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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 16h

1. It is not 1975 anymore. Different options are available 2. There generally is not a person staying at home all day who can prepare a multicourse themed meal with an immaculate house 3. Not everyone has a house! Hosting a dinner party in a small apartment is not ideal. 4. Multiple jobs/schedules

A screenshot of a post from @theAtlantic
"Adults have stopped visiting one another, and it's threatening the state of American social life, @dkthomp.'bsky.social writes. He examines four explanations for what he calls 'the great disinvitation'"

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

One of the most bizzare competitions I've ever done * surprise all-morning rain * a lost bus order * getting to site 90 mins late * a broken bass clarinet * clarinet knee injury * having to clean literal dog crap from the warm-up area * only 4 passes for staff/pit Somehow, still got first place

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Or, and this is just a maybe Mr Rolling Stone Author, I exist outside of the demographic for the song. I have no Tik or Insta, no FB. I watch limited TV, and my radio habits are...eclectic. Also, the song ranking system is garbage and easily manipulated, meaning very little

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I am...not a country music fan. That did not apply to Dolly Parton, however. On this first 9/25 day, I'm donating at donate.imaginationlibrary.com because we all need good in this world

Dolly Parton as a high school student with a snare drum and the Dolly of the 2000s we all knew

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Advice for my younger friends: if you want to encourage yourself to stay healthy and functional, to exercise and eat well... ...pick a couple of motherfuckers you really want to outlive.

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Guard student: I had to pull my choreo because I was afraid of hitting several band members Band Director-hit them. They're in the wrong spot Guard coach (me)-yeah, it's only a swing flag, not a six Student-um, but it was like all the trumpets Brass Coach-DO IT! It might finally move them

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

CATTE VERSIOUN (speculatyve! not based on real attested textes!) • OLD ENGLISH: Miæow • MIDDLE ENGLISH: Myeaue • EARLY MODERN ENGLISH: Meowe

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Gwen Pearson @bug-gwen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Just encouraging all Mac users to contact Apple and tell them it's BS that Siri and Apple intelligence can no longer be fully disabled in the latest update (OS27). Reports vary by device, but between 10G and 30G of AI garbage models downloading. I just wiped and will be staying with 26 for a while 😡

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Competition #1 in the books for this marching season, 3 caption trophies and a 1st in class to put up on the shelf tomorrow. Its amazing - every year my 3rd years and up get hungry for more w/a win and my second years just get cocky. Going to be a week w/this glut of sophomore low brass...

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

20 y/o me would be confused by current-day me. In general, mostly impressed but very confused by career path and the second job with marching band. Oh, and the whole thing of not living in the midwest

BEAUX @obsidian.blacksky...

Would 20 y/o you be impressed or disappointed by you today?

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Why you never ever EVER let trombonists paint your props

A pinkish-red rose is in full bloom on a rosebysh. Glossy green leaves and other blossoms are visible. However, this bloom also has blue paint drizzled over it, as if someone had done unspeakable acts with a smurf

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Things I was frightened of as a child: -Tornadoes (I had been through 2 before the age of 5, it was legit) -Wind in general -Bulls (think of the Looney Tunes bull chasing everything, and then put that bull in the pasture that abutted my backyard. He also took out our fence twice) -Yellowjackets

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

No cheating. Share your last photo of the sky from your camera roll

A marching band in a wet parking lot practices drill under a double rainbow and a frontal passage. It is almost sunset, so the rainbow is heavy on reds

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

My 40 seconds happened 25 years ago today, as an atypical (young and relatively healthy) patient. I am getting ready to go teach a color guard routine today because I had a boss who recognized the signs and got me immediately to hospital (And 11 mos of intense PT)

American Stroke Association. A division of the American Heart Association
Together to End Stroke
B.E. F.A.S.T. is how we come together to end stroke
Learn the stroke warnings signs
B.E. FA.S.T
Balance LOsS
Eye (Vision) Changes
Face Drooping
Arm Weakness
Speech Difficulty
Time to Call 911
Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke.
The faster stroke is treated, the more likely the patient is to recover.
It could happen on your street, at your workplace, or in a store where you shop - anywhere. Knowing how to recognize the warning signs and acting quickly can save a life and help prevent long-term disability.
In fact, stroke patients who are treated with a clot-busting drug IV r-tPA Alteplase or Tenecteplase (TNK) within 4.5 hours of their first symptoms were more likely to recover with little or no disability.
Calling 911 is the fastest way to get stroke care. EMS can begin treatment immediately and alert the hospital stroke team before you arrive. That's why it's so important to learn the stroke warning signs and urge everyone you know to do the same.
In some cases, a procedure to remove the clot causing the stroke is also recommended. Ninety-one percent of stroke patients who were treated with a stent retriever within 150 minutes of first symptoms recovered with little or no disability.
The thing to remember is that stroke is largely treatable. It's a matter of getting the right treatment, right away.
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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Adding on to this-the toys that are part and parcel with this? They might not be safe for kids. Just because yours survived doesn't mean they are safe. Especially if they have been stored in an attic! Plastic does not do well with 100+ degree changes

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I never ever ever want to hear our second song again in my life (our last competition is November 7...I will hear it about 75 times a week until then)

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Very detailed read. BTW - your 'local' grocery, if it is part of a chain? Yeah, they do centralized control/monitoring too. In addition to alleged better uptime, it keeps them from having to pay overnight staff to monitor in-store.

