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kellyjos.bsky.social
Retired and discovering life and myself all over again…
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Once asked if “when I hang out with my [anti-fascist] friends, we just sit around being angry and sad,” I couldn’t explain it well, but there is such joy in being surrounded by people who care enough about others to be angry right now. It keeps me from drowning in disappointment about the rest.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

I still haven’t figured out how to share anything of length here, but if you’re looking for inspiration this morning… #ki #kin #purposefullife

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

"Washington has become the court of Nero, an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a jester high on ketamine in charge of purging the civil service. This is a tragedy for the free world, but it is first and foremost a tragedy for the United States."

submitted 54 days ago • 105 comments

#Light4Democracy

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

Sometimes, when the world rushes and clamors too much, it is my camera that grounds me. I know I should pay attention, but I also need to quiet the noise. Please share one of your quiet moments in the comments ♥️

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

My brother actually made me take one those tests one time…predictably I ended up on the axis graph somewhere south and left of Gandhi and Nelson Mandela, but I think the orcas get me… 🤔 🤷‍♀️

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

Wrote a thing on Substack open.substack.com/pub/pamhoust...

submitted 58 days ago • 3 comments

DOGE, the cuts, the tax cuts all rely on the perception that the US government apparatus is just dead weight getting in the way of business and people's lives. The US needs a movement to reassert the idea that public service is a noble calling.

submitted 60 days ago • 1 comment

I wanted to use this space to mostly share the art and new skills I am learning in retirement (these may by necessity start to include survival strategies, but isn’t that what art essentially is?) Anyways, I took some paintings out on the sidewalk to dry in deeply cold temps yesterday.

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I thought I’d write a bit more in retirement than I have, and I enjoyed the publishing process more than I thought I would. These are a few of the poems I worked through until they felt “finished.” I hope to take a few others to that point this year.

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I enjoyed this simple pottery class and would love to go back for another.

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

Playing with water colors - I painted various papers and put together these quick collages as gifts for a small gathering of friends on Festivus.

submitted 110 days ago • 3 comments

In 2024, I started a stained glass class that I enjoy immensely. It has also influenced some of the painting I’ve dabbled in this winter.

submitted 110 days ago • 1 comment

The way time slows in retirement is allowing me a different perspective on how I think, learn, and create. I’m currently enjoying learning new skills to renovate my dining area and kitchen.

submitted 110 days ago • 1 comment