Cozy Thoughts

Proposed study title: A double-blind (or not, why bother), randomized (or not, why bother), placebo-controlled (or not, why bother) study to show that Tylenol definitely & absolutely causes autism in children

A suspicious-looking dodo in front of the Mary Rose sinking.

Can't believe we have to clarify that we're just saying that they existed at the same time, not that we're accusing them...

That's how we talked to the kids. Now we talk to the kittens like that. It's a vicious circle that never ends. 😄

Word of the Day: BLOBBERY - a garden made of shrubs and bushes shorn to look like blobs. (📷: Paolo)

We are looking at a large room lit only by candles. The candles are placed around a fireplace, on ledges around central posts and on tables. The light makes the floor glimmer.

Have you ever wondered what the Hall would look like just lit by candles?

Wonder no more.

Happy Sunday!

Tawny owl

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

Such a beautiful idea!

Photo of a black tuxedo kitten sleeping on a blanket on the sofa.

Millie agrees. 😊

#caturday

Photo of an orange tabby kitten lying on the windowsill, peering through a gap between the wall and the curtain with one eye. The look is slightly intimidating.

I can see you…

#Caturday

What a wonderful thread. Made me smile on a very rainy day. 😊

"In My Pumpkin Era"

Updated church sign is absolute cringe but in a mostly good way

“I am so smart! S-M-R-T!” comes up a LOT.

RIP to Jane Goodall, who opened the world's eyes to our closest relatives. (Photo by NatGeo's Hugo Van Lawick)

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

let the gourd times roll

A list of words for coffee in ten different languages...

10. Welsh = coffi
9. French = café
8. Manx = caffee
7. Romanian = cafea
6. Dutch = koffie
5. German = kaffee
4. Swedish = kaffe
3. Malagasy = kafe
2. Icelandic = kaffi
1. Ojibwe = makade-mashkikiwaaboo (literally “black medicine water”)

A dog running

The scientific term for dog zoomies is Frenetic Random Activity Periods.

Deutschlandfahne. Oder irgendein Fußballverein. 😄

Ein Handtuch für den nächsten Urlaub, um sich eine Liege am Pool zu reservieren.

An 480+ year old oak leaf, found on the Mary Rose.

It's hard to believe that this oak leaf, found on the wreck of the Mary Rose, fell from a tree during the reign of Henry VIII.

Wonder if the tree it fell from ended up on a ship too?

Big day for me. A box I've been saving for over 3 years was just perfect for something

Photo of two adorable kittens. One kitten is black with white markings; one kitten is orange tabby. The orange tabby kitten is sleeping while the black kitten is grooming her. She has one paw on the orange tabby kitten's face.

Just let me sleep.

#caturday

How presumptuous of you, streaming service, to assume I want to watch the movie you're suggesting instead of the credits and giving me a nanosecond to decide.

It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers First published on October 9, 2009, this classic by Colin Nissan is our most-read article of all time. We’re celebrating the 16th anniversary of th...

IT IS TIME.

A screaming llama standing in a green field in front of some Peruvian ruins.

*clears throat*

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

John Oliver moderating a feature about Bernd the Bread.

We've reached the singularity.

John Oliver featured Bernd the Bread on his latest show. #BerndDasBrot

lesbuchanan Summer Olympics: Who can run the fastest? :) Who can swim the fastest? :) Who can do the best somersault? :) Winter Olympics: WHO CAN MAKE IT TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS ICE SLIDE OF DEATH AND SURVIVE?? WHO CAN GET AROUND THE RINK WITHOUT GETTING THEIR HANDS SLICED OFF BY EVERYONE ELSE'S FEET BLADES?? CAN THIS GUY DO A 1080 DEGREE FLIP WITHOUT DYING?? legionoftuna Summer Triathlon: Don't run too fast, you have to save your energy for a swim and a bike ride! :) Winter Biathlon: I see you've been skiing for five miles now here's your gun

I love the Winter Olympics let’s all get frostbite and fall down a mountain

By which I mean that Knut Eriksson, Erik Knutsson and Erik Eriksson were fighting Sverker the Elder, Karl Sverkersson and Sverker the Younger (aka Sverker Karlsson).

because why come up with new names when the names you've got can take at least another few generations of wear and tear.

In Norway, if you want to change your surname to a name held by fewer than 200 people, you must get permission from all of them.