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Hiatus here@hiatushere· 5d

No I didn't! I checked here -- zero

Hiatus here@hiatushere· 10d

I need a TARDIS to do grammar? What is wrong with English speaking people that they want to spend so much time describing nuances in hypothetical or imaginary situations??? What does that say about us as a culture?

Screenshot from "The Emperors New Groove" where Uzma is dragging an alligator and saying "why do we even have that lever?"

Hiatus here@hiatushere· 14d

Or, if you didn't watch Dr. Who -- a dalek looks like what youd get if the first Renault tank and an early Lusse bumper car loved each other VERY much...

Photo of an early military tank from Wikipedia. Caption reads: "Renault FT on display at the Museum des Blindés in Saumur. The picture taken August 8, 2006. This is the 1934-1935..."

From lusseautoscooters.com.

Photo of vintage Lusse bumper car in orange and white. Photo Credit reads "Watercolor Photograph by Allan I. Tiger.
12 Tannery Brook Rd., Woodstock, NY 12498 (914)679-0027"

Red caption: "Bumping Down Memory Lane:"
Smaller blue text: "The Lusse Legacy"

Hiatus here@hiatushere· 15d

Google tells me a herd or drove of wild boars specifically is called a "sounder" or, in certain areas, a "passel" (which I think just means "a shitload"). I loved the "nature is healing" memes of 2020...

A photo(shopped image) of the Rideau Canal in Ottawa with a leaping dolphin emerging from it.

Hiatus here@hiatushere· 16d

Marmite is doing no harm and she can see you better. Here's the nonsense *we're* dealing with today. Younger daughter determined to walk cats. Yes, this is a pram for cats. Tell Marmite to be grateful for you.

Black cat in pet pram is weighing his options...

Hiatus here@hiatushere· 17d

Cheap pun using screencapture from Bad LipReading video "Carl Poppa"

Because I flow!

Hiatus here@hiatushere· Jul 8

Lifes Rich Pageant by REM is definitely top spot, because I got a photopass to the concert they played in TO on my *birthday*. Other top 10 albums: Crowded House... was King of America *really* released same year as B&C? Wow. I can't even

Purple REM photo pass, featuring Bill Berry's luxurious and iconic eyebrows, reading "R.E.M U.S. 86, TO PHOTO, NO BACKSTAGE ACCESS"

This btw is one of the few legitimate cases for the overused word "iconic."

B&W low contrast closeup of Michael Stipe singing into a microphone.

Not my fault, I had no flash.

Hiatus here@hiatushere· Jul 7

Pierre Poilievre, the *original* definition of dude. A laundry soap commercial. A Hegseth-quoting as*hat with slogans; no policy. The manliness! If you're going to cosplay as someone who wants "warrior-not-woke culture," maybe spend less time acting like your worst fear is mud & a bad hair day.

dude/do͞od/"Dude" originated in 1880s New York City as an insulting slang term for overly dressed, foppish men (dandies). It likely evolved as a shortened version of "Yankee Doodle," mocking those who obsessed over British fashion. By the 1920s, it shifted to describe city tourists visiting Western ranches, and by the 1970s, it transformed via California surfer culture into the casual, all-purpose term we use today.The meaning of "dude" has completely flipped throughout history. Here are its major eras:1880s (The Fashion Victim): Coined as NYC slang, a "dude" was an extremely vain, fastidious man who slavishly followed European trends.1890s–1950s (The City Slicker): The definition shifted to mean an Eastern city dweller vacationing in the American West. This gave birth to the term "Dude Ranch", where wealthy tourists paid to play cowboy.

Hiatus here@hiatushere· Jul 7

I got you -- don't panic.

Small photo of a basic turtle.

Info from Google in response to question "how to know if a turtle is alive or dead."

"To determine if a turtle is alive, check for bright, moist eyes, a normal color, and responsiveness when gently stimulated or warmed. Signs the turtle has passed away include a foul, rotting odor, severely sunken and dried eyes, extreme bloating, or completely limp, unresponsive limbs.Turtles can easily be mistaken for deceased when they are simply hibernating, in a state of severe torpor, or cold-stunned. Before assuming the worst, follow this assessment checklist:Inspect the Eyes: This is often the most telling sign. Sunken, cloudy, or completely dried, sunken eyes indicate the turtle is likely dead. A living turtle, even a cold-stunned one, will have clear, moist eyes.Check the Smell: A deceased turtle will quickly emit a foul, putrid odor from decomposition. If there is no bad smell, there is a good chance it is still alive.Test the Response to Warmth: Cold environments can cause extreme lethargy that mimics death. Gently place the turtle in a controlled, warm, and dry spot (around 24–28°C or 75–82°F) for several hours to see if it blinks, twitches, or moves its toes as it warms up."

