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Woman worrier, over-judger, catastrophist, cautiously optimistic, order Muppet. Love books (mysteries, history, fiction), great TV, wooden jigsaw puzzles, and modern board games. Longtime (contract) writer for The Motley Fool. Sharing good stuff. She/her.
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Churchill: "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender." Trump and Musk: "Who cares. Let Russia win."

Guys, they didn't "unknowingly" make it extremely difficult for married women who changed their last name to vote with the "SAVE ACT" (election suppression law) That was ***part of the plan.*** Wake up. Also, stop sacrificing your identity when you get married. It's not the 1700s.

By the seashore, some rocky textures from Arran. #photography #landscapephotography #photographers #nikon #scotland

Satanic ritual canceled. The goats keep eating the sacred parchment paper.

What’s wrong, babe? You haven’t touched your Eggo-brand alcoholic Appalachian sippin’ cream

The internet was better when the modem screamed.

i really thought my middle ages would include more jousting

Women live longer than men because they deserve a little time to themselves

As someone noted: "this might be one of the greatest paragraphs ever written" (Looked it up. Seems to be from Lindy West’s 'The Witches are Coming’. I think. ) #writing #writers

You, a slob: The Last Supper was hilarious because what kinda dudes all sit on the same side of the table lmao Me, an intellectual: it was a hibachi restaurant

“We’re gonna need a bigger handbasket.” -me, watching CPAC

me: *dreaming about loading the dishwasher* wife: (waking me) you're doing it wrong

[blind date] HER: I'm a big country fan. ME {trying to impress her}: China is very large.

I'm more prepared for a zombie apocalypse than answering the door.

I guess it wasn't my imagination. Blah -- so boring.

How we did it: Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did

Long exposure of clouds moving across Colpoy's Bay on the #BrucePeninsula, #Ontario at sunrise. Part of an ongoing long exposure project. #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #photography #longexposure #photo

Susan Collins chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee and has the power to push back against the Trump-Musk misuse of federal funds. If you live in Maine and are ... concerned? troubled? worried? ... let her know and let her know often.

The amazing reliefs of Factory Butte captured from above… Sometimes daylight can be fun 😉! #bluesky #photography #landscape #art #nature #geology #daylight

By age 45 you should have: • A favorite chair • Dangerously high cholesterol • Shirts older than some of your coworkers • Constant but manageable despair • Reported a scrolling “Select Your Birth Year” wheel as a hate crime • Lost the ability to recognize that 1999 wasn’t, like, last year

I’ll be adding more to this list, but check these out if you miss comedy Twitter. Let me know if you want to be removed. ❤️ go.bsky.app/FBjmJtY

Turquoise Haven 12x12" oil on canvas #FebruArty #Turquoise #abstract #painting #art #ArtYear

Just booked a flight & under Special Requests I put “Please land the plane right side up.”

Her: I feel like you aren't listening to me. Me: No thanks, I've already eaten.

For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26. Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency. It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.

When MAGA watches Saving Private Ryan, are they rooting for the Germans?

The Panama Canal, a key link between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans that handles about 5% of all global maritime trade, is now a focal target of the president.

Yes! Talk to somebody! Treat depression and suicidal thoughts and tendencies as medical emergencies. Also in the USA call 988, or Text HOME to 741741

I find this hellebore variety completely hypnotic. I'm not getting anything else done while these sit around waiting to be photographed. #flowers #photography #PhotographersUnited 𝐻𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠 'Wedding Bells'

It’s hard to walk away seductively in corduroy pants.

I was asked to provide access to the course on the history of American slavery that I posted on Twitter back in 2020, and I'm going to take this opportunity to post the whole thread here with all the links to readings and sources. threadreaderapp.com/thread/12167...

An oldie but goodie. :) #pope

Shanghai is a city racing forward.

Yikes.

Exciting new paper on pancreatic cancer-1 of the most dangerous cancers as often not detected or symptomatic until it’s advanced. Enzymes called proteases active early in cancer so researchers developed magnetic nanosensors to attract & detect proteases in blood. Starting clinical trials soon! 🧪

The latest episode of NPR's Throughline offers a helpful history of the anti-vaccination movement since polio. It eschews a simplistic moral tale and, instead, does what history should: explores context and causation. I'm considering using this in class next semester! 🗃️ www.npr.org/2025/02/13/1...

The Milgram Shock Experiment, m shows how ordinary people can kill. But, would you succumb to it. 🗃️ www.murdermayhem.uk/p/why-ordina...

If you can read the lowest line in the image on the right, thank Herman Snellen! The Dutch ophthalmologist whose namesake chart is a mainstay of your annual eye exam was born #OnThisDay in 1834. More on the history of the Snellen Chart: web.archive.org/web/20140717... #histSTM #histmed 🗃️📜⚕️👀

#FebruArty #ArtYear Day 19 An acrylic painting inspired by the Yorkshire hills and dales

I'm designing more characters for my Graphic Novel This is Starla #rough #FebruArty #SensoryArt #art #illustration #comic #comicbook #graphicnovel #blackartist #bluesky #blackart #bluesky #booksky

#februarty #glasses #artchallenge #fineart #oilpainting #fantasy Featuring, glasses, Bill, my children, Herkimer Delacroix (a character from Bill's Sci-fi books - book cover on billboard), cat-birds, a giraffe and a portal in time and space... An ordinary day in NYC 😁 Oil on canvas, 24x24"

just removed my mattress tag. and now we wait 😳

[ ... segla ] I had already made an attempt to photograph this iconic mountain during my 2022 visit to Norway,but had to abandon it due to bad weather.In September 2024, however, I was finally able to experience #segla in person. #Norway #photography #landscapephotography #landscape #photo #nature

:) #eggs

My family crest has a toaster hanging precariously over a bathtub