Eric Christopher

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

A large fluffy orange cat lounges on a table.

Have a picture of my giant orange for the month.

Scan of a typed letter from 1970, from Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, addressed to "Joel Lipton, 622 N. Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210" It reads: "Dear Joel: I think it is more difficult these days to define what makes a good citizen than it has ever been before. Certainly all any of us can do is follow our own conscience and retain faith in our democracy. Sometimes it is the very people who cry out the loudest in favor of getting back to what they call "American Virtues" who lack this faith in our country. I believe that our greatest strength lies always in the protection of our smallest minorities. Sincerely yours, Charles M. Schulz" At bottom is an illustration of Charlie Brown and Snoopy, a kite wrapped around the dog house.

Written 55 years ago, Schulz's heartfelt clarity cuts through the noise, even today.

h/t @tisserand.bsky.social

I do have a cute kitty for my part.

Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson

Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.

harpers.org/archive/1941...

Teen Vogue.

China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.

⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.

The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.

interestingengineering.com/science/chin...

Hahahaha. That's amazing! "Gee thanks for the timely help"

a little boy is being interviewed by a woman with a microphone that says ktla on it ALT: a little boy is being interviewed by a woman with a microphone that says ktla on it

"Let's try some harder hitting moves this time"

At a time where it feels like we're losing, we need to remember our victories that not only have happened in the past, but continue to exist today.

Thus I give you, California Condor 926 of the SoCal flock.

Great grandchild of Condor # 1.

We as humanity can still do good things.

#birds

this business model should be flatly illegal

taking on a bunch of debt to buy a company and then burning the company to the ground to service that debt while paying yourselves huge fees is a purely destructive practice that has never once had a positive outcome

ban it completely

A tuxedo cat asleep head down on a round ottoman.

A Puck sundial. Clearly it is naptime.

A wide angle shot of a beach and a small bay on the Pacific with the sun about to start setting.

A brief moment of peace.

I've been using kids' dinosaur noodles. They're both entertaining (dinos!) and hold up on reheating well :)

cute tiny frogs playing with autumn leaves in the forest art Ferdinand frog by chetom

happy frog Friday! 🐸🍁🍄 #frogart

A silver grey tabby is staring expectantly at the camera.

When there could be afternoon treats.

A sign saying "I'm not interested in competing with anyone. I hope we all make it."

*taps sign*

GOOD NEWS! For the first time ever, Huntington's disease has been successfully treated. A groundbreaking new miRNA treatment, AMT-130, slowed the progression of the disease by 75%. These results are likely to support the first approval of a genetic treatment for the rare neurodegenerative condition.

Oh handy, hadn't realized the iPhone picked that feature up. It's really pleasant.

Can anyone foster or adopt a sweet stray cat in SoCal?

Inside of you are two wolves.

... Serenity now... serenity now...

A large, fluffy, orange and white cat laying with one arm out like the dos equis commercials and looking into the camera.

Dandelion portraying The Most Interesting Cat In The World.

A tuxedo cat is looking at the camera. He is loafed with tail around his feet and sits on a plush pillow on top of a couch.

Sitting on a pillow on a couch. We are happy.

This is beautiful and hopeful. A vision of what can... should be.

A tuxedo cat sitting in a window eating gooshy food out of a bowl that's perched in the window sill.

Puck dining al fresco... Or at least the best he gets being an indoor kitty.

Cute artwork with a blue and purple color scheme of a sleepy cat under a quilt and resting on some pillows. The text above says "I work hard so my cat can live a good life".

💙

A grey and white cat stretched out on a couch relaxed and asleep. There's a small heart shaped pattern on his rear flank.

It's still always great seeing former fosters enjoying their forever homes. Here pictured... Lovebutt :)

this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either

Link to the published comic as well: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

A fluffy orange and white cat on a crocheted blanket on a vanity and in front of the mirror. Looking directly into the corner with his head cocked.

Today in "Most Photogenic" I give you Dandelion.