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peachfront

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Senior parrots, birds, birding, rock swaps, crystals & stone-cutting. Sometimes I write funny dialogue for the birds in your photographs. I read books, & I vote!

Formerly known as Peachfront on Twitter & Instagram, & Amethyst Qu on Medium.

Haven't owned peachfront.com domain in years but you may find my old trip reports at peachfront.diaryland.com.

Pro Tip: Diaryland does not have any www's.

#birds #crystals #photography #fedi22 #books #writing #selfpublishing #birding #nature

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peachfront, to Birds
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If you have fish breath, you're in trouble, my friend.

dannotdaniel, to HashtagGames
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🎶
when your dad's in the news
and the big bond is due
cocaine

when your charity's done
and you're all outta funds
cocaine

#AwkwardMomentsASong
#HashTagGames
#TrumpIsBroke

video/mp4

peachfront,
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@dannotdaniel

you might be today's winner of the internet...

peachfront, to Birds
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A new cutie offered to be my friend...

Noisy because he appeared around sunset & the ISO was sky high

sarahf, to bookstodon
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Had enjoyed 's , but halfway through "The Song of Achilles", I think I like it even better. Not a joke to adapt "The Iliad" and retell it in this way.

@bookstodon

peachfront,
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@sarahf @bookstodon

The Song of Achilles is a wonderful book!!!!!!!

i do like it better & considering how good Circe was, that's saying a lot but my heart really went out to Patroclus

thomasfuchs, to random
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There's 44 billion reasons one can deservedly criticize Musk.

Taking drugs for depression and/or being addicted to a drug (both of which are mental health issues) isn’t one of them.

peachfront,
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@thomasfuchs

respectfully disagree

i & some others may feel it's only right to mock fascists who hold power over our lies for being in denial about who they are-- this man thinks he's our genetic superior so yes he can be mocked when it's proved he's subject to the same illnesses as anyone

fascists can & do mock us mercilessly for needing drugs for issues like depression, chronic pain, etc. + work relentlessly to destroy the lives of those who can't get them legally

mock at will, i say

GottaLaff, (edited ) to legal
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1/…

has been unable to get bond for $464 million judgment, his lawyers say

In a filing to an appeals court, Trump's attorneys said getting the bond needed to halt proceedings while they appeal is a "practical impossibility." https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-unable-get-bond-464-million-judgment-lawyers-say-rcna143860

peachfront,
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@GottaLaff

whodda thunkit? the guy convicted of lying about having zillions of dollars doesn't even have 464 millions of dollars, which is way less than those billions he said he had, too bad so sad, i vote for NY to seize his buildings for a quick sale to settle some of these debts

🍾 🍿 🙂

GottaLaff, to random
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To clarify. Via Rupar:

Ian, you're wrong. I watched the speech. Eric unpacks the relevant context here. It's a very odd look to be spinning for like this.

Eric Columbus:

Wise conway thread below about Trump's "bloodbath" remarks. And per @metzgov transcription Trump said the effect on the car industry would be "the least of" the effects of the "bloodbath for the country." This is the opposite of just talking about cars.

Me: Here's the thread:

peachfront,
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@GottaLaff

good thread from Conway, thanks for sharing it

peachfront, to photography
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Can you name this waterfall in just one note?

stevesilberman, to random
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Good news: New boosters coming in the spring for folks over 65, and entirely new vaccines coming in the fall. https://www.statnews.com/2024/02/28/covid-spring-booster-recommendation/?utm_source=threads&utm_campaign=threads_organic&utm_medium=social

peachfront,
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@stevesilberman

will Medicare & private insurance plans be required to cover it?

