Woman finds her cat amid the charred ruins of the Maui fires in Lahaina. Photo: Moses Slovatizki/Getty.

UBI won't solve all the problems but it can make life a bit more easier.

I am so sad for the people of Lahaina. 😢

Something sure stinks around here

So the lecturer of this editing course just started a crusade against em dashes and ho boy, I am here TO FIGHT.

Been gone a bit… finalizing our resident status in Portugal where I’ll be with hubby and my chocolate lab Jake when not home in Alaska. Follow my blog to keep up with the story! underthejacarandas.com/2023/09/01/obr…

Moon shot

My dog keeps wandering off. He has a secret life somewhere. underthejacarandas.com/2023/11/14/the…

As a genocide survivor, honored to recognize the 75th year of the UN Genocide Convention as the guest of the APPG on Genocide Prevention. It’s been said, “the words ‘Never Again’ are the most abused words in history”. Together we must change that. #GenocideConvention75

When you’ve finally got mail… Christmas cards in Portugal! underthejacarandas.com/2023/12/10/wer…

This is Alphonse, he wants to be a house rooster

We bought a house in Portugal that came with a flock of feral chickens l. They are a lot of fun, each has a unique personality. Chickens know their names, in fact can recognize up to 100 names of fellow feathered frangos

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Come see the Christmas lights of Lisboa underthejacarandas.com/2023/12/17/a-n…

If you’ve never heard Fado music this painting (called Fado) perfectly represents what it’s about . Sharing a video of an actual Fado singer (we weren’t supposed to take videos - I didn’t realize it though)

How curious, the names of the town I was born in and the town I have decided to die in both translate to “beautiful” underthejacarandas.com/2023/12/21/in-…

I officially hate PayPal Ask PayPal and will never use them again for any reason. They canceled my company’s business account. Then restored it but froze the money. So I haven’t been paid in 6 months and have to find a new job that doesn’t use PayPal, Wanton Destroyer of Lives

Baby chickens