'He turned in the doorway. "What, son?" "How could they do it, how could they?" "I don't know, but they did it. They've done it before and they did it tonight and they'll do it again and when they do it - seems like only the children weep. Good night."' --Author Harper Lee as Atticus Finch […]

Time For 9 o'clock #HashTagGames hosted by @paul Let's play! #BoardGameASongOrLimerick #HashTagGames How to play: Write something, Use the HashTag, Toot/Post and Repeat! Tip: You can use the game name, the way you play, board game culture, etc. Anything […] [Original post on oldfriends.live]

A lesson already paid for. I just read a post on reddit about a WWII vet who used to say "and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel" whenever he thought journalists were white-washing the awful behavior of someone in power. Seems like a phrase worth keeping in the lexicon. I'm stealing it […]

Just a reminder. There is not a cutoff time for our #hashtaggames to expire. Some games play for days. If you miss the first phase starting at 9PM est, it's ok to play at other times. New games actually play in phases, or rushes, for the first 12 to 18 hours as people settle down and get online […]

Rap Tour > Rapture (thread of music starts here) https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr/115251259633875528 #rapture #raptour

@IceCubesApp Problems since the update so far (using iOS): - my timeline no longer loads posts I’ve missed when the app is closed. Ex: if I check my timeline before going to sleep then check it again when I wake hours later, no posts will load from during that interval. - the floating “Post […]

Apropos of absolutely nothing at all…

Time For 9 o'clock #HashTagGames hosted by @paul#hashtaggamesLet's play! #ancestrysongsorpoems #HashTagGames How to play: Write something, Use the HashTag, Toot/Post and Repeat! There's no wrong way to play or interpret a game.

Traded in the Batmobile for a Batporsche. #BatMansMidLifeCrisis #Batman #HashTagGames @hashtaggames

Time For 9 o'clock #HashTagGames hosted by @paul Let's play! #BatMansMidLifeCrisis #HashTagGames How to play: Write something, Use the HashTag, Toot/Post and Repeat! Tip: Feel free to use a song, poem, text, book, show, etc as your medium. If Batman isn't […] [Original post on oldfriends.live]

Here's is post with a mini-zine you can print off and leave around as you go through your day that is about fascism. "mini-zine of “40 Ways to Fight Fascists” " it’s one piece of paper which folds up, origami-style. ...download a PDF and then print, fold, and pass around!" HT @SnowyCA […]

Today’s 3 good things: - had online tea with my mom today and she gave me some very much needed words of love and affirmation - went on a spontaneous neighborhood walk with my partner and we laughed a lot along the way - I think I have made in-person friends with another grown up (this seems […]

Time For 9 o'clock #HashTagGames hosted by @paul#hashtaggamesLet's play! #pirateabookorplay #HashTagGames How to play: Write something, Use the HashTag, Toot/Post and Repeat! Tip: Today is "Speak like a Pirate day." There's no wrong way to play or interpret a game.

Time For 9 o'clock #HashTagGames hosted by @paul#hashtaggamesLet's play! #1980smoviestaughtme #HashTagGames How to play: Write something, Use the HashTag, Toot/Post and Repeat! There's no wrong way to play or interpret a game.

I've been saving this for when you needed it. Seems today might be the day #sissycat will only sleep in her house if it is tipped on its side.

Today’s 3 good things: - got my COVID and flu shots. Didn’t need to attest to any risk factors to justify the COVID vaccine. Just asked for it and got it. - had a very nice and helpful chat/consultation with a dear and respected colleague - my partner made me a Harvey Wallbanger with dinner […]

Time For 9 o'clock #HashTagGames hosted by @paul Let's play! #BirdsSuperPowerOrFrailties #HashTagGames How to play: Write something, Use the HashTag, Toot/Post and Repeat! Tip: Can be funny, fictional, real, etc. Use the vehicle of your choice. Song, text […] [Original post on oldfriends.live]

Jimmy Kimmel Pulled “Indefinitely” By ABC After Nexstar Drops Late Nighter From Affiliates Over Charlie Kirk Comments Last night Kimmel said on his show: “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid […] [Original post on oldfriends.live]

Time For 9 o'clock #HashTagGames hosted by @paul Let's play! #VideoGameABookOrPlay #HashTagGames How to play: Write something, Use the HashTag, Toot/Post and Repeat! tip: Can be players and gamers related, games, game characters, consoles, culture, other […] [Original post on oldfriends.live]

Friends, I know things feel bad and hopeless right now. But don’t worry. Literally, as I type this, top Democrats are holding committee hearings and writing stern letters. Everything’s gonna be fine.

Time For 9 o'clock #HashTagGames hosted by @paul Let's play! #HatASongOrPoem #HashTagGames How to play: Write something, Use the HashTag, Toot/Post and Repeat! Tip: There are many different kinds, styles, designs and uses for hats. Change titles, lyrics […] [Original post on oldfriends.live]

Exciting day of deliveries today! #resist #kindcotton #flagsforgood #etsy #nokings #savedemocracy

Denver & Northern Colorado friends: The Aurora Borealis is visible as far south as Denver tonight! Can you see it?? https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOm1b02ja_e/?igsh=YjJsdDJvY3A4ZTFt #denver #colorado #northerncolorado #boulder #brighton #longmont #fortcollins #auroraborealis

Occasional reminder that anyone with a Canadian ancestor can now apply to get a citizenship grant: https://www.reddit.com/r/Canadiancitizenship/wiki/index/ It can be a very distant ancestor! Really! "But my it's my great-great grandmother" yep that's OK you can apply anyway, some people have […]

“Human Resources is neither human nor a resource.” (said by a very frustrated former supervisor of mine 😂) #WorkOrSchoolWittyRemarks #HashTagGames @hashtaggames

Over the past months, I’ve been crafting an apocalypse/doomsday playlist that helps me when I feel down. It contains a variety of songs that are pessimistic, optimistic, empowering, angry, resilient, comforting, strong, sad, encouraging, hopeful, etc […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

Time For 9 o'clock #HashTagGames hosted by @paul#hashtaggamesLet's play! #workorschoolwittyremarks #HashTagGames How to play: Write something, Use the HashTag, Toot/Post and Repeat! There's no wrong way to play or interpret a game.

