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Today in The December Comfort Watches, I'm essaying Strictly Ballroom, a loving look at a delightfully weird little subculture, that is, in its way, an absolutely perfect film:
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The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Nine: Strictly Ballroom
A personal story to begin: I was a film critic at the Fresno Bee newspaper when Strictly Ballroom came out in 1992, My review of it was an unqualified rave, and I said something along the line that…
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December 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Today in The December Comfort Watches, I'm essaying Strictly Ballroom, a loving look at a delightfully weird little subculture, that is, in its way, an absolutely perfect film:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/09/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/09/t...
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Sound on for this one, chat.
December 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Sound on for this one, chat.
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Water your tree.
December 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Water your tree.
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I’m up at 2 AM because the cat wanted to go outside and play in the snow. This is a 10 second exposure and the smear in the middle of the pic is the cat discovering a mouse.
December 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I’m up at 2 AM because the cat wanted to go outside and play in the snow. This is a 10 second exposure and the smear in the middle of the pic is the cat discovering a mouse.
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I occasionally pointed out to my own students that if they didn’t already know (intuitively) far more grammar than was (explicitly) covered in their textbooks, they wouldn’t be able to read the textbooks.
November 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I occasionally pointed out to my own students that if they didn’t already know (intuitively) far more grammar than was (explicitly) covered in their textbooks, they wouldn’t be able to read the textbooks.
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This is why I pay for the World Wide Web.
Because it delivers ART!
Because it delivers ART!
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
This is why I pay for the World Wide Web.
Because it delivers ART!
Because it delivers ART!
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Books & Reading #92
The great British novelist W. Somerset Maugham wrote this in his 1940 work Books and You, a collection of essays which he subtitled "A Dissertation Upon Reading" #bookworm #booklover #booknerd #readingislife
The great British novelist W. Somerset Maugham wrote this in his 1940 work Books and You, a collection of essays which he subtitled "A Dissertation Upon Reading" #bookworm #booklover #booknerd #readingislife
November 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Books & Reading #92
The great British novelist W. Somerset Maugham wrote this in his 1940 work Books and You, a collection of essays which he subtitled "A Dissertation Upon Reading" #bookworm #booklover #booknerd #readingislife
The great British novelist W. Somerset Maugham wrote this in his 1940 work Books and You, a collection of essays which he subtitled "A Dissertation Upon Reading" #bookworm #booklover #booknerd #readingislife
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#Rewilding One of the cartoons in my new book 'Physics for Cats'. Available now in good bookshops an online nowwww.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
#Rewilding One of the cartoons in my new book 'Physics for Cats'. Available now in good bookshops an online nowwww.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
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I'm going for a walk, if any cousins want to join me.
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I'm going for a walk, if any cousins want to join me.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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This is Rosie. We do not know what she is asking for, but we need you to give it to her right away. 13/10 please hurry (IG: rosalinathepittie)
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is Rosie. We do not know what she is asking for, but we need you to give it to her right away. 13/10 please hurry (IG: rosalinathepittie)
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no, YOU'RE crying over a wastewater management social media post after listening to their voicemail message
this is not our customer service number. it’s just my voicemail inbox.
you’re welcome to call. i hope you do.
216-361-6772.
you’re welcome to call. i hope you do.
216-361-6772.
November 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
no, YOU'RE crying over a wastewater management social media post after listening to their voicemail message
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Just forwarded this to Krissy, either she will laugh or I will die
"You’ve been obsessively trying to prepare for it, but who knows what will actually happen."
Thanksgiving or Perimenopause?
1. There’s a turkey neck situation. 2. Is it four thousand degrees in the kitchen, or is it just you? 3. You love your family, but you also wish th...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Just forwarded this to Krissy, either she will laugh or I will die
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Friday blog in which survival is not a competition.
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#writingcommunity
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Friday – Sharon Lee, Writer
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November 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Friday blog in which survival is not a competition.
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#writingcommunity
sharonleewriter.com/2025/11/frid...
#writingcommunity
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‘Denim’ gets its name from the French words ‘de Nĭmes’ meaning "of Nĭmes," because it was manufactured in the city of Nĭmes.
