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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 14h

It’s time for a midweek mood check! Use a GIF, pic, or vid to share how you are feeling today 🩶 (Been under the weather, first day I've eaten a real meal, plus cheese!)

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Tina Fey: Workin' on My Night Cheese

Alt: Tina Fey, wrapped in a blue blanket and eating cheese. Words: "Workin' on My Night Cheese"

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 21h

'Autumn' entered English in the 1300s. "The fall of the leaves" was shortened to 'fall' in the 1600s.

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 21h

Julie Andrews, 91 years young today 🎂 (Love this quote. Not that I follow it, but probably should :)

White words on a green background: "When in Doubt, Stand Still. - Julie Andrews" with photo of Julie Andrews.

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What is something that brought you Joy today? Lawyer asked us to pick out clothes at Goodwill for incarcerated man to wear at trial next week. We think we got him "suited up" just fine👍 Also, fun seeing kids shop for Halloween costumes (did ya know some Goodwills have *new* Halloween costumes?).

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The Great Detective @greatdetective.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Jessica Fletcher made her TV debut #OTD 30 September 1984 in the first part of the story 'The Murder of Sherlock Holmes'. Her adventures were inevitably turned into novels, too – although the cover of the first one seems to claim it was the other way around... 🤔

Avon Books paperback cover (1985)

MURDER SHE WROTE
NOW A CBS-TV SERIES
starring Angela Lansbury as the irrepressible Jessica Fletcher
WRITING MYSTERIES IS HER PROFESSION. SOLVING REAL ONES... HER PASSION.

THE MURDER OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
A NOVEL BY JAMES ANDERSON

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Leavitt: "Democrats are always incredibly disingenuous. They do 360s on every single policy position they have." ➕✖️➗😜❓

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Went to Urgent Care yesterday. Had a rather painful test. Sigh. But I was a big girl, or tried to be :) Afterward, hub asked me what I'd like. Me: "Baby, take me to Odie B's" (scrappy dive w/ a funky beat). There's the best man in the world, eating & watching sports, who got me through yesterday ❤️

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Aaron Gordon has been having stare-downs with this squirrel for a long time. After a while, one of them blinks & they go on their own way. #Rottweiler #DogsOfBluesky #Squirrels

Back of Rottweiler's head having a staredown at a squirrel on fence.

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Ray E. Boomhower @rboomhower.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"There are thirty-two ways to write a story, and I’ve used every one, but there is only one plot--things are not as they seem." Jim Thompson, born on this day in 1906

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Flipping channels last night & stumbled on Farm Aid (it's 41st year!). So glad we watched. Especially the one-and-only Willie Nelson. Neil Young: “Farmers are the soul of America. They are on the front lines.” www.billboard.com/lists/farm-a...

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Willie Nelson’s 2026 Farm Aid: Best Moments From Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews & More

Here are the best moments from every act on the star-studded 2026 Farm Aid Festival on Sept. 26.

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Bootsy photobombing pic of hub. As it should be in Cat World. #Caturday #TuxedoCat #TongueOutEveryday

Black and white Tuxedo Cat with its pink tongues sticking out (just a little). A man, my husband, sits behind him. Cat does not care.

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Son sent this photo of he & grandbaby, taken exactly one year ago ❤️ When somebody is no longer president, we'll get to meet this little tyke in person. (Taken in France, their home) #family #baby 🍼👶

Man with beard wearing blue hospital gown feeding. newborn baby.

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Richard L Pastore 📚🏳️‍🌈 @rlpastore.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I was lucky to get this. I never had the opportunity to see a rainbow form in the last seconds of sunset. I ran downstairs, grabbed the camera, swapped lenses, tore back upstairs, removed the screen, opened the window and got 3 photos before it vanished. 📷📸 #Nature #Photography

The photo shows a nearly vertical arc of a rainbow against the backdrop of a sunset sky of muted blues, oranges, grays and violet

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

First good rainstorm in weeks! View from our front porch. #Denver #Colorado

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Neighbor saw boxes stacked on curb outside our home (one labelled w/ law firm name) so wanting to help us, he moved them (heavy!) to our porch. His wife told him we'd carried those boxes to curb for someone else to pick up, so he moved them ALL back to curb 😮 I'm making him cookies.

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

That look on my cat’s face = how I feel after looking at the news. #TuxedoCat #CatsOfBluesky #CheckingMyRegistration

Black and white Tuxedo cat staring at camera with big eyes.

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Pikes Peak cam this morning (just a few minutes ago). #Colorado #Snow

black and white photo from a cam on Pikes Peak, Colorado. Snow on top of mountain w/ fence in picture.

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Some electrical outlets stopped working x-weeks ago, so it’s half-dark in/outside our house at night (electricians have been visiting). We ordered pizza delivery tonight, waited for guy on our darkened porch. As he approached, hub said, “Hello.” Guy shrieked. Pizza’s okay. Hope the guy is, too 😲

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Love this. "One. Don’t be afraid of anyone. Now, can you imagine living your life afraid of no one? Two. Get a really good bullshit detector. And three. Three is be really, really tender. And with those three things, you don’t need anything else.” americansongwriter.com/lou-reed-and...

