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'YOU WOULDN'T OPEN FOR ED SHEERAN'
source: fyneqock
BennyTheIcepick
Years later your “source” variations still crack me up
It's been a time
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A tan dog laying on a red upholstered chair next to a woman in a T-shirt and shorts. The dog is intently looking at the camera.
I post this mostly to scream into the void. Our dear dog, Pippa, was diagnosed with a tumor on her spleen several weeks ago. This is basically a death sentence, but we were very lucky to find out about it before it burst. We were given the opportunity to give her a peaceful goodbye on Saturday, the 5th.
On the 3rd, I got a call from my mother that my dad was in the emergency room. The cancer he has been fighting for 18 months had started affecting his lungs and he was having trouble breathing. They decided to put him on hospice, and he returned home on the 4th with a pile of morphine.
We said goodbye to our dog and then packed up to drive down to our parents the next day. There is still dog fur all over the apartment. My father has rapidly declined, from needing a little help to move between the living room and the bed to now being barely there. I'll spare all the gory details in between.
We're looking at hours to days left for him, but my wife and I have decided we need to go home after two weeks with little sleep and acting as the primary support for my mother. Other family is arriving tomorrow. We're expecting to return in a few days, but we need to swap clothes and grab some essentials we forgot in our haste.
It's been a time
On the 3rd, I got a call from my mother that my dad was in the emergency room. The cancer he has been fighting for 18 months had started affecting his lungs and he was having trouble breathing. They decided to put him on hospice, and he returned home on the 4th with a pile of morphine.
We said goodbye to our dog and then packed up to drive down to our parents the next day. There is still dog fur all over the apartment. My father has rapidly declined, from needing a little help to move between the living room and the bed to now being barely there. I'll spare all the gory details in between.
We're looking at hours to days left for him, but my wife and I have decided we need to go home after two weeks with little sleep and acting as the primary support for my mother. Other family is arriving tomorrow. We're expecting to return in a few days, but we need to swap clothes and grab some essentials we forgot in our haste.
It's been a time
I'll give my pups a few extra scratches behind the ears tomorrow. And I'll call my folks this weekend.
Love to you and yours. Loads of long distance hugs from internet friends. Sorry that you’re going through it. ❤️
yeah i took my dog to the foot of the Rainbow Bridge before a two week stay seeing my father to his.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Real talk
work vibes, 9-17-26
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diptych of photos: a tiny green plastic duck sits atop a picture frame (left) and a tiny blue duck sit on a counter (right)
hello from the last two li’l guys i left around the office
wrote a long ramble, decided to spare y’all for today. maybe the whole spiel another time.
long-short, today gave me two sharp reminders why i need to move on from my job (yet another sudden teammate layoff, followed by witnessing yet another excruciating bullying by the CEO in a meeting)
y’all got any vibes, job-hunting tips, or just general encouragement to get my ass on the moving-on-with-your-life express, put ‘em here
thanks for always listening and supporting.
wrote a long ramble, decided to spare y’all for today. maybe the whole spiel another time.
long-short, today gave me two sharp reminders why i need to move on from my job (yet another sudden teammate layoff, followed by witnessing yet another excruciating bullying by the CEO in a meeting)
y’all got any vibes, job-hunting tips, or just general encouragement to get my ass on the moving-on-with-your-life express, put ‘em here
thanks for always listening and supporting.
I don’t have any magic job hunting tips, but good vibes for finding escape velocity and a better direction
Mondrian ducks
do wutchu love
minor cat blessings on an otherwise lame thursday
On the counter at Chez Wells
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Ribs in a tray
Having company tomorrow so I'm trimming and rubbing the ribs today.
Trying a new butcher and OMG the St Louis racks are monsters.
Trying a new butcher and OMG the St Louis racks are monsters.
me right now
Computer Rage
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Sign for "Computer Rage Electronics"
Complete Diagnostics & Repair
715-732-1700
Complete Diagnostics & Repair
715-732-1700
How often was Computer Age misheard before they decided to just go with it?
source: https://bsky.app/profile...
source: https://bsky.app/profile...
🌼
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Some flowers I saw on a walk yesterday
Stunning!
I can’t get enough of this! Wish it was a painting!
I love this.
whip of the week
selfie in The Glade
Second batch first loaf(two day cold ferment)
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Inside Glasgow City Chambers
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The lavish interior of Glasgow City Chambers.
....the set for the movie "Baroque Backrooms"
M.C. Escher on acid.
Foggy
cobra fern
Passive aggressively FREE Wi-fi
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Picture of a laminated sheet with bilingual instructions. At the bottom there are instructions for free WiFi that requires a long random string of letters for the password
That’s a wicked password for free WiFi.
Oh, and Hi! I’m in Mt Fuji area to go for a long bike ride
Oh, and Hi! I’m in Mt Fuji area to go for a long bike ride
At least make a QR code for that wifi login, sheesh!
If you make me work for it, you should expect me to use the shit out of it.
Probably 2 weeks early for optimal Fuji bike riding weather. Isn't there a Typhoon heading your way?
my first day
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: after 15 years in ABA, i decided to save myself and quit my job. now i work in a greenhouse and plant shop. my nervous system thanks me.
cheers to new beginnings!
cheers to new beginnings!
I can smell this photo. And I love that you get to live it.
