Shawn Freebern

@smf

Freelance overthinker He/him, raising kids & cats in Vermont Great at starting projects, not great at completing them

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Shawn Freebern@smf· 24d

Time to pivot from whatever my previous posting style was to some sort of “your daily floof” Parsnip-focused account

Parsnip, a floofy white & tan cat, lies on her back on a brownish-gold couch with legs splayed out and phenomenal amounts of belly fur exposed

Shawn Freebern@smf· Jul 6

Parsnip luxuriating on the couch, body twisted for maximum floof exposure to the air conditioning.

A white & tan cat laying on a brownish gold couch. She’s twisted around so her feet point the wrong way relative to her face, and she’s exceptionally floofy.

Shawn Freebern@smf· Jun 8

Visiting Julia Child’s kitchen at the Smithsonian & wishing I had more walls & copper cookware in my own kitchen. And that tin butterfly in the upper left, that seems key.

A white man with glasses and a short greying beard wearing a green polo shirt and black visor stands in front of Julia Child’s wall of copper pots hanging on light blue pegboard, in the Smithsonian museum of American history

Shawn Freebern@smf· Apr 8

Pom found the sunshine this morning, and I’m still jealous.

A white cat in the sunshine on a blue-green carpet. She looks blissful.

Shawn Freebern@smf· Apr 7

Credit to @rusty.todayintabs.com for my current philosophy

A black t-shirt with a rainbow and fluffy white clouds around the message “you can always quit”

Shawn Freebern@smf· Mar 24

Yeah, I am ready for a day that’s 60º-70º during the time that I have to be upright

Screenshot from a weather app saying in Richmond it’s 25º, feels like 8º, and the day has a high of 61º and a low of 16º. This weather is nonsensical and not fun.

Shawn Freebern@smf· Jan 21

I get these helpful notifications on my watch before meetings like that

Apple Watch screenshot saying “your heart rate rose above 120 BPM while you seemed to be inactive for 10 minutes”

Shawn Freebern@smf· Jan 5

Do you have a favorite? Is there a difference between that and the built-in bsky setting to disable reposts in your following feed? I have "quiet posters" and "latest from follows" feeds that help filter noise, but a quick toggle to hide/show reposts would be awesome at times.

A screenshot of the "following feed preferences" settings from the bsky interface, allowing the user to choose whether to show replies, reposts, and quote posts in their "following" feed.

Shawn Freebern@smf· Dec 30

Salmon cakes for dinner tonight! (While between jobs, I apparently turn into an inconsistent food microblogger)

About 20 round-ish toasty golden panko crusted salmon patties on a wire cooling rack.

Shawn Freebern@smf· Dec 25

Parsnip is apparently trying to game the @catsofyore.bsky.social system by sitting on a 1950’s Norman Rockwell collectible plate. Look dad, I’m vintage. Also gaming the “you’re not allowed on the dinner table” system, I suppose.

A dark oak dinner table with mission-style chairs, three collectible plates with art from Norman Rockwell sit on the table, and a floofy tan & white cat named Parsnip sits on one of the plates. She gazes defiantly at the cameraman as if to say “I’m not touching the table, so you can’t tell me I’m breaking any rules”.

Shawn Freebern@smf· Dec 24

Parsnip! Hope your eyes are better by now.

Parsnip, a floofy tan & white cat, has placed her paws on a wrapped gift below a Christmas tree.

Shawn Freebern@smf· Dec 19

We set out a Parsnip trap and it worked.

Parsnip, a floofy tan and white cat, has jumped inside a plastic milk-crate style box. Her expression says that she thinks we caught her misbehaving.

Shawn Freebern@smf· Dec 13

Time once again for me to bake festive cranberry-pistachio-ginger holiday biscotti

Oblong cookies on a cooling rack, with green pistachios and red cranberries visible

Shawn Freebern@smf· Nov 22

I’ll go along with that thing, nice work being a trendsetter.

A deep red Negroni on a dark countertop with blood orange gin in the background

Shawn Freebern@smf· Nov 17

You can enjoy this netflix price chart for a bit before doing any research about it!

a screenshot of NFLX stock price graph which makes a 90º turn and goes going off a steep cliff, showing a 90.36% drop. It was a stock split but the app doesn't know that.

Shawn Freebern@smf· Aug 30

Sounds 100% non gmo, it was developed by hand by this one guy from international fruit genetics. Totally non gmo. What does the G in GMO stand for again? I always forget.

