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Just having a moment of shock remembering — in the 90’s we had smoking sections in restaurants. And the most silly part were those 4’ high walls being the only thing to separate the smoking from nonsmoking sections. I mean, come on. You know smoke dgaf about that and loved ruining everyone’s meal.

Does anyone else feel suddenly, irrationally, that the day is going to kick ass when they get Wordle in 2? Just me?

Wordle 1,706 2/6

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This photo doesn’t look like much. It’s just the top of a neighboring tree during the overcast rain, but it’s just a tiny piece of garden and showing a subset of the bush of robins right now. It’s DOZENS of them all in our back yard and I’ve never seen anything like it.

Chef’s kiss 🧑‍🍳

Competence is so fucking fun to witness… especially these days.

History of the Hmong in Minneapolis–Saint Paul - Wikipedia

It’s worth reading the history of the Hmong in that area, as well as Fresno.

TLDR is that they helped us in a war, and we brought them to those two areas

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History...

I’d love to see the order in which you applied your yellows and greens. That foreground grass is just lovely

Sometimes when I hear a fog horn in the bay, I imagine it’s a big ship farting. 🌁🚢💨

Facts can be polarizing

SO GOOD

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For all of us in the comments

The Iron Maiden Kinks

@polytopia.bsky.social I am loving the surprise weekly challenge this week! I won’t ruin it by describing it, but I just wanna say thanks and please come up with other clever one-offs like this! 🎅⛄️🗡️🧸

I just wish it didn’t have that black face scene towards the end… totally unnecessary. But aside from that I totally agree

A transcendental moment in Tavares Strachan’s exhibit at LACMA, The Day Tomorrow Began. Go see it!

Tavares Strachan’s exhibit at LACMA, The Day Tomorrow Began, is incredible, thought provoking, and shouldn’t be missed. This window shot is just a tease tbh.

This is true

Whoever designed the product experience for Aura frames, I tip my hat at you. A private, family oriented social media that you smile at as you walk through your home is absolutely brilliant. 👏 The entire gifting flow is genius.

Oh, the show is really hilarious, I just wasn’t super blown away by his RFK impression is all. The material in that bit was absolutely hilarious though.

Meh, I thought it was ok personally

Manhattan Crosswalks — Chris Long Painter Original oil painting 6”x6” Oil on cradled wood panel 2025 Fresh off the easel- will require ~3 weeks to fully dry before shipping If you are located outside of US and would like to purchase, plea...

www.chrislongpainter.com/shop-origina... looks like $450

It’s a great movie. Though that random moment of blackface towards the end sucks.

Porto has some of the best street art I’ve seen

Very underrated! I love that movie! 🍿

What a great walking city

😂 Damnit autocorrect…. “Rumped“

I saw a yellow rumpled warbler yesterday and it reminded me how underused the word rump is.

I feel seen

Well, next time you can smell and have a fresh bloom, if it smells like anise and vanilla, you may have a WoH or one a lot like it. Get better soon!

What’s the scent?