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Cookie Monster is my emotional support monster. Cat staff for Mr Butters, aka Sir Buttercream of the Longtails (he of the 12 inch tail) since March 2022 🥰 The Vintage Romance Reader: vintageromancereader.dreamwidth.org

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I've been collecting her Loveswept titles because I enjoyed her take on Alice in Wonderland. Haven't really tried her RS. Our loss, for sure 😔
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
One of my little man's many nicknames, especially when he's "on the hunt" 😂
Mr Butters, a ginger striped tabby cat, 'hunting" my yarn as it snakes out of a gray plastic bag. He has intense concentration, one foot forward to strike, and a curled tail.
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Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Happy 100th birthday to the Grandmother of Juneteenth. ❤️ Read our profile on Opal Lee from last year here: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…
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At 98, the Grandmother of Juneteenth Still Has Work to Do
“When he calls me, I don’t plan to be in no rocking chair waiting for him," Opal Lee says. "Too much to be done.”
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wait for it... wait for it... wait for it... 😂
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
A figure stands in a barren landscape; reaches for the lever on a large, eccentric contraption covered in wires, pipes, dials and buttons; looks over towards two figures inside a bunker and says:

"'Trust me, it's safe' would sound a lot more reassuring if you weren't saying it from inside a concrete bunker."
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Every line is made of gold, you guys
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com
Title: Gentlemen! Are you in want of a wife? Allow our algorithm to assist!

Image: a series of yes/no questions for that lead to different outcomes. 

Questions include “are you rich?”, “are you dashing?”, “are you a rake” and “are you a vicar?”

Outcomes include “You win the most beautiful daughter of the richest man in the county!”, “You remain a bachelor”, “You marry a dowdy cousin” and “You rescue a 23-year-old from Spinsterhood”.
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Sept 2026 #TBRChallenge is "Lush Life." I went to a favorite vintage author for this, which unfortunately made the TSTL heroine and the obstinate hero extra frustrating to read about 😑 #romancelandia #booksky vintageromancereader.dreamwidth.org/25987.html www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Did you puff out your tail, Luke? Sometimes you gotta scare 'em!
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Is there anything more irritating than a great author writing stupid, stubborn, obstinate characters who stay stupid, stubborn, and obstinate until the literal last page? I just...UGH! I know this author can do better than this! 😫 (Why yes, I do abhor the Big Mis trope, however did you guess?)
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Going vintage. Buying more books than I will ever be able to read, especially with my library addiction.
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Wow, a 14 oz box contains more Vitamin C than a 4 oz glass! Who'da thunkit?? 😱 (It was also 71% sugar, apparently.)
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
In the words of my Moy bro chickenpattysan - talk about balls you need a wagon to haul! 😂
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Congrats!!
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Homer Simpson's Touchdown Dance
ALT: Homer Simpson's Touchdown Dance
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Those cabinets can be tricky! Mr B considers the bathroom cabinet to be his #1 hidey-hole.
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
He looks like he has Seen Some Things, LOL
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
❤️❤️❤️❤️ youtu.be/4c7l-jW6gDY?...
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Dolly Parton's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech | 2022 Induction
YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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Turner Classic Movies @tcmtv.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A singular performer with inimitable talent and charm, Dolly Parton's work touched countless lives throughout her career. From her performances across mediums to her philanthropy, Parton was the epitome of the best of the American spirit. Our thoughts are with her loved ones.
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
😭😭😭 youtu.be/9govup-IG3c?...
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A Message from the Family of Dolly Parton
YouTube video by Dolly Parton
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The Sovereign Planet of the Moon @planetofthemoon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
PLANET EARTH, YOUR GREATEST HUMAN HAS DIED. YOU HAVE A SHORT WINDOW TO CANONIZE HER AS A SAINT FOR ALL TIME. DO NOT FUCK IT UP.
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 25/08/2026
if infrastructure is what connects people, holds them together, serves, supports, and endures, then Dolly Parton was infrastructure.
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Damn! I came here to post about some excellent additions to the D&C jukebox, only to be confronted with this. She was - and always will be - a national treasure.
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
One of my better treasure hunts this year 🩷 Really looking forward to digging into the Second Chance at Love line! #romancelandia
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The August 2026 #TBRChallenge is "Backlist Banger" - and boy do I have a lot of backlists on Mount TBR! I chose an absolute gem by Candice Hern - this tugged at my heartstrings in all the right ways ❤️ #romancelandia #booksky vintageromancereader.dreamwidth.org/25604.html
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This month's #HarlequinBooks picks #romancelandia #booksky
The Soldier's Homecoming Surprise by Brenda Harlen; Stolen for His Son by Dani Collins; Nurse's Scottish Island Escape by Karin Baine; Safehouse Under Siege by Virginia Vaughan; The Dollar Princess Dilemma by Amanda McCabe
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com
Title:
Who is Haunting The Library of Forbidden Tomes? 

