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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 2h

Yeah. I get the occasional thing from them (since I can't do dairy, sometimes they're the only option) but rarely worth the markup for "natural" and/or paleo.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 3h

We're on a roll. The Primal Kitchen garlic aioli, bought on sale, is gross. Back to Kraft for me.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 3h

I am bad at art! But I messed around with my watercolors. I clearly need even more dumbed down tutorials than the one I was using.

Several sheets of poorly painted watercolor pumpkins

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 3h

Despite having a month to expiry (and not having been opened), the deli meat ham had a really gross gelatinous film all over it. Didn't rinse off. So, out of an abundance of caution, into the trash it went. Was really looking forward to grilled ham and cheese but so it goes.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 7h

I could SWEAR I ordered a block of pink but can't find that either. Prob don't need it for today's plans buuuuuuut it's gonna bug me.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 7h

That was fun. I spent over an hour looking for my new watercolor brushes. I looked in all the logical and some illogical before finally pulling out every single drawer of the piece near the door. Sure enough, they managed to fall off the top into a drawer full of hats.

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Maureen @meau.bsky.social · 11h

One terrifying thing about LLMs is that it lets GLAM people turn their bad ideas about our values into actionable software. Our systems are about to have the same internal incoherence as our SharePoint sites. We will be able to implement the dumbest and most byzantine rules we can dream of.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 11h

Our creative writing prof, who hadn't been in the Archives herself, brought over a visiting poet. I showed off our poetry and literary collections. Fun was had by all. Ex: Poet had been rejected by the same publisher as local author.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Exploration of friendship and what it means to grow up (and unpack trauma), all while entwined with Mister Magic, a kids' show that is so much more (supernatural edition). Bittersweet ending.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Just finished listening to Mister Magic. A+, do recommend. Read the acknowledgements! Val has no memories from before she was on the ranch, but when three guys show up, saying they were all on a mysterious kids' TV together, she takes a leap and goes with them to a "reunion". #books 📚🌈

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Anyone have a flatbread recipe you like? I have a hard time getting a decent flatbread around here and the solution is clear. Not a yeast-dough expert though have dabbled some.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

(I swear the sauce to gnocchi ratio isn't as exaggerated as the pic makes it seem. It's the bowl shape)

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This is a perpetual fave. Bc small town availability, I use shelf-stable gnocchi and scale the recipe accordingly. Definitely forgot the basil this time and didn't notice.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Got a Misfits Market order. Made Japanese Gnocchi with Miso Tomato Butter, a fave, w the baby bok choy. To make it faster, I made the sauce and cooked the gnocchi at the same time (worth washing 1 extra pan). #food newtreeranch.com/journal/reci...

Bowl with a base of red sauce topped with a pile of gnocchi

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Nelson Rare Books @nelsonrarebooks.com · 06/10/2026

Elf on a Shelf is just a Flock camera for Santa.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

On to Willy, the cellmate who was horrified w Stanley's rat eating. He's a drug dealer just concerned with staying off the cops' radar. Then, the New Madrid fault slips. And slips again. Then fire, then earthquake debris dams the Mississippi. Chapter ends w Willy wandering a destroyed St. Louis.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

At 17, Stanley cuts off and eats a guy's ear. "these herbivores got really uncomfortable when they found he was a true carnivore", so he hides the cannibalism. Inspired by a rat he caught in a jail cell, "looking around the alleys and back streets, he now saw there was plenty of fresh meat." Uh oh

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

And we get the roots of the cannibalism. Stanley's dad cooks and eats his wife following her death, then refuses to live in a "burrow" (house). Bludgeoned to death by hailstones. Stanley eats his dad. Stanley eventually sets the homestead on fire and takes off for a city.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

There was a pep rally...He heard a shout of "Give me a...." he didn't get the letter, but before they got past, he heard, "What's that spell?" and the crowd roared out a word. The only thing Stanley could spell was his last name, and he thought it would be neat to lead a bunchbof people doing that.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Oooooook. The POV character of our next chapter is....the leader of the cannibals! Joined by his celly, Will. "Stanley sat on his sleeping pad in the dark, thinking about things. Thinking did not come easily for him. Added to that was the fact that most of his memories were bad."

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Our latest chapter, Planning to Survive, sees Lyle getting Josh and Mark riding. Author has Opinions on proper horse training (big fan of gentle training, surprisingly). They get the radio to town working and everyone settled on respective homesteads.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

After the battle, the guys were semi-informally discharged - no computers functioning, so handwritten note from commander discharging them. Kept walking home to NE. And thus ends chapter 4.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Crying with laughter. The brigade pushes into Juarez, urban warfare. Sure, fine. "As we went through rooms this time, things started looking a great deal like Afghanistan. Even the literature was in Arabic...these were indeed Al-Qaeda forces we were routing."

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We get the backstory of Josh and Mark, our Army boys. They were in Afghanistan when things fell apart. Made it back to DC, only to be told they couldn't be there bc all the troops abroad died. Formed a KIA brigade to go fight separatist cartels on the MX border. Fuel crisis, so walked the whole way.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Lyle's big idea for defeating the cannibals: train the horses to be warhorses. Everyone else rightfully thinks this is dumb.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Oooof. Starting out chapter 4 - The Army; War Stories - with a little light racism. "The last (foster) family he was with was massively into outdoors and Indian lore. It was there he found a talent for tracking and hunting."

