OK, there are plans to actually post some things about earth science, but for now, some flippancy. The country is being run by MAGA, and when America was great originally remains up in the air (195…| The Grumpy Geophysicist
One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge-September 2025 Moving on into fall. The weather has cooled down, though there will still be warm stretches. September can be very warm — as it was the year we were married. Even my wedding dress felt too heavy. How do I feel about this? Well, as I’ve said before, I do … Continue reading ONE-TO-THREE PHOTO PROCESSING| Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth
Share Your World : 1st September This past month has felt totally surreal. I’m sure it will be more “real” as time slouches along. I’m expecting difficulties. Right now? I’m happy to be alive and in touch with friends. Here are this week’s questions: Is your home heated by radiators, underfloor heating or an open fire? … Continue reading SHARING MY WORLD – STRANGE DAYS!| Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth
Today I saw the radiation doctor, the surgeon and the genetics counselor as well as the “Navigation Nurse” who is taking care of the many, many phone calls and organizing what appears to be a potential major producation. I’ve got a CT scan tomorrow and another ultrasound on Friday. Both are mercifully timed for the … Continue reading IT COULD BE A LOT WORSE| Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth
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The text messages I get from my mom could be a comedy skit. I've considered emailing Netflix to see if they will allow me, an unknown in the stand-up world,| Jeffrey Pillow
You know you're middle aged or it's fast approaching when you go to kiss your significant other to see them off to work in the morning and your glasses tap| Jeffrey Pillow
My wife is a better person than I am. An overall better human being. I know this because about a month ago, we were wrapping up a family walk on Christmas Eve| Jeffrey Pillow
The gurgling heartbeat of AmericaContinue readingCracker Barrel Is Changing Its Logo? Whoops, Never Mind.| Jeffrey Pillow
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Nah, broContinue readingNot My Beloved Em Dash — Or: Don't Be an AI Hypocrite| Jeffrey Pillow
A MAN and WOMAN (husband and wife) discuss the aging process| Jeffrey Pillow
Here’s another funny from Murray Clarke:| Esther Chilton
This is another newspaper piece sent in by Murray Clarke. We’ve come a long way since then!| Esther Chilton
Hi everyone, I just got back from a whirlwind summer in Japan and Vietnam, where I—and I didn’t think this would happen again for me—fell in love. With not having to work. Long walks on the beach—without answering emails. Deep conversations late into the night—but not about cashflow issues and revenues projections. It was magical;...| Nonprofit AF
One day the VCR whirred, playing The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV videotape on date night. Outside, torrential rains slammed the windows, startling Daisy. She clambered up, showering Daniel with sloppy kisses. Susan groaned, but he laughed: “Awww, poor Daisy—she has a cromulent reason.” This piece of flash fiction was written in response to:| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
I smile at strangers every day but I live in London and they wonder what is wrong with me they glare and walk away I smile at strangers when I can— be they boy, girl, woman or man, but people wonder if I’m okay why am I smiling like that, they say‽ Smiling at strangers… Continue reading REBLOG: ‘I smile at strangers every day’ by Lesley Scoble→| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
I became utterly fascinated when gathering these images. Dolls aren’t “just dolls.” They’re sculptures-with-attitude! Sure, some are cute, but in unexpected ways (see werewolf babies below). Others are funny or provocative. In short, they’re even more varied than people. Why? … Continue reading → The post Think You’ve Seen Dolls? Think Again! first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
