βοΈπ€π Good morning. The calm invitation to a new day with your presence is a blessing to us all. I've prepared a warm and delicious coffee for you. Know that you matter, that you are loved. Thank you for existing. May this day bring you strength, perseverance, health and many smiles. ππ«π€
#Coffee β
#GoodMorning π€
#ElectionDay Heading to the polls to get my 'I Voted' sticker. Well, in about 1-1/2 hours.
I like to stop in on my way to work.
A strong next generation is precisely what Republicans don't want to see in the young
They want murderously insane child soldiers like Kyle Rittenhouse, not inspirational & smart children like Amanda Gorman
They want a next generation as simply consumers, not citizens
They want underpaid serf labor hopelessly mired in apathy & despair
They want addicts, to violence, to rage
They want the next generation saddled with debt; student loans & mortgages
They want a Nazi do-over
@ScottSoCal By the way, have you listened to The Dispatcher books on Audible? Read by Zachary Quinto. Theyβre fantastic.
@ScottSoCal @adhdeanasl weβve had an Aeropress, some beans, and a hand grinder in our bugout bag/quake kit ever since the big Ridgecrest quakes in β19.
@ScottSoCal We have a French press in the cupboard and an extra maker in the basement, but our only grinder is electric. *makes note to find a hand grinder*
All I ask for is a nativity scene featuring ants with baby Jesus as a larvae and everyone gets all up in arms about how it's "weird" and "sacrilegious"
But think about it... Joseph could be a drone and he and Mary would have wings... the animals would be aphids, and inquiline crickets... the wise women could be queens of the rare and strange species like polyrachis and a weaver queen.
I DON'T understand the problem!
On Telegram I just saw a Ukrainian shopping for seeds for his garden. He had filmed everything β peas, watermelon, tomatoes, onions. Seeing this made me happy, because Putin does not get to stop people from continuing their lives.
Man, I love the unbreakable spirit of the Ukrainians. πΊπ¦ππ»πΊπ¦
Via Telegram account a_shtirlitz.
Hey, if you are in #Wisconsin and you haven't voted yet, please vote tomorrow so we can have a non-Nazi court that strikes down our abortion ban written and passed by old shitty-mustache men seven fucking decades before women COULD VOTE IN AMERICA and well prior to medical science actually understanding how women's actual insides work and that they were free people deserving of agency and rights under the law and also have a court not populated by bitter revanchist Klansmen champing at the bit throw out my votes and overthrow the constitution of the United States because I didn't vote fascist enough, thank you.
I.e. vote for #JudgeJanet, please. Thank you in advance for saving the republic from assholes.
@ambulocetus @richardmillward @StillIRise1963 @birdpoof Donβt forget about the possibility of being knocked out, by frozen iguanas falling from trees.
@No_One @StillIRise1963 One of the thongs I most loved about the USA was the separation of church and state. I thought it was amazing for a nation of this size. It appears to be dissolving by political strategies. π
@georgetakei That's probably because everyone was hugging strangers in joyous celebration, and they just didn't recognize Eric.
I've not posted on here much lately, so here's a burst of macro loveliness to make up for it! I've been experimenting with zooming out a little in my compositions to show more of the microhabitat around the wee beasties, and I quite like the results!
#SoilEcology #SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna #MacroPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.