Jackie Howell
@peacefulhands.bsky.social
Loves the 4-6-3 and the serial comma. Writer'ish person. 💙 for Orioles, REM, Dylan, Patti Smith (not necessarily in that order). Teacher of yoga. Feeder of cats. Fiendishly hopeful.
Portable waterproof tents for baseball in 1900? Domes before there were domes.
“The latest novelty is baseball under canvas. The clubs carry their own parks. … The Toronto club won’t consider the suggestion.” - The Toronto Star 10/4/1900
No Rogers Centre for them!
“The latest novelty is baseball under canvas. The clubs carry their own parks. … The Toronto club won’t consider the suggestion.” - The Toronto Star 10/4/1900
No Rogers Centre for them!
October 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Portable waterproof tents for baseball in 1900? Domes before there were domes.
“The latest novelty is baseball under canvas. The clubs carry their own parks. … The Toronto club won’t consider the suggestion.” - The Toronto Star 10/4/1900
No Rogers Centre for them!
“The latest novelty is baseball under canvas. The clubs carry their own parks. … The Toronto club won’t consider the suggestion.” - The Toronto Star 10/4/1900
No Rogers Centre for them!
September 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Those 1896 Baltimore Orioles are sounding an awful lot like the 2025 Baltimore Orioles.
(Baltimore Sun, 4/2/1896)
(Baltimore Sun, 4/2/1896)
August 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Those 1896 Baltimore Orioles are sounding an awful lot like the 2025 Baltimore Orioles.
(Baltimore Sun, 4/2/1896)
(Baltimore Sun, 4/2/1896)
In the room, the cats eat mad spaghetti / Talking of Lawrence Ferlinghetti – Richard Fariña 1960
Oops, wrong cats. (Mine mostly talk of naps, snacks, and Purr’linghetti.)
#MondayIsForPoetry #Caturday #poetry
Oops, wrong cats. (Mine mostly talk of naps, snacks, and Purr’linghetti.)
#MondayIsForPoetry #Caturday #poetry
June 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
In the room, the cats eat mad spaghetti / Talking of Lawrence Ferlinghetti – Richard Fariña 1960
Oops, wrong cats. (Mine mostly talk of naps, snacks, and Purr’linghetti.)
#MondayIsForPoetry #Caturday #poetry
Oops, wrong cats. (Mine mostly talk of naps, snacks, and Purr’linghetti.)
#MondayIsForPoetry #Caturday #poetry
Toad sums up current Orioles game mood.
April 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Toad sums up current Orioles game mood.
I was looking for something else, but then I found popcorn pie in an 1887 newspaper. Thereby hangs a tale? I want this pie. I want this tale. It's suddenly all I can think about.
(Altoona, KS Advocate 9/16/1887)
(Altoona, KS Advocate 9/16/1887)
March 31, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I was looking for something else, but then I found popcorn pie in an 1887 newspaper. Thereby hangs a tale? I want this pie. I want this tale. It's suddenly all I can think about.
(Altoona, KS Advocate 9/16/1887)
(Altoona, KS Advocate 9/16/1887)
My dad took this photo maybe 1940'ish. I found it in his things after he died. I love it. Chicken. Farmhouse. Well pump. Bunk house. Pretty much all one needs. (A cat would be nice, I guess.)
March 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
My dad took this photo maybe 1940'ish. I found it in his things after he died. I love it. Chicken. Farmhouse. Well pump. Bunk house. Pretty much all one needs. (A cat would be nice, I guess.)
Baseball. Cats. All the best things were also all the best things in 1889.
#cats #catsofbluesky #baseball #springtraining
#cats #catsofbluesky #baseball #springtraining
February 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Baseball. Cats. All the best things were also all the best things in 1889.
#cats #catsofbluesky #baseball #springtraining
#cats #catsofbluesky #baseball #springtraining
Every home deserves at least one cat. A carousel giraffe is entirely optional.
#cats #blueskycats #giraffes
#cats #blueskycats #giraffes
February 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Every home deserves at least one cat. A carousel giraffe is entirely optional.
#cats #blueskycats #giraffes
#cats #blueskycats #giraffes
On August 17, 1910, John Moisant flew the first flight with a passenger across the English Channel. He actually took two passengers with him that day – his mechanic and his cat Mademoiselle Fifi. 🐱✈️
#cats #catsofbluesky
#cats #catsofbluesky
February 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
On August 17, 1910, John Moisant flew the first flight with a passenger across the English Channel. He actually took two passengers with him that day – his mechanic and his cat Mademoiselle Fifi. 🐱✈️
#cats #catsofbluesky
#cats #catsofbluesky
I'm loving Paul Murray's "The Bee Sting." But, apparently, Mookie loves it, too, and he's called dibs.
#cats #catsofbluesky #books
#cats #catsofbluesky #books
January 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I'm loving Paul Murray's "The Bee Sting." But, apparently, Mookie loves it, too, and he's called dibs.
#cats #catsofbluesky #books
#cats #catsofbluesky #books
January 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Was I looking in the Library of Congress archive for a 1936 photo of a cat dressed as a Valkyrie from a Wagner opera? Nope. Am I glad I found it? Definitely.
#cats #opera #catsofbluesky
#cats #opera #catsofbluesky
January 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Was I looking in the Library of Congress archive for a 1936 photo of a cat dressed as a Valkyrie from a Wagner opera? Nope. Am I glad I found it? Definitely.
#cats #opera #catsofbluesky
#cats #opera #catsofbluesky
December 27, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Just read a book review that began: 'There is no writer quite like [author].” Is that good or bad? Because, truthfully, there’s also no writer quite like Zuzu when she walks across my keyboard? "ghhhhhdwqqqaq" 🐾✍️
#cats #blueskybooks
#cats #blueskybooks
December 11, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Just read a book review that began: 'There is no writer quite like [author].” Is that good or bad? Because, truthfully, there’s also no writer quite like Zuzu when she walks across my keyboard? "ghhhhhdwqqqaq" 🐾✍️
#cats #blueskybooks
#cats #blueskybooks
December 8, 2024 at 1:47 PM
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November 22, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Zuzu learns what doppelgänger means.
November 19, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Zuzu learns what doppelgänger means.
The NYTimes Digital Guild have ended their strike (although there's much left to be resolved). But, for now, let the crosswording begin again!
November 12, 2024 at 3:42 PM
The NYTimes Digital Guild have ended their strike (although there's much left to be resolved). But, for now, let the crosswording begin again!
While I get unpacked here at Bluesky, please say hello to my good pal Mookie Wilson-Betts.
November 11, 2024 at 1:18 AM
While I get unpacked here at Bluesky, please say hello to my good pal Mookie Wilson-Betts.