Preachers, teachers and group leaders: Classes have resumed at schools and universities, or will soon. If you’re looking for an unforgettable illustration to set up a talk on grace, my 2-minute video Grace 101 (below) may be just the thing! It’s available from my church … Continue reading → The post An Unforgetable Lesson in Grace first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
My Real Memoir “You don’t have to cough,” I told God. To wit, “You don’t have to make a sound or produce a theatrical burst of light for me to believe you’re here.” In fact, looking back, it seemed God … Continue reading → The post The Biggest Leap of My Life first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
Old Myth: When a lady wants to be a mommy, a stork magically appears overhead with a baby in its beak and drops it into the lady’s house! But if the lady doesn’t want it–poof!–the stork takes it away! New … Continue reading → The post Where Do Babies Come From? first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
“One person’s junk is another person’s treasure.” There are lots of junk artists in the world. But they all have one thing in common: they see robots, flying machines and winged horses where we see rusty bolts, tarnished cutlery and … Continue reading → The post Rejected. And Yet Better Than Ever! first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
Dear Mr. Elohim, Re. My Heart: May I begin by saying how much I appreciate the Wisdom and Maturity features you designed into this thing. Although I could wish they didn’t take an entire lifetime to become fully functional. Re. … Continue reading → The post Two Letters to My Manufacturer first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
“‘Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” – Soren Kierkergaard* I learned a powerful lesson about twenty-five years ago when I climbed Mt. Ixtaccihu…| Surprised By Joy
The primary argument against Christian universalism is that I don’t want God to save people who offend me — PostBarthian (@postbarthian) June 21, 2016 Neither did Jonah, and I think we all kn…| Gaudete Theology
I try to be a descriptivist when it comes to language, honest. I love the slogan I learned from Lingthusiasm[1]: Not judging your language,Just analyzing it But I confess, there is one usage of one word that I cannot keep … Continue reading →| Gaudete Theology
Anti — Say it! — pation! The way you beat the other girls — With a whip! A toast! — Cue the mass tossing of bread slices. For better or worse, The Rocky| Book and Film Globe
Top Ten Tuesday: Books Guaranteed to Put an End to Your Book Slump includes a great list of middle grade books for readers of all sorts!| Literacious
Last year, a UK-based nonprofit tax policy organization decided to protest a legal requirement that it had to have a posted privacy policy. Its director, Dan Neidle, wanted to make the point that no one reads these things so what was the point of even having one. So, he launched his personal protest in February 2024 by inserting an offer of a free bottle of wine into his privacy policy: *MOUSE PRINT: It took three months before anyone noticed the free wine offer and claimed it. After the wine...| Mouse Print*
We are very pleased to include the whimsical-yet-profound poetic exploration of what I have termed”The Tyranny of the Nouns!” by John Chase Schaeffer. Enjoy! Thanks, John! ISes Don’t, And Nouns Are Not By nonist John Schaeffer Visit John’s facebook page https://www.facebook.com/saxistjack What does it DO? What makes it GO? That’s […]|
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yesterday i replied to my funny blogging friend from wisconsin midwest mark at mark my words https://wordpress.com/reader/feeds/132543474/posts/5777286675 who wrote about using funny fake names when making reservations he asked if anyone else did this which reminded me that i sometimes use other names when ordering coffee because for some reason people often seem to get […]| I didn't have my glasses on….
Chesterfield Library, Chesterfield, Massachusetts — COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR LIBRARIANS A group of librarians is called a cardigan. A collection of empty chairs is called an author reading. A collection of Eric Carle books covered in spit-up is called a storytime. A group of exhausted mothers covered in spit-up is also called a storytime. A cluster […]| I didn't have my glasses on….
