MariBean
@maribean.bsky.social
Human being, maybe. Caretaker of demented dad, who has dementia. Owned by 2 dogs and an old house.
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MariBean
@maribean.bsky.social
· Jan 14
Life in Dad Land - tales of dementia from the inside
Dad is in his 80s, has a non-Alzheimer's dementia, and is otherwise healthy. He's been living with me since early 2020.
Various tales include whatever his current obsession is, such as A Door Into Summer, No Spiders!, and Why Can't I?
Dad is in his 80s, has a non-Alzheimer's dementia, and is otherwise healthy. He's been living with me since early 2020.
Various tales include whatever his current obsession is, such as A Door Into Summer, No Spiders!, and Why Can't I?
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This area should be preserved.
dammit.
dammit.
January 28, 2026 at 10:01 PM
This area should be preserved.
dammit.
dammit.
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New watercolor sketch of Ferry Beach here in Scarborough, Maine from last summer posted to my online shop. #Watercolor #Maine #Seacoast #Painting
mightylark.bigcartel.com/product/ferr...
I am donating 25% of sales this week to the Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition.
mightylark.bigcartel.com/product/ferr...
I am donating 25% of sales this week to the Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition.
January 28, 2026 at 11:04 AM
New watercolor sketch of Ferry Beach here in Scarborough, Maine from last summer posted to my online shop. #Watercolor #Maine #Seacoast #Painting
mightylark.bigcartel.com/product/ferr...
I am donating 25% of sales this week to the Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition.
mightylark.bigcartel.com/product/ferr...
I am donating 25% of sales this week to the Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition.
Made banana bread. Cheated, used a mix, but enhanced it a little. Came out great! Dad will love it.
Trying to avoid laundry, but if I bake much more it will all go bad.
sigh.
Trying to avoid laundry, but if I bake much more it will all go bad.
sigh.
January 28, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Made banana bread. Cheated, used a mix, but enhanced it a little. Came out great! Dad will love it.
Trying to avoid laundry, but if I bake much more it will all go bad.
sigh.
Trying to avoid laundry, but if I bake much more it will all go bad.
sigh.
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![3-panel comic. (1) [Three small arthropods on ocean floor.] ARTHROPOD 1: Now that we’re multicellular, what are your plans? I’m gonna evolve little legs and swim around with them! ARTHROPOD 2: I’m gonna evolve sharp pincers and use them to crunch stuff! ARTHROPOD 3: I’m gonna evolve glands to make string from my butt and use it to construct elaborate geometric nets hundreds of times my size to catch other animals. (2) [Silence] (3) ARTHROPOD 1: *Dude.* ARTHROPOD 2: Can you *please* just be normal about this? ARTHROPOD 3: *What??!*](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreia3p425asp237hjolbn5lly6g6hzm2eoygqjpkd5dii6zrwqnp7qi@jpeg)
January 28, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Snow squall yesterday - visibility was less than 40 ft for about 15, 20 minutes. The rear of the garage is 13 ft from the house, the front is 34 ft from the house.
On a clear day a street, a field and a line of trees would be visible beyond the garage.
On a clear day a street, a field and a line of trees would be visible beyond the garage.
January 28, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Snow squall yesterday - visibility was less than 40 ft for about 15, 20 minutes. The rear of the garage is 13 ft from the house, the front is 34 ft from the house.
On a clear day a street, a field and a line of trees would be visible beyond the garage.
On a clear day a street, a field and a line of trees would be visible beyond the garage.
Still cold (phone says 16, without the windchill.)
Still pretty and sparkly.
Still pretty and sparkly.
January 28, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Still cold (phone says 16, without the windchill.)
Still pretty and sparkly.
Still pretty and sparkly.
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I forgot to do something yesterday. Actually, I blew off something completely different but if I hadn't, I would have remembered the thing I forgot because it is on the way.
Oh well. I'll make a special trip out today.
#frogposting
Oh well. I'll make a special trip out today.
#frogposting
January 28, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I forgot to do something yesterday. Actually, I blew off something completely different but if I hadn't, I would have remembered the thing I forgot because it is on the way.
Oh well. I'll make a special trip out today.
#frogposting
Oh well. I'll make a special trip out today.
#frogposting
The data - our information - is being collected, logged used.
Read this, understand it, share it.
Read this, understand it, share it.
One encounter with federal agents can turn into a permanent data profile. After that, “unclear” becomes a feature...not a bug. New post is up:
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The data - our information - is being collected, logged used.