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

And we're finishing the chapter back with Lyle. He makes it home and we get a technicolor description of his saddle sores (what? Riding a half-broke horse, using your wife's saddle, isn't a great idea?). When he goes to check, he finds his next door neighbors gone but one of their dogs still there.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I suspect the author served in the military. Fairly amusing mocking of it. Colonel: "I said I would take it under advisement." Matt: "right. In case we're killed or captured the agency will disavow any knowledge. What kind of seasonings do you need when you add advisement to a cannibal stew?"

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

On finding 250: "The inevitable conclusion was that if the colonel could not or would not take action, then it would become a local affair. It wouldn't be much of a fight, actually, not with two seasoned veterans (the deserters) showing a number of local irritated dead-eye marksmen how to do it."

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Our chap 3 narrator is Sheriff Matt. In a major plot twist, we find out part of the sheriff's deal with the army is tolerating the cannibal camp, provided it's leader, Stanley Peepul, keeps to under 50 followers.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Our second chapter, The Army of North Harland, concludes with Josh and Mark, our Army deserters, scouting the cannibal camp. They find almost 300 "peepul" (the cannibal leader wasn't great at spelling).

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"The thought of cannibals in Harlan County seemed far-fetched, but on the other hand defending his hone from heathen of whatever stripe had a certain appeal."

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We're back with more Dust & Cannibals. Lyle has hooked up with two local boys who are Army deserters.

What are our rules of engagement? Rules of engagement? Lyle chuckled. If you have to have such things, here ypu go. Rule one: if you get your asses killed, it could negatively impact your employment. Rule Two: if that bunch gets ahold of your weapons or gear, I could get teally pissed, particularly if it's being used to shoot at me or mjne. Rule three: don't waste ammo.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday? I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I hate him but ooof, some of the anti Ricketts ads feature a violent rape story (Ricketts was the deciding vote to let the rapist out of jail). There is a content warning, but I'm not always fast enough to grab the remote or click to the correct tab.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

They're in regular rotation. I make them basically as written, just reduce the pecans a smidge (often make it with those little packs of nuts from the baking section of the grocery store). www.nourishandtempt.com/healthy-peca...

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Healthy Spiced Pecan Pumpkin Muffins - Nourish & Tempt

Healthy and mega moist, these spiced pumpkin pecan muffins are made with canned pumpkin purée, almond flour and pecan nuts. Gluten-free option.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Slightly cooler fall temps are here, so I made a batch of pumpkin pecan muffins for breakfasts this week. #food

Colorful plate with two orange-brown muffins, one split open

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

From what I found with a quick search, author is an 80yo white guy from the (even smaller) town next to mine so probably both.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Mood. My favorite brand of ginger tea sheds the tag and the string like 80% of the time which is just so rude.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We conclude the first chapter with our hero, Lyle, having made it into Alma and alerted the sherriff to cannibals. The sheriff informs Lyle that, to fight the obesity epidemic, you can only get food prescribed by your personal physician, which led to unrest and martial law. Lyle is deputized.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"When they said, "People eat animals," they were looking at him. Another whiff of cooking meat got to him, a little more pronounced this time. The smell was a little sweet, and definitely not pork. Cannibals? Oh my!"

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We made it a whole 6 pages before hitting an anti EPA rant.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"So why are you horse-borne?" "I came down with the same ailment as everyone else, called 'Outtagas.'"

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Sharing is caring, so y'all get to suffer along with me as I dig into Dust & Cannibals, a local self published book that promises to be terrible. Hopefully so bad it's funny. #books

It was a planet much like this, in a time much like now. There were several rounds of limited nuclear warfare. Solar flares knocked out large sections of the power grid....Lyle and his wife were surviving on a small ranch in Nebraska. Largely self-sufficient, they still needed some supplies. Getting those supplies, when there was no longer any has, was a challenge. Lyle had to ride a half-trained stallion fifteen miles to town to see what he could get. On the way, he discovered cannibals had moved into the area between his ranch and town, which really messed with his quiet rural lifestyle. Soon, however, he found cannibals were the least of his problems.

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you see this, recommend a short book. Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My Lemonade Shop Halloween preorder arrived! I like all the skeins. Undecided if they will get used together or not. #yarn 🧶

Three skeins of yarn. One is bright, almost neon, orange. One is a deep teal, the other is variegated with a white base and sections of teal, yellow, pink, and more

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needleclicker @needleclicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Wasn't my best performance ever (combo of music a bit higher than is comfortable, completely new stuff I was sight reading, being the sole singer, etc) but made it through the latest edition of needleclicker cantors. At least we ended with Holst.

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Tyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 02/10/2026

look no hate intended, but: the people making the environmentally catastrophic mass plagiarism job killing antihuman hallucinations Clippy are calling AI sentient, capable of feelings, actually alive, and literal gods; I don't think it's the people who think it sucks that are out of touch. also,

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