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Posted on July 19, 2019 by Orb at 8:00 am

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• Just checking Twitter before going to bed. My final thought of the day is that the giant asteroid that will destroy… https://t.co/O1dzgpzEoZ 01:51:14
• "Remember, when you hear this kind of talk, someone is going to get something out of it, and it isn’t going to be y… https://t.co/mwAv6BjxCA 08:21:09
• RT @letsgomathias: I have covered fascist rallies and Trump rallies.

  This Trump rally was a fascist rally. 08:52:10

• Wait, all you folks playing at looking old installed an app made in Russia?! And gave it access to your phone?! Wha… https://t.co/tu5cHKHQPr 09:17:02
• RT @TexasTribune: A Border Patrol agent allegedly sought out an undocumented woman and sent her Facebook messages and asked her to watch a… 09:28:28
• Know what? I’m just going to go back to bed for a while. Woke up with a headache, and nothing is putting a dent in… https://t.co/p0nnfgFmrm 11:31:23
• Oh look, the President of the United States is lying again. The gaslighting continues. https://t.co/ZM7NeoGvvW 16:19:54
• Want one! Want more than one! https://t.co/cYD2nQHqNw 16:41:54
• RT @forensicnewsnet: #FaceApp is now in the same building as Skolkovo Ventures – a Russian government investment company into IT and tech.… 16:43:33
• The headache has finally released its hold on my brain, so I’m having some late afternoon coffee. Then I’m going to go play with my paints. 16:48:11
• I think I nearly got a heat stroke while sitting in my air conditioned kitchen painting. The sun this afternoon is… https://t.co/f2CBvzqDVX 19:15:42
• I started painting something today that I think might turn out cool, so I’m not going to show it to you until I rui… https://t.co/NUUUtZcw9M 19:25:28
• Hubby: What's planned for dinner?
  Me: Chili.
  Hubby: You must really love chili.
  Me: It's been a week! Also, that's… https://t.co/xyvFYmCzU8 19:34:35
• I should have started the chili earlier. I’m going to die of hunger before it’s ready to eat. Damn, it smells good. 19:37:18

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Posted on July 18, 2019 by Orb at 8:00 am

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• RT @timkaine: The EEOC cites “go back to where you came from” as a classic form of discrimination that violates civil rights. The President… 11:44:51
• "You lie!" – Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) https://t.co/vQOmX13gIH 11:50:36
• The whistle on my kettle has ceased to function. 12:08:22
• This never even occurred to me, and now I feel stupid. Also feel lucky, as none of my cars have ever caught fire. https://t.co/8cz7xNzb34 12:12:47
• Really wish the husband would stop turning off the air conditioning in the morning while he’s taking a shower and n… https://t.co/6512fxQ8Wp 12:59:50
• RT @AndyRichter: Perhaps the most important graphic you’ll ever find #NationalHotDogDay https://t.co/wzjN1iWWHi 13:35:42
• When I sat down to paint, my intention was to just paint some blobby cartoon cats again, because it’s fun and silly… https://t.co/13u4tpuCY2 14:07:10
• Occasionally, I think a couple hands on, face to face, in studio private sessions with someone who is actually a pr… https://t.co/Viyhllw3JE 14:26:52
• The cats insisted I play with them, so I did. They are now happily napping. Then I got out all the watercolor thing… https://t.co/fjawJyJUwc 16:30:46
• Practicing delicate flowers on tiny scraps of paper. https://t.co/hFU3d5xQxU 17:45:32
• This video is my feel good thing of the day. https://t.co/5YpAVWpUTD 17:52:15
• RT @KVUE: Summer fling 😂 https://t.co/ZlR1qH3Cgh 17:55:42
• I’ve decided going forward, as my pan watercolors run out, I’m going to replace them with tubes. Then I can refill… https://t.co/aOpc8tandJ 19:28:16
• We have watched the third episode of Dark. This is our second attempt at the show and the furthest we’ve ever gotte… https://t.co/rLuuON0RGx 22:00:26
• RT @KatieHill4CA: For those of us who care about facts:
  ✔️Dems in the House passed 201 bills this year.
  ✔️Bill passed on: drug pricing, im… 22:19:49
• Was accidentally exposed to some information about the characters in Dark, and now I’m all "What?! I must watch more RIGHT NOW!" in reply to JustOrb 23:26:48

