Received my annual box of Harry & David pears yesterday and good lord. They sell by weight, so the number has gone down but the total pearage has stayed the same over the years. 7 this year. 8 last couple of years. Fifteen years ago, it was 10 pears for the same weight.

The Geminids peak this weekend and are visible through mid-December, according to the American Meteor Society. The meteors tend to be yellow in color and can be seen across the globe, but the best viewing happens in the Northern Hemisphere. https://to.pbs.org/4rLm5n7

Waning Crescent Moon with Earthshine. 0407UT 13 December 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Margaret Macdonald, The Three Perfumes, 1912, Glasgow School artist who was believed to have influenced Klimt #womensart

Someone on my ND is doing "Christmas Trick or Treating" - kids come to the door, say "Merry Christmas," and get a candy cane from the resident. This needs to die in a fire.

People who back into angled parking spots need to have a long look at themselves. And probably should retake the driver's license test.

We all know Clarke's "sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" Well we have corollary:

uh oh

“Did you like that necklace I got you? You don’t remember? I gave it to you last week. You said you loved it. You really forgot that quickly?”

Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918

Yes, that's what I want. My files, my computer. This isn't that difficult, guys.

What do I do? 💯 non-AI observations of life’s tiny moments in case they make you feel better x

This is why no one likes Pepsi.

It's a darned shame that driving out to the reservoir to take a lovely walk doesn't count as exercise. It's warm in the car. It's not warm outside. Would very much like to stay in the warm.

Cyclists, I'm on your side, really I am, but you've got to up your illumination game to stay safe.

Little about the kosher label is as black-and-white as it once was. religionnews.com/2025/12/09/h...

Gotta say, that is not what I thought she looked like.

A casual guide to talking to kitties.. 😺😻 #cats #chatting #adorable

Cincinnati. Sixth Street Market House as seen through alley in 1938. If I was shooting a 1930s mystery noir 1938, this is my opening shot, slowly panning down from ringing bell to see a body in the alley. Jeeves! Fetch me my time machine!

If you or a loved one live in a wildfire-prone state, consider downloading the @watchduty.org app. It will notify you of fires in specified counties and can be coordinated with alert/evacuation apps (e.g., Genasys in California). It's free, no ads, and non-intrusive.

Three people in a row DECLINED A SAMPLE at See's. Three. Three crazy, insane, not to be trusted people who should not be allowed out without supervision. (They should all have offered theirs to me.)

Just a quick reminder here that collective punishment is against the Geneva Conventions.

People suck

I get why Ace Hardware has a "gifts" section with fancy soaps and funny baby bibs and blankets and cute signs and that. But if you're buying jewelry at your hardware store, please have a re-think.

The seducer - 1953 https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/20179

If you have the budget and storage space, remember to stock up on flour/sugar/chocolate chips/boxed mixes/etc baking supplies while grocery stores have "holiday baking" sales going on. Store in sealed plastic containers (well-knotted trash bag works) if they're not already in plastic containers.

A blood-coloured Porsche squats on the road, frog-eye lights punctuating the smooth lines.

Oooooooooh

Ooooh or they get their yacht out to sea and then realize that the crew (not exactly billionaires) is not on their side. Camera pans out from the terrified faces of those last few survivors to see the crew rising up....

Yeah, ok. That's fine. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

There's a Bott's Dot on the sidewalk and that is a thing that is unrecognizable out of context. Took me a bit to figure it out.

I'm giving away a copy of this year's Monster Month, just Like/Follow/Repost and you're in with a chance of winning.

This is why your high school math teacher said, "you need to know how to do this thing you can easily do on a calculator, because if you don't know how to do this easier thing by yourself, you won't know how to do the harder things." Not so you can replace the calc. So the calc can't replace you.

When we've asked Meta for comment on these glasses on previous stories, they always say that their camera glasses are no different than any other camera or iPhone. Hey Meta PR, here's the difference:

New videos and photos shared with 404 Media show a Border Patrol agent wearing Meta Ray-Bans glasses with the recording light clearly on. This is despite a DHS ban on officers recording with personal devices...

Knitted kitties by Belgian textile artist Hilde Dehaen

Don't forget checking your coconut milk brand to be sure they're free of monkey slave labor. Because ffs that IS a thing.

Public Domain Day 2026 is almost here. On January 1, works from 1930—including Miss Marple, Animal Crackers, and The Little Engine That Could—enter the U.S. public domain. Expect celebration, confusion, and at least one Betty Boop slasher film. Sorry in advance. copyrightlately.com/public-domai...

Giving tradesmen wrong directions after 20 years in the same house 🤦‍♀️

Many food banks would also be happy to have office volunteers! I can't do packing, but I am willing to file, do data entry, help with excel or ppt, even stuff envelopes. My food bank would always have something they needed that I could take off their plate. If you want to help, just call and ask!

Book club tonight went... quickly? There are 30 members of the NextDoor group. Plus my mom who isn't on ND. One showed up tonight, aside from me. One. Oh well. There's always next month. This is the 11th meeting and I'm enjoying it, at least. Even if the most we've ever had call in is 3 (total).

No, basic notepad app, you really DON'T need an AI grammar checker and writing assistant.

Had a mug of yesterday's chai concentrate (in hot latte form). It was pretty bangin'.