Pat Perkins
@mrpatperkins.bsky.social
I teach English to high schoolers. I like photography, astronomy, and reading.
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A MLK Jr. quote which references birds to start the day.
“We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
#Birds #photography
“We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
#Birds #photography
January 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A MLK Jr. quote which references birds to start the day.
“We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
#Birds #photography
“We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
#Birds #photography
Hawaiian hibiscus
January 3, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Hawaiian hibiscus
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Joshua trees in Yucca Valley, Calif.
December 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Joshua trees in Yucca Valley, Calif.
The sun rises behind a Joshua tree, with two cholla in front. Yucca Valley, Calif.
December 7, 2024 at 4:22 PM
The sun rises behind a Joshua tree, with two cholla in front. Yucca Valley, Calif.
The Pleiades, Orion, and Jupiter soar above a Joshua tree. Yucca Valley, Calif.
December 7, 2024 at 7:25 AM
The Pleiades, Orion, and Jupiter soar above a Joshua tree. Yucca Valley, Calif.
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The 2-9 Giants vs the 4-7 Cowboys isn't the football game that America wants today but it is certainly the game that America deserves today.
November 28, 2024 at 1:55 PM
The 2-9 Giants vs the 4-7 Cowboys isn't the football game that America wants today but it is certainly the game that America deserves today.
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November 24, 2024 at 4:10 AM
I like that Bluesky feels like Twitter did years ago when I could come on here and see what I wanted to see and find what I wanted to find. I love finding a new community of like-minded people.
November 23, 2024 at 6:23 PM
I like that Bluesky feels like Twitter did years ago when I could come on here and see what I wanted to see and find what I wanted to find. I love finding a new community of like-minded people.
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Choose one alive or human
November 22, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Choose one alive or human
Nancy Mace is a bigot. We gotta come right out and say it.
And there you have it.
Nancy Mace comes out and says, "It's offensive that a man in a skirt thinks that he's my equal"
That is what is driving them so mad. That a transgender person, duly elected to represent 1,000,000 people, could ever be her equal.
Nancy Mace comes out and says, "It's offensive that a man in a skirt thinks that he's my equal"
That is what is driving them so mad. That a transgender person, duly elected to represent 1,000,000 people, could ever be her equal.
November 21, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Nancy Mace is a bigot. We gotta come right out and say it.
I’ve been on call for jury duty this week. Still haven’t been called in. I’m hoping they call me on Friday, though, because it’s nice not being in charge every once in awhile and having people tell you where to go and when to be there.
November 21, 2024 at 4:17 AM
I’ve been on call for jury duty this week. Still haven’t been called in. I’m hoping they call me on Friday, though, because it’s nice not being in charge every once in awhile and having people tell you where to go and when to be there.
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I love buying books and not reading them.
I blame the Scholastic Book Fair for this problem.
I do read some of them… but the pile of unreads is high.
I blame the Scholastic Book Fair for this problem.
I do read some of them… but the pile of unreads is high.
November 19, 2024 at 5:08 AM
I love buying books and not reading them.
I blame the Scholastic Book Fair for this problem.
I do read some of them… but the pile of unreads is high.
I blame the Scholastic Book Fair for this problem.
I do read some of them… but the pile of unreads is high.
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Carl Sagan nailed it back in 1995.
November 18, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Carl Sagan nailed it back in 1995.
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Someone just asked me for writing tips, and my gut level response was "all writing advice is fake, just read books you like and write as much as you can and eventually something will be good" but then I thought about it and I had some actual advice!
1. Read! Your work! Out loud!
1. Read! Your work! Out loud!
November 18, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Someone just asked me for writing tips, and my gut level response was "all writing advice is fake, just read books you like and write as much as you can and eventually something will be good" but then I thought about it and I had some actual advice!
1. Read! Your work! Out loud!
1. Read! Your work! Out loud!
As an English teacher, I love it when a student asks a grammatical question, such as what’s the difference between among and amongst, and I can pull a book off my shelf and point exactly to the reason why.
November 20, 2024 at 12:47 AM
As an English teacher, I love it when a student asks a grammatical question, such as what’s the difference between among and amongst, and I can pull a book off my shelf and point exactly to the reason why.
Late season peppers, from a walk last week.
November 18, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Late season peppers, from a walk last week.
Can confirm. StoryGraph is far superior. Their stats feature also gives a nice serotonin boost. 😀
Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. A better alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform. And before y’all start, you can transfer all your Goodreads data to Storygraph so you literally have no excuse.
November 17, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Can confirm. StoryGraph is far superior. Their stats feature also gives a nice serotonin boost. 😀
As an English teacher, this just bothers me.
November 17, 2024 at 5:33 AM
As an English teacher, this just bothers me.
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Welcome to BookSky! 💙📚
1️⃣ save/pin the feed if you're enjoying it
2️⃣ repost to help us find more bibliophiles
3️⃣ use 💙📚 or 📚💙 to post to feed
4️⃣ more niche feeds on my profile (some are NSFW)
FAQ 👉🏻 bit.ly/bookskyFAQ
1️⃣ save/pin the feed if you're enjoying it
2️⃣ repost to help us find more bibliophiles
3️⃣ use 💙📚 or 📚💙 to post to feed
4️⃣ more niche feeds on my profile (some are NSFW)
FAQ 👉🏻 bit.ly/bookskyFAQ
December 17, 2023 at 10:53 PM
Welcome to BookSky! 💙📚
1️⃣ save/pin the feed if you're enjoying it
2️⃣ repost to help us find more bibliophiles
3️⃣ use 💙📚 or 📚💙 to post to feed
4️⃣ more niche feeds on my profile (some are NSFW)
FAQ 👉🏻 bit.ly/bookskyFAQ
1️⃣ save/pin the feed if you're enjoying it
2️⃣ repost to help us find more bibliophiles
3️⃣ use 💙📚 or 📚💙 to post to feed
4️⃣ more niche feeds on my profile (some are NSFW)
FAQ 👉🏻 bit.ly/bookskyFAQ
Here are some mushrooms I encountered on a walk.
November 14, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Here are some mushrooms I encountered on a walk.