a short post for today!

 Y'all have been prolific writers!!

I'm trying to catch up now!

Reading and commenting are taking my mind off looking for tile samples.

And for that I thank all y'all! 

xoxo

In case you were wondering

I've been doing a tiny bit of project management for super nana and haven't had the wherewithal to think about anything other than paint, tiles, and construction.

Sometimes being retired is more consuming than an actual 9-5.

Have y'all looked at a fandeck recently???

Jesus wept.

It's Friday, and you ain't got no job....

 (Can you guess the movie?)

I know I've been MIA for a week, I think, but like everyone in LA these days, I have an excuse. It's called news fatigue, and about the only thing I've been able to do is share "WTF" memes on that other social media platform. 

But today I decided to share something here on my blog for all y'all that live here in this on-the-cusp fascist USofA that is not only informative, but extremely important. This story was featured on CNN and has prompted the homeland security secretary, Kristi "Dog Killer" Noem, to see "if the Trump administration could prosecute CNN for publishing an article about an app that allows users to send alerts about the presence of nearby immigration agents."

CNN responded with: “This is an app that is publicly available to any iPhone user who wants to download it,” the network said in a statement. “There is nothing illegal about reporting the existence of this or any other app, nor does such reporting constitute promotion or other endorsement of the app by CNN.”

If you are stateside, the link is free on the apple app store. It's called ICEBlock.  Here's a link to a video explaining how the app works by the developer, Joshua Aaron.

MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, July 7th, 2025

 I watched this happen on TV.

Every local reporter working this story on the 4 major networks here said that they'd never seen such a show of force on our streets against children playing soccer in a park! Macarthur Park is a large green space in an area of dense population. It, like many parks in densely populated areas, has its problems, but for the majority of its users, it is a welcome and much-needed place to relax and find respite from crowded living conditions.

This article is from our local newspaper, the Los Angeles Times. If you live in the United States, remember the one key line from this story:

“Please understand that what’s happening here in the city of Los Angeles, we are the canary in the coal mine. What you see happening in MacArthur Park is coming to you ... So wake up.”

We are at a pivotal time in our history, and the next steps we take will determine the future of our country.