#3GoodThings
1. The Handbasket interviewed the guy who said he came to the Trump rally to see a cult close up. It's gold. https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/tom-hoyle-jonestown-trump-rally-fox-news-viral-clip
2. The Archive Of Our Own outage won't mess up Yuletide: https://yuletide-admin.dreamwidth.org/139101.html
3. Nice weather for trick-or-treaters tomorrow.

This, um, deconstructed Boston Brown Bread (long story) is making me feel like I'm eating at a tavern in a bad D&D movie. (Entire menu is Brown Lumps.)

RE: https://turtleisland.social/@Tzipporah/117514641235379568

I've given several pairs of Tzipporah's earrings as gifts--the recipients love them and wear them often! Beautiful work and wonderful customer service!

#3GoodThings
1. Made orange marmalade biscuit rollup things for breakfast and the house smells great (they taste good too)
2. These ridiculous snakes: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-snakes-can-cartwheel-away-from-danger-scientists-just-uncovered-how-the-slithering-creatures-perform-their-acrobatic-rolls-180989720/
3. Happy centennial! Reissues of 2 albums by Big Mama Thornton: https://folkways.si.edu/news-and-press/two-centennial-vinyl-reissues-by-big-mama-thornton

#3GoodThings
1. Slept through the night AGAIN! Getting to be a habit!
2. Only one thing on my schedule today (taking old dog to his regular vet visit)
3. Might bake something fun later

#3GoodThings
1. Slept through the night again!
2. Perfect weather for the twice-yearly washing of the curtains!
3. Might go thrifting later, as a treat.

#3GoodThings
1. Slept through the night!
2. Video call with 2 of 3 kids last night (eldest was helping a friend with an audition tape)
3. New (to me) bread recipe on deck

#3GoodThings
1. Family wedding yesterday went well, no travel issues.
2. It's actually cold this morning! Dogs are very excited.
3. Widowed eldest sister is out of mourning and looks better than the last time I saw her.

It really says something when you stand by the road holding up a sign that says "VOTE" and people drive by and shoot you the bird. #NoKings

#3GoodThings
1. No Kings
2. Family wedding
3. Several cool nights ahead

#3GoodThings
1. Early voting
2. Hopefully getting an account set up for my returned retirement contributions (I didn't work there long enough to be vested)
3. Cooler weather for a few days starting tonight

Thanks to @ajroach42 we had a great day in Ellijay yesterday and came home with new books and coffee! If any of y'all are in the area, Hemlock Bazaar is worth the trip!

#3GoodThings
1. We still have power
2. Dogs bravely dashed out to pee in the wind & rain first thing, then we got a gap long enough for them to get a real walk
3. Knitting event at the library is still on

While pundits wrestle with the question of whether or not AI is conscious, we note with bemusement that we all know women, children, poor people, disabled people and non-citizens are conscious--we just don't give a shit.

#3GoodThings
1. Car is fixed again, allegedly. We'll see!
2. Lunch with my niece today!
3. Forecast is growing less dire; we may get through the weekend without a power failure.

#3GoodThings
1. Nice call from my niece--her nonprofit (Montessori Partnerships for Georgia) is exploring possibilities in my community and she's coming over for a meeting tomorrow. We'll get together for lunch!
2. My husband let me sleep in today.
3. I have now made it through the week after my COVID booster, so I can have ibuprofen again! Will start with a lower dose and see if that will work.

Unions are now calling for a nationwide general strike on November 11.

Maricarmen ⁠Abascal, the octogenarian woman whose eviction set off housing protests across Spain, has died, a tenants' union in Madrid has said. Unions are now calling for a nationwide general strike on November 11.
Spanish pensioner who sparked housing protests has died

#3GoodThings
1. Rental car returned; a huge weight off my mind.
2. It's Monday and I don't have to go to work!!!
3. Husband is getting his COVID and flu vax today.

Ugh. Washer trouble AND car trouble in the same day.

#3GoodThings
1. Looked up current advice on NSAIDs before/after vaccines BEFORE I took the NSAIDs (advice has changed since I last checked! https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/publications/health-matters/getting-a-flu-shot-skip-the-advil-tylenol-for-mild )
2. The bread I baked yesterday is delicious!
3. Mini-vacation in a couple of weeks.