I subscribed to the newsletter at Emma's ''Kid's Craft Room' so I could find some projects to do as #occupationaltherapy. It's a very neat website and the emails are scarce. #crafts Anyway, I signed up for "movable" paper puppets so I can do some stop-motion animation as a new #ot project […]

Sheriff Truman: So what did the giant sound like? Kind of a big booming voice? Agent Cooper: No. He spoke very softly, directly and distinctly. Albert: And you gave him the beans you were supposed to use to buy a cow. Cooper: No, I gave him my ring. #twinpeaks #TwinPeaksQuotes

#books #humor #literature #funny I feel well-read now.

Henry had an abdominal ultrasound today. It was a good news/bad news kind of thing. Good news: his insides look good. Bad news: we still don’t know why he’s vomiting so much. Bonus news: he’s not pregnant. #henryanddiamond #Henry

Yesterday was a difficult day in a hard week of a crappy month in a terrible year. This morning I had to drop Henry off at the vet really early for some tests, and I decided to treat myself to Starbucks afterward (it’s been ages). I also decided to pay for the order of the car behind me in the […]

It's all disinformation Trust nothing you read or hear Don't know what's up or down now That was the whole goal I fear Truth has gone and left us And nothing in its place But lies, rumors, and innuendo To confuse the human race Everything I see trending Turns out to be a lie It's modified or […]

Time For 9 o'clock #HashTagGames hosted by @paul Let's play! #SuburbsBooksOrPlays #HashTagGames How to play: Write something, Use the HashTag, Toot/Post and Repeat! TIP: Life in the burbs. Change or create plots, characters, locations, titles, etc […] [Original post on oldfriends.live]

I’m having a “I just followed Cookie Monster on Instagram” kind of day. 🍪 #cookiemonster #sesamestreet

Time For 9 o'clock #HashTagGames hosted by @paul#hashtaggamesLet's play! #songsabouttvcharacters #HashTagGames How to play: Write something, Use the HashTag, Toot/Post and Repeat! There's no wrong way to play or interpret a game.

Agent Cooper: Harry, I have no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange #twinpeaks #TwinPeaksQuotes

[Strong language] Fucking petty thin-skinned narcissistic asshole https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOV_yPwjekD/ #tomhanks #westpoint #aaronparnas #trump

Time For 9 o'clock #HashTagGames hosted by @paul#hashtaggamesLet's play! #grandpaasongorpoem #HashTagGames How to play: Write something, Use the HashTag, Toot/Post and Repeat! There's no wrong way to play or interpret a game.

#silentsunday #Henry #henryanddiamond #catsofmastodon

U.S. Open Orders Broadcasters to Censor Protest Reactions to Trump An internal email sent by the U.S. Tennis Association leadership to U.S. Open broadcasters, obtained by Bounces, requested that broadcasters censor any possible protests or other reactions to President Donald Trump’s presence at […]

A decades-long peace vigil outside the White House is dismantled after Trump’s order. The vigil was launched by activist William Thomas as an anti-nuclear weapons protest outside the White House in Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. on June 3, 1981 Law […] [Original post on oldfriends.live]

Today’s 3 good things: - actually accomplished all of my goals for the day (washed/changed the bed linens, changed the litter, took a neighborhood walk, watched a couple movies) - got an extended temporary tag for my car so I don’t have to worry about the upcoming deadline - my family and […]

MacGuyver - Patron saint of doodads, thingamajigs, chewing gum, and paperclips #ReasonTVCharactersWereSainted #MacGuyver #HashTagGames @hashtaggames

Buffy Summers, for saving the world and showing us that we’re all slayers #ReasonTVCharactersWereSainted #BuffyTheVampireSlayer #BuffySummers #HashTagGames @hashtaggames

Kenneth Ellen Parcell, for the miracle of immortality and perpetual positivity #ReasonTVCharactersWereSainted #30Rock #KennethParcell #HashTagGames @hashtaggames

Captain Holt, for being the strong, wise, loving father figure we all needed ❤️ #ReasonTVCharactersWereSainted #BrooklynNineNine #Brooklyn99 #RaymondHolt #AndreBraugher #HashTagGames @hashtaggames

Jessica Day, for obtaining world peace using the Feelings Stick #ReasonTVCharactersWereSainted #NewGirl #JessicaDay #HashTagGames @hashtaggames

Abed Nadir for seeing everyone’s value ❤️ #ReasonTVCharactersWereSainted #CommunityTV #AbedNadir @communitytv #HashTagGames @hashtaggames

Time For 9 o'clock #HashTagGames hosted by @paul Let's play! #ReasonTVCharactersWereSainted #HashTagGames How to play: Write something, Use the HashTag, Toot/Post and Repeat! Tip: You know your characters, good and bad, locations, relationships, jobs, etc […] [Original post on oldfriends.live]