A screenshot from Wikipedia:

Cotton Candy is the trademark for a variety of sweet white table grapes of the cultivar IFG Seven whose flavour has been compared to cotton candy. The grapes were developed by horticulturist David Cain and his team at Bakersfield, California-based fruit breeder International Fruit Genetics

Shawn Freebern@smf· Jul 21

Costco had these chips recently, which led to plenty of family commentary. Infusing potatoes with dill seems possible, but how exactly do you infuse sea salt with "gourmet"? Is the salt itself infused with dill? etc Questionable marketing aside, they were awesome.

The front of a bag of chips. Cape Cod Spring Dill Infused Naturally Flavored Crafted with GOURMET INFUSED SEA SALT.

Shawn Freebern@smf· Jul 19

@labsplaining.bsky.social finally followed up on that sourdough pane al cioccolato! Convection + cast iron combo made it a bit dark (plus ummm, not paying attention at the end of the bake) but inside it’s perfect 😋

A round loaf of bread sitting on a wooden cutting board. It’s a dark orangey-brown color and slightly burned on top, but it smells great!

Shawn Freebern@smf· Jul 11

I got that curse the other day while playing a card game

A few cards from a kickstarter card game, fanned out in a hand. Only the top card is fully readable and says “UGH, JERRY IS COMING OVER. I HATE JERRY.”

Shawn Freebern@smf· Jul 7

Parsnip has a new favorite cat bed. Luxurious.

A fluffy tan & white cat is laying on a small pile of crumpled brown paper packing material. The paper looks in no way comfortable, but the cat would beg to differ.

Shawn Freebern@smf· Jun 27

Plenty of bad news today! Here’s an emergency strawberry tart with a graham cracker crust and surprisingly good vegan cream cheese layer. (Emergency because I had strawberries going bad, not because of the state of the world, but I mean… eating it does make me feel a little better)

An 11” tart pan sitting on a dark countertop, containing a tart with a graham cracker crust, filled with glazed strawberries carefully placed with their points upwards like little pyramids of bright red juicy sweetness.

Shawn Freebern@smf· May 28

I’ll reply with this photo of Pom Pom, I think she’s accurately representing today’s vibe.

A close up shot of a mostly white cat’s face, on a couch, looking vaguely dissatisfied.

Shawn Freebern@smf· Mar 31

Pom likes this idea but wants a share of the profits. She’s a tough negotiator.

A white cat with light brown patches, looking disapprovingly at the camera.

Shawn Freebern@smf· Mar 27

Look what I accomplished earlier this week! Pancake gnome of doom. My 14yo daughter was like… wow dad that’s something. Then she ate 1/3 of it and went to school hungry. I don’t think any of this is a success story.

Two pancakes, one of which looks like a lumpy face and one, vaguely triangular, atop the other one like a hat. It looks like a gnome, and a travesty.

Shawn Freebern@smf· Mar 27

I don't save many meme type things, but I keep this one handy.

Post from lesbinewren:
We need to make using chatgpt embarrassing bc sorry it really is. what do you mean you can't write an email. "ikr i only use it for-" whatever you use chatgpt for is also embarrassing. you do not need the plagiarism machine that lies and evaporates water for anything actually

Shawn Freebern@smf· Jan 28

Finally opened up facebook and yes, there's still a message sitting there. Not sure if it'll be there after 30 days & not sure if I'll wait to see. Thanks for testing!

Screenshot of facebook messenger "Requests" tab, under the "Spam" heading, a test message request from "Facebook user" sent 3 days ago... possibly indicating that facebook messages will stay in others' inboxes after you mark your own account for deletion, meaning you can send one last message to friends if you're trying to keep in touch.

Shawn Freebern@smf· Dec 24

Fondue tonight! 5ish pounds of various Swiss cheeses ready to melt

About 5 pounds of Gruyère and emmental cheeses, cubed, in a large metal bowl. The rinds are nearby on a cutting board.

Shawn Freebern@smf· Nov 22

For some reason emoji kitchen does... this

Emoji math.

Sleepy face emoji with a snot droplet combined with a blood droplet emoji to form not a bloody nose emoji, but a blood droplet with a face and snot coming out of it.

Shawn Freebern@smf· Nov 15

Here’s Parsnip relaxing, yes she is as soft as she looks.

An extremely floofy white & tan cat laying stretched out between pillows on a bed

Shawn Freebern@smf· Nov 14

For your following feed, yes! Settings -> Following Feed -> Show Reposts