This is why they told me when I moved here not to plant flowers outside before Mother's Day

Green bushes and trees with snow starting to accumulate on the foliage. More snow visible on a white fence behind the bushes, and on the grass by the driveway on the other side of the fence. Photo taken through my office window because I'm not going out in that mess.

Yes, it's mid-April. Yes, it's snowing.

Armaments 2: 9-21

Alternatively, "Five is right out."

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.

Plus, this year they have an unfinished Lady Astronaut story in the donor rewards, what's not to love

I give every year. LOCUS is part of the glue that holds readers, writers, fans, and industry professionals in SF, fantasy, and horror together. Can't recommend them enough.

Hey, it's that time again! Time for the LOCUS annual fundraiser:
locusmag.com/igg26/

Glad I have a book

Got to the MSP airport two hours ahead of my flight as they recommend, and it took all of 5 minutes to clear security

if you invented public libraries today, every opinion page in the country would be arguing for means tested subsidized Amazon Prime memberships

Library late fees do more harm than good. 📚

Cybersecurity incident, probably a ransomware attack. My library has a subscription, and our account manager is telling us they're having to rebuild everybody's access credentials. Out for the rest of this month at least. Statement here:
newspaperarchive.com

A blessed Ostara to us all, where light and dark are once again in balance. Today is a reminder that while seasons and times rise and ebb, they will always find that balance again. May we strive towards it.

One fully open daffodil bloom surrounded by partly open buds.

The daffodils bloomed this week, so I'm confident in expecting snow with the cold front coming through tonight

The Tower and the Ruin, by Michael D. C. Drout. Checked out of the library, but I reckon I'll need to own this one.

I know how to knit, so what I need to do is learn to spin. One day I would like to start the whole process at the beginning, with the sheep

For me, that's when the Texas comes out. Not where I'm actually from, but both my parents were

My condolences for your loss. They may not call us orphans when we lose our parents after we're adults, but we have been orphaned all the same.

You know what’s better than free two-day shipping?

Knowing you’re the reason your local bookstore still exists.

Written English has barely changed in 300 years. If you can read Harry Potter, you can read Robinson Crusoe (1719).

Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism

(If you were also unaware ... sorry!)

I don't normally think of myself as terminally online, but I am occasionally reminded that I am more online than many

A coworker asked if I had read Heather Cox Richardson's letter this morning and I said no, I had unsubscribed because she's on Substack and Substack has a Nazi problem. And then had to explain the Nazi problem, because my friend was entirely unaware of it.

A gray and brown tabby cat curled on his side with his head turned so that his chin points over his shoulder.

A gray and brown tabby cat curled into a circle with his tail tucked around his head.

I have a lot of pictures like that too. This is Captain Fluffypants, so named when he showed up as a stray and I couldn't tell whether he was male

My Cajun husband serves it over rice

Louisiana USA, English, fire truck.

GM: Charisma check.

Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]

GM: that’s a d6 how did you

Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

I'd start a local newspaper in every town that hasn't got one. Maybe hire everyone who just got laid off from the Washington Post and relaunch the Rocky Mountain News as the new paper of record

I like STOP CARRYING OUT YOUR INTENTIONS