Hope is the thing with feathers

The car that Arlo and I live in is filled with mold. We've been living with the mold since the beginning of winter. A family member was able to get me into a motel to stay in while I clean and de-mold the car to make it a safe space for Arlo & I to be in; they're not able to offer any further assistance.

It is looking like many important items cannot be salvaged and will need to be replaced. My mattress and winter sleeping bag being the most notable. I'm trying to raise the funds to replace these items/acquire things to prevent the situation from reoccurring. I have about a week left to do so.

Tyche: yes!

Me: you are my stinkus dinkus!

Tyche: i am!!!!!!

Me: you are even. my stonkus bo-bonkus.

"doesn't that make him a detective?"

"he's a cyborg"

*cough*Healy-Rae*cough*

They're also usually the children of politicians, but they don't really hide that. "We liked your dad so we'll vote for you" is a trend in Irish politics.

[From NDN Collective:]

Dear Relative,

Your voice and help are needed to protect our sacred site. Pipestone National Monument is a special place where many Tribes harvest red pipestone, which is used for ceremony and prayer. This sacred site has a deep cultural significance to the Oceti Sakowin and many other Tribal Nations since time immemorial. Sovereign nations have the inherent right to make decisions about their ancestral homelands, which includes C’an O’he, now known as Pipestone National Monument.

Today, the Magellan Corporation/One OK’s proposed Reroute Pipeline Project is threatening Pipestone.

The Yankton Sioux Tribe and many other tribes have been fighting this project since 2023. Previously, the Yankton Sioux Tribe objected to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC’s) comparative environmental analysis and appealed the initial decision for a reroute of the Magellan Corporation’s proposed pipeline, which would run through Pipestone.

We need your help to protect this sacred site from destruction. Submit public comment today!

The public comment period is open to submit a comment in protection of Pipestone National Monument and to oppose the Magellan Pipeline. Initial comments are due June 22 at 4:30 PM CDT. Visit this website to learn a few tips on submitting a successful comment.

You may also submit your public comment via email: [email protected] using “Subject: Docket No. 23-109.”

Suggested comment (please add your own personalized edits):

“I oppose the Magellan Pipeline reroute permit. I support the No Build alternative. We need to protect the Pipestone National Monument and the sacred quarries. The current cultural survey is incomplete and unacceptable. Deny this permit.”

Facts to include:

The Topeka Shiner (an endangered protected species) lives in Pipestone 

The community has concerns about the contamination of water and land with the construction and possible rupture of a pipeline.

Buffy fans can have a little gaslighting

It. It literally did. That was literally precisely the point.