Current read –

The review that made me seek it out –

I just met a seemingly normal, music-aware person who had no idea who David Bowie is.  The guy was maybe 30–35 years old.

I can only hope he was messing with me. If so, he nailed the bit.

If not, how does that happen?

#doodle #art #illustration #cryptid

Yesterday, Mrs. Bear and I made “memory bottles”—basically, swirly glitter in a colored liquid that allows it to swirl around and look pretty.

Mine was a blue liquid with purple, to represent our first in-person meeting in front of the blue crab stained-glass sculpture at Baltimore Airport.

Hers was black liquid filled with orange glitter to represent our boys, Pyewacket and Newton.

Today was spent puttering and shopping. We visited a jewelry pop-up at Sycamore, got some lovely squash and zucchini at the farm, sweets, and bread at the bakery, then picked up a few treats for MIL at the vintage store in preparation for her Mother’s Day visit tomorrow.

Ratatouille for late dinner tonight!

Just a couple of Pearl squeaks.

I’ve had this mindset since the end of 2018. I love people, but FFS, these folks have been problematic for nearly a decade.

It took me about a year and a half to stop dealing with these people the first time. I’m not looking back now.

I’ve always hated umlauts, and I will diacritic

Gardeners, remember…

Vor Bonifaz kein Sommer, nach der Sophie kein Frost. No summer before Boniface, no frost after Sophie.

https://germangirlinamerica.com/eisheiligen-in-germany-the-german-ice-saints-of-may/

RFK doesn’t only hurt minors (children) due to vaccine policy, but also miners (rock breakers) with terrible plans for health and safety.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr-hhs-cuts-capito_n_6808f3dde4b0deaad527718a

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.