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David Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · 2h

Suzie always empties a few pockets with her cover of Muskrat Love.

sidewalk chalk drawing of a muskrat with coins at her feet playing a cigar box banjo. She is singing, and may or may not be jinging the jango.

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🇺🇸🇲🇽 The Babe with the Power @babewiththepower.bsky.social · 17h

Monday, 5 October, is the final day in Texas to register to vote and make any registration corrections to unsuspend your registration. Check your TX registration here: goelect.txelections.civixapps.com/ivis-mvp-ui/...

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 15h

OMG. It just hit me. Remember all the memes just before the ships got stuck in the Straight? The ones showing the lobster dinners? The $90 "refunds." Get to a Red Lobster. He's about to strand you in a Straight.

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

No, but really. Sometimes, I look at old Japanese artwork & wonder about the mushrooms they were foraging. Not to say I don’t love it.

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It's a beautiful 61°, mid-century modern blue skies accented with a scattering of pink clouds, though the landscaping rocks around the apt walkway lean '70s in harvest gold, orange, and avocado green. Leaves are beginning to drop despite the temps that will be close to 90 all week. Good morning.

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Michigan residents/Michigan writers

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I haven't been doing much active writing on the book, but I have been going in & doing more editing. Looking at where I had heavy use of regional accent in conversation & modifying that. Finding areas where conversations needed more weight & time. Giving the main character more agency. I didn't have

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Stray cat sleeping on Japanese roof tiles. Photography by Takezoo on Ganref

Curled into a tight, peaceful crescent upon a sun-warmed copper roof ledge, a stray tabby cat reposes beneath the heavy eaves of a traditional Japanese structure. Above, rows of dark, undulating ceramic roof tiles (kawara) slope gently downward, dappled with vibrant golden and crimson autumn leaves (ochiba) drifted from overhead branches. Beneath the eaves, vermilion timber trim and clean white rafter ends cast soft shadows over the sleeping feline, whose soft grey coat merges harmoniously with the surrounding textures. The scene radiates an intimate sensory atmosphere: the gentle warmth of sun-soaked copper radiating through thick fur, the crisp rustle of falling leaves skittering across clay tiles, the faint, earthy fragrance of weathered wood and autumn air, and the deep, unbothered hush of a lazy afternoon.
Cats (neko) have occupied a cherished place in Japanese domestic life, folklore, and literature since the Nara period, when they were first brought aboard ships from China to guard sacred Buddhist sutras against rodents. Over centuries, these nimble creatures evolved into ubiquitous companions of urban streetscapes, quiet temple grounds, and classic ukiyo-e woodblock prints, embodying domestic tranquility, good fortune, and independence. The architectural backdrop illustrates traditional Japanese roofing design, where fired clay kawara tiles work in tandem with copper flashing (akagane) to shed seasonal rains and shield structural timbers. This enduring construction reflects monozukuri—the meticulous synthesis of natural materials, precision joinery, and functional metalwork engineered to withstand the elements while aging with dignity.

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I have a friend who lives in Germany & he came across one of these. I guess there are ones made in the US, too (I saw them on Etsy) but did not look as cool. I thought of your tiny pieces in a repurposed cig machine. @mickeybiz.bsky.social

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Kunstautomaten I Konzept

Wir feiern 20 Jahre Kunstautomaten! Seit 2001 waren wir die ersten mit dauerhaft stehenden Kunstautomaten in ganz Deutschland. Mittlerweile stehen über 250 Kunstautomaten in Deutschland und 5 weiteren...

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It's Caturday & while we spent last night with other people's cats, including two reclusive fosters from a hoarding situation my husband quickly won over, I am reminded of one we loved, one we homed, & and one that popped like a can of biscuits once we started feeding her! I miss them all.

Gorgeous male Siamese head shot. In this light, it cannot be seen that his eyes are the color of the sky on the clearest summer day. He is sweet, kind, & loving. He loves women's shoes & his daddy's shoes, too. Really, he's into feet. He once licked my landlord's sandaled toe.

Willie. The last born child of Dumplin. We were able to home him. This was taken just before that, maybe a few months after Hurricane Flo. Named for his red hair & larger than life attitude. Ginger tabby kitten on his back, on a blue blanket on a floral couch.

Dumplin. Mostly white tabby calico mix. Resting on the back of a couch on a ratty cotton blanket. She is fat & happy. When we rescued her pregnant, scrawny, starving, pitiful soul, she was mostly ribs, nipples, & ears.

