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No spring chicken anymore. Artist. Art historian just short of a degree. Still working on it. Lazy servant to a stubborn doggo. Pagan, mindful heathen with animist/buddhist tendencies.
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National monuments may be on the chopping block. Despite bipartisan support to protect them, Interior Secretary Burgum ordered agencies to produce plans to carry out Trump’s “energy first” agenda. Buried in the order are instructions to review all national monuments. Here’s what you need to know:

No one, no matter how strong or wise or great, can rightly own and use another.

Cassandra Peterson, aka Elvira Mistress of the Dark, decided to donate her Tesla to NPR. But first, she gave it a custom decal: "ELON SUX."

Calls for boycotting US products spread in northern Europe www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

A friend of mine wants to drive up from the Bay area to see me for my birthday next week. I told her no. It's a 4 hour drive, it would break my annual tradition of being alone and depressed, and she should spend time with her father.

No stressor, either in our life or out in the world, is made better by us scrimping on basic self care. If we’re gonna actually push back on the darkness, we need our brain & muscles & nerves working. Eat. Rest (even if you can’t sleep). Hydrate. Breathe.

Life rises out of death, death rises out of life; in being opposite they yearn to each other, they give birth to each other and are forever reborn.

Pisces: Something is bringing an awful lot of crows to your yard, Pisces. Investigate before it's too late.

Who do I petition to add more hours to the day? Make it an even 28. Is there a govt number to call? Not having the time to get anything done is no longer my fault.

65f and sunny yesterday. Snowing today.

You are not wrong, irrational, immature, or "crazy" for being reluctant to access medical, dental, or other care after experiences of being disbelieved, dismissed, belittled, or traumatized. Managing medical PTSD is not easy or intuitive-- but your experiences ARE valid.

elgin pippin apples, painted by bertha heiges, 1901

65F and sunny. Stopped at the park for a quick meditation before heading on to my final Saturday project. And then I heard some little teenage shit refer to me as "that old dude under the tree". I can hear you, kid. Only out of one ear, but still...

Acrylics on canvas panel. 12x16 Using pallet knife & fingers only. #art #pleinairpainting

Nordic prime ministers show their support for President Zelensky and Ukraine after Zelensky’s meeting with President Trump and Vice President Vance at the White House. Sources: X, Facebook, DR

"Oh god... Dad's on his bullshit again."

Busy and stressful week, followed by a busy and stressful weekend.

early purple cherries, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1903

Sketch. Alcohol markers and charcoal. 5 minute time limit. #art

I wasn't the only one who woke up at 2:30am after figuring out how to paint the subtle greens on a dark landscape with odd lighting ... or how to plan out a complex work project ... or felt the need to clean the kitchen counters ... Right? Right?

her: So? How'd it go? me: Uncomfortably her: Aw. What happened? me: She grabbed my knee 3 times. THRICE. her: Oh no. Poor lonely Renee. me: What about poor introverted Rick! her: You'll be fine. me: I almost spilled my coffee! 3rd degree burns, Tiff. Maybe even 5th degree.

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FFS My brother just told me Fauci was no different from Musk by "pushing people out of their jobs by forcing a nonexistent pandemic on them".

Trying to remember what a PB&J without dog hair tastes like.

"Contracts to calibrate radiation detection equipment, to support cancer care and veterans cemetery management, among others were also targeted..." Just restating that for a sec here: -- calibrating radiation detection equipment -- cancer care -- veterans cemetaries www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

Putin could literally use Trump as a hand-puppet and MAGA would claim that Trump had savvily tricked Putin into a free prostate exam.

Empty The empty men have triumphed And our cries cannot reach the stars #poetry #BlueSkyPoets #poem

Apparently... telling Edgar "c'mon, wake up. go outside and go potty" means "blah blah blah go potty". Cuz he just yawned and lifted his leg on my chair. WHILE I WAS SITTING IN IT.

Want to play a game?

Combover Caligula is using the Supreme Court to cheat & swindle contractors we've already agreed to pay. So he really is running the country like one of his businesses.

All the choices I didn't make. All the things I lost and spent and wasted. I can give them back to the world. To the lives that haven't been lived yet. That will be my gift back to the world that gave me the life I did live, the love I loved, the breath I breathed.

If you find a baby raccoon, it is important to remember that older raccoons are probably nearby & waiting for you to get distracted by how adorable it is- so that they can steal your wallet.

Nothing is yours. It is to use. It is to share. If you will not share it, you cannot use it.

This is what you get for your insolence!!!

My brother just got a $5400 raise on his 6 figure job. Not that I'm fucking bitter about it or anything.

9:09am, and I'm watching the dog trying to jump 12ft in the air to eat a sunbeam.