La Donna Pietra

And a lot of babies died. As in, a lot of a lot.

#StreetArt #Malaysia

Mine were a week ago! The temperature drop can do some weird things to tire pressure.

Wright believed the window should reflect nature to the occupants. Beautifully rendered here at the Robie House in #Chicago looking out at the Gingko trees in fall splendor

This is such a good book, especially if you watched Boardwalk Empire.

Hot Chocolate - such an underrated rose : Roses
The Hot Cocoa rose is a floribunda rose known for its unique, smoky color that blends chocolate, orange, and russet tones, often shifting with temperature. It features medium to large, ruffled, high-centered blooms and with a medium fruity fragrance.

I officially love Pluribus and want to marry Rhea Seehorn.

Me: Oh, hey, new TV show! Set in ABQ!
...

Me: ... okay, was not expecting that level of trauma SET IN MY EVERYDAY ENVIRONMENT.

Jesus CHRIST, Vince Gilligan.

Me! It might be a kinda long drive, though.

It's largely because Pierre Curie was one of the biggest Wife Guys to ever live.

Let me know how to make this happen!

Can we do specific requests? I call dibs on Cinderella houses.

The furthest thing from it!

Seen on the way into work this morning on I-25: a billboard proclaiming "We want you to be happy, Albuquerque!" for Pluribus.

(sadly not the same billboard that Jimmy used for his PR stunt in Better Call Saul, but we can't have everything)

A poster in the colors of the French flag that says "Liberté Égalité Salamé"

This is perhaps pedantic, but in a sign of how vapid and superficial these folks' engagement with antiquity is, they're giving a 'Bellator' award with a Latin name - a word the Romans rarely ever apply to their own (or Greek) soldiers - featuring the image of a Greek helmet the Romans didn't use.

This seems less than comprehensive.

(I am now ruining lists.)

When my parents sold the house I grew up in, the real estate agent used AI for the interior photos, and the net result was deeply creepy and eerie, especially for the room that had been my bedroom.

One of the things that nobody really talks about re: the supplement industry is how it fulfills a very real need for people to feel in control of their health when *gestures at everything*.

ALERT ALERT
THIS IS NOT A DRILL
THE VERSION OF EMMET OTTER'S JUG BAND CHRISTMAS CURRENTLY FREE ON YOUTUBE IS THE *ORIGINAL* 1977 EDIT WITH NO CUTS!
MA OTTER TELLS GRETCHEN FOX TO FALL OFF THE DOCK!

1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.

The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵

guy said, “Do you like Marx?” I said, “I haven’t met him.” Guy said, “No, no, he’s dead.” “Wow, what happened?” “No, no, he died long ago.” I thought the guy Marx had just died. So then, “Why are you asking me if he died long ago?” “No, he wrote a lot. He wrote that poor people should not be poor.” I said, “Sounds amazing.” I’m giving you a sense of how naïve I was. After they left, I went to the library to look for Marx. So that was my introduction to Karl Marx. BS: The FBI. MM: The FBI. Then, of course, I took a class on Marx. Couldn’t just get Marx out of the library. But,

good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx

"According to preliminary results, 74% of voters supported the bond. Approval of the measure allows APS to borrow $350M for infrastructure improvements. It will have no impact on property taxes because the bonds will be paid from funding generated by the mill levy that voters previously approved."

Hooray Kate's Brain!

HELL no

Eventually, you can both sing along to Adele songs in the car on the way to school and that's pretty great too.

On Election Day in 2016, I found a seven-legged tarantula stumbling across my driveway and I made a joke on Twitter that it was some kind of evil portent. I HAD NO IDEA OKAY??

But this seems like it would counteract that.

There is a bond issue on the ABQ ballot that would get my kid's middle school both air conditioning and an improved pickup/dropoff situation and let me tell you, I have never been such a single-issue voter in my LIFE.

China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.

Absolutely wild story this www.bbc.com/news/article...

Oh, bless :