Beanoil

Two predominantly black dogs laying on a multi-colored beach blanket, draped across the lap of someone reclined on a brown leather recliner.

My babies gave me double the affection yesterday. They usually take turns on my lap, but I think they knew how much I needed both of them at that moment.

YouTube video by Release - Topic Pretty Pink Rose

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I agree wholeheartedly.

I and III were my favorites back then. Didn't get into II and IV until much later.

Thank you. This is exactly what I came here for.

That's one groovy looking plant! It has a 1969 Haight/Asbury vibe.

An adolescent deer laying in some grass. Head is up, but it looks like it's about to fall asleep.

An adolescent deer laying in some grass. It is now curled up and napping.

So glad I worked from home today. This guy's been hanging outside my window most of the morning. All that grazing and pooping must've been exhausting.

A black and white Border-Healer (a Border Collie/Blue Healer mix) with blue eyes, laying on his back on a light-colored rug, looking up and showing his teeth.

This is our Vinny posing in the most serious way that he knows.

A black and white Border/Healer (Border Collie, Blue Healer mix) laying on a white fuzzy blanket, looking directly into the camera with his big blue eyes.

If any of my BlueSky pals could use a reason to smile today, I present Vinny.

Screen shot from the New York Times with the headline “These Words Are Now Discouraged at Federal Agencies” and the text Agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed from their pages. 3 minute read. The partial list of terms includes activism, affirming care, anti-racism, assigned at birth, at risk, biases, biologically male, BIPOC, Black and latinx, clean energy, climate crisis, confirmation bias, cultural heritage, DEI, disability, discriminatory, disparity, diverse groups, diversity, equitableness, feminism, gender ideology, Gulf of Mexico, hate speech, implicit bias, inclusiveness, inclusivity, inequalities, injustice, intersectionality, LGBTQ, marginalized, most risk, Mx, nonbinary, people + uterus, pregnant people, prejudice, pronouns, racial inequality, sexuality, social justice, socioeconomic, stereotypes, systemic, they/them, transgender, traumatic, unconscious bias, underprivileged, victims.

@nytimes.com published 199 terms that are disappearing in Trump's administration, based on agency memos that order their removal or caution their use.

In "1984," Orwell explored how restricting language can reshape public thought & limit dissent. Aka Newspeak.

Let's be the voices these words need.

My BlueSky feed is (happily) 90% Corgi pics. This one stands out as my favorite for the week! They are gorgeous! Great alt text, BTW. I really appreciate when people take the time to do that.

I got mine in the 80s. Has it changed much since then?

Keep posting pics of your beautiful Corgi, and you'll be fine. Maybe include the cheese from time to time so that I may look at it lovingly also.

YouTube video by Yo_onityan I WILL QUIT GUITAR.....

This really sucks. How are guitarists supposed to improvise solos if they have to constantly consider if what they are playing at any given moment could earn them a copyright complaint?

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Bob Berg, RIP. He wasn't the most famous or most influential, but he made some of the most beautiful music alongside his longtime musical partner, Mike Stern. Check out Mood Swings on Mike Stern's Upside Downside album if you want to be blown away by these two. Jaco is no slouch on this track either

Two black and white dogs laying end-to-end diagonally across a king-size bed.

It's a good thing we bought a king-sized bed so that these two bed hogs can use up every square inch of it.

Black and white Borgi (Border Collie/Corgi mix) asleep on my lap.

I'm in my happy place, and Mona's in her happy place.

Photo of a package of Iceland brand "Dubious Meaty Slabs".

Is that a real food product like these?

Our husky used to eat this way. Hilarious!

Interior shot of a blue Mazda Miata with two-tone seats (black leather with blue Alcantara inserts) with non-adjustable headrests.

All other USDM Miatas came with fixed headrest seats like these. However, adjustable headrest seats were offered in some other parts of the world, such as the UK.

This UKDM seat swap is a subtle mod that also resets the clock on the inevitable driver-side bolster wear.

Interior shot of a blue Mazda Miata with two-tone seats (black leather with blue Alcantara inserts) and adjustable-height headrests.

1999 Mazda Miata 10th Anniversary Edition UKDM seats in my USDM 10th Anniversary Edition (#5754 of 7500). In the US, adjustable headrests were only offered in the 1994 M Edition.

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I love your Alfred posts and was going to follow you until I read your bio where you mistakenly claim that Mars > Snickers. Oh well, dog pics > Snickers, so I'll follow anyway.

Screen shot of Pete Buttigieg's new, 7-hour old Bluesky account page showing two posts and 204.6K followers.

Dude is like a rockstar on here. 204,600 followers in only 7 hours! We love you, Pete!
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A black and white Borgi (Border Collie/Corgi mix) looking guilty, with her ears back, not making eye contact, with the handle from a plastic tote in her mouth that she has been chewing on.

Naughty girl had to show me what she was up to. That's the handle from a plastic tote that she chewed off.

The dogs are my favorite part of Bluesky.

Black and white Borgi (Border Collie/Corgi mix) wriggling on her back.

Our silly girl being extra silly.

The Corgi is cute, but has an AI-looking tongue. It could be real, but it sure is a big one.

Black and white Border Healer (Border Collie/Blue Healer mix) laying on his human's lap, looking concerned.

I got the concerned and loving puppy treatment this morning too.

A black and white Corgi sleeping on someone's lap.

For example...