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#RIP
This photo was a week ago, on Thanksgiving.
My Uncle Steve passed away this morning with Susan by his side after several years of miraculous recoveries from ailments large and small. Cancer being the main one.
4 times iirc.
We all just expected he'd live forever.
He was among the kindest and most generous people you could hope to meet. He treated my aunt and her extended family as if they were his own and from the moment we met him accepted him as one of us.
He was one of the funniest people you could ever hope to encounter.
May his memory be a blessing.
From front to back; my sister, her eldest, Uncle Steve and Aunt Susan. Susan is my mother's sister, the only surviving member of my mothers family.
This photo was a week ago, on Thanksgiving.
My Uncle Steve passed away this morning with Susan by his side after several years of miraculous recoveries from ailments large and small. Cancer being the main one.
4 times iirc.
We all just expected he'd live forever.
He was among the kindest and most generous people you could hope to meet. He treated my aunt and her extended family as if they were his own and from the moment we met him accepted him as one of us.
He was one of the funniest people you could ever hope to encounter.
May his memory be a blessing.
From front to back; my sister, her eldest, Uncle Steve and Aunt Susan. Susan is my mother's sister, the only surviving member of my mothers family.
wombatman70
Love to you and yours - long may his memory live!
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Product photo of an offline ChatGPT.
It's a branded magic 8-ball with a goatse logo. Answers typical of ChatGPT are shown
It's a branded magic 8-ball with a goatse logo. Answers typical of ChatGPT are shown
that logo is the uh Greatest Of All Time, see
ChatseGPT
Somebody needs to make this, I would buy one right now
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Photograph, at night, of a hand-stenciled white sign planted in the verge of a road. "He sold you / flowers / and ICE took / him".
"ICE took him" is underlined.
"ICE took him" is underlined.
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CDN media
Epic burn
Outstanding.
Poor guy, I mean Dye.
Being careless with liquid glass often leads to burns.
It is high comedy that the Wikipedia pages for Windows Vista/XP Aero interface and Liquid Glass reference each other.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
Do you think Facebook will soon roll out a big update that makes it look like 2004 MySpace?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
Do you think Facebook will soon roll out a big update that makes it look like 2004 MySpace?
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A woman in a blue dress stands dwarfed by the massive cliff face of ribbed, geometric vertical rock formations that she is looking at
Columnar joints!
We've got a load of this over in the Scablands, Frenchman Coulee is a big wall of it.
We've got a load of this over in the Scablands, Frenchman Coulee is a big wall of it.
Because you know I'm all about that basalt, 'bout that basalt, no trachyte.
@dreyfusslugado 👏
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A large anthropomorphic hot dogs gestures her mustard hands and says, "Breaking News," as a banner saying exactly that appears.
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Painted my breakfast this morning
"Oh, Hey Bert!".
Your breakfast is speaking to me!
I really love this.
“Morning, Peewee”
“MORNING MISTER BREAKFAST!”
“Can I have some Mr. T cereal?”
“MORNING MISTER BREAKFAST!”
“Can I have some Mr. T cereal?”
@BennyTheIcepick <3
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Comic Book-style Illustration
Headline: BANGUS
Drawing of a Saxophonist, Vibraphonist, and Drummer in colorful suits against a background of stylized cannabis leaves
Caption: B.A. Rosenblum - Tenor Sax; Tim Heuer - Vibraphone; Angus Forbes - Drums
Dec 10, 5-7 PM, The West Town Bakery, 100 Chicago Ave, Evanston
Headline: BANGUS
Drawing of a Saxophonist, Vibraphonist, and Drummer in colorful suits against a background of stylized cannabis leaves
Caption: B.A. Rosenblum - Tenor Sax; Tim Heuer - Vibraphone; Angus Forbes - Drums
Dec 10, 5-7 PM, The West Town Bakery, 100 Chicago Ave, Evanston
poor Tim doesn't get his name incorporated into the band name
@dreyfusslugado Tim is a guest star. The project is me and Angus, with a rotating cast of guests.
Tim's just happy to play his Vibraphone 😊
"BANGUS, TIM!"
similar to The Johnny Vidocovich Trio on Thursdays at the Maple Leaf wherein Johnny is the only constant.
"Bakery."
*sensible chuckle*
*sensible chuckle*
@MackReed chortled, didin I
@MackReed @roonie It's an actual bakery, with a cannabis dispensary on the premises.
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"TO DO: build community, shop small & local, speak up & speak out, practice empathy, protect the vulnerable, give to good causes, care for the earth, be brave & loving, investigate, read & listen, abide no facism"
Lucy Knisley posted this in Patreon and encouraged others to share. What else is there to say?