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Posted on July 17, 2019 by Orb at 8:00 am

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• Currently contemplating how I feel about granulating vs non-granulating watercolors. 02:20:45
• I think we should all … including the news media … run an experiment today. We should all completely ignore the… https://t.co/qt52hIH61S 07:06:11
• I love bats, but maybe not living under my roof tiles. So glad these kinds of tiles were too expensive when we repl… https://t.co/cM0lOFCvbF 07:45:41
• I’d planned to sleep in as late as possible today, but this adorable creature awakened me well before the husband’s… https://t.co/Is0k4pS3wm 08:22:22
• Have tended to the needs of cats, eaten brunch, and made swatch cards for the watercolors I currently have. Now I e… https://t.co/TGc62aT9ky 11:51:06
• Been watching the original news coverage of Apollo 11. It’s the first time I’ve seen it since I watched it when it… https://t.co/lUwD33jTuP 17:40:08
• Tonight with our salmon, we shall be having artichokes. Mmmmmm … tasty. Artichokes! https://t.co/JZBPCqLcge 18:12:31
• Yuki enjoying the last sun puddle of the day. ❤️ https://t.co/Fw6y6hTDYZ 19:56:11
• I love artichokes, but I always wonder why the very first person to eat one did so. I mean, they are kind of a pain… https://t.co/l1ZIyXdWMh 21:43:52

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Posted on July 16, 2019 by Orb at 8:00 am

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• It appears I am trying for the world record for continuous crying. Up to twelve hours. Have decided to have cocktai… https://t.co/Jlar3Kgl4h 00:05:02
• My existence has been consumed by other matters today, but is it true that no @GOP Republican has had anything nega… https://t.co/3SCSa275Kj 00:35:35
• Aside from doing the laundry, I have literally spent my entire day opening the front door to see if Sasha came home… https://t.co/JFrbjqlRcj 19:00:14

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Posted on July 15, 2019 by Orb at 8:00 am

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• Behold, my tubes of paint, which had been lost in the wilderness, have found their way to my front porch. https://t.co/pReKynEuAi 11:46:22
• RT @g_ack: ICE raids beginning today. Know your rights.
  #ICERaids https://t.co/h10ViCNrSX 12:01:17
• RT @NYCLU: PSA:
  You have the right to film ICE, regardless of your immigration status.

  Tips on how to do that safely ⬇️ https://t.co/eItg… 12:01:51

• RT @RepLloydDoggett: Racism pure and simple. Trump suggests four of my colleagues leave America and go home. Reps. Pressley, Tlaib, Ocasio-… 12:04:18
• Irrational fear of immigrants has been a winning tactic for Republicans for a very long time. They don’t ever want… https://t.co/dwH2YjI5Zg 12:08:52
• One thing that's been weighing on me recently is that Sasha, queen of the street cats, hasn’t been around at meal t… https://t.co/BiN1zHeXhT 12:20:36
• They are already in the totally broken and crime infested place they came from, and from what I can tell, they are… https://t.co/4hn3wewexq 12:28:02
• Some days it doesn’t feel like 20 years. Some days it feels like 100 years. Happy birthday, Metafilter! ❤️🎉🎂🍾 https://t.co/zc3XxSRLXS 12:55:13
• RT @Normaninvador76: As Trump is tweeting that black & brown members of Congress, who are US citizens, need to go back from where they came… 15:15:00
• I’ve checked outside for Sasha about a hundred times today. Wandered around the front of the property checking all… https://t.co/9tA9bh71hc in reply to JustOrb 15:35:29
• Sasha in August of 2006. It’s one of the earliest photos I have of her. I think this was the first day I started tr… https://t.co/4PQqxopHeo in reply to JustOrb 16:48:40
• Since cats have invaded my work table, I’m trying out my new watercolors on the food prep table. Not at all ideal,… https://t.co/VRpVegTtby 17:15:11
• 50% of Americans are flat out dumber than rocks. Sure, I pulled that stat out of my butt, and you know what? The percent is probably higher. 17:50:50
• RT @TexasMonthly: .@dansolomon: No one should be licking cartons of ice cream at the store. But it's strange that a woman could have faced… 18:02:35
• Yes, it is true. Pickled banana peppers are the best! https://t.co/MaZOJwAhN4 18:03:49
• Even though my heart was not at all into playing with watercolors today, I did it for quite a while. This happened,… https://t.co/muO0dEuOX0 21:03:44

