Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 35mI’m babysitting my two youngest great-nephews and have discovered the wide world of kid exercise YouTube videos. The production values are actually pretty impressive. Plus the kids get worn out fast! 020
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 21hI got in a walk at Fort Steilacoom Park before heading to my niece’s to watch the Seahawks. Man, I hope they do better than my college team. 🐊 Hope you’re having a great weekend! #pnw 1102
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Saturdays are sports days when you have five great-nephews. I’m at the first-grader’s game. He had a great hit, and his team is winning. His cousin’s Tacoma team made it to the Little League World Series this summer, so he’s pumped to play. #pnw 1342
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Pierce County’s rogue sheriff, Keith Swank, reacted to the decision by saying, “I’ll be putting out some more provocative things today” on social media. Just what voters want — a sheriff saying stupid stuff on social media. HE is the reason we need standards.washingtonstatestandard.comJudge permanently blocks WA sheriff standards law • Washington State StandardA judge on Friday threw out tough new job standards for county sheriffs approved by Washington lawmakers this year. 070
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 03/10/202627 years ago today, I walked into a dive bar in Ruston and met my sweetie. I hadn’t gone out on a date in years and had pretty much given up on love. Just goes to show, ya never know. 🥰 8170
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I had lunch with a friend today on the deck of Boathouse 19 in Tacoma, overlooking the Narrows. You couldn’t ask for nicer weather. Have a great weekend! #wawx #pnw 1260530
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This has been a tried-and-true GQP strategy for years. In a former life I interviewed candidates for endorsement purposes. R candidates ALWAYS said they weren’t interested in abortion. If elected, however, their very FIRST bill was a limit on abortion rights. Never believe them. 061
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I’m walking this afternoon above the Chambers Bay Golf Course. It’s already reached today’s forecast high of 68°, and it’ll hit 70° the next three days. Now it’s on to my sister’s for wine! She got back yesterday from a month in Europe, and I want to hear all about it. #pnw #wawx 3130
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Please let us find out that the hero Flydubai pilot is a furry. 😀 040
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I got this sale alert from Whole Foods. I guess even the 1% is having trouble with this economy. 151
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Thomas Friedman on the unfolding disaster we face on several fronts, thanks to You Know Who. Scary stuff.nytimes.comOpinion | Trump Is Going Viral in the Worst Ways (Gift Article)On the technological, diplomatic and biological fronts, Trump is creating a disaster. 271
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026My neighbors are getting ready for Halloween. #pnw 071
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I know real plants can be a headache to care for, but the new artificial ones at Tacoma Mall are SO fakey and cheap looking. The worst are the ones outside Kizuki Ramen. C’mon, they’re outside; use real plants. 040
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Applied for my Real ID-compliant Enhanced Driver’s License today. (It’ll be mailed to me.) It took all of four minutes after walking in the door at the WA Department of Licensing in Lacey. So efficient! #pnw 380
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This, plus honoring Chris Brown? I have to say she’s making herself pretty irrelevant.washingtonsun.comJasmine Crockett Excludes Talarico in New List of EndorsementsCrockett had committed to focusing on “down-ballot” candidates in Texas instead of joining Talarico on the campaign trail. 041
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just found out the Department of Licensing will let me provide my weight when I apply for an enhanced driver’s license. So, now I’m trying to figure out what I can reasonably get away with. 😀 370
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The recession is here. If you’re not voting blue, then keep deluding yourself.buzzfeed.com"I’m Seeing At Least One, Often More Per Week": People Are Sharing The Recession Warning Signs Only Someone In Their Profession Would Actually Recognize, And Uh, YIKESBe right back, stuffing some cash into my sock drawer. 021
Reposted by Cheryl T.#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Watch The ‘Musk’ Movie Trailer Tech Lords Don’t Want You To See #CrooksAndLiarstwp.aicrooksandliars.comWatch The ‘Musk’ Movie Trailer Tech Lords Don’t Want You To See | Crooks and Liars 32215
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Fame is fleeting. I mentioned to my very entertainment-savvy niece (37) that I’d met Robert Conrad and Joe Garagiolo at a network press event in the late ‘70s. She had no idea who they were, and had never heard of “The Wild Wild West.” 😮 070
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Mariachi, dancing horses, car show, crafts, food, bebidas— lots going on at Fiesta de la Familia today at Fort SteilacoomPark in Lakewood. Kids can get their picture taken with Alma from PBS. Fun stuff! #pnw 1101
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026 Now I REALLY want to see this movie!hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 150
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“Craptastic” is my new favorite word — especially when it’s in the same sentence as “GOP.”axios.comGOP election outlook goes from bad to "craptastic"This week felt different — like the political environment was disintegrating in real time. 0101
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I just got an email appeal from Rep. Jasmine Crockett, asking me to support …. Eugene Vindman, in his Virginia reelection bid. I kinda wish she was asking me to support her fellow Texan, James Talarico. But so far I’ve not heard from her on that race. 😖 151
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is so heartbreaking — and a direct result of warming oceans. My thoughts are with the people of Hawaii and especially the hard-hit Big Island, one of the most amazing places on Earth. #nolo #climatechangenytimes.comHurricane Nolo Moves Toward Hawaii, Bringing ‘Catastrophic’ Rain 171
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Stormy in #Lakewood. Yes, my gutters are overflowing. Sound on. #pnw #wawx 2161
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My fella saw this somewhere (probably FB, which he’s on but I’m not) and sent it to me. I’d be screaming too! 2258
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026One metric I look at when vetting accounts to follow is how many posts they’ve made. So I looked at my own, and to my amazement I’ve made more than 2,700 posts. I had no idea I had so much to say. What an insufferable babbler I am! 😀 5170
