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Kats Peterson

@katskitchen.bsky.social

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Birder, amateur naturalist, secular humanist, home cook, reader, picture-taker and for a few years, jewelry-maker. Know this: no bio = no follow-back. Simple as that.

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Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 4h

I don't know. The military is still not getting paid right now. Their enthusiasm for such a project may be... lacking.

Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 4h

There should be a ton more Congressional districts too. We've had the same number of Congresspersons for over a century, and our population has tripled in that time. If people feel like they are not being represented or underrepresented, they're right!

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Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 8h

I do it sometimes for holiday gifts to family. Most of the fruit I pick myself. This year I picked sour cherries for the first time and made some jam. I did a peach-vanilla-lemon one a couple years ago that was insane.

Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 8h

Aw, was this dude just born?

Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 9h

It is SO noisy, all the time. There are about 2 acres of woods separating me from my "neighbor" and he uses the leafblower IN THE WOODS. Noise can really take a toll on mental health.

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Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 9h

I think people have become so inured to noise pollution, they don't give it a second thought. I live with a train running 250' behind my house, 20 r-ts a day. A 4-lane highway sits about 700' the other way. There are airbases and airports dotted all around. A junkyard 1/4 mile away.

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Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 9h

You should have seen some of the dwellings (I cannot call them "houses") we passed on the various roads in the area. I think the Trump paraphernalia was the only thing holding them up! The TV line up was something else. 3 RW channels, 4 religious channels and some porn channels.

Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 10h

Yes.

Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 10h

There were so many of these signs out in Maine last year when we took a vacation week in October. Not the brightest pennies in the roll.

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Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not even sure the leaks are surprising. I mean, just look at these spongy little dweebs. They don't exactly radiate intelligence or maturity.

Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 1d

George wouldn't hesitate to treat them like the traitor they are.

Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 1d

*Senator. Replaced by Andy Kim.

Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 1d

RBG's too.

Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 1d

Good. I hope that trend continues. She's been a good governor and it always saddens me when they think that holding office is the only way they can "contribute" after they term-out.

Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 1d

If it came down to it, I think Marge has bigger aspirations. Massie, OTOH? He narrowly got passed over for Speaker last time. He's definitely got an ax to grind.

Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 1d

I keep wondering if Massie is going to try to grab the Speakership at some point - start an intraparty revolt. I think he's still carrying a grudge.

Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 1d

Performing your civic duty admirably!

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Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 1d

Question: how long will House Democrats wait for their duly elected new Housemember to get sworn in? A month? Two months?? A federal judge can do it at any time.

Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Andy Borowitz for giving me the name for which I will forever call him - Justa Dick Vance.

Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 1d

Ugh. I can't believe she went and decided to run, at 77. She might win, too, as Maine has the highest older population. She'd be inaugurated at 79 and be 85 at the end of her term. Absolutely bonkers.

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Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 1d

Sugar beets and beets people eat are different beets. Your pickled beets are safe!

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Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 1d

Is that how one looks when one forgets one's pants?

Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 2d

We'll be down in Cape May next week, M-F. If we get a couple days of NW winds, birding should be very good! It's a great place for the occasional rarity, too.

Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 2d

We have their cousins (swallows) staging in Cape May now. They've probably been forced inland due to our current nor'easter but as soon as it departs, they will be massing in the bayberries on the dunes and resting by the thousands on the beach.

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Kats Peterson @katskitchen.bsky.social · 2d

Yep, those are words alright.