alison says reinstate Link!

I am grumpy and whiny and I'm going to take myself off the internet for a bit because the irritation will start spilling out soon.

A great and important thing to teach your kids. Something I wish more parents would do.

... both the knowing yourself to be strong, and thinking it's fun.

You've totally earned it.

Blueberry muffin or stealth pupper? 😂

A captcha showing 16 images of either a chocolate chip muffin or a chihuahua face.

What the shit?

I'm Not a Robot Prove your humanity once and for all

Ah. A game worthy of my skill.

neal.fun/not-a-robot/

It's late but, better late than never!

Here's the Fund Me Friday thread for this week. Post your mutual aid below and I'll do my best to repost throughout the weekend.

Let's try to get some needs met this evening.

Jeremy is correct.

Me when I realize that @darthbluesky.bsky.social's return is only a couple weeks away

three meetings with Putin’s Sweetheart and The Son-in-Law, no less

"her bra is better than her hair" Your hair is pretty spectacular.

Kamala Harris: I predicted a lot about what's happening right now. I'm not into saying 'I told you so', but we did see it coming. she’s speaking at rev jesse jackson’s funeral on live TV

she just did this at a man's funeral

Someone I know is going through something similar to this and he spent about a month spiraling in self-harm and it was really awful and scary for everyone.

He's turned things around, thankfully, and has found himself a good gym routine to keep out the bad thoughts.

It takes time to find what works

hahaha!

Wouldn't that be nice!

They usually arrive after the snow melts in April. I'm curious how they're coping with climate change...

Grief is a many-layered and individual thing.

You have nothing to apologise for.

The best thing I can think of is finding people to spend time with and things to distract you that won't hurt you.

None of this is your fault and I hope you can find support and things to do that build you up.

WHAT THE SHIT

Robin I am so sorry.

c.f. Alberta, Edmonton #yeg #ableg

it makes absolutely no sense. It's SO WRONG.

I used to love the long summer... and then it got too hot and I cannot stand being outside some days even at 9pm.

I mean... DST stays around longer, but I know what you mean.

the price of oil surging means you can burn your shein clothes, extract the oil, and make more money than you paid

DakhaBrakha - Baby (Live on KEXP) YouTube video by KEXP

I have to share this video a few times a year because some days it just dawns on me that there are people who've never heard DakhaBrakha and that's a shame. Slava Ukraini!
youtu.be/u1KdGDEkj_U?...

ooo! Them's fighting words!

That's fine. I'll miss you.

cartoon: a Transformer robot with lots of glitter and attitude Opulence Prime

Cartoon: Opulence Prime. With thanks to @costello.bsky.social for the idea :)

I had this thought a couple weeks back in our February warm spell... thought I heard a crane. Gave my head a shake, it is FAR too early; look at how far south they all still are.

Okay, so - examples? Sure.
::cracks knuckles:: ::opens gmail::

Fiasco: "I needs the paper for my monsterpiece! You won't miss it!"

I can feel and smell this photo.

Fun thing to think about very briefly: who currently has better lawyers, the United States or Nintendo

At least he showed himself early.