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The first full day of fall is a pretty one in the #pnw. It’s forecast to hit 67° with rain coming in tomorrow. September stood out here by not having a single day hotter than 79°. I like it! #wawx #lakewood 0101
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Can the City of Lakewood guarantee that families can celebrate Saturday’s Fiesta de la Familia without fear? I noticed a Flock camera at the entrance to the park where the event is taking place. ICE has been arresting people at other NW Latino events. #pnwcityoflakewood.usFiesta de la Familia - City of LakewoodAbout Photos Sponsors About Saturday, Sept. 26, 202612-6 p.m.Fort Steilacoom Park Enjoy food, live entertainment – including dancing horses, a mariachi band and charros doing roping tricks – an art de... 2102
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This Canada goose was giving me serious side eye as I walked past it this morning at Bradley Lake Park in Puyallup. It probably knows it could beat me in a fight. Hope you’re having a terrific first day of fall! 🍁🍂 #pnw #wawx #fall 2253
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Hilarious!nytimes.comGeorge W. Bush and Cornyn Leave Out Paxton as They Raise Cash for Senate Candidates (Gift Article)The former president and Texas senator are headlining a fund-raiser in Dallas for top Republican Senate candidates. Not included: Ken Paxton, the nominee in their own state. 072
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I walked with my niece and two of her boys at Dune Peninsula Park, Point Ruston, on this lovely last day of summer. We were hoping for orcas but settled for sea lions playing along the shore. Have a great week! #tacoma #pnw #wawx 223816
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Even Fox is on board!nytimes.comNetworks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bans CNN (Gift Article)The move was an escalation of President Trump’s showdown with the White House press corps after he moved to bar journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico. 041
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I don’t need a lame excuse to make shrimp fried rice for dinner, but today IS National Fried Rice Day. The recipe (in the comments) turned out pretty good, even though I didn’t add the frozen carrots and peas or all the salt it called for. 180
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Another beautiful late-summer day in the #pnw — hardly a cloud in the sky and expecting a high of 72°. Hope you’re enjoying this last Sunday of summer 2026! #wawx #Lakewood 1142
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026For #SundayYellow, here are some smooth oxeyes — also known as false sunflowers — I shot in late September 2023 at the amazing Heronswood Garden in Kingston, WA. It’s operated by the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe. Very much worth a visit. #pnw 0173
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This house is on the next street over from mine. It is not decorated early for the holidays; this is what it looks like all the time. It’s fun to look at, but I don’t think I’d want to live next to or across from it. #pnw 151
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I’m picking up a friend at Sea-Tac. Most of the gas stations near the airport are selling gas at $6.30 per gallon. It’s only $1 per gallon cheaper near me in Tacoma. Thanks, Shitler! 😖 #pnw 441233208
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It’s the last weekend of summer, and fall is already making its presence known in the South Sound. The sugar maples at Western State Hospital are bright red and losing their leaves. And the squidmos and other novelty pumpkins are on sale in front of the supermarket. #pnw #wawx #lakewood #autumn 0144
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I know it should come as no surprise, but it’s still pretty dispiriting to check into X and see how much support there is for Shitler to blatantly ignore the First Amendment. 1102
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Other media outlets must refuse to enter the White House in solidarity with the banned journalists. Shitler should not get away with ignoring the Constitution.nytimes.comCNN, MS NOW and Politico Barred From White House After Trump Announces Ban (Gift Article)The prohibition on certain journalists was a stark escalation in President Trump’s war on the media, and will probably face a legal challenge. 192
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Rep. Jamie Raskin called the Reflecting Pool “The Strait of Warm-ooze” tonight on MSNOW. Good one! 😀 1131
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Make no mistake: This was Americans flipping off their own president and showing their solidarity with our Canadian neighbors. 🇨🇦 5223
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026My sis and I walked at Point Defiance Park before driving up Pearl Street for lunch at Welcome Restaurant, which serves Colombian and Mexican food. We had the arepa rellena with birria (bottom), and birria salchipapa. Very good! 🇨🇴 090
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Some Utah women got a bit uppity, so of course they had to be squashed. Interesting read that makes me so glad I live in true-blue Washington state! #pnwnytimes.comA Gender War Explodes in Utah Over the Courts, Abortion and Representation (Gift Article)When Republicans tried to repeal a law that voters passed banning gerrymandering, they found an opposition that flew in the face of Utah women’s “tradwives” imagery. 0134
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It’s a quintessential fallish day in the #pnw, perfect for walking at Fort Steilacoom Park. Patches of autumn crocuses are blooming in the usual spots. Early alert: A HUGE cross-country event will be in the park Saturday (9-19). #XC #lakewood #wawx 2231
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026“Signora Volpe” is my latest find to watch while waiting for “Slow Horses” to return. She’s a British ex-spy who’s relocated to the Italian countryside. And yes, there’s a dashing police officer to flirt with. It’s streaming on Cascade PBS and Acorn.goodhousekeeping.comMadame Blanc meets The Night Manager: Signora Volpe is the British detective drama that’ll keep you guessingEmilia Fox stars as an ex-MI6 agent investigating crimes in Italy. 270
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A little late in the day, but here’s a spectacular dahlia for #MagentaMonday. (Although it’s more fuchsia than magenta.) 0251
Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Huzzah!nytimes.comLive Updates: Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Restrictions on Mail Voting (Gift Article)The ruling blocks the Trump administration from dramatically changing how Americans vote by mail in the midterm elections. 1101