Random Ralph
@ralphb3rd.bsky.social
Anthropologist. Aspiring science fiction writer. Been around long enough to know that unprecedented means here we go again and that everyone I meet knows something I don't know and should. Mostly share my own thoughts/visuals - interested in yours.
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Random Ralph
@ralphb3rd.bsky.social
· Feb 2
"Be the one who searches for meanings in life and not the meaning of life." Caskey Russell from The Door on the Sea.
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September 24, 2026 at 9:57 AM
A short playlist (1950-1990) for the end of the world
1952 We’ll All Go Together When We Go – Tom Lehrer
1965 Desolation Row – Bob Dylan
1965 Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire
1966 For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield
1969 In the year 2525 - Zager and Evans
1952 We’ll All Go Together When We Go – Tom Lehrer
1965 Desolation Row – Bob Dylan
1965 Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire
1966 For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield
1969 In the year 2525 - Zager and Evans
September 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM
A short playlist (1950-1990) for the end of the world
1952 We’ll All Go Together When We Go – Tom Lehrer
1965 Desolation Row – Bob Dylan
1965 Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire
1966 For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield
1969 In the year 2525 - Zager and Evans
1952 We’ll All Go Together When We Go – Tom Lehrer
1965 Desolation Row – Bob Dylan
1965 Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire
1966 For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield
1969 In the year 2525 - Zager and Evans
Deadly Landslide in Nepal Most Likely Caused by Weakened Bedrock www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if permafrost is frozen water distributed through other particles, large or small, of bedrock, then it's part of the bedrock. So isn't part of our bedrock melting?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if permafrost is frozen water distributed through other particles, large or small, of bedrock, then it's part of the bedrock. So isn't part of our bedrock melting?
Deadly Flash Floods in Nepal Most Likely Caused by Weakened Bedrock
As the planet warms, glacier meltwater and a thawing permafrost could have contributed to destabilizing the rock.
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Deadly Landslide in Nepal Most Likely Caused by Weakened Bedrock www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if permafrost is frozen water distributed through other particles, large or small, of bedrock, then it's part of the bedrock. So isn't part of our bedrock melting?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if permafrost is frozen water distributed through other particles, large or small, of bedrock, then it's part of the bedrock. So isn't part of our bedrock melting?
I'm in northern Ohio within 1/2 mile of two major E/W rail lines. In the past week I've heard and seen way more traffic on these lines than normal. I think folks are trying to get their goods out of Canada before the tariffs hit home. Can anybody back me up on that? If you don't know, please repost.
August 21, 2026 at 1:21 PM
I'm in northern Ohio within 1/2 mile of two major E/W rail lines. In the past week I've heard and seen way more traffic on these lines than normal. I think folks are trying to get their goods out of Canada before the tariffs hit home. Can anybody back me up on that? If you don't know, please repost.
Barges on the lake but where did the horizon go?
August 6, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Barges on the lake but where did the horizon go?
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Pro tip for photos of your dog
August 2, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Pro tip for photos of your dog
Hemlock varnish shelf fungi
July 15, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Hemlock varnish shelf fungi
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: If your State, County, or Municipality has been redistricted recently, your polling place MAY HAVE MOVED or your district number MAY HAVE CHAGED. If you want your vote to count, make sure you know where to vote.
July 6, 2026 at 12:46 PM
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: If your State, County, or Municipality has been redistricted recently, your polling place MAY HAVE MOVED or your district number MAY HAVE CHAGED. If you want your vote to count, make sure you know where to vote.
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Ever finish a book like “well, damn, THIS is gonna win all the awards & change our industry fundamentally & its illustrations of horror enlighten & shame us while reveling in the beauty of language & connection we’re capable of when we see others as people?”
Yeah. @slhuang.com DID that. What a book
Yeah. @slhuang.com DID that. What a book
June 28, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Ever finish a book like “well, damn, THIS is gonna win all the awards & change our industry fundamentally & its illustrations of horror enlighten & shame us while reveling in the beauty of language & connection we’re capable of when we see others as people?”
