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• Post #4458307

  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings A tent that stayed up in 30 mph gusts and stayed dry in a downpour; Made progress on a craft project; Spent most of the day visiting with old friends who live out of state.

• Post #4387893

  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings for Tuesday Was able to help a junior colleague at work; Music at the park! Dancing to jazz, blues, whatever a pick-up band that seemed largely saxophones with a bass and a piano felt like playing! The rosy-fingered sunset, shared with my sweetie.

• Post #4371909

  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings from Monday Bonus time with my sweetie in the morning: it was raining too hard for me to comfortably walk to/from the train station, so he gave me a ride to work! Rain had cleared for the commute home, and even the city had the after-the-rain smell. Sweetcorn for dinner.

• Post #4353120

  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings from Sunday: Took part in a neighbourhood music jam. Lots of Beatles, some Grateful Dead, some songs that were new to me. MUCH more fun than when I tried last year, not knowing more than 4 chords. This time even managed to bring out an attempt at tremolo on the #mandolin when we played "Ripple". Marked the August harvest with homemade corn muffins (with sweet corn mixed in) and the first beefsteak tomatoes from my deck garden. Yum! And my sweetie,...

• Post #4148791

  Soon. #garden #tomato

• Post #4103190

  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings Birthday dinner with my mom; Birthday dinner with my niece; 4 generations at one table.

• Post #4009984

  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings for Monday A dear friend who lived two hours' travel from me got a new home in my neighbourhood! We celebrated with facon, lettuce, and tomato sandwiches made with the first heirloom tomatoes of the season! We finished the meal with strawberry shortcake from a new local bakery.

• Post #3594640

  Sour M*A*S*H #HashTagGames #HillBillyTVShows

• Post #3593514

  Reflecting Pool jello for your Independence Day celebration! Posted by @annenc@bsky.social; photographer unknown #ReflectingPool #IndependenceDay

• Post #3331982

  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings from Monday An after-dinner walk with my sweetie in gorgeous weather, holding hands; An actually good day at the office; A hibiscus plant that just keeps making more blossoms!

• Post #2543579

  When Marshawn (no last name given) testified against Tennessee's racial gerrymander, he pulled no punches. It's 2:40 of powerful speech. And he manages to end on a hopeful note. Well worth a listen. https://youtube.com/shorts/P58otkVgZ2U?si=4710mrarNa16p2qE (with thanks to Sherrilyn Ifill, @sifill on Bsky) #USPol

• Post #2543577

  Cartoon by Nick Anderson. #USPol

• Post #2500373

  And since something I posted yesterday about trans people emigrating from the US to Canada has gotten many boosts, here's more of the rage-inducing #USPol that makes leaving the US so attractive for many folks: "NYU Langone Health has become the first known hospital to face a federal criminal subpoena connected to the provision of gender-affirming care for transgender youth." https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/05/12/nyu-langone-health-transgender-gender-affirming-care/

• Post #2447385

  Y'all already heard that Canada has decided that Canadian citizen can pass, retroactively, from parent to child for more than one generation -- so that if your parent, or grandparent, or great-grandparent was Canadian, you can get Canadian citizenship. (And if you didn't know that, look at https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/dual-citizenship-eh-under-new-law-millions-of-americans-may-now-also-be-considered-canadian and https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/ser...

• Post #1975626

  A new (to me) #phishing #scam: you get an email that legitimately, actually, genuinely, really, is from PayPal. The scam is in the subject line, which says something like "Pending charge of 875.78 USD for international purchase. Questions? Call 866-555-1212." It works because whoever initiates a transaction can write the subject line. And for scammers, it's worth it to send a rupee or forint your way to generate the email that just might unlock your PayPal account --...

• Post #1794306

  Get this! The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has recognized "reproductive autonomy" as a fundamental right guaranteed by the state constitution. That means that the law that kept Medicaid from paying for abortions has been thrown out! 🎁: https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/abortion-pennsylvania-constitutional-right-court-allegheny-reproductive-health-20260420.html?utm_source=social&utm_campaign=gift_link&utm_medium=referral

• Post #1656231

  9. There is a future in which we don’t fight at all, and on our deathbeds, this is our greatest regret. - from the Hugo-shortlisted "10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days" by Samantha Mills. Read it at https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/10-visions-of-the-future-or-self-care-for-the-end-of-days/

• Post #1492602

  The main event I've seen for No School / No Work / No Spending May Day in Philly is a 4pm rally at City Hall.

• Post #1410674

  I haven't seen much chatter about this, with under two weeks to go : Indivisible and other groups are planning a one-day general strike on Friday, May 1st. Yep, that's May Day, long dedicated to workers' rights. This hasn't been getting the attention that the three big No Kings demonstrations have. But if you've been wondering what to do next beyond standing in a crowd holding signs, maybe one day of economic action should be on your radar. No work - no school - no shopp...

• Post #703177

  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings from Friday: Making progress getting ready for the year's Big Project at work; My cat seems to be feeling a lot better now that he's getting treated for an ear infection; Friday night dinner at home with my sweetie.

• Post #703176

  I have had a #GoBag packed and ready for at least 13 years. I know this because today when I checked it I found a pouch of trail mix with a best-by date in 2013. 😳

• Post #703175

  Originally from @AlZheimer, with alt-text added: #security #linux

• Post #610668

  NPR's piece today about screen time is framed as being about helping kids experience the real world, but it also applies for anyone trying to get away from doomscrolling. https://www.npr.org/2026/03/06/nx-s1-5737901/dopamine-kids-parenting-screens

• Post #610666

  In the "post the info you want to read" department: Once upon a time, a bat sanctuary cared for a 33 year old flying fox, who couldn't fly on his own anymore. So the people there lifted him up and carried him around so he could flap his wings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRnlUUvCTTs #baturday

• Post #610662

  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings A weekend visit from a dear friend; The cats' first time back outdoors in about 2 months; The humans' first time having a meal al fresco in about 3 1/2 months.

• Post #400112

  This week from the Internet of Insecure Things: someone trying to figure out how to use a game controller to drive his robot vacuum around found himself with access to data from thousands of vacuums: live camera feeds, audio, home maps, IP addresses, etc. https://www.popsci.com/technology/robot-vacuum-army/ #IoIT #InternetOfInsecureThings

• Post #384331

  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings Boneheaded stubbornness, used for good; Outdoor lighting; Sledding! After sunset sledding! (Sledding, with my sweetie, for what was likely the first time in a decade. We got a foot of snow last night, but $#@! Zoom meant that I got stuck in work meetings anyway. A half hour before sunset we decided that it was worth investigating whether the local sledding hill was lit at night. Woot!)

• Post #195797

  Opinion piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Saturday Feb 1, by Jane Esberg: "I am a scholar of authoritarian politics at the University of Pennsylvania. I research and teach about repression and censorship. The Trump administration is engaged in state terror. And, in a page ripped from the autocrat’s playbook, they are trying to convince us that the victims deserve it." https://share.inquirer.com/69h1dM #USPol #PhiladelphiaInquirer

• Post #183979

  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings from yesterday: Made it to my bluegrass jam, even though I didn't have use of a car; Supportive folks who let me recover after a fumble with my first-ever attempt to lead a song at a jam. ("'She'll be coming round the mountain' oh wait not supposed to sing and solo at the same time...") Happy double-takes received when I started having fun with the lyrics in real- time the way I want to be able to with the tune. ("She'll be wal...