rosamundi

StillIRise1963, 20 days ago to random

Nothing like successfully unclogging sinks and tubs.

rosamundi, 23 days ago to random

Everyone who was under that thunderstorm last night/early this morning should be allowed to sack the day off and go back to bed.

kim_harding, 1 month ago to random

Grizzly bears were pillaging farms. Could a canine keep them away?
https://www.science.org/content/article/grizzly-bears-were-pillaging-farms-could-canine-keep-them-away
Researchers test whether guard dogs could keep growing number of bears off Montana farms

rosamundi, 1 month ago to random

A reminder to UK people - you need photo ID to vote https://www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/photo-id-youll-need

If you need a voter ID card because you don't have other acceptable ID, you need to apply by 5pm on 24th April to be able to vote in the 2nd May local government elections https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate

davidallengreen, 1 month ago to random

Happy birthday to me: cakes are in the kitchen.

rosamundi, 2 months ago to random

UK people, are you registered to vote? Local elections in May in England, and there'll be a general election shortly. You'll need photo ID as well.
Register: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
Free voter ID: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate

llamasoft_ox, 2 months ago to random

Bucket portraits

#Defaidodon #SheepOfMastodon

It's the head and shoulders of a large fluffy sheep viewed from above as he eats food out of a red bucket. It's Lucky! His head fills the bottom half of the picture pretty much but we can't see his face as it's buried in the bucket eating. His ears aren't as big as Brambles' but they still extend over the sides of the bucket. You can see a hint of pink and black on the tops of his ears but they are mostly covered in white fur. The rims of his ears are visibly whiter and hairier. The wool on top of his head is curly; higher up we see the wool on his neck is less curly and open in parts allowing a view down to the surface of the sheep.
It's another large white sheep viewed from above, eating from a green bucket - it's Skippy! Again we can't see his face as he is busy stuffing himself. His head is in the lower half of the picture and he's slightly off-centre with respect to his bucket, a bit off to the left. His ears are smaller than those of Brambles or Lucky and would probably fit in the bucket if he were centred. Each ear has one spot and one ear tag on it. His head looks hard and large, because it is, and he uses it to maintain his position as boss of the flock. His wool is shorter than that of some of the fluffier boys but it is quite dense. He smells gently of ram.
An overhead view of a very fluffy white sheep eating from a yellow bucket - it's Panda! His head is at the bottom of the image and it's slightly off-centre with respect to his bucket, off to the right a bit. We can't see any features of his face, as he is stuffing himself, but we can just see the odd tuft of extra wool he has on his forehead. We can't see his little ears at all as they are obscured by his voluminous, fluffy fleece. From this angle he looks like a big fluffy egg. A fluffy egg you'd want to cuddle.

auschwitzmuseum, 2 months ago to Israel

21 March 1925 | An Italian Jew, Sergio Mieli, was born in Rome.

He arrived at Auschwitz on 23 October 1943 in a transport of 1,035 Jews deported from Rome. He did not survive.

#Auschwitz #Birkenau #Holocaust #Shoah #Jews #history #Germany #otd

rosamundi, 2 months ago to random

Disband the Home Office.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/04/afghan-youth-orchestra-refused-visas-for-tour-of-england-days-before-first-gig

rosamundi, 3 months ago to random

My dude. Do not use ChatGPT (a Large LANGUAGE Model full of bullshit), to calculate your TAXES.

rosamundi, 3 months ago to random

There's some really good advice here about cantering for non-drinkers at corporate events.
#sobriety
https://joinclubsoda.com/hub/catering-alcoholfree-events/

rosamundi, 3 months ago to random

"the person who said, or rather typed, offhandedly “people should bike more” really means all people need to bike everywhere under all circumstances and is callously indifferent to people who: live in Siberia and can’t bike through -40 blizzards; are physically unable to cycle; can’t afford bikes; and let us not forget those who have bicycle-related trauma. Which is why anyone who could say “people should bike more” is a fascist who needs crushing."

https://lithub.com/rebecca-solnit-how-to-comment-on-social-media/

iamcanehdian, 3 months ago to science

Accurate. The resurgence of a disease we got rid of lays squarely on the shoulders of idiots. #antivax #antivaxxers #stupid #stupidity #science #education #sheeple

rosamundi, 3 months ago to FiberArts

Reddit #sewing people stop suggesting altering the tension as the first step in sewing machine troubleshooting challenge 2024.
(It's never the tension. You've threaded it wrong).

rosamundi, 3 months ago to cricket

This is a glorious redemption arc for Tom Hartley #Cricket #INDvsENG

rosamundi, 4 months ago to london

In #London, fewer than 1 in 3 #cycle trips are made by women. Nine out of ten women said they have experienced verbal abuse and aggression while #cycling in London. We want freedom to ride. https://lcc.org.uk/campaigns/womens-freedom/

rosamundi, 4 months ago to random

Fiddlesticks and flapdoodle

rosamundi, 4 months ago to random

Those behind Liz Truss’s short term premiership shouldn't be handed rewards for failure, with a long term job-for-life in parliament. Sign @electoralreform's call to replace the unelected Lords with a smaller elected chamber. https://action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/133708/petition/1?locale=en-GB&en_chan=tw&en_ref=266941802&utm_source=twitter_share

rosamundi, 4 months ago to random

"nearly 99% of respondents to an official consultation said they were happy with kilos and litres." That's one in the eye for the brexit ultras who thought the country was gagging to bring back pounds and ounces.

I cook and sew in imperial, because my mum taught me those things and that's how she learned. I do everything else in metric because that's what I learned in school. Schools haven't taught imperial measurements since the 1980s.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67795075

nic, 5 months ago to random Welsh

Newydd weld set o missions #Ingress gyda’r enw mwya eironig erioed.

rosamundi, 5 months ago to random

Blew the dust off the blog, gang.

Have some introductory #sobriety thoughts. https://rosamundi.org/blog/2023/12/572-days/