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“The undertaking was impossible from the very beginning and of all the impossible ways of carrying it out, this was the least interesting.” - Jorge Luis Borges
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· Nov 23
My assemblage “Pliable” will be at the Circle Gallery in Annapolis until Nov. 22.
Did not sell; inquire if interested!
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Man Spends Whole Day Dreading Fun Activity He Signed Up For https://theonion.com/man-spends-whole-day-dreading-fun-activity-he-signed-up-1819579571/
January 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Man Spends Whole Day Dreading Fun Activity He Signed Up For https://theonion.com/man-spends-whole-day-dreading-fun-activity-he-signed-up-1819579571/
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No more saving things for a special occasion. This year we're wearing our favorite clothes, drinking the good tea, using the fancy vibrator settings
January 2, 2026 at 12:15 AM
No more saving things for a special occasion. This year we're wearing our favorite clothes, drinking the good tea, using the fancy vibrator settings
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Today's feel-good story (well, by 2025 standards): raccoon gets head stuck in a car wheel, rescued and successfully rehabbed by blueridgewildlife.bsky.social. Raccoon mad as hell, plans to sue manufacturer to include "pop off" button.
December 31, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Today's feel-good story (well, by 2025 standards): raccoon gets head stuck in a car wheel, rescued and successfully rehabbed by blueridgewildlife.bsky.social. Raccoon mad as hell, plans to sue manufacturer to include "pop off" button.
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My mom managed to catch the flu this weekend (in NH) while in a hospital ward that requires masks. It is going around and is a nasty one!
When we visited my uncle in the ER the other night, out in central mass. the Heywood hospital was telling everyone walking in that they ought to wear masks because the hospital was full of flu patients.
Mass General in Boston, one of our top hospitals, emailed me this. Wear your masks, folks:
"As of December 29th, you will see staff wearing masks more often at Mass General Brigham locations. We do this during periods of high respiratory virus activity to protect our patients and care teams."
"As of December 29th, you will see staff wearing masks more often at Mass General Brigham locations. We do this during periods of high respiratory virus activity to protect our patients and care teams."
December 30, 2025 at 10:58 PM
My mom managed to catch the flu this weekend (in NH) while in a hospital ward that requires masks. It is going around and is a nasty one!
It has been a long year. I had completely forgotten that Jay Divans killed the Pope.
December 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It has been a long year. I had completely forgotten that Jay Divans killed the Pope.
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Friendly reminder that Trump only cares about himself, so he would only care about bulletproof glass if he thought the next inauguration will be for him…
Trump on the ballroom: "It's bigger than I told you. It's, you know -- after realizing we're gonna do the inauguration in that building, it's got all bulletproof glass, it's got all drone, they call it drone-free roof. It's dronessss -- won't touch it. It's a big beautiful safe building."
December 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Friendly reminder that Trump only cares about himself, so he would only care about bulletproof glass if he thought the next inauguration will be for him…
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Show me proof of a donation to World Central Kitchen. From now til the 31st of December, 11:59 pm ET, for every $20 raised, I’ll reveal a new type of imaginary ranch dressing from my frankly unhinged list of imaginary ranch dressings.
World Central Kitchen: wck.org
An FAQ: tinyurl.com/yjtwvtrf
World Central Kitchen: wck.org
An FAQ: tinyurl.com/yjtwvtrf
World Central Kitchen | WCK
Founded by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen is a nonprofit organization that provides fresh meals in response to crises. Founded by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen is a nonprofit or...
wck.org
December 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Show me proof of a donation to World Central Kitchen. From now til the 31st of December, 11:59 pm ET, for every $20 raised, I’ll reveal a new type of imaginary ranch dressing from my frankly unhinged list of imaginary ranch dressings.
World Central Kitchen: wck.org
An FAQ: tinyurl.com/yjtwvtrf
World Central Kitchen: wck.org
An FAQ: tinyurl.com/yjtwvtrf
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when people ask my mom why she's wearing a mask, she says, "it helps me mind my own business"
Also, never ask someone why they're wearing a mask! Just don't! You're not entitled to people's health info!
December 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
when people ask my mom why she's wearing a mask, she says, "it helps me mind my own business"
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it’s a wicked world in all meridians; I’ll die a pagan.
December 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
it’s a wicked world in all meridians; I’ll die a pagan.
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Episode 47: Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson’s definitive biography poses the question: is it ok to be a pathetic, cruel, lying reactionary if it kind of helps you build cars?
Walter Isaacson’s definitive biography poses the question: is it ok to be a pathetic, cruel, lying reactionary if it kind of helps you build cars?
