Richard Lawrence

@rhwombat.bsky.social

Ancient Infectious Diseases spook (MBBS 1980, FRACP (ID) 1987, PhD 1995, FRACP (Gen Med) 2017, Clin Dip Pall Med 2017), ex-alpininst, semi-retired pedant & dogged unicorn-hunter. On Gumbaynggirr country in Oz. Take the harder way.

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You deserve a love that listens when you sing, that supports you when you’re being ridiculous, that respects your freedom, that accompanies you in your flight, that isn’t afraid of falling. You deserve a love that would sweep away the lies and bring you dreams, coffee, and poetry. Frida Kahlo

"Well, we got bombed, so the veil has fallen from my eyes now. Wow, me, the nuns, the bishop and the choir-boys really deserved this. Our church totally had this bomb-campaign coming. I'm grateful to be set straight"

Soft Rains Day. "Today is August 4, 2026, in the city of Allendale, California. Today is Mr. Featherstone's birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita's marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills." RIP Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012

There Will Come Soft Rains
By: Ray Bradbury

In the living room the voice-clock sang, Tick-tock, seven o'clock, time to get up, time to get up, seven o 'clock! as if it were afraid that nobody would. The morning house lay empty. The clock ticked on, repeating and repeating its sounds into the emptiness. Seven-nine, breakfast time, seven-nine!
In the kitchen the breakfast stove gave a hissing sigh and ejected from its warm interior eight pieces of perfectly browned toast, eight eggs sunny side up, sixteen slices of bacon, two coffees, and two
cool glasses of milk.
"Today is August 4, 2026," said a second voice from the kitchen ceiling, "in the city of Allendale, California." It repeated the date three times for memory's sake.
"Today is Mr. Featherstone's birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita's marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills."

Source:
https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_There%20Will%20Come%20Soft%20Rains%20by%20Ray%20Bradbury.pdf

That said, let us take a moment to thank our Bluesky Trans and Furry Elders for freaking out Jack Dorsey so much he bolted and left us this nice social media playground, taking most of his crypto chuds with him. We thank you for your service.

Bluesky oldheads will remember that brief period of time when the conservative trolls tried to storm the place and were flummoxed by the idea they would have to organically grow an audience and that someone who didn't want to talk to them could nuke every interaction they ever had from orbit