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Is rag-tag ever used outside of SFF/RPG contexts now? Like, it’s always a “rag-tag group of X” off to hunt the MacGuffin, right?

AND IT LOOKS LIKE ADJOA ANDOH IS NARRATING THE AUDIOBOOK WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT I AM SO HAPPY

2026.02.25

Found a new vocal stem and coping mechanism today!

Block by block, our South Minneapolis neighborhood got through February by tapping our networks to cover rent for immigrant families, but rent is due again on Sunday and we need to raise at least $26K to make sure our neighbors aren’t evicted givebutter.com/corcoran-nei...

We kan daunse yf if plese us
We kan leave thy friendes behinde
For thy friendes daunse not
and yif thei daunse not
Then no friendes thei are of myne
Ich saye, we kan wende wher it plese us,
A place thei shal nevir fynde
And we can act lyke we come from Brocéliande
Leave the real worlde far behinde

I find it very strange to think about lost civilizations where people just had quite a chill time for generations and generations across millennia, living lives as if their world was eternal.

romantic trombone solo sheet music

Every so often I am harsh with and/or mute someone on here. Not that often, but last time it was family, and it has me thinking about why I don't do this often but indeed sometimes do it.

This is a thread about what "stand up for yourself" means to the inexperienced and to the experienced.

If I do anything productive this week, please assume I did it with extreme prejudice and with much bitterness and agony of soul

Today’s A Meal of Thorns podcast episode is about Lois McMaster Bujold’s Paladin of Souls, and it’s such a good episode!

I lost it about 1200. I could still understand a few words, but lost enough of the context that I wasn’t sure what was happening

I get to play really great music with friend at the end of the week!

Exactly!!

Gurathin from AppleTv’s Murderbot (as played by David Dastmalchian) Text: The horrors persist, but so do the horrors wait

This meme seems appropriate

The horrors persist, but so do the horrors
wait

#murderbot #gurathin

After several years of being able to easily edit posts on Mastodon, it drives me wild that Bluesky doesn’t have that functionality

It’s not a big deal! Each post that’s been edited has a post history so people can see what’s been changed! It should be available here!

How far back in time can you understand English? An experiment in language change

If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle.

It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get.

www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...

I love this question b/c it helps students evaluate what they already know & what new thing we just did together that they can now use when they’re practicing

It’s both an “ahah!” moment for the student, and a chance for me to learn more about the way they think in the practice room apart from me

A favorite question to ask when teaching is: “What did we do in here together that you wouldn’t have thought to do on your own?”

A primary goal for me is to teach students how to teach themselves. I want them to be as independent as possible and have the tools to learn and play music on their own

Lennie Donino famously composed no music at all, making him the most minimalist of the minimalist composers. Philip Glass said of him, “He he he he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he he he he he he,” but at this point we began to suspect he might have just been laughing.

[WITCHES stirring a cauldron labeled “BlueSky,” chanting:]

Discourse, Discourse, bubble in spate,
Tell us the topic we must debate!

WITCH 1: Wait, shouldn’t we be using a rice cooker?

WITCH 2: You don’t brew your potion on the stove?

WITCH 3: How do you put in the ghee?

WITCH 1: Open the lid?

"Which king rules Angmar?"
"Correct."
"No, I mean which king."
"THE Witch-king, technically."
"Who?"
"The Witch-king of Angmar."
"That's what I wanna know!"
"What?"
"Which king rules Angmar?"
"You...you're fucking with me, right?"

Just because

A parody cover of an old Robert Heinlein science fiction novel. The cover illustration is a blue semi nude woman covered in stars, so the parody title is "stars on my boobs means it's not porn."

Good morning from the golden age of science fiction
#PulpSabotage

It really really is

A stern violinist in mid-20th century clothes looks sternly out at the camera. Text reads: Carl Flesch Disapproves

I dunno, I made a pointless meme using Carl Flesch this week, and it gave me dopamine, so here you go?

I plan to use it to express crankiness in an entire range of scenarios

A stern looking violinist in mid-20th-century clothing looks sternly at the camera. Text reads: “Carl Flesch Disapproves”

I could be using my time productively today

But instead I’m making stuffy memes using Carl Flesch

A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".

2026 basically

There’s a few transcription errors I didn’t catch when I copied the text from the picture, but it’s mostly there

A Ritual For Overwhelm With nervous system regulation coach, Erica Skone-Rees you're feeling overwhelmed, remember you're not alone, and this feeling is temporary. Let's shift out of together. This ritual is my go-to practice for moving out of survival mode caused by stress, emotion, or s-ease. By engaging the vagus nerve, this exercise relaxes your mind and body, shifting you from overwhelm to ease. Picture of person pressing palms together Pause & Press pause and press your hands tightly together, then release. Repeat several times allowing your attention to drop down into the sensations of your body, leaving mental chatter behind. helpful insight: Did you know that emotions cause a 90-second chemical reaction in the body? After that, any lingering emotion is sustained by our thoughts. So, let's shift our thoughts. Picture of person hugging themself Hug & Hold • Wrap yourself up in a hug, gently rub your arms, and speak kindly to your overwhelmed self. • Example: "It's okay sweetheart. You are safe. I love you & you're not alone. I'm here with you." • Reflective note: Remember there are many parts of ourselves present at all times. Your anxious self may feel dominant right now, but your inner wise one and your inner healer are here too. They are the parts that reminded you to try this practice. Picture of person with one hand over heart and other over belly Breathe With It • You are doing a great job. • Now place a hand on your heart and the other on your belly, • Take a few deep breaths, at your own pace. Inhale through the nose, and exhale out through your mouth slowly as if you're blowing through a straw. • Gentle tip: If focusing on your breath doesn't feel helpful, you can try humming and feel the vibration in your chest and in your hands

Here you are!