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On the other hand, I've seen people get cranky about references to "corn" in historical fiction taking place in pre-1492 Europe, not realizing that the word "corn" used to mean any cereal grain and only comparatively recently became equated with maize.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

It's not even artistic. Obviously they did it themselves, rather than hiring a professional porch pumpkin display outfit.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

This movie always makes me think of Diabolique, so I checked to see if that movie has any sweaters and discovered that Simone Signoret as Nicole does indeed wear quite an attractive cardigan.

Black and white still from Diabolique (1955). Two women sitting on what looks like playground equipment. On the left, an anxious-looking woman in a gingham drress and white knitted fringed shawl. Her dark hair is in french braids, thus making her look weirdly like she's modeled her look on Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. On the right, a menacing woman with a short blond updo, wearing sunglasses and a black dress, with a cardigan slung over her shoulders (it is difficult to imagine that she would ever put her arms in the sleeves). The cardigan is probably fawn-colored, with narrow dark stripes edging the placket. She is knitting (possibly another cardigan?).

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

It's not so much the sweater as the way Chris Evans wears it.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I just call him Bandersnatch

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

He's a symptom of a much wider problem, the glut of opinion. There are very few opinion columnists worth reading, and he was never one of them. But opinion-generating apparatus is so entrenched now, throughout all media, that there's no getting rid of him.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

And we did overnight, on a manual typewriter, with a hangover.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

And we did overnight, on a manual typewriter, with a hangover.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I just hope they have the guts to do it.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

It's also rare to see them in backyards; they like coniferous forests.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Yeah, Steller's are very dark blue with an almost black crest.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Was about to comment that Nancy Blackett probably dared her.

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Lisounours @lise-l.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Ils étaient mi-cerf mi-escargot, et re mi-cerf derrière

Image de deux cerfs allongés devant des rouleaux de foin

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

My kid, now almost 21, still sometimes asks for word definitions. On the one hand, he could look it up himself. On the other hand, I am pleased that he considers me a good source of information.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

My kid: "Why does everybody have to die?" Me: ... um ... well ... something something circle of life ...

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It makes me think of newspeak.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

When I web-searched "Michael Dell wife" autofill gave me "what happened to her face" and "before and after."

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I recommend Brenda Maddox's biography of Franklin. Franklin herself considered her work on viruses, which she did after she left King's for Birkbeck, to be her most important work. It's unfortunate that she's mainly remembered either via Watson's cruel portrait of her or by people reacting to it.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Thanks for the link. I'll take a look. I'm not sure if this is what you're referring to, but it's been known for a while that it was Franklin's work, in a report that Crick and Watson got hold of, that enabled Crick to deduce that the strands of the helix were antiparallel.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I don't see that new claim (about base pairing, etc.) in the article.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In our suburban school district, more than half of all kids walk or bike to school. Often they walk or bike in groups. My son biked to school from fourth grade through high school.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

My phone died about 36 hours ago and so far my life has improved significantly. Some of the things I used to do on my phone (like accessing Bluesky) I can do on my laptop, but it's significantly less convenient and seamless. Time to get a dumb phone.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

San Francisco Bay has large numbers of duck species, especially in the late autumn and early winter.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In our school district more than half of all students walk or bike.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is a vacuous observation.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They stopped giving bears official nicknames a few years ago. Eventually, as nicknamed bears die off or leave the Brooks Falls area, there will be no more official nicknames, but it will probably be 20 years before they're completely phased out.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's hard, because cam watchers know the bear nicknames, and they can't stop people from using them. I've seen fan videos and art with 910's unofficial nickname, Dancing Queen.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I am never so glad to live in this century as when I am at the dentist's. #deepthoughts

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Well, it IS fat bear week.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm surprised you don't have a canned answer for that one.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Both of these contenders are "legacy" bears. 910 is the daughter of 2015 and 2018 fat bear week champion 409 Beadnose, and 89 is the son of 2019 fat bear week champion 435 Holly.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

And in this corner, Bear 89 Backpack. (Ignore the mistaken "Bear 610" intro title card. But do check out Bear 610 when you get a chance.) youtu.be/i8If_ix5EjQ?...