S/O to Croix Bethune in this clip from @nbcwashington.com "We don't want to play a 3 hours soccer game. That was insane." "We're just trying to be the light of the city. I know y'all hear the chants "Free DC" that are going on and the signs that are there." www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/s...

Anecdote: My dad was almost entirely nonverbal in his last year-plus of life. But one day, he said two complete, situationally-appropriate sentences out of the blue. It was a day when I had been playing jazz for him, which mom seldom did. Something about the music helped. wapo.st/4puXAZB (gift link)

'Three black cats' by Maud Lewis (1903-1970), Canadian folk artist #WomensArt #FridayFeeling

Bicycle Race 1912 Artist: Lyonel Feininger

Once again I have proved the first rule of selling on eBay: in order to sell an item on eBay, one must first list the item on eBay. (It's odd how items don't sell themselves from inside my closet.)

I had a dream last night that I was being required to move into my empty childhood home. I was not thrilled.

On my walk earlier this week, I waved to all of the people on a passing train. Because that's the rule: you wave to the people on the train. It is not age-restricted. I also like to wave to flaggers, and sometimes to sanitation workers. Now I also know to wave (safely) to other work crews too!

It's working! There will yet be a bowl! #stainedglass #womensart #artglass

'The Mountain Keepers' by contemporary printmaker Sarah Morgan #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

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The smart cat was extremely worried that I would miss my bus this morning. For 20 minutes, he worked diligently to get me out of bed because something had happened to my alarm clock. For 20 minutes I tried to explain "fall back" to him, but he kept telling me I was talking nonsense. 🤷 He was right.

now political pundits have to tell conservatives to go to pilates classes and wnba games to talk to real americans

🥗 My kind of brain cancer may not be curable, but hunger is. Congress and the admin could end it today. It's a policy choice.

Wait, hear me out. It's almost like the party in power has the ability to end the shutdown and is choosing not to.

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My house on Halloween ....

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: (staring morosely out the window of an unlit room) I am given to wonder how and when I must answer for the tally of souls I have laid down upon the altar of this great and terrible cause DONALD TRUMP: THESE MIGHT EVEN BE THE ORIGINAL GOLD SHOWER FIXTURES LINCOLN WOULD HAVE USED

This article posted by Narumi Miura (who says teammate Kaylie Collins helped her translate into English) today feels like an noteworthy step towards destigmatizing discussions of menstruation in women's sports

A rare happy story: The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has restored its holdings of the works of the enslaved potter David Drake to his descendants, following the pattern of Holocaust art restitution, the first time a museum has restored a work produced by an enslaved person.

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“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle & go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.” -Arthur Conan Doyle

Oh, Max, it's so great to be able to root for you wholeheartedly again. Let's go Blue Jays. ⚾♥️🐦

I'm perennially rushing to catch the bus in the morning, but I think this is the first time I ran out of the house without completely buttoning my shirt.

Yesterday, my colleague told me that I'm her favorite coworker. "You're always so cheerful." I told spouse about it last night. He said, "You?"

Humans and kitties agree that weekends are the best. #cats #catsofbluesky

Mammogram ✔️ Covid booster ✔️ What else should I add to my day o' delights? Maybe a trip to the DMV, then stand in line at the P.O., and spend some time on hold with customer service later? (No really, yay for preventive medicine!)

Thank you, second-wave feminists.

#birdtober black-capped chickadee in bitter cherry #birdart #stainedglass #womensart #artglass

When the old man is 17 and has a chronic illness that we manage every day, it's hard to imagine good news coming from any vet visit, but his numbers changed in the good direction this time! What we're doing is working. And most importantly, he seems happy and engaged (esp. at 3:30 am). 😻 #cats

The plot is a fraud aimed at legitimizing the theft of Ukrainian property, and involves such tricks as changing the address so that owners can’t claim they once lived there. As a result, property that Ukrainians have spent years paying off can easily fall into Russian hands.

Peaceable kingdom (2025) #cats #catsky

I wrote my *artist bio* for the stained glass class I'll be teaching because I am an *artist* even though that's not how I think of myself. But stained glass *is* an art. And for the first time in my life, my undergraduate degree in art history is highly relevant in my bio!

Two nights ago, I walked into this spider's very impressive (and strong!) spiderweb. Last night, I stopped myself just a step before doing it again. I couldn't get a photo of the web. The best I can do is show you just how big the spider is.

Different roots. Same home. ONE SPIRIT 💛 The first 200 federal employees can claim a voucher for a free ticket on a first-come, first-served basis. After that, a limited number of $10 tickets for federal employees will be available so you can bring your friends & family! 🎟️ bit.ly/46vSPrX

paper, you can now have my coffee print on a tea towel here:

Is today the day?

Kitty on stairs

I'm making a stained glass bowl. (Everyone knows stained glass lamps! It's like that, but upside-down.) It's a challenge but it's going to be so great when it's done. Can you see my chickadee? #stainedglass #womensart #artglass

Suzi Eszterhas, award-winning wildlife photographer known for documenting animal family groups #WomensArt

TIL Glen Campbell covered Good Riddance (the Green Day song) and I think this should be one of those "yep, it's his song now" covers youtu.be/AXZmupqz8s0?...

I guess I can take small consolation that the end of the baseball season -- and the rhythm of my life -- at least means the beginning of root vegetable season. 🫜 💔

This thread is the kind of uplift you come to Bluesky for

As overjoyed as I am to see with my own eyes a person with XX chromosomes umpiring in MLB, why did this take so long? What was so hard about this? Does anyone dare argue that there's a gender difference?

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Breathing through the rage and frustration. Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out.

I look like a bobby soxer. Knee-length skirt with fabric embellishments (but not poodles!). Pink sneakers. You may have to trust me on this.

Time spent scritching animals is not deducted from your lifespan

My mom doesn't understand why her dog loves me so much. 🤷

If beer is a sign that God loves us and wants us to be happy, is a closed airport bar at 5:30 am a sign that God has forsaken us?