tyson chicken processing plant. I immediately committed to white collar employment and vegetarianism

One of my fav authors does this and posts it to an ao3 account 😂 she’s both the OG and the BNF

I remember an oil field guy having to do online training at my library. He watched the whole thing, then said something like, “well shit, I’ve been an asshole.” it was honestly an awakening for that dude

I like a day where I don’t nag myself about anything. No keeping myself on track or trying to be efficient. Nothing gets done, but something in me gets to unclench

And with the collapse of Baker & Taylor, Amazon is now where public libraries buy the majority of their hard copies, with Amazon planning to expand into library book processing. Where they will, of course, hold a near total monopoly.

If it’s not a burden, morning log off reminders! I think I check my phone before I take my first breath and then spend the first hour of every day sleepily horrified

Seinabo Sey!

Really shows the vision of one white guy from the pnw

I don't know if it'll work on young people, but I was unexpectedly hollowed out by The Getaway by Lamar Giles

Parable of the Sower at twelve years old. That book made me

Congratulations on your brand new microwave! (Emotionally)

Is there anyone out there doing an asynchronous Great British Sewing Bee

The thing about Eliezer Yudkowsky’s beliefs that truly has a chance of reaching me is I know that tone. The stressed tone of someone very smart desperately trying to convince less smart people to Just Stop.

A small marble statue carved to resemble a circle of four dogs in a gently slumbering pile.

Four puppies cuddling. Pompey, 1 century CE.

(Closes tab) How did the fancy shoulder pillow work out?

I’d fund it (I have no money). People never realize the difference of allowable behaviors in this area (seok) IF you’re from here versus if you move here (don’t).

Had my first work nightmare. All the books in the classics section were abridged! 😱😱

I realized last month that my lifelong hatred of vegetables is actually bc any vegetable I enjoy eating I labeled as “doesn’t count” and I defined vegetables as “food I don’t like” which wasn’t exactly setting myself up for success.

I’m sure something could be designed to make knees less ridiculous. And I’d use the leftover one to stabilize my spine. Boring and requires an engineer

Loose leaf. I went in and asked for loose leaf like it was a tea shop

Using the phrase “pregnant pause”

Old enough to go thru my contacts and delete everyone who died… ugh

Might be worth looking thru these comments and seeing people conflate MAGA, rural people, southerners, and stupidity

^this. People don’t realize what we don’t have out here. There’s no PBS, no NPR, no newspapers. There’s no alternative to listen to. Not to mention the gutting of public rural education. There are many, many systemic reasons rural people vote R. And it’s not (only) bc we think cities are hellholes

My 80 yr old mother was in so much pain she couldn’t sleep and on so many meds that she couldn’t read. Mmj saved her life and her mind

Water beetles can also fly

Found out that the cheerful little water beetles can fly! How wild is that? Also saw a new mushroom, and I have a single minuscule zinnia blooming in my flower garden.

I'm in OK, my polling place is 14 miles from my home, and 35 miles from my work. So I vote by mail. I have to apply every year and get each ballot notarized before mailing it. Twice now my ballot has been lost entirely.

yes they are. they are christians and you have to deal with that