Duckbilled Plattypus.
@pattykimura.beige.party.ap.brid.gy
Poet, writer, composer, cheerful bureaucrat. Believer in things, curious about everything. Medicare enthusiast. I'm what happens when dull meets old age […]
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I brought a 3.5” floppy disk into my lab. One of my interns said “oh cool, you 3D printed the save icon!”
I spontaneously broke my hip.
I spontaneously broke my hip.
December 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I brought a 3.5” floppy disk into my lab. One of my interns said “oh cool, you 3D printed the save icon!”
I spontaneously broke my hip.
I spontaneously broke my hip.
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My cartoon for the latest @newscientist.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My cartoon for the latest @newscientist.com
Driveway is thick with ice. Town sander broke down this morning. Just saw it go by, so it's back up. I didn't go in today, I swapped my days off this week. Tomorrow high in the mid teens. We have to scrape up whatever ice comes off the walkways and drive surfaces this evening before it freezes […]
Original post on beige.party
beige.party
December 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Driveway is thick with ice. Town sander broke down this morning. Just saw it go by, so it's back up. I didn't go in today, I swapped my days off this week. Tomorrow high in the mid teens. We have to scrape up whatever ice comes off the walkways and drive surfaces this evening before it freezes […]
My friend died. Just heard from one of her daughters. She was a good and brilliant woman who got her degree (Soc major, minor Womens Studies) late in life as an Ada Comstock Scholar at Smith College. We shared a connection with Smith, and a love of films. She was a devotee and expert of Film […]
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beige.party
December 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
My friend died. Just heard from one of her daughters. She was a good and brilliant woman who got her degree (Soc major, minor Womens Studies) late in life as an Ada Comstock Scholar at Smith College. We shared a connection with Smith, and a love of films. She was a devotee and expert of Film […]
Listening to Michael McDonald. Reminds me of my late friend Martha Oelman, who introduced me to the music of the Doobie Brothers in the 1970s. Miss her. Her life was cut short by murder, in her own home in her late 40s.
This is one of the experiences of life that becomes more ubiquitous and […]
This is one of the experiences of life that becomes more ubiquitous and […]
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beige.party
December 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Listening to Michael McDonald. Reminds me of my late friend Martha Oelman, who introduced me to the music of the Doobie Brothers in the 1970s. Miss her. Her life was cut short by murder, in her own home in her late 40s.
This is one of the experiences of life that becomes more ubiquitous and […]
This is one of the experiences of life that becomes more ubiquitous and […]
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The clue phone is ringing. Too bad no one is answering.
December 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The clue phone is ringing. Too bad no one is answering.
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Hi everyone, I wanna tell you about a really cool #trans person I’ve learned about recently - Wendy Carlos. (Thread: 1/3)
Carlos was born in 1939 and is currently 86 years old. She helped develop the first ever commercial #synthesizer, Moog, in 1964. She […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
Carlos was born in 1939 and is currently 86 years old. She helped develop the first ever commercial #synthesizer, Moog, in 1964. She […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
December 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Hi everyone, I wanna tell you about a really cool #trans person I’ve learned about recently - Wendy Carlos. (Thread: 1/3)
Carlos was born in 1939 and is currently 86 years old. She helped develop the first ever commercial #synthesizer, Moog, in 1964. She […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
Carlos was born in 1939 and is currently 86 years old. She helped develop the first ever commercial #synthesizer, Moog, in 1964. She […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
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The things that make homelessness an annoyance or "inconvenience" for people who aren't homeless are mostly down to people not having a place to live. When you address that those issues* go away, and they just become your neighbors.
*It' s really absurd that when one person in suffering, sick […]
*It' s really absurd that when one person in suffering, sick […]
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sauropods.win
December 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The things that make homelessness an annoyance or "inconvenience" for people who aren't homeless are mostly down to people not having a place to live. When you address that those issues* go away, and they just become your neighbors.
*It' s really absurd that when one person in suffering, sick […]
*It' s really absurd that when one person in suffering, sick […]
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Love this model. This is just down the street from us and I often walk by. Over the past decade the South Bronx has been built up in many ways. There aren't many empty lots or abandoned building anymore. Everywhere there's housing and I see no reason why addressing homelessness can't be a big […]
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sauropods.win
December 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Love this model. This is just down the street from us and I often walk by. Over the past decade the South Bronx has been built up in many ways. There aren't many empty lots or abandoned building anymore. Everywhere there's housing and I see no reason why addressing homelessness can't be a big […]
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Sen. Bernie Sanders provided this measure of Donald Trump's corruption.
Sen. Sanders wrote: "Donald Trump's wealth has nearly TRIPLED since he became president, driven largely by crypto ventures fueled by foreign governments. We need a president who works to […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Sen. Sanders wrote: "Donald Trump's wealth has nearly TRIPLED since he became president, driven largely by crypto ventures fueled by foreign governments. We need a president who works to […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Sen. Bernie Sanders provided this measure of Donald Trump's corruption.
Sen. Sanders wrote: "Donald Trump's wealth has nearly TRIPLED since he became president, driven largely by crypto ventures fueled by foreign governments. We need a president who works to […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Sen. Sanders wrote: "Donald Trump's wealth has nearly TRIPLED since he became president, driven largely by crypto ventures fueled by foreign governments. We need a president who works to […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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"One of the most underreported stories of 2025 is that Trump is the first President ever to create electricity shortages on purpose. "He is illegally canceling solar and wind, causing layoffs and price spikes, and the media is like 'wow what a showman that guy is!'"
