Magpie Is Learning

Neighbor this morning: What are you doing?
Me: I'm talking to this crow.
Neighbor: What are you saying?
Me: I thought I would train him to come say your name in front of your bedroom window.
Neighbor: Uhhhhhh *goes inside*

Next Sunday is Mothers Day. But did you know that this tradition has a church related origin?

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Over the holidays I played Legos with my 4-year-old nephew and I watched him round up all the sparkly crystalline bricks while whispering to himself “Beautiful. Beautiful. Only beautiful things” and this has become a permanent part of my lexicon

When men's workload is automated, it's genius; when women's workload is automated it's a character flaw and morally questionable.

I did think about it for a split second and then I did elbow past him and grab five and say something to her along the lines of “ooh these are on sale, they’re so great after a long day with the kids when I don’t have any help in the kitchen”

I was not subtle

Bread was at the heart of everyday life in the 17th century and a familiar presence in still life paintings. It formed the foundation of the Dutch diet, consumed by all social classes and commonly paired with butter, cheese, fish, or hearty stews. 🍞

👁️ https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

Now I know!

Small sculpted bison resting on a rounded base

Small sculpted bison resting on a rounded base

I have five small pieces in the Enormous Tiny Art Show! They'll be dropping Tuesday, March 17. You can sign up for early access here: nahcotta.myflodesk.com/leslie-levings

Here's one of the pieces.

I’m ready to be mad with you, but I don’t understand why we’re mad. Is it because you’re supposed to eat pork with new year’s good luck food (rather than chicken)?

The Valentines Frasier show where Niles solos the first third of the episode without any dialogue and ends up setting his pants on fire and passing out is one of the funniest episodes of television I have ever seen.

Does it have anything to do with the plot of the show? No. That’s not the point.

Yama budo sometimes gets moved around from one fountain pen to another but it almost always stays in my rotation.

It’s one of my all-time favorite inks.

Just gonna leave these exquisite leatherbound journals here.

www.etsy.com/shop/SlowArt...

Gemini told him to commit an act of terrorism at the Miami airport to intercept a delivery of a large humanoid robot body for it, telling him to "to stage a “catastrophic accident”, with the goal of “ensuring complete destruction of the transport vehicle … all digital records and witnesses"

never, ever, ever, ever accept "how will you pay for it?" as an argument against social programs.

Gavin Newsom is special guest governor at #sxsw. Rich white, bigoted wonks are doing everything they can to force this hateful asshole down our throats as the only viable candidate for 2028. We must keep saying "fuck no."

Just babies everywhere. Tiny, tiny goat babies. One boy and one girl for each of them.

My friend’s husband’s job was cooking food.

A guy I went to high school with had a job that consisted of putting on cute outfits and singing and dancing.

A family friend plays the trumpet.

My childhood bff’s dad was a nurse.

That “Warfighter” stuff is nonsense. Most people are just people.

Get out and vote in the primary tomorrow, friends in Texas!

And don't forget to vote for @ginafortexas.bsky.social for governor!

Oh, and one last stray thought. Crockett having a reputation of being pugnacious against Republicans but not particularly ideological reminds me of another Democratic politician who has become a darling of normie Democratic voters: California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

High schooler already came to talk to me about it.

I told her not to tell her brother.

I’m guessing my college baby is still asleep

I understand that.

As a parent, I just want my third grader to be able to run and play with his friends. I want him to go swimming (we’re in Texas and the pool will be open for spring break) and bring me rocks he likes.

He should never have to think about who the president of the US is.

Early voting has ended in Texas. Rs cast about as many ballots as they did in 2022 - their 2026 early vote is about 100.2% of their 2022 total. (That will go up on election day)

Dems have nearly DOUBLED 2022. 170,000 more Dem ballots than R ballots cast in early voting.

votehub.com/early-vote-t...

How do we get up and eat breakfast today?

I have a college kid and a high schooler and an elementary schooler to parent.

How do I parent them through a war our country started?

How long can I keep my youngest innocent of this?

I would like to unsubscribe. Again. From this reality. I hate it here

DO NOT LET ANY MEMBER OF CONGRESS WALK AROUND THINKING THEIR CONSTITUENTS DON’T CARE

Per NYT:

"The Department of Defense is calling these strikes 'Operation Epic Fury.'" 😐

Please call your reps. And then scream into a pillow over the fact we have man children creating geopolitical chaos in the Middle East.

“It took a bit, but then the gasp of realization: They were looking at “Gugusse and the Automaton,” a long-lost film by the iconic French filmmaker George Méliès at his Star Film company. The 45-second film, made around 1897…”

just really feels like their win condition is simply the fact that killing people makes this administration feel powerful and they’re reasonably confident Congress won’t stop them from just blowing shit up for funzies as long as they can get away with it

A screenshot of the Map from the CBP's website showing where a border wall is planned to be built.

I thought "surely they wouldn't build a wall right through the National Park," so I went to their website (bit.ly/Big_Bend_Wall) to check for myself. The plan shows a border wall would be built, nearly continuously through the park's entire length, starting at Santa Elana Canyon. 🧵2/4

Texas' Big Bend braces for border wall in national park, worrying local Republicans and Democrats Locals say the rugged land is enough of a barrier and they're concerned about the impact on the environment and homeowners as the Department of Homeland Security forges ahead.

I want to do my part in raising awareness. Texas's Big Bend is set to receive new border security infrastructure, including >100 mi of border wall cutting through Big Bend National Park. Kristi Noem just waived 28 environmental protection laws and regulations to expedite this construction. 🧵 1/4