Bruce Arthurs

"Winter White House" in Cancun. Turns off WH heating, leaves dog behind.

parents freed a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole

Was that the gutter science fiction used to belong in?

Step away from the computer, Bruce. There's work you need to get done.

Five young black children, wearing aprons but with bare feet, line up to carry platters and bowls of food in for a holiday dinner at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello estate. An illustration from The Century Book of Famous Americans, 1896.

In The Century Book of Famous Americans (1896), a chapter on Thomas Jefferson used this illustration of a Monticello holiday dinner being served.

A picture showing more than likely intended. In this case, a reminder slaveowner Jefferson worked enslaved children alongside adults.

#holidays #history

Delivering horrible news while grinning like a loon. I'm thinking the Joker forgot to put on his makeup this morning.

My family in recent years embraced Thrifting for Xmas presents. Everyone finds something silly, useful or fun at the local Salvos/Vinnies/Anglicare. No more than $10 each.

If you hate it, just donate it right back.

What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?

If you're of generous enough mind to wonder if Dick Cheney went to Heaven or to Hell, he's currently in an undisclosed location.

There have been times when I've had to take a nap in order to be clearheaded enough to go to bed.

Admiring this wooden spiral staircase adorned with gilded six-pointed star motifs at the Yeşil Mosque in Kütahya, Turkiye
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Helm with tentacles coming out of it

Part 9 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg

Samurai helmet (kabuko) shaped like an octopus. 1700s

"He was hung like a... oh, wait, actually..."

"I drew it thirty-five minutes ago."

a detail image by Andrew McCarthy of a skydiver falling in front of the sun

an image by Andrew McCarthy of a skydiver falling in front of the sun

After six momentous leaps from a small aircraft, skydiver Gabriel C. Brown completed his mission. He and his photographer friend Andrew McCarthy created this stunning image that shows the adventurous subject falling in front of the sun.

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Well, yes, but if it's the type of sauerkraut with caraway seeds, they can get into all kinds of... orifices.

(Belly buttons. I'm talking about belly buttons.)

When I first started security work, I rotated between several shopping centers. One mall had a ravens nest built in the support structure for a store's exterior sign, so got to see them often. It was pretty cool.

Newly painted bedroom, with blue walls and white decorative frames with art pieces and photo hung inside.

Newly painted bedroom, with upper blue wall, lower half a sea green. A white chair rail divides the blue and green areas. Large white decorative frames are mounted on the upper wall, with art and photos hung within.

The long (LONG) delayed bedroom repainting is finally done. Former pale blue walls now a stronger blue, decorative frames & chair rail a brighter white, lower half of walls under frames a sea green.

HOLY SHIT. They found the genes for fibromyalgia - and it's *not* autoimmune, it's the central nervous system. It's very cool to see some progress made on the thing that's ruined my life since late teenage years!

"If I sell all these babies, I can buy myself a pair of shoes!"

Stop trying to help! Jeezus....

Lunchboxing Helena

Bad Lunch At Black Rock

The Man Who Lunched Too Much

From Russia, With Lunch

A Series of Unfortunate Lunches

#addlunchruinamovie

Set up the DVR to record it. Hope to watch tomorrow. (Peter Dinklage!)

About once every ten years, I forget how bad Jack In the Box's tacos are and give them another try.

Yep, still awful. Shouldn't even be considered as "tacos". Barely qualify as "food".

Well, okay, but MY Heavenly mansion better not be next door to... [takes a very long list from pocket]..., or I'm gonna be raising some Hell.

Plus, you have Chrissy. [mental image of Chrissy on a riding mower, taking on a zombie horde. Poor zombies.]

JFC, no one's going to do that! Do you know how much it costs to rent a wood chipper? Plus a *MASSIVE* cleaning fee if you take it back in that condition?

Besides, the government-approved* method is chainsaw.

*Saudi Arabia's government

It was a very wet walk this morning so spent a few minutes going back over some photos I haven't posted before. Ruby Red Tor. Taken in October 2024 when the aurora visited Glastonbury Tor.

K*sh P*t*l?

Looks like the traditional Baked Tribble is being served.