Melinda R. Cordell
@rosefiend.bsky.social
I beg your pardon ... I'm going to promise you a rose garden!
Retired Horticulturist looking for freelance writing work. Chicken wrangler, pedant, general goofball.
Retired Horticulturist looking for freelance writing work. Chicken wrangler, pedant, general goofball.
Oh that's right, I forgot. Man, I'd like to hang out again with you and the gang but times have been challenging lately.
October 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Oh that's right, I forgot. Man, I'd like to hang out again with you and the gang but times have been challenging lately.
Aw! I miss you too. Also wish we lived near you guys in Minnesota, even if it gets a million degrees below zero there.
October 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Aw! I miss you too. Also wish we lived near you guys in Minnesota, even if it gets a million degrees below zero there.
me rn hanging out in my hidey-hole
October 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
me rn hanging out in my hidey-hole
How awful. I really feel for them.
October 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
How awful. I really feel for them.
I keep having to trim the feathers on Ms. Floof's face so she can see a little better. All the chickys are running around off in the distance and she's standing around trying to figure out where they went!
October 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I keep having to trim the feathers on Ms. Floof's face so she can see a little better. All the chickys are running around off in the distance and she's standing around trying to figure out where they went!
I still do, THEY ARE SO DANGED ADORABLE!!!!1!!
October 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I still do, THEY ARE SO DANGED ADORABLE!!!!1!!
Thanks for this! This was growing at one of the gardens I tended in St. Joe and I got starts of it and never knew what it was until now.
August 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Thanks for this! This was growing at one of the gardens I tended in St. Joe and I got starts of it and never knew what it was until now.
Waiiiiiiiiiit, were you on LiveJournal???????
August 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Waiiiiiiiiiit, were you on LiveJournal???????
As if he'd pay us peons any amount of money.
February 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
As if he'd pay us peons any amount of money.
If you leave the wrappers on, we can shoot them at undesirables.
February 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If you leave the wrappers on, we can shoot them at undesirables.
Every time he opens his mouth, a turd comes out
February 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Every time he opens his mouth, a turd comes out
Got any cannons?
February 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Got any cannons?
How in the hell does that goofball even have a writing job? I have a bunch of wicked smart friends who have sense and can write their way out of a paper bag. Why don't they give one of my friends this job? Jeeeee-sus Ch-r-ist.
February 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
How in the hell does that goofball even have a writing job? I have a bunch of wicked smart friends who have sense and can write their way out of a paper bag. Why don't they give one of my friends this job? Jeeeee-sus Ch-r-ist.
Reposted by Melinda R. Cordell
Here’s an excellent old school video on how to establish a relationship with your elected officials & lobby them more effectively.* In my four decades in Washington, this is the best “how to” lobbying video I’ve ever seen. I’ve used it to train activists across the country.
* Your results may vary.
* Your results may vary.
Calling your reps is only the 1st step. This excellent old Amnesty International advocacy video gives very practical next steps for turning that call into a relationship. It also offers great tips on how to keep the pressure up until you get what you want. This should be mandatory for civics class.
How to lobby your elected representatives
YouTube video by SKT DCA
youtu.be
January 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Here’s an excellent old school video on how to establish a relationship with your elected officials & lobby them more effectively.* In my four decades in Washington, this is the best “how to” lobbying video I’ve ever seen. I’ve used it to train activists across the country.
* Your results may vary.
* Your results may vary.
BAY-ON-EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETS!!!!!
a man with a beard is standing in front of a group of soldiers in uniform .
Alt: COL. CHAMBERLAIN YELLING "BAY-ON-ETTS!!" ON LITTLE ROUND TOP AT GETTYSBURG BECAUSE THE 20TH MAINE IS OUT OF BULLETS AND THE DAMN REBS ARE CLIMBING THE HILL TOWARD THEM, BUT THEY'LL BE DAMNED IF THEY'RE GOING TO LET THE SOBS BREAK THROUGH THEIR LINE!!! KICK THEIR ASSES, 20TH MAINE!!!
media.tenor.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:23 AM
BAY-ON-EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETS!!!!!
Lucky! All I see on my walk is the white blinding glare of the everlasting arctic tundra that has planted itself here for the last month!!! Help!!!!
Maybe I should get out of Missouri lol.
Maybe I should get out of Missouri lol.
February 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Lucky! All I see on my walk is the white blinding glare of the everlasting arctic tundra that has planted itself here for the last month!!! Help!!!!
Maybe I should get out of Missouri lol.
Maybe I should get out of Missouri lol.
Whew! Glad you caught her in time.
February 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Whew! Glad you caught her in time.