Paul of Many Names

Just because someone is rich it doesn't mean they are smart. Generations upon generations of the smartest people the world has ever seen died as farmers in obscurity. We only get to know about the people with the money and power who were written about. They're powerful, not smart.

A low stage in front of a wall of tour posters, a Canadian flag, and the words “The Stand Easy”.

At the Jasper Legion for Del Barber’s last show here as he does his Last Kick at the Can tour.

#jasper #music

Sign outside the Stonewall National Monument park with the word Transgender written in pink chalk between the words National and Monument.

We won’t disappear just because you change a website.

How it started, how it’s going

Cancelling plans to go to this year's WorldCon in Seattle. <sigh>

I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad.

There’s not.

As much as I love the series I think it’s going to be a long while before I’ll be able to read or watch any of it again. :(

Update 30: Good Omens graphic novel update - January 2025 · Good Omens: the Official (and Ineffable) Graphic Novel Happy New Year, everyone.As we ramp up towards the graphic novel's release, here are some snapshots of what lies in store:AdminPlease visit the FAQ page as your first point for any queries; this is th...

Important update from the Pratchett estate about the Good Omens graphic novel. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dun...

two slides one says 'someone recommending you a highly praised bestselling, queer horror novel' and the other says 'someone recommending you 'creamed in the butt by my handsome living corn'. both slides connect at the bottom which is labled 'discovering the world's greatest author'

different trots, same ending

If I have one frustration posting on BlueSky it's the lack of post editing! My brain likes to skip words, or just uses the wrong one sometimes, making me sound semi-deranged.

Audreys Books Edmonton's Oldest Independent Bookstore selling new books for adults and children

Not sure about the stores down your way but Audreys in Edmonton is my go to for special orders and the do deliver. Not sure if it's Canada Post or if they deliver beyond Edmonton though. They the oldest independent book store here.

audreys.ca

You don't have to be convinced to read SNOW CRASH; you just have to be convinced to read the *first few pages* of SNOW CRASH.

'Cause after that, you will WANT to read SNOW CRASH.

"Those responsible for the sacking, have been sacked"

That's not how representative Democracy is supposed to work. My reps are all Dems. They're gonna hear from me when they're not pulling their weight, which they sure as hell aren't. I didn't vote for submission.

John Lewis staging a sit-in on the floor of Congress in 2016 in an effort to combat gun violence.

Seeing all these feckless Democrats in Congress flailing and asking "what do you want me to do" and I keep thinking: bare minimum, I want you to have the energy of a 76-year-old John Lewis staging a sit-in on the floor of Congress in opposition to the inaction on gun violence after Pulse. MINIMUM.

THAT SAID: Be gentle with any federal workers you know who have to call it "Gulf of America" in their official communications, they really have no choice in the matter and they almost certainly know how ridiculous it is. It's not their fault their boss is a thundering chudwomble.

It's like they're locked into the view that he can't actually do existential damage while the actual evidence is that he's well on the road to that at a faster pace than even the pessimists thought.

Interesting Lord of the Rings fact that feels more like @lowqualityfacts.bsky.social is that in the first draft Strider/Aragorn was a hobbit named Trotter.

(I’m currently reading Return of the Shadow which documents the writing of LOTR).

#LordOfTheRings

Cover of the most recent edition: ——- J.R.R. TOLKIEN THE RETURN OF THE SHADOW THE HISTORY OF MIDDLE-EARTH CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN

Digging into the early drafts of Lord of the Rings and it’s fascinating that, at least in the early chapters, Tolkien was a pantser rather than a plotter.

Nurses host Day of Action rally in Red Deer on Saturday Rallies in support of nurses to be held across Alberta

The Day of Action is a chance for nurses & supporters to show their support for safe staffing and safe patient care, public health care, and respect for frontline health care workers. Jan. 25 is also the anniversary of the UNA's 1988 province-wide strike.

www.reddeeradvocate.com/local-news/n...

A nurses fight is never done - the fight goes on for what was won! ✊

On Jan 25, Alberta nurses & supporters will show solidarity on the anniversary of an important milestone in UNA’s history - the 1988 nurses' strike.

Find an event near you una.ca

A stubby cactus with a bulbous rounded pink head and dark indent on the tip.

This is an Arizona Rainbow Cactus, according to the label.

I have no further comment at this time.

Reading the first drafts of the first chapters of Lord of the Rings and being distracted by the Hobbit names Odo, Bingo, and Marmaduke.

Your date isn't a 'narcissist' - they just don't like you Appropriating therapeutic terms is not only extremely limiting, but dangerous

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Most Black folks knew this nonsense was coming. It's wrong, but we've always had to hustle, so I feel like collectively we'll be all right. But I also can't help thinking that a whole lot of white people, deprived of the "DEI" excuse, are about to get a wake-up call about their own mediocrity.

Today’s #Muppet GIF of the Day is…

Lawful good is an attentive lover who nails basics really well, makes sure you come, and cuddles after. Chaotic good brings finger puppets and pina colada-scented lube and checks for consent at every step, but after you may (nonregretfully) wonder what possessed you to say "yes" in the first place.

A quick note on A Thousand Blows, Black boxers in 1880s London, and ‘woke history’ Ching Hook (Hezekiah Moscow), Alec Munroe, Jem Haines, Jack Davenport, Albert Pearce, ‘Meat Market Charlie’ Bartlett, Violet and Rosaline Mills, Jack Watson, J. Oliver, Tom Tully, Felix Scott, Char…

A quick thing I wrote at the weekend in between being very physically sick, but also sick of racists on the internet.

As @drfernriddell.bsky.social kindly shared the other day, I would love to talk to culture journos writing on #AThousandBlows & interested:

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