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Posted on July 14, 2019 by Orb at 8:00 am

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• Doing my best not to be irritated that my watercolors, which were supposed to arrive today, will actually not be ar… https://t.co/LURagnA1NY 15:06:28
• RT @TheDweck: Dude is scandalized by an unchaperoned woman with visible ankles but this just rolls off his back https://t.co/QXaA1conKP 16:10:23
• I am 100% in agreement with this home plan. https://t.co/Fs8aWizeKa 16:12:07
• RT @nowthisnews: ‘This is a warrant.’ ’No it’s not.’ — This citizen stopped ICE from arresting 2 undocumented immigrants because he knew hi… 16:18:15
• My cats need new toys. Ok, maybe not NEED, but they seem bored with their old toys. This has lead to them chasing a… https://t.co/N27UdnGTIf 17:18:31
• These two are the main contributors to my current state of aggravation. This was taken just before round 100 of Who… https://t.co/JwW7jG9uG3 in reply to JustOrb 17:22:12
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is now on HBO! We are so totally going to watch that tonight. ❤️ 19:31:49
• For freaking real? Not only did it not come in one day, now I have to wait until Wednesday to see if it happens to… https://t.co/QI9DxkqCaK 22:34:33
• What’s really hilarious is I just got an email an hour ago, after the latest time they deliver, informing me my pac… https://t.co/jUPAdGvweO in reply to JustOrb 22:40:50
• The newest Fantastic Beasts movie was great, but we probably should have watched the first one again FIRST, because… https://t.co/FxhiWZ1p8P in reply to JustOrb 22:46:30
• Wait … The New Republic is a liberal magazine? Like, since when? No really. I would have sworn it was a conservat… https://t.co/UqX8INHMwP 22:59:31

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Posted on July 13, 2019 by Orb at 8:00 am

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• I’m still awake because I am extremely concerned about something that I’m not talking about with anyone yet. I’m to… https://t.co/ka7k4S8TbA 02:39:24
• Turned on PS4. Find I am logged out of YouTube on my PS4. Can’t log back in. Don’t currently care enough to figure… https://t.co/TZdpc1fR5W 13:00:20
• The "logged out of YouTube on PS4" appears not to be just me or my household (checked hubby's too), so … I’m goin… https://t.co/YMRp9a039s in reply to JustOrb 13:08:00
• Yeah, nobody has ever noticed Article 2, except anyone who has ever read the Constitution or taken a high school go… https://t.co/Bt4bS7u4Og 14:01:44
• RT @KaraScannell: Jeffrey Epstein allegedly hired private investigators to follow, question and intimidate his accusers w ⁦@brynnCNN⁩ http… 14:35:28
• Have just ordered two tubes of watercolor paint. Ivory black and Prussian blue. Should be here tomorrow! Wheeee! 16:51:59
• RT @cvsherman: Lightning, Fireflies, and a Cat?!
  A #cat photobombs my latest #lightning #firefly #timelapse in an #Iowa #corn field near #C… 16:56:34
• RT @TexasTribune: An unofficial commemorative coin circulating among Border Patrol agents appears to poke fun at the fact that many border… 19:51:33
• Ugh, I forgot that's this weekend again. https://t.co/abkvEAYHKs 19:57:18
• Didn’t know what to make for dinner. Took a nap and remembered it’s Friday when I woke up. Therefore, I shall make pizza. 🍕 20:06:43
• We are trying to watch Dark on Netflix again. Neither of us can seem to get into it. We are in a show hole. I don’t… https://t.co/SaANO9v4Kw 22:26:56