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UPBeachBum @upbeachbum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is serious bullshit, wolves fear man and try to avoid contact with them. Feds slaughtered an entire northern Wisconsin wolf pack. Most likely to appease fat cat deer hunters. 🤬 www.wpr.org/news/9-wolve...

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9 wolves killed by federal officials in northern Wisconsin after threatening behavior to humans

Nine wolves were killed by federal officials in northern Wisconsin in late August and early September, following “a series of verified threats to human health and safety," according to the state Depar...

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My cake got warm in the car & the top layer slid on the way to where we were having dinner. The hosts were very gracious & praised the flavor over presentation. They even had fresh raspberries from their garden for extra garnish to cover the slide. Thank goodness for great friends & good times. ❤️

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UPBeachBum @upbeachbum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Peak leaf looking season is happening on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan's most famous peninsula, the wild and ruggedly beautiful Keweenaw Peninsula. I heartily recommend that area this time of year for breathtaking fall colors. www.mlive.com/life/2026/10... #906Life #PureMichigan

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2 scenic drives ‘covered’ in fall color as peak approaches across the Keweenaw

Covered Road and Covered Drive both traverse beneath a picturesque tree canopy on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula.

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The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 01/10/2026

Today is Primidi the 11th of Vendémiaire in the year 235. Vendémiaire is the month of vintage. Today we celebrate potatoes. #JacobinDay See today's page

An old time-y illustration of a Potatoes.

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corn on macabre, haunted @catfort.fightins.online · 02/10/2026

this article has nice depth, it's not clickbaity

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🇺🇸🇲🇽 The Babe with the Power @babewiththepower.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's when you get no personal benefit, or even the opposite, for seeing and treating a woman, any woman, as a person.

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I feel like potlucks need to make a comeback, though, or at the least, groups of friends who are well-enough aligned to rotate space & trust eating from one another's kitchens once a week to take a simple dish that can be shared & portioned out as leftovers for a day or two.

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I wasn't really watching the (whatever) game the husband had on while I was eating. Happy nothing was exploding, crashing, or yelling on the screen when I heard a lovely voice & looked up. Oh. Commercial. Voice attached to this human. Oh. Does voice work? Yes, over drinks, I would make you do all!

The Energizer Man. Ok. He has a name. I looked it up. He was a football player for a while. I guess he voice-acts, too. Here, he is dressed as the Energizer Man, in a white lab coat & black pants

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm all over the place on this one. Hot, black coffee or iced, black is my standard. Dessert coffee is hot, has heavy cream, & is boozy. I want anything in my iced coffee. Especially whipped cream. It sticks to the ice cubes & makes weird floaties in the coffee.

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Mickey’s in Cognitive Decline @mickeybiz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It’s our month! And My (birth) month! So here’s the first of some new Spooky-time Sono remixes 2026

Photographic blend or double exposure with a microscope image blown up to resemble the moon. mickey is in a short witch’s hat and a white dress in a seated position as if on a broom. This is blended and obscured with photographs of clouds, as if they are riding through a foggy and dark sky.

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In today's Global Warming BS, it's going to be about 90° in midtown Reno today & that's an abomination. This is what I want. I will have to wait about 10 more days before it is cool enough to enjoy it. Chicken from that food box already in freezer for it. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting.

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The Congee My Dad's Made 100,000 Times

Check out why millions of people love my dad's recipes! Learn from a 2x James Beard Award Winning Chinese Chef with 50+ years of experience

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Recession indicator

A box of Hamburger helper. At the top it says to try using hot dogs instead of ground beef

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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Well… The FC and I have just had a bit of a moment. 🥹🧡 After all the writing, photos, checking and pawing over every little detail… MY BOOK IS ACTUALLY LIVE ON AMAZON! 🐈📚 Just George: The Autopawography of a Station Cat 📚 amzn.eu/d/0dpaMVO7

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MinTS88 @mints88.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Nearly a year ago we rescued Tatertot aka Taters. Her elderly owner had passed and family brought their 15 year old cat to the shelter. Taters is now 16 years old, deaf, has very few teeth but this girl purrs so loudly that at times I need to shut my office door.

Picture of elderly tuxedo cat curled on a chair covered with a bluish gray quilt.

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I could get lost screwing around. Worse than Wikipedia rabbitholes.

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Also in the food pantry box was a tiny container of blackberries & a little bag of sunflower seed/dried cranberry trail mix. I used the blackberries for one batch of banana muffins, then stirred the trail mix into the other & sprinkled a few oats on top for visual appeal.

Banana muffin with large blackberry on top in brown parchment tulip muffin wrapper

Banana muffins, topped lightly with oats for visual appeal, in tulip shaped parchment liners. Inside these muffins, a mix of dried cranberries & sunflower seeds.