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Mike loses a cheeseburger to a seagull, and watches in horror as a beachgoer has her chicken sandwich stolen by another winged thief| New Hampshire Magazine
Levity isn’t betrayal—it’s resistance. What Marc Maron, Soviet-era toys, and pop culture teach us about joy in dark times. The post Lighten Up, Liberals: Play as Resistance appeared first on Good Faith Media.| Good Faith Media
Have you ever tried explaining your camera settings to a non-photographer friend and watched their eyes glaze over like a donut in a bakery? You start off| The Nerdy Photographer
Every photographer – no matter how seasoned or successful – has thought about giving up at some point. Maybe you’re feeling creatively burned out, maybe the business side has you stressed, or maybe you’re just tired of shouting into the social media void with no response. But let’s take a deep breath and zoom out […] The post Don’t Hang Up Your Camera Just Yet appeared first on The Nerdy Photographer.| The Nerdy Photographer
Three batch jobs that run all night.Seven for the DBAs to maintain and protect.Nine quick little jobs run by the ... Continue reading| SQL Studies
By Eilene Lyon It’s time for some shots from our feeder-cam! I’ve had to take it down for the summer because of a bear wandering the neighborhood. He dismantled my compost bin twice, so…| Myricopia
A REMINDER THAT COMMUNICATION CAN BE TRICKY Thanks to Marie I learned about a TV series called Astrid. It’s a drama about a woman [Astrid] with Asperger’s syndrome who works for the police in their library. She loves puzzles, remembers everything, and helps the police solve crimes. The series does a good job of presenting … Continue reading The One About An Empathetic Chatbot, A Crazy Quilt Garden, & An August Blogging Break| THE SPECTACLED BEAN
Did you know that August 6th is National Root Beer Float Day? Today’s post will perform double duty (or maybe provide two scoops) by offering a timely reminder of this important day of observ…| J. P.'s Blog
This week’s obscure English word is gazump. It’s generically used to mean an action by one person that defeats the action of another, usually in business. It has a particular meaning, though, from real estate practises. Specifically, it describes the act of cheating a buyer after an agreed price has been reached, usually by accepting … More The obscure word of the week is gazump| Matthew Wright
This week’s obscure English word is gelastic. It’s got an origin in Greek and means something that causes laughter. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2024| Matthew Wright
This week’s obscure English word is caducitory. It means something temporary or transitory. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2024| Matthew Wright
Throughout history, the concepts of genius and creativity have fascinated scholars, scientists, and artists alike. While some believe that genius is an inherent trait, others argue that it is cultivated through rigorous effort and an environment that nurtures creativity. The interplay between intelligence and imagination forms the foundation of innovation, pushing the boundaries of what … Continue reading "Genius and Creativity: The Interplay of Intelligence and Imagination" The post Genius...| ProlificFocus
I’m a pretty positive pup. I look at my water dish as being half full, even when Mom and Dad forget to fill it. There are always some slurps on the bottom I can lap up. Or I can always go to the super small room with the giant white water dish for a drink.... The post Be Happy appeared first on Renner Writes.| Renner Writes
Málo osobností formovalo moderní reklamu tak výrazně jako sir John Hegarty, který mluví o kreativitě jako o síle, která hýbe lidmi i trhy. The post SIR JOHN HEGARTY PRO GTVG O SÍLE KREATIVITY appeared first on Asociace komerčních televizí.| Asociace komerčních televizí
Like us on Facebook The next photo is the PROMPT. Remember, all photos are property of the photographer, donated for use in Friday Fictioneers only. They shouldn’t be used for any other purpose without express permission. It is proper etiquette to give the contributor credit. PHOTO PROMPT © Jen Pendergast The photo this week is […]| Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple
A few days ago, I was reading someone's blog (I don't remember who)* that was talking about the art and the "why" of blogging (or it might've been in a chat conversation, I'm not sure). I had been thinking of posting something about it, because when I told someone IRL …| R.L. Dane
I was going to post a much more serious blog post about anhedonia yesterday, but I didn't get to do so, as I was feeling... anhedonic! One thing I do when I'm struggling to feel... anything (because I've spent way too much time feeling way too much, but that's a …| R.L. Dane
