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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 5h

Just tonight, our own little feline roommate Althea knocked several items off the table, including a jar of peanuts; continued trying to destroy the kitchen rug; tried to freak us out by staring at something invisible; zoomed around the den like a cartoon cat unbound by the laws of physics.

Picture of a black cat wearing a bow tie on a package for a Spirit Halloween costume with the words:

Inconsiderate roommate

Includes:
- Built-in 5 am alarm clock
- Post-poop zoomies
- Chewed-up houseplants
- Stinky fish breath
Does not include:
- Sense of personal space

Adult size costume, one size fits most

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 5h

The Grateful Dead song “Althea” by Grahame Lesh (son of founding Dead member Phil Lesh) and Friends, featuring Stephen Stills of Crosby Stills Nash & Young: youtu.be/CRSUjTf_ho8?...

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"Althea" - GLAF ft. Stephen Stills | Heart of Town | Relix

YouTube video by Relix

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ACLU @aclu.org · 15/10/2026

BREAKING: President Trump cancelled the Pentagon's planned livestream of a firing squad execution after nationwide backlash. Everyone who spoke out and pressured the administration to reverse course made a difference. But enough is enough — it's time to end the death penalty entirely.

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This is me, trying to find a specific annotated edition of Dracula amongst all the books. “It was some time before she could find what she looked for.” Illustration by artist Hugh Thomson, from Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen.

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Giant wendigo, about 10 feet tall, on Marietta Square

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“Maybe it’s time for me to run away from home and join a traveling math club.” ~ Young Sheldon

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 06/10/2026

A cartoon by Amy Hwang. See more cartoons from this week’s issue: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/evk8Ip

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’m reading this novel by @malindalo.bsky.social in honor of Banned Book Week, October 4th through 10th, 2026. (I’m reading several novels at once, as is my habit.)

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Althea is diving into sensationalist Victorian literature with Lady Aubrey’s Secret by Mary Elizabeth Brandon (1861-63), which has chapter titles like “Troubled dreams,” “Buried alive,” and “Ghost-haunted.”

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Galápagos hawk hitching a ride on a giant tortoise. Photo by Tui A. de Roy, from Wildlife of the Islands, 1980.

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A classic cat meme, always worth reposting

Picture of a cat staring directly at us while two people play guitars on a futon in the background. The caption reads: Please share this picture to raise awareness of the plight of cats trapped in a folk music environment.

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The new memorial has been inspired by Tolkien’s Tree of Tales, which he called the Tree of Amalion. ...it will be a significant new artwork for the Abbey, inlaid vertically within a stone pillar in the south transept and rising 2.5 metres high. www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-news/a...

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Abbey to honour J.R.R. Tolkien | Westminster Abbey

A major new memorial celebrating Tolkien’s creative vision and storytelling by artist Stephen Broadbent will be revealed at a dedication ceremony in Spring 2027.

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Fare thee well now Let your life proceed by its own design Nothing to tell now Let the words be yours, I’m done with mine youtu.be/nLQw1hhWphI?...

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"Cassidy" - Phil Lesh & Friends | Skull & Roses 2023 | Relix

YouTube video by Relix

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Three deer and two Grandfather Trees on the Bear Paw Trail (2-mile loop) at Cherokee Bluffs Park in Flowery Branch, GA

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

With family on the Bear Paw Trail (2-mile loop) at Cherokee Bluffs Park in Flowery Branch, GA, 9-27-26

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’m in bed reading a book about Dr. John Dee, Renaissance alchemist, magus, and court astronomer for Queen Elizabeth I. Althea the Vampire Cat is curled up beside me, purring along with the Grateful Dead and String Cheese Incident.

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Wonder Woman loves all the bears — and we love you, @lyndacarter.bsky.social 🐻🌈

Lynda Carter
I kept hearing about Fat Bear Week and thought it was a celebration of body positivity within a gay subculture. It turns out it is about actual bears! Either way, I am here for it.

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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today's a good day to remind your boss that time is a human construct and has no meaning in a cosmic sense. You wouldn't ask an ancient owl god or a sentient pile of moss to be at work at 8:00 sharp, would you?

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“In our world, divide and conquer must become define and empower.” ~ Audre Lorde

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Name a non-LOTR character who could resist the one ring.

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

“I just wanted to have a frank discussion.” To those of us in historically-marginalized communities, what we hear you say is: “I’m about to say something I know is offensive, but I’ll say it anyway and if you get offended I’m going to blame you for not wanting to have a frank discussion.”

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

At #DragonCon with the always-fabulous @jessiannyork.bsky.social Jessi Ann York this morning on the panel “The Humanity of Monsters: Writing Creatures We Care About,” on the Dragon Con Horror Track. #DragonCon2026

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Only at #DragonCon can you strike up an instant friendship with an astrobiologist in line at the bakery and have an exhilarating breakfast conversation with her and your con roommates about the Drake equation and Europa. #DragonCon2026

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Only at #DragonCon will you see the Pope help a Warhammer 40k warrior get out of his armor. #DragonCon2026

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