Senator flags 'underreported […]
Senator flags 'underreported […]
Original post on newsie.social
newsie.social
December 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
"One of the most underreported stories of 2025 is that Trump is the first President ever to create electricity shortages on purpose. "He is illegally canceling solar and wind, causing layoffs and price spikes, and the media is like 'wow what a showman that guy is!'"
Senator flags 'underreported […]
Senator flags 'underreported […]
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One of the most incredible shots I've ever gotten, in Yellowstone. This coyote walked over a ridge in the blowing snow and posed for me, with a small grin on its face, the snowfalkes like stars in the background.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
December 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
One of the most incredible shots I've ever gotten, in Yellowstone. This coyote walked over a ridge in the blowing snow and posed for me, with a small grin on its face, the snowfalkes like stars in the background.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
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Talking with anti-vaxxers always makes me angry..
..imagine telling to a mom who lived a few centuries ago that we COULD keep our kids from dying with the current technology
"But we don't since someone we know better then decades of research, millions of doctors and professionals"
It's […]
..imagine telling to a mom who lived a few centuries ago that we COULD keep our kids from dying with the current technology
"But we don't since someone we know better then decades of research, millions of doctors and professionals"
It's […]
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mstdn.social
December 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Talking with anti-vaxxers always makes me angry..
..imagine telling to a mom who lived a few centuries ago that we COULD keep our kids from dying with the current technology
"But we don't since someone we know better then decades of research, millions of doctors and professionals"
It's […]
..imagine telling to a mom who lived a few centuries ago that we COULD keep our kids from dying with the current technology
"But we don't since someone we know better then decades of research, millions of doctors and professionals"
It's […]
I am not a cook. Never have been. My mother was a marvelous cook and baker. I was spoiled. I am old now, and have no excuse. In my defense, I am not a picky eater, and I can and do eat the same meal for days.
So, I bought a standing bone-in rib roast BECAUSE it was absurdly on sale (off $12 a […]
So, I bought a standing bone-in rib roast BECAUSE it was absurdly on sale (off $12 a […]
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beige.party
December 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I am not a cook. Never have been. My mother was a marvelous cook and baker. I was spoiled. I am old now, and have no excuse. In my defense, I am not a picky eater, and I can and do eat the same meal for days.
So, I bought a standing bone-in rib roast BECAUSE it was absurdly on sale (off $12 a […]
So, I bought a standing bone-in rib roast BECAUSE it was absurdly on sale (off $12 a […]
Trump brags about bombing villagers in Nigeria as revenge for murders of Christian Nigerians. You know who has murdered thousands of Christians, including Christian children in grade schools and playgrounds, and deliberately targeted and bombed Christian churches? On Christmas Day? Putin.
Go […]
Go […]
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beige.party
December 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Trump brags about bombing villagers in Nigeria as revenge for murders of Christian Nigerians. You know who has murdered thousands of Christians, including Christian children in grade schools and playgrounds, and deliberately targeted and bombed Christian churches? On Christmas Day? Putin.
Go […]
Go […]
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OK, this is genuinely scary. It's a picture of me, aged 5. It was taken in 1960. It was scanned and uploaded to Google Photos in 2002. No one has told Google where it was taken. But the map, bottom right, is correct.
Obviously, in 1960, my father's pre-war […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
Obviously, in 1960, my father's pre-war […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
December 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
OK, this is genuinely scary. It's a picture of me, aged 5. It was taken in 1960. It was scanned and uploaded to Google Photos in 2002. No one has told Google where it was taken. But the map, bottom right, is correct.
Obviously, in 1960, my father's pre-war […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
Obviously, in 1960, my father's pre-war […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
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Dear ICE,
If you don't like being called Nazis, maybe stop doing so much Nazi-like shit?
ICE Agents Arrest Man on Christmas Eve—and Then Steal His Groceries
Source: https://newrepublic.com/post/204750/ice-agents-detain-man-christmas-eve-steal-groceries
#ice
#crookswithbadges
If you don't like being called Nazis, maybe stop doing so much Nazi-like shit?
ICE Agents Arrest Man on Christmas Eve—and Then Steal His Groceries
Source: https://newrepublic.com/post/204750/ice-agents-detain-man-christmas-eve-steal-groceries
#ice
#crookswithbadges
December 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Dear ICE,
If you don't like being called Nazis, maybe stop doing so much Nazi-like shit?
ICE Agents Arrest Man on Christmas Eve—and Then Steal His Groceries
Source: https://newrepublic.com/post/204750/ice-agents-detain-man-christmas-eve-steal-groceries
#ice
#crookswithbadges
If you don't like being called Nazis, maybe stop doing so much Nazi-like shit?
ICE Agents Arrest Man on Christmas Eve—and Then Steal His Groceries
Source: https://newrepublic.com/post/204750/ice-agents-detain-man-christmas-eve-steal-groceries
#ice
#crookswithbadges
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December 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Random thoughts -
(1)heds that include "deadly strike" are redundant more often than not.
(2) Altering the name of a congressionally approved national memorial to any person is a desecration. When it's done to a memorial to a president assassinated while in office, it's the action of a […]
(1)heds that include "deadly strike" are redundant more often than not.
(2) Altering the name of a congressionally approved national memorial to any person is a desecration. When it's done to a memorial to a president assassinated while in office, it's the action of a […]
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mstdn.social
December 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Random thoughts -
(1)heds that include "deadly strike" are redundant more often than not.
(2) Altering the name of a congressionally approved national memorial to any person is a desecration. When it's done to a memorial to a president assassinated while in office, it's the action of a […]
(1)heds that include "deadly strike" are redundant more often than not.
(2) Altering the name of a congressionally approved national memorial to any person is a desecration. When it's done to a memorial to a president assassinated while in office, it's the action of a […]