JoshuaHolland, to random
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Republicans are trying to legalize the murder of brown people.

https://www.axios.com/2024/02/27/arizona-gop-bill-rancher-migrant-kill

peachfront,
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@JoshuaHolland

FFS i don't care how many bills Arizona GOP f'wits pass, it is not legal under our Constitution to kill people "on suspicion" of anything much less a summary offense like "trespassing"

feds should step in & start arresting these pro-lynching politicos for conspiracy to murder/deprive people of their civil rights (ala Mississippi) since they're doing this right in public

Arizona GOP can't legalize lynching anymore than they can legalize any other premeditated murder

FeralRobots, to random
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Can we organize a brigade to data-poison this monstrosity?
https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/26/inkitt-ai-publishing-37-million/
@weirdwriter | https://tweesecake.social/@weirdwriter/112004482214144880]

peachfront,
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@weirdwriter @bookstodon @FeralRobots

i don't know that anybody reads on Inkitt, tech bros like this kind of thing because they want to sell to credulous investors not because they think they're going to get any readers

AFAICT, nobody reads serial fic in English anywhere except wanna-be writers, so while Inkitt sorta does seem like a pyramid scheme, the writers do know what the (lousy) deal is in advance & it's on them if they publish there anyway

Likewise, to books
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Short Stories.

Love ‘em, hate ‘em, somewhere in the middle?

Years ago one of my dear friends (who is a huge bookworm) and I were talking. She told me she hated short stories. I can’t remember why or if she even told me a reason. This conversation has stuck with me, because I struggle with them- why? I have no idea. I have tried different tactics to overcome this. I am s l o w l y reading one now, but I don’t gravitate toward it (not the one pictured, but it’s one I really want to read if I can ever get there).

I’d love to hear your thoughts.
@bookstodon

peachfront,
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@Likewise @bookstodon

me, i love em but

lots of people tell me they hate em, esp. romance readers-- i get the idea that a lot of it is about the rather snappy abrupt endings you often get & the fact that the writer has to leave more about creating the world of the short story in the reader's mind, which apparently strikes some readers as a cheat

i like to read them myself but as a self publisher i rarely write them since my readers want novels or series

BrianJopek, to random
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Absolutely love this. I should get this on a hoodie.

peachfront,
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@BrianJopek

i probably should too, right now my hoodie is a picture of a Conure saying, "I will Poop on everything you love"

mastodonmigration, (edited ) to random
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So, private companies in the space business 🤷. Thursday a Texas based company called Intuitive Machines landed on the moon. It did not go smoothly. The live feed was abruptly halted. It was unclear what happened. Then the company said they were getting a faint signal. People speculated the spacecraft had tipped over. Hours later the company announced it was upright! Friday their stock jumped wildly, but after the market closed, they held a press conference, and said it had tipped over.🤔

peachfront,
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@mastodonmigration

private companies stealing what we've all funded & supported to line billionaire pockets is a betrayal of what the space program stood for

editor, to NewOrleans
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Good morning ! Nutria sighting — don't think I've seen one in City Park before @noladon

peachfront,
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@editor @noladon

that is indeed a nutria

there used to be a lot more of them around decades ago, to the point where they were trying to push bounties, nutria fur coats, and even nutria meat!

we have a lot more alligators now, maybe that helps control them?

altho i guess the only gators i've seen in Bayou St. John are the bitty ones (but haven't been around looking lately)

ronsboy67, to bookstodon
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TFW you're reading a mystery set in the UK written by a UK resident author and your keen detective abilities make you think "hmmmm, US edition?"🤔
@bookstodon

peachfront,
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@ronsboy67 @benetnasch @Rob_l @bookstodon

in the US we say "Business Class"

GottaLaff, to random
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cc: GOP Fascist Party

Via Kyle Griffin:

Breaking: Alexander Smirnov, the ex-FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens' dealings in Ukraine, has been re-arrested, according to his attorneys.

peachfront,
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@GottaLaff

awesome news

i thought it was bonkers to release him on bail in the first place when he's got ties to Russia & Russian money

kimlockhartga, to bookstodon
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@bookstodon Do you own any autographed books? If so, did you personally meet the author at a signing?

peachfront,
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@jessamyn @kimlockhartga @bookstodon

i would faint! definitely find that book!!!

theusasingers, to random
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Wrong NY Times, we’re not exhausted.

We are fired up, motivated, united, and ready to defeat Donald Trump and his MAGA cult once and for all.

