Ash of the Island
@ashoftheisland.bsky.social
I share photos of our dog, Cleopatra (Cleo for short). I also post random thoughts. Was going to try and make this a profile for JUST dogs, but really, I have too many thoughts...
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Sometimes it feels like the universe is trying to tell me something through my Bluesky feed…. @swilua.bsky.social @lostcitymagic.bsky.social
Cleo got an abscess in her head and spent the last week in a cone of shame after the vet dealt with the abscess. Today was her first cone-free day and boy was she happy!
But she’s got a shaved spot on her head that makes her look a bit lopsided. Poor baby!
But she’s got a shaved spot on her head that makes her look a bit lopsided. Poor baby!
November 18, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Cleo got an abscess in her head and spent the last week in a cone of shame after the vet dealt with the abscess. Today was her first cone-free day and boy was she happy!
But she’s got a shaved spot on her head that makes her look a bit lopsided. Poor baby!
But she’s got a shaved spot on her head that makes her look a bit lopsided. Poor baby!
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On this day in 1938, Gordon Lightfoot was born in Orillia, Ontario.
Considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, he won 16 Juno Awards and has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. He had four #1 albums in Canada, most of which went platinum.
Considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, he won 16 Juno Awards and has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. He had four #1 albums in Canada, most of which went platinum.
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
On this day in 1938, Gordon Lightfoot was born in Orillia, Ontario.
Considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, he won 16 Juno Awards and has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. He had four #1 albums in Canada, most of which went platinum.
Considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, he won 16 Juno Awards and has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. He had four #1 albums in Canada, most of which went platinum.
Seems like a good time to share this gem again from @clareblackwood.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAbA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAbA...
November 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Seems like a good time to share this gem again from @clareblackwood.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAbA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAbA...
Every line of this was beautiful. It sounds exactly like how an octopus would convince me to let it rule the world. And you know what? I am convinced!
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Every line of this was beautiful. It sounds exactly like how an octopus would convince me to let it rule the world. And you know what? I am convinced!
For Canadians out there, if you think this is only a US teaching issue, I don't think so. Many of the techniques, such as three-cueing, I recognize from my daughter's time in elementary school.
Please read the thread and the article.
Please read the thread and the article.
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
For Canadians out there, if you think this is only a US teaching issue, I don't think so. Many of the techniques, such as three-cueing, I recognize from my daughter's time in elementary school.
Please read the thread and the article.
Please read the thread and the article.
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Happy whale explosion day to those who celebrate! 🐋
On this day 55 years ago, blubber went boom at the Oregon Coast.
That's when officials made the legendary decision to blow up a dead whale.
Here's a look back at the explosive piece of Oregon lore with a 2020 story by OPB's Tiffany Camhi written ahead of the whale of a tale's 50th anniversary.
That's when officials made the legendary decision to blow up a dead whale.
Here's a look back at the explosive piece of Oregon lore with a 2020 story by OPB's Tiffany Camhi written ahead of the whale of a tale's 50th anniversary.
‘It was like a blubber snowstorm’: Why Oregon blew up a whale in 1970
The exploding whale is a piece of Oregon lore that just won’t go away. It’s one of those real-life stories that just sounds too strange to be real.
www.opb.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Happy whale explosion day to those who celebrate! 🐋
For anyone who needs a smile, just scroll through this thread. I would add to it, but Cleo is currently in a cone of shame. She does not want me to share her shame on the interwebs.
hi, can you do me a favor?
take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them
thank you, this is for science
here is my contribution
take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them
thank you, this is for science
here is my contribution
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
For anyone who needs a smile, just scroll through this thread. I would add to it, but Cleo is currently in a cone of shame. She does not want me to share her shame on the interwebs.
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Can I put these on my resume? 😆
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Can I put these on my resume? 😆
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How am I supposed to teach my daughter that life is beautiful, when most of the time I feel that life is a never ending list of things I'm not doing a good enough job of, and people I'm disappointing.
#SeasonalAnxiety
#SeasonalAnxiety
October 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
How am I supposed to teach my daughter that life is beautiful, when most of the time I feel that life is a never ending list of things I'm not doing a good enough job of, and people I'm disappointing.
