McSweeney’s captures the joy of air travel post-pandemic. It’s maybe a little exaggerated, but mostly true. It’s a shitshow.

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My stepmother’s obituary was published today. She drafted it and I edited it. That’s my second obituary, and I hope it’s a very long time before I have to write or edit another one.

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I’m feeling better and have some ambition to get out in the world today. I think I’ll visit the pub in Anchorage for their bison-elk chili. Healthy, rich, and satisfying.

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Great headline and sadly ironic story in The Daily Beast: Irony Meter Explodes as Migrants Lured TO Florida for Hurricane Ian Cleanup. Yeah, the GOP hates immigrants until there’s hard work to do for minimum wage.

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I thought today’s Wordle answer was really difficult. An odd word with spelling at odds with its pronunciation. Took me five guesses.