Jenny & Butlerian War Elephants
@j-jordan-poet.bsky.social
Third-culture kid. Car enthusiast except for LS swaps. My mind is held together by garden dirt & JS Bach. Once and future dog owner. Poet. Words: https://elephantschild.substack.com/
Don't blame me; I voted against Leopards Eating People's Faces.
Don't blame me; I voted against Leopards Eating People's Faces.
Pinned
So, my husband has pancreatic cancer, which is why I've been away. Our days are pretty full.
There's some reason for hope & he is a candidate for surgery, but it's going to be really complicated & there's a LOT of chemo between now & surgery, too.
Kyrie eleison, aber auch mir steht Jesus bei.
There's some reason for hope & he is a candidate for surgery, but it's going to be really complicated & there's a LOT of chemo between now & surgery, too.
Kyrie eleison, aber auch mir steht Jesus bei.
Any dictator knows that to do a coup d'etat, you seize the radio station(s).
But Piggy Hegseth couldn't manage it.
Maybe he was crowdsourcing on X for a how-to in this photo.
But Piggy Hegseth couldn't manage it.
Maybe he was crowdsourcing on X for a how-to in this photo.
January 4, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Any dictator knows that to do a coup d'etat, you seize the radio station(s).
But Piggy Hegseth couldn't manage it.
Maybe he was crowdsourcing on X for a how-to in this photo.
But Piggy Hegseth couldn't manage it.
Maybe he was crowdsourcing on X for a how-to in this photo.
On Nov 18, we brought Whitsun home.
On Jan 3, she let me pet her and headbutted me and purred like a dysfunctional tractor.
Six weeks. Cats need time. 💗
On Jan 3, she let me pet her and headbutted me and purred like a dysfunctional tractor.
Six weeks. Cats need time. 💗
January 4, 2026 at 12:52 AM
On Nov 18, we brought Whitsun home.
On Jan 3, she let me pet her and headbutted me and purred like a dysfunctional tractor.
Six weeks. Cats need time. 💗
On Jan 3, she let me pet her and headbutted me and purred like a dysfunctional tractor.
Six weeks. Cats need time. 💗
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How much do you want to bet that Trump & his cronies think Greenland is bigger than Africa because that’s how it looks on the map projections
January 4, 2026 at 12:27 AM
How much do you want to bet that Trump & his cronies think Greenland is bigger than Africa because that’s how it looks on the map projections
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Clootie Dumplings returns from his visit to Narnia.
January 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Clootie Dumplings returns from his visit to Narnia.
bring on 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
bring on 2026.
You could make an account entirely dedicated to rewriting headlines so the lede isn't buried.
e.g. "Tariff increase delayed, 25% Trump tariff on cabinets and furniture remains.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/01/b...
e.g. "Tariff increase delayed, 25% Trump tariff on cabinets and furniture remains.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/01/b...
Trump postpones tariff hikes on furniture, kitchen cabinets for a year | CNN Business
President Donald Trump has delayed new tariff increases on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities for a year, pushing their implementation to 2027, according to a White House statement.
www.cnn.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:17 PM
You could make an account entirely dedicated to rewriting headlines so the lede isn't buried.
e.g. "Tariff increase delayed, 25% Trump tariff on cabinets and furniture remains.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/01/b...
e.g. "Tariff increase delayed, 25% Trump tariff on cabinets and furniture remains.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/01/b...
New Year, same you.
A post on social media isn't going to fix that. Sorry to break it to you.
A post on social media isn't going to fix that. Sorry to break it to you.
January 1, 2026 at 1:04 PM
New Year, same you.
A post on social media isn't going to fix that. Sorry to break it to you.
A post on social media isn't going to fix that. Sorry to break it to you.
Never underestimate the power of Target to separate us from our income.
I'm still trying to get over square highlighters. I didn't know that was a thing
December 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Never underestimate the power of Target to separate us from our income.
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Inconceivable!
December 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Inconceivable!
Me to my Dad, retired auto mechanic: "Were drum brakes really as bad as everyone says?"
My dad: "You don't want to find out."
My dad: "You don't want to find out."
Also, I grew up on drum brakes. This coach has drums on all three axles. I don't embrace them, AT FUCKING ALL, but there *is* a use case.
December 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Me to my Dad, retired auto mechanic: "Were drum brakes really as bad as everyone says?"
My dad: "You don't want to find out."
My dad: "You don't want to find out."