Yeah. @slhuang.com DID that. What a book
Yeah. @slhuang.com DID that. What a book
Oak and wild indigo
June 22, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Oak and wild indigo
Never click on a social media post including any form of the word shock in the first 20 words (except this one).
June 17, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Never click on a social media post including any form of the word shock in the first 20 words (except this one).
Technically I’m out of the kitchen
June 15, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Technically I’m out of the kitchen
This used to be on an army base. Now it’s a forest preserve.
June 15, 2026 at 1:32 AM
This used to be on an army base. Now it’s a forest preserve.
Yeah we do, but do we do?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu8u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu8u...
Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows (Official Live in London 2008)
YouTube video by LeonardCohenVEVO
www.youtube.com
June 15, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Yeah we do, but do we do?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu8u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu8u...
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Yesterday, I bought a used dictionary with some of the pages at the beginning, and the latter part, torn out. Initially it was difficult to use, then it deteriorated markedly.
It only went from bad to worse.
🐢💨
It only went from bad to worse.
🐢💨
June 14, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Yesterday, I bought a used dictionary with some of the pages at the beginning, and the latter part, torn out. Initially it was difficult to use, then it deteriorated markedly.
It only went from bad to worse.
🐢💨
It only went from bad to worse.
🐢💨
Well-written books I couldn't finish this year Part 2.
49. The Obake Code – Makana Yamamoto (Asia/Pacific Cyberpunk caper loaded with made-up multilingual slang and word play. Pretty deep if you’re into that kind of stuff. Not nearly as long as Finnegan’s Wake but I never finished that either)
49. The Obake Code – Makana Yamamoto (Asia/Pacific Cyberpunk caper loaded with made-up multilingual slang and word play. Pretty deep if you’re into that kind of stuff. Not nearly as long as Finnegan’s Wake but I never finished that either)
June 13, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Well-written books I couldn't finish this year Part 2.
49. The Obake Code – Makana Yamamoto (Asia/Pacific Cyberpunk caper loaded with made-up multilingual slang and word play. Pretty deep if you’re into that kind of stuff. Not nearly as long as Finnegan’s Wake but I never finished that either)
49. The Obake Code – Makana Yamamoto (Asia/Pacific Cyberpunk caper loaded with made-up multilingual slang and word play. Pretty deep if you’re into that kind of stuff. Not nearly as long as Finnegan’s Wake but I never finished that either)
A Ford Trimotor flew over our house this morning!
June 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
A Ford Trimotor flew over our house this morning!
Random thought
4 forces of the physical universe: Strong nuclear force, weak nuclear force, gravity, electromagnetism, with math explaining relationships.
Why not 4 forces of the social universe: Hunger, fear, joy, and faith? Take them together they explain a lot. But where's the math?
4 forces of the physical universe: Strong nuclear force, weak nuclear force, gravity, electromagnetism, with math explaining relationships.
Why not 4 forces of the social universe: Hunger, fear, joy, and faith? Take them together they explain a lot. But where's the math?
June 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Random thought
4 forces of the physical universe: Strong nuclear force, weak nuclear force, gravity, electromagnetism, with math explaining relationships.
Why not 4 forces of the social universe: Hunger, fear, joy, and faith? Take them together they explain a lot. But where's the math?
4 forces of the physical universe: Strong nuclear force, weak nuclear force, gravity, electromagnetism, with math explaining relationships.
Why not 4 forces of the social universe: Hunger, fear, joy, and faith? Take them together they explain a lot. But where's the math?
Random thought of the week: Public shaming is a thing on social media, even though it fails abysmally. You can't shame the shameless no matter how hard you try.
May 28, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Random thought of the week: Public shaming is a thing on social media, even though it fails abysmally. You can't shame the shameless no matter how hard you try.
Memorial Day parade Berlin Heights, Ohio. The village is the parade.
May 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Memorial Day parade Berlin Heights, Ohio. The village is the parade.