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Community college humanities folks: you are especially welcome. The Committee on Community Colleges prepares a list every year of all the sessions that are especially valuable for you. It'll be in the online program and on the app. @staceylee.bsky.social @ccha-humanities.bsky.social

Geese in Drake Park are banging into new wire fence trying to get to the pond. Please remove that fence! KTVZ News Central Oregon Daily News Bend Park & Recreation District

Geese in Drake Park are banging into new wire fence trying to get to the pond. Please remove that fence! KTVZ News Central Oregon Daily News Bend Park & Recreation District

Wiry Grey random eyebrows

Anyone else re reading book three of the Ferrante series?

Pickleball was fun today.

Watching the live performance of Good Night And Good Luck

Rereading My Brilliant Friend. Still good.

You know it's time to retire when all your "good" clothes are getting old and you don't want to replace them

Opinion | Turing’s Milestone, Graduation’s Microphone The Class of 2025 is entering a world fundamentally changed by AI—so Matthew Brophy proposes sending them off with an AI-authored commencement speech. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4dFD0Rd

The work we do in the humanities is under attack. @modernlanguage.bsky.social Strategy Sessions are one way we support members. Join us for our final session of the spring 20 May 4:30pm ET. Visit our website for more—and consider joining if you’re not a member. www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...

Retiree party tonight where no one under 50 showed. Academia. Why am I pissed?

The Four Seasons 1981 movie is more intense emotionally than the very good 2025 series

Nonnas, Italian comfort food

@tinafey.bsky.social Shaving your chin. Kudos.

Just attended a COCC retirees and still working elders gathering, and it was so joyous!

First year writer?

Now this. www.facebook.com/share/1BVfTK...

Scenes from Frankie's Dog Walks

Bath Time

Scenes from Frankie's Dog Walks

A Complete Unknown. Brings me back.

Scenes from Frankie's Dog Walks

Scenes from Frankie's Dog Walks

Scenes from Frankie's Dog Walks

Beautiful Bend, Oregon, where I will be working well passed retirement age now.

They're eating the 401ks! They're eating the Social Security! They're eating the retirements of the people who live here!

Bend, OR Hands Off protest from. 12-6 today at the peace corner

If you are feeling discouraged, powerless, or terrified, it is so tempting to retreat into solitude, but you need to be in community right now. Come out tomorrow if you possibly can. handsoff2025.com

Breaking News: Susan Crawford, a liberal judge, won a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court seat despite $25 million in spending by Elon Musk on her opponent. nyti.ms/4jbwPWD

Praise be. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...

Online student asked if he can read the graphic novel version of the Atwood and Butler novels we are reading instead of the novels themselves. I'm steaming but maybe I shouldn't be. Thoughts?

As it is currently dumping snow on us here in Bend, Oregon, I thought it would be a good time to share a wintry image of Bend's iconic, 100 foot tall Tumalo Falls in its winter dress.

Snow meter, 20oz bottle of beer.

Question. Did they both fall and die without calling 911 on Alexa?

I’m in this and get dunked on by the woman who plays Penny

I'm enjoying ThePitt but half those folks in the waiting room should just go to urgent care.

Blue heron on the snowy Deschutes River

The Are Murders is the basic young woman is murdered Swedish show but well done.

Sunny day snowman.