*Sound on* I'll call this "Ol' Man's Jalopy Sauce" as it's makes this lovely cartoon sound while cooking and it gave my ol' husband farts. So a gift that keeps on giving

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

Ahh, yes. The proper use of packaging. My daughter's cat inspecting the gifts. ##Caturday

BBQ'in 'tween the raindrops

Fine, whatever, this random cat is your new god of the winter solstice

Neighborhood creek has breached the bridge. So many trees down This is in Camarillo at the foot of the Conejo Pass.

@ktla.com @kcal9.bsky.social "Little" twister came through Camarillo Still checking on damage

#MosaicMonday - Mosaic panel from Hadrian's Villa depicting a rocky landscape with goats by a stream and a statue of Dionysus. Musei Vaticani, Gabinetto delle Maschere.

The Ghost Story, Alfred Bestall, 1930 #Christmasghoststories

If you really want to cry, watch the pandemic recreation of The Princess Bride: youtu.be/hvw1uLra_MQ?...

Sun being extra shiny on a jungle cruise. No filters, just a lovely day

Solo, baby #Disneyland

49 years ago David Johansen, Lenny Kaye, Dee Dee Ramone, Patti Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty, Tom Verlaine and John Cale at The Palladium, New York City, December 1976. Photo by Bob Gruen #punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #history #punkrockhistory

Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.

Some Words of Wonder for your Saturday!

For #forestfriday I am a wee one among giants. Henry Cowell Park in Felton, CA

This evening's thought to ponder from Maggies Farm. How it all began.

Got my flu vaccination today and still awake at this hour posting cats and being run over by a trainload of elves. Some nutsy side effects...

Run over by a trainload of Christmas elves. Seems fitting

I took this photo on a morning stroll in Pismo Beach. Good 10 years ago in Pismo Beach. #Caturday

really went dark for the sequel

Thanksgiving time to share this true story. Early 80s. I was the Doorman at the Tropicana, Las Vegas. (Professional conversationalist in a sequined tux) About 2am, a surprisingly quiet moment, I see a gentleman sitting on the bench at the entrance. I stroll on down, asking if he needs a taxi. /1

Wow. A half time show to remember.

Hanging in there, yet suspicious

John Buscema and Joe Sinnott covered Marvel Treasury Edition 23 (1979).

Ever enchanted by... Deep in The Wild Wood 🎨 Chris Dunn

Today we are reading vintage Richard Scarry

The US ice core research community, with international partners, has recovered valuable records of past climate from the Arctic & Antarctic since the 1950s. Here is a sampling of cores—including 6,000,000 year old ice via NSF Center for Oldest Ice Exploration—at the NSF Ice Core Facility.

Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.

Seals singing in a sea cave #Orkney 🦭🎧

Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.

As winter descends on the UK it might help to know that there's still floral colour to be found throughout the winter. There are a small group of plants that lift my spirits between now & February-here are a few of them (& my illustrations alongside):

Not certain how to measure the inches, but this birdbath fountain bowl was empty last night at midnight. See the porch light stand beside it, it's a large bowl!

(throwing open my window) you there, boy, what day is this?

"Strong women aren't simply born. They are made by the storms they walk through." ~ #Unknown

slightly obsessed about the end of this lady's effigy tomb with the voluminous folds of her dress and petite heeled shoes

Love this youtu.be/Jufjxo3izUQ

Some more of my 87 year old dad’s spectacular Huntington Beach photography. Enjoy!

I wouldn't think bears can just float like that. Interesting!

Halloween in the 90s

Beautiful Jill McDonald front and back covers for this 1960s primary school English textbook, filled with lovely, thoughtful invitations to imagine, play with poems and write short creative pieces

Wow! 😮🤩 There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓 itiner-e.org We might have to have a lie-down.

Editorial cartoon: Don't bread on me. Enjoy :)

This is both adorable and hilarious