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This looks like romance. (As long as the motel after has AC!)

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UPBeachBum @upbeachbum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Michigan's fall colors certainly are special. That scene in the picture below is on the road up to Copper Harbor at the very tip top of the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan's beautiful and rural Upper Peninsula www.travelandleisure.com/best-state-f... #906Life #PureMichigan

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Travel Experts Recommend This State for Spectacular Fall Foliage—and It’s Not in New England

Travel experts say Michigan is a must-visit for fall, with stunning foliage, car-free Mackinac Island, lakeside wineries, and charming northern towns.

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It is finally cool enough & and coincidentally, the end of the month, to make "The Goulash" tomorrow. Ran into a neighbor & was talking about it, trying to find out if he had ever eaten it, or would. He'd had it once, so I wouldn't have thrown him off, but not in his usual circle of foods.

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Mickey’s in Cognitive Decline @mickeybiz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

for #blueskyartshow theme #lights From a Sono Una Fotografia set on focused light and textures 2023

A ray of light (from a flashlight) moves across a dark room. Mickey is seated and mostly in silhouette as light reaches the wall behind them. Their face is turned toward the light and a small sliver illuminates that edge of them.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is extraordinarily well written.

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I probably wouldn't bring an iced coffee to an interview bc I have been on too many where I have been given a seat, but there was no place to set the coffee. If I put it next to me on the floor, it would leave little sweat beads of water in a ring on the carpet or floor. I couldn't hold it while

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I hear the motorcycles starting up downtown. Last year, we ended up out for dinner in the middle of it all, accidentally, not realizing Street Vibrations was happening. The year before, on the second floor, windows open, we could really catch all the sounds. I expect it will be a quieter year.

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Group Living: And Other Recipes" I'm not sure what made me check out this one other than I clearly missed "a memoir" at the end of the title & there are far fewer recipes than I expected. 😆 However, about a third of the way through it & am enjoying it. For those who can easily coexist with others

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I was looking up "The Storyteller" by Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, and saw he wrote "The War At The End of The World," as well. Am thinking there is a lot I need to check out on Libby I haven't read. I'm sure it's the Allende book I remember about South America. The Storyteller seems familiar too

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is lovely. My MIL kept her wedding kimono suspended on a wooden rod in her bedroom (when I met her). It was not-quite white with a couple yellow, orange, & white cranes ascending on the back towards a yellow-orange disk in the sky. I'm missing details. Just glimpsed in the bigger timeline.

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

There is a picture of a beautiful pot on an outdoor stove. I don't know how I manage to see a beautiful piece of cookware. I know I don't know enough about foraging to survive. When I talk about how lucky we are to have what we have, I know.

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Oleshky: Residents eating garden weeds in Russian-occupied city cut off from food and water

The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being "constantly shelled".

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 24/09/2026

For over 40 years we’ve stepped up for the sea otters, and this week you can too. For Sea Otter Awareness Week, donations to the sea otter fund will be matched by a generous donor. 🦦🦦 Double down for the otters and donate via the link below! mbayaq.co/4jfuBc3

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Donate to our Sea Otter Program | Monterey Bay Aquarium

Donate now to help save the ocean.

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Look at this little random restaurant bot teasing me. In my dreams.

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Talking with a friend the other morning about how Reno isn't as weird as it used to be, I swear half of the ppl who used to hang around were much more like this "Captain Barter got the nickname “Them’s My Toes” after he was caught in a sudden storm while rowing his boat off Sugar Pine Point."

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Tall Tales Nevada: The Toeless Hermit of Emerald Bay, a Nevada Lore story - Carson Now

Did you know this year the theme for the Nevada Day Parade is Pumpkins, Pioneers and Tale Tales? As we gear up to the Day of Days, we’ll be sharing […]

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Fell down a rabbit hole while reading a cookbook on Libby. Got lost looking at varieties of rice I didn't know existed. I can probably name a half dozen without including "wild rice," but there are so, so many I missed! 🤯

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I will never forget preparing my mom for her first overnight date after 3 marriages. She had never put a condom on anyone. She considered it the man's job & he needed the one to be prepared. When I sent her with an extra one. 😆 "What if the first one breaks or you want to go again?"

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Get tested and talk to your partner: how to have safer sex after age 50

At 51, I want many more years of a healthy, happy sex life. So I decided to compile my own guide

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Maleloquent @maleloquent.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I don't think I've ever put milk in my split pea soup. Maybe worth a try? I have started using yellow split peas since reading the Louise Penny books, though. I find the flavor to be a bit more mild.

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