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Located in the Sonoran Desert, USA. Secularist since forever, vegetarian since 2001 & (retired) AR activist if that tells you anything...
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Jane Fonda in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? - Premiered in New York this day in 1969
December 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Jane Fonda in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? - Premiered in New York this day in 1969
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The jaw-dropping Minerva Bowl from the Hildesheim Treasure, a hoard of Roman silver unearthed in 1868 in Germany. In high relief, Athena-Minerva sits on a rock, holding a cane or pedum, wearing her magnificent helmet. Note her little owl on the left. 🦉 🏺 1/
1st c. CE, #AntikensammlungBerlin
📸 me
1st c. CE, #AntikensammlungBerlin
📸 me
December 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The jaw-dropping Minerva Bowl from the Hildesheim Treasure, a hoard of Roman silver unearthed in 1868 in Germany. In high relief, Athena-Minerva sits on a rock, holding a cane or pedum, wearing her magnificent helmet. Note her little owl on the left. 🦉 🏺 1/
1st c. CE, #AntikensammlungBerlin
📸 me
1st c. CE, #AntikensammlungBerlin
📸 me
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The kaiju epic ‘Godzilla Vs Destoroyah’ (aka ‘Godzilla Vs Destroyer’) smashed its way into cinemas in Japan on this day 30 years ago 😈 🦖 🔥 #OTD
"𝙸'𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝙶𝚘𝚍𝚣𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊'𝚜 𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝."
"𝙸'𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝙶𝚘𝚍𝚣𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊'𝚜 𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝."
December 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The kaiju epic ‘Godzilla Vs Destoroyah’ (aka ‘Godzilla Vs Destroyer’) smashed its way into cinemas in Japan on this day 30 years ago 😈 🦖 🔥 #OTD
"𝙸'𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝙶𝚘𝚍𝚣𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊'𝚜 𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝."
"𝙸'𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝙶𝚘𝚍𝚣𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊'𝚜 𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝."
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Historiated initial O from a choirbook, St. Francis displaying stigmata, attributed to the Master of the Franciscan Breviary; Italy; c.1450. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)
December 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Historiated initial O from a choirbook, St. Francis displaying stigmata, attributed to the Master of the Franciscan Breviary; Italy; c.1450. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)
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BTD - Una Merkel, here with W.C. Fields in The Bank Dick - 1940
December 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
BTD - Una Merkel, here with W.C. Fields in The Bank Dick - 1940
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BTD - Victor McLaglen - The Informer - 1935 - German release poster
December 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
BTD - Victor McLaglen - The Informer - 1935 - German release poster
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#TombTuesday
#Visigoth sarcophagus discovered at Los VIllaricos #Roman complex in #Spain, 2021. The six-and-a-half-foot-long sarcophagus is intricately carved with a curving spiral motif. Ivy leaves decorate the lid. 📸 THE UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA 👀
#Archaeology #History
#Visigoth sarcophagus discovered at Los VIllaricos #Roman complex in #Spain, 2021. The six-and-a-half-foot-long sarcophagus is intricately carved with a curving spiral motif. Ivy leaves decorate the lid. 📸 THE UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA 👀
#Archaeology #History
December 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
#TombTuesday
#Visigoth sarcophagus discovered at Los VIllaricos #Roman complex in #Spain, 2021. The six-and-a-half-foot-long sarcophagus is intricately carved with a curving spiral motif. Ivy leaves decorate the lid. 📸 THE UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA 👀
#Archaeology #History
#Visigoth sarcophagus discovered at Los VIllaricos #Roman complex in #Spain, 2021. The six-and-a-half-foot-long sarcophagus is intricately carved with a curving spiral motif. Ivy leaves decorate the lid. 📸 THE UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA 👀
#Archaeology #History
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Some 225 ushabti figurines has been discovered in a tomb chamber in Tanis,Egypt. They were found in layers of silt near a granite sarcophagus now thought to belong to Shoshenq III (ruled from about 825 to 773 BC).
📷 Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/...
📷 Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/...
December 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Some 225 ushabti figurines has been discovered in a tomb chamber in Tanis,Egypt. They were found in layers of silt near a granite sarcophagus now thought to belong to Shoshenq III (ruled from about 825 to 773 BC).
📷 Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/...
📷 Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/...
Now Playing: The Boat (1921)
Buster, the family man, realizes the 35ft boat DAMFINO (an inside joke), he built in his basement can't get out & things go down from there. One of Keaton's most beloved shorts.
Buster, the family man, realizes the 35ft boat DAMFINO (an inside joke), he built in his basement can't get out & things go down from there. One of Keaton's most beloved shorts.
December 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Now Playing: The Boat (1921)
Buster, the family man, realizes the 35ft boat DAMFINO (an inside joke), he built in his basement can't get out & things go down from there. One of Keaton's most beloved shorts.
Buster, the family man, realizes the 35ft boat DAMFINO (an inside joke), he built in his basement can't get out & things go down from there. One of Keaton's most beloved shorts.
A sordid double-feature. You'll be suicidal after watching these two B&W features back-to-back. And the story of the real Honeymoon Killers is so much worse than in the movie.
December 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
A sordid double-feature. You'll be suicidal after watching these two B&W features back-to-back. And the story of the real Honeymoon Killers is so much worse than in the movie.
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Roman marble urn that contained the ashes of Lucius Torquatus and was found in Tomb 19 of the Necropolis on the Isola Sacra, #OstiaAntica.
Tomb 19 is a large tomb that was built to commemorate the deceased members of a household.
Dated 2nd C AD.
#TombTuesday #EpigraphyTuesday #Archaeology
📸 my own.
Tomb 19 is a large tomb that was built to commemorate the deceased members of a household.
