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Legal investigators, writers, dog & cat lovers. Lovin' these blue skies...
Heading up to mountains tomorrow to continue working a case. Altitude 8-9,000 ft - girl’s gonna need to buy oxygen while up there. Last trip, I felt Bad at that elevation, no can do again. At least we’ll escape the heat for a few days. Probably gonna visit Drive By Pie 🤣 🥧
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.
Silicon Valley, 1989, I interviewed at Oracle (Larry Ellison was CEO). Interviewer picked up my large sample manual: “How long to write this?” Me: “Three months, worked with engineers from inception to product.” Interviewer: “We write a manual a week. Can you do that?" Larry Ellison’s Oracle. Ugh.
Chris⚖️Justice@chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 2d agoSon of Larry Ellison. Wicked family. People following the early days of Oracle have known since the '90s. Vicious snakes and hostile takeovers.
No cheating post your lock screen
Carrie Rubin@carrierubin.bsky.social · 16h agoNo cheating post your lock screen
Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.
Making a peach pie before peaches go bad & before it gets insanely hot. Crazy weather. #SummerDessert #Peaches #Pie cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017...
Perfect Peach Pie (Published 2015)
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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is just like the rest of us—drained.
Shopped at Arab market in nearby town. Almost everything lower-priced (some significantly, like meat). Olives, dates, dried apricots & other stuff purchased by the pound (I transfer some to glass jars). Dates (in the middle) are so fresh! Making date bars soon. #GroceryPrices
Bootsy did this a lot last night (looking wide-eyed at “something”). We checked for bugs, whatever, even used a flashlight. Nothing 🤔🤣 #Caturday #TuxedoCat #CatsOfBluesky
Much-needed burst of rain in our part of Denver. Lasted only 10 minutes, but we’ll take it! #Drought #Rain #DenverColorado
Pitched an article idea to a publisher I’ve written for in the past…& wrote the wrong publication name (as in, wrote the name of their Main Competitor). Oops 😮 Wrote back, apologized, said I knew I was pitching to them & wasn't pitching elsewhere. I think I’ve done enough pitching for today 😆
Agatha Christie (then Miller) as a child, watering flowers. Torquay, 1890s
Informative article by an established author about not using AI in your writing, as well as not in your publishing ("Don’t incorporate ‘AI' into any part of your publishing process, either: Don’t use ‘AI' editing, don’t use ‘AI' art, don’t use ‘AI' translation…") #writers #writing #AI
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 6d agoI've written a longer piece on the book that's been pulled due to "AI" use allegations, what that means particularly for newer authors, and what, if anything writers can do in the "AI" era to prove their work is their own: whatever.scalzi.com/2026/07/31/a...
Aaron Gordon ate some duct tape. We figured out it wasn’t much (thank God), fed him olive oil on bread (per internet), called vet who said good on Olive Garden approach, now feed him dog food + water & he’ll poop it out in the morning. AG’s fine. We’re a bit frazzled 😜 #Rottweiler #DogsOfBluesky
Heard from son (in France) today. They have smoky skies & falling ash but fortunately fires are ~3 hours away. He said nearby medieval castles & abbeys, made of stone, are charred, but otherwise unaffected. (Now I can’t stop thinking of medieval castles 🏰) Daughter-in-law & grandsons ❤️ #Family
Highly recommended reading #forensics #photography #crimescenes
ScotlandYardCSI@scotlandyardcsi.bsky.social · last wk.A lovely surprise today — the audiobook of The Darkroom is #1 on Amazon in Forensic #Photography 🥳 Huge thanks to everyone who has listened, read, shared, and taken the time to leave a review of my debut book. Your support means a great deal. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestselle... #BookSky #TrueCrime
I get this look a lot (Aaron Gordon: “Are we ready to cook?”). That’s the chair I sit in when I cook, and he’s ready to be sous chef, which translates to “under chief” which is fitting 👩🍳🐾 #Rottweiler #DogsOfBluesky #DogsThatCook
Good news, gave me a boost (Longmont’s “up the highway” from us). They grow veggies; raise ducks, geese & chickens. Have learned to plant, weed & harvest around solar panels’ metal supports - plus the structures create microclimates that let a variety of plants flourish. #Colorado #SolarPanelFarm
Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo@0lsi.bsky.social · last wk.@theguardian.com 🇺🇸 A new 3,000-panel #solar power farm in Colorado is cooling the land and turning a profit as local farmers raise #crops and #livestock. The microclimates of the solar array also keep fresh berries and vegetables from scalding in the summer heat.
We've lost Keigo Higashino, the creator of Detective Galileo and Police Detective Kaga. www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026...
Japanese author Keigo Higashino, known for penning intricate mystery novels, dies at 68
Higashino, a prolific writer lauded for his creativity, died of cancer, his official X account said.
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Planning your own personal Odyssey this summer? Then take along this faithful, yet humorous, telling of the myth of Perseus. And, from Tue. 7/27 thru Sat. 8/1 the Kindle version is FREE! 💙📕📚👀 #FreeBooks #Mythology #Fantasy #Kindle #BookSky #ShamelessCoattailRiding www.amazon.com/dp/B093B239Z...
No, your cat doesn't think he's a person. He thinks you're an incompetent cat.
Too hot to cook, so making this for dinner (minus searing the peaches, don’t want to do anything stove-related :). Substituting feta for panela. Basil from our garden. #SummerSalad #Peaches #Dinner cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7849...
Seared Peach and Panela Salad Recipe • 40 min (Gift Recipe)
Fruit and cheese are a classic pairing. Here, peaches and panela cheese, a semi-soft, mild and squeaky Mexican cheese, are seared in a hot skillet to caramelize the peaches and give the cheese a golde...
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You suddenly get a narrator describing your life and there’s no way to turn it off - everyone can hear it. While shopping, at work, at home, with friends - the voice narrating your every move goes on. Who do you hope is the voice of this narrator?
Helen Mirren: That Should Buy Us 24 Hours
Alt: Fire in background. In foreground, Helen Mirren: "That Should Buy Us 24 Hours"
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CrazyMyra@outonthemoors.bsky.social · 2w agoYou suddenly get a narrator describing your life and there’s no way to turn it off - everyone can hear it. While shopping, at work, at home, with friends - the voice narrating your every move goes on. Who do you hope is the voice of this narrator?
