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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This month, I took way too long to read a 218 pg MG horror novel, read some picture books for the banned books unit I’m teaching this fall, and surveyed a whole bunch of short horror stories for the horror unit I’m following up with. #booksky

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Just look at our brave, BRAVE guard dog! #dogs #cats #ausie

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

These were the clouds over Lake Tahoe this weekend. Anyone know why they get all Swiss cheesy like that? Actually, they remind me of pizza dough stretched too thin.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Lovely weekend at South Lake Tahoe. There were bears going in and out of people’s campsites the whole time, but they were chill. My dog didn’t even bark at them. #tahoe #camping

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Really impressed with the imaginative paintings on display at the #CalStateFair #CalExpo #paintsky #art

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

How intelligent are goats? I’m pretty sure I caught this guy trying to escape by chewing through the zip tie holding his enclosure shut. #calexpo #goats #statefair

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

My first attempt at drawing with oil pastels. I'm pretty pleased with how the light blue and the white blended to make that wing. #drawyourstressaway #drawing #artsky #butterfly #oilpastels #nature

Oil pastel drawing of a blue morph butterfly resting on a tree trunk. Half of its light blue wing is visible from behind the trunk. Feathery leaves from the tree form a green background to compliment the blue of the butterfly.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Wild turkey tries to intimidate an approaching truck. #turkeys #birds #wildlife #sacramento

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I’ve embarked on a DnD campaign for the first time, and I’ve painted my character as a way to help me visualize him and nail down his personality. He’s the ghost of a Tiefling boy who protects the forest where he was murdered decades ago. #painting #art #artsky #dnd

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Turnspits: An extinct dog breed formerly trained to assist chefs by running on a wheel that turned a spit. Described as having “a suspicious, unhappy look about them.” I think I can see why. #dogs #doghistory #extinctbreeds #history

Sketch of the extinct turnspit dog. Small breed with long body, short crooked legs and a tail that curls up. Snot and ears resemble a terrier’s. Dark fur on top with a white belly and chest.

Print of a turnspit dog at work in an 18th century kitchen. The wheel that the dog runs on is suspended from a beam on the ceiling. A system of ropes connects the wheel to the fireplace where the meat turns on a spit.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Never a good sign when the mechanic asks you to go into the garage to look at something. It’s never, “I just wanted to show you what a beautiful fuel pump you have here!” It’s always, “Your fuel pump has Crohn’s disease!”

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

The ArtMix at the Crocker Art Museum was fun. I made an absolutely hideous Frida Kahlo at the crafting table. #art #crocker #artmix #sacramento

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Getting a new scanner seemed like a good occasion to reupload all the paintings that I made last year. Make art! It's good for you! #artsky #painting #raccoons #skunks #mothman

A racoon witch walks through a snowy forest in a fog. It wears a pointed witch hat and a scarf and holds a glowing twig wand. A shadowy figure resembling a giant moth with a pair of long, human legs appears to stalk the racoon through the woods.

A racoon on a witch hat stands on a stone in a grassy field at night. Storm clouds loom overhead as the racoon casts a bright light with its wand, kicking up a gale.

A warrior skunk in an oleander cape stands in a lush forest at night, staring up at a silhouetted owl in the canopy. Two more owls watch the skunk from the branches behind him. The skunk had a bushy tail and wields a spear several feet longer than himself.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

At today's Draw Your Stress Away session, I took a little risk and pulled out the charcoal pencils that I bought forever ago. I'm not super comfortable with the medium yet, but I'm glad I challenged myself. #drawyourstressaway #brushtime #artsky #drawing

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Forgot to post my Draw Your Stress Away sketch. This month we learned how to draw glass, a skill that has always eluded me. #drawing #drawyourstressaway #artsky

Pencil drawing of an hour glass with the top half mostly full. A human skull peaking out of the right half of the page appears to gape at the hour glass with its jaws wide open. The inscription on top reads “Relax! You’ve got time!”

