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Done! Eight classes in one week! Definitely a record for me. And tomorrow I'll be going to my nephew's wedding. Yay for a Monday holiday!

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Kerri @kerri9494.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

For 50 years I have thought they were singing "how does it feel to walk alone?" Listening to this I finally heard, "how does it feel? You won the war."

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I don’t know who this Democratic strategist Jon Reinish character is (as quoted in NYT this week), but this is nothing short of hate speech. You WISH the Democrats had been librarians all along, my friend. You wish. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/s...

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Paul Kindred @paulkindred.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Peace, love and happy cosmic 86th birthday to Dr. Winston O'Boogie, the one and only @johnlennonofficial.bsky.social. Founder and leader of the best band ever and one half of the greatest songwriting team we will ever know. I wish he was still with us. 🙏❤️ #WeAllShineOn share.google/1Du9V6B1mOmo...

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The Beatles At Home: 24 Photos of Music's Greatest Quartet Beyond the Stage

Where did the Fab Four rock out away from the limelight?

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Wonderful photos, especially the one at lower right.

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Providence demolition: Progress and the nature of grief - Providence Preservation Society

Lots of interesting stories in today's PPS news. Here is a touching piece about "progress" and urban renewal. My own neighborhood in Pawtucket was torn up for the highway before I was born. It still makes me sad. ppsri.org/providence-d...

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Nancy L.H. Barba, RA, LEED AP, NCARB, is a principal at Barba + Wheelock, which recently integrated with Woodhull, an architecture, millwork, and construction firm in Portland, Maine. She is an archit...

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Remembering Mack Woodward (1950-2026) - Providence Preservation Society

"Remembering Mack Woodward." One person mentions his beautiful handwriting: I remember it from his lists of slides he would borrow from our library. Also remember in the Stephen Hopkins Hse where he just flipped up a mattress to show us the structure of a bed. ppsri.org/remembering-...

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This week, the Providence Preservation Society marks the passing of William McKenzie “Mack” Woodward, a longtime architectural historian at the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commis...

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

RIP Mack Woodward, a very important figure in Rhode Island architectural history and preservation. I took a number of tours and classes with him over the years. www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...

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Fascinating world of ancient #glass: a stunning Egyptian glass vessel in the shape of a #fish, it was probably used to hold ointments. Found in El-Amarna, #Egypt, 14th century BC. 📷 British Museum

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#ClocktoberMusic #MusicChallenge A New England -- Billy Bragg "I was 21 years when I wrote this song/ I'm 22 now but I won't be for long." youtu.be/IOLsnzuIADM?...

Billy Bragg - A New England (Live on The Tube, 1983)

YouTube video by Billy Bragg

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I am beat. Worked two extra hours today thanks to a late class. You can bet your life I'll be leaving early tomorrow.

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Apparently it's #WorldOctopusDay! A jug with an octopus motif, dating ca 1200-1100 BC. On display at National Museum Copenhagen. A lovely weekend to all of you! 📷 me 🏺 #archaeology

A beige pottery with two handles and a narrow neck, decorated with intricate dark brown patterns depicting a stylized octopus. The vessel is displayed on a white pedestal in a museum setting.

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Quarry Girl @quarrygirlri.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Saw three turkeys strolling through my neighborhood this morning. Never actually seen them on my street before.

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Dr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

You do not sneeze in your sleep because your brain turns down your nervous system's sensitivity to irritants. During REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, your body experiences temporary muscle relaxation called atonia, which stops the complex muscle actions needed for a sneeze.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It's #WorldOctopusDay! Here's an 1861 clipping from the London Illustrated Times of 'A Marine Monster Discovered Near Teneriffe'. From the description, it's likely that this was a giant squid rather than an octopus, but it's described as a 'giant polypus' by the crew.

A clipping from the London Illustrated News of a short article with a large illustration, showing a huge squid-like creature with one massive eye being ensnared by a net and dragged towards a ship. The crew watch on, shocked.

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Quarry Girl @quarrygirlri.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#ClocktoberMusic #MusicChallenge Here Today -- Beach Boys (different song from the one by Paul McCartney that I posted a few days ago) youtu.be/Ef9zt8aCRQo?...

YouTube video by The Beach Boys - Topic

Here Today

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Quarry Girl @quarrygirlri.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I wondered why this got so few likes-- stupid typo! So I'm reposting. #OfChorus #MusicChallenge

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Whoa! It's only 37F outside! Brrr.

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#ClocktoberMusic #MusicChallenge I've always thought this was an amazingly sophisticated song for such a young man to have written. Things We Said Today -- Beatles youtu.be/NItAlTsPuQg?...

Things We Said Today (Remastered 2009)

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#OfChorus #MusicChallenge From his still wonderful first album m Mary Ann -- Marshall Crenshaw youtu.be/HJJrzEdSi4o?...

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Mary Anne

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Marcie808🎃💀👻 @marcie808.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'll never understand how people can cover up beautiful features like this.

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Here are four solutions for what to do with Junior when you’re busy: 1) Genius. There’s no downside to this strategy. Totally safe 👍🏼 2) This is like a tiny lawn chair. Brilliant. That kiddo is in zero danger. 3) Baby cages 5 stories up? Perfect. 4) Lobster trap kid is a mood 🦞 #VintageKidStuffo

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#Solar power has gotten ridiculously cheap. Panels that cost $5–6 per watt 26 years ago are now around 12 cents. ☀️ It’s wild to think that something once so expensive is becoming one of the cheapest ways to make electricity.

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Solar Power Is Getting So Cheap That It's Almost Unbelievable

The cost of solar panels has dropped to just a few cents per watt, thanks to a massive supply of photovoltaics flooding the market.

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Quarry Girl @quarrygirlri.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#IfChorus #MusicChallenge "So you had better do as you were told / you better listen to the radio." Radio Radio -- Elvis Costello youtu.be/eifljYPFW-E?...

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Radio, Radio

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Quarry Girl @quarrygirlri.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

And I'm exhausted. Going to bed early tonight!

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Quarry Girl @quarrygirlri.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Now that I'm planning retirement, we're having a Renaissance of profs making their students use the library. I had 3 classes today! Writing students in Special Collections, intro students learning how to find a book on the shelf, and students researching little knon works of art. #libraries

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This ancient Greek figure from the 2,500 year-old Douris Cup looks uncannily like someone working on a laptop! 😲 💻 He’s actually writing with a stylus on a hinged wax writing tablet! The technology has changed, the posture has not! 😂 Altes Museum, Berlin 📷 by me

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Quarry Girl @quarrygirlri.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#ClocktoberMusic #MusicChallenge And here's George's tribute to John. (btw I own one of those revolving Beatles cups seen in the video) All Those Years Ago -- George Harrison youtu.be/eNL40ql4CYk?...