Elon Musk
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 12/09/2025 · 1h 28m
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December 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Episode 47: Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson’s definitive biography poses the question: is it ok to be a pathetic, cruel, lying reactionary if it kind of helps you build cars?
Walter Isaacson’s definitive biography poses the question: is it ok to be a pathetic, cruel, lying reactionary if it kind of helps you build cars?
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
This is excellent and dead-on (& also an entertaining read!)
Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing
The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…
terribleminds.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This is excellent and dead-on (& also an entertaining read!)
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I think we need to wipe out describing watching films, reading books, listening to music etc as "consuming content" before any kind of healing can begin
December 28, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I think we need to wipe out describing watching films, reading books, listening to music etc as "consuming content" before any kind of healing can begin
This is so good.
At #15 in the list of our 25 most-read articles of the year is this honest assessment of our crime-riddled capital.
Crimes I Have Witnessed as a Resident of Washington, DC
Our 15th most-read article of 2025. - - -“President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and tempo...
buff.ly
December 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This is so good.
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We can live without billionaires but billionaires cannot live without us, in the same way that a body can live without cancer, but cancer cannot live without a body.
December 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
We can live without billionaires but billionaires cannot live without us, in the same way that a body can live without cancer, but cancer cannot live without a body.
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My large infographic sculpture. youtu.be/QakUFTiy2TI?.... #SciArt #plasticwaste #sciComm #EcoartSpace #HillyerArts
Life in the Anthropocene-Timelapse
YouTube video by IA&A at Hillyer
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December 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My large infographic sculpture. youtu.be/QakUFTiy2TI?.... #SciArt #plasticwaste #sciComm #EcoartSpace #HillyerArts
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Shameless self-promotion at the end of the year: my second book of poetry, WE THE DESTROYERS, came out from @riotinyourthroat.bsky.social in your throat this year:
riotinyourthroat.com/product/we-t...
I am obviously biased but it's a pretty good book and you should read it!
riotinyourthroat.com/product/we-t...
I am obviously biased but it's a pretty good book and you should read it!
We the Destroyers by Laura Passin - Riot in Your Throat Press
We the Destroyers is a collection of poetry about the end of days. It’s a collection about the pandemic, about grief and chaos and loss. But it’s also a collection about survival and redemption and ho...
riotinyourthroat.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Shameless self-promotion at the end of the year: my second book of poetry, WE THE DESTROYERS, came out from @riotinyourthroat.bsky.social in your throat this year:
riotinyourthroat.com/product/we-t...
I am obviously biased but it's a pretty good book and you should read it!
riotinyourthroat.com/product/we-t...
I am obviously biased but it's a pretty good book and you should read it!
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We didn't survive and thrive as a species because we had warriors or hunters - pretty much every omnivore can manage that.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
We didn't survive and thrive as a species because we had warriors or hunters - pretty much every omnivore can manage that.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
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Yeah well my buddy already lost his job to artificial intelligence. He was an art thief.
December 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Yeah well my buddy already lost his job to artificial intelligence. He was an art thief.
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I will never watch your podcast because the whole purpose of podcasts is to entertain me while I walk/drive/wash dishes/do something that isn't sitting on the couch watching a thing.
I will never watch your podcast. Most of the time I'm not even in the same room. Just stick to audio. I'm sure it's cheaper.
December 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I will never watch your podcast because the whole purpose of podcasts is to entertain me while I walk/drive/wash dishes/do something that isn't sitting on the couch watching a thing.
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Holy shit. I absolutely adored LIBRARY AT MOUNT CHAR. Truly a favorite.
THIS IS NOT A DRILL: Scott Hawkins' second novel comes out in 2026!!!!!! The Library at Mount Char is one of my favorite books of all time and I have been waiting for this day for almost a decade oh my goddddd bookshop.org/p/books/blac...
Blacktail: A Novel
A Novel
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December 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Holy shit. I absolutely adored LIBRARY AT MOUNT CHAR. Truly a favorite.
Preordered and following, based on how interesting I found this thread. 😊
The response to The Red Sacrament has been overwhelmingly positive so far. I'm so grateful and happy and truly can't wait for it to reach readers in 2026! But I've also had less positive responses from fans of Anne Rice/TVC, and I want to clarify some things about the book.
December 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Preordered and following, based on how interesting I found this thread. 😊
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Deer grazing on side of mountain near Cape Disappointment Lighthouse.
November 19, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Deer grazing on side of mountain near Cape Disappointment Lighthouse.