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Oh the horrors! Spiders want to live in our homes. How dare they want to exist!

Instead of "treating" the door frame to insure a shield of death, how about capturing and escorting the critters outside?

08.10.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow! Very cool! I seem to recall there were 2 versions of the model. One featured the "Chariot".

07.10.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I had the Aurora model when I was a young'un.

07.10.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

ICE are the thugs who attacked the capital, now unleashed on the entire US.

07.10.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a great episode. A tour de force for Pleasence.

07.10.2025 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I can say two good things about this movie: great poster, and it has something to do with spiders!

06.10.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Very true! Interesting reads are some of the books that document the genesis of Star Trek. The suits could not stomach a black female officer on the bridge, let alone a female as second in command (the first pilot). We are all prisoners of our own times, no matter our forward flying imaginations.

06.10.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This treatment was sadly common in these. A horrid practice was they often give scientist women male names. It's as if the writers/producers thought an accomplished and smart woman would push the "suspension of disbelief" a little too far! So a male first name would soften the blow. Heh!

06.10.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Many people still dont understand how fucked we are. "Trump" is now an empire. His extended family are all billionairs. His org has dozens of billionairs and 100s of millionaires as members. All working to bend America into the shape they want. This is not going away.

06.10.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Devination", not "deviation". Grrr

06.10.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a great pic! I'd beg her to carve my pumpkin!

04.10.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great film. Has the dubious distinction of being one of those great films that got dubbed and edited into gibberish when distributed in the states. It seems a main plot element really gave the puritanical sensors the vapors.

04.10.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ive read some material, mostly in alternative religious studies, that these were inscribed with symbols and thrown as a type of deviation. Sort of like how some use coins in I Ching.

04.10.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

And there's nothing wrong with specializing! We've all been the target from the shit posting "you're not doing it right!" crowd. The most strident are ones who have been keeping spiders for approximately 5 minutes. Heh.

04.10.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Did Blue Oyster Cult approve this?

04.10.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a great and interesting mystery.

04.10.2025 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Who is criticizing you?

04.10.2025 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mastodon bones found in backyard in Orange County, New York The more they dig, the more mastodon remains they find in Orange County, New York. The Ice Age mammals went extinct 11,000 years ago.

www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

04.10.2025 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanx. Roy Thinnes as the paranoid obsessed drifter played it perfect. I know it's denied by Chris Carter, but one can't ignore the similarity to the X-Files. Much of it plays like a prequel.

04.10.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What a great show.

04.10.2025 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We have many Mastodon finds in Orange County, NY. For some reason, perhaps a swampy environment, they liked it here.

03.10.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Sure, we'll lose our farm and everything we ever worked for, but at least we're showing those transgender volleyball players who's in charge! Trump in 2028!!"

03.10.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 173    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0
Bust models of Frankenstein, Dracula and the Wolfman.

Bust models of Frankenstein, Dracula and the Wolfman.

The impotence of owning physical media keeps getting driven home. Purchased this "Legacy" Universal set in standard DVD a number of years ago. Besides the included cute resin busts, it's decent and fairly complete. Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Wolfman.

02.10.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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That's an understandable mistake. I could have put money it would be under "weasel dick".

02.10.2025 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Look up "pencil dick" in the dictionary, and you'll see a pic of Stephen Miller.

02.10.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Sheesh, what a blowhard.

02.10.2025 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Orb weaver with red femurs.

Orb weaver with red femurs.

Nice orb weaver. I think it's either Neoscona crucifera or N. domiciliorum. I'm leaning to domiciliorum, due to the striking red femurs, but these two can be difficult to distinguish due to variation.
#invertebrates
#spiders

02.10.2025 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, weird looking yet beautiful.

01.10.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

01.10.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 28537    πŸ” 7715    πŸ’¬ 1266    πŸ“Œ 1969

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