new pope!

*crowd goes wild*

American pope!

*crowd boos*

woke for an American!

*crowd goes wild*

bad on protecting abusive priests!

*crowd boos*

hates JD Vance!

*crowd goes wild*

Without looking down, gliding around
Like a bumbling dragon, I fly
Scraping my face on the sky
Oh, no, no, oh, yeah

—

Black smoke: no pope yet.
White smoke: one lap to go until a pope is chosen.
Checked smoke: a pope is elected.
Yellow smoke: cardinals must line up behind the pace cardinal.
Green smoke: the pace cardinal is off the track; cardinals may pass and drive as quickly as they wish.

The image illustrates the disparity between thoughts and spoken words. It represents how much more complex and extensive an individual’s thoughts can be compared to what they actually express.

Helpful information:

Internal complexity:

The “What I think” side shows a dense, chaotic swirl of ideas and concepts, reflecting the intricate nature of inner thoughts.

External simplicity:

The “What I say” side is minimal, indicating the simplification or filtering of thoughts before they are verbalized.

Reasons for disparity:

This difference can arise from fear of judgment, social norms, communication difficulties, or the inability to fully articulate complex thoughts.

Mindfulness:

Recognizing this disparity can improve communication and relationships by encouraging more thoughtful expression and deeper understanding of others.

Self-awareness:

It highlights the importance of being aware of one’s internal dialogue and how it translates into external communication.

Come on! Everyone knows oxygen is a scam. By definition, it’s an oxidizer meaning it burns stuff. If it existed the entire planet would catch on fire. (This is a joke, but how many people today would have believed me? Too many.)

Yeah, I’m talking about JC and DC, again.

Day 20,547

Gonk is back, after more tweaks and pencil effects. Shooting for a halfway point between the Kenner action figure and the movies, the smoothing filter saved my butt in a few ways.

I would love a helpful battery to follow me around and be a useful surface.

If one person with measles spends 15 minutes in a room with 100 unvaccinated people, 90 of them will get measles. Of those, 7 will get serious complications. That is how infectious it is. You are infectious before you become ill and 4 days before the rash comes.

Signs you are clairvoyant:

* You tend to use the phrase, “I see.”

DYK the Human Genome Project cost taxpayers about $3 billion over 13 years but is estimated to have generated an ROI of $1 trillion, impacting the fields of medicine, agriculture, energy, and the environment?

Science is not a cost; it’s an investment with countless returns.

Via Dr. Catharine Young

Happy Revenge of the Fifth!

I do like that Luke and Leia are siblings here. Kris Kristofferson and Paul Lynde only add cherries to the sundae.

Day 20,546 – morning

• Monday’s tasks include shipping a package, car maintenance, getting cash, picking up a prescription, and ordering Mother’s Day flowers.

• Gifts for Mrs. Bear and her mother also need to be decided upon.

Day 20,545

Happy May the Fourth!

Have a doodle of my favorite droid, ready to be colored in by *you*! (Or just enjoy it as is)

Downloaded from here to my phone, just to play. No digital markers, just a quick fill and some boxes.

Happy Birthday, Ann B. Davis

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Happy Cinco de Cuatro, ya'll!H/t to @toddfaulkner.bsky.social

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Sitting outside with a radio, a book, my sweetheart, and a frozen lemonade. A good day.

Mrs. Bear beat me by 10 points in Lost Cities: Roll & Write, and we cracked the mystery of the dead old lady in Family Matters: Mini Crimes!

Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your résumé?

Me: Yes, that’s what’s called a lacuna.  It refers to when manuscripts have missing parts, lost to time. For example, the Epic of Gilgamesh has…