Michele Hives

Attended a No Kings protest today in Arvada, CO. Great attendance!!

Marched in the Denver Hands Off protest yesterday! I hear 5 million people turned out nationwide. THAT’s a statement!

This is a sad state of affairs.

“These are normal, everyday people who are saying I’ve had enough. I’ve seen institutions fall. I’ve seen universities, I’ve seen businesses, I’ve seen law firms not stand up, not support our liberal democracy. So what am I going to do as an individual?”

“That’s what tomorrow is about.” - Ezra

I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre Graphic artist Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime. But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and branded an illegal alien by ICE. Now back home, she tells others thinking of going to Trump’s America: don’t do it Just before the graphic artist Rebecca Burke left Seattle to travel to Vancouver, Canada, on 26 February, she posted an image of a rough comic to Instagram. “One part of travelling that I love is seeing glimpses of other lives,” read the bubble in the first panel, above sketches of cosy homes: crossword puzzle books, house plants, a lit candle, a steaming kettle on a gas stove. Burke had seen plenty of glimpses of other lives over the six weeks she had been backpacking in the US. She had been travelling on her own, staying on homestays free of charge in exchange for doing household chores, drawing as she went. For Burke, 28, it was absolute freedom. Within hours of posting that drawing, Burke got to see a much darker side of life in America, and far more than a glimpse. When she tried to cross into Canada, Canadian border officials told her that her living arrangements meant she should be travelling on a work visa, not a tourist one. They sent her back to the US, where American officials classed her as an illegal alien. She was shackled and transported to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detention centre, where she was locked up for 19 days – even though she had money to pay for a flight home, and was desperate to leave the US. Continue reading...

I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre

I’m gonna open a chain of restaurants where the name of each one ends with “Near Me” so it’s always the top search result.

“Hot Wings Near Me”
“Brunch Near Me”
“Good Pizza Near Me”

I’m going to be a fucking millionaire.

First night of spring break camping! Mom was sick all day, but hoping for a better day tomorrow. Lovely night for a fire!

Also a leg of our trip to Madrid and Toledo, Spain, for just the husband and myself!

Our recent trip to Porto, Portugal with friends and…

i try to talk to strangers on the internet like we are chatting in line at the grocery store together. some of u talk to strangers on the internet like you are having active road rage at all times

I think about this tweet constantly

We took my high schooler to Jeffcon — Jeffco School District’s technology career conference! It was great! And as a bonus, it happened to be held at the high school my husband graduated from (a few years back), so that was fun!

Is it ironic that after being in the car for several hours driving, all I want to do when I get home is sit down awhile?

I’d love to grow an amaryllis like this one every year, but sometimes I can’t find them. So pretty!

Great seats today at the DU vs WV gymnastics meet

*sigh* I miss Sarah already.