This year, I had over 20 bunches of #Zinfandel grapes on my vines. Rodents got them all last month. Except this one, very small bunch. They deserve a place of honor. Perhaps a plinth.
Val Trullinger
@valtrull.bsky.social
I lift things. Also make websites and art.
Debating if I need to replace my existing Le Creuset knobs with these Klingon-themed ones. www.lecreuset.com/star-trek-co...
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Finally, a game where it’s my time to shine: vole.wtf/clone-a-lisa/
Clone-a Lisa 🎨⏱️ art forgery game
One minute to copy Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
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Fitexpo is also here with #LAConV. There are fellow serious lifters in the hotel gym! Hobbled in on my cane and started gearing up to do rehab exercises. Two young guys vacated the smith machine as soon as I looked at it, and said, ‘We’ve saved it for you!’ I love my brothers in iron. 💪🏼
Quote skeet with a game released in the year you were born.
jessamyn@librarian.bsky.social · last mo.Quote skeet with a game released in the year you were born
The one shining moment when my hair looks good: right after a haircut.
Getting ready for #LAConV next week. I’ve discovered a new First-World Problem: all my shapewear is too big now and fails at shaping. IT HAD ONE JOB.
Picked up the newest Calista Coffee roast from my friends @shootinyeti.com and Rachel at @calistacoffeeco.bsky.social — Strongman! Made specially for us at ECWC, my gym. A roast as strong as we are!
My friend and teacher @lemenaid.bsky.social on learning to see, and what it means to train your eye as an artist. Well worth watching. youtube.com/watch?v=6S8U...
Learning to See
YouTube video by Ron Lemen
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First time at #indieShakes seeing Coriolanus, one of my favorite Shakespeare plays. A lovely evening at Griffith Park.
An easye guide to usinge the deepest and moost powerful magicks of google -- brilliant and amazingelye useful cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...
Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It.
40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.
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‘I had to lift more because I have to prove I’m better than the untrained kid half my age’ has been my explanation to many doctors about why I once again have ended up in urgent care after the gym. It’s also why my sports orthopedist has a very nice boat.
Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · 4mo agotoday I will go back to playing ball and I have no idea if the hamstring will cooperate but one of those yutes said "unc gonna be gone till next week at least" after I went down and I will not give him the satisfaction
It has been A Week.™ At least tonight, nothing is on fire either literally or figuratively, and I don’t have to be glued to emergency notifications to find out if I have to evacuate.
I joke that I need First Coffee™ so I can be functional enough to make it out of the bedroom and get to the real coffee machine. The caffeine headache when I wake up is… fearsome. Today I also need the coffee face mask to help battle the headache.
"What percentage of your graduates eventually turn to the Dark Side? And how many find jobs in health professions?"
Questions for the Jedi Vice-Chair of Graduate Studies
“How will being at one with the Force prepare me for today’s job market?” May 4 2021 May 4 2022 5/4/23 5/4/26
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Don't leave money for college on the table. Every single current and prospective UC student should apply for financial aid! Today is the final day to get it done. Get to it! Info here: https://bit.ly/2P79Wsc
Yf tech billionaires reallye reade their Tolkien thei wolde understande that it was the obsessive searche by Sauron for selfish immortalitye, individual power, vain conquest, hoarded wealth, and exploitation of othirs that above all else broughte disaster to Middle Earthe.
Made the colossal mistake of going to the grocery store before the Super Bowl, not during the game. It was like the day before Thanksgiving in there.
Having been both attractive and unattractive, it messes with your head when the same people treat you drastically differently. Just treat everyone with respect and decency, regardless of whether or not you want to put your hands down their pants. It’s not difficult!
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 8mo ago5. Who are you to the people new to the community? Who are you to people who can offer you nothing in that community but encouragement? Who are you to the people attractive to you? Who are you to those NOT attractive to you? Are you happy to talk to a "nobody" or looking to trade up in conversation?
Why yes, I AM going to spend the day on my couch in my glittery robe. Because what else is vacation for?
New mesh network update: it’s up and running, and over the last two days, every device has been added to the IoT network… except for one holdout. My smart scale, which I named Ma’at. I’m the only one who finds this funny.
Boxing Day tech support, as is traditional. About to set up a new mesh network, but haven’t finished my first cup of coffee. (Aka First Coffee™ ) Living dangerously over here.
I was trying to explain how my job is going to a friend on Saturday night. This pretty much sums it up, right down to the self-funded conference.
McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · 10mo ago"This fall, I presented my paper, 'More of a Comment than a Question, ' at the main conference in my field. Because the college has eliminated travel funding for faculty, I covered the cost by selling off-season Girl Scout cookies to adults having panic attacks over the election."
I wish this were required reading.
Dr. NerdLove@doctornerdlove.com · 11mo agoHow To Talk To Women On Social Media
"Misused Apostrophes: Most souls on this level are cursed to endlessly hunt for things that they mistakenly stated belonged to someone or something. Where is Kid’s party? What about Nacho’s $5.75? This entire level has lost it's way." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/dan...
Dante’s Nine Circles of Hell, Reimagined for Linguistic Transgressions
First Circle (Limbo): Autocorrect Here wander the otherwise virtuous souls who were forced into grievous errors by autocorrect programs. They sit ...
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