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long weekend selfie
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black and white image of a tired-assed middle-aged mostly-caucasian hipster doofus taking a selfie in a motorcycle side mirror. he is wearing a flannel shirt, windsor frame eyesglasses, and a stocking cap
spent the weekend checking in on my parents after their town was hit by (positively massive) hail and a tornado.
i was so relieved to discover that they were left mostly untouched when neighbors had totaled cars, broken windshields, broken roofs. hail did end up piercing their roof in one spot, but thankfully no water got through.
the hail did do some damage to my dad’s gigantic truck, which is a bit of a point of contention. he hasn’t been able to walk well since his stroke last year, let alone drive, and yet he keeps holding on to that truck. i want him to have a rehabilitation goal to work toward, but watching it rust in the driveway while they continue to pay insurance on it seems like such a waste. same with his motorcycle, the mirror of which you can see here.
since i didn’t have broken glass to clean up or windows to board up, i was able to do some cleaning for my mom, who is really overworked right now. there’s a balancing act between letting her cede enough control to be able to do things for her, keeping her easily-bruised pride intact, and keeping my cool with her distractability and avoidance dances. it’s slow work getting there, one piece at a time, but we are building to something.
i’m in a quiet place in my own life at the moment, but i know i need to take a lesson from my interactions with my mom - stop avoiding things, stop being too proud to ask for help. it’s time to unpack some tasks for myself so i can do better for them as they need more help.
anywho, that’s-a-me, that’s where i am. maybe next time you’ll get some pics of my still-intact lego creations i unearthed in their attic instead of my wrinkled-assed mug.
i was so relieved to discover that they were left mostly untouched when neighbors had totaled cars, broken windshields, broken roofs. hail did end up piercing their roof in one spot, but thankfully no water got through.
the hail did do some damage to my dad’s gigantic truck, which is a bit of a point of contention. he hasn’t been able to walk well since his stroke last year, let alone drive, and yet he keeps holding on to that truck. i want him to have a rehabilitation goal to work toward, but watching it rust in the driveway while they continue to pay insurance on it seems like such a waste. same with his motorcycle, the mirror of which you can see here.
since i didn’t have broken glass to clean up or windows to board up, i was able to do some cleaning for my mom, who is really overworked right now. there’s a balancing act between letting her cede enough control to be able to do things for her, keeping her easily-bruised pride intact, and keeping my cool with her distractability and avoidance dances. it’s slow work getting there, one piece at a time, but we are building to something.
i’m in a quiet place in my own life at the moment, but i know i need to take a lesson from my interactions with my mom - stop avoiding things, stop being too proud to ask for help. it’s time to unpack some tasks for myself so i can do better for them as they need more help.
anywho, that’s-a-me, that’s where i am. maybe next time you’ll get some pics of my still-intact lego creations i unearthed in their attic instead of my wrinkled-assed mug.
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I would have also accepted Sun Tzu
@artwells "All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we don't have to attack, we don't attack; when using our forces, we must careen about like a drunk teenager in mom's SUV; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are near; when far away, we must make him believe we are far away."
monday
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The tigers, vain and aggressive, turn into a pool of golden ghee, which is a type of clarified butter common in India.
Gas prices are killing the donut community.
oscars sinners in NOLA
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some folks who were in or worked on sinners at our watch party in NOLA
You're in NOLA?! If you're able, go to Turkey and the Wolf and get a fried bologna sandwich. Or go to Mahogany Jazz Hall and have some absinthe.
or both
@bencmeissner we didn’t get to Turkey and the Wolf, but I’ll put it on the list for next trip.
Suburban Springtime
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Two mangled shopping carts, seen atop a melting mountain of snow in a parking lot.
Two mangled shopping carts emerge from the melting mountain of snow in our local BJs (it's like Costco) parking lot in suburban Massachusetts.
Raindrops on roses, and snow plows and shopping carts...
Great photo.
Great photo.
Later, the unfortunate shoppers who were also caught in the snow plow impact also emerge from the snow.
Soundtrack: Grieg’s _Morning Mood_
For the Gooners
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*checks notes* I'm sorry, this is NOT for the gooners. It says "GO ON"
https://www.phillips.com/detail...
https://www.phillips.com/detail...
WNB
Would you like some tea, father?
#FFU
This may not be safe for viewing at work.
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Color photograph of a soccer match; a player in maroon is struck full in the face by a soccer ball. Two other players on his team are nearby. The ball has deformed to the extent that it looks like a hemisphere rather than a sphere. Behind him is a blond player in black at full extension, having kicked the ball.
source: https://www.theguardian.com/football...
West Ham's Konstantinos Mavropanos gets absolutely blooted in the face by Man City's Erling Haaland. (Marked NSFW at @joost's request; it's an action shot of a soccer game and safe for work.)
West Ham's Konstantinos Mavropanos gets absolutely blooted in the face by Man City's Erling Haaland. (Marked NSFW at @joost's request; it's an action shot of a soccer game and safe for work.)
