Bad day to have lungs in Washington state.

old garage, main street, palouse, washington, 1987

The next few days are going to be ROUGH.

Puget Sound Storm Watch@pugetstormwatch.bsky.social · 2d ago

The 00z HRRR is fresh off the press. Widespread dense surface smoke possible throughout the day tomorrow and into Wednesday. Small switches in wind direction will matter big time for how much smoke we get. #wawx #smoke

I had an idea today: instead of hospital gowns, they should have hospital skirts for when the doctor needs to see only your legs.

Happy tsunami siren test day to all who celebrate! 📣 🌊

I have to get fasting blood work done tomorrow and my dumbass scheduled the appointment for 3pm not realizing it would include this blood work. Tomorrow is going to be GREAT.

Our flight from Seattle to Sacramento was delayed by a few hours last night, but we were rewarded with an epic sunset on Tahoma (Rainier) as it poked through the low stratus layer. The pastel peach backdrop was made possible by the horrific wildfire smoke from all the PNW fires.

Yes, absolutely. And I *still* read reference books for fun.

S. Kramer@libraryephemera.bsky.social · 7d ago

Were you a child who read The World Book Encyclopedia for fun?

Everyone is (rightfully) upset with Ken Jennings today but did you also all forget that he defended Bean Dad?

Heads up!! If you live in the White Swan area near Yakima that was affected by wildfires, you need to know this! Your ballot may have been burned as well and you will need to contact Yakima County Elections for help getting a new one.

I lifted up my laundry basket this morning and tweaked my back. Currently miserable with stabbing pain. I guess I'm old now. 👵

If every life has equal value, every loss deserves equal mourning. My latest column examines why Seattle rallies after some tragedies but too often looks away when violence strikes Rainier Beach, Hillman City, Brighton, and other South Seattle neighborhoods.

COLUMN | Gun Violence Didn't Move to Seattle Center. Our Attention Did.

Seattle rallied when gun violence struck its "civic living room." Marcus Harrison Green asks why South End deaths have so rarely received the same urgency.

southseattleemerald.org

Make Fast Money With An ADU Datacenter In Your Back Yard! Installs Within 2 Weeks, Start Earning By The End Of The Month!

Ethan Mollick’s Veil of History would really enrage a large portion of Bluesky.

The Veil of History

Born at random as any human who ever lived — where, when, and into what? A sourced, interactive model of the birth lottery across 117 billion lives.

veil-of-history.netlify.app

I bet it had all the preservatives in it. All of them.

Discontinued Foods!@discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · last wk.

Pillsbury Sliced Bread (1997-2005): The stalwart baking mix brand decided to dip their toes into the sliced bread sector with this line, which included such varieties as White, Wheat, Honey White, Buttermilk, and Homestyle White

A local place posted an AI ad on IG for an event. They must have gotten negative feedback because they posted a pen-and-paper drawing for the same event saying that the community seems to prefer that over the AI. I thought it was a win, but the next week they were back to the AI crap.

Owen Dennis: Infinity Train/Among Us Show creator@owendennis.com · last wk.

Seeing every small business, be it a local restaurant, a moving company, whatever, all having AI logos and AI ads, really puts into perspective just how many artists are out of jobs now. All those little sustaining jobs where someone just needed a quick thing for $50 to $200 are just gone.

Happy Tu b'Av! Also known as the Flower Dance festival in Stardew Valley.

have you heard the good news about bedtime?

As of 4 hours ago, 2,990 acres are on fire here with 0% containment.

Jackson Frishman@jfrishman.bsky.social · last wk.

Sinlahekin Valley, Washington last fall, currently burning #landscapephotography #easternwashington #wildfire #wawx

*huge crash* *silence* "Hey mom, what would happen if we knocked over your big plant onto the carpet?"

The Seattle World's Fair site, now known as Seattle Center, probably 1962. The Space Needle stands in the center. At far right is Elliot Bay and in the background is Mount Rainier. digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/...

I can’t believe bean dad was only 6 months ago

Me, July 2027: So what's the status of this? Consulate: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Rochelle@rochellebl.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Consulate, Oct 2025: We need this document. Me: Sends. Consulate, Jan 2026: Did you send it? If so, please send it again. Me: Sends again. Consulate, March 2026: We can't find it. Can you send it again? Me: Sends again. 🤯

Evergreen, unfortunately.

Random Jeweler@randomjeweler.bsky.social · last wk.

Guys stop being weird and anti Semitic

Can't wait for therapy tomorrow where I can correct one minor thing I misspoke about two weeks ago which I haven't stopped thinking about since it came out of my mouth then.

Look, it's the Colossus computer at Bletchley Park. This was fairly amazing

#OnThisDay in 1949, Stanwood and Camano Island residents built a park in one day. historylink.org/File/8601

TODAY'S WEATER A weather forecast posted in the US Central Command building underscores the region's ongoing heat wave during Exercise SHADOW HAWK '87. catalog.archives.gov/id/6436676

Hey, this is why I lost my transcriptionist work too! Thanks, AI.

Melanie Scheller@melaniescheller.com · 2w ago

I was a transcriptionist for 40 years. I was replaced by AI last December. I was offered a chance to correct the errors made by AI at half the pay, but I've seen the mistakes it makes in transcripts. It would have taken longer than transcribing them myself would have.

I found the documents from when the Freemasons fingerprinted me as a child so my body could be identified after I was kidnapped.