Killian's Blog/Website/Whatever

A week ago, Meta sent me an email informing me that they'd deleted my Facebook and Instagram accounts for some violation of their Terms & Agreements. We all know that I am not the type to violate a term and/or agreement, but they decided to auto-review their decision (what?) of said deletion and then officially, irrevocably deleted me. All before 5am on a Wednesday! Some people seem to have solved this problem (which happens to your average, law-abiding person on occasion) by getting a new username and registering for a paid account (for like $17/month) and then submitting a request for help. Yes, that's right--they will only consider considering your request if you are paying them. A subtle reminder that we are the product and not the customer. Fortunately, the dog and cat still have their account, so I was able to notify the good friends of mine who follow my animals (the sign of a true friend) that I did not delete all my socials in a fit of pique. That post only reache...

Everything is awful. We can all agree on this. If you don't think everything is awful, you are probably a well-loved pet or a healthy plant, and I am happy for you. Below is the recipe for my famous Cozy Magic Simmer Pot. It will lift your spirits for perhaps a brief (but certainly a lovely) moment. It can be made with fresh or dried citrus and apples, but I recommend that the rosemary--or whatever your desired evergreenery--be fresh (that said, if dried is all you got, dried will do fine!). ALSO: the simmer pots give as gifts are all organic, BUT! a person (including myself) can't always spring for the fancy stuff. So... -If the produce isn't organic, make sure you scrub the heck out of the fruit before boiling (because the rinds and peels are the most important element here ). You should wash the fruit either way, but you really don't want pesticides floating around your house.  -You can use leftover rinds and cores from the apples and oranges you were already enjoyin...