Soubhiye, from Lebanese Arabic, is the enjoyment of a quiet moment of peace before everyone else is awake.
Gökotta is a Swedish term for waking up early to enjoy the birdsong.
For the rest of us, there is hurkle-durkling, from Scots: lingering in bed long after it’s time to get up.
It’s our 18th anniversary this weekend. I’m pretty sure 18 is “tool chest.” Of course it had to be on the top shelf.
Yay! The phoebes just showed up! I wonder where they will make their nest this year.
I love it when the flickers show up. Usually when you see one there are more around, but so far only this one :( Some years we get a whole yard full.
April in New England. Not a lot, but still makes it white.
This will be my first year doing my taxes sober. I'm not sure if this will make it better or worse.
This is how life feels sometimes.
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One little bit at a time. It’s slow going, but I will get there.
So hard being a kitten.
I asked my wife what she thinks of my sexy new prescription safety glasses. She said “they look safe”. Sigh.
I'd rather be outside playing in the snow than here at work.
Apple's iconic "1984" commercial, which introduced the Macintosh computer to the world, aired 41 years ago today during Super Bowl XVIII.
It's nice. Jump in, the waters is great.
Indeed. Trying. Fuck Zuck.
Lovely morning, but a bit on the cool side.
One thing I really love about Bluesky is that I can switch between "scrolling to see random stuff" and "here's what people you follow posted recently" Facebook just feels like a mess these days...too much and not enough of what I want.
Why do I look so unhappy? I love clearing snow as the sun rises! @jennifer.goepp.com?
I don't normally read a lot of poetry, but today...I'll take it. Thank you. Relaxed my brain for a second.
And so it starts…fortunately I’m in here with this nice fire and some tea.
Had some fun playing in the yard today. I needed that. The brain is fucked up.
Nice. Fuck this world man.
Word of the day is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a dislike of company and the desire to be left alone.
