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deirdres

@deirdres@aus.social

Survived 40 years in tech, been having opinions online even longer. She/her

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Seems like every university in the US has forgotten the Vietnam protests and Kent State. People are going to die at the hands of university presidents.

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After a few restful days, Cookie is back to trying to eat trash on the streets. Probably fitting that she almost went out because of a digestive disorder. Her vet notes say, ‘patient has a history of dietary indiscretion’

Trash is truly her passion no matter what I feed her.

A Cavalier King Charles spaniel poking her head from the stairs

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@skinnylatte i bet there’s a huge market for trash flavored dog food

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Introducing the kid to another classic

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@paul I know - I attended UCSC my frshman year not long before this came out, and later traveled extensively to and finally lived in the Bay Area, until I departed for Aus in 2030. It’s a weird slice of nostalgia.

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@paul the kid’s reaction was “That’s a weird 80s movie.”
Ps I love that carousel, and its twin in SF. Wasn’t there another film where the bad guy dies impaled on a (non-existent) unicorn horn on the SC one? Maybe the Clint Eastwood thing filmed ~1983?

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Dammit dammit dammit. We have another sick cockie. Not as far gone as the other, but it looks like our local flock is heading the way of some others in the area - “You can scarcely find a healthy bird in the flock” said the wildlife carer of nearby groups.

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@Ooze Psittacine beak and feather disease

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Aussie Gargoyle

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window studies

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I’m really confused here — what is the three-pronged thing?

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@melissabeartrix @deirdres ah! Thanks. Good to know. Seems like a well equipped bathroom!

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The royal Easter show is on soon ... Am I going ... Is this one of those years I go ... Who knows ... Giggles

Hugz & xXx

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@melissabeartrix I’ll have a friend visiting from the US — she must experience chook washing

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IOW, at least 20% of Americans have the analytic abilities of a sea slug https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/14/taylor-swift-biden-psyop-conspiracy

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I am floof

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Kooka convo (they appear to be friends)

Two kookaburras sit together in a branch, making their characteristic cackling noise

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And in "no shit, Sherlock" news: "Contrary to the belief that RTO boosts company value, the analysis revealed that RTO mandates are more likely in firms with poor recent stock performance and have had no significant impacts on firm profitability or stock-returns. Moreover, a notable drop in employee job satisfaction was observed, further questioning the efficacy of these mandates."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/qhamirani/2024/01/26/ceos-are-using-return-to-office-mandates-to-mask-poor-management/?sh=1dcd98b26c2b

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Harvested for tonight’s salad: arugula, sorrel, mesclun, tiny toms, and marigolds. I’ve never seen an arugula plant get so large horizontally - usually they get leggy, bloom, and bolt.

An arugula plant about 50cm across, growing among other foliage

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If only I could get them to take off the dead ones! (NB he didn’t eat it - just yanked it off and tossed it.)

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I unjustly maligned the possums - the cockies are definitely eating my sunflowers.

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View to from a helicopter

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Special visitor this morning. This is not my usual friend Pea Soup, but another possibly unattached male King parrot

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1st and 2nd sunflowers of the summer

Shot from above of a short, robust sunflower plant with huge green leaves and a small bright yellow bloom facing the sky

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Damn it. Some rogue feral cat from the hood came in thru the cat door and sprayed somewhere. It’s overwhelming. Where can I get incense at this hour? Anyone got a recipe for DIY incense I can make with cumin, cottage cheese, and vinegar, or something? This is a dire situation. I may not make it to the mountaintop with you.

deirdres,
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@shoq simmer cinnamon stock cardamom pods whatever you’ve got in water on the stove

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Also accurate

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Lots of love-in-a-mist

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