I’m retired and have nothing but time, but I know essentially zero about WordPress except for what I see about its vulnerabilities (I used to be in info security). That said, I could probably learn enough about it to be reasonably functional if you don't mind my being six hours ahead.

UK expats in the EU are super unhappy about it too, for many reasons.

Ages ago I set up a Discord server as a backup for SAV. It had a little traction at first, but never reached "critical mass" to be self-sustaining. Discord is pretty flexible and it's fairly granular re: permissions, but there would have to be mods to help run one, because I’m in Europe and couldn't be online when most people would. Anonymity/ pseudonymity would be possible depending on how it was set up, and Discord is fairly stable.

I’m so sorry, Kiki. We lost Loki back in January. Good thoughts for you.

Frea Speach [tm] isn’t a get-out-of-jail-free card in the military. In theory, one of his superiors could say, “tell your wife to shut it“ and put him in a dilemma. More likely they’d just find ways to make his life extra-shitty, like the worst jobs they could find for him or a transfer to some super unpleasant place. Without dependents.

I think having him in their lives and worrying about her behavior is like saying your kid got burned by the pot on the stove while sitting at ground zero of a thermonuclear explosion.

Good for you if metformin is keeping things steady.

Interestingly enough, ISTR reading an article that said that metformin use might reduce the risk of long Covid. 🤔

Okay, that’s terrifying.

56.3%, mostly because of hygiene and insect contaminants. I’m scrupulous when I cook, even casually, so that follows.

Didn’t Fox News say they were entertainment and not news? If I were a Dominion lawyer, I’d pull that fact out immediately.

Very tongue-in-cheek, but I’m still not buying their fudge.

No worries! 🙂

Sometimes “word of prayer” in southern cop parlance means “you’d better pray I don’t have to come talk to you again about this.”

My parents have always skewed right, but from Bush on it has been a really hard right turn. I’ve achieved détente with them by lighting them up if they get too political. 😀

Cats have been running the world for years. They just let humans think we’re in charge.

These are our gray and white giants Loki, on the left, was a little over 20 pounds in this picture. Max, on the right, was 15-16. Max was mostly Norwegian Forest Cat, so he was naturally large.

So handsome!

I had my profile set to private, which may cause that. I reset it, so hopefully I’m me again!

🤣🤣🤣 We had a white and gray cat who was CHONKY. he was around 20 pounds at his heaviest. Just a big, furry supersized bundle of love.