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  Three good things today: 1. ordered rain barrel and Mr. Roof-and-Gutter approved and will install 2. Better mood and more energy 3. I roasted (airfryer) beets, onions, carrots, and turnips #3goodthings

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  3 good things at local indie bookshop: 1. Overheard a nice conversation in which local author has upcoming events and asked bookshop owner to run sales for autographs. 2. I found a lovely used Robert Llewellyn book: Trees Up Close 3. This book! Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism. (knock stuff off shelves 🐈 😻 🐈‍⬛️) #3goodthings

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  "Expansive and sobering" #nonfiction #data https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/roopika-risam/data-empire/

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  Is this a power bank? Edited: yes! And all Magritte jokes aside, great advice from @RichSci ..."but you can only charge it with a micro usb connection in that top port. I had one like that and it didn’t supply much power at all as it was a free thing from a conference."

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  @dlakelan 2 dogs...lucky! And wait Oxy is a college and near places I used to visit! My mother was in Eagle Rock (go ahead say it in her British accent: Pasadena adjacent) and I went every year. Now our son lives in Koreatown (did MFA at LMU).

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  Coopers hawk visited the porch.

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  Squirrel has peanut for post-sploot treat.

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  Quick, I need to find a log and put a soft rug in it! Sand cats at NC zoo.

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  Cats sleep where they want, but nothing wrong with new bed. #caturday

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  Am I weird for saying "n minus one"? I had to translate for my sister....

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  Cleveland bookstore suffers from bad Google #AI search results..."in the Google AI Summary, it was saying that we were permanently closed at address 4041 when we are open at 4081 (Erie Street),” said Bush." via Publishers Weekly https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/were-open-local-bookstore-battles-false-google-ai-summary

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  Helpful look at whinge vs whine: "They come from two Old English words: “whine” from hwinan (to make a whizzing or humming sound, like an arrow in flight), and “whinge” from hwinsian (to make a sound like a dog whimpering). We probably get “whinny,” or horse talk, from the same root." I think I am whining at the moment, but earlier...shrug. https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/03/on-whinge-and-whine.html

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  Three good things today: 1. a hummingbird flew up and stared at me through the window 2. Siobhan saw a very tiny frog! 3. coffee and a small portion of Tres Leches cake #3Goodthings

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  Magnolia warbler photo by husband's friend.

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  Is it just me or does this ad for Colorado Tourism look very #ai? Seen in newsletter from Taste (Penguin Random House)

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  New and urgent! From @everylibrary@mastodon.social The federal book ban bill, H.R. 7661, has been placed on the legislative calendar... has cleared committee, eligible to be brought before the full House for debate and a vote. If passed, the Federal Government will gain control of your local school libraries. Act now! #libraries #bookBans Sign petition: https://action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661 Send a postcard: https://civicmail.org/about-campaigns/74-dont-ban-books-in-the-united-states Send...

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  Veronica (Speedwell)...wait doesn't that sound like a privileged teen?

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  I thought the crows were tired of cheese crackers, but not today.

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  Madison Chocolate company supports Rooted, a community agriculture organization #madisonwi https://rootedwi.org/

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  Ceiling guy at Xray place.

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  Print of a lovely watercolor of boat and reflected trees. By Mae Stoll

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  Canada geese in the river.

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  Got a nice closeup of crow statue outside medical center.

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  @maxleibman@beige.party I need daughter to send me a better picture of her drawing "Three BroTricksters in a Trench Coat".

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  Great idea for a sign. Instead of ____ , try _____ from the library! #libraries

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  View from the footbridge over the river. If you zoom in, you can see the goose family leading the youngsters.

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  Bird Alliance of Oregon sells great blue heron T-shirts for kids printed by local HS students in school print shop! Also fun other stuff AND those tiny window stickers that prevent bird strikes. #birds #oregon https://shop.birdallianceoregon.org/products/bird-alliance-of-oregon-heron-youth-t-shirt

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  Picking up a friend in nearby town and grrrrr land of no consequences...I saw 6 f'ing asshole drivers run red lights. On the unrelated side, I did save 70 cents per gallon, thx to daughter's points.

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  Maira Kalman book about CAKE. Got it for mi hermana who will be back from Nicaragua soon. She has a professional baking background but that's not why I bought it for her birthday...

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  Just told SIL (fan of bears in the wild) "bears are the best...and LinkedIn is the worst (but newly funny)".