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Semi-retired, trying hard to get motivated. “… to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments…” — Wm. Lloyd Garrison
[Spoiler alert] Bonnie in Gone With The Wind (book). I read that book so many times in my teens and I cried every time.
There are so many layers of trauma: the fact that her parents didn’t want a child & barely knew her, the horror of the cholera epidemic, being forgotten when everyone else flees (and most of them die), the half-eaten meal still spread out on the table, her terrible manners (see above). Poor Mary.
May 25, 2026 at 12:13 AM
[Spoiler alert] Bonnie in Gone With The Wind (book). I read that book so many times in my teens and I cried every time.
The Tea Experience at Cotswold Cortage, Greenfield Village @thehenryford.bsky.social
May 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
The Tea Experience at Cotswold Cortage, Greenfield Village @thehenryford.bsky.social
We have a cormorant colony in one of our local Metroparks. All of the trees are dead and bleached by bird poop. Some of them fell during storms this winter, so the nests are much closer together this year.
May 18, 2026 at 10:26 PM
We have a cormorant colony in one of our local Metroparks. All of the trees are dead and bleached by bird poop. Some of them fell during storms this winter, so the nests are much closer together this year.
Gray heron taking a break at Lake St Clair Metropark
May 16, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Gray heron taking a break at Lake St Clair Metropark
Swan chasing Canada goose. Toward the end you can see a white blob on the opposite shore. Lady swan is nesting.
May 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Swan chasing Canada goose. Toward the end you can see a white blob on the opposite shore. Lady swan is nesting.
(2/2) One night she left to get some sleep. When she came back to the ward, all 8 of her patients had died overnight. She called my nephew sobbing her heart out. So devastating!
May 8, 2026 at 3:09 PM
(2/2) One night she left to get some sleep. When she came back to the ward, all 8 of her patients had died overnight. She called my nephew sobbing her heart out. So devastating!
Back in the summer of 2020, my nephew was friends with a young nurse on a Covid ward. She had 8 patients, all on respirators. If y’all remember, this was a scary time before vaccines when people like presidents were promoting unproven treatments. (1/2)
May 8, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Back in the summer of 2020, my nephew was friends with a young nurse on a Covid ward. She had 8 patients, all on respirators. If y’all remember, this was a scary time before vaccines when people like presidents were promoting unproven treatments. (1/2)
I am absolutely certain that being the president who shoots a nuclear missile is the sole reason for this Iran thing.
May 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I am absolutely certain that being the president who shoots a nuclear missile is the sole reason for this Iran thing.
So … where’s the new Firefly forum?
May 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
So … where’s the new Firefly forum?
(Contd)
- diagnosed with skin cancer just in front of my ear, surgically removed
- traveled up to western Lake Superior (Mn/Wi/Mi UP) bcuz gorgeous
- drove down to Orlando last month bcuz cold here warm there
- got a new favorite catchphrase: amaze amaze amaze
- my bad shoulder has turned evil
- diagnosed with skin cancer just in front of my ear, surgically removed
- traveled up to western Lake Superior (Mn/Wi/Mi UP) bcuz gorgeous
- drove down to Orlando last month bcuz cold here warm there
- got a new favorite catchphrase: amaze amaze amaze
- my bad shoulder has turned evil
May 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
(Contd)
- diagnosed with skin cancer just in front of my ear, surgically removed
- traveled up to western Lake Superior (Mn/Wi/Mi UP) bcuz gorgeous
- drove down to Orlando last month bcuz cold here warm there
- got a new favorite catchphrase: amaze amaze amaze
- my bad shoulder has turned evil
- diagnosed with skin cancer just in front of my ear, surgically removed
- traveled up to western Lake Superior (Mn/Wi/Mi UP) bcuz gorgeous
- drove down to Orlando last month bcuz cold here warm there
- got a new favorite catchphrase: amaze amaze amaze
- my bad shoulder has turned evil
(Contd)
- my 14-year-old great-niece Genevieve sings opera fabulously and plays tennis horribly
- I’ve started running again. It takes 4-5 days to recover from each walk/run
- I opened my front window last August and fleas invaded. Took until December to eradicate them.
