They did find Satanic ents in the back yard, which was a REAL SURPRISE. But they can save the yard and keep the house from attempting to move without an earthquake. Kari has some fun art available for download and right now the Tea tips go toward satanic ent removal.

For everyone who knows Isobel Carr and may not have heard, per a blog entry by author Carolyn Jewel, Isobel has been battling cancer and her doctors have told her she has very limited time, perhaps a week. Please read the blog post, linked in the quoted post.

Horf. Covered in mud.

I have never heard of "gritty matte" before but that is a perfect description and I approve of the sensory book having a sensory cover! amzn.to/4niNBpq

this is the solution to the male loneliness epidemic I am 100% serious

what an incredibly kind feature from @theguardian.com thank you to writer @caitlinwelsh.bsky.social i appreciate these thoughtful words about the tingleverse www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

This coming Friday is Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov Saves the World Day. So you can plan accordingly to hug a non-microbial life form in celebration.

This is why we are here, Bsky. Enjoy.

Apparently some folks think the Rapture is happening tomorrow? Hilarious. Anyway, Enaka knows all about apocalypses. They're trying to avert one! If you, too, want to come along w/ a well-meaning smartass who saves a city from fungal demons, it's got great reviews & it's less than $5! #📚🪐 #📚🩸 #📚

Haven't read Morris's essays before, but reading this, I see he has a lot to add to the conversation. Not only with visual journalism, but I've wondered the same about newspapers that were perceived progressive. What made the new owners think they could alienate their audience & draw the prez's?

If you want a C19 vaccine, you can likely tick a box. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Scam alert: a scammer is soliciting authors in the name of the Crime Writers Association, offering "trend analysis" and other bogus services. I suspect this is another of the Nigerian PR scams that are so prevalent right now thecwa.co.uk/news/beware-...

This is charming:

The leaves are going orange and the air is just chilly enough that being under a blanket is a treat. Autumn, my beloved, it is divine to see you again.

Please tell all your peeps in the North Bay. I know there are a lot of awesome nerds on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge who can't always make it into SF for book events, and I'd love to see y'all there <3

Another poem from a few years ago...

I learned how to clean the Venturi & nozzle in my water softener. My friend who took care of the salt dome said, this needs to be done monthly. He also says he doesn't understand why rocks don't come out of my faucet. (Filter looked like red clay.) OTOH drinking hard water is good for you.

Shanah Tovah, everyone who celebrates! May you have a sweet and hopeful New Year.

I missed this a few days ago if our faithful folks at @cpsc.gov sent out the warning, but some Anker power banks have been recalled for EXPLOSIONS and FIRES. Do I have your attention? Good. Here are the models, and what to do! www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025...

Good morning I don't know why, but I love pylons. I found these in the East Bay somewhere in Northern California. I call the shot The Hum, which is as term you'll know if you follow @hookland.bsky.social 's account (which you absolutely should).

got a little more of kiddo's story from my stepmom and my heart is aching. for my sweet trans friends who offered to be put in touch, can you send me whatever contact info you'd like me to pass on? clairewillettwrites.com/contact-me notes of encouragement and support also welcome from any & all!

SEATTLE WE ARE COMING FOR YOU THIS FRIDAY IT IS FREE TO ATTEND PLEASE COME AND BRING ALL YOUR FRIENDS JOY=RESISTANCE

a wonderful local mayoral candidate here I did some organizing with years ago had a great term for it: "tactical optimism" you are relentless in your detailed planning, including building in setbacks, toward a better future you absolutely refuse to give up on I wish we could apply that everywhere

The updated COVID/histamine link thread because people keep tagging me in to explain it and I keep intending to update the post from 2023 (synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/805203.html) and just not having the capacity because of my own health shit so here is a thread I can pin

I've been keeping an eye on weather forecasts because it's Weird Weather times here. total change on what to expect twice in twelve hours. Sigh.

For those within traveling distance of Dartmoor, this #nature & #folklore event is coming up in Chagford next month: a talk with Dartmoor historian & walking guide Emma Cunis, with art by Gina Hemery. Emma's people have lived on the moor for generations; her knowledge of this land is deep and wise.

Hi! I have a blog that I don't talk about much on this side of the internet, but I felt a need to write about the current social media landscape, Bluesky, and what we, as social media users, should be doing about it. I hope you read and enjoy it. kyodai.ghost.io/the-bare-min...

In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.

Random book-promo post! If you've enjoyed my Inverted Frontier series but never encountered the companion novel MEMORY, I hope you'll check it out. It's the story of Jubilee and Jolly in the before-times. mythicisland.com/memorypage.php #escapeReality

Discworld QOTD, from Pyramids “No one is more worried by the actual physical manifestation of a god than his priests; it's like having the auditors in unexpectedly.”

there are people who will help.

That price came from a quick search on amazon, so it's easy to find. I would plan on getting a 2nd one when you can, so you can use both of them. *Also*: I recommend www.backblaze.com/cloud-backup...; it's a subscription, but I'm happy with the service.

Good morning! 🪶

Flirt cat!

there is a line from a YES song that reminds me of the Tetons. "Mountains come out of the sky and they stand there" bryanhansel.substack.com/p/photos-fro... @bryanhansel.com has been in the Tetons (and I have envy, not been there in a few years)

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

This is today!

You're basically just getting spammed with pretty sky pictures from now until April when the midnight sun comes back, just fyi.

David Bowie read constantly. Here are his favorites, as of 2013 when he posted this list. (According to the NYPL.) I find it interesting that I have read some of these authors but not necessarily the book Bowie liked best. www.nypl.org/blog/2016/01...

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Yes, it's been that kind of day. ZZzzzzzz ALT IMAGE: Void kitty asleep on top of a bodega ATM, its head pillowed on the frame around the screen. It's a lovingly packed place with cold drinks at the back, light from windows to the left, & someone with a beard & baseball cap peeking from that left.

I like every single word of this post!

Relaxing Tea Better Fucking Work https://theonion.com/relaxing-tea-better-fucking-work-1819579209/

All money coming in goes right to Satanic ent removal. If that makes you sad and you want a Satanic ent I can hook you up but I bear no responsibility for what happens after that. ko-fi.com/karidru#paym...

The Constitution is not a suggestion, it’s the law.

For anyone using Word through 365--even if you decide not to turn this feature off, you probably want to know about it. Speaker is of course hopeful you'll be come a regular viewer, but seems to know his business. I don't want to get locked out of anything, so.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCnd...

It won't even let me look at average stuff, or put in A store. I had this trouble once with medical. I was going to be somewhere else, but they wanted to give me info on where I currently was! I ordered basic groceries. @masinger.bsky.social watch for organic low salt soups on sale. Fast veggies.

On #Caturday and every day - Luine is ready for Spooky Season! #becurous

So. How bad is the current "change the packaging plus food prices spiking" game? The whipping cream I used to pay $9.99 a quart/ ~liter? Disappeared. (A2. I can digest. Fact of life.) It's back. Same price. 24 ounces instead of 32 ounces. You'll have to calculate it yourself, but not good. :(

Discworld QOTD, from A Hat Full of Sky “You couldn’t say: It’s not my fault. You couldn’t say: It’s not my responsibility. You could say: I will deal with this. You didn’t have to want to. But you had to do it.”