Photo of Jane Yolen at the World Fantasy Convention in 2016. I remember Larc's crazy excitement the first time she saw her at a convention. Wonderful person. She will be missed.
Al Bogdan
@albogdan.bsky.social
Writer, Photographer, Videographer, bygone-Coder, who simply enjoys creating and exploring. Expect nature, convention, and event photos, some writing related posts, plus just randomness.
We've been watching robins hatch and raise two young. It's been a nice break from the world. Nearly fledglings now! #Birds
The delivery state of this magazine to my house by the US post office perfectly represents how all of government works under Republican leadership.
My 1980s kitchen mixer was tossing flour all over the counter! Pondered buying a new one, but after a few minutes of research I adjusted the speed instead. Had to fully tighten and loosen the adjustment screws to restore functionality. Now we have a nice slow stir speed again!
John Fetterman's positions changed after his stroke. Why is this never mentioned? After her stroke my Grandmother said to me, "Blanche is gone." She knew she was no longer the same person. Not every stroke results in this, but some do. Fetterman is gone. He's not the person that was elected.
Made the mistake of ordering a few items from Amazon. First time in months. It's taking over two weeks for them to deliver anything and there's a massive warehouse only two miles from my house! I'm totally done with Amazon.
Opened the window and sat down for a nice quiet morning to get some writing in... and instantly giant smoking lawn mowers and leaf blowers arrive so loud I can't think... so I crank the music up. If I can't have a nice quiet morning it's going to be a WAR OF SOUND!
Attending a wedding this past weekend when I realized nobody was taking photos! What? No way! I ran to the car and grabbed the camera. This cannot stand! Photographer friends and family: always prepared for emergency photo sessions!
Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in. Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators. The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.
Busy little Downy Woodpecker in our back yard. Always fun to watch them walk up and down trees like little spiderbirds. #Birds
Looked out the front window on this dark and gloomy morning only to have this cheerful little goldfinch brighten the moment. #Birds
Just spent some time writing in a cabin. Walking outside into nature is so much better for focus and relaxation than taking social media breaks... so today I bring you some of that nature during my social media break. #nature #wildflowers #photography
Got out into nature this week. Always good to be without cell reception or WiFi for a few days. #bees #nature #photography
Target won't bring back their lost customers unless they restore DEI policies, add pro-DEI product lines, and offer a sincere apology, but it better come off as fully sincere and serious or people are not going to forgive their capitulation.
CNN@cnn.com · 12mo agoTarget CEO Brian Cornell is stepping down after 11 years at the retailer, as the company faces slumping sales and backlash to its retreat on DEI. cnn.it/3UCqycs
Two months now with a pinched nerve. Difficult to walk. Doctors insist on muscle relaxants, steroids, and months of PT BEFORE trying to diagnose what is pinching the nerve. I'm not impressed US medical system...
Weird living in a time when killing children is discussed like the white/gold vs blue/black dress...
Trump reminded me of the Monty Python Penguin sketch where the woman yells, "Burma!". When asked why she said it she replies, "I panicked." Only with Trump it's "Obama!" Now waiting for the Epstein files to explode...
Opened a window last night to bring CO2 levels down only to fill the room with dirty Canadian wildfire air. Pretty soon we're going to need computerized air filtration systems in our homes to process our air as if we live on another planet. I miss the days you could open windows to get fresh air.
Beautiful summer day to go outside for some fresh... ah, never-mind.
In 2013 I posted on-line I was surprised that my outside CO2 reading was up to 385. In 2020 my reading was 433. Now in 2025 we are at 454 in my backyard.
Guess I'm not the only one cutting out Amazon. Zero temptation to even look.
Every house in our city gets a free little flag for the 4th of July. Had to adjust ours.
Quiet here because I'm down-and-out due to a low back pinched nerve that keeps me from walking and sleeping. It was triggered by a massage therapist of all things. An overexerted hip stretch. At least I now know what to not let them do in the future. Trying a short dose of prednisone and exercise...
Weird Al put on quite a show! High energy. Lots of fun. Nice escape.
Today is our yearly power outage. Temps in the high 90s. Another night of sleeping in the basement. Need to decide where to go for dinner...
Planned to swim, bike ride, and hike trails this week, but the air outside is unsafe to breath due to the now yearly wildfires. Brought to you by the Republican Party, the "it's all a lie" until it's too late to fix it party. Hope the air is better for our new national pastime: Attending Protests.
Post Office Detective Work: Tracking report showed a package traveling between multiple local cities. Turns out tracking is generated by CRATE scans, not PACKAGE scans. Tracking Report was following a crate, but the package was no longer in that crate. They "misplaced" it along the way.