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Something Witty@phiguru.bsky.social |
213 followers 304 following 852 posts
Lover of sled dogs, snow, wildlife, & maps.
I have a bit of the knowing about "verra com-plic-at-ed documents".
Autistic & physically disabled.
She/her, live with @shroderdog.net & 3 young adults.
DM via discord: phiguru
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Something Witty
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It's also incredibly specific to the UK. Canada? Prime Minister Trudeau. Australia, India, France - same. And the, "it's his job", is hilarious when one thinks of all the people for whom their job title becomes an honorific e.g. Professor/Justice/Pastor Smith.
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Romancing the Vote
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This morning is a great time to make sure you are on our Master Contact List! This is how we'll reach out to you in advance the next time we decide to do this, so you have plenty of warning!
(And if you have a whitelist, add romancingrunoff @ gmail to save us from spam!)
forms.gle/FsHAWLhaPbLn...
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Stephanie Ruble
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Today is the last day for the @romancingthevote.bsky.social auction! Lots of books, crafts, and other fun things to bid on, and also bird themed art cards and a print from me:
www.32auctions.com/organization...
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alisonborealis (she/her)
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Chronic illness life: Have a little sulk as you organize all the things you don't have the energy to deal with. Spend your morning tidying so you can effectively vacuum. Run out of energy to vacuum. Spend a couple hours breathing, trying to rest and regain enough steam to clean more.
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United Farm Workers
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Saul shares the different grape clusters in the vineyards of Bakersfield CA. These grapes will be fully ripened in the next couple of weeks, depending on the temps each day. The trick is to allow them to ripen w/o getting sun burned. Temps today are predicted at 110° #WeFeedYou
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Something Witty
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Female high sheriffs get excellent hats. Seriously, when we cast off the king, I understand why we ditched many of the office regalia like robes and chains of office, but couldn't we have kept the hats?
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Something Witty
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Wow, thank you for sharing. Sometimes the solution may be unusual or feel silly, but really, why not? Letting go of whatever is "the right and only way to be," is wonderful.
Since I have some grey hair, I have decided to be a bit more this: www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/warning/
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Something Witty
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I have also been working on cultivating the act of saying "fuck it". The first time I did, thanks to a therapist's encouragement, was on an overcrowded subway car. I flapped my arms for the first time in *decades*. Someone moved a bit so I wasn't quite so crammed. I cried with joy and relief.
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Something Witty
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How else would I remember that mice are feminine but cats and monkeys are masculine if not for, "La souris est sous la table, le chat est sur la chaise, et le singe est sur la branche."
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Something Witty
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You're honor, with all due respect, there's something happening here, but what it is, ain't exactly clear.
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Something Witty
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@bskyttrpg.bsky.social stats
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Something Witty
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I swear, every time someone sends me an article from that publication I wince because I know it's going to be absolute nonsense. I'm already dealing with people who don't want to vaccinate against distemper and parvo. (Please do. They can kill, quickly.) But rabies? That's a new low.
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Something Witty
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100% and there ARE domestic shibas (and other dogs) that need new homes. If you want a purebred pet, ask a breed rescue or a reputable breeder. (Reputable breeders take dogs back when appropriate and also have or know of older dogs that didn't quite mature in the way we had hoped.)
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Taniel
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FRANCE UPDATE: The near-final list of candidates who are in the French runoffs is out. Two days ago, 311 districts were going to have 3-way or 4-way runoffs. Then, 200+ candidates dropped out to block far-right. So: There'll be "just" 91 such runoffs this coming Sunday.
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Richard Kadrey
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Link is coconut-pilled. 🥥 🌴
@knilirabaj.bsky.social
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It’s Disability Pride Month and people are still using ableist language to describe people and things they don’t like. With zero internal examination about why they equate intellectual disability with being bad. 🤗
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Hamel 🏳️🌈
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If you’re in Massachusetts, I recommend Tides for Reproductive Freedom, which is the only abortion fund run by lgbtq and bipoc folks.
www.tidesforchange.org
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Something Witty
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I've always wondered if refs occasionally have a strong personal opinion about a particular team/country, can it be discerned from their calls? (Except for figure skating, where bloc voting seems to be irrepressible.)
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Iron Spike
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Literally saw a TikTok awhile back where someone was interviewing tattoo artists, asking "What's the most stereotypical Millennial tattoo?", and two different artists answered "Harry Potter tat cover-up."
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Faine Greenwood
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Living under authoritarian regimes is both relatively boring and normal AND incredibly corrosive to the human soul. These things can absolutely co-exist. This is why everyone needs to resist authoritarians, even people who privately assume they’ll be just fine.
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Something Witty
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I'm so pale, I can burn in 90 minutes at dawn. 3 hours in June? Nope. [gif of octopus running away] I'm going to Jerry Jam (outdoor music festival) later this month and am considering a trip to Quebec just to buy the "good stuff" for my face, neck, and shoulders.