Dated 2nd C AD.
#TombTuesday #EpigraphyTuesday #Archaeology
📸 my own.
December 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Roman marble urn that contained the ashes of Lucius Torquatus and was found in Tomb 19 of the Necropolis on the Isola Sacra, #OstiaAntica.
Tomb 19 is a large tomb that was built to commemorate the deceased members of a household.
Dated 2nd C AD.
#TombTuesday #EpigraphyTuesday #Archaeology
📸 my own.
Tomb 19 is a large tomb that was built to commemorate the deceased members of a household.
Dated 2nd C AD.
#TombTuesday #EpigraphyTuesday #Archaeology
📸 my own.
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Ancient Roman Wedding Ring Unearthed In Bulgaria
https://www.byteseu.com/1611187/
Weighing a whopping 23 grams, this ring is adorned with parallel grooves on each side as well as an image of a married couple in the center. Rosen Mladenov/BTA PhotoThe wedding ring was found 20 feet below the …
https://www.byteseu.com/1611187/
Weighing a whopping 23 grams, this ring is adorned with parallel grooves on each side as well as an image of a married couple in the center. Rosen Mladenov/BTA PhotoThe wedding ring was found 20 feet below the …
Ancient Roman Wedding Ring Unearthed In Bulgaria - Bytes Europe
Rosen Mladenov/BTA PhotoThe wedding ring was found 20 feet below the surface and dates to roughly the second or third century C.E.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Ancient Roman Wedding Ring Unearthed In Bulgaria
https://www.byteseu.com/1611187/
Weighing a whopping 23 grams, this ring is adorned with parallel grooves on each side as well as an image of a married couple in the center. Rosen Mladenov/BTA PhotoThe wedding ring was found 20 feet below the …
https://www.byteseu.com/1611187/
Weighing a whopping 23 grams, this ring is adorned with parallel grooves on each side as well as an image of a married couple in the center. Rosen Mladenov/BTA PhotoThe wedding ring was found 20 feet below the …
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December 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Welcome back to another #TrilobiteTuesday
Here is the positive and negative impression of Amecephalus idahoense. This specimen comes from the Middle Cambrian Spence Shale Member of the Langston Formation in Idaho. The spence shale is a unique group of rocks that preserves soft bodied organisms.
Here is the positive and negative impression of Amecephalus idahoense. This specimen comes from the Middle Cambrian Spence Shale Member of the Langston Formation in Idaho. The spence shale is a unique group of rocks that preserves soft bodied organisms.
December 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Welcome back to another #TrilobiteTuesday
Here is the positive and negative impression of Amecephalus idahoense. This specimen comes from the Middle Cambrian Spence Shale Member of the Langston Formation in Idaho. The spence shale is a unique group of rocks that preserves soft bodied organisms.
Here is the positive and negative impression of Amecephalus idahoense. This specimen comes from the Middle Cambrian Spence Shale Member of the Langston Formation in Idaho. The spence shale is a unique group of rocks that preserves soft bodied organisms.
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Cause they can't read. 🤷
December 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Cause they can't read. 🤷
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This really lovely molded polychrome terracotta depicts the goddess Aphrodite and her winged little son, Eros. Her himation (cloak) is pulled over her head in a veil, covering her polos hat (Eros has a tiny polos as well). 🏺 1/
Abt. 300-100 BCE, from Boeotia, East Greece, or Asia Minor. 🤷♂️ 📸 me
Abt. 300-100 BCE, from Boeotia, East Greece, or Asia Minor. 🤷♂️ 📸 me
December 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
This really lovely molded polychrome terracotta depicts the goddess Aphrodite and her winged little son, Eros. Her himation (cloak) is pulled over her head in a veil, covering her polos hat (Eros has a tiny polos as well). 🏺 1/
Abt. 300-100 BCE, from Boeotia, East Greece, or Asia Minor. 🤷♂️ 📸 me
Abt. 300-100 BCE, from Boeotia, East Greece, or Asia Minor. 🤷♂️ 📸 me
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Moche culture, Peru, ca. 300 CE
December 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Moche culture, Peru, ca. 300 CE
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Remembering the late 🇺🇸 American actress #MargaretHamilton (9 December 1902 – 16 May 1985) born #OnThisDay in Cleveland, Ohio
December 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Remembering the late 🇺🇸 American actress #MargaretHamilton (9 December 1902 – 16 May 1985) born #OnThisDay in Cleveland, Ohio
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BTD - Margaret Hamilton - The Two Faces of Almira Gulch
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
BTD - Margaret Hamilton - The Two Faces of Almira Gulch
My Merle midi-dachsund, Sam, is 15.
December 9, 2025 at 5:16 AM
My Merle midi-dachsund, Sam, is 15.
Simpsons Season 15 DVD murals.
December 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Simpsons Season 15 DVD murals.
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Remembering the late great Sammy Davis Jr. on what would’ve been his 100th birthday (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) 💙🕊️
#SammyDavisJr100
From the movie "Tap" his final feature film.
Gregory Hines 💙🕊
#SammyDavisJr100
From the movie "Tap" his final feature film.
Gregory Hines 💙🕊
December 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Remembering the late great Sammy Davis Jr. on what would’ve been his 100th birthday (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) 💙🕊️
#SammyDavisJr100
From the movie "Tap" his final feature film.
Gregory Hines 💙🕊
#SammyDavisJr100
From the movie "Tap" his final feature film.
Gregory Hines 💙🕊
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Household Hint #113:
December 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Household Hint #113:
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December 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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The Devil's Rain (1975) Robert Fuest
December 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The Devil's Rain (1975) Robert Fuest