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Neurodivergents during marching season--*3 months Bonus of you waking up from watching the UDB version in your dream (for non-marchers: UDB is Ultimate Drill Book, and it plays a MIDI version of the music while animation shows where to march)

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026

[Exit Queen.]

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We have reached the part of the marching season where I get woken up by segments of the music. On repeat. Over and over again. To make it worse this time, our ballad happens to be a song I skated to as a child, and had to play on piano as a teen. Hated it then, despise it now

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Make a band bigger They Most Definitely Are Giants

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The high school I coach at is on the smaller side (albeit 2.5-3x the size of the one I graduated from). I am constantly trying to tell my kids is that when they go on, being the best at their HS means nothing, since they're going to be with 100 other 'best at their HS' kids. Resilience is key.

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Putting in the birthdates and graduation years for this crop of marchers has broken me Our youngest were born in 2013 and graduate in 2031 I just...can't

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

For a junk drawer to legally qualify as a real junk drawer, what is the ONE absolute mandatory item it must include? Multiple pens that do not work, with one that does but is an odd color

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LifuX @lifux.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The cat showed the guy who the boss was 😂 #Cat #Cats #Catsofbluesky #Caturday #LifuX

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

MAKE THE SEQUEL YOU MONSTERS

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Loot drop after defeating me: -Random (1d20)number of USB sticks; roll a second d20 to determine if any were offensive (nat 1) -Electrical tape -Wonderous item-Band Mom backpack of holding* -band unis(oh so cursed) -CVE documentation (can be used to stun) -drive w/TBs of 80s music

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

How do I get anything at all done today?

A white kitten with black ears, tail, and spot is stretched out long in a grey bed. She is sound asleep.

Her forearm closest to the camera is shaved for a medcath placement yesterday, when she got her 3d kitten printer removed

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I don't know soccer rules...do they just keep adding time until Argentina scores?

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I've had a migraine for the last four hours and avoiding TV...and came downstairs just in time to see Shakira and Miss Piggy so that was was kind of a fever dream

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Stp scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness

Kaylee Frye and Capt. Malcolm Reynolds from the Firefly episode Shindig

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Kevin Gamin @medi-nerd.com · 18/07/2026

FloMarching has a free preview of the DCI San Antonio regional! www.youtube.com/live/tsZIsBn...

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FREE PREVIEW: DCI Southwestern Championship

YouTube video by FloMarching

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

It might be an artifact of my age (solidly GenX), but I use streaming to find CDs I want to buy. I like owning a copy that I can toss in whenever without worrying if it's has been removed. Same goes for DVDs. Streaming is great on the go (I lived thru Discman, no thank you), but I like CDs

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Three Corsi-Rosenthal boxes later, my eyes have stopped burning. Bonus is I now also have three white noise machines This is what I started with, but I found a 16x20x1 filter worked even betterfor my use, and I had a 4 pack already on hand.

engineering.ucdavis.edu

Science in Action: How to Build a Corsi-Rosenthal Box

Learn how to build a Corsi-Rosenthal box. The device was created to provide significant reduction in the amount of virus-laden, aerosol particles that are in the air. Follow along as Dean Richard L. C...

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Despite what some adults seem to think, teenagers are fully human.

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

youtu.be/dkPo5nfEk1w?... Take 22 minutes of your time to hear Tom Hanks send us all out into the world (Harvard Commencement 2023) "If you won't... Who will?"

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Tom Hanks delivers the Commencement Address | Harvard Commencement 2023

YouTube video by Harvard University

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

/me nods in Digital Forensics What they show in seconds takes hours, there is a tremendous amount of very dry documentation for each piece of evidence, most of the work is grinding, and there is no ENHANCE button

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I guess Hatsune Miku is going to Argentina now?

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Describe a movie from a subplot-point only: An abused farmer's wife is liberated in spectacular fashion

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The hardest part for me to believe in the 'proof of life' picture with McConnell is that the WaPo still has a Sports section

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Euterpe Jones @technomuse.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

"Verify your Age" I remember watching the M*A*S*H Finale live, with my folks unplugging the phone to not be interrupted

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