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R. Berry
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Experimenting with BlueSky as a possible replacement for FB. He/him/his.
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Over the weekend, I did something I've never done before: I prepared and ate food I'd grown myself. I harvested enough lettuce to make four bowls of salad, and added shredded cheese, croutons, and ranch dressing. Nothing fancy, but aside from the occasional bitter leaf, it was quite tasty! 🥗😋
Four gray bowls on a black kitchen countertop, viewed from above. All four bowls contain a salad made with loose leaf lettuce, shredded cheese, ranch dressing, and croutons.
June 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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KYLE: "Dad, what's Utopia?"

ME: "It's a place where there's no crime, no poverty, no hunger, no war, no cruelty. It's the type of place we should all be trying to build."

KYLE: "Oh."

[beat]

KYLE: "We're not Utopians, we're Americans!"

ME: "You have no idea how right you are...."
May 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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The iconic E1M1 song from the first Doom game, performed a capella. And why not?
DOOM (acapella)
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April 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Happy Easter, from the Easter Puppies! 😄
Three schnoodle dogs (half schnauzer, half poodle) sitting on a dog grooming table, facing the camera. The leftmost dog is mostly white, with brown ears, brown and black fur around her eyes, and lighter brown fur around the tip of her nose. Her build is best described as "festively plump." She is wearing a set of cloth bunny ears, yellow with white borders. The middle dog is skinny and has all white fur. She is also wearing a set of cloth bunny ears, with white borders and a pink-and-white plaid pattern in the interior. The rightmost dog is also skinny, though not as skinny as the middle dog. Her fur is brown, and she is lifting her front right paw as though to shake hands. Her cloth bunny ears have a light pink border, and a blue interior with white stars. Left to right, they are Beesly, Chloe, and Mazie, and they are the bestest puppies evar.
April 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Over the last few weeks, I've made several phone calls, fully expecting to get a machine voice telling me a list of options, only to find myself talking to a real live human being right off the bat. It's very disorienting. 🙂
April 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Hey, Hollywood, how about a Micronauts Cinematic Universe? Plenty of people remember the Micronauts fondly, and I'd imagine the rights to the IP are cheap right now. Plus the Micronauts world lends itself readily to an all-CGI production, so it'd be inexpensive to produce. What do you say?
Science fiction art based on characters and vehicles from the Micronauts universe. A blue, four-armed, four-toothed, red-eyed, possibly robotic anthropomorphic ant (Antron) is standing on a pile of rubble. He is attacking unseen targets with two of the four prosthetic weapons grafted onto the end of its arms. One weapon is firing a blue laser, and the other is spitting out what appear to be flaming bullets. The other two arms end in a hook and an eye bolt. In the background, three humanoid soldiers have been knocked to the ground. A humanoid (the Force Commander) is charging towards the downed soldiers. He is wearing white power armor, complete with helmet. The helmet has tubes leading from the mouth to a backpack, presumably to supply breathable air. Another human soldier can be seen following the Force Commander. Above the Force Commander, a hornet-shaped flying vehicle (Antron's ship, the Hornetroid) is flying towards the downed soldiers, presumably to attack. The air is filled with smoke and fire, while the sky above is black, with stars barely visible. A single planet hangs on the left hand part of the sky, while another planet with an orbiting moon hangs on the right. The image is watermarked with "www.innerspaceonline.com 2006". InnerSpaceOnline.com is the source of this image. The artist has signed the image, but I can't make out the signature.
April 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Song: Kivutar
Artist: Värttinä
Album: Ilmatar (2000)
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTW1...