Hiatus here@hiatushere· Jul 1

3. The "Interruption / Cessation" Cryptotype (Off)Physically, off means separating two surfaces. Subconsciously, we map this to stopping a flow, a process, or a connection.Call off: Cancel an event (disconnect the plan).Break off: End a relationship or a conversation abruptly.Doze off: Disconnect from consciousness.Cut off: Interrupt someone speaking.Without realizing it, your brain has a massive map of these spatial metaphors. When a new verb enters the language, you instantly know which particle to grab because of these hidden categories.

Hiatus here@hiatushere· Jul 1

2. The "Boundary / Accessibility" Cryptotype (Out)Physically, out means exiting an enclosure. Metaphorically, the enclosure is the "mind" or "the hidden state." Emerging out means entering public awareness or reality.Find out: Bring information into the light.Speak out: Move a thought from inside your head to the public.Pass out: Hand items from a central pile to the wider group (or lose consciousness, exiting awareness).Work out: Solve a problem, bringing the answer to the surface.

Hiatus here@hiatushere· Jul 1

Forgive me, I was in a rush so I asked Genesis AI. What do you think of this??

Do Cryptotypes Explain Phrasal Verbs?Yes, absolutely. The chaotic world of phrasal verbs (verb + particle, like up, down, off, out) is actually governed by deep, spatial cryptotypes.When foreign learners struggle with phrasal verbs, it is usually because textbooks teach them as random idioms. In reality, native speakers use particles based on metaphorical extensions of physical space.

Here is how cryptotypes organize phrasal verbs:1. The "Completeness / Consumption" Cryptotype (Up)Physically, up means vertical movement. Metaphorically, our brains treat a container filling up to the brim as a finished action. Therefore, up acts as a cryptotype for totality or destruction.Eat up: Eat everything until it is gone.Burn up: Burn completely to ashes.Lock up: Lock every door securely.Use up: Consume the entire supply.

Hiatus here@hiatushere· Jun 14

Bwahaha when I'm not butchering the King's English, I'm taking advantage of a cool, wet morning to get in charge of the 3 foot weeds in the yard. It's been lovely weather all week, so a rainy day is acceptable. Pretrichor, the damp earth and growing things. Behold! Herbs! Tomatoes! (Potentially)

3 large pots of (potential) tomato plants and 4 small pots of herbs on a concrete pad. Left to right: rosemary, lavender, chives and basil.

You might wonder -- why no dill? Where's the dill???

I'm going to grow some from seed in back yard and hoping to attract butterflies.

Hiatus here@hiatushere· Jun 6

Everybody needs to read this editorial, if it's important enough to be repressed by law enforcement AFTER being published in a credible scientific journal.

https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/49/6/901/164764/Misguided-Brushes-of-a-Pen-Continue-to-Dismantle is the location of the editorial... we should make sureeveryine reads it @amdiabetesassn

Hiatus here@hiatushere· Jun 5

I just read an excellent article by Bridgitte Hamstead, called "How Borderline Personality Became a Holding Category for Undiagnosed Audhd Women." Just had a large coffee, so I feel called to indulge myself in a large angry rant about it. It is so absolutely right on. Read it on Substack.

Screencapture of title and first paragraph of Substack article "How Borderline Personality Became a Holding Category for Undiagnosed Audhd Women" by Bridgette Hamstead. JUNE 5, 2026.

"Somewhere between the 1980s and now, borderline personality disorder became one of the most commonly assigned diagnoses in women’s psychiatric care, and almost nobody in the mainstream mental health conversation has asked why. The rates climbed. The referrals accumulated. The diagnosis spread across inpatient units, outpatient practices, community mental health centers. And a substantial proportion of the women carrying it were autistic and ADHD, with those neurologies entirely unrecognized, being treated for a personality disorder they didn’t have, in systems that had no interest in looking harder."

Hiatus here@hiatushere· May 26

Hiatus here@hiatushere· May 20

I like your sandals.

Screenshot of post by Massimo :bot:

Archeologists in southern Turkey unearthed thr marble foot of a life-sized statue of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius....

Photo of a sandy foot with a red and white wooden marker to give scale. Nice pedicure on him, too.

Hiatus here@hiatushere· May 20

Found on FB:

Rush's "By-Tor and the Snow Dog" origin story

Rush's road manager Howard Ungerleider came up with the title at a party.... There were two dogs at the party, one a German shepherd and the other a tiny white nervous dog. Howard used to call the shepherd By-Tor because anyone that walked into the house was bitten. The other dog was a snow-dog (white).

Text cut-and-paste from Facebook post by Cygnus-X1.net, April 2022. Cover Art from Rush Fly By Night Album -- dramatic blue and black Owl with glowing yellow eyes and outstretched wings.

Hiatus here@hiatushere· May 17

Knob and tube is turn of the century wiring! It isn't illegal but it can only handle 15 amps so mostly it gets replaced or kept as vintage ornament.

Small photos of knob & tube wiring from Google image search. White porcelain knobs and tube are used for switches and connectors. Old wooden houses.

Splash page from electricians website. "If your home was built between the 1900s and 1940, it was likely constructed with knob and tube wiring." Goes on to explain it is no longer standard but can still be maintained safely.