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

This was us at Smart Axe in Folsom, CA. Axe throwing is super fun, like bowling but with weapons 🪓⚔️🏹 #axethrowing #smartaxe #sports #funnewwaytoprotectthehouse

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

This was us at Smart Axe in Folsom, CA. Axe throwing is super fun, like bowling but with weapons 🪓⚔️🏹 #axethrowing #smartaxe #sports #funnewwaytoprotectthehouse

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Christmas accomplished! Now we can relax 😴

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

It’s usually the rule that I can never find the colored pencils in time for a Draw Your Stress Away session. Now the only thing keeping me from producing vibrant drawings is the fact that I’m colorblind 😵 #drawing #solstice #art #cats #christmastree

Colored pencil drawing of a pine tree branch with a red bauble hanging from one limb. A black cat’s paw reaches up from the bottom of the page to swipe at the bauble. Top of the frame reads: “Happy Solstice! Come back soon, sun!” Bottom frame: Draw Your Stress Away 12-14-25

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Finally, we have a quantifiable measure of who artists’ actual biggest fans are. Please come to Bluesky, Andrew Bird! #spotifywrapped #topartist #andrewbird

Screenshot of Spotify Wrapped story. Reads: Andrew Bird is your top artist. You’re spent 1,112 minutes with them, which makes you a top 0.2% global fan.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

I’m okay being called an old soul. I would only have felt called out if they’d guessed my ACTUAL age. #spotifywrapped #listeningage

Screenshot of Spotify Wrapped story. Reads: Your listening age is 62, since you were into music from the Late 70s. You’re an old soul.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

The best way to enjoy Wicked For Good is to watch the original no more than 48 hours beforehand and imagine both movies as one spectacular production. #wicked #wickedforgood #filmsky #movies

Movie poster for Wicked for Good. Glinda in her bubble vehicle reaches for Elphaba’s hand. Elphaba, somewhat elevated above Glinda on her broom, reaches back. Oz and the yellow brick road form a chasm between them.

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Alex Arcane @alexarcane.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

One major problem with studying the ancient writings of America is that none of them are named like “the mythology of Oaxaca” or anything that makes sense. They get named “The Paris Codex,” “The Codex Nuttall,” & “The Dresden Codex” Names come from current collections and not sources.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

I’m no longer a Christian, but I grew up in a church that imagined Jesus as a figure of radical love and opened its doors to everyone. This article is a nice reminder that this vision of #Christianity still exists in the world.

theguardian.com

They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben

Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Another relaxing session at Draw Your Stress Away. This is a chill guided drawing session that happens live over Zoom. Pumpkins were today's subject. That rough looking bird on the stem is a nightjar, which I added for an extra challenge. #drawing #art #nightjars #pumpkins

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

The narrative for the last year has been that Democrats still don't get why they lost in 2024. If there's a lesson from last night, it's that Republicans still don't get why they won. The people asked for cheaper groceries, Trump focused on immigration and culture wars. That's why he's losing.

npr.org

Democrats had a big night. Here are 5 takeaways from the 2025 elections

Democrats had a good night, winning major races including governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey and a redistricting ballot measure in California, while also confronting the future of the party.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Friday’s Halloween party was a roaring success. Thanks, Marielle, for your vision and tireless efforts.

Front of a house at night decorated for Halloween. A ghost hangs from a tree, accompanied by a pair of zombie flamingo lawn ornaments and some pumpkin lights.

A table with Halloween treats, including chocolate cupcakes with milano cookie tombstones and a platter of vegetables cut to look like ghosts.

My girlfriend, her cousins, and I pose in our Nintendo-themed Halloween costumes. I’m Luigi, my girlfriend is Toad, and her cousins are Princess Daisy and Mario.

My cute girlfriend in her Toad from Mario costume, and me, the grinning goofball in back with my Luigi hat and mustache.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Nothing beats waking up rested on the first day of Standard Time, getting back the hour that Daylight Saving sucked out of my soul in March, like the evil time demon that it is. #timechange #autismobsessions #fuckdaylightsaving

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

My roommate’s perfect traditional pumpkin and my ambitious, lopsided raccoon that came out looking angrier than I intended. #halloween #pumpkins #raccoons #jackolanterns

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

One of those books I'll remember liking more than I did. I could talk for hours about the world of Paradys, its history and monsters, its gender nonconforming characters, but I often felt detached from the protagonists, making parts of the book feel like a homework assignment. #books #booksky

Cover art for The Book of the Damned by Tanith Lee. An androgynous ancient Egyptian noblewoman stands on a stone balcony, overlooking a city inspired by medieval Paris. She is flanked by gargoyles and her hands rest on two detached heads.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

