Pavel Gromnic
@paveldmitrievich.bsky.social
Dog-lover, avid reader of Golden Age detectives like to paint but have no time
I don't read much modern fiction. I read old books. I just finished a short story by Algernon Blackwood, detailing a man who lost his sense of humor due to the use of the dreaded drug Cannabis indica. This was written at least one hundred years ago. Very well told ghost story.
January 6, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I don't read much modern fiction. I read old books. I just finished a short story by Algernon Blackwood, detailing a man who lost his sense of humor due to the use of the dreaded drug Cannabis indica. This was written at least one hundred years ago. Very well told ghost story.
I live around Kinderhook and my portulacas usually overwinter too if my Airedale doesn't scratch around them too much. I grow a lot of dill too. Some for our use and the rest for the Swallowtails. It will self-seed or you can manually spread the seeds at the end of the season.
December 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I live around Kinderhook and my portulacas usually overwinter too if my Airedale doesn't scratch around them too much. I grow a lot of dill too. Some for our use and the rest for the Swallowtails. It will self-seed or you can manually spread the seeds at the end of the season.
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Don't mistake my disdain for the ultra-rich for jealousy. I don’t want your yacht, mansion, or your gold-leaf dinner.
I want roads that don't crumble, hospitals that heal, schools that teach, & people who can afford to live.
I’m just pissed that you’d rather hoard than have a functioning society.
I want roads that don't crumble, hospitals that heal, schools that teach, & people who can afford to live.
I’m just pissed that you’d rather hoard than have a functioning society.
December 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Don't mistake my disdain for the ultra-rich for jealousy. I don’t want your yacht, mansion, or your gold-leaf dinner.
I want roads that don't crumble, hospitals that heal, schools that teach, & people who can afford to live.
I’m just pissed that you’d rather hoard than have a functioning society.
I want roads that don't crumble, hospitals that heal, schools that teach, & people who can afford to live.
I’m just pissed that you’d rather hoard than have a functioning society.
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Nobody is worth that kind of money. Nobody. Stuff like that in all sports is why I'm generally disinterested in sports. Sports and gambling, and the combination of the two is just as toxic as fentanyl.
December 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Nobody is worth that kind of money. Nobody. Stuff like that in all sports is why I'm generally disinterested in sports. Sports and gambling, and the combination of the two is just as toxic as fentanyl.
Has anyone beside me seen the report of the firing of a Campbell's exec who admitted that Campbell's soups were made for poor people from substandard ingredients by workers from India who didn't know what they were doing? he would never eat it. Campbell's soups are actually very awful though.
Soup firm Campbell’s dismisses executive over alleged ‘poor people’ comments
Senior figure allegedly referred to customers buying ‘highly processed food’ and denigrated Indian employees
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Has anyone beside me seen the report of the firing of a Campbell's exec who admitted that Campbell's soups were made for poor people from substandard ingredients by workers from India who didn't know what they were doing? he would never eat it. Campbell's soups are actually very awful though.
The nephew must really hate his mother to get her disinvited to dinner like that. They should all see mental health specialists.
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The nephew must really hate his mother to get her disinvited to dinner like that. They should all see mental health specialists.
One of my favourite books is Every Man Dies Alone ( Jeder Mann Stirbt Allein) by Hans Fallada,the subject matter of which has to do with a couple's resistance to the Nazis during World War II. I recommend it to all who despair today. Our resistance today must continue and grow. Even if we die.
November 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One of my favourite books is Every Man Dies Alone ( Jeder Mann Stirbt Allein) by Hans Fallada,the subject matter of which has to do with a couple's resistance to the Nazis during World War II. I recommend it to all who despair today. Our resistance today must continue and grow. Even if we die.
I envy you your sharp eye and draftsmanship. I take a a lot of work and still wind up with something I might charitably
deem abstract art. Nice !
deem abstract art. Nice !
November 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I envy you your sharp eye and draftsmanship. I take a a lot of work and still wind up with something I might charitably
deem abstract art. Nice !
deem abstract art. Nice !
Were all caught up in enjoying life. And it's a good thing to experience life . But I'm stuck right now in empathizing with what life has become for so many of us during the last year. There is so much want, disease, and violence, and war that I can hardly think of anything else. I feel very down.
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Were all caught up in enjoying life. And it's a good thing to experience life . But I'm stuck right now in empathizing with what life has become for so many of us during the last year. There is so much want, disease, and violence, and war that I can hardly think of anything else. I feel very down.
If you have extra food in your pantry or cellar donate now. If you have money, fund those food pantries. Please give if you haven't already. Our neighbours who might not have as much as we do, and their children are suffering NOW. This morning I donated here in Valatie NY. Winter is coming.
November 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
If you have extra food in your pantry or cellar donate now. If you have money, fund those food pantries. Please give if you haven't already. Our neighbours who might not have as much as we do, and their children are suffering NOW. This morning I donated here in Valatie NY. Winter is coming.
For all my Airedale friends, I am sad to tell you that my Jiggs passed away yesterday of a long term illness. While we're all feeling very low in our house, we are glad that her suffering has ceased and that she's where all good dogs go and will wait for us there. We miss her very much.
November 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
For all my Airedale friends, I am sad to tell you that my Jiggs passed away yesterday of a long term illness. While we're all feeling very low in our house, we are glad that her suffering has ceased and that she's where all good dogs go and will wait for us there. We miss her very much.
