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@rooie.bsky.social
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Retired, sloppily attired, just plain tired...Reader, knitter, crossword enthusiast, and dabbler in watercolors. She/her.

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Bruce Arthurs @brucearthursaz.bsky.social · 17h
Sadly, debunked when it first showed up months ago.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 21h
This whole thread is fascinating but frankly just makes me feel that we ought to stop messing with this AI stuff so enthusiastically.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 22h
I really wish that some kinds of articles weren’t behind paywalls. Articles about product recalls, for example, and articles like these that might be important for…you know…knowing who you’re voting for!
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
“Who just cuts down 500 trees without explanation?” A spiteful infant.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Still love it!
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Don’t forget the wallopby.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I'm 71...I have even less idea who that celebrity is...or what movie that picture is from...or what incident is being shown. Alt text is wonderful.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
That had to have been an amazing 4 years. You're beautiful!
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I love that polka-dotty one on the left...the lovely turquoise one.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Such a beautiful cat!
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“should me do it” What a brilliant writer.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
So gorgeous!
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I know! I’ve suggested two this past month…first time I’ve ever done so…and they’re getting them both!
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I asked my local library to purchase this book. And they agreed and I’m first on the hold list. But now, especially since I’ve started reading his Villager, I wish I had just ordered a copy for myself.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It’s rather Hemulen-ish, to me.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Wait. From the prints, Frog was coming toward us. But the prints get wetter as they get closer. Was the frog leaking? 🤔
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The Pit Beef and the Pendulum.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The Indian Giver (Ruining the book ALL kinds of ways)
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I can make the noise that tells a tiger “Hey, I’m a friend.”
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Wow!
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
#SC 1000+measles cases this year. South Carolina is the epicenter. Lindsey Graham voted to put RFK Jr. in charge of public health-now his sister Darlene (with no experience) is running to perpetuate this nightmare for families. Your kids are paying the price for incompetence. Vote for Dr. Andrews!
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Pet Boys Sematary
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The Old Man and the Sea Cruise
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The Night Stand
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is a winner.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Not true. And, in fact, they haven’t sold tobacco products in a long time. www.tobaccofreekids.org/press-releas...
tobaccofreekids.org
Wegmans Sets Example for Food Industry With Decision to Stop Selling…
The Campaign for Tobacco-free Kids is the leading advocacy organization fighting tobacco use and its deadly consequences in the U.S. and globally.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
No Great Expectations
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Hoping that the “fewer whites voting” reflects Republicans who are sickened by what their party is like and staying home.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
That’s a lovely story.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
My parents were both great readers and one of the times I miss them most is when I finish a book and think “Gee, Mom would love this book” or “I wish Lolly could read this mystery.” I think my Mom would have loved your writing.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It’s a Tove Jansson creature!
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Note to self: Avoid new doctors with degrees from a Texas school.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I’m not a great reviewer of books. But this seems to me to be a quiet book (so far, at least…I’m on page 83) that will stick with me after I finish. I’m savoring it.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Good day, Womble! I’m currently reading the latest Murderbot book (Platform Decay). But I am also reading @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social ‘s Villager and enjoying it immensely.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Probably not as impressive as the other sites mentioned here but I’ll throw it out anyway. Flag Pond down on the Chesapeake is a place to find fossil shark teeth and other fossils. A friend found one tooth the size of his hand once. Plus, you’re in MD so crabcakes! www.calvertparks.org/fpp.html
calvertparks.org
Calvert Nature Society - Flag Ponds Nature Park
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
And some people think he’d be a great President? Spare me. B
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Exactly. I’d be willing to bet that politicians have always received death threats. Now it is less likely to be threat and more likely to be actual violence.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Hear those footsteps? That’s me, running to the library to place a hold.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Not just threats. There has been politically motivated flat-out murder of a Democratic politician.
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God @thegodshow.com · 10/10/2026
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Oooh, the old public library in Charlottesville VA had glass floors in the stacks like this. (I could go into that building blind-folded - if it hadn't been drastically changed inside - and lead you directly to where the PG Wodehouse books were shelved.)
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Weird...and incredibly toddler-ish.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It really is a wonderful show!
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Aww, poor baby Trumpy.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Jail him. Throw away the key. These ICE agents are just lawless thugs at this point. Abolish ICE. Abolish DHS.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I was actually going to ask you some questions about all this (I promise I’m not sea-lioning) when I got in my desktop and it would be easier to type.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I’m sorry. I’m not trying to roast you. I’m 71 and have never consciously used any sort of AI. I just can’t see how this would work and how it would make life any easier. I worry that even finding “fun” uses for AI will lead to more use and more data centers and less thinking for ourselves.
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rooie.bsky.social @rooie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I used to like going to Michael’s and maybe getting a little treat. Was in my local one last week and it was…awful. Aisles full of unpacked cartons so it was hard to move around. Crap on the shelves. I wanted a sparkly gel pen or two. They had one (1!) lone silver pen.
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