jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 7hTough for cats to rhythmically snap their fingers, though. 020
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Ada was the daughter of Lord Byron, who was the friend of Dr. John Polidori, (writer of a Vampire story)who was the uncle of Dante Gabriel and Christina Rossetti. That's three degrees of separation between an inventor of a mathematical engine and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood of artists and poets. 0141
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Now all you need is a book to put the ready-made cover onto. We can dream... 020
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This book is outstanding, and needs to be read by everyone with a working brain. 010
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Taylor wines were very popular then. Especially in the region they were bottled. Decent European wines were harder to find, and California wineries were just starting to show up in the Northeast. Taylor's stock was a good investment. Local people did very well by them for a long time. 010
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026For research. Yes...of course. Research. 010
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026When someone tell you who they are - believe them. 030
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026You may well have hit upon it! Although this would make it Georgian...Perhaps Flashman in India or the Crimea? 010
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I admit that I never considered the poaching angle. I'm just too honest a fellow, I guess. I say that even though I'm not using my actual name here! And as you suggest, it's a marvelously crafted piece that might be out of the reach of the typical poacher. 010
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Both chilling and beautiful. Right up your alley! 010
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Under what circumstances would a crossbow be used in the real 1800s in preference to firearms? Maybe hunting, if you don't want the report of a gun to scare all of the deer, etc. away? Victorians didn't *really* have to shoot wooden quarrels into vampires. Or did they... 110
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026That's a great start! I can't wait to see where it goes from here! 010
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I still believe that Little Nemo and Prince Valiant are the two best-ever comic strips. 030
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Fuckaurie. That's not bad, actually. Not as good as Fuckony Fuck. however. 011
Reposted by @jay-laurie.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They are playing in our faces 408125935972
Reposted by @jay-laurie.bsky.socialEric Idle @ericidle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I defy you to watch this and not feel the hairs in the back of your neck rise. Sheer genius. 1616840
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“Beware the Jabberwank, my son! The jaws of spite that tout mish-mash! Beware the scrape-scrape tool and shun The spurious Altman-hash!” 010
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026How lovely! It seems full of an expectation of departing the here and now for a better place and time. 010
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026That's great! But not in the USA, though. Is this a Trump thing? 000
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Your book is the best one on this list! I am confident of this even though I haven't read any of the others. And on the non-fiction list, the biography of Margaret Beaufort is also excellent! 120
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026A new book idea needs...what, naps? That makes sense. Or, wait...maps? That fits the photo better. Probably both, in the end. Bang on! Sounds great! 010
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Moldoff drew early issues of Hawkman, and did many covers, like this one: 000
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Chilling and stunning! Makes me think I might be one of those "cowardly, superstitious lots" that Bruce talks about. 010
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It was always the most anticipated event of the week for me. 001
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026substack.com/@renegvolpi/...substack.comRené Volpi (@renegvolpi)Pablito waited all day long for her to come back home from school, but he couldn't wait another minute. That is Love. ❤️ 000
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026AI has now managed to move beyond the illusions of "life" and "death" to make Adrian's works available literally everywhere. And everywhen. 020
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This reminds me of a video taken of a bear swimming in Hemlock Lake, which is long to walk around but narrow to swim across. youtu.be/bQMBM2u6WC4?...youtu.beHemlock BearYouTube video by Matthew Garrity 110
Reposted by @jay-laurie.bsky.socialTim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 15/03/2026The best portrayals of Sherlock Holmes onscreen, ranked : 10.You 9. Can't 8. Possibly 7. Judge 6. So 5. Many 4. Different 3. Great 2. Performances 1. Jeremy Brett 68126
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Are you now prepared to reveal that your secret super-power is sprouting a dozen extra, ambidextrous arms? 120
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"Human Torch Immolates invisible sister." 010
Reposted by @jay-laurie.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026AIDE: "Natalia Harp agreed to take your place on the trip to Ireland, Ma'am." MELANIA: "Here, give her this $13,000 diamond cocktail ring as thank you." 2031022164
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Doesn't the "dangerous-looking not-Kirby Kirbyesque guy" look like a Steve Rude drawing? 110
Reposted by @jay-laurie.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026There are at least two provisions in the U.S. Code that make it illegal to offer or accept a $5,000 "GOP Dividend" for voting. Both the offerer (Donald Trump) and the accepter (good luck with that!) are liable for fines and jail time. 1021438512
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I should know better than to ask, after all this time and all your books. 010
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Maybe the nicest guy I've met from Comicdom, and a true giant among writers and editors. 010
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 08/09/2026That's great! I hesitate to ask, but...reiligion? Languages? Maybe these fall under the Culture umbrella? 110
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 07/09/2026What a marvelous way of describing the experience of reading the Viriconium stories! Now I want to go back and re-read them! 010
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 06/09/2026substack.com/@mairedding/...substack.comMai Redding (@mairedding)These beautifully etched and pierced gauntlets belonged to Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, one of Europe’s most powerful rulers. Attributed to the celebrated armourer Lorenz Helmschmid, they combine ... 000
jay-laurie.bsky.social @jay-laurie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026A less snarky side of the same artist: Queen Guinevere's Maying (1900) 071
Reposted by @jay-laurie.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Chatbot, create an enormous arch that is equal parts tacky, fascist, and Mormon temple. 1181109197
Reposted by @jay-laurie.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Trump routinely accuses his political opponents of treason. We in the democratic opposition don't do this. But if you ask who comes closer to fitting the designation, this from John Harington seems apt: “Treason doth never prosper: what ’s the reason? Why, if it prosper, none dare call it treason.” 1430349