One of my most vivid soccer-playing memories is this happening to my teammate Neal and his glasses flying about 12 feet behind his head.
And the goalie's thinking, "there, but for the face of Mav, go I."
Was this posted on Facebonk?
NOLA Oscars watch party
the 1st J.C. Penney Store, in Kemmerer, WY
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in response to this: https://mltshp.com/p/1RM6N
This is the "1st" J.C. Penney store, by which I mean that it was the 1st actual store instead of being operated out of a house. You can't miss it - it's on J.C. Penny Drive in the Historic J.C. Penny District in a *very* small town in Wyoming. (Also one of my very favorite areas/towns in Wyoming - I've thought about retiring nearby someday.)
For old cemetery aficionados the town also has one of the better old mining cemetery/monuments I've seen.
This is the "1st" J.C. Penney store, by which I mean that it was the 1st actual store instead of being operated out of a house. You can't miss it - it's on J.C. Penny Drive in the Historic J.C. Penny District in a *very* small town in Wyoming. (Also one of my very favorite areas/towns in Wyoming - I've thought about retiring nearby someday.)
For old cemetery aficionados the town also has one of the better old mining cemetery/monuments I've seen.
I didn’t explore the town much, but I did spend a couple days there digging up fossil fish once.
@crazyunclejoe YES what fun!! Literally right now I've been spending weeks cleaning up a fossil stingray from there to give as a gift to my BFF - I've spent months over my career working in some "special places" (no public access) so I've got a pretty good collection. I'd really like to drag my husband to one of those pay to dig quarries one day though!! When I was in high school my dad announced that he and I were going on a "special fishing trip" and we drove and drove and drove - I thought we were going to Jackson to fish one of the lakes or the river but instead he took me to Kemmerer to do just what you did, and I loved it *so much*. Hope you really enjoyed it too!
(Also got the worst sunburn of my life the first time I spent a week there working because I completely underestimated just how much the sun would bounce off all that white rock, lol.)
(Also got the worst sunburn of my life the first time I spent a week there working because I completely underestimated just how much the sun would bounce off all that white rock, lol.)
Aren't we all so lucky to live in such an amazing world, right?!
This may not be safe for viewing at work.
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Photo of a cat but only its head is visible it looks like the cats body is buried or submerged but I believe it's peering over a step and the colour of the ground makes it look like the cat is partially buried
I just got fired from the decatpitation factory!
@ba
👏👏👏👏
👏👏👏👏
Keiler Roberts
Uly's getting a sister.
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A black and white dog snuggling with a toy.
Getting her from a shelter in Texas. She’s almost a year old and is a Poodle/Blue Heeler mix. I grew up with cattle dogs so I am excited.
Uly just turned two. He see/runs/plays with his buddies (two pit bull mixes and occasional other neighborhood dogs) almost daily on his morning walk, but even after that he has so much energy and could use a pal.
Looking forward to meeting her!
Uly just turned two. He see/runs/plays with his buddies (two pit bull mixes and occasional other neighborhood dogs) almost daily on his morning walk, but even after that he has so much energy and could use a pal.
Looking forward to meeting her!
Spoiler
Iceland, 1900
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Men on and off horseback contemplate what looks to be the spine of a whale which is in the middle of a large field, mountains are visible in the background
Saw this image at work at Flickr Commons and was like "What is the story there?" Wound up writing a whole Wikipedia article about the photographer.
Those whale vertebra. Humongous!
One of the odd details about Fallout 76 is there are whale skeletons here and there in very unlikely places (like in a hidden room underground in a mine).
Link?
autoresponse
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vintage still of a boy saying "What's that got to do with my knob?"
We had "Bedknobs & Broomsticks" on VHS, and I watched it so many times as a kid.
Don't get left behind!
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
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youtube video: part one of /noclip's "the making of disco elysium". the preview screen features lead writer and designer robert kurvitz, set before one of the oil paintings in the game, depicting the cityscape of revachol (a fictional poverty-stricken seaside town in a country decimated by war). to the right of kurvitz is the text "the making of disco elysium" and below that "part one: foundations"
/noclip has been working on a multi-part documentary about the making of disco elysium, directly interviewing the writers, artists, and coders of the game. part five was released recently, and i believe one or two more are in the pipeline.
if you're at all interested in the chaotic development of this monumental game, i think you'll love this series.
playlist of all released episodes so far:
https://www.youtube.com/watch...
if you're at all interested in the chaotic development of this monumental game, i think you'll love this series.
playlist of all released episodes so far:
https://www.youtube.com/watch...
The and of the Baskerville
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A backwards-oriented ampersand in metallic material and color visible against a black background with a ruler positioned underneath it, indicating that it's approximately .6mm wide.
High resolution scan of a Baskerville punch (the positive that gets pressed into something to make a negative that can then be used to cast an individual font character).
Many more at source.
Source: https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view...
Many more at source.