I've noticed some suspect posts here. As if I were being baited to say something which might be interpreted in a bad way. My advice is to avoid getting wrapped up in your dialogues. If it smells bad, it IS bad. This is just common sense. Be aware of your chats.
October 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I've noticed some suspect posts here. As if I were being baited to say something which might be interpreted in a bad way. My advice is to avoid getting wrapped up in your dialogues. If it smells bad, it IS bad. This is just common sense. Be aware of your chats.
My best wishes too, to the people of Canada on Thanksgiving Day. You have a nice country, good people, and a positive outlook. The one thing you don't have is, unfortunately, the very worst president in history, which we DO have. You can be grateful for not having that.
October 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
My best wishes too, to the people of Canada on Thanksgiving Day. You have a nice country, good people, and a positive outlook. The one thing you don't have is, unfortunately, the very worst president in history, which we DO have. You can be grateful for not having that.
I read a lot of the posts here about how much of an asshole Trump is and what stuff he's doing to us. It's as if I open the news every day and read about a real life horror movie going on here where I live. I'm going to have to think harder about what to do myself. This can't continue
October 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I read a lot of the posts here about how much of an asshole Trump is and what stuff he's doing to us. It's as if I open the news every day and read about a real life horror movie going on here where I live. I'm going to have to think harder about what to do myself. This can't continue
For a couple of years now, I've been reading the books of Rory Stewart, a British political figure and accomplished writer. His honest and very moving accounts of his travels, and his outlook suggest that he's not as appreciated by the public as fully as he might be. Why not?
October 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
For a couple of years now, I've been reading the books of Rory Stewart, a British political figure and accomplished writer. His honest and very moving accounts of his travels, and his outlook suggest that he's not as appreciated by the public as fully as he might be. Why not?
After working for a few hours outside , I decided I had just about had it for the day. So here I am supping on homemade bread with butter, and a dish of fresh stewed tomatoes . I love this dinner. I only have it during the tomato season. But I have it every year.
September 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
After working for a few hours outside , I decided I had just about had it for the day. So here I am supping on homemade bread with butter, and a dish of fresh stewed tomatoes . I love this dinner. I only have it during the tomato season. But I have it every year.
So, Herr Oberfuhrer Trump's toady asked if the letters sent by his master sounded like they were anything that he might write. Well, the dialogue that goes with the notes and drawing sure do, actually. What pair of lying hypocritical creeps.
July 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
So, Herr Oberfuhrer Trump's toady asked if the letters sent by his master sounded like they were anything that he might write. Well, the dialogue that goes with the notes and drawing sure do, actually. What pair of lying hypocritical creeps.
It's really disappointing to say the least to see how easy it is for people like John Cusack to drop hate screed concerning something he appears to know nothing about. The inability to feel any empathy at all except for his own position in the world marks him terribly. Another name on the list.
July 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It's really disappointing to say the least to see how easy it is for people like John Cusack to drop hate screed concerning something he appears to know nothing about. The inability to feel any empathy at all except for his own position in the world marks him terribly. Another name on the list.
LMAO. She cheapens herself (if that can any longer be done) by this crude imitation of Jim Carrey. I'll never be able to watch The Mask again. WaaaaaaH !
May 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
LMAO. She cheapens herself (if that can any longer be done) by this crude imitation of Jim Carrey. I'll never be able to watch The Mask again. WaaaaaaH !
My best friend is sleeping, and I just fished doing Wordle. I wish my toes were smaller though. The keyboard is a pain. He calls me Jiggs, but my real name is Sophie.
May 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
My best friend is sleeping, and I just fished doing Wordle. I wish my toes were smaller though. The keyboard is a pain. He calls me Jiggs, but my real name is Sophie.
Wouldn't it be nice to live each day as if it were something to enjoy ? And look forward to friends and companions without a sense of a threat at every moment. This is what life can be, without any struggle to constantly assert your right to live here. Now, think about why we don't have this.
April 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Wouldn't it be nice to live each day as if it were something to enjoy ? And look forward to friends and companions without a sense of a threat at every moment. This is what life can be, without any struggle to constantly assert your right to live here. Now, think about why we don't have this.
Congrats to you, you good dog. You look like a happy girl too. And pink is really your color. You look marvelous. I wish I could be there to give you a Birthday hug. This will have to do for the time being 🦴.
April 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Congrats to you, you good dog. You look like a happy girl too. And pink is really your color. You look marvelous. I wish I could be there to give you a Birthday hug. This will have to do for the time being 🦴.
We have a relatively new walking trail near my house which has proven a real eye opener about how species can bounce back when given an opportunity. Yesterday I saw six different song birds, three native wildflowers, and lots of communicative walkers where none of these were seen in previous years.
April 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
We have a relatively new walking trail near my house which has proven a real eye opener about how species can bounce back when given an opportunity. Yesterday I saw six different song birds, three native wildflowers, and lots of communicative walkers where none of these were seen in previous years.
I just read the very sad news of the death of a second child from measles in Texas. Now, two very young people have been lost to their families because the families chose not to vaccinate. I cannot imagine their grief. Nor can I imagine how this man can sleep at night, knowing he is responsible.
April 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I just read the very sad news of the death of a second child from measles in Texas. Now, two very young people have been lost to their families because the families chose not to vaccinate. I cannot imagine their grief. Nor can I imagine how this man can sleep at night, knowing he is responsible.