The Blue Wave will inundate America and cleanse our beleaguered nation from their fascist Christian nationalist filth.

peachfront,
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@theusasingers

i'm not even going to give NYT the click because you know what? if "one Democrat" had actually said it, that person would have a name

IMO the NYT is just making up BS quotes to fill space & try for outrage clicks, screw that

StillIRise1963, to random
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I find it the height of fuckery that with knowing part of the U.S. Government is controlled by a foreign enemy, some assholes are talking about not voting.

peachfront,
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@brendo @StillIRise1963

dude, Biden is the most popular incumbent president since TFG

Biden is in fact the only incumbent POTUS since TFG

any statement about relative popularity in a class of one is a statement free of meaningful information

so

your explanation doesn't explain

peachfront,
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@brendo @StillIRise1963

the recent history of poll manipulation should have been enough to tell you there's only one poll that matters-- the actual f'n election

giving up because of "Polls" this far out -- even believing polls at this point in human history--is letting your mind being consumed by enemy propaganda--

skykiss, (edited ) to Ukraine
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’s security is our security. As allies, the UK & US fight aggression. We stand up for freedom. We stick by our friends. And we win. I urge the to continue its proud support for ’s fight against Putin’s aggression.

I am calling out the in Congress as Putin-owned who support overthrow of our government.

and republicans' open fealty to Putin, a hostile foreign intelligence agent, who is one of the most infamous cold-blooded killers in human history & wanted war criminal.

Mike Johnson & republicans are blocking a bill that would supply ammunition to soldiers, despite the widespread support in Congress and support of the American people. Showing the world that Republicans are anti-American & disloyal traitors to our allies and our constitution.

, where is treason weasel ? He's a communist loving traitor.

peachfront,
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@skykiss

don't know if Johnson GAF about communism, IMHO he's a straight-up white supremacist weasel> Russia has been funding white supremacy hate in this state since the days of David Duke

there's some evidence dug up by the press that Johnson takes dirty Russian money but don't hold your breath waiting for LA state police to investigate a white supremacist

they didn't even do anything about David F'n Duke, an open Klan leader, that was all the feds

Brandi_Buchman, to random
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https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trump-misses-supreme-court-deadline-to-fight-civil-immunity-from-jan-6-lawsuits/

peachfront,
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@Brandi_Buchman

refuse to pay your lawyers, watch your lawyers sort of passively aggressively forget to file things...

LET THE KETCHUP FLY!

🍿 🍿 🍿

KitMuse, to mysteries
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I have a question for #bookstodon I've been thinking about writing #cozy #mysteries
in line with the genres I already write. However, I write for fun and for my "happy place", I'm wondering if there has to be a murder in a cozy mystery or if I could deal with other crimes and if they can be written without all the frenetic/zany side characters? Is that a different mystery subgenre?

Thoughts appreciated.

@bookstodon #AuthorsofMastodon #WritersCoffeeClub

peachfront,
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@KitMuse @bookstodon

the usual caveat> write what YOU like but just don't label as cozy when it doesn't meet the reader's expectations for a cozy

we expect the cozy to have a murder solved by an amateur who encounters quirky characters along the way

there are other subgenres to choose from if you don't like those conventions

example: the caper> a jewel or art heist can eschew murder & the ensemble can have different skills instead of "quirks"

or someone else just said, historical mystery

doomscroller, to random
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"In the past six years alone we have consumed almost the equivalent amount of material as we did in the entire 20th century - 500 billion tonnes!"
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nadine-viel-lamare-2ab1355_our-consumption-is-completely-out-of-control-activity-7163481898592264193-sdBk
Report contain in linked post.
The circular economy is gaining popularity, but falling short on action

www.circularity-gap.world/2024

peachfront,
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@doomscroller

for how many decades have you done all the things like not have kids, not drive, work from home (by mail before there was an online), & raise a bit of your own food in the garden?

doubt it's as many decades as me because then you'd know from experience

"we" have decades of evidence that being the change is ego not action

it's "them," not "we," any sacrifice we make is stolen

stop falling for it

PS we've been online talking to each other for 30+ years not 6 yrs

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