Kvasir42
@kvasir42.bsky.social
Librarian, traveler, reader, seeker of new knowledge and ways of looking at (and living in) the world.
Some beauty for today. Flowers along a residential street in Jardin, Colombia.
February 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Some beauty for today. Flowers along a residential street in Jardin, Colombia.
If you need cheering, watch The Detectorists on Acorn TV. Written and directed by Mackenzie Crook, it is a great, funny, easy-going show.
two men sit next to each other in front of a barbed wire fence with the word rn on the bottom
Alt: Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones bumping fists in a scene from the Detectorists.
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February 3, 2026 at 8:19 PM
If you need cheering, watch The Detectorists on Acorn TV. Written and directed by Mackenzie Crook, it is a great, funny, easy-going show.
My New Year’s Eve watching is done. “When Harry Met Sally,” “Holiday” ( 1938 movie with Katherine Hepburn and a tmbling Cary Grant), and “Dinner for One” (an old English short adopted by Germans and other countries as traditional New Year’s Eve fare). Then champagne in my Venetian wine goblet.
January 1, 2026 at 4:45 AM
My New Year’s Eve watching is done. “When Harry Met Sally,” “Holiday” ( 1938 movie with Katherine Hepburn and a tmbling Cary Grant), and “Dinner for One” (an old English short adopted by Germans and other countries as traditional New Year’s Eve fare). Then champagne in my Venetian wine goblet.
I have been off for many months (in case I had any followers left) because I needed help off social media for a while. But I am now retired and enjoying it in Boquete, Panama.
February 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I have been off for many months (in case I had any followers left) because I needed help off social media for a while. But I am now retired and enjoying it in Boquete, Panama.
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wake up nerds, new JWST image!
‼️ New #jwst image alert ‼️ This gorgeous new view of the Sombrero galaxy shows that unlike in the visible-light images, the brightly glowing core of the galaxy doesn't shine, but we see instead a smooth inner disk, & we can see new details of the outer ring. More: science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
November 25, 2024 at 5:56 PM
wake up nerds, new JWST image!
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She’s great.
Sarah McBride: "It is an attempt to distract ... Every single time we hear them say the word 'trans,' look what they're doing with their right hand. Look at what they're doing to pick the pocket of American workers, to fleece seniors by privatizing Social Security and Medicare."
November 24, 2024 at 5:13 PM
She’s great.
If you are crossing the street during a parade, leave some space between you and the people marching, even if they are at parade rest. I saw very people respecting the space of the marchers.
November 24, 2024 at 5:21 PM
If you are crossing the street during a parade, leave some space between you and the people marching, even if they are at parade rest. I saw very people respecting the space of the marchers.
Serious question: are these comfortable for marching in a 2 hour parade?
November 24, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Serious question: are these comfortable for marching in a 2 hour parade?
According to my iPad I have reached my goal of reading 3 books this year. I have no ideas where that goal came from. Plus, I need to find a way to inform my iPad that I do most of my reading with physical books. Unfortunately my physical books are still in transit from Japan to Panama.
November 23, 2024 at 11:34 PM
According to my iPad I have reached my goal of reading 3 books this year. I have no ideas where that goal came from. Plus, I need to find a way to inform my iPad that I do most of my reading with physical books. Unfortunately my physical books are still in transit from Japan to Panama.
Don’t know clear (pun not intended) this is, but appropriately “When the Fog Rolls In” by Train is playing on random.
November 23, 2024 at 10:40 PM
Don’t know clear (pun not intended) this is, but appropriately “When the Fog Rolls In” by Train is playing on random.
Rainbow in Boquete, Panama.
November 23, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Rainbow in Boquete, Panama.
I’m in Panama and so happy that I am not in Cleveland. How do the players, and officials, see the ball?
November 22, 2024 at 3:07 AM
I’m in Panama and so happy that I am not in Cleveland. How do the players, and officials, see the ball?
Last Mongolian barbecue meal at the Yokosuka CPO Club. One of my favorite meals at one of my favorite places on base.
September 18, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Last Mongolian barbecue meal at the Yokosuka CPO Club. One of my favorite meals at one of my favorite places on base.
From WaPo follow-up to the debate (4 takeaways) “Trump also got into relatively little detail about his own policies, apart from repeatedly pointing to his plan for tariffs (which co-moderator David Muir of ABC News unhelpfully noted could lead to costs rising on consumers).” Just WTF.
