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I follow with abandon academics, writers, artists, and others who make the world more intelligible and enjoyable, but I also likes me some silly stupid posts. As one other poster here has said, my apologies in advance for the dichotomy.

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Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· 3d

A tweet by user Ester Mae. The image is of an ice cream machine with an inspirational slogan above it that says, "Anything is possible with ice cream,", with a handwritten sign taped to the dispenser that reads, "No ice cream." Her comment is, "This feels like a metaphor for my entire life."

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· 14d

Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. I wore Crocs on a hiking trail.

A photograph taken looking down at a man's feet, which are shod in navy blue Crocs, while he is standing on a trail of medium brown sand with a few rocks in view. He is clad like a Dad in putty cargo shorts, showing off embarrassingly pasty white legs.

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Jul 2

Looks like I have a Stockhausen piece on my playlist now....

A spartan timeline titled "Music History" in which the only two events noted are (earlier) "Lully accidentally kills self with conducting rod" and (later) "A helicopter string quartet lmao"

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· May 28

Tonight's bit of culture: Beethoven's Seventh with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Marin Alsop, along with selections from Wynton Marsalis' jazzy Fourth Symphony. (...And yet Beethoven's Pastorale Symphony has been what's running through my mind today.)

A photo taken from Tier 3 of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, looking east out towards Broad Street. The curves of the glass-topped roof appear as a series of semicircles above the different interior levels of the building.

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· May 28

A tweet from user Catstrey that says, "To kill a French vampire you need to drive a baguette through its heart. Sounds easy but the process is painstaking."

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· May 3

On holy ground this Sunday morning.

The iconic view of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater house, seen through the trees with its two waterfalls visible. It appears as a series of offset tan platforms with upright pillars of natural gray stone and brownish-red ("Cherokee Red" according to Wright) accents at the windows, nestled organically into the landscape.

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Apr 21

Who says scientists don't have a sense of humor?

A photo of a window into a scientific lab. A placard identifies the lab as the Lyophilizer Room; next to it, a parody print says, "live. laugh. lyophilize."

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Apr 18

At the opening concert of the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society's annual festival, with Ana Vidovic performing. She is starting the concert off on a very lighthearted note with Segovia's transcription of Bach's Chaconne from the Violin Partita No. 2.

The program for Ana Vidovic's opening concert at this year's Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society Festival starts with Bach's Chaconne and includes works by Ponce, Scarlatti, Schubert, Fumic, Torroba, and Mangore.

The interior of the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia has beautiful brickwork, highly detailed stained glass windows, and a vaulted ceiling of dark wood.

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Apr 18

Philly transit keepin' it real.

A SEPTA branded sign at a Philadelphia train station that reads, "Unless you have more than one butt, you don't get more than one seat."

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Apr 17

Really gotta put the brakes on these middle-of-the-night impulse purchases. On the other hand: First trip to Spain, baby!

A screenshot from the Rick Steves' Europe website showing an active tour to Andalusia,Spain in April 2027 in the user's account.

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Apr 14

Quin Friary in County Clare, Ireland. Visited last October on a cold and rainy morning right before I flew home, just to fill time, but was awed by the history of the site and its tranquil beauty. This is one of my favorite pictures from that trip.

A photo of a hall around a cloister, taken in October 2025. Light from the courtyard enters the hall from the left. The walls are mostly gray stone with traces of green from plant growths on the wall. Some tombstones are visible on the gravel floor.

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Mar 20

A screencap from "The Simpsons" of Ralph Wiggum on a bus with the caption "(chuckles) I'm in danger."

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Mar 8

Yet another front row seat to a Philadelphia Orchestra concert tonight. Mahler's "Resurrection" Symphony was on the program; the orchestra, chorus, soloists, and conductor all blew the doors off the hall. Immediate standing ovation of at least ten minutes after the final note!

The stage of the Marian Anderson Hall of the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia shortly before a Philadelphia Orchestra concert. The organ pipes are centered in the image; cellos and basses are in the foreground.

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Feb 25

A tweet from user "Owl! at the Library" that say, "In retrospect, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords really might've been a better basis for a system of government."

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Feb 15

Bonus quote from Feynman on the practice of science:

An image of Caltech physicist Richard Feynman standing in front of a blackboard, placed alongside his quote, "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool."

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Feb 8

Happy birthday, Uncle Billy!

