@katyshep.bsky.social More info on eye floaters:

This image is a political illustration from the German newspaper Die Zeit depicting a confrontation between a Pope and a US President. The artwork is titled "Pope Leo XIV" and portrays a tension-filled scene between the two figures.

This is very compelling! Pete Buttigieg just gets it. The sheer humanity in this clip is why I like this man so much, everyone should watch it!!

He's such a freakazoid

I love these photos!

Unconfirmed IRGC Navy transmission: “The Strait of Hormuz is still closed. We will open it by the order of our leader Imam Khamenei, not by the tweets of some idiot.” Gee…wonder who they’re talking about…? 🤣

When I watch the Talking Heads on the news, I want to be able to reach out and straighten the pictures behind their heads.

Ken Mitchell is running for something, in some other state. I get daily emails. His UNSUBSCRIBE page requires my email—but won’t let me type it in. A pox on your house, buddy!

Her exact words were “fuck his ass” #DoctorJesus

This guy? He looks frumpy.

This week’s therapy assignment made me giggle: “Notice things that do NOT irritate you.” This is a very good exercise, considering the percentage of things and people I’ve been encountering in daily life that DO annoy me!

I met my friend Mel at the farmers market today. After shopping we sat on a bench in a little garden that’s on the same property. This ornamental cherry tree was there, looking happily a-bloom!

Dear @MS NOW, why are you showing a fake photo of Trump, Kushner and the other Middle East negotiator, in which tower seems to be a foot taller than Kushner and have good posture?

I was looking through photos tonight and came across this one of Dash and me at Long Beach, WA, in 2006.

I’m still feeling discombobulated by Daylight Saving Time. Here it is, 7:45 pm. It’s just stating to get a little dusky out, and I’m torn between stirring up some dinner or sitting on the sofa to watch some news. By the time I’m truly hungry for dinner, I feel too tired to make it.

Here’s a feed cleanser. Dogs catching treats.

Taxes update…I did them on my iPad, then was reviewing the pages of the documents and found one financial transaction was listed twice. Quickly fixed it and submitted the form to the IRS. I realized I still have one error in there, but one that may not make any difference. Nice refund, I must say!

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

Amazon will pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that two of its Oregon data centers helped contaminate groundwater. This is exactly why communities across the country are organizing to stop data centers — and winning. Never doubt your power to change the system.

Bluebird posting will continue until morale improves

Now I’m grumpy. I missed 2 calls from TurboTax because my Do Not Disturb was on, when it’s not set to go on until 11:30 pm and I can’t seem to change it!

Gorgeous!

Off to wrap up my taxes!

Would it you know it? I was in the middle of preparing my tax forms today when my MacBook Air screen went dark and would not line up again, Luckily I have an iPad, but it’s missing some tools that would be handy. Sigh. I got an extension just in case!

The Pope has done more for America in one week than the Dems in Congress have done in one year.

The President of the United States is threatening to commit war crimes and wipe out a "whole civilization" — all because he started a disastrous war of his own making and had no plan and no strategy for how to end it. This is abhorrent, and the American people do not support this.

My friend and I encountered a shiny black dog (lab mix?) on our walk today. He showed lots of puppy-like energy for a 2 year old and was happy to show me his belly to pet!

@lady-rain.bsky.social That poem just settled into my heart. Thank you!

I don’t think I’ve ever noticed madrona tree flower buds before. This one looks like it’s about to burst into bloom!

Are you a serial reposter? (No, that’s not a new breakfast food.) I do that sometimes, too: repost, repost, repost. But I always like seeing comments or stories appear in someone’s posts. Maybe reflect on a post you just read? Or maybe share an excellent idea? That would be nice.

Springsteens’ oration is as inspiring as his music. It’s uplifting to hear our heartfelt ideals spelled out this way, too. “War” is an oldie-but-goodie, just as powerful as it was during the Vietnam war.

Let the light rewrite your day, where the impossible becomes possible… #SkyDreaming #photography #ArtInNature #westcoast #Nature

It has just occurred to me that the “home” page posts are organized just like a slide machine’s slide slide carousel. If you scroll long enough, you’ll come back to the beginning. It’s taking a shorter time to get back to the “beginning” now, which I guess is a sign of less user engagement?

this is why there’s been mass revolt and opposition to data centers being built in communities. it is genuinely a health hazard to live this close to something emitting this much sound. these need to stop being built

Way better than the current embarrassment…

i hope the white house sends vance to campaign for Reform in britain

So many people are excited to start their post with “BREAKING” it’s starting to be ridiculous.

Maybe sending a NY developer, his slum-lord sidekick, and a greenhorn hedgefund opportunist isn't "sending our best" for international war & peace diplomatic negotiations?

Heh heh heh!

Ugh, I’m doing my taxes!

Heartbreaking for me too. As an American, I'm horrified by what this Administration has done unilaterally. Iran did *nothing* to us. Words just seem insufficient in expressing sane America's shame and grief with the people of Iran. 💔😪

After the sloppy and inept execution of Trump’s failure in Iran last week, I hope the precise and letter-perfect execution by NASA this week reminds the world that the United States is still capable of high levels of competence, in spite of its ridiculously incompetent and stupid president.

Yeah, but their benefits are great, especially the health insurance and leave policies. It’s hard to believe how much medium OK tech guys get paid nowadays.

Dear Centurylink: You are wasting my precious time warning me about every link I choose to select. Good grief!

Dear Centurylink: YES I AM SURE I WANT TO SIGN OUT! Geez, I’m not 4 years old!

I am NEVER going to “sign in with Google.”

Brilliant work, @mattdaviescartoon.bsky.social !!

This is important info for Americans to know. Geez, just imagine how far that money could have gone toward funding heath and wellness needs for poor people in our country. This is shameful. And who else will ICE detain and disappear, or even kill?