Writing our Destiny aka Andrew

Weekend at Bernie’s: The Epstein War

Has anyone seen any details about the American troops killed? Since our engagement with Iran is all bombing, the only thing I can think of is either attacks on US bases, or forward recon spotters actually on the ground in Iran. (??)

As a male survivor of squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsils caused, most likely, by HPV (I finished treatment just as they were developing the tools to test for that), I made sure my son got his HPV vaccines. It's a life-saver for everyone.

a man and a woman are sitting next to each other and the man is saying it 's scary Alt: a man and a woman are sitting next to each other and the man is saying "It's scary, but hey there's arts 'n' crafts"

You could eat with them, or...

A digital portrait of Pendraig, a small bipedal dinosaur, shown with a long reptilian snout and covering of coarse, filaments on its neck.

Happy St David’s Day from a very, very old dragon. Pendraig milnerae, a 200 million year old dinosaur, was discovered in what is now the south of Wales.

A display of the grave goods, featuring a he chainmail shirt, a helmet on a stand, a long sword, small gold ornaments, and various metal, glass, and ceramic objects, all arranged against a dark background.

The early medieval burial from Gammertingen, 6th century AD.
The high-ranking warrior died in his early 30s and was buried with a Byzantine helmet (a so-called Spangenhelm), his weapons, and his mail armour, which consisted of about 45,000 iron rings!

📷Landesmuseum Württemberg

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Bronkham Hill: The largest barrow on Bronkham hill, it's worth spending time appreciating its size, surrounding ditch, and the barbarity of the opening across its summit. A multitude of round barrows on Bronkham Hill in Dorset, part of the Dorset Ridgeway.

Looks like they found more bombs.

A partially-finished drawing of a raccoon looking at the camera on grey toned paper. The left side of the face is partially complete and four coloured pencils lie on the paper in the bottom right corner.

Looking for a fun spring project? Join me for a 4-session online course drawing a raccoon in coloured pencil starting April 1. I will walk you through all the steps from drawing the initial image to bringing it to life in colour. You can register at: www.mcnallyrobinson.com/classes #SciArt

more calm for you...

A scene from Righteous Kill, featuring an egregiously blatant lift from HEAT in which Pacino and de Niro face one another in a diner, while sitting in Hanna and McCauley order.

LUKEWARMTH (Dir. Micherl Marn)

Tbh I’m annoyed that so much of the sexism targeted towards my candidacy is about painting me as an influencer rather than a journalist.

It COMPLETELY erases my bartending career.

8.3 baby!

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

Glossopteris were the dominant trees across the supercontinent Gondwana during the Permian Period. Come see this and many other fossils and minerals in our collection that tell the story of Antarctica when it was a rainforest 270 million years ago.

Glossopteris were the dominant trees across the supercontinent Gondwana during the Permian Period. Come see this and many other fossils and minerals in our collection that tell the story of Antarctica when it was a rainforest 270 million years ago.

This is making the rounds uncredited once again, so... 🤷‍♀️

wondering if @waitmanwbeorn.com might know someone?

Letter with children's picture book style illustration of a tree with birds, a little girl in a yellow dress standing on a boy's back to pick apples. Text: Port Erin 1941. My dear Kappy, Em sends you very many many happy returns to your third Birthday. I do hope you will enjoy your Mummy and I wish you that your dear Daddy may return to you and Mummy very soon, that you can be happy ever more. Your old Em.

Letter framed with illustrations of animals: cats, rabbits, birds. Text: Dear Kappy, Soon you will be two years old and I am so sorry not to be able to congratulate personally but instead I made you this pikture [sic] sheet and collar and cuffs to wear on a red velved Dress. I am sure Mummy will give you a party and you will have a nice time with the other Children. Thank you veyr much for the photo, but I would like to have a awhole picture of you Darling so I can see how big you are. Wishing you a nice time a happy Birthday to you and many Kisses from Em. Port Erin, Sept 10 1940

Children's illustration-style watercolours of a house, a teddy bear, a ship, a car, a giraffe, a dog and train, a golliwog [sorry, it's 1941[ and a dutch doll. Text: My Kappy Darling. You should know, you your old Em learns words hard for you [?] just to please you, do you remember the big ship you traveld [sic] in? Does it look like Mummy's Car? look at the Dolly. Daddy is going to get you one alike. Teddy bear is pouring [?] the ball, look at the scotty. Keep well Darling, God bless you and remember always your old Em. Por Erin, IoM 4.-2.-41

Children's illustration style watercolour of a group of children, backs turned to us, waving their hands in the air; two children on either side holding a banner that says 'Happy Birthday to You!' Text: Dear Marcia May, from Em, 16.10.42

Any WWII historians of UK internment camps out there? I have 4 letters written to my mother by a Mrs Emmerich, a German (probably) cook who worked for her family before the war. They are so gorgeous, & so heartbreaking, & might be of interest to historians? @waitmanwbeorn.com ?

Orange and yellow flowers on blue background

Colorful succulents

Yellow rose with dark gray background

I have a friend that needs money to buy a new pacemaker, so I'm selling some prints!

These 3 are the only ones available (16" x 20"). I only have one of each, but each can be purchased and shipped for $50.

DM to claim, first come, first serve!

Title page of Lord's Supper book about the Eucharist from 1674 with the signature of early owner Anne Hurst at the top.

Angela with the Communion chalice and bread, "Mary Surly her Book" written at the top!

Female Trouble?

At least two women, Mary Surly and Anne Hurst, owned this 1674 book about the Sacrament of Communion. It only took 300 years for female priests to consecrate it themselves!
@newberrylibrary.bsky.social (Case C 823 .859)
#HerBook #WHM

Just signed up. If you include a return address, I'll write you a hand-written letter back.

Mail is fun!

Can't disagree with this, although the way zaatar is sold in single doses here will never stop cracking me up.

Even when I lived in Michigan, the largest producer of sour cherries in the US, it was difficult to buy them fresh. Almost all of them were sold directly to producers to make pie filling and candies. When I did get them I made a delicious Hungarian, cold, sour-cherry soup. Beautiful shade of pink!

I'm down to only half a jar of Aleppo-style Zatar. My local market, Al-Basha, carries half a dozen different kinds, and this is definitely a single-serving size compared to what you get there.

I don’t even really think this is fair. Iraq was heavily debated publicly, and there was a plan. It was a stupid and delusional plan based on unrealistic assumptions, but it was known publicly and voted on by Congress.

There was no public debate or Congressional authorization in this instance.

As soon as the attention wanes or it becomes messy or he has whatever grift in place (Venezuelan oil money) he’s moving on to something else.

Shallow, stupid, greedy sociopath. That’s our president. He leaves it to others to continue whatever cruelty they want. He’s moved on.

A field at sunset

"Joel" sent this pic from Fresno County. "There are days that I don't stop until sunset. The season is almost over and I do my best to prune as much as possible to make a little extra money. My wrists are sore from 7-8 hrs of this work. I earn 34 cents per vine." #WrFeedYou

Hey #Bravo I would watch the fuck out of Bau’s reality show.