Image: five panels showing characters in a gothic library 

22% - tormented souls, frozen between life and death (a ghost reading a book)
4% - dank, fetid horrors from the icy depths below (a black slug like creature with a single eyestalk reading a book)
15% - cold, lifeless bones possessed by a corrupt sorcery (a skeleton reading a book)
11% - frigid and malevolent ectoplasmic vapours (a shapeless apparition reading a book)
48% - regular readers happy to away from the heatwave
(A mother, small child and toddler in buggy, all reading books)
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Way to go, Uni!! Always the strongest 💪
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This expression reminds me of @sameoldcircuit.bsky.social's cat LOL
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Today's daily coloring picture is pretty trippy 🫨
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Maybe if they weren't slow as fuck to review things. (I have interacted with a lot of IRBs. North Star is way down on the list of good experiences.)
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Happy International Cat Day! Here is my liege lord 🩷
Mr Butters, an orange striped tabby cat, laying on a light blue duvet cover with a dynamite shaped cat toy
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Wankery at its finest.
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I first learned about this from reading Ms. Bev's books. This is why I love actual history in my historical romance #romancelandia
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
Panel one: a climber reaches the top of a towering cliff. There, among the clouds, a serene figure with a long beard, wearing a robe, sits crosslegged on the bare rock. He is "The Great Wise One of the Mountain"

Panels two, three and four: sitting serenely crosslegged on successively lower clifftops we see the Assistant Wise One of the Mountain, The Post-Doc Research Fellow of the Mountain and a group of  PhD Students of the Mountain
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
LibraryThing is especially helpful during treasure hunts, because with as many books/DVDs/blu-ray/etc that I have, there's no way I can remember it all!
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Genre > publisher > series > author last name in alphabetical order. New media is almost immediately cataloged in @librarything.com when it enters my domicile. If you like organizing and/or cataloging your media, LibraryThing is the answer to your dreams!
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The second of my double dip for #JenkinsJuly was Blessings #7. I really enjoyed this, and the callout to my first choice for the month, Something Like Love! The ending felt a little rushed, unfortunately, but it's always fun to visit Henry Adams ❤️ #romancelandia www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
The cover for Stepping into a New Day (Blessings #7) by Beverly Jenkins. The main image is a couple, viewed from behind: a woman in a red dress and a man in a brown suit. The background is a pretty honey-gold color, and there is a building with a steeple in the distance.
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I stand in absolute awe of Derek's surgical precision. He's a slayer who will never be slain
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Wayne's World: We're Not Worthy!
Alt: Wayne's World: We're Not Worthy!
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Been WFH this week, and my coworker is SO LAZY. ... Why yes, I am envious, why do you ask?
Mr Butters, an orange striped tabby cat, sleeping very contentedly in a square pink cat bed next to a window with tan curtains slightly open above his cute litty ears 🩷
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
"There seems to be a popular impression that cats are thoroughly selfish and incapable of any natural feeling. I do not believe that. My experience has shown me that cats are very affectionate, especially to persons whom they like." C.E. Bullard, 1915.
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Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi @roywoodjr.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
They started calling king-sized candy bars, "share size", to make us feel less greedy. Man please. even if I had a friend with me, they grown. Get ya own fcking candy bar. I aint sharing SHIT. Just go ahead and call ‘Share Size’ what it is “Greedy Bitch” because that’s what I am.
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
One genius, coming up!
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
He forgot that the first rule of art is that money flows TO the artist, not FROM the artist.
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Woohoo! The worst is over!!
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Congrats! Now comes the fun part: moving 😅 Unless you've already done that, LOL
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The Scamperbeasts @scamperbeasts.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
"I'm not lurking. I'm observing with intent."
Saja, lurking at the top of the living room cat climb.
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The July 2026 #TBRChallenge is "Freedom." In honor of #JenkinsJuly, I chose Something Like Love, the love story of Neil & Olivia July, the founding members of the July dynasty in Henry Adams. As anticipated, it is completely swoonworthy! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #romancelandia 📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Something Like Love by Beverly Jenkins: a beautiful light-skinned Black woman in a royal purple gown is held from behind by a handsome dark-skinned Black man who is shirtless, wearing denims, and a black leather gun belt
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Good riddance. Now, if only Mitch McConnell's office was brave enough to admit the same.
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
TWO orange babies?! How could anyone resist?? 😻
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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Marcel, how dare you scare your cat staff like that! 😆 My little man is such a chatty catty that him suddenly being very quiet and still was my clue that he wasn't feeling right. I hope we never have to go to the ER again, but I'm grateful that it's there!
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