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An image of a ruby throated hummingbird, in flight. They have brilliant earth green back fesyhets, darker wings, and a throat seemingly jeweled with ruby red feathers.
I didn't take my camera/phone out back in my yard, for morning coffee. Had I, there would have been a portrait of my local hummingbird, dwarfed by the clothes pins on the line. Instead, a second after I regretted this, they flew down, and right into the claws of my neighbor cat who took him in one bite. I was there though and pulled them out, but they were dying, one wing mangled, and way too many little feathers spread in my hand. They feed on the blooming pomegranate tree, and then right in front of me, at my table, on the red geranium.
I was going to put them in the geranium pot, but they held onto my finger, and so I held them with their heart beating, beating, beating, for some minutes, then with one last gesture they lifted back their head, revealing their jewelled throat, raised their good wing as if in memory of flight, then passed. So, they lie under sycamore bark at the base of my cactus, which recently bloomed, and, I wished them joy and release into the universe. I will miss them hovering nearby, in my mornings.
I was going to put them in the geranium pot, but they held onto my finger, and so I held them with their heart beating, beating, beating, for some minutes, then with one last gesture they lifted back their head, revealing their jewelled throat, raised their good wing as if in memory of flight, then passed. So, they lie under sycamore bark at the base of my cactus, which recently bloomed, and, I wished them joy and release into the universe. I will miss them hovering nearby, in my mornings.
Yow. This post was a ride.
This makes me so very sad. And sadly this is far too common a story. Outdoor cats are responsible for literally billions of bird deaths.
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A woman in a pale blue skirt suit with ash-blonde beehive hairdo poses with three lifelike dolls about 2 feet high, one perched on her lap, in what appears to be the set of a science fiction television show.
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X-ray image of a corset on a mannequin, showing the effects on the ribcage and waist.
source: https://publicdomainreview.org/collecti...
"A columnist for the deluxe corsetier’s magazine Les Dessous Elégance, the French doctor was responding to a nineteenth-century backlash against bound support, the most extreme elements of which castigated women seeking a 'wisp waist' as criminals with perverted taste, who intentionally harmed their childbearing abilities for the sake of vanity."
"A columnist for the deluxe corsetier’s magazine Les Dessous Elégance, the French doctor was responding to a nineteenth-century backlash against bound support, the most extreme elements of which castigated women seeking a 'wisp waist' as criminals with perverted taste, who intentionally harmed their childbearing abilities for the sake of vanity."
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Screenshot of a series of 7 sub-folders named each named #abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz with # being a consecutive number from 0 to 6.
The final path is 196 characters long
The final path is 196 characters long
When you find that set of folders you were using to test path lengths
Orignally i had the full path in the alt text and realized it would be insane to hear all that from a screen reader and I removed it. Somedays my brain kind of works.
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a very old pickup truck drives down a rural street with a coffin wrapped in a flag in the back. There is a banner on the truck in red white and blue which says "Bye Clate" on it.
Was sitting out on my porch reading yesterday when I heard a lot of honking. This is unusual. Then a LOT of cars and trucks came by including this one. This was Clayton Butterfield's truck. That's Clayton in the back. He passed away on Tuesday after a long life of incredible community service. He and his wife ran a free medical supply lending library out of his barn. He picked up trash for neighbors and took it to the transfer station. He was an all around great guy. RIP Clate, they do not make them like you anymore.
Meet Clate: https://www.youtube.com/watch...
More about Clate: https://www.ourherald.com/articles...
Meet Clate: https://www.youtube.com/watch...
More about Clate: https://www.ourherald.com/articles...
From the Herald article:
Over the years, many people have tried to buy the truck, but Clayton refuses to part with it. “I told the undertaker, I’m going to my grave in the back of that truck,” he said. “So I gotta keep it till after I die.”
That’s amazing.
Over the years, many people have tried to buy the truck, but Clayton refuses to part with it. “I told the undertaker, I’m going to my grave in the back of that truck,” he said. “So I gotta keep it till after I die.”
That’s amazing.
♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
Yeah they don't make a lot of guys like that anymore
May his memory be a blessing.
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I dunno. It's some kinda MLTSHP poker hand, I think.
This seems nice
I think that's three pair, which is pretty impressive with 4 cards.
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Wide-angle view of the main game room at Atomic Pinball Lounge, Wood River, Illinois
Located about thirty minutes North of STL, just across the Mississippi in a little industrial city called Wood River, Illinois. In addition to this room they have a medium one with more pinball tables, and then two smaller rooms with skee-ball and arcade cabinets.
