Nashville J
@nashkat.bsky.social
Not all who wander are lost. I’m lost
Moderation in all things
Identifies as Human; “Idiocracy” is a documentary now.
Moderation in all things
Identifies as Human; “Idiocracy” is a documentary now.
Pinned
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Edison
- Thomas Edison
February 11, 2026 at 1:51 PM
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Edison
- Thomas Edison
"Why am I trying to become what I don’t want to be … when all I want is out there, waiting for me the minute I say I know who I am."
- Arthur Miller, in "Death of a Salesman"
- Arthur Miller, in "Death of a Salesman"
February 10, 2026 at 1:36 PM
"Why am I trying to become what I don’t want to be … when all I want is out there, waiting for me the minute I say I know who I am."
- Arthur Miller, in "Death of a Salesman"
- Arthur Miller, in "Death of a Salesman"
⬅️ Remembers when Presidents appeared to be pleasant.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:01 PM
⬅️ Remembers when Presidents appeared to be pleasant.
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"Adversity, if you allow it to, will fortify you and make you the best you can be."
- American beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jennings
- American beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jennings
February 9, 2026 at 1:13 PM
"Adversity, if you allow it to, will fortify you and make you the best you can be."
- American beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jennings
- American beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jennings
"Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth."
- Jules Verne, in "A Journey to the Center of the Earth"
- Jules Verne, in "A Journey to the Center of the Earth"
February 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM
"Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth."
- Jules Verne, in "A Journey to the Center of the Earth"
- Jules Verne, in "A Journey to the Center of the Earth"
February 7, 2026 at 2:41 PM
"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another."
- Charles Dickens, in "Our Mutual Friend"
- Charles Dickens, in "Our Mutual Friend"
February 7, 2026 at 2:30 PM
"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another."
- Charles Dickens, in "Our Mutual Friend"
- Charles Dickens, in "Our Mutual Friend"
Reposted by Nashville J
February 7, 2026 at 2:19 PM
"Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold."
- Bob Marley, in "Zion Train"
- Bob Marley, in "Zion Train"
February 6, 2026 at 3:33 PM
"Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold."
- Bob Marley, in "Zion Train"
- Bob Marley, in "Zion Train"
"The only way for a woman, as for a man, to find herself, to know herself as a person, is by creative work of her own."
- Betty Friedan, in "The Feminine Mystique"
- Betty Friedan, in "The Feminine Mystique"
February 5, 2026 at 12:59 AM
"The only way for a woman, as for a man, to find herself, to know herself as a person, is by creative work of her own."
- Betty Friedan, in "The Feminine Mystique"
- Betty Friedan, in "The Feminine Mystique"
"You look ridiculous if you dance. You look ridiculous if you don't dance. So you might as well
dance."
- Gertrude Stein, from "Three Lives"
dance."
- Gertrude Stein, from "Three Lives"
February 3, 2026 at 1:55 PM
"You look ridiculous if you dance. You look ridiculous if you don't dance. So you might as well
dance."
- Gertrude Stein, from "Three Lives"
dance."
- Gertrude Stein, from "Three Lives"
"A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery."
- James Joyce, from "Ulysses"
- James Joyce, from "Ulysses"
February 2, 2026 at 12:20 PM
"A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery."
- James Joyce, from "Ulysses"
- James Joyce, from "Ulysses"
"I had reasoned this out in my mind; there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty, or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other; for no man should take me alive; I should fight for my liberty as long as my strength lasted."
- Harriet Tubman
- Harriet Tubman
February 1, 2026 at 9:02 PM
"I had reasoned this out in my mind; there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty, or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other; for no man should take me alive; I should fight for my liberty as long as my strength lasted."
- Harriet Tubman
- Harriet Tubman
Check out this article from Tennessean:
NES: It could be Feb. 8 before most customers have power back
www.tennessean.com/story/weathe...
NES: It could be Feb. 8 before most customers have power back
www.tennessean.com/story/weathe...
NES: It could be Feb. 8 before most customers have power back
Nashville Electric Service is issuing new timelines for power restoration and launching new tools online to better communicate those timelines.
www.tennessean.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Check out this article from Tennessean:
NES: It could be Feb. 8 before most customers have power back
www.tennessean.com/story/weathe...
NES: It could be Feb. 8 before most customers have power back
www.tennessean.com/story/weathe...
"I think the success of my work stems from being truthful... the more I let the character take over, the more I feel like that person. When you become the person, nothing is contrived."
- Catherine O'Hara
- Catherine O'Hara
January 31, 2026 at 8:14 PM
"I think the success of my work stems from being truthful... the more I let the character take over, the more I feel like that person. When you become the person, nothing is contrived."
- Catherine O'Hara
- Catherine O'Hara
"My model for business is The Beatles: They were four guys that kept each others' negative tendencies in check; they balanced each other. And the total was greater than the sum of the parts."
- Steve Jobs
- Steve Jobs
January 30, 2026 at 12:53 PM
"My model for business is The Beatles: They were four guys that kept each others' negative tendencies in check; they balanced each other. And the total was greater than the sum of the parts."
- Steve Jobs
- Steve Jobs
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
- Robert Frost
- Robert Frost
January 29, 2026 at 1:08 PM
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
- Robert Frost
- Robert Frost
"I have no fears about making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own ... It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take ..."
- Jackson Pollock
- Jackson Pollock
January 28, 2026 at 4:17 PM
"I have no fears about making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own ... It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take ..."
- Jackson Pollock
- Jackson Pollock
Reposted by Nashville J
Just days after a group of Trump-aligned billionaires officially took over TikTok in the U.S., users reported their videos criticizing ICE and the shooting of Alex Pretti were suppressed or delayed.
The oligarchy is tightening its grip over even more of our media.
Beware.
The oligarchy is tightening its grip over even more of our media.
Beware.
January 27, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Just days after a group of Trump-aligned billionaires officially took over TikTok in the U.S., users reported their videos criticizing ICE and the shooting of Alex Pretti were suppressed or delayed.
The oligarchy is tightening its grip over even more of our media.
Beware.
The oligarchy is tightening its grip over even more of our media.
Beware.
"The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid."
- JD Salinger
- JD Salinger
January 27, 2026 at 5:48 PM
"The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid."
- JD Salinger
- JD Salinger
"It’s the one thing you can control. You are responsible for how people remember you—or don’t. So don’t take it lightly."
- Kobe Bryant
- Kobe Bryant
January 26, 2026 at 1:50 PM
"It’s the one thing you can control. You are responsible for how people remember you—or don’t. So don’t take it lightly."
- Kobe Bryant
- Kobe Bryant
"What works for me is extreme weed-pulling on my to-do list. Clearing out the unnecessary creates the space and conditions for me to nurture my connection with family. And the soil beneath it all is acceptance."
- Alicia Keys
- Alicia Keys
January 25, 2026 at 6:28 PM
"What works for me is extreme weed-pulling on my to-do list. Clearing out the unnecessary creates the space and conditions for me to nurture my connection with family. And the soil beneath it all is acceptance."
- Alicia Keys
- Alicia Keys
Not enough hot cocoa to get through today.
January 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Not enough hot cocoa to get through today.