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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

She did not enjoy this, to my surprise.

Photo of a white dog with a brown face and wearing an orange life jacket standing at the front of a green kayak, as seen from the point of view of me, the kayak paddler.

Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

My husband is apparently incapable of taking one of these clips* off. I am going to start pre-opening everything in the house.

A bag of carrots on a kitchen counter. The plastic bag is roughly torn open at one end. At the same end, a hand supports the intended opening, displaying that it remains closed with one of those white plastic bread clips.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Last night on walkies we encountered this beastie on the sidewalk; i scooped it up (in a dog poo bag so it wouldn't leap from my hands; very agitated bag) and released it to a pond. Our first guess was bullfrog but we doubted it because of color. looked up ID and it is!

Photo of a pale green bullfrog on a background of weeds and old wet leaves.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This week's dinner plans: have purchased 4 different veggie burgers to attempt to find a new favorite, because I'm pretty sure my old favorite (original GardenBurger™) is effectively discontinued. I can Allegedly get a 48ct box on amazon for $130, but even Kellogg's website for it is all janky.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Last night's rainy water levels, as recorded on the bike trail next to a creek, and current water levels as enjoyed by LeggyDog.

A photo on the border of a blacktop bike trail and the grass beside it. The photo includes four dead fish, dried out like sidewalk earthworms, each the size of a large thumb.

Photo of a creek clear up to its banks so it has become a small pond, with much submerged grass. A white dog is up to her chest at the edge of the water. There are two metal posts marking where the bridge would be, if it were not completely under the water.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Every introduction with the neighbors: "oh, you live in the house with the jumping dog! We saw the stuff you put on top of the fence and wondered why but we figured it out." She got shots recently and the vet commented her legs are very muscular.

Photo of white dog with brown face, mid leap to retrieve a tennis ball stuck in a chain link fence. The top of the fence has been extended with the sort of decorative black wire fencing you can push into the ground around flower beds, making it about a foot taller. That's where the ball is stuck.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Heat PSA: These are at my Aldi this week and are human-useful too. They have gel inside and are 80% the cooling power of lying in a puddle with 1% of the mess (can get stinky from sweat/humidity; wipe them with soapy water and leave in the sun). You can stash them in the fridge for bonus power.

A photo of an aldi display, stacked boxes of "pet cooling mats". The boxes are tan with a spaniel-type dog lying on a blue or pink mat. The price tag reads $14.99.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Went down a more local trail today, did not find any garlic mustard. Good in the sense of one fewer invasive species there but disappointing for dinner plans. HOWEVER Pending confirmation from experts, i might've found oyster mushrooms. And if so, will make my husband help me yoink that log.

Photo of a hand holding a mushroom, near a dead log with more of the mushroom on it. The mushroom is turned sideways to show the gills and attachment to another layer of mushroom. It sure looks like an oyster mushroom.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

My brother knows shorthand, because he is a space alien. He is looking through old records.

Screenshot of text message. text reads: also I found a check to my old h o a. The memo is written in shorthand, but I can't make it out. It is clearly blank my balls, but it can't be suck or lick... Looks like id, itr, it, itr, kd, kt, cd, ct... There's definitely no l or s.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Okay everything sewing related, including fabric (and my other pair of hemostats, i knew i had two of those) is now pulled from its various locations and organized into one area.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

The pronoun labeller makes it look like you're addressing these posts to Y'all and that is on theme.

Screenshot of the first post and a half of this thread. The account label tags of "posts a lot" and "she/her" are directly under Madeline's name, with a tag for "Y'all" alone on the next line below, immediately above each skeet.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

This might not be Copilot's fault but I'm going to blame it anyway. (Selecting the 'correction' does not remove the squiggle.)

a screenshot from a word document. The word "organized" is underlined in red to mark it is misspelled. The spelling suggestion is the exact same as it is already written. It is spelled correctly already.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

New AI censorship observation: Googled 'National Day of Silence.' Every single result is about, you know, the National Day of Silence, except the google AI answer.

Short description: Screenshot of google results for "national day of silence", except the google AI overview is focused on "National Quiet Day", about being quiet or unplugging for reflection. The actual results show it's an LGBTQ advocacy day.