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JC
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LFG
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Something Witty
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I can still hear someone from my childhood yelling, "If you need tinted goggles, you need tinted face." Although, I did get an apocalyptic sunburn about 15 years ago, despite wearing sunscreen, a hat, long sleeves, and sitting under a giant lawn tent from 10-3, without a break.
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Something Witty
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AND remember that proximity to UV reflective surfaces such as water, white sand or snow can increase effective exposure by up to a factor of 2.
FURTHERMORE, some meds can cause heat intolerance or sun sensitivity, as explained in this article.
www.houstonmethodist.org/blog/article...
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Something Witty
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Most of me, incandescent rage. I literally testified before the USACE the night before. Tiny part of me, "You mean I could have maybe argued my way out of the planetary protection approval process for that project that was literally designed to crash into the moon?"
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Max
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Fuzzy bird neighbour round up so far: Common eiders ☑️ Pink-footed geese ☑️ Barnacle geese ☑️ Still on the look out for king eiders, and little auks, and I know of a couple of glaucous gull nests. Studiously avoiding the terns and skuas because they are tetchy bastards with very sharp faces.
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Something Witty
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But it also means you have money for a hotel in any of the places you have friends and family, or additional airfare, or splurge on a spa day with mom... It just seemed like you had more to do elsewhere and not so much in Halifax.
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Something Witty
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Did you see the follow-up apology video? I thought it HAD to be a bit when I saw the thanked user, but no, quite seriously, u/GoFast_EatAss gave some very helpful advice in the original post.
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Something Witty
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This is the best lost redditor I've seen in ages. The subreddit handled it graciously and I believe he brought everyone a little (completely confused) joyful chaos.
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Something Witty
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I prefer 1 and B. Stay home now. Save the money you would spend on kennel, etc for you to go on a future trip to see friends/ family, especially your friends & family. This way you and husband each get a turn sleeping diagonal in the bed, dogs are content, you get a nice visit, less stress.
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Iron Spike
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Fun fact: @ryanestrada.com ‘s “Banned Book Club,” which I proudly publish, keeps being challenged in libraries for being “pornograhic.” There is zero sex or sexual suggestion in the title. The censors are just shrieking The Magic Word and hoping it gets them what they want. This is what they do.
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Frank Lynch
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Gift link, share share share www.nytimes.com/2024/03/21/u...
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Something Witty
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Makes perfect sense - threading is hard!
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Something Witty
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(2) www.32auctions.com/organization...
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Something Witty
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@kitncaboodle.bsky.social I think you might have missed two in your quilt compendium:
(1) www.32auctions.com/organization...
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Something Witty
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Is it pastry-themed or illustrating homeomorphism?
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Something Witty
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In case anyone is wondering exactly how white Boston and its sportsball fans are, I present the circular for a beloved local grocery chain.
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Something Witty
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OMG, what the hell?!? Large animal vets are goddamn saints and precious and rare. TS wouldn't even need to be there if nobody has large animals anymore.
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Something Witty
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OMG, this quilt is spectacular. It's cheery and matter-of-fact in a way that makes you wonder just a bit about both the artist and the person who displays it. Like, they're Interesting and I wonder if they might be chill with my weirdness.
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Romancing the Vote
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the strategic games begin! I must tell you that I make no alliances for the next week except with VOTING RIGHTS. I can and will blow up your best laid plans by posting all the hidden gems you're trying to snipe. 🤣
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Barry Dorrans
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Pupcake. A story in four parts.
Cc @risu.bsky.social @pagnificent.bsky.social
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Something Witty
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I have reviewed some materials intended for younger/newer readers. It included excerpts from The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Poetic Edda, but it was clear there was an attempt to preserve the feel/style of the original work AND intentionally build vocabulary, grammar. This takes skill.
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Col. Boozy Badger
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A homeless shelter wrote an amicus brief in the Grant’s Pass case. They argued SCOTUS should let the city arrest the homeless because, and I am not shitting you, the ban on doing so meant less people were willing to abide by their “two church services a day and no sex” requirement to sleep inside.
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Seth Masket
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A lot of the traits we associate with birds were probably present in dinosaurs, which means dinosaurs might have sung to each other at 4AM. That *might* have been a more annoying time to be alive than now.
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erin morgenstern
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More bunny, in case anyone needs a bunny 🖤
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RedwoodGirl (she/her) 💖💜💙
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If you do not know where your nearest homeless shelter is, you're going to find out. If there's an org in your town providing cooling centers or showers for homeless folks, you're going to donate $5.
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Andy Craig
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For a long time, the last state didn't ban it until the 1920s, it was the norm that in many states non-citizens could vote so long as they'd been here a year and merely intended to become naturalized. When there were, for most of that time and most of the world, no limits on physically moving here.
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Something Witty
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Absolutely satisfying to get to talk to people - whatever form that takes - from knocking on doors to writing postcards. That tiny bit of human connection might just be the nudge to get someone to vote in a down ballot race or special election.
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