If you don't plan to read all 39 Hercule Poirot books, make space on your TBR shelf for Sad Cypress. With courtroom drama and a possible death sentence at stake, it's a departure from Christie's formula. The solution caught me off guard, but it felt like a puzzle piece snapping into place. #booksky

Cover art for "Sad Cypress" by Agatha Christie. Thorny pink roses stand on an off-white background with crows circling in the distance.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Columbus' voyage wasn't just about exploration, it was about enriching the Spanish Crown at all costs. When he realized that he hadn't discovered a route to Asia, he resorted to enslaving and brutalizing the Taino people to make a profit. If we must memorialize him, let's not gloss over his legacy.

npr.org

Trump issues a Columbus Day proclamation to 'reclaim' the explorer's legacy

President Trump said "left-wing radicals" have tried to tarnish Columbus' legacy, and the proclamation is a way to preserve it. Some experts say it's a way to erase the heritage of Native Americans.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Highly recommend this chill group on Meetup called Draw Your Stress Away. It’s a free guided drawing session that meets live on Zoom once a month. The drawings are simple, but participants are encouraged to stray from the prompt and make it their own. The skunk is my own addition! #art #drawing

Pencil drawing of acorns and an oak leaf hanging from a twig. A skunk looks up to sniff the acorns.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

My hunt for a new favorite author to replace Gaiman led me back to Krystal Sutherland. She's a master of sensory detail, which means you smell and taste everything. Blood, vomit, decomposition. Yup. Don't try to read Invocations in one sitting, but read it! #booksky #books #horror #witchy #mystery

Cover art for "Invocations" by Krystal Sutherland. A teenage girl with a bob haircut stares fearlessly at the reader through a stream of smoke. Two girls stand behind her. One places a supportive hand on the first girl's shoulder.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Who should appear at Sacramento’s #farmtoforkfestival to do a solo acoustic set? Why, it’s Michael Angelakos of #passionpit, playing some old favorites and debuting a song about his cat!

Outdoor concert featuring Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit singing fervently and playing acoustic guitar.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Poor, poor Harley had her bladder stones removed this week, and now she must wear the cone of shame 🥺 #dogs #coneofshame #australianshepherd #aussie

Mini Australian shepherd wears an e-collar, staring back at the viewer with big, sad eyes.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

I figured an oversized spear would be a good weapon for a warrior skunk, since owls are among skunks’ few natural predators. I also read that skunks don’t like their own stink, hence the oleander cape. #art #painting #acrylic #skunks #owls #paintsky #artsky

Acrylic painting of a warrior skunk in a lush forest. The skunk, wrapped a cape of leaves and oleanders, stands on his hind legs, clutching an enormous spear, and looks up into the treetops at a shadowy owl. The startled owl looks back with glowing red eyes. The skunk doesn’t notice the other two owls in the canopy behind him, watching him with hungry eyes.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

It’s hard not to see this as the goal of the immigration raids. Not a vehicle to suppress (nonexistent) crime waves, but to suppress public expressions of cultural identity. When the idiot’s supporters say they want to “make America White again,” believe them.

theguardian.com

Mexican festivals in Chicago canceled amid Trump plans to deploy troops

City and suburbs pull local events tied to Mexican Independence Day on 16 September

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Which of Odin’s 170 names is your favorite? Top contenders for me would have to be: Hangadróttinn (lord of the hanged) and Hrosshársgrani (horse-hair mustache) #mythology #norsemythology #odin

en.m.wikipedia.org

List of names of Odin - Wikipedia

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Not a memorable story, but an amazing sensory experience. I could feel the drops of rain on my face, smell the baklava and cottage bread baking in the oven, taste the mnimi soup. I don’t even know what the hell mnimi soup is! #books #booksky

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Little praying mantis on my bike break! I gave him a home on our lemon tree. I hope the spiders don’t get him! #prayinmantis #bugs #insects #wildlife

Closeup photo of praying mantis hanging upside down from my bike break handle.

Closeup of a small praying mantis perched on a sideways lemon leaf.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Some great pieces on display at the Crocker Art Museum. I like that the captions include a “look for” blurb that draws your attention to some easily overlooked detail in the artwork.

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Marcus Rigsby @marcusisabat.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

We’ve been Sacramento residents for 3 weeks now. So far I’m really enjoying our giant backyard with fruit trees, our Canada goose next door neighbors, the million and one book and record stores, and the bike paths that actually feel safe.

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