Torsade
@torsade.bsky.social
I have three blogs on WordPress, Torsade Literary Space, Memories of a Midwestern Family, and The Cartoon House. I draft my fiction and poetry, post my cartoons, and write about my garden.
I had a pair like that.
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I had a pair like that.
The USDA website (and others presumably), makes it an official govt statement that the Dems have refused to vote for SNAP. There hasn't been a standalone vote on continuing funding for SNAP. Nothing prevents Republicans from scheduling a vote on a bill that Democrats have proposed, but they won't.
November 3, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The USDA website (and others presumably), makes it an official govt statement that the Dems have refused to vote for SNAP. There hasn't been a standalone vote on continuing funding for SNAP. Nothing prevents Republicans from scheduling a vote on a bill that Democrats have proposed, but they won't.
October 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM
October 29, 2025 at 4:17 AM
#Caturday
Here's Imp. He, or a sibling, turned on the kitchen faucet last night, and the water was running I don't know how long. Fortunately, in climbing onto the windowsill, the culprit kicked the faucet onto the cold setting and the stopper was not in the sink.
Prime youngster catting!
Here's Imp. He, or a sibling, turned on the kitchen faucet last night, and the water was running I don't know how long. Fortunately, in climbing onto the windowsill, the culprit kicked the faucet onto the cold setting and the stopper was not in the sink.
Prime youngster catting!
October 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
#Caturday
Here's Imp. He, or a sibling, turned on the kitchen faucet last night, and the water was running I don't know how long. Fortunately, in climbing onto the windowsill, the culprit kicked the faucet onto the cold setting and the stopper was not in the sink.
Prime youngster catting!
Here's Imp. He, or a sibling, turned on the kitchen faucet last night, and the water was running I don't know how long. Fortunately, in climbing onto the windowsill, the culprit kicked the faucet onto the cold setting and the stopper was not in the sink.
Prime youngster catting!
October 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
#powers #ancientspell
I came across this book while doing research. Are there any practitioners out there, who can save the world?
I came across this book while doing research. Are there any practitioners out there, who can save the world?
September 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
#powers #ancientspell
I came across this book while doing research. Are there any practitioners out there, who can save the world?
I came across this book while doing research. Are there any practitioners out there, who can save the world?
#cats #kittens #ferals
Here are Elf and Imp, Imp (black and white, front) getting to be a beefy boy even though he's just shy of five months. Their older brother Duncan, born last year, is in the background. Elf and Imp are the two from the litter who remain hissy and run away from contact.
Here are Elf and Imp, Imp (black and white, front) getting to be a beefy boy even though he's just shy of five months. Their older brother Duncan, born last year, is in the background. Elf and Imp are the two from the litter who remain hissy and run away from contact.
September 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
That Truth Social image the president-thing uses reminds me of this. (Melvin Belli on Star Trek)
September 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
That Truth Social image the president-thing uses reminds me of this. (Melvin Belli on Star Trek)
#kittens #cats
This is Sprite. She was born in May, and should be five months old by the end of September. I didn't know how I was going to catch her before she matures to the dangerous age, but the weather surprised her with "cold", and she came inside voluntarily, along with her brother Pixie.
This is Sprite. She was born in May, and should be five months old by the end of September. I didn't know how I was going to catch her before she matures to the dangerous age, but the weather surprised her with "cold", and she came inside voluntarily, along with her brother Pixie.
September 12, 2025 at 5:09 AM
#TheLastofUS #DVD #planetEarth
I've watched the first season, and it's great! Streaming media is a big user of data centers, that take billions of gallons of cooling water, and are so dangerous to the planet. Lots of entertainment is available on DVD or CD. Watch offline, and don't transmit data.
I've watched the first season, and it's great! Streaming media is a big user of data centers, that take billions of gallons of cooling water, and are so dangerous to the planet. Lots of entertainment is available on DVD or CD. Watch offline, and don't transmit data.
August 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
#TheLastofUS #DVD #planetEarth
I've watched the first season, and it's great! Streaming media is a big user of data centers, that take billions of gallons of cooling water, and are so dangerous to the planet. Lots of entertainment is available on DVD or CD. Watch offline, and don't transmit data.
I've watched the first season, and it's great! Streaming media is a big user of data centers, that take billions of gallons of cooling water, and are so dangerous to the planet. Lots of entertainment is available on DVD or CD. Watch offline, and don't transmit data.
