gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026They sound like demented chickens. The first time I heard them - we were in Alaska, where there are a *lot* - I couldn't believe it was really a bald eagle. 010
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I keep hoping to see Hallie Shoffner / Arkansas on that list... 000
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Love watching borders work. They are so intense and so smart (though I've known at least one who thought he knew better than the shepherd - spoiler alert - he did *not*). 010
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026And THAT is what a packed, full-to-the-rafters crowd ACTUALLY looks like. 010
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I keep hoping to see Arkansas and Hallie Shoffner on these lists... either way, yes, good news AND KEEP GOING. Never get complacent! 000
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Vote @hallieshoffner.bsky.social ! Vote the Cottonmouth out! 000
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Well, there's one line in that statement from Tuberville that's actually true: "Folks, we've lost our damn mind." Indeed... just not *quite* the way he means, eh? 000
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I've heard it said that dog people want their dog to be a human, and cat people just want to *be the cat*. Truth. 000
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026And that Jack Smith has more patience than a whole pantheon of saints. 021
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The guy behind Senator Klobuchar - on the right (her left) - is having a hard time not laughing... 000
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thank you Ms. Klobuchar for (a) making the correction and (b) calling out Schmitt. Sheesh. This is high school stupidity. 1161
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026removed as soon as they start to wake up. Blood oxygen is checked by pressing the gums and watching how fast they color recovers. It's fast-paced and, frankly, exhausting; one of the vet techs commented that she feels like she's been run over by a bus after a day on the recovery station. /end 000
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Yes. I volunteer in a rescue center's surgery (spay, neuter, many kittens, cats, puppies, dogs). Monitor internal temperature - they need to be kept warm (normal is 100 - 102) but not too warm. Subcutaneous fluids if needed. The females have endotracheal tubes that have to be monitored and 🧵 110
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Hmm. I volunteer in the medical clinic (read: spay & neuter) at a local rescue shelter. This is NOT how we handle the cats, kittens, dogs, puppies as they come out of anesthesia. Just sayin'. 0260
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I'm fascinated by how animals we view as Serious and potentially Threatening (these guys and bald eagles as prime examples) have what we can only call Unserious and Cute voices. 161
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026They're CONtrails, ffs. CONdensation. AAAAARGH. 001
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026But God forbid you protect the Epstein victims... 000
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Yes! We were in Alaska a number of years ago visiting my husband's son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter. Lots of bald eagles. I kept asking ... is that sound REALLY a bald eagle? and they kept saying, Yes. Crazy. 010
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I'm reminded of the crazy-chicken noises that majestic bald eagles make... (Seriously. They have to use golden eagle screams in movies.) 230
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026On Threads, there's a custom - dare I say, *rule* - that when you mention your cat, you must pay the cat tax in the form of a photo of your cat. I think this is a good custom (rule?) to bring over here to Bluesky. What do y'all think? 251
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I heard Jamie Raskin (I love Jamie Raskin!) refer to that body of water as the Strait of Warm Ooze... 1110
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I was expecting that ... they renamed the Gulf of Mexico back when ... Sigh. 000
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026AND it's still the Gulf of Mexico, unlike that OTHER map site. Ha. 010
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This may be entirely out of line, but ... how did I know you were NOT talking about McConnell? 120
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026As a writer, I keep thinking ... if an author suggested any ONE of the things this regime does, the book proposal would be laughed out of the agent's office. Argh. 1151
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Huh??? I have no intelligent response beyond that. And in fact, I consider HUH??? to be quite an intelligent response to such absurdity. 000
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026And that their phone-tree menu options have recently changed... 030
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Then along came the fishes, And they said, “If you wishes, You can have us for playmates, Instead of for tea!” So they now play together, In all sorts of weather, And the Puffin eats pancakes, Like you and like me. end/ 010
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026But this poor little Puffin, He couldn’t play nothin’, For he hadn’t anybody To play with at all. So he sat on his island And he cried for a while, and He felt very lonely, And he felt very small. 2/ 100
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026by Florence Page Jaques Oh, there once was a Puffin Just the shape of a muffin, And he lived on an island In the bright blue sea! He ate little fishes, That were most delicious And he had them for supper And he had them for tea. 1/ 100
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I lived next door to a beagle. I feel your pain. 000
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Agreed. AND editing is a value-add, a significant one. If you can't afford an editor, I get it. But find someone who can give you input on flow, word choice (too many homonyms and similar errors), functional grammer / punctuation. It's not about immature writing; it's about tidying up the edges. 110
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Absolutely! It just hurts to see a decent and even good plot and well-written story taken down by bad editing. And yes, that's my opinion and not necessarily anyone else's. 120
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026When the editing is bad enough, I stop reading. And I'll add, my bar is set pretty high (I'm a writer *and* a proofreader / editor). 120
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Given that the Senate never ratified the Rome Statute (Clinton signed it, but never submitted it for ratification), that means the U.S. is not part of the ICC. Hmm. 000
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026YAY. My father read The Hobbit and LOTR to me when I was 8 - 9. I snuck into the living room and read ahead... I don't know if he knew. 020
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I saw him in New York *ages* ago in an off-Broadway production of "Rat in the Skull" about the Irish troubles. 010
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026"Should" is such a slippery concept... 000
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026There was, very long ago, a LARGE book on coding and QA. In it was a tale about a customer support organization where the reps had to explain the problem to a teddy bear in its own cubicle before they could involve a senior rep in the problem. I wonder if the teddy bear predates the rubber duck? 050
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Over on Threads, when you mention CAT, you're required to pay the cat tax by posting a photo of said cat. I think we need to bring that tradition here to Bluesky. Anyone want to vote on this? 010
gracejudson.bsky.social @gracejudson.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Thanks for the reminder not to hyperventilate. Very important... 040
