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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

I promise that when I return home later this morning, I'll post a comment explaining what the appointment was all about. probably.

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

NOW IT CAN BE TOLD. I spent the morning in traffic court. sorry to be so mysterious about it, I have a superstition about commenting on legal issues prior to them being resolved

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Janan Broadbent's avatar

Last time I did this & told the judge everyone was doing 80 mph, he told me he does not accept the “lemming” defense!So I learned a new legal term!! Reduced fine tho…😉

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Susan marder's avatar

Fight it!

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

I did, and I got the fine bargained down, but still had to pay something

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FTrump And FPutin Too's avatar

That’s always been my approach and it hasn’t failed me yet. I write a respectful letter and include the whole fee. A wholesome judge will knock off half to full refund without requiring me to show up in person. I liked typing “wholesome judge”.

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Trisha's avatar

Totally understandable.

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Denise Hall's avatar

Love you guy. Just take care of you. The rest of us are doing the best we can too. Longest four years ever known to mankind. Every day is groundhog Day. Wake up and more shit than a little bit. I open my eyes and say thank you Lord for another beautiful day and then it's WTF all over again. Sunny here so I'm taking my cane for a walk!!❤️

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Chris Hierholzer's avatar

Take it easy Jeff. Drink lots of fluids. Bourbon,scotch,etc...

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Fluttbucker's avatar

Concentrate on the two most important things:

Preserving our way of life.

And our precious bodily fluids.

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Charles Austin's avatar

😂😂😂

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Ole Anderson's avatar

You forgot the attribution :

Brigadier General Jack D Ripper

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Ransom Rideout's avatar

Tequila keeps your mind clear...

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Chris Hierholzer's avatar

We know what the worm can do though.

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Teri's avatar

Is THAT how RFK Jr's brain worm got in? From drinking tequila??

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MountainBoyMike's avatar

yes!....and we need a laugh emoji here for important - but humorous - comments such as this!

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Lisa59's avatar

👏👏👏👏

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Rehmat Jamal's avatar

That's advice for us all. Thanks much.

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nkrempa's avatar

That would be cool, cuz you have a whole community just hanging on your every word!! Or, y'know, just generally nosy... LOL!

:D

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Anne's avatar

you don't have to tell us why. You are entitled to privacy!! Hope your day is a good one.

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Hal Schwalbe's avatar

I'm hoping you're interviewing to become the Democrats' new Director of Communications 🙏.

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MJ's avatar

Getting the ol' "Circle Circle, Dot Dot", eh? That Cootie Shot is very important.

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Mombeka's avatar

Here’s my post yesterday to my friend Joey Amory:

News of the day

I do love your perspective. I noticed that you got that stump grinder back into your truck BTW.

Today was my day for a haircut, so this whole week has been weird in terms of my regular walks.

Speaking of weird news -

This is what happened to me today.

When I got into my husband’s van to go get a haircut, I found his rear view mirror, which was knocked off his windshield by some cheap-ass mechanic in Mapunapuna, had fallen off the windshield for the THIRD TIME!

And Paki didn’t know that it had fallen off! So he gets into the van ( this is seriously like a comedy skit) and I am sitting there examining my recent temporary crown in has rear view mirror.

And he’s going- WTF!! Why are you holding that, and so I explain that I found it sitting in between the front seats.

And it’s like OMG! This is the third time it has fallen off.

I had visions of us having to replace the entire front windshield, which also was purchased second hand, it turns out. Anyway, the rear view mirror has now been attached for the FOURTH TIME by some auto glass shop in Kaimuki. They’re using a glue literally called Klingon ( as I the voyages of the Starship Enterprise.) And I am chanting to the gods of auto glass that the thing doesn’t fall off again. My budget will not be happy if we have to replace the entire front window of the Sienna.

Do send propitiery thoughts to the automotive dieties on my behalf.

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MountainBoyMike's avatar

dude, you are entitled to whatever mental health self care you need to do...we are all gonna need periods of mental health self care going forward...I just read the Rolling Stone article about social security and what these fucks are doing to it before I came here...jesus fuck this shit is gonna be difficult to navigate!

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Zija Pulp's avatar

I actually heard Elon say that we HAD to do all this cutting because we were going broke!?! Can you believe this shit? So why does NO ONE point out that the 1%ers don’t need a huge tax break! Or maybe if we taxed the 1%ers MORE, we wouldn’t be in this boat. I hate their fucking lying.(Sorry for dumping all this in a reply.)

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MountainBoyMike's avatar

dump away!!!....this is where I come to get pointed towards, "sane"...so I am hear to listen!...and I agree 1000% with what you posted here...fucking Reagan started the demise of the middle class and our tax revenue issues and it has culminated with this trump/musk nazi regime!...tax the fuck outta these obscenely wealthy pigs and we'll have money for whatever we need...like we used to when these cunts were taxed at a "responsible" rate!...and they will still have plenty of money to do all their fucking "billionaire shit"!

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Teri's avatar

Zija, go ahead and dump! We're here for it. 😊

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Leah Fortin's avatar

Inquiring minds want to know!! Stay well. I think we all need a day off from this insanity.

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Karla's avatar

You don’t owe us an explanation but if it’s good news stuff, we want to celebrate it. Also, please take mental health days when you need them. Just post “Talk amongst yourselves” and you know we will 🙂

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

Jeff, definitely top off your Mental Health, but not too much. We need you weird.

