I worked up until I went into labor. My boss kept acting surprised that I wasn’t taking time off before then, and I was like, “I only get six weeks time off, so I’m saving that for when there’s a baby.”

The two of them together were just insufferable. Noel still sucks, but he sucks a lots less with Allison than with Matt (or even Sandy)

Hell, I'll go one better: Trump already had a chance to respond to a hurricane *that hit North Carolina* You'll be shocked to learn how it turned out! Link: www.wbtv.com/story/353984...

They said there wasn’t going to be any, and clearly they meant it

Ugh. Gonna need a real palate cleanser this evening

This is one piece of why I did not seek diagnosis for Autism through my primary care provider - I did for ADHD, because I knew I needed the meds, and that was a multi-year incredibly frustrating process

Found out yesterday that my ex-husband moved to Asheville over Labor Day Weekend. He’s doing ok, but heck of a, “Welcome to the neighborhood”

What a glorious truth to read spelled out, so unexpectedly and necessarily and shockingly, because of where we find ourselves

There's gonna be all kinds of dipshit news stories if the International Longshoremen's Association (the dockworkers' union) calls a work stop at midnight when their contracts expire on the East and Gulf coasts, which they've said they'll do (and good for them). Some prebuttals:

Blue Ridge Public Radio has a vetted list of orgs to donate to: www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...

List: Ways to donate and help flood victims in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene unleashed devastating flooding in the mountains of North Carolina. Here are ways to help local flood victims in Western North Carolina by donating relief funds or volunteering.