I played probably 30 or so tables total in the three and half hours spent there yesterday afternoon, mostly Medieval Madness, Attack From Mars, and the new-ish Stern Evil Dead, which is a fun table.
If you squint real hard you can see my good buddy Gomez who built an extra hangout day into a trip up from Dallas to pick up his kiddo from a grandparent visit. Was great to see him.
https://atomicpinballarcade.com/
I played probably 30 or so tables total in the three and half hours spent there yesterday afternoon, mostly Medieval Madness, Attack From Mars, and the new-ish Stern Evil Dead, which is a fun table.
If you squint real hard you can see my good buddy Gomez who built an extra hangout day into a trip up from Dallas to pick up his kiddo from a grandparent visit. Was great to see him.
https://atomicpinballarcade.com/
Been there once, absolutely loved it. :)
MAGNA-SAVE
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Great info. Not too far for me, I’ll definitely check it out.
ooooooh!
That reminds me of the best attraction in Las Vegas: https://pinballmuseum.org/
@soyburger It's a fairly pleasant drive once you get through downtown. Cross over via the McKinley Bridge and just keep going North until you hit Wood River.
I played Medieval Madness last week. Such a fun table!
@Lockjaw Yes! I don't know if I'll every find myself in a position to seriously consider a table of my own, but if I did, that one (and Attack From Mars) would be on the short list.
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A slim short haired woman in a white silk slip flips a shotgun up from the floor with her foot to catch it in her hands, spin it around and fire it at something offscreen
She seems nice.
And mom said joining the color guard and hanging out with the band geeks was a waste of my potential.
Stripes 2
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Video of a driverless Yangwang U9 jumping over various obstacles.
Apparently, BYD made a driverless electric sports car that can jump over potholes (and spike strips).
Paint it white and put a big red M on the hood, and I'll buy one, Chinese or not.
@urlnotfound to win you'll stop at nothing!
Buy it some fake VW jewelry, I'll steal it off yer lot!
Oh, nothing, just remote-hooning my chinese electric hypercar.
Pfft. I can jump higher than that. :p
"Driverless Sports Car" = but why?
Video needs more slick production
@homerj plausible deniability when those speed camera tickets start rolling in.
"Wanna go for a charge?" (car bounces excitedly)
can't bounce over entire Detroit
@urlnotfound Funny, 'cause Tesla disables autopilot and driver assist immediately before impact to ensure the company gets no blame.
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source: https://www.facebook.com/
I know many consider Optima to be an outdated typeface, but I sure love it.
Magnificent.
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With a loud crash, Spider-Man punches his way through glass, shattering around him and says, “FUN and GAMES are over. Now I mean BUSINESS!“
When it comes to business then it's business time.
When things get business, business gets things
If I'm reading this correctly, Fun and games = leaving panes of glass intact; Business = smashy smashy
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a drawing of a ghost cat stretching next to a girl in a witch had lying by an electeric fan
it me, i am ghost cat
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r/OldSchoolCool - Photo booth, Paris, ca. 1980
Back before the Internet, cam-girls had to do it old-school.
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A color illustration by Moebius. It shows a person standing on a rock. The rock stands in a stream of lava, the red yellow glow illuminating the person. A few crystals poke out of a rock wall in the background.
Fiery Monday!!
Oh how I hate lasers in the lava pit.
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a die-model version of a 1980 VW Rabbit that has police lights and police insignia from Greensboro, NC.
for context: https://www.ncrabbithole.com/p...
Ah, my first car was an 84 GTI that looked just like this!
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A whole lot of mostly kayaks in a bunch of different colours as seen from above, packed into the lift lock, a giant basin made of steel.
I bet this is fun
imagine the smell
So civilized.
just looking at this pic gave me anxiety <_< nooooooooooooope
Imagine realising a friend of yours was there, but they were behind you
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A photo of the recently-deceased satirical musician Tom Lehrer
The elements song… poisoning pigeons in the park… new math… a legendary satirist. Long may his memory live!
And pigeons everywhere breathe a sigh of relief.
(RIP to a musical and mathematical genius)
(RIP to a musical and mathematical genius)
Damn.
Love him with alll of my little black heart.
Meanwhile, TFG still walks the earth. God has a strange sense of humor.
Meanwhile, TFG still walks the earth. God has a strange sense of humor.
Thank you for sharing the news. He was magical.
97 was a good run.
aww. New Math!
