BugE.

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documentary filmmaker • nature photographer • FoTS • do good • tread lightly on our 🌎 • fight 4 whats right • she/her #NoKings #RESIST #voteblue #vaxxed #blm #prochoice #ally #lifelongdem 🎥🎬📸🐶🌴🇮🇱🌻🇺🇦🟦 Somewhere in CA

Sky News story headline about the asshole Argentinian team holding up a banner saying the Falkland Islands are theirs immediately after England’s loss. The World Cup is not about politics and yet the smug racist Argentina team thinks it’s ok to parade their hate and bigotry throughout the tournament. I really really hope they lose on Sunday!
My signs (one side) for No Kings!
An image of a red horse's neck and head facing to the right - its mane is flames, and its against a black background. The Fire Horse is the Chinese Zodiac symbol for the Lunar new year that starts today.
My soul 😇 👻 dog Eddie says he loves you too. (Eddie the Jack Russell/Sheltie mix on the left, snuggled up with his red heart pillow that says “love” on it.)
Feta understanding the assignment on tongue out Tuesday!
Three blue rabbits (rabbit rabbit rabbit) wielding blow torches to melt ice.
The night sky with trees at the bottom and an out-of-focus moon near the top. You can see the small lights of dozens of stars in the sky.
A sliding glass door is covered in holiday cards from the top to almost the bottom!
Video looking out at the Pacific Ocean and the Channel islands far offshore. The sky looks tie-dyed with clouds.
Clouds in the sky and over the Channel Islands as viewed from the shore.
A sliding glass door almost totally covered in holiday cards!
A New Year’s Day photo of a beach with wet sand in the foreground and a breaking wave mid- photo and loads of clouds with the sun peeking through top right and a little glimpse of blue sky between the clouds top left.
My sliding glass door is covered with 26 (well 25+ a magnet!) cards celebrating the very best holiday of the year- Voodmas! People who celebrate Voodsmas are kind and caring and thoughtful and fun and all-around good humans. And they also all love @TheGoldenRatio4 !
A photo of Eddie laying in bed looking up. Eddie is a Sheltie Jack Russell mix with a tan head and white body with big tan spots.
My window -and my heart are filled with Voodsmas joy! So many great cards from Frens near and far!
A sliding glass door is covered with 18 Voodmas holiday cards -many with dogs on them - to celebrate our lord of chaos, Voodoo, who is remembered every year at this time by Frens of the Squad.
Ina Garten’s apricot rugelach - they are NOT good!
My glass patio door has a lovey display of Voodmas cards which make every day merry and bright! Thank you Frens! (A sliding glass door with a dozen holiday cards featuring a variety of dogs!)
A photo of Rob Reiner in a black jacket and baseball cap with his arm outstretched seemingly mid-conversation. Devastated to learn of his murder tonight. He had such an outsized influence on my life. He will be so very missed.
My collection of Voodsmas cards is growing! Ten holiday cards (plus a magnet!) are hanging on my sliding glass door which is right next to my desk and I spend most of my days here so ever time I look at it I smile!
Dutch Baby pancake rising in a cast iron pan in the oven.
Six holiday Voodsmas cards adorn my window where I can see them all day while I work! :-)
Six holiday cards are hung on a sliding glass door. They make me smile every time I look at them!
A photo of a fundraising card from Northwestern University. Since Northwestern just decided to cave in and benzene to the fascist regime, instead of a donation, I have written “Northwestern caved to fascists. I will never support that. Shame on you. If you ever reverse your poor choice, I will consider supporting you again.“ In the dollar amount line, I also wrote “nothing until you stop bending the knee to a fascist regime.”
A giant nuisance rocket that launched from Vandenberg and scared the crap out of people and animals all the way down to LA.
It’s raining hard right now!
The 8 pieces of shit who don’t care about Americans at all. They want us to suffer rather than have a flight delayed. Make them pay. Vote them into oblivion
ATT officially telling me they will do nothing about the trade in phone I sent them in perfect condition. They are not honoring their trade in deal and have stolen my phone.
A bowl of Persian lentil rice soup with feta on top!
