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I took Paddington to the Toledo Museum of Art to visit the Cloisters before they close until 2027. we're both looking forward to seeing what the TMA brings us next! @toledomuseum.bsky.social

image of a stuffed Paddington bear, wearing a red hat and a blue peacoat, gazing upwards while seated against stone columns

February 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM

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there is no self

two images in one black and white photo: the top image depicts a man with graying hair, looking to the right, with a caption that says "how would you describe yourself?"; the bottom image depicts a man with dark hair, looking to the left, with a caption that says "as nothing. there is no self." a separate caption below that indicates both men laugh after this exchange.

January 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM

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here's an absolute unit for your tl

a very round squirrel, god's perfect specimen, is seated on top of a brown picnic table. the squirrel's toes and tail are curled around the edge of the table. its upper paws are clasped against its chest. there is snow on the ground around the picnic table.

January 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM

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I'm gonna have to start posting squirrel pics over here now, but the alt text on every one is probably going to be some variation of the same description: "photo image of god's perfect specimen, a squirrel"

photo image of god's perfect specimen, a squirrel, sitting on snow-covered ground

January 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM

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per tradition: Woody Guthrie's "New Year's Rulin's" - found in one of his journals, dated 1 January 1943. posting a day early because why not get started on some of these now?

a page from Woody Guthrie's journal with a list of his New Years Rulin's, numbers. there are little doodles along the edge of the page depicting the following:
1. Work more and better
2. Work by a schedule
3. Wash teeth if any
4. Shave
5. Take bath
6. Eat good — fruit — vegetables — milk
7. Drink very scant if any
8. Write a song a day
9. Wear clean clothes — look good
10. Shine shoes
11. Change socks
12. Change bed cloths often
13. Read lots good books
14. Listen to radio a lot
15. Learn people better
16. Keep rancho clean
17. Dont get lonesome
18. Stay glad
19. Keep hoping machine running
20. Dream good
21. Bank all extra money
22. Save dough
23. Have company but dont waste time
24. Send Mary and kids money
25. Play and sing good
26. Dance better
27. Help win war — beat fascism
28. Love mama
29. Love papa
30. Love Pete
31. Love everybody
32. Make up your mind
33. Wake up and fight

December 31, 2024 at 1:20 PM

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check out this absolute unit on our front porch, wrecking the shit out of the pumpkins 🥹

photo of a squirrel sitting next to a stack of three pumpkins, surrounded by pumpkin innards and seeds. the squirrel has its paws clasped to its chest

photo of a squirrel standing upright next to a stack of pumpkins, surrounded by pumpkin innards and seeds. the squirrel's mouth is full of seeds

photo close-up of a squirrel with a mouthful of pumpkin seeds

November 24, 2024 at 2:07 AM

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thursdays:

a still frame from the film Alien, showing the head and shoulders of a man, lying on a table, sweating profusely and wearing a white tank top. completely covering his face and wrapped around his neck is an alien creature, which appears to be strangulating and suffocating the man. the caption on the photo says "I'm fine"

November 21, 2024 at 3:29 PM

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an image of Luigi from Mario Bros with the following text overlay:
"how I defeated fascism with the power of love, by Luigi
chapter 1: the power of love
the first step in my journey was realizing that it is impossible to defeat fascism with the power of love.
chapter 2: the power of incredible violence

November 14, 2024 at 9:34 PM

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born this day (14 November) in 1939 - Wendy Carlos, transgender pioneer of electronic music who assisted in the development of the Moog synthesizer and composed the scores for A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Tron, as well as several albums of original songs. happy birthday, Wendy Carlos!

November 14, 2024 at 3:14 PM

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no aurora yet, here's the big dipper in the meantime

May 12, 2024 at 3:59 AM

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had a great weekend full of highlights but one that stands out was meeting Texas Rangers radio announcer Eric Nadel and getting to try on his World Series ring. a bucket list item I didn't even know I had.

#baseball