What the Scandinavian concept of hygge can teach Americans about comfort and happiness YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

In case you missed me talking about hygge on PBS Newshour the other day, you can watch it here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=1AhF...

Oh no. I hope they will have a speedy recovery.

Going to my first festival. I hope they have crappy pizza, as I someone once pointed that it was a festival essential and I kind of have that on my bucket list. [Apparently the disadvantage of having an income is that spontaneous late night 1 am shopping amounts to festival tickets].

#metalsky

Lighted Christmas tree in between houses during the blue hour behind a road with parked cars

Find of the day

See what? I'm sorry, I do not get it.

on the body of her brother, information vital for Galadriel to ask questions when confronted with their lost king. Why would he give up such a vital hint, and yet he did? Did he safe her life to gain her trust and get entrance to the elves, or does he really love her and want her for his queen?

I was never a fan of LotR because of the black and white characters. But then RoP came along with amazing complexity. Sauron never lied to Galadriel, and in doing so, he seems to be the only one who truly values her vigor. She, in turn, used him to meet her ends. He left her a hint to the Southlands

I have just bought a concert ticket, and attending this gig will require crossing pretty much all of Germany from South to North. Now I have a year to work out how to do this. I suspect if you intend to travel so far with the national train service you may vanish in a wormhole for good.

OK, so now I really need to check it out.

Urrgh. I'm sorry. Take care and get well soon.

Well not with that attitude!

This is good to know, as I have never dared to watch it. 🫣

I am deeply impressed by #ANONYMOUS. Framed by a prologue / epilogue, presenting the plot as a play within a play / film ->"The Mousetrap", plus puns on elements from HAMLET make this very enjoyable. And I hope we can all agree that the plot twists are not that far from #Shakespeare 's own.

#lit

Beasto! 🤘

They streamed their acoustic set from France tonight. Good stuff.

#beastoblanco #rock #rockmusic

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Today is a good day for the one non-veggie product I do eat, although seldom: gummy bear froggies.

What a gorgeous kitty!

Vincent YouTube video by Don McLean - Topic

Soundtrack for today

#vangogh

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Get well soon.

BEYOND THE BLACK - The Art Of Being Alone (feat. Lord Of The Lost) (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) YouTube video by beyondtheblack_official

I am still not sure what to make of this. I admire the approach of a serious topic, but they follow a trend I observe in many social media posts, which is aimed at mental wellbeing. They also did a series of related postings and videos. Any thoughts on this?

#metalsky

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I thought it would be something weird with cinnamon and nutmeg. But you are right of course, since the Grinch hates Christmas.

Great song! 🤘

Halestorm - Darkness Always Wins (Official Visualizer) YouTube video by Halestorm

Soundtrack for today

PS: If you are a Maiden fan, I can only recommend shaking that general dislike for support acts off.

#metalsky #metal #metalmusic #halestorm

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Any bands interested in playing in a UK based festival autumn of 2026? Looking for underground and unsigned black metal bands. If so, hit up @blackmetalarchives.bsky.social. 8 bands already and looking for more.
#metalsky #blackmetalsky #blackmetal #deathmetalsky #deathmetal #blackeneddeathmetal

The chess page I occasionally use offers Halloween themed bots now. I only tested one so far, but it was pretty funny, making a reference to a Stephen King novel, which really made my day. I love when things have a bit extra, and add references to literature just for the fun of it.

Good question, hahaha. I was wondering whether it would be green.

Ich weiß, wie es gemeint ist, aber ich tue mich etwas schwer damit, dass alle Gehirne neurodivers sind, da es gerade die Reizüberflutung runterspielt. Ich hatte bei meinem letzten Konzert ein Kind neben mir, von dem ich glaube, dass er Autist ist. Ich habe wohl ein anderes Konzert erlebt als er.

I hope you will feel better soon.

Get well soon!

Oh no. I can understand.

I first read "Grinch" and was admiring the creative Christmassy name for a sec.