- bought a new car
(Contd)
- my 14-year-old great-niece Genevieve sings opera fabulously and plays tennis horribly
- I’ve started running again. It takes 4-5 days to recover from each walk/run
- I opened my front window last August and fleas invaded. Took until December to eradicate them.
- bought a new car
(Contd)
May 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
(Contd)
- my 14-year-old great-niece Genevieve sings opera fabulously and plays tennis horribly
- I’ve started running again. It takes 4-5 days to recover from each walk/run
- I opened my front window last August and fleas invaded. Took until December to eradicate them.
- bought a new car
(Contd)
- my 14-year-old great-niece Genevieve sings opera fabulously and plays tennis horribly
- I’ve started running again. It takes 4-5 days to recover from each walk/run
- I opened my front window last August and fleas invaded. Took until December to eradicate them.
- bought a new car
(Contd)
Since I Been Gone:
- I’m sure the musk-man has had at least 3 or 4 more babies
- I missed the “Once We Were Spaceman” announcement, hence listening to 10 eps in a row last weekend
- I still don’t understand why people assume billionaires can manage a city/state/federal gubmint (contd)
- I’m sure the musk-man has had at least 3 or 4 more babies
- I missed the “Once We Were Spaceman” announcement, hence listening to 10 eps in a row last weekend
- I still don’t understand why people assume billionaires can manage a city/state/federal gubmint (contd)
May 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Since I Been Gone:
- I’m sure the musk-man has had at least 3 or 4 more babies
- I missed the “Once We Were Spaceman” announcement, hence listening to 10 eps in a row last weekend
- I still don’t understand why people assume billionaires can manage a city/state/federal gubmint (contd)
- I’m sure the musk-man has had at least 3 or 4 more babies
- I missed the “Once We Were Spaceman” announcement, hence listening to 10 eps in a row last weekend
- I still don’t understand why people assume billionaires can manage a city/state/federal gubmint (contd)
The Doctor: You know, the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit their views.
May 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The Doctor: You know, the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit their views.
“Almost always [organized religion] seemed to stand for blind belief and reaction, dogma and bigotry, superstition, exploitation and the preservation of vested interests.” — Nehru
April 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
“Almost always [organized religion] seemed to stand for blind belief and reaction, dogma and bigotry, superstition, exploitation and the preservation of vested interests.” — Nehru
Wow, completely avoiding the fly-over states
Chuck Schumer has a book tour starting this week.
It would be a damn shame if people showed up to let him know how they feel about his capitulation on the short-term spending bill passed by the Senate Friday afternoon.
@schumer.senate.gov
It would be a damn shame if people showed up to let him know how they feel about his capitulation on the short-term spending bill passed by the Senate Friday afternoon.
@schumer.senate.gov
March 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Wow, completely avoiding the fly-over states
Looks like someone told TFG about the Great Lakes: www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/03/trum...
Trump threatens Great Lakes agreements between U.S. and Canada | Great Lakes Now
The Great Lakes Compact, along with other binational agreements that protect the lakes, are at risk as Trump expands pressure on Canada beyond tariffs.
www.greatlakesnow.org
March 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Looks like someone told TFG about the Great Lakes: www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/03/trum...
The previous quotes are from Bernie Sanders’ Fighting Oligarchy tour. 10000 Michiganders overflowed the gym and multiple rooms at Lincoln High School in Warren, part of a district that elected a Repug to the House. michiganadvance.com/2025/03/08/b...