September 11, 2024 at 12:32 PM
From WaPo follow-up to the debate (4 takeaways) “Trump also got into relatively little detail about his own policies, apart from repeatedly pointing to his plan for tariffs (which co-moderator David Muir of ABC News unhelpfully noted could lead to costs rising on consumers).” Just WTF.
Flying domestic from Haneda to Okinawa. Not once was I asked for my ID.
September 11, 2024 at 6:14 AM
Flying domestic from Haneda to Okinawa. Not once was I asked for my ID.
Movie I love but don’t know if I can watch again:
My Girl
Books I love but can’t read again:
Bridge to Terebithia
The Road
(Won’t watch the movies for the same reason)
My Girl
Books I love but can’t read again:
Bridge to Terebithia
The Road
(Won’t watch the movies for the same reason)
September 10, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Movie I love but don’t know if I can watch again:
My Girl
Books I love but can’t read again:
Bridge to Terebithia
The Road
(Won’t watch the movies for the same reason)
My Girl
Books I love but can’t read again:
Bridge to Terebithia
The Road
(Won’t watch the movies for the same reason)
Retirement goodbyes thought: no matter age, position, role, job, or place in life: always be kind and respectful until other person proves unworthiness. End result will be outpouring of genuine best wishes and appreciation , leading to personal humility and knowing you did it right.
September 10, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Retirement goodbyes thought: no matter age, position, role, job, or place in life: always be kind and respectful until other person proves unworthiness. End result will be outpouring of genuine best wishes and appreciation , leading to personal humility and knowing you did it right.
Star Wars science question which has always bothered me: ships coming out of hyperspace to a sudden stop—looks cool but what about the physics? Why aren’t people liquefied as the get slammed into the nearest solid object?
September 6, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Star Wars science question which has always bothered me: ships coming out of hyperspace to a sudden stop—looks cool but what about the physics? Why aren’t people liquefied as the get slammed into the nearest solid object?
Rewatching Rogue One after finally watching Andor. Question I have had before—what is the armor for stormtroopers made of? If a blind guy with a staff can take them done, what is the point of the armor?
September 6, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Rewatching Rogue One after finally watching Andor. Question I have had before—what is the armor for stormtroopers made of? If a blind guy with a staff can take them done, what is the point of the armor?
Still don’t know why Fluke is my most Re-read book by Moore, but it definitely is. And I do love all his books (even came in second on a contest because I didn’t trust my instincts on one question).
September 6, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Still don’t know why Fluke is my most Re-read book by Moore, but it definitely is. And I do love all his books (even came in second on a contest because I didn’t trust my instincts on one question).
Re-reading Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen, and a passage about marine biology transports me to my most re-read book by @theauthorguy, Fluke. So, of course, that is going to be the additional book I am adding to my “currently reading” list (bedroom space in my small massage chair just before bedtime). 🧵
September 6, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Re-reading Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen, and a passage about marine biology transports me to my most re-read book by @theauthorguy, Fluke. So, of course, that is going to be the additional book I am adding to my “currently reading” list (bedroom space in my small massage chair just before bedtime). 🧵
Still early on in Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen—protagonist picks up “two apples and a ripe banana” for breakfast after sneaking a look at her rescuer. Yes, my mind went there.
September 6, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Still early on in Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen—protagonist picks up “two apples and a ripe banana” for breakfast after sneaking a look at her rescuer. Yes, my mind went there.
I have read most, if not all, of Carl Hiaasen’s books, and if Key West wasn’t in Florida (DeSantis territory) I would love to retire there.
September 6, 2024 at 9:16 AM
I have read most, if not all, of Carl Hiaasen’s books, and if Key West wasn’t in Florida (DeSantis territory) I would love to retire there.
Nice little thunderstorm here in YokosukaJapan. I really miss the ones we got in the high plains area of SExNew Mexico. Those were magnificent. Especially the lightning storms. My most memorable was when outside Santa Fe when the lightning in the clouds was spectacular.
September 1, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Nice little thunderstorm here in YokosukaJapan. I really miss the ones we got in the high plains area of SExNew Mexico. Those were magnificent. Especially the lightning storms. My most memorable was when outside Santa Fe when the lightning in the clouds was spectacular.
Serious question about the right’s issue with trans people (and I haven’t lived in the US in over 20 years). I know trans teens and young adults because it came up with pronouns. No biggie. What kind of radar does the right have to identify trans people? I can’t tell by sight. So why be offended?
September 1, 2024 at 5:54 AM
Serious question about the right’s issue with trans people (and I haven’t lived in the US in over 20 years). I know trans teens and young adults because it came up with pronouns. No biggie. What kind of radar does the right have to identify trans people? I can’t tell by sight. So why be offended?