Snuck in 30 minutes on the picket line w/ UESF at Flynn, my kid’s school, this morning. Parent turnout seems up from Monday’s picket and Wednesday in Dolores but maybe my timing was just more aligned w/ other parents today and it has been great all week? Also we had a killer marching-band style bass drum player this morning!

Having the picket right along Cesar Chavez morning commute traffic is great for solidarity honks and I have to imagine the vibe is totally different (and great in other ways) at schools deeper in the neighborhoods. Also nice to see DSASF turned someone out too (who is probably also a Flynn parent, nevertheless, wtg DSA).

RE: https://mastodon.social/@publicdomainrev/116053252927843414

Fun fact!

Testard’s 15th century illustrations were the inspiration for Killer Queen (2013, https://killerqueenarcade.com/howtoplay).

Walked the UESF picket at Flynn for about an hour this morning. Junior was stoked to make his sign and to wear red but kinda panicked once we got there so he stayed across the street with mom.

Children have an uncanny sense, as if imprinted in the womb, for when one of their parents try to immerse themselves in any hobby that predates themselves.

no, not that one.

The construction of “used to” that some but not all use sometimes to describe outlier instances is so weird to me. I see other people do it and think how implausible it is but, and then I find myself doing it too, and like, it serves a purpose and is fine?

“oh yeah like we used like ____" where the blank is some kind of outrageous or funny or cool thing that happened exactly one time, presented as if it was at least twice or in fact, annual or even seasonal for years in a row.