Richard L Pastore 📚🏳️🌈
@rlpastore.bsky.social
Joined: Jun 11, 2023 Author of the fantasy comedies: - The Devil and the Wolf - Perseus Kills His Grandfather Author website: https://rlpastore.com/ I post humor, writing stuff, & photos from my yard.
We live in an age of empty apologies where stock phrases are offered in place of actions of atonement. And though I personally doubt it, this may be the pinnacle. If not, it certainly is a prime exemplar.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 3h agoFIFA said Wednesday it had apologized for errors made over Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and that senior staff in attendance at a summit held in Morocco “reaffirmed their full support” for his presidency.
Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.
Stand in front of an open door like the world is a refrigerator and you’re trying to remember what you were going to get.
Been thinking about this small porcelain owl for months, sad that maybe I’d lost it forever (years ago, Native American woman at reservation told me she’d just been diagnosed w/ cancer, gave me this owl, asked me to remember her). Today my husband found it! I almost cried, so happy it’s found.
Love the new dodge from sites determined to trade in users' information. "Reject all" is no longer an option on cookies. It's now "Accept all" or "Pay to be allowed to assert your rights".
The animals were all carrying emotional weight at Canberra's National Zoo and Aquarium... except the giraffe, who was living its best life. #zoo #animalphotography #canberra #australia
@timbeyan.bsky.social Okay, there could be a lot to go over, depending on where you need help. Bluesky's UI is a lot like Twitters which was similar to Threads (Comment, Post, Repost, Like, Bookmark). On the PC, left bar has all of your abilities, phone top right hamburger menu:
If you’re putting together something you bought online which is large with a lot of parts, pay close attention to the exploded view in the instructions because at some point during the assembly, you’re gonna want to imagine the damn thing exploding.
Sorry, I didn't see of the instructions after "Close your eyes."
If you like romantic tension, doppelgangers and salt licks, be advised that Bovine Intervention: A Lawnmowers, Inc. Sequel is on sale for just 99c/99p this week! 🐮 US: amazon.com/dp/B08NCCW69Q UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B08NCCW69Q
Bovine Intervention: A Lawnmowers, Inc. Sequel
Amazon.com: Bovine Intervention: A Lawnmowers, Inc. Sequel eBook : Benney, P. J.: Kindle Store
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I see @timbeyan.bsky.social has just joined Bluesky! If you love photography of the natural world, give a follow - you will not be disappointed. (And he’s also an incredibly nice person 😊) 📸📷🪶🌱
timbeyan.bsky.social@timbeyan.bsky.social · 2d agoThe depths of winter in Canberra but Fetherston Gardens still delivers the goods. #macrophotography #canberra #australia
The depths of winter in Canberra but Fetherston Gardens still delivers the goods. #macrophotography #canberra #australia
I remember that Bugs Bunny episode...
CNN@cnn.com · 2d agoThe Suffolk County Department of Health in New York said that it’s seen three probable cases of tularemia, a rare but serious infection that’s also known as rabbit fever. It can occur after a bite from a tick or a fly that has previously bitten a sick mammal, typically a rabbit.
"Bluesky isn't a *liberal* bubble - it's a *decency* bubble." I completely agree. It's sad that we live in a timeline where not being overtly friendly to bullies, bigots, outrage farmers, and propagandists is somehow a bad thing.
Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 2d agoHe cites users' ability to mute & block folks as a positive, which is good. It's also why right wing chuds thankfully can't get a foothold here - b/c they violate community norms & get nuclear blocked out of normal people's timelines. Bluesky isn't a *liberal* bubble - it's a *decency* bubble.
Alt-text; A Peanuts cartoon, panel 1 shows Charlie, Lucy and Linus. Linus says "Look! A Library Card! I've taken out a library card!" and he holds it up for the others to see Panel 2 is the same scene with Linux exclaiming "I have been given my citizenship in the land of knowledge!"
Beverly@grammylovesyou.bsky.social · 2d ago
Once it all gets pulled together, the cookie-cutter, AI-generated books and videos will be chock full of targeted, personalized products placements, generating ad revenue for the publishers along with mouse over links for users to purchase them.
My design tip is to use a magnetar to pull everything together.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2d ago‘A rug helps anchor all the pieces’: how to start decorating your home
Photo from Mom in Arizona: cows in the Salt River along with a heron and an egret!
A book that shaped much of my early love of reading: Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles. Epic and character-driven, with incredible stakes. I should really reread these books soon.
This is a wonderful story. Highly recommend. ✌️ #BookSky #Queer #Sapphic #Romance 💙📚🌈📚🌶️
Dani Finn 🐙 🏳️⚧️ 📚@danifinnwrites.bsky.social · 3d agoSongbird-themed yuri is free this weekend! Once they mate, sister thrushes ditch the male & live with a lifelong female partner. Lady Alessa has offered her hand in marriage to whoever brings her a sister thrushes, unharmed, in closed hands. danifinn.itch.io/sister-thrush
Hot knight summer!! ⚔️🛡 Arcs are open for 3 more days! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🌹🥀 #darkfantasy #lowfantasy #swordandsorcery #lgbtq 🏳️🌈 #Folklore #medieval Portrait by @kalimpaszmadar.bsky.social
Couple snaps from my trip to Portland. First was in a restaurant. Second was on the back of a stop-sign.
Wow! I have over 200 words/terms to choose from. Okay, first time usage for 5 words in the year I was born: - snog - microcircuit - neatnik - biodegradable - reverb Honorable mentions for terms: - narcissistic personality disorder - oral sex - mini-mart - nondisclosure agreement - neutron bomb
m o c h y@mochy.bsky.social · 3d agoantisocial personality disorder midsize minicomputer redacted subemployed
News Summary: Simon and Schuster Launches Digital Imprint Simon Stream; Canadian E-book Spending Falls to Five-Year Low
Simon and Schuster Launches Digital Imprint
Simon and Schuster launches Simon Stream digital imprint for indie authors. Canadian e-book spending hits five-year low.
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