Book thread for 2026. #1 The West Passage This book seemed so very confusing, yet it made more sense than current events.

Well, fuck.

Very happy to see that I live in a still vaccinating county. Quite unhappy to see that many of my relatives live in some of the least vaccinating counties. More unhappy to know that my niece is contributing to this with her kids.

Hi, I’m a tornado passing directly over an old house with no storm shelter or basement and Hanoi traffic. I mig hr also be chickenpox.

Oh, dear! ST TNG S2 E1 - Welcome to the Enterprise, Dr. Pulaski. 10-Forward and Guinan are now here and Troi is pregnant. Hmmmmmm.

WTF? Secret Service recruiting add during the Rose Bowl. 🤢

How fun! www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...

I’m not sure how I feel about this.

I reject your reality and substitute my own

Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction Ran into Donny Osmond and his son (~5 or 6 maybe) in Target picking out a toy for a birthday party and the kid was being a kid. This was in the late 1980s when he lived in Irvine, CA.

Quote this with what you have accomplished in 2025, no matter how big or small * Traveled to 4 new (to me) US states * Traveled to 4 new (to me) countries * Knit 13 pairs of socks and 3 shawls * Learned to snorkel * Swam in the ocean

If you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you’re using without explanation.

Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild: Humpback whale Bald eagle Hippopotamus King Penguin Toucan

You just died. The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you. I certainly hope not. This was fruit given to us by our neighbors and it was delicious.

One of my cousins declared that today is pie day. While I contend that 14 March is pie day, I will agree that he has a point. I have achieved pie. Persimmon-Cranberry.

NDSU creams St. Thomas 62-7. The best part of the game was watching all the true freshmen get snaps in the second half. The future of the Bison looks good!

Soup! No recipe. Cooked a bag of white beans this morning and found some beef broth in the back of the freezer. Mostly dumped stuff in and seasoned.

Thanks, Dad. WWII veteran, anti-fascist.

That’s it, I’m done for the day. That game exhausted me! Good news is that NDSU just secured another Missouri Valley Football Conference title.

A big, fat zero here!

This week’s #ShowMeYourKnits : What’s on your needles 🧶 Apis Dorsata, a half-finished shawl that has been waiting in stash for 13 years. knitty.com/ISSUEdf11/PA...

So many of my maternal grandpa: him playing fiddle with my uncles play guitar and organ, lighting his pipe and talking while it went out, him picking out a pet chicken for me each year, and always the smell of sawdust.

NDSU ranked above Kansas St. Ufda!

21-0 NDSU!

After a slow first quarter, an inconsistent second quarter, and more than a 2-hour weather delay, the Bison pull off another great showing.

What's the best one liner in movie history?

I have several of Elise’s wire-wrapped pendants and I always get compliments when I wear them. They are wonderful!

Those Bison are still looking good.

soup (adjacent) of the day: a saucy soup of sorts thefirstmess.com/2022/11/30/v...

soup of the day: creamy mushroomy wild rice soup on account of the very loud storm outside my window thatovenfeelin.com/cozy-autumn-...

And that’s a wrap!

Yep. This game is fun for Bison fans.

Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life: Ets 1. Flush toilets 2. A warm shower after a dusty hike 3. Laughing with longtime friends over a joke that no one else will understand 4. The smell of freshly baked bread 5. A sincere hug

These are adorable!!!

Shame on you, Lou Correa!

I had an existential crisis last night when I realized that we are only 8 months in. It feels like YEARS.

STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING here's my cat

On my needles: one gigantic mystery knit shawl/scarf that is nearly finished and two plain socks. I’ve been traveling and not knitting lately. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶

Amsterdam is delightful. Also, flying to Amsterdam leaves one quite jet lagged. Tomorrow should be even better.

Hello, Duluth! I’m at the Bayfront Blues Festival for the weekend.

🦬🤘

I have another: we took our 3-year old to see Fantasia 2000. He was perfectly quiet for the entire movie except that every time the theater went dark between segments he said, “Ooooooh!” By the last break, the rest of the audience was waiting for him and then they giggled.

Watching War Games in Fargo, ND. When the simulation reported that Grand Forks, ND, had been bombed, the audience cheered. Bit of a city rivalry there.

This this this!

So I’ve spent the last 26 days driving hither and yon and mostly avoiding news. Did anything exciting happen this month? Checks feeds for 2 minutes. Aw, hell, I need another trip!

Not at all surprised.

This is what 62 looks like.

If you see this, reskeet with something pink.

You know what is (almost) better than seeing @beckymew.bsky.social ‘s smiling face pop up in your mail? Opening the package and seeing all the sparklies. Once again, @peculiarityshop.bsky.social gets me.

40 plus appreciation post. reskeet with a pic if you're on the right side of 40. 61 for a couple more weeks.