Pagan_Animist

Pagan_Animist, 14 hours ago to random

Did I remember to tell you my Ostrich Fern broke the surface of the planter on Mother’s Day?

I’m so excited!

I took my over wintered fern out that day for the start of acclimatizing it too.

Soon it will join the other two ferns outside in the shade!

Adam_Cadmon1, 18 hours ago to fallout

Imagine growing up in a bunker and everyone you know growing up in that same bunker only to learn your dad is 200 years old, the ultimate Company man and the world had been shaped to fit the desires of that Company? #Fallout

epiceneVivant, 18 hours ago to random

It dawns on me:

While Coursera wears a mask of academia, all the quizzes & tests are softballs because they don't want to fail anyone. They're selling a product, which is this cert, and they want everyone to pass so as customers we have a Positive Experience and go back to buy another cert.

I just have to get to the end of it. I'm at no risk of failing. There's no academic rigor to this at all, because capitalism.

webuiltthiscity, 22 hours ago to animals

Today's #whippet and #greyhound blog post: Enzo is still faster than Comet (5 months old) (2024) 🐕❤️ #DogsOfMastodon
https://rocketsnacks.tumblr.com/post/750392996903714816

davidtoddmccarty, 22 hours ago to random

I really do think I would move if Trump is elected. Not just because of that. But it would be too much. I’m still thinking Barcelona. My wife and I talked about visiting today, to see if it’s a good fit.

Of course I have no idea if they would have us.

LALegault, 22 hours ago to random

I unlocked a new internet understanding, guys making shit up and calling it their “philosophy.”

tristansnell, 23 hours ago to random

Who records a conversation with their boss?!?

People who are paying out of pocket to cover something up for their boss — and want to make sure their boss pays them back, that’s who.

Pagan_Animist, 1 day ago to random

Good morning!

I think I might’ve found my first definitely AI generated image.

These HANDS!

I’ve been around people in their 80’s and 90’s my entire life. I know a woman that is 104.

I’ve never seen ANYONE with hands that looked like they belonged on a desiccated corpse.

Pagan_Animist, 1 day ago to random

This is the first Mother’s Day I have ever felt it was a day for me, and not just my Mom.

I’ve been missing her every Mother’s Day for 35 years.

Today was a very good day.
My daughter and son in law came to visit, they brought me purloined lilacs, and we got the patio looking a lot neater.

I managed to get in some begonias too.

I hope everyone had a good day, and a reason to smile.

blogdiva, 1 day ago to Health

another one from The Hill, this one about RFK Jr now being demonized by Republicans as a threat to Trump.

can we agree he isn't so much a political threat but a cypher for the mental #health of USA's political class and the citizens who parasocially elect them?

#politics #psychology #sociology

oddshapedmarbles, 2 days ago to random

Fellow people who are still genuinely #CovidCautious, particularly those who are also single, live alone, and have basically lost your entire (already small) social circle over the last few years because no one else is taking any precautions anymore (...just me?).....: How are you keeping life worth living these days? I must admit I'm struggling.

#CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne

inquiline, 2 days ago to random

Academia can be an incredibly small world. Reflecting on how a protesting professor scuffed up by cops I just saw in a news story, I haven't seen or thought much about since he generously let me sleep on his air mattress when I was in his town for a conference in 2005 or 2006, a lifetime ago

Fuck the university for giving me this occasion to recall a former colleague

Pagan_Animist, 2 days ago to random

I am home, relaxing.
Trying to relax, anyway.

I’m having my first coffee of the day. It’s made with fresh beans, ground right before brewing with my aeropress.

Grass-fed milk.
It’s pasteurized, of course.

It’s breakfast. 😳 At 7 pm.

I won’t mention this to my nutritionist.

I’m rather frayed this week.
I deserve some slack.

I need some, even if undeserved.

Daughter is coming tomorrow.

That will be nice. More than nice.
It will be wonderful. ❤️
I’m grateful.

RickiTarr, 3 days ago to random

So, what's the thing, what's the big thing no one can help you with? How do you cope with it?

BootsChantilly, 4 days ago to random

A must-read.

Texas isn't the only state pushing for an end to no-fault divorce--Nebraska, Mississippi, & Louisiana are, too, & many more will follow. Red states want to trap women in pregnancy & in marriage, & they don't care how many of us die as a result. They're misogynists & abusers, & they want to take us back to a time when (white) men had all the power & we had none. #GOP #WarOnWomen #NoFaultDivorce https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/09/no-fault-divorce-texas-republican-gop-crowder/?ref=shedissents.us

RickiTarr, 4 days ago to random

Where do you live and how do you feel about it?

Obviously, don't tell me exactly where you live, no actual addresses please! You can be as vague as you like.

I live in Central Missouri in the U.S.

Pros:

This is an absolutely beautiful place, green rolling hills, lots of rivers, lakes, ponds, and natural springs, cool caves to explore.

Lots of farming here, so great access to quality fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, and dairy.

It's relatively inexpensive to live here compared with other states, because it's a "flyover".

I'm close enough to three major cities, that it's an easy day trip, and I'm about halfway to anywhere in the U.S.

We have one of the best Conservation departments in the U.S. and this is one of the few things that is a bipartisan issue. Lots of awesome nature programs that are free or cheap, state parks, conservation areas, bird watching, hunting, boating, foraging available to everyone.

Cons:

Yeah, it's a big one, it is a RED STATE, while a lot of the cities are blue, there is a large rural population, that votes red. Abortion is not legal here. People often vote against their own self interest.

While I'm not against responsible gun ownership, lots of people aren't responsible, and people have access to guns that definitely should not.

We have very few employee protections here, while the cost of living is relatively low compared with other places, it's taken years to get to a $12 minimum wage, and it's still not enough.

Glastomichelle, 4 days ago to random

What a gorgeous start to the day here in Glastonbury. Golden sky, mist below, birds singing. #heaven

Pagan_Animist, 4 days ago to random

I am really enjoying the process of semi-planning my art journals.

Materials, fixatives I don’t already have, printing decorative paper rather than paying for it sheet by sheet. I don’t get the selection I would in a campus or art store but it curtails my budget.

I purchased two necessary background cursive stamps, En & Fr, some archival ink, a corner rounder, (!) copy paper and blank card stock.
The sorting of embellishments is next.
The creative process is starting!

Daojoan, 4 days ago to random

It is a mistake to treat any social media platform as a personal diary. Some thoughts should be kept for you - and you alone.

McAwmcmillan, 5 days ago to chemistry

This is part of the 2nd paragraph and keeps escalating each new paragraph
“I mean, this was definitely not planned. It was just supposed to be the removal of these shelves full of strange-sounding names, and so I’m sorry for whatever damage they’ve had and sorry they had to be evacuated,” https://ksltv.com/639989/holladay-homeowner-apologizes-to-neighbors-for-home-explosion/
#chemistry

MNNHNewsEnglish, 17 days ago to random

BREAKING: "Entitled" millennials and zoomers seem to think life should be about more than just paying bills and dying, but experts aren't so sure