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Tenacious Grace

@tenaciousgrace.bsky.social
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Leader of Men, Champion of Justice, Purveyor of Fine Meats & Cheeses. She of Many Toilets. FOT. Friendly Southern Anarchist.

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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 17h
I'm not saying other countries aren't capable of occasional flashes of brilliance - we have Scotland to thank for the deep fried candy bar, after all. Yet there is no country on Earth that does ridiculously over-the-top, delicious food like the ol' U.S. of A. One of the few things I am proud of.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 17h
American society has a lot of room to improve and most of the criticism directed at us is more than justified. But we routinely engage in the sort of gastronomic war crimes that got French royalty beheaded and they are available to all visitors of our State Fairs.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 17h
Being an American is deeply embarrassing but sometimes you see something that stirs the tiny thread of patriotism that lives in your heart... www.wral.com/news/local/n...
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Are your taste buds ready for the ride? Liquid cotton candy and 80+ new foods at NC State Fair
Biscoff, Pickles and Hot Honey: Check out more than 80 new foods this year at the North Carolina State Fair
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What is the most overrated horror movie in your opinion?
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Literally came here to recommend this one!
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
When I say I love Dr. Betrothed because he adds to my life? This decorating choice is the sort of thing I am talking about.
A cat drinking fountain sits next to a wooden vanity in a bathroom. Just above said fountain is a framed placard that reads "Ain't No Laws When You're Drinking, Claws." Because the cats have claws and are drinking from the fountain, you see. This was added to the bathroom by Dr. Betrothed and it really just helps add to the whimsy of my life.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Asheville and Wilmington are about as far apart as London and Newcastle. Maybe even further!
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Isaac Asimov, 1958, The Feeling of Power share.google/xRrmAXhFtpYR...
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The handgun really pulls the whole ensemble together.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Is my house haunted? I will never know because I have cats and the noises are fundamentally the same.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My two brains.
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Dumb and Dumber: Jim Carrey & Jeff Daniels Deer Ride
Alt: Dumb and Dumber: Jim Carrey & Jeff Daniels Deer Ride
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
What Faire did you go to?
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I have never had to more patiently win the love of any cat as I have with Fancy but it has been worth it. I know this is twee and cloying but I just love her so much.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
On Weds, Sept 16 2026, 1067 days after being trapped with her 6 kittens... Fancy officially became a Lap Kitty. Did not just briefly visit - she stayed, cuddled, & fell asleep. She did it yesterday and today as well. She went from a skinny stray that wouldn't let me within 5 yards of her to THIS!
A black-and-white tuxedo cat with a brilliant white mustache marking and bright yellow eyes sits comfortably on a person's lap and looks off to the side.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I love your man-stealing whore of a dog.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The real world doesn't have dragons, Paul.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
My brother-in-law almost certainly has horrific views as a convert Catholic but the closest we've ever come to talking politics is discussing how the cost of gas has affected some of our purchasing choices. I don't need to love the guy to be civil and be able to see my niece and nephew.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
That's a big deal! Good for you. 💜
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
It's also becoming increasingly apparent in research that the horrible TBI experienced by a lot of former college and NFL players starts with the hits they get as pee-wee players. But sure, it builds character!
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Cat. :)
A black-and-white tuxedo cat laying luxuriously in a cat bed. Super imposed on the image are 3 phrases. "3 years ago, I lived in as a single mom with 6 kids in a drain pipe and hunted all my own means. Today, I am retired with two passive incomes and own a home. Follow me for more financial advice."
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I have never once been badgered by my parents to give them grandchildren or made to feel like less of a woman for choosing to remain permanently childfree. I have never been ashamed for choosing to focus on my own success. That would have been damn near unheard of even 30 years ago.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A version of it still existed in my high school in the very early aughts. It was an elective and no one was pushed to take it but it did skew almost exclusively female.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Oh yes. A very good fallback if there is not a good pumpkin costume available.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I have had the privilege of seeing some excellent baby costumes in my time but none have come close to matching the joy I get from seeing a baby dressed as a pumpkin. Please consider the humble pumpkin costume as the Halloween sartorial choice for your baby this year.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Parents of a baby who is not yet a year old, I have a PSA for you. Some of you may think that putting your baby in a pumpkin costume for Halloween is trite and overdone, that no one wants to see this. Friends, nothing could be further from the truth. A pumpkin is the S-Tier costume for babies.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Unfortunately that is no longer my wheelhouse but I love the thought.
