MegaForte84
@megaforte84.bsky.social
Housewife (she/her) and unpublished amateur writer. Grew up a Southern Baptist in GA, currently an Episcopalian in MA after several stops along the way.
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Discourse commence. 📕
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Discourse commence. 📕
One thing not mentioned re urban turkeys (but otherwise I love this) is that what turkeys really like is nice roosting trees near open grass. Seen them there in Appalachia, seen them there in Metro Boston bc oh hey these little historical parks and cemeteries are open grass with nice roosting trees!
We talk wild turkey (their decline, and resurgence) on today's episode of science quickly.
Reminder wild turkeys, like pumpkins (squash), potatoes, and cranberries are indigenous to the Americas (turkey and cranberries from north America specifically).
Reminder wild turkeys, like pumpkins (squash), potatoes, and cranberries are indigenous to the Americas (turkey and cranberries from north America specifically).
Wild Turkeys Went from Almost Gone to Millions Strong
Wild turkeys once nearly disappeared, but today they’re thriving.
www.scientificamerican.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
One thing not mentioned re urban turkeys (but otherwise I love this) is that what turkeys really like is nice roosting trees near open grass. Seen them there in Appalachia, seen them there in Metro Boston bc oh hey these little historical parks and cemeteries are open grass with nice roosting trees!
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Got to remember to save this for the next
“show me your theology in one image” prompt
“show me your theology in one image” prompt
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Got to remember to save this for the next
“show me your theology in one image” prompt
“show me your theology in one image” prompt
My mind keeps going back to Dad's stories about growing up in Appalachia in the 1950s and 1960s on food stamps and commodities.
And they did (and ate) some wild things to survive but never has he spoken about anything that rivals access to food just *stopping* the way it did this week for so many.
And they did (and ate) some wild things to survive but never has he spoken about anything that rivals access to food just *stopping* the way it did this week for so many.
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 AM
My mind keeps going back to Dad's stories about growing up in Appalachia in the 1950s and 1960s on food stamps and commodities.
And they did (and ate) some wild things to survive but never has he spoken about anything that rivals access to food just *stopping* the way it did this week for so many.
And they did (and ate) some wild things to survive but never has he spoken about anything that rivals access to food just *stopping* the way it did this week for so many.
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Reminds me of having my family try to do interventions on me spending a buck on candy twice a month while I was unpaid help for Grandma and budgeting tightly enough to pay for their Christmas with last Christmas.
If $5 or less a week breaks a budget, something MUCH bigger is wrong with the budget.
If $5 or less a week breaks a budget, something MUCH bigger is wrong with the budget.
“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”
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October 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Reminds me of having my family try to do interventions on me spending a buck on candy twice a month while I was unpaid help for Grandma and budgeting tightly enough to pay for their Christmas with last Christmas.
If $5 or less a week breaks a budget, something MUCH bigger is wrong with the budget.
If $5 or less a week breaks a budget, something MUCH bigger is wrong with the budget.
Jamaica is the one place I ever learned about from a teacher who was born there and still madly in love with it.
I have to hope she's not in the US right now bc Trump, hope she's in the US because of Melissa, and either way it's going to break her heart.
I have to hope she's not in the US right now bc Trump, hope she's in the US because of Melissa, and either way it's going to break her heart.
October 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Jamaica is the one place I ever learned about from a teacher who was born there and still madly in love with it.
I have to hope she's not in the US right now bc Trump, hope she's in the US because of Melissa, and either way it's going to break her heart.
I have to hope she's not in the US right now bc Trump, hope she's in the US because of Melissa, and either way it's going to break her heart.
You know you're psychologically ready for this admin to be over when you accidentally correct the classic mistake of processing election year as Scheduled Leaving Date from Jan 2028 to Jan 2026 instead of Jan 2029.
Why are you like this, brain?
Why are you like this, brain?
October 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
You know you're psychologically ready for this admin to be over when you accidentally correct the classic mistake of processing election year as Scheduled Leaving Date from Jan 2028 to Jan 2026 instead of Jan 2029.
Why are you like this, brain?
Why are you like this, brain?
They also had the obverse sides and features people knew to expect of those denominations.
When the Sacajawea dollars dropped, a bunch of parents at my school gave them to their teens. The cafeteria didn't recognize them as money. Lines to the tune of No Time To Eat.
Imagine the fights now.
