I just used the women’s restroom. But it’s okay—my gender presentation matches my birth certificate.

Looking at you, Sheba…

Wow, I posted the word “unch” as a reply to a moderately-popular account, and suddenly every crossword-related account in the Sky is now following me.

I can’t be the only one thinking it would be a good idea—politically, socially, economically, and environmentally—if we all reduced our dependence on fossil fuels. I’m pretty sure I’m not the first person to have this thought.

If you're going to get rid of the filibuster in a midterm election year, you'd better be DAMN sure your gerrymanders are gonna hold.

In crosswords, an "unch" is a square whose content is unchecked by a crossing word (rare in standard American crosswords, more common in cryptic and variety crosswords).

Snooze alarms are objectively bad. All you're doing is a) training your body to ignore the alarm, and/or b) forcibly waking yourself up earlier than you actually need to. Just set your alarm for when you want to get up, and get. Up.

At first I thought that was grated cheddar over the top, and to be honest I'd probably try that once. Sprinkles? Meh.

There's an EXTREMELY sketchy web site out there (purportedly) selling Rise plushies, and all I have to say is NASA is leaving money on the table here.

Wondering if the rescue operation qualifies to fill the "US troops in Iran" square on the bingo card I made in January. (Note: I went DELIBERATELY pessimistic on making this card; I never expected to fill that square.) (Other note: Even more depressing that in a couple days I might avoid ambiguity.)

I absolutely do leave the bathroom while brushing, to grab my PJs, or to toss my phone/watch on the charger, or to pet a cat, or for any number of other reasons.

Alice is helping me with the tax paperwork. Same, Alice. Same.

I’ve used (some variant of) @ksonney.redwombat.social‘s recipe since I heard it on KUEC. I privately call it Huevos Dude Ranch.

of course I didn’t go to the protest today along with >1000 others in town. I didn’t give away ICE whistles, nor speak with at least four political candidates. I didn’t make a sign listing dozens of outrages in small type, with the bottom third (in larger type) “I’M RUNNING OUT OF SIGNBOARD SPACE!”

After drawing a blank with First Last I decided to search under just Last. That retrieved a couple of Otherfirst Lasts, so I could tell the system wasn’t totally borked.

I had been deferring/tabling submitting a claim for some of my late father’s work under the Anthropic settlement, on the grounds of it being a hassle. Today I decided to take the lid off…and discovered his work isn’t included in the settlement. So that’s one less thing to worry about, at any rate.

Close-up of a gas pump. Diesel is currently $4.999 per gallon. A sticker shows a less-than-flattering portrait of the president, pointing at the price indicator, with the caption “I DID THAT.” Someone seems to have tried peeling the sticker off, without much success.

We all knew it was coming…well, now it’s here.

Related: if the film industry really wants to stay solvent in this Age of Streaming, I contend that creating a super-premium Theatre Experience™ that COSTS MORE THAN OWNING THE DAMN BLU-RAY may just possibly not be the way to go. I'd rather have a less cushy seat and an $8 ticket.

Got my tickets for PHM on the fancy screen Friday. I'm also rereading the book; don't think I'm likely to finish before the show.

I was about to "um, aksually..." someone online and checked Wikipedia real quick to bolster my argument with sources. Turns out I was wrong.

Don't believe everything you think.

Also, if you insist on bringing the receipts, you'll avoid looking like an idiot if the receipts don't exist.

In that case, A. Sh(a)un

In what format are you looking for replies? Word pairs, single letters, interpretive dance video clips?

There’s no cost to submit a FOIA request…

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk. (Fin)

“But what about fuel stops, who’ll pump it?” Full service fuel stations used to be ubiquitous, bring ‘em back. “What about insurance?” Did that bother Waymo? We’ll figure it out. (4/5)

You’re at the end of your eight-hour shift and haven’t reached Albuquerque yet? No problem, just hand off to your swing-shift buddy who’s fully rested and ready to drive through the night. No sleep breaks on the road=quicker delivery! (3/5)

Long-haul trucking is a brutal job. It’s hard on the body, on the mind, and on the family dynamic. Think how much better it would be for everyone if the trucker could spend every night at home! (2/5)

I’m not surprised, really, that Waymo “self driving” cars are really remote-piloted road-drones. What gets me though, is everyone seems to be missing an absolutely game-changing use case where remote piloted road-drones would be ah-mazing. (1/5)

A whitish kitten and a spotted kitten sitting on a blue flannel shirt

A whitish kitten perched on a standing person’s right foot

A whitish kitten and a spotted kitten cuddling each other, yin-yang style

Pip and Sci-Fi have got your back.

Okay, Mr. SAGAL.