#SeasonalAnxiety
#SeasonalAnxiety
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HANG UP YOUR SPIKES, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE ANXIETY. AND YOU WILL WIN.
October 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
HANG UP YOUR SPIKES, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE ANXIETY. AND YOU WILL WIN.
A helpful bus passenger brought forward a lone glove so the driver could put it in the lost and found, a lady sitting at the front of the bus then sighed so forlornly and said softly to herself "I had a glove once." Then sighed again and looked out the window.
Haunts me still 15 + years later.
Haunts me still 15 + years later.
do you ever have things that someone has said to you that live forever in your head (non-serious edition)? some older boomer hippie guy said “hahmmus gives you fahts” to me 26 years ago at a free fridge and i think of it every fucking single time i buy hummus to this day.
October 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A helpful bus passenger brought forward a lone glove so the driver could put it in the lost and found, a lady sitting at the front of the bus then sighed so forlornly and said softly to herself "I had a glove once." Then sighed again and looked out the window.
Haunts me still 15 + years later.
Haunts me still 15 + years later.
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when another labour dispute in British Columbia is solved
(illustration by Indiana Joel)
(illustration by Indiana Joel)
October 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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This is giving socialist realism propaganda vibes.
I made an image of all the art posted by US DOL on X since approximately Labor Day
October 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This is giving socialist realism propaganda vibes.
I’ve spent the last two hours at my kiddos elementary school dance. Here is my summary of costumes seen and not:
-LOTS of k-pop demon hunters, mostly HUNTR/X, but one dad is dressed as the demon version of Jinu.
- at least 6 different inflatables
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-LOTS of k-pop demon hunters, mostly HUNTR/X, but one dad is dressed as the demon version of Jinu.
- at least 6 different inflatables
1/
October 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I’ve spent the last two hours at my kiddos elementary school dance. Here is my summary of costumes seen and not:
-LOTS of k-pop demon hunters, mostly HUNTR/X, but one dad is dressed as the demon version of Jinu.
- at least 6 different inflatables
1/
-LOTS of k-pop demon hunters, mostly HUNTR/X, but one dad is dressed as the demon version of Jinu.
- at least 6 different inflatables
1/
In case anyone is wondering what Cleo is up to lately, she’s been my picketing buddy buddy for the last three weeks. She’s bringing joy to all of us on the line and charming passersby.
October 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
In case anyone is wondering what Cleo is up to lately, she’s been my picketing buddy buddy for the last three weeks. She’s bringing joy to all of us on the line and charming passersby.
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a high armhole allows for freer and more comfortable movement
October 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
a high armhole allows for freer and more comfortable movement
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Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.
October 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.
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Sometimes it feels like the universe is trying to tell me something through my Bluesky feed…. @swilua.bsky.social @lostcitymagic.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Sometimes it feels like the universe is trying to tell me something through my Bluesky feed…. @swilua.bsky.social @lostcitymagic.bsky.social
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Full support to Canada Post workers in the face of more attacks not just from management, but now from the government too.
It’s absolutely right that workers walk off the job in response to the government taking a chainsaw to Canada Post.
If we lose the unique national infrastructure the postal service has, it will never be rebuilt. We should be using it to expand services to the public, not nickel and diming it.
If we lose the unique national infrastructure the postal service has, it will never be rebuilt. We should be using it to expand services to the public, not nickel and diming it.
Canada Post workers walking off the job after government demands reforms | CBC News
The union representing Canada's postal workers has called for a cross-country strike in the wake of the federal government announcing major reforms to Canada Post.
www.cbc.ca
September 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Full support to Canada Post workers in the face of more attacks not just from management, but now from the government too.
Subscriptions for software. I don’t want to pay a regular fee for Adobe products. Just let me buy Photoshop once and use it for years and years.
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
September 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Subscriptions for software. I don’t want to pay a regular fee for Adobe products. Just let me buy Photoshop once and use it for years and years.
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I don't want a video explaining how to do the thing. I want step-by-step instructions in a plain text document, on a single page, ideally that I can see all of without scrolling while using a reasonably big font.
January 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I don't want a video explaining how to do the thing. I want step-by-step instructions in a plain text document, on a single page, ideally that I can see all of without scrolling while using a reasonably big font.