A national treasure. Too many good lyrics to choose from, but this line from Oedipus Rex stays with me:
So be sweet and kind to mother now and then have a chat
Buy her candy or some flowers or a brand new hat
But maybe you had better let it go at that
So be sweet and kind to mother now and then have a chat
Buy her candy or some flowers or a brand new hat
But maybe you had better let it go at that
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Rasmus Jarlov on Twitter writes: "There is nothing to celebrate. Moving from average tariffs of less than 2% on trade between the USA and Europe to 15% under today’s deal will inevitably lead to inflation. Almost everything will become more expensive in both Europe and the USA, and we will all be worse off. The economic illiteracy in the White House is doing serious damage to the West."
Stylish Skunk replies: "I have a feeling you have 0 idea what you're talking about.
In fact I know you do."
Rasmus Jarlov responds: "Of course. I am former minister of trade in Denmark and you are an anonymous Twitter profile. You probably know a lot more than me. For sure."
Stylish Skunk replies: "I have a feeling you have 0 idea what you're talking about.
In fact I know you do."
Rasmus Jarlov responds: "Of course. I am former minister of trade in Denmark and you are an anonymous Twitter profile. You probably know a lot more than me. For sure."
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The word "Sabbath" i four very different fonts as they appeared on Black Sabbath's first four albums
the examples of other uses for the first two made me very happy
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A labrador sits in a chair with a beer, water level is up to its shoulders. Captioned 'It's going to be OK but it's going to be different '
THAT'S NOT OK
Not to be all both-sides-should-meet-in-the-middle, but I can't help feeling there'd be some synergy between this dog and the "This is fine" dog.
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A humanoid figure with a bull's head stands on the end of a set of square stones floating in a blue sky. The stones are gray and beveled, and look like those from a Nintendo game. They are covered with grime and lichen, and have greenish moss hanging off them. In front of the bull, suspended from strings, are a white cartoonish cloud with sharply defined round edges, and a small green sign with "Goal" written on it in yellow letters. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".
Okay so first you need a leaf to turn into a raccoon, then you hold B while…
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A wire fox terrier stands alert on a dusty hiking trail, wearing red rubber dog boots and a purple harness. The dog is leashed with a red lead and appears happy, with its mouth open and tongue slightly out. Dry brush and an eroded dirt embankment line the background.
We’re going hiking up in the Sierras in a few weeks (Rock Creek Lake, above Tom’s Place), and the boots are to protect her feet. Last year while hiking at the same place, the granite cut up her feet pretty bad. This is the solution.
She took to them without much resistance and they seem to work. She was on the top of her toes for the whole hike this morning, when usually she shows some fatigue. I’m sad that maybe that fatigue was avoidable paw pain.
About a mile in I think she figured out the boots kept her safe from stickers and gave her some extra courage when tromping through dead brambles.
She took to them without much resistance and they seem to work. She was on the top of her toes for the whole hike this morning, when usually she shows some fatigue. I’m sad that maybe that fatigue was avoidable paw pain.
About a mile in I think she figured out the boots kept her safe from stickers and gave her some extra courage when tromping through dead brambles.
That terrier stance!
@mcmjolnir Manifestation of their directive to always lean into trouble.
@notyou yep. The terrier prerogative.
Been considering some of these for Uly. His curly hair attracts cleavers whenever we tromp through the forest, and then I have to spend 20 minutes brushing them all out.
lakie strong
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Iggy Pop in a three-quarter portrait in near silhouette under stage lights.
Source: me
We went to the first day of the Project Pabst festival yesterday on the Portland Waterfront. Weather was great, and it was surprisingly easy to get a spot right at the front for Iggy Pop’s end-of-night headlining set as the act right before him was Devo all the way at the other end of the grounds.
We went to the first day of the Project Pabst festival yesterday on the Portland Waterfront. Weather was great, and it was surprisingly easy to get a spot right at the front for Iggy Pop’s end-of-night headlining set as the act right before him was Devo all the way at the other end of the grounds.
I heard from someone who was there that Devo is sounding fresh as hell.
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painting of four water glasses on a reflective table. the glasses are reflecting a green space (the edge of a forest? a pond?). the technique is brain-breaking.
source: https://www.reddit.com/r...
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Cloud shaped like UK (minus N Ireland)
How do you feel about Unionism vs Republicanism?
The Sky: 😉
The Sky: 😉
‘S a bit cloudy though innit?
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Fine art/watercolor and ink on paper depicting a crowd of maenads (the female followers of Dionysus) carrying the head of Orpheus out of a temple in fury. A cleric with a bloody sword stands next to a column.
source: https://www.reddit.com/r...
And it’s not even Monday…..in this hemisphere.
Ahhhh ha, finally some of THESE have stripped.