Well, I had a few more words re shopping small: https://pencilbooth.com/posts...
Well, I had a few more words re shopping small: https://pencilbooth.com/posts...
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a translucent white jellyfish swims against a black backdrop like a billowing cloud.
These three photos just popped up in succession in my feed. Felt cool. Might delete later.
source: https://www.tumblr.com/roguetel...
source: https://www.tumblr.com/roguetel...
OMW
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a massive cloud of ash towers over a huge active volcano against a blue sky
This is a still of 1!
innit
innit
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The image is from a Thomas the Tank Engine picture book. A mechanic is putting a new smokestack on Thomas with a crane. Thomas looks up with an expression that can be read as surprise or wonder. Underneath the image is the following text: Thomas didn't enjoy his time at the Works. "It's nice to feel mended again," he said afterwards, "but they took so many of my old parts away and put new ones in, that I'm not sure whether I'm really me or another engine."
Yes son, this was your grandfather's axe. The handle has been replaced three times, and the head twice, but it's still your grandfather's axe.
Our the one from that book that I can't remember the name of right now. John something I think?
Our the one from that book that I can't remember the name of right now. John something I think?
Barring long-lived cells like neurons, all humans are in the same boat (of Thesus)
https://www.youtube.com/watch...
https://www.youtube.com/watch...
Whoa.
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2 people can be seen in a night scene with the Andromeda galaxy, many stars and a blush of red and blue tint in the sky
'The Andromeda Galaxy at 2.5 million light years away is the most distant object easily seen with your unaided eye. Given its distance, light from Andromeda is likely also the oldest light that you can see.'
[click to embiggen]
Photo: Gerardo Ferrarino
source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod...
[click to embiggen]
Photo: Gerardo Ferrarino
source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod...
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KitchenNutz
I lived in a place that had outlets on the ceiling once. People would almost get mad, when they visited, demanding to know why. I don't know, I'd say. I rent the place, I didn't wire it. Eventually I found out that someone used to run a sewing business there, and the outlets were above what had been a table for sewing machines.
They’re also handy if you want to have a light above the kitchen table, but don’t want to hardwire it permanently!
@vosechu Yup. I used to have some outlet adapters that had lamp sockets on the end rather than more outlets. Handy for rental spaces with a wall outlet built into the ceiling fixture, or when you wanted your room to have a spooky lit-from-below vibe.
Two toasters? Who needs two toasters?
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I had all their stuff on vinyl til I sold the vinyl. Before doing so, I ripped my favorites to digital, and forgot about the rest.
Including this silly gem.
It's fitting my mood and life goals today, and (along with the bangers like "Private Plane" and "Divide and Conquer") convincing me I need to get all those albums back into my library at full length.
Including this silly gem.
It's fitting my mood and life goals today, and (along with the bangers like "Private Plane" and "Divide and Conquer") convincing me I need to get all those albums back into my library at full length.
"Flip Your Wig" was my first Hüsker Dü album. On vinyl. For some reason I've since re-bought most of their catalog on CD but not "Flip Your Wig". Should rectify that.
The Grant Hart tracks here really stand out, the band hadn't quite become "Bob Mould's Hüsker Dü" yet.
The Grant Hart tracks here really stand out, the band hadn't quite become "Bob Mould's Hüsker Dü" yet.
@ardgedee I bought into the whole catalogue at Zen Arcade after reading about it in the Village Voice, and they went on to became the soundtrack for my angst-ridden 20s - non-stop on the car stereo at top volume.
@MackReed Weirdly enough "Zen Arcade" is their only album that I bounced off of. I don't hate it, I just wasn't able to get into it. Even "Land Speed Record" gets more plays.
I love this song so much. It feels like the perfect, absurdist response to every dumb, boring, conservative question.
And it's also a perfect intro to other songs, plus I feel like I could say much more but my brain is fuddled.
@MackReed make sure to check out Numero's rarities and releases of their stuff (even if it's only in digital form now - https://numerogroup.com/products...)
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A brief period of peace in the Cola Wars
young Carlton!
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Waterbirds in a wetland environment, which is mostly orange in color. The birds stand out in profile on the water, due to the overhead skylight, being cool in color.