When the Sacajawea dollars dropped, a bunch of parents at my school gave them to their teens. The cafeteria didn't recognize them as money. Lines to the tune of No Time To Eat.
Imagine the fights now.
For comparison, the bicentennial coins featured people and iconography like George Washington, JFK, Eisenhower, a revolutionary soldier and the moon.
Bicentennial Coins and Medals
The U.S. Mint issued Bicentennial Quarters, Bicentennial Half Dollars, and Bicentennial Dollars to celebrate the Nation's 250th anniversary in 1976. In addition, the Mint produced the National Bicente...
www.usmint.gov
October 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
They also had the obverse sides and features people knew to expect of those denominations.
When the Sacajawea dollars dropped, a bunch of parents at my school gave them to their teens. The cafeteria didn't recognize them as money. Lines to the tune of No Time To Eat.
Imagine the fights now.
When the Sacajawea dollars dropped, a bunch of parents at my school gave them to their teens. The cafeteria didn't recognize them as money. Lines to the tune of No Time To Eat.
Imagine the fights now.
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(solemnly) You've had mail.
September 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
(solemnly) You've had mail.
In the first half-day with Hades II:
17 runs.
3 defeats of the 2nd biome boss.
1 attempt at the 3rd biome boss, and I lost when the health bar was under 1/5.
The big unlock just happened.
Running on God Mode for narrative reasons, the same as I did with Zagreus.
Runs great on 2nd gen Switch 1.
17 runs.
3 defeats of the 2nd biome boss.
1 attempt at the 3rd biome boss, and I lost when the health bar was under 1/5.
The big unlock just happened.
Running on God Mode for narrative reasons, the same as I did with Zagreus.
Runs great on 2nd gen Switch 1.
September 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In the first half-day with Hades II:
17 runs.
3 defeats of the 2nd biome boss.
1 attempt at the 3rd biome boss, and I lost when the health bar was under 1/5.
The big unlock just happened.
Running on God Mode for narrative reasons, the same as I did with Zagreus.
Runs great on 2nd gen Switch 1.
17 runs.
3 defeats of the 2nd biome boss.
1 attempt at the 3rd biome boss, and I lost when the health bar was under 1/5.
The big unlock just happened.
Running on God Mode for narrative reasons, the same as I did with Zagreus.
Runs great on 2nd gen Switch 1.
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I still want swords to be turned to plowshares, even when the guy who loved swords gets killed by one
September 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I still want swords to be turned to plowshares, even when the guy who loved swords gets killed by one
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September 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Slightly diminish a book from the Bible:
Thoughts And Prayers
Thoughts And Prayers
Slightly diminish a book from the Bible:
Clerks
Clerks
Slightly diminish a book from the Bible:
Leaving
Leaving
September 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Slightly diminish a book from the Bible:
Thoughts And Prayers
Thoughts And Prayers
Roadside rooster.
hygge reindeer
September 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Roadside rooster.
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Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑
August 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑
So I found out this week what the *current* AWANA curriculum for the age groups I was in looks like now.
They would not have made these changes if they did not know the criticisms of the 1990s version were right.
They would not have made these changes if they did not know the criticisms of the 1990s version were right.
September 1, 2025 at 4:16 AM
So I found out this week what the *current* AWANA curriculum for the age groups I was in looks like now.
They would not have made these changes if they did not know the criticisms of the 1990s version were right.
They would not have made these changes if they did not know the criticisms of the 1990s version were right.
Beyond the political things people always mention, including the 2nd Amendment worship problem, I have a theory about how evangelical teachings about how prayer gets answered can lead to freezing.
As I was taught in the SBC, their model is that there are only 3 answers to prayer: Yes, No, Wait.
As I was taught in the SBC, their model is that there are only 3 answers to prayer: Yes, No, Wait.
JD Vance berated the MSNBC host for her “bizarre” declaration that “prayer is not freaking enough” in the wake of yet another mass shooting.
JD Vance Slams Jen Psaki Over Minneapolis Shooting Remarks
The vice president called MSNBC anchor Jen Psaki’s plea for action a “weird left‑wing” attack.
trib.al
August 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Beyond the political things people always mention, including the 2nd Amendment worship problem, I have a theory about how evangelical teachings about how prayer gets answered can lead to freezing.
As I was taught in the SBC, their model is that there are only 3 answers to prayer: Yes, No, Wait.
As I was taught in the SBC, their model is that there are only 3 answers to prayer: Yes, No, Wait.
