Woke up with #kpop “Giddy” by Kep1er playing in my head. Here’s their dance practice music video. Enjoy https://t.co/cKAj9hF3Ju

Much of Costa Rica doesn’t appear to have street addresses. Even in towns, the address might be “1.5km North of the Holiday Inn on Calle Mango Plaza”. Visited a friend who has lived in the same place 3 decades and does not have a postal mailing address.

This morning’s #kpop song I woke up to was “Lilac” by IU. Her music videos are very artistic stories and way better than her dance practice moves. This one has English subtitles, also a bonus. https://t.co/2mqnkPLLOc

We (San Francisco Bay Area) are in Costa Rica (near the equator). They don’t have sun rise here. It’s dark, and then boom, it’s bright. It’s as sudden as turning on the overhead light in your room. It is so sudden it wakes us up.

Restaurant at Hobby Airport in Houston supplies hand daggers that you can take onto your plane. Do they not think about security? Fork for comparison.

Flying from Oakland to Houston. Europeans just really don’t understand the vastness of the western USA. Occasionally i see a road. Mostly vast beautiful barren landscape.

Just read “I’m laughing because I’m crying. A memoir” by Youngmi Mayer @ymmayer a good read. Not only that, she answered a whole bunch of questions in the back of my mind concerning Korean culture. 👍👍

Anyone else “make” water resistant ski pants by spraying a can of ScotchGuard onto blue jeans?

AP reports: GOP sending election monitors to CA. As long as they aren’t armed, and aren’t displaying election paraphernalia, all good. Standard voting center visitors. Vote by mail ballot processing at country offices is pretty cool to watch.

Associated Press reports that the driver of the UHaul truck that was backing into the Alameda Coast Guard base was shot in the stomach and is being held for a mental health evaluation. His name wasn’t released. His political affiliation wasn’t released.

Woke up with my mind playing "달라달라(DALLA DALLA)" by ITZY. Here’s their Dance Practice video. It’s a fun song. Would love to see them perform live. I like many of their songs. https://t.co/rCJKrsCekI

Hey Californians, what if anything are your voting centers supposed to do if ICE or the National Guard show up to intimidate voters. Your county registrar of voters should have a plan. Maybe email them and ask if they have plan?

Love Vote By Mail. It’s so safe and secure. “… on behalf of Sonoma County Registrar of Voters. Your ballot for the November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election was received and counted. Thank you for voting!”

Finished reading “Marble Hall Murders” by Anthony Horowitz. He writes the Alex Rider YA novels. The ending was a twist and made perfect sense. Enjoyed it.

There’s a flood of Republican posts, people I do not follow, who keep claiming that submitting the same bill over and over isn’t causing the Democrats to vote for it. Isn’t insanity doing the same thing and expecting different results?

Vote By Mail is awesome: … The US Postal Service has collected your ballot for the November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election and will deliver it to your county soon. Questions? Call … or email …

The #kpop song playing in my head this morning is “Naughty” by RED VELVET - IRENE & SEULGI. Providing you with the dance practice video because their movements are a joy to watch. https://t.co/2ivakEy1TZ

How does one turn on Auto-Translate for iMessages? I’d type in English, they receive English and their native language. They reply in their language, I get that an English translation.

Credit where credit is due. Kudos to Trump and his team for getting the remaining hostages held by Hamas, released today.

This morning my mind woke me up playing the #kpop “SCIENTIST” by TWICE. Fun song to start the day. And of course, here’s the dance video. https://t.co/TvUlCHSxDv