Aw nice! 🪴🌱😊
I am jealous. I need to add 'work at greenhouse' to my list of careers to consider once AI kills this one...
No but literally
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Photo of a poster in a Guitar Center: Open for Legends / You Could Open for Ed Sheeran! With a photo of Sheehan singing and holding his guitar against a pink background.
source: https://bsky.app/profile...
Guitar Center is sponsoring a contest that has become very, very funny.
Guitar Center is sponsoring a contest that has become very, very funny.
holy shit NOT ai:
https://openforlegends.guitarc...
https://openforlegends.guitarc...
@ardgedee Nope, this was a preexisting contest that current events have waved a magic wand at.
Forwarded this to a friend and he said, "Kid Rock’s not doing anything…"
One more thing…
new pressure unlocked
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: now i feel like i have to know the name of everything and they're all long latin names and i'm brain damaged....vegetable farming is what I know. annuals and perennials and houseplants, oh my!
I see there are a ton of different digital and physical botany flashcards out there, and those might be helpful, though the printed ones are spendy. However, what (very) little I know about the scientific names of plants comes almost entirely from watching videos from https://www.crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt.com/. The thickest Chicago accent in the world makes it a lot of fun.
@jer : thank u!
Hey, I've had to memorize latin names for literally thousands of species for my job . . . along with being able to recall pertinent info about each one, which I imagine would also be a useful skill for you. If you would like some tips on how I did that I'd be happy to pass them along. (When I was taking my native plant & master gardener etc. certifications those skills enabled me to learn dozens of species in half a day during field trips and classes, so I feel confident those tips would apply.) Let me know if you're interested!
New 3-panel meme format
This guy..
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This guy, Tony Rogers, is a helluva musician. He's also a member of my science-fiction book club. He and his band(s) performed for his 60th birthday at Martyr's the other night. highly suggest checking him out.
https://tonyrogers.bandcamp.com/
https://tonyrogers.bandcamp.com/
I was playing sax on the last song at that show.
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Peter Max
Graffit-HO
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A color photograph of a person's hand holding up a model train car; behind them is the full-size train its based on. The train has some colorful bubbly letter grafitti, in purples; the model train has a scaled-down approximation of same, in similar colors.
source: https://bsky.app/profile...
A lovely little thread (with photos) about taggers, trains, and model train builders.
A lovely little thread (with photos) about taggers, trains, and model train builders.
a kid I used to work with does this too! maybe it's him??
RIP Catherine Ringer
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Coloured pencil drawing of a woman with long hair, a striped French boat neck shirt and red lips singing into a microphone. She has her right hand raised in a dramatic gesture. The background is dark, but in the back you can still see the small figure of a guitar player with dark glasses and a moustache.
Catherine Ringer, iconic singer of French rockers Les Rita Mitsouko, dies aged 68
I don't know how well their music crossed the ocean, but for me it was a huge part of growing up in my 20s here in Europe and I've loved them ever since. Their best work was filled with abandon, humor, poetry, sadness and hooks that stayed with you for decades. Her partner Fred Chichin died in 2007.
'Catherine Ringer has died at 68 after a battle with cancer. A defining figure in French rock and half of the iconic duo Les Rita Mitsouko alongside Fred Chichin, the singer leaves behind more than four decades of music, from Marcia Baïla to C’est comme ça, and a prolific solo career.'
https://www.sortiraparis.com/en...
Drawing by Benjamin Chaud (I love his work)
https://www.instagram.com/p...==
I don't know how well their music crossed the ocean, but for me it was a huge part of growing up in my 20s here in Europe and I've loved them ever since. Their best work was filled with abandon, humor, poetry, sadness and hooks that stayed with you for decades. Her partner Fred Chichin died in 2007.
'Catherine Ringer has died at 68 after a battle with cancer. A defining figure in French rock and half of the iconic duo Les Rita Mitsouko alongside Fred Chichin, the singer leaves behind more than four decades of music, from Marcia Baïla to C’est comme ça, and a prolific solo career.'
https://www.sortiraparis.com/en...
Drawing by Benjamin Chaud (I love his work)
https://www.instagram.com/p...==
I don't know their music well any more but decades ago it was part of my college radio experience.
It was big on the dance floor for certain clubs in the US, and of course the videos!
I saw them live, pretty sure it was at Starck Club.
I saw them live, pretty sure it was at Starck Club.
Aww. Les Rita Mitsoukou. So very weird in a good way
🐕
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Fav time of day is going to the dog park near me to watch other people’s dogs. It’s super chill (and cute).
There's a dog park directly across the road from my place. I love hanging on the fence to watch them. For months I was hearing this loud dog bark around 4pm every day, sounded like it had to be a Great Dane with such a loud deep bark. Popped over to see it and it turned out to be a Bassett Hound. I had no idea they barked like that
Anyways, visit dog parks gang, its good therapy
Anyways, visit dog parks gang, its good therapy
I think he likes it here.
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A brown dog with a white nose lays on a fuzzy dark gray dog bed. He has one eye open as the other side of his face rests smushed against the bed. The photo is taken close to his face and his head takes up most of the space.
It’s been about a month with Titan in the house. He’s very well settled in. He’s also a very good boy.
When folks talk about how nice it would be to win the lottery, I think of how lucky I am with the smaller things in life working out.
When folks talk about how nice it would be to win the lottery, I think of how lucky I am with the smaller things in life working out.