Image shows electrician kneeling on floor with cable in one hand, opening tool box.

Hiatus here@hiatushere· May 17

Govt weed is notoriously awful. Not that I'd know. Want to see their very expensive logo? Yes you do!! That's why we have private stores now. It never became the great tax revenue stream all other vices like gambling, booze and cigarettes were. Yet it drove all the good weed suppliers under.

Hiatus here@hiatushere· May 16

True fact: when I was a kid, I could never remember which way the ball and stick went for letters "b" and "d" unless I drew a little bed.

Crude childlike pen drawing of the word "bed" with a person sleeping in it. Because science.

Hiatus here@hiatushere· May 14

Hey the book is available as a free download here! www.ic.org/community-bo... And also here: www.cs.toronto.edu/~sme/CSC2600...

Cover of The Transition Handbook by Rob Hopkins

Has a green line drawing of a small village

Located on a website called "Foundation for Intentional Community" which offers a link for free ebook download.

"The Transition Handbook (Ebook)
Free!

FREE DOWNLOAD! A link to download is emailed to you after checkout.
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Categories: All Titles, Ebooks, Free Resources, Living in Community, Social + Racial Justice, Sustainability + Resiliency

Hiatus here@hiatushere· Apr 18

What a surprise. He always looks so intelligent and composed. And look, apparently he likes dogs & spends time visiting a kennel in Las Vegas. Plus he's more introspective than people give him credit for. I googled "bad photos of Kash Patel" & in this one, he's clearly staring into his own brain.

Photo of Kash Patel staring into his own brain. That's literally the definition of introspection. This man is an intellectual giant.

Hiatus here@hiatushere· Apr 16

Ooh look what I found on my bookshelf! From the book tour in Waterloo, early 90s. She was asked at that time where she *ever* got the idea for The Handmaid's Tale. She said simply that the US was founded as a religious cult, & the wiring for that society was still in the walls. Look at us now!

Photo of an open book, both pages blank except for text reading "Cat's Eye" in block letters, and underneath a signature slanting upwards in blue ink, reading "Margaret Atwood" -- goddess/heroine of CanLit.

Some might say she's overhyped, but SHE has never stopped growing and she has spoken more truth to power via literature than anybody I know.

And somehow she has kept her sense of humour.

Hiatus here@hiatushere· Apr 15

Havanese don't know they are smol. They *do* know they are cute as heck.

Photo of an apricot Havanese dog on a white chair, lookin' adorable.

Hiatus here@hiatushere· Mar 31

Hmm Well, Grifols don't sound like they are exactly forthcoming about complying with Health Canada regs OR the use they're making of Canadian plasma donations, according what I'm reading. Perhaps we should rely on them less?

Headline from Canada Healthwatch: "Health Canada says paid plasma clinic in Regina violated rules requiring at least two days between a person donating

Links to CBC article

Photo of building with sign reading "Grifols Plasma Donation Centre"

2nd post by Chae Chiu Yin,.replying:

"Yes! The Minister of Health, Uzoma Asagwara should ban paid plasma. This is a matter of principle, Grifols needs to be held accountable for its incompetence."

From Andre Picard at Globe and Mail:

"Grifols donors not informed their plasma is used for drugs sold overseas, MPs hear. VP tells House of Commons committee donors are told of risk of death during procedure, by @hannay@bsky.social @temurdur.bsky.social

Link to globe and mail article

Hiatus here@hiatushere· Feb 28

Is The Washington Post completely compromised? *Who* is "urging" Trump to declare an emergency so he can take control of elections?? Aside from Trump's handlers? What "activists" want to put the fox in the henhouse? Who wants this? What newspaper reports an anti-democratic power grab this way?

Screencapture of Washington Post headline "Trump, seeking power over elections, is urged to declare emergency"

With photo of someone voting in a school gymnasium (credited to Matt McClain/The Washington Post).

Cutline reads: "Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that could unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting."
By Isaac Arnsdorf.

Hiatus here@hiatushere· Feb 28

Maybe it was this line from Hungry Years?

Hiatus here@hiatushere· Feb 22

Omg I don't know if this is real -- but if it is, it's HILARIOUS. Does Trump not know "John Barron" was outed years ago?? www.threads.com/@antifawinem...

Screenshot of CSPAN showing a photo of Trump doing a presentation on the left and a photo of US Supreme Court judges on the right.

Post is from @antifawinemoms from about 11pm EST on February 21 2026:

"YOU GUYS YOU GUYS... 'John Barron' called @cspan to complain about the Supreme Court's ruling on Trump's tariffs and I. AM. SCREAMING this is amazing (laughing emojis?) They cut the man off (smiling emoji?)"

I don't know nuances of emojis. I do know Trump used to call radio stations with a slightly disguised voice representing himself as John Barron. In this recording he sounds like he has a clothespin his nose.

Hiatus here@hiatushere· Jan 28

I was headed for "This thread could put the 'lick' in 'bucolic'"-- but thankfully I stopped myself.