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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Watching the new Harry Potter series is a clear signal that you'll support JK Rowling no matter how many lives she takes. It shows that holocaust denial and destroying human rights groups isn't a deal-breaker for you. It has never been easier to take the right side of history.
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Sarah Clarke - Not your doll @damselindystopia.northsky.social · 01/09/2026
It's incredible that the standard lib line rn is that trans youth are good enough to kill and die for imperialism but not to be allowed to play sports with their friends.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Terrible news, it's pronounced Raw-Lee.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
If the last few days have given me nothing else, they have really solidified how I want to be remembered when I die: with tremendous initial grief followed by an outpouring of stories about what a fucking baddie I was.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I am not allergic to cats and if I was truly having a bad reaction, I am certain it would have been addressed. It's just one of those perfect illustrations of my mother's love of cats AND how to respond to the exaggerated drama of an elementary school child.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I was talking to someone about cat allergies and it reminded me of one of my favorite memories of my mother from childhood. I told Mom that I thought I might be allergic to our cats and she replied, "Well what the heck do you want me to do about it?" Not having a cat is not an option for my mom.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Fred was one of my favorites. 💜
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Why is he here, Chris? What is his purpose?
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Ash, they can't have bites of the apple. It has salmonella on it!
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The thing is, I don't get the impression that Dolly ever denied herself anything she really wanted. She had the big house, she had the custom clothes, she had the private transportation... but even she had a point where she knew she had more than enough and that there was no point in keeping it.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly was obviously a prolific & talented songwriter but she also arranged cover songs in a way that was fresh while keeping the underlying emotion of the original. Her version of Shine by Collective Soul has lived in my head since the release of "Little Sparrow" in 2001. youtu.be/plUD6vN80dg?...
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Dolly Parton - Shine (Official)
YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Grim Reaper taking Tim Curry and Dolly Parton on the same day is frankly queerphobic. Fuck.
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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Powerful thread from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social on Prince, Dolly Parton, & the importance of having a "democratically available, publicly accessible music infrastructure...to produce the conditions for a once in a generation, maybe once in humanity, music genius to emerge."
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly was obviously a prolific & talented songwriter but she also arranged cover songs in a way that was fresh while keeping the underlying emotion of the original. Her version of Shine by Collective Soul has lived in my head since the release of "Little Sparrow" in 2001. youtu.be/plUD6vN80dg?...
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Dolly Parton - Shine (Official)
YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I don't have kids and I am never going to have kids but seeing all my friends' kids going back to school makes me feel weepy in a good way. Look at all my little pals growing and learning! I remember when you were a baby and now you are giant!
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Globally, greenhouse emissions for HEATING are something like 4x that of COOLING. Yet we never seem to hear any request for people to just tough it out when it comes to cold temperatures.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Oh no. Oh Tavie, I am so sorry.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
It's been a long December.
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Ilana Masad @ilanaslightly.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The thing is, other countries have been here and worse and have reversed course. I don't care how uncool hoping for better is in this nihilistic cesspool of algorithmically engaging rage, I'm gonna keep hoping for better and not wash my hands of the small day to day human things we can each do.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This is the worst part about being a pet owner but also the greatest kindness. I am so sorry you have to do this.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I've started buying boxes of bon-bons at Lidl and having one each day as a little lunch time dessert. Why the hell not?
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Avoiding AI is about to be a superpower.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I tell you what, Midsommer was a real treat for the senses in that regard.
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Tenacious Grace @tenaciousgrace.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I know not to use wire hangers, that's for sure.
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