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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

That was exactly what I came here to say!! It took us centuries to put fucking wheels on suitcases. Also, the fork.

Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dolly's cover is amazing, but I'd like to also advocate for Rick Wakeman's insanely gorgeous piano version: m.youtube.com/watch?v=fvAa...

m.youtube.com

Stairway To Heaven

YouTube video by Rick Wakeman - Topic

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Optimist: The glass is half full Pessimist: The glass is half empty Environmental chemist: A sufficient residual chlorine concentration remains to ensure this water is safe to drink

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Yeah, I was hoping for spectacular sunsets/sunrises as like the smallest of silver linings to this shitshow, but all I got was a glowing red orb in a hazy grey sky. Like you say, not pretty.

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Is the orange from the wildfire smoke or just the regular sunset color?

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I cannot express how much I don't really care about the inner workings of the Catholic Church - I am not Catholic and eschewed my protestant upbringing in, like, middle school. Nonetheless, "schism watch" has 100% become one of my favorite things here. I am just a messy bench who loves drama.

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The Everlasting by Alix Harrow is absolutely spectacular. I also loved Starling House by her.

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

And now this sign greets all passengers arriving at the Grand Rapids (Gerald R Ford International) airport 🙄

A blue sign saying "Amway welcomes you to West Michigan" at the Grand Rapids airport

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Polly is clearly joining book club

A brown tabby cat is laying on the pages of an open book with one paw extended

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Island fox on Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Park!

A grey and brown island fox sits among scrub with eyes narrowed in the sun. The fox wears a black tracking collar.

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

If you haven't watched the 100 years of Olympic films on the Criterion Channel, it is so so so worth it. The changes in the sports, clothing, and coverage over the years is incredibly fascinating (I never would have guessed when ice hockey and speed skating finally made it to indoor venues)

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Every segment focuses on the least interesting competitor - like, "this guy is absolutely expected to lose," let's have an extremely stilted interview with his spouse (always in an outdoor location), then "oh, he lost," end of segment; repeat.

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Does your interest in Olympic hosts extend to the official Olympic documentaries? I.e., how Bud Greenspan has somehow created some of the least interesting coverage of what should be triumphant human stories ever??

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

A great place to find orchids!

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

How about an enormous animatronic hummingbird that was part of a pollinators exhibit at my local zoo!

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I got shingles at 25 and it SUCKED. Just random stabbing pains for weeks after I had "recovered" from the initial fever/horrible illness. I will get the vaccine the second I am able (assuming it is still available in 6 years...)

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I'm not sure this internet was "better", but it definitely felt less endlessly horrifying. I think our millennial complaints about tech reflect this shift in the function of the Internet from useful tool to find things/people to endless ads and possibly fake info in service of billionaires

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I remember the days before Napster was shut down, when the Internet was fast and you just never knew what you would actually get when you tried to download that live Radiohead track, but it only took 30 seconds, so who cared?

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Polly will only sleep in the kitty bed if it is free of other cat smells - thus, the ever-changing liners of dirty sweatshirts

A brown tabby cat is curled up on top of a grey sweatshirt in a commercial kitty bed

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I love a graph! Why was the winter humidity so much higher in 2021 than in the other years?

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

YES! The graphs you could make!! Correlations with environmental parameters, maybe correlating with climate change! Spatial variations in monitoring locations! In all seriousness, meta-analyses of environmental data were part of my PhD and this sort of data is so valuable on so many dimensions!

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Rest in spiky armor, pal 🦀🙏⛰️

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I love her face so much 😍😍

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Today I was forced to scan a QR code with my phone to operate the soda machine at Wendy's, and it made me nearly lose my mind. Just, WHY????

A portion of the digital screen of a fast-food soda machine saying "scan code to pour"

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

We've been watching a lot of #Dropout shows lately, so my brother and I will now only address Alexa to turn off the lights using weird #improv prompts: tonight- as if you were a boy scout troop lost in the woods. Verdict: Alexa turned the lights off.

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Excellent camouflage against a knitted afghan.

A brown stripey cat lays with its back to the camera; it's pattern nearly blends into the multi-color burgundy and beige afghan it is laying on.

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Sometimes we have to drag our blanky into the bathroom ☺️

A large black cat is laying on his side in a white tile floor. The cat hugs and bites a blue blanket that has pretty clearly been dragged into this location.

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

No, I think *you* are confused. This clean laundry*is* my kitty bed.

A brown tabby is curled up in a laundry basket full of clothes that abuts an empty off-white cat bed. The carpet is a ridiculous shade of chartreuse that only existed in the 1960-70s.

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

Mine is a terror to random pieces of paper, which she likes to turn into confetti... They are weird little monsters

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

Do we sleep in baskets of dirty laundry? We do not. We only deposit furs on the clean laundry that is devoid of cat hairs - we are doing you a favor. #cat #catsofbluesky #oldcat

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

Look at those demure crossed paws! What a gentleman/woman!

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

I never post on social media because it has been such a horrifying "what-if-some-assholes-dox-me" nightmare for the last 10 years. But maybe I'll just post pictures of my 16-year-old cat looking like a doofus here for my own edification 🤷‍♀️ #cat

A brown tabby cat sits in a laundry basket full of clean clothes looking back at the camera

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

I saw Island foxes at Channel Islands National Park recently, and they are the cutest things I have ever seen (approx the size of a housecat), so that is my vote. Look at these guys!!

A brown and grey island fox wearing a tracking collar squinting in the sun

Three brown and grey island foxes playing near a campsite on Santa Rosa Island

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 26/09/2024

Oh dear, you seem to have summoned an elder god

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Deb Dryer @debdryer.bsky.social · 07/07/2024

I used to use it as my "falling asleep" music (still do on airplanes, honestly), which is probably equally deranged

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