Whenever I'm tormented by the thought that I may have disappointed my parents, I console myself with the knowledge that I didn't have any children that I'm disappointing.

There must have been some other things going on lately, because I, for one, completely missed THIS little story about Kristi Noem's fuck plane being given to Melania.
"White House is keeping Kristi Noem’s $70M jet for Melania Trump and other senior staff to use
Luxury plane, complete with queen-size bed and cocktail bar, that was leased by former DHS secretary will now be available to first lady and cabinet officials for long-distance travel"
#USPolitics #USCorruption #Melania #KristiNoem
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kristi-noem-jet-melania-trump-b2953872.html

Okay brilliant and accomplished Mastodonians and Fediversians, it;'s time I consult the hive mind about self-hosting.
I've started to read up on this topic, but I haven't seen a clear answer to THIS question yet:
If I self-host from a desktop computer, must I keep it on all the time, or can I turn it off when I'm doing other things.
Specifically, will incoming emails get lost if they can't be delivered in a timely fashion?
My thanks again to all you wonderful souls.
#SelfHosting #FediverseHiveMInd

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Today I learned about a great website that I'm using to deal with my anxiety.
Yes, we're all living in anxiety-provoking times.
Additionally, many of us are aware that the amount if anxiety we process daily is more than we would like.
The first step that one can take -- when ready -- is to realize that relatively simple (FREE) techniques can give us a (NO COST) toolkit for dealing with anxiety in healthy ways -- GRATIS.
Have I piqued your interest?
Please read on here:
https://www.punchinguppress.com/post/hardcore-anxiety-relief-for-tense-times
#Anxiety

Report from the No Kings demonstration in little Klamath Falls, Oregon (Population 22,000):
I'd estimate the crowd at about 400-500, or roughly 2.5% of the total population.
That seems pretty good to me.
Since it's in good-old-boy country, we had our share of coal rollers. Entirely my impression, but people who honked in support were several multiples more than the grumps. 7 to 10 times more, I&d estimate.
Lots of great posters and spirits were high.
One guy even arrived in a pickup truck full of placards that people could borrow, if they hadn't brought their own.
I've seen people -- even on Mastodon -- say that demonstrations without a focus don't lead anywhere. But people must do what they can with what they have where they are.
Then I believe they can find their next steps, having gathered the courage and support to take next steps.
#NoKings #RuralNoKings #DropFilesNotBombs