Reza's Soup • 3 tablespoons ghee or olive oil • 1 medium yellow onion (8 ounces), diced • 3/4 cup (5 ounces) green or brown lentils • 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) uncooked basmati rice • 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste • 1 teaspoon ground cumin • 1 teaspoon dried mint leaves (optional) • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt, plus more as needed • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 6 cups low-sodium vegetable or chicken broth, divided • 1/2 bunch (2 ounces) fresh parsley, preferably curly, leaves and tender stems, finely chopped and divided, plus more for serving • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from 2 large lemons), plus more to taste • Fresh herb sprigs, such as parsley, scallions, tarragon and/or dill, for serving, as desired (optional) • 6 ounces feta, for serving (optional) Steps 1. In a large Dutch oven or pot with a lid, heat the ghee or oil over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add the onion, and stir occasionally until it starts to brown, about 5 minutes. 2. Stir in the lentils and rice, coating them in the fat. Add the tomato paste, cumin, dried mint, if using, salt, pepper and cinnamon. Add about 2 cups of the stock, and stir to dissolve the tomato paste and evenly disperse the spices. Add the remaining stock, stir well, increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Decrease the heat to medium-low, stir, cover and simmer until the rice and lentils are cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. (If the soup thickens more than you'd like, add water, 1/4 cup at a time.) Taste, and adjust the seasonings, if needed. 3. Stir in about three-quarters of the parsley and remove from the heat. Just before serving, stir in the lemon juice. Divide the soup among bowls, top with the remaining parsley and serve hot, with cheese and fresh herb sprigs on the side, if desired Nutrition information per generous 1 cup soup, based on 6: Calories: 261; Total Fat: 8 g; Saturated Fat: 5 g; Cholesterol: 18 mg; Sodium: 569 mg; Carbohydrates: 39 g; Dietary Fiber: 11
A bright full moon in a dark night sky.
At the end of the No Kings protest in Santa Barbara, CA as seen from a slow moving car. This was only about one block out of the mile and a half crowd of protestors along the beach.
No Kings Day protest in California today. Thousands of people lined up along the beach for over a mile with signs and loud voices! It was completely peaceful and everyone was in solidarity to protect our Democracy.
We are standing with the beach behind us holding our protest signs on No Kings Day!
An image of an American flag, in the blue it says “protect Democracy” and below that in the stripes it says “Remember what they fought for.”
Eddie (aka Bug) Jack Russell Sheltie mix is sitting on a tile floor look at the camera. He is wearing a red and blue scarf.
A bug of some sort with at least 12 legs on each side and long antennae in the front- and back? It’s greyish with 3 black stripes down the length of its back. It is longer than a penny. It is in a glass jar which I used to catch it.
Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit. But make them blue and protesting!
‘Zolá the Magnificent snuggled up asleep in a dark blue onesie.
My Protest Sign for April 5, 2025 has an image of the statue of liberty sitting down crying and the words “Hands Off” on both the right and left. In the center are the words: HANDS OFF: Our Country Our Alliances Our Immigrants Our Education Our Arts Our Healthcare Our Finances Our Privacy Our Bodies Our Seniors Our Social Services Our Science Our Climate Our Parks and Wildlife Our Right to Vote Our Freedom Our Democracy Our Constitution Our Futures HANDS OFF!!! Although today, I am unable to go to the protest due to a very dear friend’s 100th birthday party, both my hundred year old friend and myself will have copies of this sign and if the party ends in time, I will get to the tail end of the protest. Today is the first of many, and I will be at the rest of them! Resist. Make your voice heard. Protect our democracy. Please.
Eddie standing on a table.
Birds flying and walking on the shore at blue hour.
Eddie lounging in bed looking very cute. And also wondering when I will give him treats.
Eddie (my ghost angel dog) is half asleep on a pile of his sheep stuffies with which he always surrounded himself.
A toothy-smiling Voods on a birthday card that says Heh Heh Hehappy VoodsDay is hanging in my window so I can smile every time I look at it!
A birthday card with an adorable white and tan puppy wearing a birthday hat and the words “Happy Birthday” hangs in my window to make me smile all month long!
A birthday card featuring a photo of a happy Voods and his stuffed “NÖ” toys hangs in a window where I can see it all day and it makes me happy too!
Remi the golden retriever lies under a palm frond wearing a cone. He looks sad and defeated. He looks like so many people I know are feeling right now.
Jane Fonda speaking at the SAG Awards about the documentary moment we are in and the need for all of us to be brave. She wears a glittery pink dress with dark lines on it and stands in front of a rust colored curtain.
A photo of an ocean wave about to crest just off the beach, with remnants of the last wave still on the sand. The photo looks like it’s in black and white but it was such a foggy day there was no color, just shades of gray.
A 44 second clip filmed frim the tv of the Rachel Maddow Show on 2/11/25 where she shows the overflowing crowd outside and the packed house inside an Indivisible meeting in Santa Barbara, CA this past weekend.
A blue sign with black lettering says: ECONOMIC BLACKOUT ON FEBRUARY 28, 2025 TAKE PART & SHARE THE NEWS If you haven't heard, there will be an economic blackout Febuary 28th, nationwide. This means don't buy ANYTHING unless it's from a small business: No gas, no fast food, and definitely nothing from places like Target, Walmart, or Amazon. Get the word out! We want THEM to see that WE have the power. We will start with 1 day, then 3, then specific companies until our message is heard. Please spread the word! Thank you!
Congressman Salud Carbajal speaking to a packed house for an Indivisible town hall.
A long line of people waiting to get into the Indivisible town hall today stretched all the way down the block.