Shannon

English needs a word that we could replace stupid and dumb with that isn't about intellect but kind of a mashup of "willfull ignorance" and "incuriosity"

excuse me, those are my emotional support semicolons and you can't have them

The closest US show I’ve found is Holiday Baking Championship on Food Network. The competitors are a mix of pros and home bakers, and SO supportive - have seen bakers run to help another baker finish up before time runs out.

There’s a Japanese bodega near my work and it’s become a habit to stop by and pick up unusual flavors of chips to try for lunch. My latest find was delicious:

May we all live our lives so that social media sites don’t rejoice like Ewoks at the end of Jedi upon news of our death.

If you go into Settings, there’s now an experimental “Threaded” mode you can turn on - it helps a bit!

We've been running a Red Queen's Race for 30 years, and Biden's policies have done nothing to abate that sense.

So yes, it can be true, and I'd argue IS true, that "the economy" is good, yet so much about our economic lives stil FEELS bad.

And in politics, feelings have the force of facts.
12/16

Shrinkflation of products makes you feel constantly gaslit

A thread of interest to @daffodil2023.bsky.social ?

I’m just an executive, standing in front of some small thing that brings you joy in this life, asking how I can completely ruin it for money

This year, avoid the Black Friday shopping crowds, and spend it like the old ones.
Cover yourself in moss & wildflowers, disappear into the darkened forest, and share some tea and cake with the druids and owls under the ancient dim light of the stars.

Mystery, Alaska: The most underrated and delightful Russell Crow film, co-starring everyone imaginable, about a fictional hockey game between a small-town team and the NY Rangers.

due to personal reasons i need to lay down for 7 years

Yeah gadgets can be cool
New socks always feel great
But books are simply the best gifts

They’re affordable adventures
They’re empathy generators and hope engines
They don’t require tech support
And many of them have love and a bit with a dog

Books are the best

Well, now I have #friendshipgoals

I must not discourse. Discourse is the mind-killer. Discourse is the little-death that brings total obliteration.

I picked up “guys, gals, and non-binary pals” from YouTuber Thomas Sanders and that’s now my go-to for more casual situations.

GOP congressman Tom Emmer

Half of a delicious avocado, pit still in, relaxing gently against another avocado

At this point, House Speaker candidates can only dream of sticking around long enough to compete with a head of lettuce.

only one man can settle the Republican House succession debate. My friends: the time has come to send in Shaun King

@jessicahuseman.bsky.social is collecting extra codes and distributing to journalists, I believe?

Overheard

born too early to explore the stars, born too late to explore the living room of a home that I was able to buy with my own money