Your semi-regular reminder that reading should be fun and that there's actually no pressure or rules that say what you should read, how quickly you should read it, or that you should slog your way through a book you don't enjoy! - Michael

Watch Cole Escola in: ‘Mom Commercial’ youtu.be/w8KjZ7wKYUc

If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.

Boy, sure would have been nice for Mitch fucking McConnell to have shown some motherfucking spine when it ACTUALLY mattered.

Alas.

I’m still waiting for all the folks who voted for Jill Stein or another third party candidate “because Harris is no better than Trump” to admit how fucking wrong they were.

Some fairy parachute mushrooms after the freeze. A reminder that even though we can be damaged by harsh forces we are still beautiful my #fungifriends #mushrooms #mycelium #nature #witchsky #photography

🧵1/2 A note about fungi hunting. Most state/city parks don’t allow for specimen or foraging collecting without a permit, often there’s a hefty fine if you pick without one or pick inedible mushrooms.

For foraging there are varying rules per park, how much you can take, etc. so check before

Before I get back to my regularly scheduled programming of book talks, here is a splash of color to brighten your feed.

The Amethyst Deceiver, laccaria amethystina.
#fungifriends #photography #nature #washington #kitsap #takeahike

#fungifriends Remember to act your age…

"You voted for the guy because he was anti-immigration. Now he's going to let immigrants take the high-paying jobs but throw the fruit pickers out. His boss told you to go F your own face, then scolded you the next day, saying you should be nicer. What am I missing here?"

It is a huge relief to know that President Biden will be able to give Jimmy Carter the state funeral he so deserves.

Blue birds huddling together for warmth

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In this Indiana diner, everyone has three questions: How's the tenderloin? Is the quarry hiring? And do you think Elon's got enough sperm stocked up to populate a colony on Mars with his offspring?

DOGE is on life support

Fun to see the people who say “America First” and mean “whites first” fight with the people who say “America First” and mean “money first”