By Noma Faingold (July 31, 2025) The summer camp movie has become its own genre. By now, what audiences have come to expect is low-brow comedy (balanced by a poignant lesson), with hits like, “Wet …| eatdrinkfilms.com
Yesterday was the 56th anniversary of the first manned moon landing. We can land a man on the moon but we still can’t come up with a good way to end a text message. It’s also the 58th anniversary o…| The Real Reality Show Blog
A short account of my debut exchange with a chatbot. Its final comments may surprise you, as it did me, in more ways than one. (My disclaimer: This piece has racial overtones but is not intended to…| Polishing Your Prose
Dave Barry, true to form, made fun of himself and almost everything else in his memoir. I’ve enjoyed Barry’s writing on and off over the years as I’ve come across it. This book, l…| Phil's Scribblings
“Yunta” de Adriana Roffi es una versión libre de la obra “Opalalá” del dramaturgo español Joaquin Daniel. Una de las grandes virtudes del espectáculo de Adriana Roffi es haber captado con inteligente humor el espíritu de la época en una obra que pone en escena la batalla cultural que la sociedad Argentina padece. La memoria […]| Locura en Argentina
Book reviews from the perspective of a Christian writer, wife, and mother.| theedgeoftheprecipice.blogspot.com
From his first song to his last, Lehrer’s dark humor heaped derision on all things precious.| Moment Magazine
Social gatherings in general are not an introvert’s strong point at the best of times, but there are certain ones that prove more intolerable than others.| Learning Mind
KIT KAT KLUB HEADLINERS TONIGHT Mr. Goodbar and the Red Hots jazz like you’ve never heard it before! The Sugar Babies, Twizzlers and Sweetarts let your imaginations think about that! Mike & Ike serving the best hootch in town great… Continue reading →| lillian the home poet
Mikel Herrington is a veteran of both AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps. We explore curiosity as the underpinning that brings people into civil service, reciprocal curiosity across cultural and experiential divides, humility, humor, how service allows room for listening, and why someone might carry a pecan for years...| CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS
For Fibbing Friday, July 25, 2025 the task at hand is: Who said/sang/wrote……………….. 1. I want to break free. Melania Trump 2. No more the fool. Donald Trump, wishfully,when he was reelected, but he…| lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown
A Sijo I toss out whoppers like sparks absurdities launched mid-meltdown— she once searched my face for answers unsure where truth might end or start; now she connects the dots: one twitch of my ey…| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
“I was interested in seeing how this experience would challenge and change me.” ~ Mikel Herrington In his 1961 inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy asked the country to consider its place in the world. He anchored it with a question — in curiosity — about how we might want to show up. So when the very programs […]| Listening to the Universe
A man in Vacaville, California preferred to pay his monthly cable bills quarterly. He didn't like the constant reminders that the company kept sending him for his unpaid bills, which started a friendly feud with them. The post A Playful Feud with the Cable Company (1977) appeared first on Useless Information.| Useless Information
A 1977 University of Wisconsin study took a look at whether jokes that made fun of men or women were funnier. The post Do Men or Women Get the Last Laugh? (1977) appeared first on Useless Information.| Useless Information
Have you ever been to the gym? If so, then you probably know Gymy Jackass. (Pronounced: Jimee Jack-ass). And if you’re like me, Gymy Jackass has pissed you off many times.| Five O'Clock Shadow
Just now, I was doing what all great bloggers do when they run out of (easily) actionable blog post ideas: I got around to cruising my RSS feeds! To be fair, there are many wonderful bloggers that keep up with their RSS feeds and dutifully read and comment on all …| R.L. Dane
Greetings! If you are reading this, it means you were selected by TODD (the Temporal Observation Directorate Division) for a temporal excursion. Since you're a member of the Computing Sciences History Reading Room, you will no doubt want to brush up on how to procure computing resources in your assigned …| R.L. Dane
Welcome to the PADDING. This blost is a part of the interstitial spaces that make up my blog. It's here to support other blosts. Think of it as one of the glial cells supporting the superstructure of the twisted online brain that ishttps://rldane.space/. Of course, that doesn't …| R.L. Dane
There's a scene in The King's Speech at the end where he's finally giving his big, inspiring speech, and while you hear is the speech, what you see is the scribbled crib notes and the incredible mental gymnastics he has to go through to get each word and phrase out …| R.L. Dane
