Chiron was known to be well-versed in medicine (having learned it from Apollo) making him the original Centaur for Disease Control
Mab of the Antipodes
@mab-browne.bsky.social
NZ family woman, cat lover, fanfic writer and reader
Delighted to stand with @nzpsa.bsky.social and Deb, who works for Nurse Maude. She is one of the 250 care workers on strike today, because their employer wants to cut sick leave, and has offered no pay deal. Deb & other care workers deserve decent pay, decent conditions, and our total support.
My Favorite Ghibili Movies 2 of 3 It's Chihiro (Sen) from Spirited Away Originally I was going to make 3 images from one movie, but my patreon poll was so tight, it's now 1 image each from 3 movies 1 piece to go and 1 day left to join my patreon monthly mail club and get this
Cutest little tiger. ❤️ Photo from my collection, no date/info.
A difference between posh hotels and their more downmarket relations, is that posh hotels rarely talk about their ghosts. They do not advertise that a room comes with a 3am sheet-puller, the discarnate sobbing of a suicide, a disturbing shift of shadows in the mirror. – #CJosiffe
This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b
An increasingly plausible definition of a woman is “someone who covers their drink when a New Zealand First candidate enters the room “ #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
Someone who ‘knows where to shop’ - NZ First candidate on what a woman is
Following Stuart Nash’s resignation over sexist remarks, a New Zealand First candidate has offered another definition a woman - someone who knows where to shop
stuff.co.nz
trēagian, wk.v: to repair, sew together. (TRAY-ah-gi-ahn / ˈtreːa-gɪ-an) Image: Petrus Comestor’s Historia scholastica; Switzerland (Basel?), 14th century; Aarau (Switzerland), Aargauer Kantonsbibliothek, MsWettF 9, f. 31r. #OldEnglish #WOTD
Bill Oddie, much-loved member of The Goodies comedy series in the 1970s, dead at 85
Bill Oddie, member of The Goodies comedy series, dead at 85
British actor, comedian and broadcaster Bill Oddie, best known to Australian audiences as a member of the 1970s comedy trio The Goodies, has died aged 85.
abc.net.au
#AO3 has recently seen a wave of phishing comments claiming to be made by "AO3 Trust & Safety" notifying you that your account has been restricted. These claims are not true. Do not click on links in these comments or pay for verification. Read more at otw-news.org/5n972k6a
Just a fun picture of a chunky chap with mad hair having a bath and a drink with a view of a pretty castle. realonline.imareal.sbg.ac.at/detail/nr-00...
Song about the Kader toy factory fire. Sung from the pov of a businessman 'spinning' the event ten years later. "if it's better for us then it's better for everyone" www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBzA...
Toy Factory Fire
YouTube video by Don McGlashan - Topic
youtube.com
Sophia_Nyx 🏳️⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 2w agoName a song where someone dies/is murdered.
I just saw a meme that said “get in losers, we’re reclaiming the emdash”. People. PEOPLE. Where are your STANDARDS? It CLEARLY should be “get in, losers — we’re reclaiming the em dash.”
Alice in Naugaland! David Klein art work for a Naugahyde campaign featuring the Nauga monster, 1960s
I am reminded how ridiculously good 1910s film advertising design was
Happy 2 year countdown to Total Solar Eclipse 2028 & all those who celebrate it. My house will literally be 100% under totality www.eclipseatlas.com/2028-july-22
When we talk of faeries, we are often talking of terror. For all the flower fairy propaganda and J.M. Barrie's tinkling bells, true faeries rarely have any love for humanity. The true faery is as likely taloned as wearing a dandelion dress and has teeth hungry for blood. – #CLNolan
It may be 2026, we may have made some progress, but the fact of the matter simply is, still, that demanding you never encounter a noisy child in public is effectively demanding that *mothers* not exist in public
The 🌟magic🌟 of boxes. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
This makes me happy as a NZer and as someone who just likes words.
RNZ News (Unofficial)@radionz.nzcow.com · 3w ago📢 A Māori word describing the responsibility to care for the natural world has been named the world's most beautiful word by language-learning platform Babbel.