A drone photo shows a flock of birds foraging in a wetland in Xinghua, China
#Photography Xinhua/Shutterstock
#Photography Xinhua/Shutterstock
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A photograph of a mid-sized seal sitting on grass and in front of bushes along the side of the road. Framing the picture of either side is an orange road cone with reflective markings. It seems to imply these cones are warning you about this seal, which has a nonplussed look, as it stares ahead towards the camera
"A sea lion looks out between two road cones on a road near Dunedin. Photograph: Giverny Forbes/Department of Conservation"
from this story: https://www.theguardian.com/world...
new story: https://www.theguardian.com/world...
from this story: https://www.theguardian.com/world...
new story: https://www.theguardian.com/world...
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An oil pastel and digital painting, mostly deep blues and black, with splattery splots of white, kind of evokes a snow storm.
Here we are, staring down the barrel of another year. These things they move so fast these days. It’s (meteorological) winter, once again / at last, and I have a new winter playlist for you. Links in the first reply, a few details on it here.
Ada and I made the cover art, taking an oil pastel piece she painted as the starting point in a now-digital drawing. Sure it took nearly 40 variations to get it right, but that’s the fun of it. Love having a collaborator on this part of the project.
This year’s collection skews instrumental, with some ambient and some less classifiable, a few vocals here and there, mostly I look for sounds that feel distinct / right, and there are really just a ton of sounds put together here.
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that most of the 130-some artists behind the 135 tracks will be new to you, and I encourage you to look up the ones you like and support them. Today’s Bandcamp Friday, it’s a great day to buy an album (link to the Bandcamp artists below).
Artists I’m excited about on this playlist include Lucrecia Dalt (Colombia / U.S.), Ann Annie (U.S. / Portland Oregon), and Young Man in a Hurry (U.S. / Chicago).
Twenty-five countries and six continents are represented, including Porya Hatami from Iran, and an ambient act I’ve been enjoying for a few years now, Almanacs out of Honduras. The U.S. and U.K. account for most of the artists, followed by Germany (10), Canada (10), the Netherlands (5) and four artists from Japan.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist...
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us...
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist...
Pandora: https://pandora.com/playlist...
Tidal: https://tidal.com/playlist...
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/user-pla...
Bandcamp: https://hypem.com/merch-ta...
p.s. If you like this, send it to a friend who you think might appreciate it! All this info (and the cover art) is online at https://joemurph.com/playlist... .
Ada and I made the cover art, taking an oil pastel piece she painted as the starting point in a now-digital drawing. Sure it took nearly 40 variations to get it right, but that’s the fun of it. Love having a collaborator on this part of the project.
This year’s collection skews instrumental, with some ambient and some less classifiable, a few vocals here and there, mostly I look for sounds that feel distinct / right, and there are really just a ton of sounds put together here.
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that most of the 130-some artists behind the 135 tracks will be new to you, and I encourage you to look up the ones you like and support them. Today’s Bandcamp Friday, it’s a great day to buy an album (link to the Bandcamp artists below).
Artists I’m excited about on this playlist include Lucrecia Dalt (Colombia / U.S.), Ann Annie (U.S. / Portland Oregon), and Young Man in a Hurry (U.S. / Chicago).
Twenty-five countries and six continents are represented, including Porya Hatami from Iran, and an ambient act I’ve been enjoying for a few years now, Almanacs out of Honduras. The U.S. and U.K. account for most of the artists, followed by Germany (10), Canada (10), the Netherlands (5) and four artists from Japan.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist...
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us...
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist...
Pandora: https://pandora.com/playlist...
Tidal: https://tidal.com/playlist...
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/user-pla...
Bandcamp: https://hypem.com/merch-ta...
p.s. If you like this, send it to a friend who you think might appreciate it! All this info (and the cover art) is online at https://joemurph.com/playlist... .
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It's been a looooong time since I've had the chance to outfit my #fiddle with a full-on #Baroque set up: #gutstrings, #Baroquebow, tuning down to A415... It felt so good to explore this way of playing again!
#behindthescenes #musicpractice #baroqueviolin #historicallyinformedpractice
#behindthescenes #musicpractice #baroqueviolin #historicallyinformedpractice
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source- https://archive.is/XUWxv
Can confirm. After spending my whole life in the northeast and Great Lakes regions, I moved to NC in my middle age and now I definitely have some local accent in my speech, to the amusement/annoyance of my sibs.
I spent a month in London once, and by the end of week one, I had adopted the accent and neologisms, and often ended opinions with "innit."
Hey, I know her! She's a reputable linguist. Google "accommodation theory" for more about what she's referring to.
As an Australian who lived briefly in the US, I deliberately made my accent more neutral for ease of communication. Probably not an issue for some, but I'm fully occa mate.