More wit and wisdom from Shir: Oh, nothing felt normal here in years. So it is not normalcy I'm trying to maintain, it's the sense that I am a human being with a free will and choice in this world, and that another world is possible. War and fascism tend to shrink your sense of the world and being in the world, and what other perspectives look and feel like. You can very easily become a stranger to yourself and drown in doom scrolling and getting in your own head. I'm actively trying to fight it and I've been asking myself repeatedly how can I stay humane in this madness. A singer I love wrote that we are surrounded with so much death, and we must actively seek beauty and art. He's not wrong. It's a human necessity.
Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Coffee On My Monitor Again
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erikaj - Mar 21, 2026 1:09:29 pm PDT #1334 of 1335
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
JenP - May 11, 2026 10:17:58 am PDT #1335 of 1335
-t
I had non-b.org people to meet up with, as it turned out
Dana
You have friends who aren't us? Rude.
Steph L.
Is that even allowed? Somebody check the bylaws.
-t
They were grandfathered in