‘Jeans’ comes from the city of Genoa (earlier known as Genes) because the pants were worn by the Genoese navy.
'JNCO' means “Judge None Choose One."
‘Jeans’ comes from the city of Genoa (earlier known as Genes) because the pants were worn by the Genoese navy.
'JNCO' means “Judge None Choose One."
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
‘Denim’ gets its name from the French words ‘de Nĭmes’ meaning "of Nĭmes," because it was manufactured in the city of Nĭmes.
‘Jeans’ comes from the city of Genoa (earlier known as Genes) because the pants were worn by the Genoese navy.
'JNCO' means “Judge None Choose One."
‘Jeans’ comes from the city of Genoa (earlier known as Genes) because the pants were worn by the Genoese navy.
'JNCO' means “Judge None Choose One."
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Don’t forget to put on your own oxygen mask before helping others.
November 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Don’t forget to put on your own oxygen mask before helping others.
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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I so hope that this will be a shared viewing experience across the USA as an inspiration in these troubling times..
#TheAmericanRevolution
#TheAmericanRevolution
We need a hashtag- gutted me in the first 5 mins with the Native American Democracy- noted by Franklin!
#pbs @radiofreetom.bsky.social
#TheAmericanRevolution
#pbs @radiofreetom.bsky.social
#TheAmericanRevolution
November 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I so hope that this will be a shared viewing experience across the USA as an inspiration in these troubling times..
#TheAmericanRevolution
#TheAmericanRevolution
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Episode One: In Order to Be Free (May 1754 - May 1775). #TheAmericanRevolution
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Episode One: In Order to Be Free (May 1754 - May 1775). #TheAmericanRevolution
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Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' will make you think differently about U.S. history
Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
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I can't count how many times I said to myself "I didn't know that." "I did NOT know that." "I did not know THAT" watching this amazing documentary. I thought I had a perfectly good education and was well read. Apparently NOT. #TheAmericanRevolution
November 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I can't count how many times I said to myself "I didn't know that." "I did NOT know that." "I did not know THAT" watching this amazing documentary. I thought I had a perfectly good education and was well read. Apparently NOT. #TheAmericanRevolution
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We're sharing materials with Colleges/Universities to have screenings on campuses and discussions about our country's founding. Then join us for a live virtual Campus Conversation about The American Revolution on 11/19. @historians.org @aacu.org @pbs.org Materials are here: shorturl.at/1qlka
October 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
We're sharing materials with Colleges/Universities to have screenings on campuses and discussions about our country's founding. Then join us for a live virtual Campus Conversation about The American Revolution on 11/19. @historians.org @aacu.org @pbs.org Materials are here: shorturl.at/1qlka
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Access to reading wasn't always as easy as it is today. Photos from the Library's Prints and Photographs Division illustrate how libraries on wheels used to get books to rural readers. https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2025/09/books-on-the-move-bookmobiles-mobile-libraries-and-more/?loclr=blsky
![A 1920s vehicle outfitted with bookshelves on the side sits among trees, a large building and some other cars. A sign affixed to it reads: "County Library We Want One." Two women look at the book collection.
Image: Rockville Fair, [Maryland], 1928. Photo by National Photo Company. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:o4ro452d4q3ejzr75btaqlhj/bafkreidkwp4kdsrwhag4qzneffqlmjhouk7ydacb27xyfj2rbz4lhceftq@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Access to reading wasn't always as easy as it is today. Photos from the Library's Prints and Photographs Division illustrate how libraries on wheels used to get books to rural readers. https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2025/09/books-on-the-move-bookmobiles-mobile-libraries-and-more/?loclr=blsky
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Discover the 100-Year-Old Self-Playing Violin, One of the Most Complex Music Players Ever Made
Discover the 100-Year-Old Self-Playing Violin, One of the Most Complex Music Players Ever Made
At the 1910 World’s Exhibition in Brussels, Ludwig Hupfeld unveiled the Phonoliszt-Violina, an instrument once dubbed 'the eighth wonder of the world.' A leading maker of automated instruments in Germ...
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September 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Discover the 100-Year-Old Self-Playing Violin, One of the Most Complex Music Players Ever Made