Source: https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view...
it's not always good to be king
emotional weather report
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Love me a good stress nap
WHo knew Hulk was a Tom Waits fan?
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Colour Divides, 2025, shot on Google Pixel 6. Photograph: Robby Ogilvie, UK winner, Open Competition, Object, Sony World Photography Awards 2026.
Is that a mark 2 Ford cortina?
If so, then that car is almost 60 years old.
And even though the photographer is from the UK, I suspect that the location of this shot is somewhere with a drier environment.
If it was the UK, we'd be looking at a 60 year old pile of rust sitting in the gutter.
If so, then that car is almost 60 years old.
And even though the photographer is from the UK, I suspect that the location of this shot is somewhere with a drier environment.
If it was the UK, we'd be looking at a 60 year old pile of rust sitting in the gutter.
@roonie apparently it's in front of Cape Town’s Bo-Kaap Museum.
Because someone took an almost identical picture of the scene in 2018: https://unsplash.com/photos...
Because someone took an almost identical picture of the scene in 2018: https://unsplash.com/photos...
@scruss I almost copied you in, "scruss will know"!
Complete Penneys at East Mall
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"The Complete Penneys at East Mall opens tomorrow at 10 a.m.
Penneys
OPENING CEREMONY BEGINS ΑΤ 9:45 Α.Μ.
What's this new Penneys? It's a hip hairdo for mom in our luxurious new Beauty Salon... a really great ride-lawn mower for dad...the latest flare-leg fancy jeans for junior to sport about town...groovy LP's for the teeny bopper... a toy for the toddlers, and that's only the beginning!
So take out your pencil and check them as you go...smart new fashions for all the family, shoes, accessories, cosmetics, candy, books, records and tapes, greeting cards, fins jewelry and diamonds, typewriters, toys, hobbies, bikes, sporting goods, television, stereo, radios, tapa recorders, fine furniture, appliances, carpeting, housewares, home decor, paint, tools, hardware, garden equipment, and more. Plus a Beauty Salon, Coffee Shop, Decorator Center, Catalog Center, Camera Shop. And before long, there'll even be a complete Penney Auto Center with tires, batteries, accessories expert repair service.
Open Nights! Shop new East Mall Penneys 10 am to 9:30 pm. Monday thru Saturday.
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Penneys"
Penneys
OPENING CEREMONY BEGINS ΑΤ 9:45 Α.Μ.
What's this new Penneys? It's a hip hairdo for mom in our luxurious new Beauty Salon... a really great ride-lawn mower for dad...the latest flare-leg fancy jeans for junior to sport about town...groovy LP's for the teeny bopper... a toy for the toddlers, and that's only the beginning!
So take out your pencil and check them as you go...smart new fashions for all the family, shoes, accessories, cosmetics, candy, books, records and tapes, greeting cards, fins jewelry and diamonds, typewriters, toys, hobbies, bikes, sporting goods, television, stereo, radios, tapa recorders, fine furniture, appliances, carpeting, housewares, home decor, paint, tools, hardware, garden equipment, and more. Plus a Beauty Salon, Coffee Shop, Decorator Center, Catalog Center, Camera Shop. And before long, there'll even be a complete Penney Auto Center with tires, batteries, accessories expert repair service.
Open Nights! Shop new East Mall Penneys 10 am to 9:30 pm. Monday thru Saturday.
88 00
Penneys"
source: https://www.reddit.com/r...
were all the other Penneys merely partial ones?
@dreyfusslugado my initial reaction was Incomplete Penneys?
Moving Along
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Working on a somewhat surrealist drawing, of a table, with a coupla chairs, a checked table cloth, some side portals.
This drawing started on a gifted piece of 9 X 12, gray Canson Paper. It started with colored pencils, which are no match for the base color of the paper. Went to pastels, then I got really ill, got better, now I have returned to this. It is very small for pastel work. I prefer big, big, white paper. Still thinking this through.
These are chalk pastels.
Beaver eating cabbage
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Snowmageddon
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A photograph of the recent snow in Minneapolis. The left side of the photo shows the side of my house, with concrete on the bottom and wood siding above. A glass block window is at ground level with a covered water spigot beside it. There is a gate for a wooden fence in the middle of the picture, with a snow covered pine tree to its right. In the foreground in front of the tree is deep snow that was not there yesterday. The sidewalk leading to the gate is clear in the photo, though it likely is no longer clear.
There was zero snow yesterday afternoon.
This particular spot reminded me of my youth in a pine covered yard in northern Minnesota. My neighbors or sometimes just me would build great snow forts under the snowy pine boughs.
This particular spot reminded me of my youth in a pine covered yard in northern Minnesota. My neighbors or sometimes just me would build great snow forts under the snowy pine boughs.
There is quiet and there is fresh snow quiet
@mcmjolnir ++
We’re out of town, what was the total from that storm?
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...and one was implanted by the Tyrell corporation
Chewie has seen some shit
"Us, waiting for the world to get better."
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My partner just took this photo from our porch and sent it with the title text.
/same