Dear Neighbors. If you must live in your cars PLEASE keep the sidewalk clear. Pretty Please.

For the record, RantWoman wishes that people did not have to live in their cars.

RantWoman also likes to think of herself as more willing than some to tolerate car camping in her neighborhood. RantWoman definitely prefers that car campers make some effort to keep their living area tidy, free of trash, bicycles, and other things that impede passage for blind people, people in wheelchairs, and of course everyone else on sidewalks. Car campers unfortunately do not always have well-developed neighbor skills. 

The view from the other side

The View from one direction

Meet Pissed Off Liberal tying self in knots about how to report a #$%#^ NUISANCE encampment.

RantWoman knows perfectly well that she could probably call the City of Seattle Customer Service Bureau during respectable daytime hours. That is not when RantWoman has time to interact with the problem.

The behaviors in question. 

--Occupy both sides of a narrow sidewalk with no curb but a steep drop-off to the street on one side.

--"Occupy" includes bicycles, a tent, a shopping cart and a number of vehicles parked on the street.

--Run some kind of a pop-up market selling God knows what of God knows what provenance.

--Solicit donations from any passerby who would simply like to get to the bus stop without either tripping over difficult life circumstances or falling on her face into the street on the way to the bus stop.

OKAYYyyyyy. How about we try the page on the City of Seattle customer service bureau?

How about it?

--Samecategories as the #FindItFixIt app. Looks promising.

--immediate demand to identify location on a Google map. Nope, still not goona happen.

--Ha, ha, ha. Nope can't even move past the the location request to the yes / no questions.

Haillp.

PS. Life was SLIGHTLY better when the car campers lived on a different street now shielded by a large number of eco-blocks. At least there was no non-existent curb to fall off of. And the whole space was more level. OK, ok it was still a nuisance, but....

What if RFK Jr double dog dares the President Elect to EAT A SALAD?

RantWoman thinks God has a weird sense of humor. RantWoman will at some point wander down that rabbit hole in search of ways to address the outcome of #Election2024, people who think differently from RantWoman or worse, don't appear to think at all.

In the meantime, RantWoman copium:

--cat videos

--recipes with no plans to cook.

--material that makes RantWoman laugh between other howling.

There is a lot besides RFK jr. to bite into. That is for another time.

RantWoman thinks that RFK Jr. will make a terrible Secretary of Health and Human Services. And he gets to get in line with a bunch of other terrible nominees.

RantWoman spent part of her weekend talking to elders now suffering post-polio syndrome, remembering the mass dosing at her elementary school and collecting a Twitter / X thread about RFK Junior going to American Samoa, arguing against polio vaccines, and leaving in his wake the germs of a huge deadly outbreak a few months later.

That, of course, is by far not the only reason one might have a very negative opinion of the current nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services.

RantWoman, however is touched by the cabinet secretary nominee's concern for the President Elect's diet. In fact, RantWoman wonders how long the nominee will last if he dares to insist that the President Elect maybe say EAT A SALAD.

Just Stop it: Adam Kinzinger suggestions about how to COPE

RantWoman, like about everyone she knows, is working out how not only to COPE but also to survive and regroup stronger than ever. It's a bumpy road. Differences are not going away.

Here RantWoman offers some samples from her YouTube. Further, RantWoman is certain her readers need the comments she posts.

Isn't modern electronic hyperinteractivity awesome?

To me going to Canada, aside from probably being impractical for me is letting #MAGA win. ##NotGoingBack #WhenWeFightWeWin

I agree about not feeding #DonTheCon's love for disgusting terrorizing forms of gratification. And YET

Why on earth should Stephen Miller be advocating policies that will cripple major sectors of the economy? US demographics are changing and quite a few people in the US are NOT coping well. We should WANT the kind of country that people want to move to. We should also be supporting efforts to deal with crime so people do not have to come to the US to have a better life. And

#DelusionalDonOld is VERY good at dividing recent immigrants from people who have been here longer. Nevertheless, it's HEARTLESS to blow off the concerns of anyone in a mixed status family or any of the categories Stephen Miller rants about.

I WANT to rely on the Rule of Law, but it's not looking so well right now.

Rep. Kinzinger. How do you feel about #FelonDon promising to pardon the #J6 terrorists? To accept a pardon, people have to admit guilt but I think he could also commute sentences. Even a pretty strong advocate for police accountability has a big problem with letting people off the hook who have no more capacity for democratic engagement than beating up a bunch of police officers.

I also think there are actually some voting irregularities that at LEAST need a good sober look before the election is certified.

VERY Cool (modestly) PAID legislative Fellowship Opportunity. Apply by Nov. 15

  Quaker Voice Legislative Fellowship

The Quaker Voice Legislative Fellowship Program encourages the active engagement of fellowship holders in the state legislative process through mentorship, skill development, and partnering with legislative advocates in their work. Participants do not need to be Quakers.

The program provides a $500 stipend. Applications are due November 15, with decisions by November 20.

Quaker Voice Legislative Fellows are young adults ages 16-35 who live or study in the state of Washington. Each Fellow joins a group working to support action in the state legislature on issues in environment, police and prisons, healthcare, affordable housing, and other justice concerns. Within the scope of the working group, the Fellow develops background materials and tracks legislation, in partnership with an experienced Quaker Voice citizen advocate. Each fellow has an opportunity to see in depth how a lobbyist works by shadowing Paul Benz, our Senior Legislative Advocate, for a day. Travel costs to Olympia for Quaker Lobby Day and the shadow day are covered by the program.

For more information about what to expect of this opportunity and how to apply check out 2024-25 Legislative Fellowship Program — Quaker Voice

RantWoman comments: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A QUAKER to participate. There will be some modest Quaker practice such as moments of silence at the beginning and end of meetings and a bit of jargon, but it is a HUGE opportunity to learn details of the legislative process with very experienced and focused advocates.

Un pequeño regalo

 Thank you so much for filling out our survey. Here is a small gift in appreciation, a very crisp, never been spent $5 bill.

The Letter was in both English and Spanish.

RantWoman is unclear whether her responses to the initial survey are going to generate more surveys

However, in appreciation of the "pequeño regalo" RantWoman offers some bonus responses in the form of questions left off the initial qualifying survey.

What languages do you watch content in?

How important is closed captioning?

How important is audio description?

What devices do you consume video content on?

Do you consume video from

--Over the air broadcasts?

--Cable

--Wired internet or home Wifi

--Wherever you can fine free Wifi?

--No freaking clue because someone else handles all that techie stuff.

How annoyed do you get when the interface changes according to someone's whim other than your own?

Is there anyone in your household who regularly watches content from other countries.

Gracias por el regalo

Gracis por su atencion

Judge Michael Luttig: Only Kamala Harris can be trusted to honor the peaceful transfer of power.

RantWoman has decided not to go to law school.

RantWoman keeps revisiting but not regretting that decision.

That said, two lawyer heroes of the day are Marc E Elias of Democracy Docket and Judge Michael Luttig.

Look here for ways to find more of them.

RantWoman's comment, a TAD off topic of this exact video:

All these legal arguments matter. And #DelusionalDonOld is a danger to himself and others. At this point, even though I hated the "LockHerUp" chants about Hillary, I think it's time to contain this dementia patient under mental health grounds. I know this is a controversial view. I can live with that opinion.

Democracy Docket with Jamie Raskin on what could come next

Menu: SQUASH LASAGNA Easy recipe of pumpkin with cheese

Balanced media diet moment: when the news fever swamps get too fevery, go for some intriguing recipes!