The absolutely brilliant "Letter to the Person Who Carved His Initials Into the Oldest Living Longleaf Pine in North America" by Matthew Olzmann:

If you use CalFresh, otherwise known as food stamps, you could be getting extra money to spend at your local farmers' market. It's called Market Match and here's how it works:

🦥🎉 S l o w 👏 c l a p 👏 for our southern two-toed sloth, Athena, who turns 5 years old today! Even on her special day, Athena never skips her beauty rest. (Sloths typically sleep ~15 hours a day.) Celebrate by visiting her at the Small Mammal House! 📅 s.si.edu/2xn63Ja.

I just saw a woman turn down an upgrade to an exit row seat on a plane because the responsibilities in an emergency would stress her out. Legitimately congratulations to her on being the most honest person on the planet.

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Something cute about Californians. Is that they call a plant 20 feet tall a shrub.

My sister has an original eames chair and this is how she uses it

Mill Valley and no Oakland. That’s a choice.

Aday and I are celebrating 3 years of marriage. She made our lemon blueberry wedding cake. And then we went out for mezcal drinks and duck fat fries. 💓

The dilemma of wanting to hang a Pride flag at Verb forever and a day. But not being willing to buy / hang a synthetic flag. And having no time to dye and sew one. The ongoing case of a cobbler with no shoes.

don't invite me unless these are the plans

not sure anything has ever summarized trump’s aesthetic better than a bathroom full of crimes with chandeliers and a tension rod shower curtain

This is like 9/11 for people who don’t tip at restaurants

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Omfg. Lol. Can a gay person throw the pitch?!

How can this be true?! Between my CA state tax, sales tax, property tax…dude. Stop.

I love California. But politicians here are smokin. This place is so fucked up. The income inequality. Unhoused. Crime. Gavin Newsom stop playing around with other states. Mind your business here. And figure it out.

Shop Small at Acta Non Verba's Winter Solstice Artisans Market. Happening at ANV's West Oakland Farm Park, Saturday, December 16th from 11:00am-4:00pm! Come check out local small businesses, listen to live music, and eat some tasty treats! Let's Support our community together.