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Social worker, bookseller, Buddhist, traveler, writer, lots of things really.
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This morning I saw my neighbor talking to her cat; it was obvious the poor women thought the cat understood her. When I got home I told my dog...we laughed a lot.

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Just to clarify, a lot of Americans don’t understand what it means to lose democracy. But plenty of others do. That’s why in Europe, Scandinavia, and the Baltics, where democracy was destroyed and had to be rebuilt, it is at its most robust. Even under today’s threats, that’s our vision of hope.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Birthday sex is having sex to celebrate your parents having sex

submitted 3 days ago • 44 comments

So there were protests in both Boston and Plymouth today. Not seen anything on the news

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Trying to scrub my timeline of politics (again). I have a government job and I’m stressed enough, thank you. Nothing personal

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Biscuit: Any food? Me: I’m sorry I don’t have any food for you. All I have is love!

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Listened to Sunday (1994) on Bandcamp, and it hit me hard in my alternapop heart. Now listening to Velocity Girl and remembering the show in Providence some 30 years ago

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Fee-free submissions for Glass: A Journal of Poetry are now open!! We've moved to a submission manager so definitely check out the guidelines, but otherwise, send in those poems!! www.glass-poetry.com/journal/subm...

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

If you're on BlueSky you're already probably on the lookout for more ethical choices to the internet's bigger services. This website has you covered for those choices: switching.software

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments

Always interesting to see people who decry the existence of billionaires posting “ooh I got that book cheap on Amazon!”

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

Live every day like it's your last day to procrastinate.

submitted 14 days ago • 14 comments

wondering why my latest posts hadn’t gotten any likes, then remembered I don’t have any latest posts

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Reincarnation doesn’t seem so far-fetched once you consider that the insanely high level of stupidity some people posses would be impossible to achieve in just one lifetime.

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

"My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand.” - Thich Nhat Hanh #nature #photography #OlympicPeninsula #Washington #PNW #OlympicMountains

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I’ve quit telling people that I disagree with them. Instead, I now say, “I’m gonna have to agree with myself on this one.” It’s self-positive, non-confrontational, and just weird enough to end the conversation.

submitted 21 days ago • 162 comments

I know someone who lives in a complex called Gaslight Apartments and I think it must be hell on earth

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

That was not a crosswalk. What are you talking about?

submitted 21 days ago • 3 comments

There is something comforting about this 50’s music. It’s wonderfully inoffensive

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In this hotel restaurant listening to 50’s music and it really feels like it’s from a different universe.

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“Pssst… You need eggs?” “Well, I don’t know…“ “I got the good shit. Grade A, jumbo.” “How much?” “You a cop? You have to tell me.”

submitted 23 days ago • 19 comments

I asked ChatGPT to summarize what the big deal is about DEEPSEEK and it's still just crying. That's kinda sad because it stole those tears from a novel without paying the author.

submitted 24 days ago • 2 comments

How many boxes are in a serving of Girl Scout cookies?

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Epictetus enchiridion ch8 "Don't hope that events will turn out the way you want,welcome events in whichever way they happen: this is the path to peace. #runes #anglosaxon #stoicism

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Sitting in an emergency room is not how I envisioned my work day ending. So far so good tho

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

It's sort of remarkable how many situations are accurately summarized by "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand."

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