Everyone's like "AI WILL DESTROY US" but its just our Boomer parents bankrupting the economy because of an Instagram reel they saw.
My dad just told me about the half-hour video he watched, starring Sanjay Gupta, hawking some new medical product. He looked it up after watching. Gupta never did the video. It was all AI.
Burn it alllllll down, folks. Salt the fucking earth.
Burn it alllllll down, folks. Salt the fucking earth.
December 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Everyone's like "AI WILL DESTROY US" but its just our Boomer parents bankrupting the economy because of an Instagram reel they saw.
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December 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The Madness of Orchids
What even is going on here?!
elephantschild.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Okay, my car friends and #weirdcarbs people, pls help if you can.
It’s hard to believe but the Auto Club family— mama Porsche & her now 7-month old kittens Ferrari, Mercedes, and Bentley— have had no applications. Not one for any of them. They’ve been growing up together in foster care, shy at first & needing a quiet home. Elkton, MD Apply crits4cats.petfinder.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Okay, my car friends and #weirdcarbs people, pls help if you can.
Big stretch by Whitsun, for #tuxietuesday. First time she's let me see her belly. Still won't let me touch her, though.
December 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Big stretch by Whitsun, for #tuxietuesday. First time she's let me see her belly. Still won't let me touch her, though.
As a entertaining mental exercise, feel free to make suggestions. She likes driving stick but would be okay w/ a slushbox for commuting/mpgs.
See comment below re 24' box truck as for why Miata is not the answer here.
See comment below re 24' box truck as for why Miata is not the answer here.
Kid might need a new car, or a second car. An aging CR-Z, while fun, isn't the best commuter for a job site 62 miles away in a society that seems unable to see cars smaller than a 24' box truck.
December 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
As a entertaining mental exercise, feel free to make suggestions. She likes driving stick but would be okay w/ a slushbox for commuting/mpgs.
See comment below re 24' box truck as for why Miata is not the answer here.
See comment below re 24' box truck as for why Miata is not the answer here.
Kid might need a new car, or a second car. An aging CR-Z, while fun, isn't the best commuter for a job site 62 miles away in a society that seems unable to see cars smaller than a 24' box truck.
December 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Kid might need a new car, or a second car. An aging CR-Z, while fun, isn't the best commuter for a job site 62 miles away in a society that seems unable to see cars smaller than a 24' box truck.
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Well most do, but those who have moobs really shouldn't.
December 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Well most do, but those who have moobs really shouldn't.
Also if you like cats you really should follow this writer. She's hilarious.
open.substack.com/pub/catprofi...
open.substack.com/pub/catprofi...
A Catmas Carol
Where a cat named Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas
open.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Also if you like cats you really should follow this writer. She's hilarious.
open.substack.com/pub/catprofi...
open.substack.com/pub/catprofi...
So, my husband has pancreatic cancer, which is why I've been away. Our days are pretty full.
There's some reason for hope & he is a candidate for surgery, but it's going to be really complicated & there's a LOT of chemo between now & surgery, too.
Kyrie eleison, aber auch mir steht Jesus bei.
There's some reason for hope & he is a candidate for surgery, but it's going to be really complicated & there's a LOT of chemo between now & surgery, too.
Kyrie eleison, aber auch mir steht Jesus bei.
December 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
So, my husband has pancreatic cancer, which is why I've been away. Our days are pretty full.
There's some reason for hope & he is a candidate for surgery, but it's going to be really complicated & there's a LOT of chemo between now & surgery, too.
Kyrie eleison, aber auch mir steht Jesus bei.
There's some reason for hope & he is a candidate for surgery, but it's going to be really complicated & there's a LOT of chemo between now & surgery, too.
Kyrie eleison, aber auch mir steht Jesus bei.
Someone on another site said she has "mad scientist eyes."
Yeah. 😬
Yeah. 😬
So, in case it wasn't clear, we got a cat. Who, as of yet, won't let us touch her, but she's thawing steadily.
She's wicked smart, can extract her favorite toys from the toy basket, and has unthreaded one speaker cable already.
I'm a little frightened. Look at that face.
She's wicked smart, can extract her favorite toys from the toy basket, and has unthreaded one speaker cable already.
I'm a little frightened. Look at that face.
December 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Someone on another site said she has "mad scientist eyes."
Yeah. 😬
Yeah. 😬
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If both of our cats got a job at a bodega
December 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
If both of our cats got a job at a bodega