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I congratulate you on your ability to quit.
I still smoke, but have cut considerably my usage to half.
Working on the next half cut.

34. Why join the Readers of 42? Scroll less. Read more. Read better.

34. Why join the Readers of 42?
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As 2025 winds down...I recap the highlights

A close-up portrait of a Dark-eyed Junco

A Junco having a good hair day.

#Birds🪶 #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography📸 #Ontario🇨🇦

The Mancusis don't have any kids... but they sure do have a lot of pets! So when they're desperate for a sitter, who do they call? The Baby-sitters Club!

Read Jessi Ramsey, Pet Sitter - The 18th Graphic Novel in the Baby-sitters Club series - out now!

#TheBabySittersClub

Only two weeks until Halloween and we have the perfect picture book for the occasion!

When a boy's pumpkin won't stop growing, it suddenly comes roaring to life shouting, 'ME WANT HALLOWEEN!' Now on a rampage, will it destroy Halloween forever?

#ThePumpkinWhoStoleHalloween

Cosy crime for kids? Count us in! 🕵🏻

Thank you to @scholasticuk.bsky.social for sending us a copy of Emily Hourican's children's debut 'Murder at the Ivy Hotel'. A murder mystery set in a Dublin hotel that hides secrets is our cup of tea ☕

It's out February 2026, so mark it in your calendars!

This hilarious new picture book is perfect for the spooky season! 👻
Cuddle up and share MY GHOST NEEDS A NEW BUM this Halloween for lots of laughs!

i thought i had stepped on acid in the bathroom turned out to be something else

i thought i had stepped on acid in the bathroom
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i thought i had stepped on acid in the bathroom turned out to be something else

i thought i had stepped on acid in the bathroom
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Inspiration and Choices The No Kings demonstration was all about choice.

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Inspiration and Choices The No Kings demonstration was all about choice.

Always good to follow an Author @unicornmom25.bsky.social & Please check out her Blog eileenblakeauthor.com/inspiration-... 📚📚📚

I just got one step closer to figuring out #Bluesky

New Publisher Listing: The Skyfreight Journal New publisher listing for: The Skyfreight Journal (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction; non-paying; fee-based). #WritingCommunity

New publisher listing for: The Skyfreight Journal (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction; non-paying; fee-based). #WritingCommunity

New Publisher Listing: Hum New publisher listing for: Hum (Poetry Art; non-paying). #WritingCommunity

New publisher listing for: Hum (Poetry Art; non-paying). #WritingCommunity

Re-opening: Cicada Creative Magazine Cicada Creative Magazine (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Art; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com/magazine/cicada-creative-magazine-38540 #amwriting

Cicada Creative Magazine (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Art; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com... #amwriting

Two corgis looking up the stairs

Is that dad coming down the stairs? #corgicrew

Maggie, Boo and Earl all getting along. Dogs and Kitten living together. What's next?

In real life today, wild animals in Alaska are at risk. So celebrate the wild, and nature balance in this children's action-packed dog-sled adventure, with a touch of magic!

www.amazon.co.uk/Girl-Red-Cap... #books2read #dogsledding #mush consultant: champion #AnnaStephan #wild #wilderness #kidslit

Stained glass mosaic abstract of blue ocean and yellow sun with three red sail shapes in ocean.

Older piece.

#mosaic #art #abstract

Carved jack o lantern and a corgi

HALLOWEEN REMINDER: Teenagers who seem too old to trick or treat chose childhood over partying. Be kind and hand them a Snickers…

Reteaching myself how to play solitaire games I haven’t played in decades with actual cards who’s your grandma now?

finally deleted spotify, and I've had it for a DECADE PLUS and was mewithoutYou's 2% fan. it was the right call. hard to be ethical out there but i'm trying

I used Soundiiz to transfer playlists to Qobuz, which is what I'm using now, and I'm not a smart techie but it was pretty simple and cheaper

What Is Cardiac Long COVID? This Medical News article is an interview with the lead author of a new European Society of Cardiology clinical consensus statement on cardiovascular disease prevention and management in COVID-19.

“What is Cardiac Long COVID?”https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2840667

Let's all do whatever we can to encourage smokers to quit & others to never start. @stltoday.com @kansascity.com @2bdynamic.bsky.social @booksstlouis.bsky.social @piperformissouri.bsky.social

SCOTUS & the Voting Rights Act

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