A plate of delicious Algerian food: couscous, meatballs, chickpeas, and carrots.

We’ve now heard Ke$ha, Bad Bunny, and Justin Timberlake.

Verdict: delicious

@bitpoet.bsky.social 😂😂😂

I’m at an Algerian restaurant in Paris that’s playing ska music. This is either going to be the best or worst couscous of my life.

In which Lumi and I do a lot of walking and I watch Jurassic Park dubbed into French.

They took Pluto from us, and then they took the brontosaurus. No wonder we Millenials have trust issues...

I hate to be a reply guy, but the correct answer is stegosaurus.

I needed this so badly.

BRB turning into a pile of dust and blowing away in the wind.

It’s infuriating when a woman comes forward about a man raping her in his hotel room after drinking and the response is “Why would she go to his room?” “Why would she drink with him?” This is Mike Pence logic. Women should be allowed to hang out with men without expecting they will be raped.

I swear I will vote for any person who runs on revenge and court reform. That’s it. Those are the two planks of your campaign? You got my vote

In which I make a quick visit to Paris.

a white house with the words surprise happy rex manning day on the bottom ALT: a white house with the words surprise happy rex manning day on the bottom

Happy Rex Manning Day to all who celebrate

Let me say this plainly: Iranian children have as much of a right to live and thrive as American children.

Their babies MUST be as precious to me as my 6 niblings and my baby grandnib are IF I want them to have a future.

If I want a future for my kin AND humanity, I MUST act like it.

So must you.

I AM GOING TO BURN DOWN THE SHED UNLESS WE HAVE PIZZA ROLLS FOR DINNER TONIGHT

[mom sighs, rolls her eyes, writes "pizza rolls" on the grocery list for next week]

I HAVE DECIDED NOT TO BURN DOWN THE SHED

It really feels like we're in a how "how much longer can this go on" moment today.

Joyeuses Pâques Fun fact: here in France, the Easter Bunny doesn't bring eggs. Instead, we have the Easter bells ("les cloches de Pâques). Wait, what? Traditionally, Catholic churches don't ring their bells between Maundy Thursday and Easter Sunday. It symbolizes the state of mourning over Jesus. Somehow, this turned into a story for children that the bells have all flown away to Rome, to be blessed by the Pope.

In which we send Lilian on an Easter scavenger hunt.

Can I Get an Attestation! Skirt or shorts? No service. Lilian is going on a school trip later this year that requires her to have an "attestation savoir-nager." Basically, she needs a certificate that shows that she knows how to swim. She'd have one already if she'd been in school here a couple of years ago. They all did a swimming unit as part of sports back then.

In which Lilian take a swim test in one of the coolest pools ever.

They misspelled "piece of shit" as "polarizing."

If I were working as a fake psychic medium, this is exactly the kind of disclaimer I'd write to cover my arse.

In which we spring forward and spend some time in the sun.

We’ve somehow decided that faster is the same as better. This article shows the devastating consequences of « efficiency. »

Hey.

I decided to do a wellness check on the timeline. If you see this: pause.

Think of something soft and quiet and peaceful that makes you happy.

Take a deep breath.

Close your eyes and unclench your jaw.

Release.

…

Its not much, but I hope it helped you.

Be well, friends. ❤️👍🏾

Happy Opening Day, Part I!

Laughing so hard every time an ad for the « Spirit Daughter » podcast comes up on this episode of #BehindTheBastards about a psychic fraud. @iwriteok.bsky.social

“By agreeing to pay a €2 million fine as part of a settlement with French prosecutors on September 2024, Nestlé thought it would avoid a trial over its illegal practices (drilling and filters) at its bottling sites (Vittel, Contrex, Hépar) in the Vosges region of eastern France. That was not the case.”

To be fair, this article is a banger:

www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...

Subscribing to Le Monde is like going to Crossfit. I feel the need to tell everyone that I read about [something] in Le Monde.

look at this baby beaver and feel better briefly

(@ wildheartrescue on TT)

Municipal Elections: Part Deux

Fun fact! The "Écologist" mayor of Lyon, Grégory Doucet, won reelection yesterday. He won by about 3,000 votes. That's pretty darn close, but seeing as how everyone said he was going to lose the first round in a blow-out? It's pretty darn great. Kristian was hoping…