Bernie Sanders draws 10,000 supporters to Warren for a 'Fight Oligarchy' rally • Michigan Advance
More than 10,000 people turned out for a rally with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt), in Warren as part of his national “Fighting Oligarchy” tour. The audience filled the main event space – the gym at ...
michiganadvance.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The previous quotes are from Bernie Sanders’ Fighting Oligarchy tour. 10000 Michiganders overflowed the gym and multiple rooms at Lincoln High School in Warren, part of a district that elected a Repug to the House. michiganadvance.com/2025/03/08/b...
“… what they’re breaking is the government that our hard earned tax dollars have been funding,” El-Sayed said. “And we’re here to say that that is our money, that is our government, take your damn billionaire hands off of it.” — Wayne County Health Director Abdul El-Sayed
March 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“… what they’re breaking is the government that our hard earned tax dollars have been funding,” El-Sayed said. “And we’re here to say that that is our money, that is our government, take your damn billionaire hands off of it.” — Wayne County Health Director Abdul El-Sayed
“We’re up against a phenomenon that we have never seen, and that is the Big Lie,” Sanders said. “The Big Lie is not just stretching the truth; the Big Lie is not just fibbing. The Big Lie is creating a parallel universe, a set of ideas that have no basis in reality.” — Bernie
March 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“We’re up against a phenomenon that we have never seen, and that is the Big Lie,” Sanders said. “The Big Lie is not just stretching the truth; the Big Lie is not just fibbing. The Big Lie is creating a parallel universe, a set of ideas that have no basis in reality.” — Bernie
At various times I’ve tried alphabetizing but invariably I come across a beloved book that I have to immediately reread and the rest is chaos.
So my initial answer was "Alphabetical, by author, duh." And probably 50% of my books as organized that way. But I also have shelves dedicated to books I haven't read, a YA section, a small dedicated bookshelf for entertainment industry books, a shelf of "books by friends." Etc. So... "Anarchy."
We're trying to have a society here people
March 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
At various times I’ve tried alphabetizing but invariably I come across a beloved book that I have to immediately reread and the rest is chaos.
We have Amtrak bcuz private rail companies were shutting down passenger routes left and right back in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Don’t screw with it, asshole.
BREAKING: Elon Musk suggests the United States should privatize the Postal Service and Amtrak.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
Elon Musk suggests the U.S. should privatize the Postal Service and Amtrak
During a remote appearance at a technology conference in San Francisco, Musk told attendees the U.S. should privatize "as much as possible."
www.nbcnews.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We have Amtrak bcuz private rail companies were shutting down passenger routes left and right back in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Don’t screw with it, asshole.
Started reading “Gilmore Girls” quotes on IMDb and an hour later I was still reading them.
a man in a plaid shirt and hat is standing in front of a window with the words woah written on it .
Alt: a man in a plaid shirt and hat is standing in front of a window with the words woah written on it .
media.tenor.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Started reading “Gilmore Girls” quotes on IMDb and an hour later I was still reading them.
Scrolling through the guide, I ran across New Orleans super motorcross on — the Samuel Goldwyn Classics channel?! Sure enough, it was actually the movie “New Orleans” with Satchmo, Lady Day, and an amazing cast of postwar jazz musicians.
March 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Scrolling through the guide, I ran across New Orleans super motorcross on — the Samuel Goldwyn Classics channel?! Sure enough, it was actually the movie “New Orleans” with Satchmo, Lady Day, and an amazing cast of postwar jazz musicians.
I’m so glad I already did my taxes…
Elon Musk has shut down a team of tech-savvy civil servants responsible for developing the IRS’s free tax-filing service and improving government websites. As a result, 90 employees were immediately locked out of their devices and informed that their jobs were deemed non-essential.
March 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I’m so glad I already did my taxes…
I am so annoyed with the ISU! They ended their YouTube coverage of the World Junior Women’s FS Champs with the last round yet to go. They covered all of the junior men’s, why not the junior women’s?!!!!!
February 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I am so annoyed with the ISU! They ended their YouTube coverage of the World Junior Women’s FS Champs with the last round yet to go. They covered all of the junior men’s, why not the junior women’s?!!!!!