Note: Kivutar is a Finnish goddess of pain and suffering.
Kivutar
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April 7, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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I regret to report that of the first batch of seeds we planted a month ago, only three banana peppers are still alive. I gave the rest a decent burial today, by which I mean I added them to the compost tumbler. 🙂 I'm a little bummed, but I expected to have some setbacks, so I'm not too discouraged.
April 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Song: Maa Ei Kerro ("The Earth Doesn't Tell")
Artist: Värttinä
Album: Vihma (1998)
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWBF...
Maa ei Kerro
YouTube video by Värttinä - Topic
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April 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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Song: Ottajat (Literally "Takers," but probably more like "Suitors." I think.)
Artist: Värttinä
Album: Kokko (1996)
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kJZ...
Värttinä - Ottajat
YouTube video by Avi
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March 24, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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The seeds we planted a few weeks ago are starting to sprout! This picture shows some of the tomato seeds we planted. Our broccoli and pepper seeds have started sprouting as well. W00T! 🙂
An egg carton filled with moistened soil. Eight of the slots have small green sprouts emerging from the soil.
March 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Song: Kannunkaataja ("The Tippler")
Artist: Värttinä
Album: Aitara (1994)
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDEs...
Kannunkaataja
YouTube video by Monstera Deliciosa
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March 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Song: Kylä Vuotti Uutta Kuuta ("The Village Awaits the New Moon")
Artist: Värttinä
Album: Seleniko (1992)
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Zt...
Kylä Vuotti Uutta Kuuta
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March 19, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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You're looking at the very beginning of what I hope will become the Berry family garden! Today we started off by planting tomatoes, broccoli, and both hot and sweet banana peppers. (Jonathan loves his peppers, so you can guess which ones he planted. 😀) Further bulletins as events warrant!
Six egg cartons filled with moistened soil are sitting in front of a window, illuminated by the late afternoon sun. Four of them are on a bench covered with white plastic, while the other two are on a small stand that is a few inches taller than the bench.
March 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Song: Grey Ghost (live)
Artist: Mike Doughty
Album: Smofe + Smang: Live in Minneapolis (2002)
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_Hj...
Grey Ghost
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March 8, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Song: The Champion
Artist: Mike Doughty (with Laura Lee Bishop and MC Frontalot)
Album: Stellar Motel (2014)
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4ed...
The Champion (feat. MC Frontalot & Laura Lee Bishop)
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March 7, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Song: Sunshine
Artist: Mike Doughty
Album: The Flip is Another Honey (2012)
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP9T...
Mike Doughty - Sunshine
YouTube video by MikeDoughtyVEVO
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March 6, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Song: Na Na Nothing
Artist: Mike Doughty
Album: Yes and Also Yes (2011)
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8nr...
Na Na Nothing
YouTube video by Mike Doughty - Topic
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March 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Song: (You Should Be) Doubly (Gratified)
Artist: Mike Doughty
Album: Sad Man Happy Man (2009)
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2B8...
[You Should Be] Doubly (Gratified)
YouTube video by Mike Doughty - Topic
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March 4, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Last night Adrienne and I attended a fundraiser for Hilliard schools. They'd hired a pair of pianists to play requests in exchange for donations. So I paid them to play "Never Gonna Give You Up," thereby rickrolling hundreds of people at once. I regret nothing.
March 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Song: Put It Down
Artist: Mike Doughty
Album: Golden Delicious (2008)
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HP0...
Put It Down
YouTube video by Mike Doughty - Topic
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February 26, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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Song: Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well
Artist: Mike Doughty
Album: Haughty Melodic (2005)
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1Xa...
Looking At the World from the Bottom of a Well
YouTube video by Mike Doughty - Topic
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February 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Song: So Far I Have Not Found The Science
Band: Soul Coughing
Album: El Oso ("The Bear") (1998)
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCXj...
So Far I Have Not Found the Science
YouTube video by Soul Coughing - Topic
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February 24, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Song: Lazybones
Band: Soul Coughing
Album: Irresistible Bliss (1996)
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3I6...
Lazybones
YouTube video by Soul Coughing - Topic
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February 21, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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Song: Casiotone Nation
Band: Soul Coughing
Album: Ruby Vroom (1994)
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUF1...
SOUL COUGHING-Casiotone Nation
YouTube video by marisilence
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February 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM