BlueSky isn't perfect but I think it's been overall a great replacement of that other site. I think the only thing I miss from over there is Circles. 😏
Tom Bombeardil
@rantipole.bsky.social
Husband. Acupuncturist. Bear. Nerd. Vegan. Pagan. He/him. NJ.
I hate to ask this, but I have an unexpected expense with my car & it's wiped out my cash. My phone bill & my storage rent are both due & I don't get paid again until the 10th. I need $125 to cover these. If you can spare a few bucks, I'd appreciate it 🙏🏻 CashApp: $fudderduds Chime: $fudderduds
"to prevent the destruction of a grove of ancient cottonwood trees ...On 27 July, contractors working for Fisher Sand and Gravel crushed three of the largest cottonwoods with excavators." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Protesters occupy 200-year-old tree at US-Mexico border to stop its destruction: ‘She’s our Statue of Liberty’
Demonstrators stage ‘tree sit’ in Arizona town to stop felling of ancient cottonwood grove to make way for border wall
theguardian.com
My vacation may be over but my staycation has just begun. I'm pretty sure this is the first full week I've taken off from work since 2023 (possibly 2024). Should be zooted soon and there's a slice of peach crumble pie waiting for me.
Now featuring: belly full of Thai food.
Tom Bombeardil@rantipole.bsky.social · 3d agoIt me after going to a cider house and three wineries.
No work will be done in Hookland today. It's the Puck Fairs. Epic bouts of storytelling, drinking, love-making and other funs of the fair. #Lughnasadh
I know this is an incredibly minor problem,but I'm annoyed that the car charger at my hotel requires me to scan a QR code(😒) and download an app to use. Why can't I just use my credit card right there?
I have a few (Nazca lines, Neolithic stone circles, Jack the Ripper, etc.) but the one that will not let go of my mind is the Voynich Manuscript. At the same time, I kinda hope it's never deciphered. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich...
Voynich manuscript - Wikipedia
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G. Willow Wilson@gwillow.me · 6d agoWhat's your personal great white whale of an unsolved mystery? The thing you desperately hope is solved before you die because you need to know the answer? Mine is the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum heist. Where the hell are the Rembrandts. I need the full story
We have great newts to share! Twenty tiny Mazama newts have hatched in our lab — the very first babies of their kind ever in human care.
Name a book you wish everyone else had to read. "1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus" by Charles C. Mann
Sophia_Nyx 🏳️⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 6d agoName a book you wish everyone else had to read.
The Moth Night I went to was so much fun. I highly recommend it.
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 6d agoWhen the wildfire smoke was covering the east coast we had to postpone a moth night, and not everybody can make the smoke date so we have some spots open up for this weekend in the Pine Barrens. It's our last moth night I have planned for 2026. Join us? luma.com/oifmc4iy
Almost anything that could go wrong tonight went wrong. I've dealt with everything to the extent that nothing is going to die or explode before tomorrow. It's only like an hour past my bedtime. It's fine. 🫤
I want to go where there are dancing bears of all sizes. 🤣🤣😏 iykyk
JD Hovland@jdhovland.com · last wk.Funny enough, all of them - including the tokens - are from the same sentence of the book. "I should say there were little bears, large bears, ordinary bears, and gigantic big bears, all dancing outside from dark to nearly dawn." - "The Hobbit" J.R.R. Tolkien, Ch. 7 "Queer Lodgings"
Stop scrolling and look at this porcupette!
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance @sandiegozoo.bsky.social · last wk.Announcing the birth of this spike-tacular porcupette 🦔
Oh I wish I could go to this.
New Jersey Pinelands Commission@pinescommission.bsky.social · last wk.Happy Turtle Tuesday! The New Jersey Pinelands Commission will host a free presentation on Eastern Box Turtles at 2 p.m. on Thursday, August 6, 2026. 🐢 Tap here to register: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/wwje5fw
If this ever happens while I'm flying, you best believe I'll be flipping shit. I'll give them a smiting.
Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · last wk.Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...
*pointing at a picture of mitch mcconnell in hospital* me: rigor tortoise
This and the three other albums she released in the 90s.
Misandrosaurus Bex@bexone.bsky.social · last wk.Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.