Long description: The AI overview reads: National Quiet Day is observed on different dates, with common ones being September 14th, focusing on mindfulness and stress reduction from constant noise, and February 25th, sometimes called "Don't Utter a Word Day," for embracing silence and reflection. Both days encourage digital detoxes, mindfulness, and intentional pauses to combat noise pollution and improve well-being, though September 14th is linked to a return to routines and February 25th to Anglican traditions of quiet devotion. End AI overview.
The lower part of the screen shows actual results for Day of Silence from GLSEN and wikipedia, explaining that it's a demonstration against bullying of LGBTQ students.
Partly cropped along the right edge are websites the AI cited, above the image results for day of silence , featuring a brick wall painted in rainbow stripes.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

ozyandmillie.org/2002/11-18/i...

4-panel Comic strip, anthropomorphic raccoon child, tim, and slightly older fox child, millie.
First panel, tim saying "flooba" over and over, millie comes to say "Tim, what are you doing?"
Second panel, tim saying "You know how if you say a word over and over, it starts to not mean anything?"
Third panel, millie says "yeah," Tim says "Well, I figure maybe if I start with one that doesn't mean anything, it might start to!"
Fourth panel, Tim has resumed saying Flooba, and Millie says "well, it's worth a shot. Flooba flooba flooba..."

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

TinyDog please stop whining like I have never ever fed you, I am not going to forget your breakfast treats when you are staring at me like this

Photo of brown dog, cropped to the face and ears. His nose is more pink than black, his ears are bigger than should be able to stand upright, and coloration and tear streaks make him look like he's been crying. He is staring at the viewer intently, but with no brain cells.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

No recommendation, only this:

Doofenschmirtz two nickels meme. "If i had a nickel for every time someone recommended the exact book you already mentioned" "I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice."

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

LeggyDog focuses on tennis balls with something like desperation.

Photo of dog, cropped tightly to head and ears. Dog has a brown face with a white blaze, enormous upright ears, a bit of an underbite and little black eyebrows. She is Very Focused on a ball (not pictured).

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Screaming into the void because a site marked two different places that an article was clean and it extremely, obviously, is not.

Meme image: John Goodman as Walter in the Big Lebowski, armed and yelling, "am I the only one around here who gives a shit about the rules?"

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

My dogs' job is to sleep under the covers with me because I'm cold. This one is working hard! (She's not anxious, that's just her face)

Photo of mostly white dog with a brown face and large ears, tucked against the legs and backside of a person wearing jeans, under a blanket on a couch.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

For the Stupid Health Risks With Craft Materials files of @silencedrowns.com : www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/sports...

Screenshot of relevant portion of the article.
Text reads:
Are there any challenges with this costume? Yes, the application of hot glue to my face is by far the biggest challenge of the costume. It’s applied directly to the skin and hair on my face, which leads to some burning and a little swearing, lol. It generally takes me 1.5 hours to apply to my face.

My face is completely covered. My upper lip is sealed to my lower lip and chin with the glue, which means no eating or drinking for the day. I’m pretty much locked into my outfit once I put it all on.

I generally fast for 12-16 hours on game days because of the challenge it would take to remove the outfit for tinkle time! I avoid bathrooms at all costs!

After the game, it generally takes me two hours to completely remove the hot glue from my face, which leads to more swearing and watery eyes, lol. Looking at myself in the mirror the following morning isn’t a pretty sight. How my wife hasn’t divorced me yet is still unknown!

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Had to head home from Thanksgiving to go to work, but got stock going before I started. More important than work.

A large stockpot on a stove. It's very full of liquid, with bones, skin, gristle etc visible below the surface. Onion peels and celery leaves float on top. The shape of the pot is somewhat distorted by the angle, above and from the side.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Two things! One: image. Two: anecdote elsewebs, Jobs agency has great welder who keeps failing interviews. A shop calls up for a welder, agency says PLEASE just test him instead of interviewing, trust us; shop did so, hired him on the spot, AND bought him lunch so he could start that day.

