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I like old movies, watercolor painting, and presidents who uphold the US constitution. San Jose, CA

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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 1h ago

Thank goodness Zeppo eventually disavowed the Marx Brotherhood. #TCMparty

The Marx Brothers: Chico, Zeppo, Groucho, and Harpo.

Wren @housewren.bsky.social · yesterday

San Jose, CA today. #NoKings #vote

Wren @housewren.bsky.social · yesterday

#BlueSkyArtShow Saturday October 17, 2026 The theme is #Walls My #watercolor painting inspired by a b/w photo by Cornell Capa, 1947.

My painting of a model in front of a white-painted brick wall. She has burgundy red hair and is wearing a blue sweater. She's blowing a pink bubblegum bubble.

Wren @housewren.bsky.social · yesterday

Two of the cats I spotted in the Northside neighborhood of San Jose this week. Happy #Caturday!

Green shrubbery with just the rear and tail of an orange striped cat showing.

A young black and white cat lying on a stoop that's painted brick red.

Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 3d ago

If you see this, post a skeleton 🦴☠️🖤 Tyra Kleen — Nocturne, c. 1897

A painting of a pair of ghostly skeletons standing arm in arm. One of them is holding a fan. Behind them, the moon rises beyond some trees.

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · last wk.

It’s long past time for the U.S. to get a new president.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Trump: “I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president”

Wren @housewren.bsky.social · last wk.

Two of the cats I spotted in the Northside neighborhood of San Jose recently. Happy #Caturday!

An orange and white cat slinking along a brick ledge. The brick and wall are painted dusty olive gray. The cat is about to go behind a trellis. A copper rain chain with tulip-shaped buckets hangs in the foreground.

A striped gray and brown sits on a gray step in front of green succulents. In the foreground, weeds stretch across the picture. It looks like the cat went to the salon and got some crazy whisker extensions.

Wren @housewren.bsky.social · last wk.

#BlueSkyArtShow Saturday October 10, 2026 The theme is #Weather #Watercolor inspired by a black-and-white photo by C. A. Bromley in from The Sketch Vol. 127, 1924. Happy #Caturday, everyone.

Painting of a black cat sitting on a fence post. Behind the cat is a big pink-and-gold sky with purple-ish clouds.

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 2w ago

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 2w ago

#BlueSkyArtShow Saturday October 3, 2026 The theme is #3rdPlace #Watercolor inspired by a Jaques Henri Lartigue photo of Renee Perle at what I imagine is a beachside cafe in the south of France.

Painting of a young woman sitting at a cafe table. She is in sepia tones. Behind her are large sun shade umbrellas, one with green and yellow stripes and yellow fringe, and the other light blue with white fringe.

Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 2w ago

Butterbutt. An older comic.

A four-panel comic titled "yellow-rumped warbler poem". In panel 1, a yellow-rumped warbler stands on a branch in a late autumn scene, and says "Fall is here." In panel 2, the warbler watches a brown leaf fall to the ground, and says "Winter's near." In panel 3, the warbler faces the viewer as brown leaves fall, and says "Need some cheer?" In panel 4, the warbler is showing its luminous yellow rump, and cheerfully says "See my rear."

Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 3w ago

Cobra Island must have a really good dry cleaner. #CobraWoman #TCMParty

Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 3w ago

Two of the cats I saw in the Northside neighborhood of San Jose this week. Happy #Caturday!

Sunflower. A brown striped cat stands in front of a worn painted building. There is a faded metal sunflower leaning against the wall next to the cat.

Pumpkin. A bright orange cat with an intense gaze, lying on top of a fence. Roses bloom in the background.

Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 4w ago

The image is of a four panel comic.
In the first panel we see Sarah, the protagonist, next to a stick figure labeled “AI”. The stick figure says, “my outputs look just like yours now.”
The second panel zooms in on Sarah’s face. Above her we see text reading “I think”.
The third panel zooms in closer on Sarah’s face. Text above her reads “you missed”.
The fourth panel shows Sarah drawing happily in a sunlit room. The text above her reads “the point”.

Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 4w ago

In a movie filled with great numbers, this is my favorite. It’s may be my fave Freed Unit number, even. And I couldn’t tell you why. #TCMParty #TheBandwagon

"I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plan” — Jack Buchanan and Fred Astaire in The Bandwagon.

Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 4w ago

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

Xero now with 100% more 🎃@artificer-ind.bsky.social · last mo.

Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.

Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 4w ago

Two photos of cats (or is this the same cat? I don't know) in the Northside neighborhood of San Jose this week. Happy #Caturday!

A gray/brown striped cat sits on a paved driveway that looks a bit like a frozen lake.

A brown/gray striped cat looks startled. It stands among dried grasses in front of an old rose bush. For some reason this picture reminds me of the big dioramas in natural history museums. Maybe it's the lighting?

Lizard @lizardky.bsky.social · last mo.

I cannot find a link to an actual vidoe of Trump saying if we stop buying 2 billion dollars worth of bananas, we save 2 billion dollars. I see a *lot* of people just sharing a still image and unsourced quote. I found one video, but the description of the video was NOT what he was saying it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · last mo.

Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong."

James Graham @jamesgraham.theliberati.net · last mo.

This is an entertaining interview because Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor will quote actual things Musk and Thiel have said, and what their doing, and the NYT interviewer will respond with: well that’s a bit alarmist; they’re just being edgy. So centrist it hurts: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/m...

Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World Is Now on the Table (Gift Article)

In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise.

nytimes.com

Wren @housewren.bsky.social · last mo.

Four of the cats we saw while walking our dog in the Northside neighborhood of San Jose this week. Happy #Caturday!

A striped cat peering at you while crouching below a car in someone's driveway. Sweet face, long whiskers.

An older striped cat surveying the scene from the bed someone made for him on top of the porch railing. Stems of bougainvillea blossoms are in the foreground.

A young tortoiseshell cat sits in front of a column. Their paws are a little splayed and their expression is a little dazed. My husband says this looks like a "going off to the first day of school" photo.

A young tuxedo cat sits on a brick-red porch with their tail wrapped around the front of its paws.

Wren @housewren.bsky.social · last mo.

#BlueSkyArtShow Saturday September 12, 2026 The theme is #Undulating Undine amid the undulating seaweed. #gouache #watercolor

My painting of a woman's shoulder and head among kelp and bubbles. She has green eyes, purple-ish hair, and a sorrowful expression. The woman is modeled on the photo of a sculpture on tomb of Ottaviano Fabrizio Mossotti at Pisa Campo Santo.

Wren @housewren.bsky.social · last mo.

As a fellow paint dabbler, I want to support anyone's self expression. But . . . this is weird, right?

Steve Flack@vitaminsteve.com · last mo.

that’s it, we’ve peaked. Call it a day, go start your weekends.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · last mo.

The ultra-wealthy keep trying to pit the rest of us against each other with scare tactics ("communists!" "men in the ladies room!!" "brown people!!!" "drag queens!!!!") to keep us from noticing that our real problem is THEM. They want us to fight *any* war—except a class war. Happy Labor Day.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · last mo.

Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.

Wren @housewren.bsky.social · last mo.

When I texted "bitchin" it autocorrected to "bitcoin." What kind of world are we leaving for our youth?

Wren @housewren.bsky.social · last mo.

One of the cats we saw while walking our dog in the Northside neighborhood of San Jose this week. Happy #Caturday!

A cream-and-honey colored cat having a bath right out on the sidewalk.Shameless. I love how one front paw is curled in and the other is splayed out.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2mo ago

When you claim renewable energies aren’t workable—but you attach solar panels to all your dystopian Flock surveillance cameras.

Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live: B-52s Brandi Carlisle Bruce Springsteen Calexico Chris Isaak Dolly Parton ELO Elvis Costello Johnny Cash Modern Jazz Quartet

Books and Tunes@booksandtunes.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live: Nanci Griffith Dolly Parton Aretha Franklin Rosanne Cash Joan Baez Janis Ian Mary Chapin Carpenter Rosemary Clooney k.d. lang Gretchen Peters

Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Typical dive-y Brooklyn hole-in-the-wall nightclub. #CoverGirl #SUTS #TCMParty