Ellen S Wilds
@webmouse.bsky.social
IRL I grew up in South Carolina, lived in the DC area until I retired to the Maryland mountains after years as a government employee, historic reenactor and childbirth teacher.
ISL I am part of the 1929 Berlin Project where I play several characters.
ISL I am part of the 1929 Berlin Project where I play several characters.
What exactly is light?
Animal? Vegetable? Mineral? Gas? Liquid? Solid?
Animal? Vegetable? Mineral? Gas? Liquid? Solid?
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
What exactly is light?
Animal? Vegetable? Mineral? Gas? Liquid? Solid?
Animal? Vegetable? Mineral? Gas? Liquid? Solid?
Listening to "The Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler, 1993.
Disturbingly prescient.
Maybe I should rewatch "V For Vendetta."
Disturbingly prescient.
Maybe I should rewatch "V For Vendetta."
October 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Listening to "The Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler, 1993.
Disturbingly prescient.
Maybe I should rewatch "V For Vendetta."
Disturbingly prescient.
Maybe I should rewatch "V For Vendetta."
I don't believe in The Rapture, but if you sincerely believe that you are on the list I am certain that your pride will ensure you are left behind.
September 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I don't believe in The Rapture, but if you sincerely believe that you are on the list I am certain that your pride will ensure you are left behind.
I have returned to blogging at
inannabarrowstone.blogspot.com
inannabarrowstone.blogspot.com
inannabarrowstone.blogspot.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I have returned to blogging at
inannabarrowstone.blogspot.com
inannabarrowstone.blogspot.com
Ukraine has become a live-action ad for the best military tech in the 21st century.
August 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Ukraine has become a live-action ad for the best military tech in the 21st century.
Simple Goals At My Age
Upon re-evaluating my priorities -- and taking into account all the things I can not control -- I have set my new goals as:
(1). Avoiding a dowager hump
(2). Getting up from the floor no hands
(3). Keeping body, mind & soul nourished.
Benign & simplistic. I'm old.
Upon re-evaluating my priorities -- and taking into account all the things I can not control -- I have set my new goals as:
(1). Avoiding a dowager hump
(2). Getting up from the floor no hands
(3). Keeping body, mind & soul nourished.
Benign & simplistic. I'm old.
July 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Simple Goals At My Age
Upon re-evaluating my priorities -- and taking into account all the things I can not control -- I have set my new goals as:
(1). Avoiding a dowager hump
(2). Getting up from the floor no hands
(3). Keeping body, mind & soul nourished.
Benign & simplistic. I'm old.
Upon re-evaluating my priorities -- and taking into account all the things I can not control -- I have set my new goals as:
(1). Avoiding a dowager hump
(2). Getting up from the floor no hands
(3). Keeping body, mind & soul nourished.
Benign & simplistic. I'm old.
My three Buddhas bow to the sun.
July 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
My three Buddhas bow to the sun.
Does Buddhism allow for schadenfreude?
July 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Does Buddhism allow for schadenfreude?
You can expect scared hungry people to behave like grizzly bears in similar circumstances.
June 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
You can expect scared hungry people to behave like grizzly bears in similar circumstances.
WuWei is best defined as inspired spontaneity.
April 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
WuWei is best defined as inspired spontaneity.
So it was never about high prices.
April 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
So it was never about high prices.
A country that can not be trusted can never be great.
March 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A country that can not be trusted can never be great.
Does anyone actually believe Pete Hegseth quit drinking?
March 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Does anyone actually believe Pete Hegseth quit drinking?
Businessmen have no place in politics and politicians have no place in business.
March 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Businessmen have no place in politics and politicians have no place in business.
Velveeta Voldemort has fully divided the USA, but he's done wonders for unifying everyone else.
March 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Velveeta Voldemort has fully divided the USA, but he's done wonders for unifying everyone else.
We are becoming a society where absolutely nothing matters.
March 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We are becoming a society where absolutely nothing matters.
Before you worry that gay parents will raise gay kids, remember that all the LGBTQ you know had straight parents.
March 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Before you worry that gay parents will raise gay kids, remember that all the LGBTQ you know had straight parents.
@repjasmine.bsky.social
I want Jamie Raskin, Jasmine Crocker and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes to take the Democratic lead and shake some shit up.
I want Jamie Raskin, Jasmine Crocker and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes to take the Democratic lead and shake some shit up.
March 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
@repjasmine.bsky.social
I want Jamie Raskin, Jasmine Crocker and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes to take the Democratic lead and shake some shit up.
I want Jamie Raskin, Jasmine Crocker and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes to take the Democratic lead and shake some shit up.
March 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Today I am indulging in Chinese fantasy films:
Legend of the Demon Cat
Painted Skin Resurrection
Forbidden Kingdom
Seeking that inner Zen
Legend of the Demon Cat
Painted Skin Resurrection
Forbidden Kingdom
Seeking that inner Zen
February 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Today I am indulging in Chinese fantasy films:
Legend of the Demon Cat
Painted Skin Resurrection
Forbidden Kingdom
Seeking that inner Zen
Legend of the Demon Cat
Painted Skin Resurrection
Forbidden Kingdom
Seeking that inner Zen
We return to the days of "the ugly American" when our native arrogance and self-entitlement infuriate all we meet.
February 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We return to the days of "the ugly American" when our native arrogance and self-entitlement infuriate all we meet.
I was thinking about getting a Zen garden -- the kind with a rock and a little plant surrounded by white sand.
And then I looked at my cat and decided against it.
And then I looked at my cat and decided against it.
February 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I was thinking about getting a Zen garden -- the kind with a rock and a little plant surrounded by white sand.
And then I looked at my cat and decided against it.
And then I looked at my cat and decided against it.
Just remember as Captain Chaos destroys our country that we are now forbidden the sin of empathy.
February 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Just remember as Captain Chaos destroys our country that we are now forbidden the sin of empathy.
Way past toasted. Now totally baked.
January 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Way past toasted. Now totally baked.