'Tis a gift to be simple, 'tis a gift to be free.
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Curated absurdities, fascination with the World's Largest Balls of Twine, Peace through Surrender.
On the celebration of the Winter Solstice, we light a candle for America.
December 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
On the celebration of the Winter Solstice, we light a candle for America.
Well done, faithful servant of the people.....
December 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Well done, faithful servant of the people.....
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My mantra trying to eat a little healthier during the holidays: just because you Pelican doesn’t mean you Peli-should.
📷: Mark Smith
📷: Mark Smith
December 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
My mantra trying to eat a little healthier during the holidays: just because you Pelican doesn’t mean you Peli-should.
📷: Mark Smith
📷: Mark Smith
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Jen and I are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
December 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Jen and I are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
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The funniest thing you'll read today
![pamela handrick - Five years ago I lost my husband David. I miss him every day... especially when I think about the cheese fries he ate on the way home and never told me about. [pic of husband at younger age]
david hendrick replies - For the love of God, Pamela! ate ONE order of cheese fries without you and I've been 'dead to you' ever since!
pamela hendrick replies - Sometimes still feel like he's in the room with me.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lxm3v43kiuo4gdun45a4zivh/bafkreie2nr2spyxngpcf36dp6nqthj2tcpithnewn4ncaifnoemli2hgve@jpeg)
December 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The funniest thing you'll read today
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
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So true
Pathetic
December 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
So true
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Eating out of the earthquake kit again.
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Eating out of the earthquake kit again.
Humor IS resistance.
December 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Humor IS resistance.
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“No pleasure, no rapture, no exquisite sin greater... than” kettle corn.
December 10, 2025 at 4:56 AM
“No pleasure, no rapture, no exquisite sin greater... than” kettle corn.
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@banditelli.org!!! 75 years old? #Birds
The Ancient Birds of Santa Barbara and Beyond
Some birds live surprisingly long lives.
www.independent.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
@banditelli.org!!! 75 years old? #Birds
Since we're handing out bullshit awards....
December 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Since we're handing out bullshit awards....
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The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
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happy bday English writer Evelyn Underhill, b.1875.
"For lack of attention a thousand forms of loveliness elude us every day."
"My growth depends on my walls coming down."
"Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience."
"For lack of attention a thousand forms of loveliness elude us every day."
"My growth depends on my walls coming down."
"Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience."
December 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
happy bday English writer Evelyn Underhill, b.1875.
"For lack of attention a thousand forms of loveliness elude us every day."
"My growth depends on my walls coming down."
"Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience."
"For lack of attention a thousand forms of loveliness elude us every day."
"My growth depends on my walls coming down."
"Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience."
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This battle has gone on far too long, my sweet friend.
I’m hoping to help broker a cease-fire today.
I’m trying to stop the bleeding for good.
I’m asking you to cross lines in the war.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/battle-lin...
I’m hoping to help broker a cease-fire today.
I’m trying to stop the bleeding for good.
I’m asking you to cross lines in the war.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/battle-lin...
Battle Lines: A Message to Those Who Self-Harm
This is a message to all the brave, exhausted soldiers out there doing battle right now, those waging a silent, internal civil war.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This battle has gone on far too long, my sweet friend.
I’m hoping to help broker a cease-fire today.
I’m trying to stop the bleeding for good.
I’m asking you to cross lines in the war.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/battle-lin...
I’m hoping to help broker a cease-fire today.
I’m trying to stop the bleeding for good.
I’m asking you to cross lines in the war.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/battle-lin...
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I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
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No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
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My dad starts radiotherapy today so it's a good day to remind my dudes to get yourselves checked for prostate cancer 👍
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
My dad starts radiotherapy today so it's a good day to remind my dudes to get yourselves checked for prostate cancer 👍
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An ideal Thanksgiving afternoon indie gem: Peter Hedges’s PIECES OF APRIL (2003) — now playing the Criterion Channel in our Family Reunions collection!
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
An ideal Thanksgiving afternoon indie gem: Peter Hedges’s PIECES OF APRIL (2003) — now playing the Criterion Channel in our Family Reunions collection!
I went to check on our unpaid interns at WLBOTT HQ. They said something about smoked turkey, but I must have misheard. Anyhow, they seem to be in a good mood.
Happy Thanksgiving, BlueSky!
Happy Thanksgiving, BlueSky!
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I went to check on our unpaid interns at WLBOTT HQ. They said something about smoked turkey, but I must have misheard. Anyhow, they seem to be in a good mood.
Happy Thanksgiving, BlueSky!
Happy Thanksgiving, BlueSky!
If I may offer a ray of hope in these dark days.... The Austin Lounge Lizards remind us "We've Been Through Some Crappy Times Before".
youtu.be/DrB77DLw8sY
youtu.be/DrB77DLw8sY
We've Been Through Some Crappy Times Before
YouTube video by Austin Lounge Lizards - Topic
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November 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
If I may offer a ray of hope in these dark days.... The Austin Lounge Lizards remind us "We've Been Through Some Crappy Times Before".
youtu.be/DrB77DLw8sY
youtu.be/DrB77DLw8sY
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The Bob the Builder of the avian world.
Weaver birds are talented builders. They are known for their intricate nest-weaving behavior, building extravagant oval nests, often over water.
#birds #weavers #architect #nestweaving
Weaver birds are talented builders. They are known for their intricate nest-weaving behavior, building extravagant oval nests, often over water.
#birds #weavers #architect #nestweaving
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The Bob the Builder of the avian world.
Weaver birds are talented builders. They are known for their intricate nest-weaving behavior, building extravagant oval nests, often over water.
#birds #weavers #architect #nestweaving
Weaver birds are talented builders. They are known for their intricate nest-weaving behavior, building extravagant oval nests, often over water.
#birds #weavers #architect #nestweaving
Some late fall morning glories.... We beat the frost! (Central Texas)
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Some late fall morning glories.... We beat the frost! (Central Texas)
Good morning, Blue Sky! Sending good vibes from....
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Good morning, Blue Sky! Sending good vibes from....