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Cartoon of 2 chocolate rabbits. One with a bite off its behind saying, "My butt hurts" and the other missing its ears saying, "What??"
April 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Happy #Caturday!

Text from Yuval Noah Harari's book, "Sapiens."

Photo by Thomas Stephan
4. An ivory figurine of a 'lion-man' (or ‘lion-ess-woman') from the Stadel Cave in Germany (c.32,000 years ago). The body is human, but the head is leonine. This is one of the first indis-putable examples of art, and probably of religion, and of the ability of the human mind to imagine things that do not really exist. 4. An ivory figurine of a 'lion-man' (or ‘lion-ess-woman') from the Stadel Cave in Germany (c.32,000 years ago). The body is human, but the head is leonine. This is one of the first indis-putable examples of art, and probably of religion, and of the ability of the human mind to imagine things that do not really exist.
April 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Happy #Caturday!

Luis Wain "Cat's Nightmare" 1904
A drawing of two cats tucked in bed with their eyes wide open as 13 owls, perched all around the bed, stare at them.
March 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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My aplogies, @tomzohar.bsky.social, if I've broken a sacred seal by cross-posting something you haven't shared here yet. But, it is just too good. 🤣
A screen grab of a quote tweet from Tom Zohar responding to a tweet that asks, "How did we go from Brat Summer to Hitler Winter" with a pic of Liza Minelli from the film Cabaret with a blank speech bubble.
February 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but....

#kaiju #godzilla #atat #starwars
Gray and white graphic depicting the minimum ice thickness for safe usage ranging from ice fishing to Godzilla.
January 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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#OctaviaButler
Cover of Octavia Butler's book Dawn. A drawing of a Black woman lying back on large flat pods, arms crossed over her chest and eyes closed.
January 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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#thebonepeople #kerihulme
Cover of the book, The Bone People by Keri Hulme.
January 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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#Dhalgren #samuelrdelany
Cover of Samuel R Delany's sci-fi novel Dhalgren depicting a large orange orb (moon? sun?) Looming over decrepit cityscape.
January 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Happy #Caturday

The Tabby Toboggan Club
Louis William Wain (1860-1949)
Vintage drawing of lots and lots of cats sledding down a snowy hill.
December 28, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Cover of the book " Tthe Female Man" by Joanna Russ. A woman with short curly brown hair in black pants and shirt with her hands on her hips.
December 26, 2024 at 10:51 PM
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Mac Jaffe "Krampus with cat" 1901

#caturday #krampus #crimbo
Drawing of white cat holding furry horned krampus monster doll in mouth.
December 22, 2024 at 3:27 AM
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Happy #Caturday
Stunning photo by @eddieutrata.bsky.social
Head-shot of black kitty with yellow eyes that match the walls in the background.
November 16, 2024 at 4:41 PM
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Met this dude on my morning walk in Saratoga Springs.
Statue of Pan with a wooded hill behind it. Sun rising over the hill. Close up of statue's face.
November 15, 2024 at 2:09 PM
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Just finished listening to @nicolaz.bsky.social's Menewood, narrated by the lovely Pearl Hewitt. I didn't want it to end. Beautiful, tragic, and luscious.
Cover of book. A drawing of a white woman with reddish brown hair holding a staff. Medieval banners with a boar and a Raven fly in the background.
October 19, 2023 at 7:11 PM