Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements.

Another sign that I’m getting more grizzled as I age – I refer to my doctor as a sawbones.

Word of the day is pteruges.

Pteruges formed a defensive skirt of leather or multi-layered fabric (linen) strips or lappets worn hanging from the waists of Roman and Greek cuirasses of warriors and soldiers, defending the hips and thighs.

Black and White kitty trying to april fools me into thinking it is a  skunk

#backyardzoo  #roanokeva #cat

youtu.be/fYidx6NtE5A

after filling the washing machine with hot dogs, I momentarily hesitate before turning the knob to “delicates”

Mr. Nigel Whiteside the skunk visited us this morning.

youtu.be/BqBDFg2_iOA

#roanokeva #backyardzoo #skunk

Spring in Roanoke is keeping us on our toes! It’s 62°F and cloudy right now, but things are heating up to 80°F later tomorrow—before storms roll in. Strong winds, hail, maybe even a rogue tornado?

☁️⛈️ #RoanokeWeather #SpringStorms #roanokeva

Whalesong follows Zipf’s law?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/humpback-whale-song-shares-a-key-pattern-with-human-language-that-might-make-it-easier-for-the-animals-to-learn-180986025/#:~:text=SMART%20NEWS-,Humpback%20Whale%20Song%20Shares%20a%20Key%20Pattern%20With%20Human%20Language,humpback%20whales%E2%80%94easier%20to%20learn

I totally missed the new drop from toyfinity.store , and Mrs Bear got me a sweet collection of toys at about 3am !   I am a lucky old bear.  I’ll know exactly what I get when it arrives, but i am confident that she at minimum picked up Aquaskull and Spectre colorways, as she knows my tastes well.

We’ve been unable to put away the box from our new wreath because it’s someone’s favorite new place to perch.

(Photo by Mrs Bear)

i must not get takeout. takeout is the wallet-killer. takeout is the little death that brings total obliteration. i will face the kitchen, fridge, and pantry. i will make choices about what to cook and then execute them. when hunger is gone, there will be nothing, only i will remain

True story — As a small child, I lived in the Bridgewater Triangle, but as my parents tired of the winters, we moved to the Bermuda Triangle. Now, I am in my favorite region with my family, the Appalachian Mountains.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater_Triangle

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/news/content/ar-AA1BTC5Z?ocid=sapphireappshare

Even though I don’t condone ai theft, *every use* of the internet costs water.

Every hour of 4k video you watch uses 10-20 liters of water. It doesn’t matter what service.

Browsing Instagram or Facebook is 2-4 liters per hour. Much more for streaming video again like tiktok or reels.

https://youtu.be/4ZZEwIpVyRQ?si=sioeGhIZTpcd48ke



For me, it was another reason to ditch all social media except bluesky, discord, and my online blog. Meta, Twitter and tiktok just is a time and resource thief with very little return on my investment.

Me, personally, it was burning hours per day, and all it did was make me angry or sad. Places like here make me mostly happy, and that is worth it.