#SpaceShuttleColumbia
A video showed up in my YouTube feed, and this phenomenon was something I had never seen in any account of the Columbia disaster. Whatever the cause, it's sad and strange.
I didn't save a link, but it's from WFAA in Dallas, Texas (why the time given is Central Time)
A video showed up in my YouTube feed, and this phenomenon was something I had never seen in any account of the Columbia disaster. Whatever the cause, it's sad and strange.
I didn't save a link, but it's from WFAA in Dallas, Texas (why the time given is Central Time)
July 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
#SpaceShuttleColumbia
A video showed up in my YouTube feed, and this phenomenon was something I had never seen in any account of the Columbia disaster. Whatever the cause, it's sad and strange.
I didn't save a link, but it's from WFAA in Dallas, Texas (why the time given is Central Time)
A video showed up in my YouTube feed, and this phenomenon was something I had never seen in any account of the Columbia disaster. Whatever the cause, it's sad and strange.
I didn't save a link, but it's from WFAA in Dallas, Texas (why the time given is Central Time)
July 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
July 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#cats #kittens #feral
The Bobfather.
Shot thru the screen so as not to disturb them, since they're all pretty feral. Feral Bob (his proper name) is over 10 yrs old and has survived plenty of fights, and fathered dozens of kittens, no doubt. This year he's keeping a guard over his family.
The Bobfather.
Shot thru the screen so as not to disturb them, since they're all pretty feral. Feral Bob (his proper name) is over 10 yrs old and has survived plenty of fights, and fathered dozens of kittens, no doubt. This year he's keeping a guard over his family.
July 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
#cats #kittens
This is either Sprite or Pixie. They both have a dark tabby pattern, and may both be girls. The other two are Elf and Imp, one mostly black coat, and one black and white, and these two may be boys. They're about 8 weeks old and their mother Bertina hasn't completely weaned them.
This is either Sprite or Pixie. They both have a dark tabby pattern, and may both be girls. The other two are Elf and Imp, one mostly black coat, and one black and white, and these two may be boys. They're about 8 weeks old and their mother Bertina hasn't completely weaned them.
June 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
#mygarden #whatsbooming #poppies #pollinators
I discovered that rainwater collects in the flower, just where it has black markings. The closeup shows the reflections of the water. Maybe oriental poppies attract pollinators by luring them with a drink.
I discovered that rainwater collects in the flower, just where it has black markings. The closeup shows the reflections of the water. Maybe oriental poppies attract pollinators by luring them with a drink.
May 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
#mygarden #whatsbooming #poppies #pollinators
I discovered that rainwater collects in the flower, just where it has black markings. The closeup shows the reflections of the water. Maybe oriental poppies attract pollinators by luring them with a drink.
I discovered that rainwater collects in the flower, just where it has black markings. The closeup shows the reflections of the water. Maybe oriental poppies attract pollinators by luring them with a drink.
#mygarden #cats #whatsblooming
My Vagabond clematis, and a yellow columbine, with colorful foliage in the foreground, and a visiting cat.
My Vagabond clematis, and a yellow columbine, with colorful foliage in the foreground, and a visiting cat.
May 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
#mygarden #cats #whatsblooming
My Vagabond clematis, and a yellow columbine, with colorful foliage in the foreground, and a visiting cat.
My Vagabond clematis, and a yellow columbine, with colorful foliage in the foreground, and a visiting cat.
#spiders #nature #curiosity
A closeup from a picture I took, of a crab spider on milkweed, imitating a new flower. The flowers do have spiky parts jutting out when they first appear. The camera flash seems to have illuminated the eyes and some leg spots. (Spider: What the hell?)
A closeup from a picture I took, of a crab spider on milkweed, imitating a new flower. The flowers do have spiky parts jutting out when they first appear. The camera flash seems to have illuminated the eyes and some leg spots. (Spider: What the hell?)
May 17, 2025 at 4:05 AM
#spiders #nature #curiosity
A closeup from a picture I took, of a crab spider on milkweed, imitating a new flower. The flowers do have spiky parts jutting out when they first appear. The camera flash seems to have illuminated the eyes and some leg spots. (Spider: What the hell?)
A closeup from a picture I took, of a crab spider on milkweed, imitating a new flower. The flowers do have spiky parts jutting out when they first appear. The camera flash seems to have illuminated the eyes and some leg spots. (Spider: What the hell?)
