0-djHeNa7RJTAWMdkZW1maJ3rskmna1onc2W321IGBDnr7LEsb4_aem_oyeMpznRkhl1iGPjNZaRYQ