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Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson Once Said That You Need These 3 Rules To Live by as a Human (And Musician)

Back in 2003, musical couple Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson had some sound advice for living one's life. And those "rules" apply to musicians, too.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

CARL SAGAN on Libraries: "We are the only species on the planet, so far as we know, to have invented a communal memory. The warehouse of that memory is called a library."

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Every year I fast to support hub on Yom Kippur. Thank goodness it’s almost time to start cooking dinner & eating 🎉 Breaking fast w/ something simple & easy: loaded sweet potatoes (some substitute Greek yogurt for butter). #Vegetarian #Dinner #SweetPotatoes cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020...

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Sweet Potatoes With Tahini Butter (Published 2019)

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

omg. I’d be hiding under a seat. Until I made a run for the lobby.

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Today was the first full walk around a favorite lake in weeks (mostly due to hot temps this summer). Cool & breezy. Heaven. #CityPark #Denver #Walking

Park with green grass, winding concrete walkway, and trees with green leaves. Shiny white sun peeks through leaves.

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Bought this t-shirt for hub as a bday gift. Didn’t realize it was a Volkswagen ad LOL (bought it for the Sasquatch). Anyway, he wore it to a meeting this morning 👍

Back of a t-shirt man is wearing. Picture: Sasquatch, wearing sunglasses, sitting outdoors in a camping chair. He’s holding a drink and a cell phone. Behind him is a Volkswagen bus. Underneath the words: VOLKSWAGEN.

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Colorado leaf-peeping season. So beautiful. #AspensTurningGold

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Love feel-good stories. Discovered Eli McCann on Twitter yrs ago, loved hearing @ his marriage to Skylar, their first baby. Lawyer & humor columnist , he also gave free knitting lessons at yarn shops. His first novel (2 gay guys infiltrate older quilters competition) just became a NYT bestseller 🎉

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Hub walked out of store today, saw woman & her young son looking up at our rear car window. Aaron Gordon AKA AG, inside the car, stared back at them. Little boy said to his mom, “He’s big as a bear!" AG just stared, wagging his tail. He’s all about the chill. #Rottweiller #DogsOfBluesky

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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Working in groups really teaches you to do everything yourself.

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A (free, I think) class by professor, writer & former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich. Appreciate his daily posts & encouragement during these challenging (to say the least) times. Course links below...

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What scene makes you emotional no matter how many times you see it? (John Wayne walking away at the end 🥹) www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXwq...

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The Searchers (1956) Ending

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Grandson at first day of pre-school. Apparently he’s taken over a firetruck 😆🚒 Taken in their hometown, southern France. (I’m an oldster, but I remember a firetruck visiting my kindergarten class…lovely how some things continue.) #Family #Joy

Little boy sitting behind the steering wheel of a firetruck in France. Boy is pointing and laughing.

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This is what I see every time I cook. Aaron Gordon sitting there, staring at me with big soulful eyes. Yes, he gets treats ❤️🦴 #Rottweiler #DogsOfBluesky #Who'sAGoodBoy

Black Rottweiler staring at the camera with big, brown soulful eyes.

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Diesel is now so expensive my Amazon driver just told me he's leaving my package in Ohio & I should come get it.

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It’s hub’s birthday. He’s spending it at jury duty selection. Every time we tell one of our lawyer-clients, they laugh (hub has a rep in this courthouse 😆). Meanwhile I’m making his birthday cake. This one’s a keeper (hub & the recipe). #Chocolate #Cake cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/8753...

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The Silver Palate’s Chocolate Cake (Published 2007)

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Love that there’s a cat named "Sunset Boulevard.” Now I want to name a cat “Double Indemnity.”

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Because of crazy work day yesterday, celebrating Rosh Hashanah tonight (it’s a 2-day celebration, so works out). Tonight’s my first time making kugel. Hub assures me it’s easy :) Substituting yogurt for sour cream, otherwise sticking to recipe. #ShanaTova! cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1023...

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Classic Noodle Kugel (Published 2022)

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The cat that runs across my head at 3 am until I wake up & get him more food. Sometimes I wonder about wearing a football helmet to bed. Half-kidding. #Caturday #TuxedoCat #CatsOfBluesky

Black and white Tuxedo Cat with its pink tongue sticking out (slightly).

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Few movies get everything right. Which one comes closest to being perfect? (I know, it’s a long shot, but this film blew me away, powerful up to & including the last seconds.)

Two men’s faces against a black background. Word at top of screen: Prisoners

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Gonna make Easy-as-Apple-Pie-Cake for Rosh Hashanah tomorrow night. Made before & it’s super easy. And delicious. (Gift article) #Apples #Dessert #Cake cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017...

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Easy-as-Pie Apple Cake (Published 2015)

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WritingPIs @writingpis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Just got off phone w/ Anthropic. Got someone knowledgeable (finally!) about class action disbursement & she guided me through filling out disbursement-disagreement forms & answering my Qs. One key misunderstanding (for me, anyway): it wasn’t about copyright but rights-holders.

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