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I'm convinced this is like WD40 - they were fooling around in the lab, ended up with a bottle of something weirdly potent, and then had to figure out what to do with it. Universal lubricant or ubiquitous air freshener? Sure.

Wherever you hang the other family portraits - this girl needs a sewing circle, or a quilting bee, or a nice cuppa with friends.

There's a reason all the haunted portraits at Hogwarts were hung together - idle hands the Devil's workshop and all that.

and is still seeing it, right now.

It's minus 5F here tonight (so far) and it feels so clllleeeaannnn

Great cover design too, congrats!

Aww, it's the winter lawn nap!

YouTube video by Benn Jordan LRADs and Sound Cannons Are NOT Safe. Here's How To Minimize Their Effects.

saw another video recommended in replies, but @bennjordan.bsky.social has also done several good works on the use of and defence against LRADs before. would recommend. youtu.be/3sqIvak-4Ek

Bookmarked and highly anticipated - great news!

"The truth is, these are not very bright guys and things got out of hand" is still way too applicable.

I just retrieved a box from my mother's stash that contains two finely woven wool blankets. There's a note that says my grandmother and her mother wore them in the house during the Winter of 1914 when they couldn't get coal. Could be a whole new line for Patagonia.

"Orange glow" sounds so romantic.

Deep inhale >>>> TWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I keep thinking about some meme from a while ago that said (paraphrasing) "The average Dem congressperson is saying 'we must work across the aisle with Republicans to find a solution' while normie lib Linda from Accounting is all 'I'm ready to meet God, are you officer?'"

Australian Shepherd dog wearing a red winter coat, standing at alert on a snow covered road in the woods.

Ready, set, SNOW

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

Okay, now I need deets - are the characters Muslim, is it an organized crime family that deals with haram activity, is it about members of the Gambino family on the Hajj? Soooooo many possibilities.

Yesterday, I drove refugees that had been shipped off to Texas all the way back home to St. Paul

Seeing them reunite with their families reminded me this is their home.

So keep sending them to Texas. I’ll keep driving ‘em back and introducing them to Bucc-ee’s and KC barbecue along the way.

I've always wanted to write a good biography of Howard, he's a fascinating study in writing constrained by poverty, "Conan of the Oilfields".

That was exactly my impression, and it took two watch-throughs to get a handle on it.

US, Russia envoys meet in Davos as Ukraine reconstruction plan postponed US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin on Thursday, the Kremlin confirms, as signing of $800bn Ukraine deal is put on hold.

US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin on Thursday, the Kremlin confirms, as signing of $800bn Ukraine deal is put on hold.

Every city they have terrorized has fought back in its own way. LA had protests and cell videos. DC had annoyed feds and grand-jury no-bills. Chicago had priests. Charlotte had angry grandma scaring feds off her lawn. The Twin Cities are showing sheer, dedicated, relentless presence.

I have been hired for more than one position using this technique, highly recommend as a positive interaction with humans.

In all the terrible, horrible episodes in this ongoing saga there has never been a strategy - never. Why would there be one now? You'd need a countable infinity of monkeys on typewriters to come up with that scenario.

Eh, we're the closest place to a lot of things, esp if you consider currents and seasonal prevailing winds. Lots of people who live here came by way of getting washed up on the Bold Coast "from away".

It's cold now, but the door is unlocked. We'll leave a light on for you.

Acting Field Director David Easterwood. Acting Field Director David Easterwood.
That pastor? His name is Acting Field Director David Easterwood.

Colgate cocktails in the streets.

Amateurs study strategy, pros study logistics.

It's going to be hard to put this toothpaste back in the tube.

Sweet dreams!

I have been on the sidelines for Hearts games where we had to duck and cover. My uncle referred to Hearts as "white people Canasta" and I suppose we're in danger of losing a lot of culture if people don't get offline and back to the card table.

Today we are all Spare Room Spider.