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Jennifer's avatar

All the stupid can wait and they'll be plenty of it but take care of you first. <3

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Robert Eckert's avatar

You'll need to take a deep breath before writing tomorrow's column anyhow... Good thing you saved your energy today.

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Bill Corbett's avatar

Good for you. My wife and I are going to the beach today and sitting on our asses for the day. Hope to finish reading "Admirals", by Walter Borneman. It's a great read about the USN prior to and including WWII and command of the seas during that war. Having served in the USN I am enjoying the book and have reflected a lot on the thought of if the Orange Lunatic had been in charge instead of FDR. We would probably all be dead. Keep your money in your pocket today!

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Marie Martin's avatar

You’ve provided the next book for husband and I to read*. We are WWII geeks (not making light of anything—just no way to describe it). We’ve stayed primarily in the air and on the ground, and with Churchill, FDR, Truman, Stalin, Hitler … “Greyhound” set my eyes on the Navy. I’m ready for this.

Thank you for sharing.

*Every morning at breakfast we listen to an audible book together and have the best (2-person) Bookclub as a result. We each are typically reading a few other books simultaneously, but our morning listening picks are often our favorites.

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Bill Corbett's avatar

I didn’t get finished with, but close. I sometimes read two at the same time, which is what happened. Enjoy your reading you will like The Admirals.

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Mary Brock's avatar

Self care, Jeff. You deserve the time away.

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Cheryl Keeping's avatar

Jeff, take any time you need. We're not going anywhere.

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Jan Moon's avatar

We will be here. Where would we go?

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Rare Old Bird:  A Rural WV Dem's avatar

My God, we all need a mental health break. If we could just turn off the government wrecking machine for a day or too. You are a mental health treasure in my life - saying just what I would if I were as funny as you. I am as profane, but not in a funny way. Too angry. Thank you!

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Maryann Boyd's avatar

Rare Old Bird, loved your post...love everything that makes me smile or laugh!

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Ole Anderson's avatar

Bird-

Angry because you have been some places and seen some things.

I know you suffer no fools gladly. And I think we went to different schools together in the past.

My tolerance level is also at an all time low.

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Leesa J Chenoweth's avatar

Another WV dem here...

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Maggie&Lefty's avatar

Isn’t that W bg V…? and I’m from SoCal 🤣

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gene weingarten's avatar

DON'T DO IT. IF YOU TAKE A MENTAL HEALTH DAY YOU WILL LOSE YOUR EDGE FOREVER.

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

GENE, IT'S LIKE YOU READ MY MIND. this is exactly why I tell myself I can never take a day off

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William Burke's avatar

Jeff, you could lose several edges and you would still be several edges ahead of everyone else out there. You got this. And more.

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Janan Broadbent's avatar

Gene & Jeff: I have openings on Monday!!🤪🤪🤪

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Rehmat Jamal's avatar

Don't worry I've turned my psychiatrist onto Jeff. I'm sure she will fit him in anytime. Lol

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Lol!

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Linda Fairchild's avatar

Hilarious 😂

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

🤣

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Betsy's avatar

Remember it’s no-buy-anything-from-a-corporation day!!

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Teri's avatar

Betsy, great reminder!!

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Cats🐈‍⬛'s avatar

Read and then reread the bottom part of every one of your posts since the election. It applies to you, too. Take the day off. You deserve it and we will all live through it, I promise! Love the sunrise picture!

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Eva Porter's avatar

Hope all is well today, Jeff! Yesterday I was feeling down. Today I’d like to punch Elon musk in his weird face.

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

And I, in his squidgy stomach. Ah, for the chance to scream right at him “WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?”

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Edith Brideau's avatar

How about right in the nut-sack!

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Janan Broadbent's avatar

Did you read he had a botched penile surgery??? I don’t know if it’s true

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Teri's avatar

Janan, I think yesterday he has a 12th child just born! Not the newborn from six weeks ago.

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Janan Broadbent's avatar

IVF

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Monique's avatar

You mean Elon's Backpfeifengesicht?

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Ole Anderson's avatar

Don’t know wtf that means, Monique but I like the sound of it!

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Robert Eckert's avatar

German for "punchable face"

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Karlene Escriba's avatar

I have way more violent ideas!

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FTrump And FPutin Too's avatar

I’d like to punch Vance in the face to start each day off right. I wouldn’t want to get close enough to the Stinky Bully to do the same to him, though.

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Gail Dragoo's avatar

Totally understand. We all need a break! Have a good day everyone!

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Claudia Classon's avatar

Have a restful day off, Jeff. In addition to observing Economic Blackout Day, I think I’ll take a day off from my phone. Go outside, see some birds.

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Punkette's avatar

Good plan, Claudia. I’ll join you. ☀️

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Love ya, man. We appreciate you! 💙

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Ginny Hall's avatar

Looking at beautiful skyscapes is something that should be on the list of "how to keep calm and sane during this dreadful time." Thank you for the lovely photo.

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Theresa Breach's avatar

No need to share personal info on your appointment as we don’t need to know.

Take care . X

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kitty tompkins's avatar

Please take the mental health day that you deserve!

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Linda T's avatar

Take care, Jeff!

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