Eden has discovered what 4 sets of kittens learned before her - my Dad designed the world’s best winter cat bed.

BTW, if you want more gay hockey, PLEASE read the comic Check, Please! It’s available online and in collected editions. That’s how I knew that I—a non-sports person (well, other than tennis)—would love a gay sports story. And don’t forget to try Fence as well!

I’ve got tickets to that too! SO looking forward to it!

Granted, people can assert that reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula in a dimly-lit café in Prague on a snowy day whilst having multiple cappuccinos and croissants “won’t fix you”, but they’re failing to understand an undeniable truth: It certainly can’t hurt.

Many US founders were Freemasons, so mason spinoffs & rivals are big in #EastCoastCemeteries like this Knight of the Ancient Order of the Mystic Chain. Wikipedia says it blended Mason, Biblical & Arthurian elements, had a women’s auxiliary, & eventually provided insurance to members.

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20 New Open Access Books Medieval History Fans Can Read for Free www.medievalists.net/2025/12/20-n... #books #openaccess #medievalists

Gingerbread 2025 Dumpster 🔥

With the conclusion of the holiday season, many Americans face the task of disposing of their Christmas tree. A Massachusetts farm has devised an unusual method of eliminating the old trees: 19 hungry goats. (from 2019) https://to.pbs.org/3W0dNYk

If Mariah Carey sees her shadow today that means 6 more weeks of Christmas music.

1) The replies are gold 2) I am not prepared to live in a world where this many episodes of Max Headroom are just your average Tuesday

you don't suck at art. you're learning. you aren't an awful writer, you're still understanding how things work. You aren't horrible, you see the places in your work that have space for improvement. Even if you think your art isn't the best, you still created something and you should be proud of that

On Veterans Day (Nov 11), orgs put flags on the graves of veterans of any war on the US side (i.e., not Confederates.) For Wreaths Across America, anyone can sponsor a Christmas wreath for any veteran including Confederates. The star over an anchor means the War of 1812. #EastCoastCemeteries

1 prompt list, 3 months, 18 cemeteries, & over 2000 photos have taught me that the 2 books on graveyard iconography I see recced most often were written in Utah & Texas while I’m on the East Coast smack in the middle of Revolution/Civil War territory so there are GAPS. So: #EastCoastCemeteries

The heart and soul of Pratchett’s writing right here.

Possibly only 3 people o my skyline will get it but had to share for them:

I’m too old to jingle all the way. I’ll jingle until about 9pm.

Back of the envelope estimate suggests Jericho has 700 spirits-not-at-rest per square meter. COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/spirit-4 PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm... STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com

ONLY YULE

I, um, did a thing. And I haven't even started drinking. Yet. (throw a dollar or two in the tip jar to see the whole thing) www.patreon.com/posts/becaus...

#writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #LateNightWrite #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory

“Pray tell, the Baron, what sort of gentleman is he?” “Well…”

Christmas Eve greetings from your sklyline’s taphophile.

via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon

Learned about a new society today: the GAR. The Grand Army of the Republic was a benefit/secret society/lobbying group consisting of Union Army, Navy, & Marine veterans.

even more controversial advice: write to the market, yes, but be cautious - very cautious - about what ink you use. If they reply, approach the market, but with caution, and DO NOT EAT OR DRINK ANYTHING THERE well, unless you want to spend the next century partying with goblins. In which case, eat!

I heard a bird sing In the dark of December. A magical thing And sweet to remember. "We are nearer to Spring Than we were in September,” I heard a bird sing In the dark of December - Oliver Herford

There's no such thing as owning too many books. There is such a thing as owning too much other furniture that blocks the space for more bookshelves, however.

Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.

This is why the toilet paper is hung high on the bathroom door

“Like Dorian Gray’s DMV photo” is possibly the funniest line I’ve ever read.

hello skyline it is time to post the song of the season ~it's beginning to look a lot like FISHMEN~ www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tTH...

I’m making the family Christmas cookie from notes & so far I’ve discovered that I wrote “1 tablespoon vanilla extract” instead of a teaspoon & “3/4 cup baking soda” instead of teaspoon. No clue what I’ve got against teaspoons, but maybe I shouldn’t be operating heavy machinery

Brutally called out by Bluesky Wrapped

At the risk of sounding like I’m yelling at clouds, I’ve had experience in my niche field for literally longer than most pro-AI people have been *alive.* Which means that I only need 8 oz of coffee to grasp the task & do the job correctly on the 1st shot. Left behind? Fixing AI is my job security!

The infamous “shrimp on a treadmill” study was actually about the effects of water pollution. The treadmill cost about $10 and was a repeatable, quantifiable method of determining the endurance of a specific aquatic creature.

I will always enjoy sewing humor. My young coworker, Maggie, comes up with these and asks me what I'm willing to do...lol. #quiltsky #quilting #sewing #christmaschaos youtube.com/shorts/_n60H...

After years of being curious about my lineage, I finally received my ancestry results. Apparently I'm 12% Scottish Highlands cottage, 16% used bookstore, 9% October, 13% cat rescue, 11% rainswept cobblestone side street, 7% dimly-lit café in Prague, 17% scone, and 15% Oxford comma.

#StoneworkSunday #cemeterysunday #adventangels My iconography book suggests this is Gabriel due to the lilies and horn. Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio

A 3-step guide for iPhone users annoyed to discover they have to fix the clock transparency on each new lock screen individually: STEP 1: While phone is in lock mode, long-press your wallpaper to bring up the customize button at center bottom. Click it.

The Winter Solstice alignment at Stonehenge today. Photo credit: Nick Bull x.com/i/status/200...

Kobo too.

A holiday tradition!

it is almost Christmas which means it’s Muppet Christmas Carol season and that, in turn, means it is time to revisit this delightful interview with Michael Caine, who loves everything about that movie even more than you do

I still do not believe in giving out awards for Best Wrong Answer, but here was my best effort this Learned League season.

Well, now we know what the Feb 1 shutdown will be over. DMV area locals might want to start filling your freezers with food NOW while the Christmas specials are on.

It is the winter solstice tomorrow (in the northern hemisphere) this is your reminder that English Heritage live stream the sun rising over Stonehenge on their YouTube channel from 7.30am tomorrow morning. www.youtube.com/live/FEnQmoc...

Kids think they invented monster fucking, but do not cite the deep magic to me, for I was there when it was written