About two and a half months ago, I bought a Wacom digitizer to do doodles with, but I found the process of sketching with a standalone digitizer a bit dissatisfying after using an iPad in years past. To be clear, the fact that the screen and digitizer are separate devices …| R.L. Dane
I’ve enjoyed every book I’ve read by Lynn Painter. They always seem to have very fun banter and humor. So I always want to read her books. The setting for this seems to be Omaha Nebraska with a Warren Buffet type character. Maid for Each Other is a class difference book, not that they really […]| Books of My Heart
The surprising relevance of a handy piece of flatware.| OnlySky
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Well, that is one reason to be fair…| Esther Chilton
I'm just as surprised as you are.| Nathan Brown
Attention, middle-aged women: Gen Z is here to help.| Jenny
Trying to figure out how to leverage the power of Chat-GPT for your business? We sit down with the all-knowing Chat-GPT itself to uncover the answers.| blog.accessdevelopment.com
These dimensional, stylish Ampersand all have their own personality, & we love it.| Moss and Fog
Dear Writer/Artist/Creative Person of Some Type— We have been admiring your writing/painting/non-specific creative thing for a while/some time/the length of time it takes to do a Google search now …| The Brevity Blog
Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday to me! How old am I, you ask? Let’s just say I’m a senior citizen. It’s about this time every year when Mom and Dad put a silly hat on my head, sing a silly song, and sit me in front of a toy that looks suspiciously like a... The post Happy Birthday appeared first on Renner Writes.| Renner Writes
Like us on Facebook The next photo is the PROMPT. Remember, all photos are property of the photographer, donated for use in Friday Fictioneers only. They shouldn’t be used for any other purpose without express permission. It is proper etiquette to give the contributor credit. PHOTO PROMPT © David Stewart CLICK to Join Genre: FictionWord […]| Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple
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We Solve Murders is a hilarious romp through the worlds of money smuggling, Internet influencers, hired hitmen, and rogue security agencies. Author Richard Osman, who also wrote The Thursday Murder…| Book Thoughts from Bed
Anyone who relies on caregivers has to deal with no-shows, and with cancellations come excuses. Jenny Smith talks with wheelchair users about the wildest ones they’ve heard and lessons learned in the…| New Mobility
Jetzt geht die Polizei gewaltsam gegen die Demonstranten vor. Die Bewegung hat jedoch etwas, was sie von früheren Protestgenerationen unterscheidet: Humor.| taz.de
Work continues apace on , but in the meantime, I wan...| Lair of the Dusk Witch
There’s no instant fix, magic pill, or wealthy uncle ready to grant all three wishes of mroe money, time, and love, but minimalism can get you close.| Budget Life List
After yogaI ate yogurtand listenedto Yo-Yo Ma’s version of“Carnival of the Animals: The Swan”while meditatingon Yogi Berra’s“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” A knock on theyurt’s doorwas followed byYogi Bear’s voice:“You about done in there?We gotta pick up trash.Some campers’re slobs, ya know.” So I put the yogurt containerin the recycling… Continue reading Life’s yo-yos→| Dave Williams
AI tools have raised a lot of questions, including one in particular. I made this AI-assisted assistant to assist us. Try It Out| Josh Worth Art & Design
Have you been visited by Titivillus, the demon of typographical errors?| The Scholarly Kitchen
We’ve all seen cats grooming themselves. They lick their fur from head to tail. While they are grooming themselves the barbs on their tongues catch every bit of lint, loose hair, dust or dirt…| joyful2beeblogs
I am retired, over 70, and an extrovert who enjoys being around people. But after Covid started I was more careful about where and who I went with. I ate out or visited with my close friends. So my…| joyful2beeblogs
Norie, my black cat, loves to be involved when I am doing anything around the home. Changing the covers on the bed has always been a favorite with her. Here are some pictures showing how we work to…| joyful2beeblogs
Norie getting a belly suntan? I may have written previously about how Norie protects me from bugs. Being on the ground floor and with a door to the porch, screened in though it is, sometimes bugs w…| joyful2beeblogs
That sun light feels good! Strangely, I have a memory from when I was a teenager spending the night at my grandmother’s farm. I awoke to see a black cat sitting by my head, curiously staring …| joyful2beeblogs
