Overheard: “I have t-shirts older than you. And I like them better.”
@estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Chocoholic. Baseball. Cats. Technology. Not always in that order. She/her. Let's be kind to one another. Gaze upon my LinkedIn profile and admire: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherschindler/
Overheard: “I have t-shirts older than you. And I like them better.”
Here's a question for the mind readers out there.
My sister as a tween, dressed up and ready for an adventure
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
I don't think it had any posts, fwiw.
Just represented a common sentiment about the character (not the actor!).
Meet the Native American Farmer Promoting Northern New Mexico’s Indigenous Foodways
A Berlin court has ordered X to grant researchers API access under the Digital Services Act. Daniela Alvarado Rincón, Simone Ruf and Jürgen Bering explain how they won the case, and why it’s a major step for researcher data access.
Alt.wesleycrusher.die.die.die
More cows, more wives
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good agricultural surplus, must be in want of a wife.
Kristi Noem's "Open to Work" LinkedIn Profile
I swear this writer believes they're paid a bonus for every use of "increasingly," "modern systems," and "agility" (not in the right way). #AmEditing
I have plenty of criticism for him, but this is way down the list.
Our new DHS secretary, everybody. (Event from two years ago.)
Today's meeting schedule
Democrats may not be able to prevent Mullin's confirmation, but they can certainly turn his track record of offense and stupidity into two days of televised humiliation so spectacular that he is wounded in Trump's eyes from day 1. That is the job.
Need a Mellow Break? The Monterey Bay Aquarium has several live cams that give you a relaxing fish tank.
www.montereybayaquar...
"Trump's chief design officer says that his work shouldn't be controversial, but his team's track record has raised questions about who their websites are for, who they leave out and whether the White House can garner trust based on sleek design alone."
BREAKING NEWS: Otter has had her nails done!
Researchers found that the color of a concert hall affects a listener's perception of sound. pubs.aip.org/asa/jas...
"If you take screenshots constantly, as I do, you've probably noticed that a typical screenshot only captures what is visible on your screen at that moment, including in Chrome. Sometimes, though, you need the full web page."
All incumbent Black Republicans in the House of Representatives will leave office by the start of the next term:
· Byron Donalds: favorite in the Florida Governor primary
· Wesley Hunt: finished third in the Texas Senate primary
· John James: running for Michigan Governor
· Burgess Owens: Retiring
Understanding cause and effect (if I hit the snooze button then I’ll get more sleep) and second order thinking (but then I’ll be late for work) are the basics of being an intelligent person.
Unfortunately we decided to elect the dumbest and most spiteful people we could find to the highest offices.
Do no harm, but TAKE NO SHIT.
A view from the end of a salad bar, with a very early 80's vibe. The words "Arby's Country Fresh Salad Bar" are superimposed over a row of crocks and bowls with veggies, greens, and salad dressings, with ladles and spoons
Arby’s Country Fresh Salad Bar (1982-circa 1989): America's premier purveyor of roast beef got in on the salad bar game, offering bottomless greens, vegetables, fruit and cheese ( "15 fresh ingredients), six salad dressings, and more. It was marketed as "a trip to the farmer's market, at Arby's!" 🧵
a chile pepper ristra It's pretty
"The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true." --John Steinbeck
Japanese Woodblock Print Search
Something to ease your mind today.
Good essay.
These three go-to rules for quoting a project aren’t so much instructional as high-level theorems. "Once you understand them and embrace them, you’ll be able to quote your projects with more confidence and less second-guessing." b2bs.substack.com/p/op-note-3-...
An ICE detainee in Arizona has died of a TOOTH INFECTION after it went untreated for weeks, a local official says. He was a Haitian asylum seeker imprisoned in Florence, Arizona. @emilybregel.bsky.social reports.
tucson.com/news/local/b...
Screenshot of an X post by Senator Tom Cotton saying Iran has been an imminent threat to the United States for 47 years and that the president was right to act. Below is a Fox News segment with Cotton speaking while footage labeled “U.S. Central Command – Unclassified” shows a strike.
“Imminent.” You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
She’s like a liar gone to burning hell