Read this, understand it, share it.
Read this, understand it, share it.
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Cute.
January 28, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Cute.
Parents - this may help?
January 28, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Parents - this may help?
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We don't want an international incident, really, do we?
DHS/ICE needs to school its goons.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
DHS/ICE needs to school its goons.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Ecuador says ICE agent was blocked from entering its Minneapolis Consulate
The Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry said it had issued “a note of protest” to the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador.
www.nbcnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:41 PM
We don't want an international incident, really, do we?
DHS/ICE needs to school its goons.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
DHS/ICE needs to school its goons.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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Abandoning Tiktok is a right thing to do :) will be posting my reels to share.upscrolled.com/en/user/8a8b...
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January 27, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Abandoning Tiktok is a right thing to do :) will be posting my reels to share.upscrolled.com/en/user/8a8b...
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To follow up on yesterday's photo of a duck taking off from the water, here's a female common merganser (Mergus merganser) at the moment of touchdown. Photo taken at the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, New Mexico on January 27, 2026.
#nature #naturephotography #birds
#nature #naturephotography #birds
January 27, 2026 at 9:25 PM
To follow up on yesterday's photo of a duck taking off from the water, here's a female common merganser (Mergus merganser) at the moment of touchdown. Photo taken at the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, New Mexico on January 27, 2026.
#nature #naturephotography #birds
#nature #naturephotography #birds
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So, these armed felons from January 6, 2021 are “just tourists!”
But an ICU nurse defending a woman who ICE pepper-sprayed and pushed to the ground was a “domestic terrorist “!
But an ICU nurse defending a woman who ICE pepper-sprayed and pushed to the ground was a “domestic terrorist “!
January 27, 2026 at 4:50 AM
So, these armed felons from January 6, 2021 are “just tourists!”
But an ICU nurse defending a woman who ICE pepper-sprayed and pushed to the ground was a “domestic terrorist “!
But an ICU nurse defending a woman who ICE pepper-sprayed and pushed to the ground was a “domestic terrorist “!
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Edith Clarke, the first female electrical engineer in the US, invented a calculator (the Clarke calculator) to solve electric power transmission problems, a precursor to modern smart grid technology. It was patented in 1925. #WomenInSTEM
It's International Day of #CleanEnergy!
It's International Day of #CleanEnergy!
January 27, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Edith Clarke, the first female electrical engineer in the US, invented a calculator (the Clarke calculator) to solve electric power transmission problems, a precursor to modern smart grid technology. It was patented in 1925. #WomenInSTEM
It's International Day of #CleanEnergy!
It's International Day of #CleanEnergy!
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Just received this! :) Made my day! Go Edinburgh! #edinburgh #scotland
January 27, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Just received this! :) Made my day! Go Edinburgh! #edinburgh #scotland
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We missed yesterday due to ill health but it's a fav so here it is today.
On 25 Jan 1890, Nellie Bly arrives back in New York to huge crowds, becoming the first *person* to circumnavigate the world in less than 80 days (she took 72).
#WomenInHistory #History #AmericanHistory 🗃️
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On 25 Jan 1890, Nellie Bly arrives back in New York to huge crowds, becoming the first *person* to circumnavigate the world in less than 80 days (she took 72).
#WomenInHistory #History #AmericanHistory 🗃️
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January 26, 2026 at 4:54 PM
We missed yesterday due to ill health but it's a fav so here it is today.
On 25 Jan 1890, Nellie Bly arrives back in New York to huge crowds, becoming the first *person* to circumnavigate the world in less than 80 days (she took 72).
#WomenInHistory #History #AmericanHistory 🗃️
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On 25 Jan 1890, Nellie Bly arrives back in New York to huge crowds, becoming the first *person* to circumnavigate the world in less than 80 days (she took 72).
#WomenInHistory #History #AmericanHistory 🗃️
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Damn.
Phone just exploded with ALERT noises.
A snow squall. A freaking snow squall.
That is not an emergency. Dammit.
Phone just exploded with ALERT noises.
A snow squall. A freaking snow squall.
That is not an emergency. Dammit.
January 27, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Damn.
Phone just exploded with ALERT noises.
A snow squall. A freaking snow squall.
That is not an emergency. Dammit.
Phone just exploded with ALERT noises.
A snow squall. A freaking snow squall.
That is not an emergency. Dammit.