I think this may be the first time I've heard of anyone trying to grease palms while including actual grease.
August 21, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I think this may be the first time I've heard of anyone trying to grease palms while including actual grease.
Sure, it's not dangerous at all to get authors used to letting the AI drive decisions.
'You used AI to write the first book. You carefully didn't read the fanfics but the AI crawled them. The AI led you down the most overused plot and now your sequel reviews are about 5 teens who wrote it better.'
'You used AI to write the first book. You carefully didn't read the fanfics but the AI crawled them. The AI led you down the most overused plot and now your sequel reviews are about 5 teens who wrote it better.'
August 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Sure, it's not dangerous at all to get authors used to letting the AI drive decisions.
'You used AI to write the first book. You carefully didn't read the fanfics but the AI crawled them. The AI led you down the most overused plot and now your sequel reviews are about 5 teens who wrote it better.'
'You used AI to write the first book. You carefully didn't read the fanfics but the AI crawled them. The AI led you down the most overused plot and now your sequel reviews are about 5 teens who wrote it better.'
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you joy and happiness.
August 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you joy and happiness.
Star Wars AotC.
Unless you know what's going to happen, it's very easy to think by halfway in that AotC is going to be majority light-hearted romance and the next one is going to have the complete Vader turn.
Could have heard a pin drop when Anakin looked up... If not for the guy behind me.
Unless you know what's going to happen, it's very easy to think by halfway in that AotC is going to be majority light-hearted romance and the next one is going to have the complete Vader turn.
Could have heard a pin drop when Anakin looked up... If not for the guy behind me.
Got me thinking.. What's the strongest reaction you've seen an audience member have to a scene in a cinema?
During the birthday party scene in SIGNS I saw a whole row of young women literally throw their popcorn in the air like a cartoon.
During the birthday party scene in SIGNS I saw a whole row of young women literally throw their popcorn in the air like a cartoon.
Someone in my audience had a very audible negative reaction to the dog scene in TOGETHER. So that was fun!
August 2, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Star Wars AotC.
Unless you know what's going to happen, it's very easy to think by halfway in that AotC is going to be majority light-hearted romance and the next one is going to have the complete Vader turn.
Could have heard a pin drop when Anakin looked up... If not for the guy behind me.
Unless you know what's going to happen, it's very easy to think by halfway in that AotC is going to be majority light-hearted romance and the next one is going to have the complete Vader turn.
Could have heard a pin drop when Anakin looked up... If not for the guy behind me.
I have been reading Howl's Moving Castle in the mornings chapter by chapter as a distraction from *gestures widely* everything, and this morning I finally ran out of book.
I can't decide if I like the movie or the book more because they ended up so different. This is a common problem for me.
I can't decide if I like the movie or the book more because they ended up so different. This is a common problem for me.
July 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I have been reading Howl's Moving Castle in the mornings chapter by chapter as a distraction from *gestures widely* everything, and this morning I finally ran out of book.
I can't decide if I like the movie or the book more because they ended up so different. This is a common problem for me.
I can't decide if I like the movie or the book more because they ended up so different. This is a common problem for me.
This time of year through to Labor Day is the time to look for the better grade of classroom pencil at office stores and school sale displays.
I've seen Staples have the black-coated Noricas by themselves $6 for 36 (half off the claimed usual price) multiple years and on the website RIGHT NOW.
I've seen Staples have the black-coated Noricas by themselves $6 for 36 (half off the claimed usual price) multiple years and on the website RIGHT NOW.
If you want to learn how to draw, it's even easier. Here is what you need:
1 pack of Staedtler Norica Pencils (pack of 20 with sharpener and eraser for $6)
1 pack of the cheapest printer paper (500 sheets for $5-6)
1 ballpoint pen stolen from the local realty office ($0)
1 ruler ($0.55)
1 pack of Staedtler Norica Pencils (pack of 20 with sharpener and eraser for $6)
1 pack of the cheapest printer paper (500 sheets for $5-6)
1 ballpoint pen stolen from the local realty office ($0)
1 ruler ($0.55)
July 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This time of year through to Labor Day is the time to look for the better grade of classroom pencil at office stores and school sale displays.
I've seen Staples have the black-coated Noricas by themselves $6 for 36 (half off the claimed usual price) multiple years and on the website RIGHT NOW.
I've seen Staples have the black-coated Noricas by themselves $6 for 36 (half off the claimed usual price) multiple years and on the website RIGHT NOW.