Swatchy swatchy.

Once a little kid hit my cane on accident and the dad said “be careful, don’t hit that.” And he said “why?” And the guy froze so I said “because it’s magic and if it leaves my hand I’ll disappear!” And the boy looked up at me in total awe and I walked away.

I have approximately eleven million citations for all of this, but this one is the best analysis that dismantles most of the myths and cites to a broad range of the actual evidence: www.jmir.org/2024/1/e59585

I mean, who wouldn't rather be lounging in a sunny riverbank?

Nothing will stop a cat who is really determined to look out the window

I deeply wish people would stop using the word “ultraprocessed” to mean “food I feel guilty about.” Potato chips are not ultraprocessed. A store rotisserie chicken is not ultraprocessed. Frozen green beans are not ultraprocessed! This is why we can’t have food conversations, people.

Just automatically hollered “HEY! No shitheadery! What did I say?!” at the cats when I heard squabbling These are not my cats @rahaeli.bsky.social @sarahquaint.bsky.social

Been feeling a bit overwhelmed lately, so it feels like a good time to share my painting "Steady".

a moment of admiration for all my foremothers who did various fiber arts without the aid of led magnifying glasses

Someone at the NYT asked me a couple years ago for an opinion piece on "how to solve the Colorado River water crisis." So I made a nice little writeup on the most obvious answer: charging for water. Once the editorial board saw it, they freaked out & cancelled the piece.

she is sad because I won't let her sit on the bananas

They've gone from the "dryer lint" stage to the "awkward naked chicken" stage!!

whenever it's a bit too early in the year to be opening windows, I hear my grandmother's voice saying, "you've got to blow the stink off!" and then I go around opening windows anyway

🚨WARNING🚨 the individual who made the following post has been awake for >24 hrs. if you continue to interact with this individual, you are doing so at the risk of EXTREME PUBLIC MOCKERY if you are sharing dumb opinions this has been your final warning

THIS BOY dug through the laundry basket for a sock so hard he warped the plastic

some of the potatoes that came with this meal kit went mushy in the fridge, so I substituted 3 large russet for 4 small yukon now I have too much potato oh no I have ruined dinner

Sophie judges the doomscroll

He is enjoying the tiny bit of sunlight and being photographed with antique lenses.

Nobel Prize For Titles. Right away.

Rosie would like to know if you are just doomscrolling and thinks you should put down this app for a while

LOOKIT THE BEAUTIFUL GERIATRIC SKY PUPPY! LOOKIT HIM!!!

my Concerta was just backordered for five weeks, and now you want to take away Dunkin? how am I supposed to fund your illegal wars if I can't work?

this is the most Jesuit thing I've ever read (rip to the late Father Lawrence, who was a real one)

Instead of spraying for mosquitos this summer, try the Mosquito Murder Bucket! It's cheaper than paying a company and doesn't kill all of the beneficial insects in the area. #garden #gardening

Just… how is this real? #JohnDoesJapan

A particularly nasty smiley was making its way through the cold. Sid needed someone on the inside. Dax was a musket. One of the best. Not great in the corp world, but if you wanted someone to talk their way past a room of armed guards with a clipboard and a smile, it was Dax you called.

Cyberpunk cockney rhyming slang: The cold = the internet. From cold and wet. Corp/corporate = hacking. From corporate backing. Smiley = virus. From Miley Cyrus. Varnishing = Cracking. From varnish and lacquer. Musket = social engineer. From musketeer.

POSEIDON IS ADORABLY TWITCHING IN HIS SLEEP AS HE DREAMS HIS APEX PREDATOR MURDER DREAMS!

okay? but this is presented in a weirdly circular way: when one is very independent, one doesn't depend on a lot of people, and therefore one doesn't have many people to depend on... but a person who likes being independent doesn't want to depend on people. so why assume this is bad & pathological

I was just out there a minute ago watering them! You want something like this, you can do it for free, but if you find a fancy desk fountain at the thrift store those are fun too. www.backyardecology.net/make-a-bee-w...

I have one of those pillows with the crescent curve designed for side sleepers. It's very comfortable. It's also very comfortable for my cat

Steil nach oben fotografiert. #HabariNzuri #JedeWocheEinFoto KW 09/26

Book end cats.

Emergency kitten - MOAR PURRS

Checking on 1 day old #kakapo chick Waa-A3-2026 in Waa's nest on Pukenui/Anchor Island. We check the chicks twice in the first 4 days, and then less frequently as they get older. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots

all cleaned up & ready to go! I asked Harrisville Designs about the serial number: it's a Model T loom from 1975. I washed down the wood and refinished it with linseed oil; removed some light rust from the metal parts with steel wool the only missing part was a crank handle, but thankfully...

Tisha Mark ©2025, Tomorrow's Light, oil on canvas, 12"x12" Original is available: tishamark.com/product/tomo... #art #painting #SciArt #bsnm #ArtSky

the folks at @fridaytea.com sent a sample of their Taurus blend with my recent order, and this is unfair: I already have a weakness for genmaicha. how dare they hook me on yet another delicious blend. I will include a sternly-written note when I order more!

Discworld QOTD, from Going Postal

Forever Knight, JADFE mailing list (foreverknight.fandom.com/wiki/JADFE), 17

Discord is in fact a member of Netchoice, the trade association fighting these laws in court, and user payments therefore indirectly finance that exact political and legal advocacy you want them to be doing (and they are).

Fairies 🩷

Working from home proving more stressful than I feel is necessary

Question for #EarlyModern #Skystorians please! 🗃️ What are your favourite online places to search for public domain images? (free to use, out of copyright, cleared by copyright owner for public use etc)? Example: Public Domain Image Archive pdimagearchive.org

TL cleanser

IT IS TIME! The Casserole Dish Yarn Bowl is here! You can buy full printed bowls in two sizes (yarn bowl or a tiny one for notions), or if you’d like to print your own it’s up on either Patreon or MakerWorld: ☺️🧶 #bsnm #knitting #crochet linktr.ee/measuredands...

It is my birthday weekend and my spouse helped me achieve a dream. To squish and fold over an angel food cake into a single slice.

me to rah: "if you feel like being babbled at later, I want to explain something I learned about!" rah: "of course, babe." me: "it's to do with weaving." rah, dry as a desert in winter with a dehumidifier running: "yes, I figured."

it would be cheaper to just offer a selection of poppers in the waiting room