The best documentary about it that I’ve seen is still Ask A Mortician. It’s still better than any of the docs I saw come out for the anniversary. 🗃️ youtu.be/u0Lg9HygEJc?...

Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office. If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.

I’ve spent all morning thinking “Don’t blink. Blink and you’re dead.”

So, it turns out that if you have a safe at home you’re supposed to open it and air it out regularly. Preferably before you suddenly discover mold on your passport.

Weather App: 100% chance of rain right when you’re going to reach that cemetery. Accumulation = 0.2 inches Me: 0.2 inches of humidity isn’t rain, it’s a normal DC summer day.

To iterate: I was badly injured in a fall at the beginning of this month and need three months to recover. I have set up a GoFundme to cover the medical costs and other expenses, since I'm unemployed. I would appreciate sharing it around on social media. gofund.me/38fd4798b

If you want to get involved and spread some holiday cheer around town this Thanksgiving, here are some events and volunteer opportunities to help you pay it forward. ❤️ 🦃

The problem with doing a lot of research into a place I’m going is that now I don’t have time to Do All The Things and my various interests have gone to war. Macaron-making class or take graveyard photos? Watercolor practice time or fall foliage tour?

Deep down, don't we all want the same thing? To be with someone who makes us feel safe and loved? Someone who will help us run a tea shoppe & used bookstore in the old forest for witches, fairies, and the wild folk of the wood?

I can’t believe Zohran is transing the trains already www.mta.info/article/f-m-...

Days like today really hammer home just how propagandistic my grade school education was. My teacher mentioned Rosalind Franklin when we were taught about DNA - but told us she was misinterpreting the data while W&C got it right. Yes, I learned better - YEARS later!

Restaurants are offering food to furloughed workers and those receiving SNAP benefits. Here's where to find a free meal during the shutdown:

There’s a liminal moment when you are standing with the long dead, at the end of the daylight, at the end of the year.

I am once again recommending the fabulous book Gales of November by Bacon.

...Anyway! As this thread seems to be taking off a little, this looks like a good time to let folks know that #BlackFriday / #BlackNovember prices have just gone into effect over at #Ebooks Direct. And since I'm having a brain scan on Monday, sales will be welcome! ebooks.direct/collections/...

All the sandwich jokes are funny and all, but am I the only one who remembers the unhinged video ICE put out of 20 armed officers going to arrest him & threatening to break his door down as a loud alarm blares? The FEAR TERROR FEAR propaganda over a case that got laughed out of court was insane.

*plots a road trip to hit as many historic cemeteries as possible on the way* *checks weather report* *re-plots the route so all stops are indoors*

Absolutely fascinating thread about the effects in Who Killed Roger Rabbit

There was also a huge hit song by Neil Diamond about immigration that was once treated as almost a second national anthem.

Today’s emotion:

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 430: Read. Read widely. Read what you love, and what you don't. Read what you know, and what you don't yet know. The wider your reading, the better your chance of avoiding the limitations of being influenced by only one author, one genre, one culture, one time.

“I am a gray rock. I am a floating cloud. I am a happy little tree. The other week, I spent a whole day in a sensory-deprivation chamber. It was awesome! By the time I emerged, I felt like I almost had a great idea for a health-care plan. Almost.”

Already getting ready for next year’s 31 days of graves!

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Me: "Doc, it hurts when I do this!" Physical Therapist: "OK, so I want you to repeat that 12 times, and hold it for 15 seconds each. Do that 2-3 times a day. Here are 4 other things that will hurt just as much, maybe more: same instructions."

Tag of the day: “NSFW - by which I mean there were copious health and safety violations”

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Now I understand 67. This morning the clock said 6 and my body knew it was 7.

Chise is an expert who was part of developing the Moderna vax; this good news is REAL!

This begs to be a snowflake quilt!

Fell in love with this at a tiny local quilt show and got it for a STEAL!

If you would like to give people a physical gift, I recommend Snack Kits. They’re based off what I saw people use and enjoy the most when I was working in shelters and later homeless myself www.patreon.com/posts/901016...

No longer live, but you can still enjoy it!

Missed previous years of Virtual Jane Con (virtualjanecon.com) or want to revisit the great talks? They are all available on YouTube! www.youtube.com/hashtag/virt.... You can see my presentation, Merchandising Jane 👉🏻 youtu.be/b013KsmrFCo! #Austen250

Write something. Write it today. Write your heart out. Write something weird that only you would think of. Your enemies will not topple to your silence. Write your future and live it.

For fellow newbie #31daysofgraves posters

On this Halloween, a reminder that a sculptor included a Xenomorph gargoyle during the 1990s restoration of Paisley Abbey

They literally ruin everything they touch

Mary Shelley’s “Don’t Create the Torment Nexus” accurately presented by Del Toro … who openly states his distaste for the Torment Nexus and his refusal to use the Torment Nexus.

I wish I could time this to drop on Halloween next year…

The whole thread is gold, as are all the Midnight Pals, but this is the skeet that had me howling with laughter.

Seasons greetings from Bentley

Honestly the best part of Halloween is all the stuff I scheduled to drop on Tumblr and then totally forgot about.

For anyone who doesn't know - I didn't! - JSTOR now allows anyone 100 completely free articles a month. Excelsior!

Out of curiosity, I looked to see if Chewy had a pet food donation program, and they do: www.chewy.com/g/give-back Enter your location and it lists area organizations, including pet food pantries, and their needs. Also seems to be a good place to start if you are in need of pet food too.

🧵Thread of cafes, restaurants, bars, bagel joints, etc offering free meals to SNAP recipients, for those who might need it, & so those who don't can give 'em their business. If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s. Here's one! toastedseattle.com

Bidding a reluctant farewell to #31daysofgraves (Day 31: Memento Mori) with my favorite of all my graveyard photos. I call it “Enter and Exit.” Cheltenham Minster, St Mary’s, Cheltenham England