Tumblr screenshot. user desolationlesbian writes: Applying for jobs is a hell designed specifically to torment autistic people. Here is a well-paying task which you know in your heart and soul if they just gave you a desk and left you alone and allowed you to do it you would sit there and be more focused and enthusiastic and excellent at it than anyone else in the building. However, before they allow you to perform the task, you must pass through three to four opaque social crucibles where you must wear uncomfortable clothes and make eye contact while everyone expects you to lie, but not too much. No one is ever clear exactly how much lying is expected, over honesty is however penalized. You are being judged almost entirely on how well you understand these very specific and unclear rules that no one has explained. None of this has anything to do with your ability to perform the desired task. end quote.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

This image as a custom emoji in a past moderator Slack:

Image of actor Ben Affleck smoking a cigarette, possibly on a balcony. He looks very exhausted and done with everything.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Had to wash her feet from the digging and now she knows The Hose is also in the house.

Photo of white dog with brown face standing in a bathtub, sniffing at the tap and controls. The detachable shower head is hanging down loose.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

LeggyDog folds up so smol and then she jumps almost high enough to bap me in the chin with her toy.

Photo of my lap with the dog curled in it. I am sitting tailor style aka criss-cross-applesauce style, with my knees apart and ankles crossed over each other, and the dog, white shorthaired with brown ears, is curled up entirely enclosed in the gap between my legs.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Trying to think this through so the tail part comes out more cleanly than the fins part. Having a sewing machine doesn't make my plans cleaner or more thought-through, just faster.

Photo of a mermaid costume in progress. green lizard scale printed fabric wrapped around legs. At the bottom, a bit of my jeans stick out, and my feet. One foot is in inexpertly made fins at the bottom.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Sweet potatoes are doing well in here, gonna unload them my next day off. I have not been using a thermometer, i just unzip the door a ways and go "ooof yeah it's unpleasant in there ew"

Photo of a green plastic greenhouse, about 6 feet tall, with a blanket draped to cover the top half. It's in a basement utility room and a small brown dog is crossing the bottom of the frame. There is a tiny orange spot in the center of the photo: the light on the space heater inside the greenhouse.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

This dog Wants Something. Despite my best efforts (taking things he's been standing up to sniff at off the new dog's crate and putting them on the floor to sniff more), neither of us knows what it is.

Photo of small orangish brown dog with huge ears looking intently at the camera. On the floor to his right are two boxes of canned dog food and a packet of treats. Whatever it is he's been sniffing around for and pleading to have, these are not it.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Convergent evolution, come over here, it's fine, I just want to have a chat. Crane flies and lake flies are at least in same *order* with mosquitos, this thing (owlfly) isn't. It's more closely related to BEETLES than to mosquitos.

A photo of an insect on the side of a white person's outstretched hand. The insect strongly resembles a shorter-legged mosquito but is about an inch and a half long, not counting long thin antennae.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

My stupid brain is like this person's stupid brain: chaoslife.findchaos.com/comic/flight...

4-panel comic featuring one person with short, light hair and one with long, dark hair. it appears to be late evening.
First panel: Overlaid text "Given any chance, my brain will come up with the stupidest possible answer." Short hair is looking up into a tree, "Hey, that sounds like a tree frog!"
Second panel: We are looking down at the pair through the branches, and can also see the frog and a bird. Long hair, reaching up, says "I think I see it. Let me just tap it with a leaf to see if it moves."
Third panel: The bird and frog have leapt in opposite directions; short hair flinches as the bird, too dark to identify, squawks and scrambles over them.
Fourth panel: Short hair looks confused and alarmed, with a thought bubble showing that their brain has linked up the dark flapping object and the frog they knew was there into a furiously flapping flying frog.

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

It still claims today but I'm not getting my hopes up.

A cropped-in screenshot of the fed-ex package tracker. It has stopped between "we have your package" and "out for delivery", with a large red exclamation point labeled "shipment exception."

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Cantras @cantras.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

My brother tells me the same stories and illustrations were also published as "Im Reich Der Märchen." My father bought this book, but doesn't remember if he got it in West or East Germany or if it was new/used at the time.