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Feb 6

Wonder if these two are married to each other? Darn lucky dog if so.

A tweet from user LaLaLyds that says, "My husband just walked in, told the dog how cute he is, and how much he loves him. Held his face in his hands, stared into his eyes, and gave him forehead kisses. Then left the room.
I'm sitting right next to the dog."

A tweet from user bobby that says, "i can hear my wife two rooms away singing to the dog a song called 'best friends club.' it's about how she and the dog are in the best friends club and i'm not in it. men have to be so strong to put up with this sort of treatment."

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Jan 29

Two related tweets by Jonathan Edward Durham. The first states, "Not to victim blame but if cat no want be held like baby then why baby sized". The second states, "WHY BABY SIZED".

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Jan 25

I think this is the first time I've had an actual front row seat at a Philadelphia Orchestra concert. Here for "Pictures at an Exhibition".

A photograph of the stage of the Kimmel Center before a Philadelphia Orchestra concert taken from the first row.

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Jan 20

"Found Flamingo", NMR lab, 2026.

A liquid nitrogen dewar after an NMR magnet fill. The curve of the pink rubber tubing, still frozen in position from the delivery of liquid nitrogen, terminated by a clear adaptor tube with a black tip appears to resemble a flamingo's neck and head.

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Jan 6

Nice to receive a good fortune this early in the year. Wait, WHAT?!

A fortune from a fortune cookie that reads, "March will be a month of physical and mental well-being for you," held down by a fingertip on a wood-grained desktop.

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Dec 25

Christmas breakfast this year. Alas, the blueberry compote was a bit runny and not all bacon attained the ideal level of crispness. May all our bacon be crispy and our compotes more viscous for 2026!

A breakfast consisting of a Belgian waffle topped with blueberry compote and well done bacon on a white plate, and wassail in a Periodic Table of the Elements mug.

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Nov 4

I see chilaquiles often mentioned as a great breakfast cure for hangovers. I don't drink hard enough to need them for that, but I am grateful to Mexican cuisine to accommodate me with that remedy if I ever do.

A tweet from user petebartlett from 9/22/25 that says, "I can't resist Mexican breakfast. It's my chilaquiles heel."

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Oct 24

A meme image of Aragorn from "The Lord of the Rings" movie before the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, with the text, "A day may come when packing for a camping trip does not involve frantically stuffing every single piece of gear I own into my car at the last minute, but it is not this day!"

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Oct 21

Happy Saint Ursula's Day!

A meme image of Saint Ursula shot with an arrow in the chest, with her hands up with the palms out and her eyes rolling, appropriately matching the text, "Wow, an arrow. Sooo original."

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Oct 14

Never forget. 10/14/1066.

A doge meme image in the style of the Bayeux Tapestry with the words "such battle", "wow", "much Bayeux", "so Hastings", and "very tapestry" scattered around the image.

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Jul 28

Went to church yesterday.

An exterior photo of the rear facade of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on an overcast day. It resembles a Greek temple, evocative of the Parthenon,with a red/tan hue in its exterior stonework.

A view of the Great Staircase Hall in the Philadelphia Museum of Art with the large golden statue of Diana with her bow drawn by Augustus Saint-Gaudens visible at the top of the stairs.

A view of the ceiling of the Grand Staircase Hall in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, with the mobile sculpture "Ghost" by Alexander Calder hanging from the ceiling and a row of paned clerestory windows visible.

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Jul 19

Seen on other sites:

A tweet from Robert Schultz that says, "just heard from one of those alpha male entrepreneurs say 'business is like chess; you need to make 10 moves for every 1 move your competition makes' and it's like, setting everything else aside, that's not how chess works at all", overlaid on a photo of a presumably stereotypical alpha male entrepreneur wearing sunglasses and a white polo shirt

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· Jul 13

When the kid has a better dinner date, Dad cooks for himself. Sadly, the steak was overdone (medium well) vs the target medium rare; this Dad still needs to learn a thing or two over an unforgiving charcoal grill.

A photo of a home-cooked steak dinner on a marble countertop, including a gorgonzola-topped strip steak, creamed spinach, loaded baked potato, salad with cheesy garlic bread and a glass of red wine.

Tauroctonist@tauroctonist· May 30

Had not planned on shaping my destiny this summer, but who am I to challenge a fortune cookie?