Alice Sheppard
@penguingalaxy.bsky.social
Citizen scientist, Brit in Sweden, endless maker of soup for babies. Galaxy Zoo turned me into a penguin. Always looking for more galaxies.
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what’s grey and has four legs and a big horn? a mouse in a brass band
November 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
what’s grey and has four legs and a big horn? a mouse in a brass band
What's grey and has four legs and a trunk? A mouse going on holiday.
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
What's grey and has four legs and a trunk? A mouse going on holiday.
Husband blew some compressed air into my laptop as the fans were going wild. It has now developed a scary high-pitched whine that makes it impossible to concentrate on anything else while it’s switched on. Oh no.
November 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Husband blew some compressed air into my laptop as the fans were going wild. It has now developed a scary high-pitched whine that makes it impossible to concentrate on anything else while it’s switched on. Oh no.
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I bet she would though
Just realised this is referring to a church in North Carolina and not the Welsh singer
November 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I bet she would though
Toddler wasn’t terribly impressed with the mall playroom. So she escaped into the craft shop next door. And omg … it is a good craft shop. I wanted to stop and examine all the wool. But I was pursuing a toddler who has become VERY fast and sure-footed. And I hadn’t got my purse. Or shoes!
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Toddler wasn’t terribly impressed with the mall playroom. So she escaped into the craft shop next door. And omg … it is a good craft shop. I wanted to stop and examine all the wool. But I was pursuing a toddler who has become VERY fast and sure-footed. And I hadn’t got my purse. Or shoes!
One time in a supermarket, I happened to pick up a bottle of magnolia something or other and took a sniff. Instantly I was transported back to my adopted-great-aunt's house. She had died >20 years previously. I couldn't do anything this cool with that, though! www.positive.news/society/the-...
The man who uses perfume to unlock opportunities in prisons - Positive News
In jails across northern England, fragrances are being used to spark reflection and creativity among inmates
www.positive.news
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
One time in a supermarket, I happened to pick up a bottle of magnolia something or other and took a sniff. Instantly I was transported back to my adopted-great-aunt's house. She had died >20 years previously. I couldn't do anything this cool with that, though! www.positive.news/society/the-...
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This person is now very sad and saying they regret their vote now that half the Hispanic students at our school didn't show up today.
Had a pretty liberal English teacher colleague become a Trump supporter after RFK Jr. endorsed. I think that was a bigger deal than many suspected at the time.
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This person is now very sad and saying they regret their vote now that half the Hispanic students at our school didn't show up today.
I'm organising a little Christmassy festival with my housing association - mimicking an adorable one that took place in our previous housing association. Swedish Christmas music, drinking Swedish glögg, etc.
I, and the other person most involved, are both immigrants. I find this so entertaining!
I, and the other person most involved, are both immigrants. I find this so entertaining!
November 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I'm organising a little Christmassy festival with my housing association - mimicking an adorable one that took place in our previous housing association. Swedish Christmas music, drinking Swedish glögg, etc.
I, and the other person most involved, are both immigrants. I find this so entertaining!
I, and the other person most involved, are both immigrants. I find this so entertaining!
@joannechocolat.bsky.social I made a poor imitation of Vianne's spiced hot chocolate today. Taste knocked us over, but in a good way. Thank you for writing the recipe!
November 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
@joannechocolat.bsky.social I made a poor imitation of Vianne's spiced hot chocolate today. Taste knocked us over, but in a good way. Thank you for writing the recipe!
Talk about a heck of a way to wake up: I'd gone back to bed because lovely husband had taken 2-year-old out. So once I'd dropped off, the dear neighbours decided to drill a hole in the wall right next to my head! Cat and I both jumped out of our skins and left the room.
November 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Talk about a heck of a way to wake up: I'd gone back to bed because lovely husband had taken 2-year-old out. So once I'd dropped off, the dear neighbours decided to drill a hole in the wall right next to my head! Cat and I both jumped out of our skins and left the room.
Smugpost: I haven't got a car. I have never owned a car. To be fair I live in Stockholm and have lived in London a lot of my life, but I have also coped in Cornwall and rural Wales. Long live public transport and investment in it.
![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Smugpost: I haven't got a car. I have never owned a car. To be fair I live in Stockholm and have lived in London a lot of my life, but I have also coped in Cornwall and rural Wales. Long live public transport and investment in it.
I generally loathe ready meals but I just love ready made lasagne. I also like home made lasagne though it overcooks and dries out horribly easily. I had a shop bought lasagne for lunch and I just keep wanting more lasagne. I think I'm turning into Garfield.
November 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I generally loathe ready meals but I just love ready made lasagne. I also like home made lasagne though it overcooks and dries out horribly easily. I had a shop bought lasagne for lunch and I just keep wanting more lasagne. I think I'm turning into Garfield.
A bit over 13 years ago I was doing MSc Astrophysics and loads of citizen science with @galaxyzoo.org and I just loved giving public talks about space. I also wanted to raise funds for FGM charities. So I put on a public space talk series to raise said funds.
November 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
A bit over 13 years ago I was doing MSc Astrophysics and loads of citizen science with @galaxyzoo.org and I just loved giving public talks about space. I also wanted to raise funds for FGM charities. So I put on a public space talk series to raise said funds.
Yesterday I did absolutely epic amounts of laundry and today I was going to have off doing laundry, but *shrug* *gestures towards 2-year-old*
What's everyone else up to?
What's everyone else up to?
November 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Yesterday I did absolutely epic amounts of laundry and today I was going to have off doing laundry, but *shrug* *gestures towards 2-year-old*
What's everyone else up to?
What's everyone else up to?
Hey peeps, I wonder if any of you can help me track down a children's book.
I *think* the title was Peace at Last, but it's not the one by Jill Murphy about Papa Bear who can't sleep. It's about a family of elephants whose kids are causing mayhem while their parents want to go out. 1/?
I *think* the title was Peace at Last, but it's not the one by Jill Murphy about Papa Bear who can't sleep. It's about a family of elephants whose kids are causing mayhem while their parents want to go out. 1/?
November 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Hey peeps, I wonder if any of you can help me track down a children's book.
I *think* the title was Peace at Last, but it's not the one by Jill Murphy about Papa Bear who can't sleep. It's about a family of elephants whose kids are causing mayhem while their parents want to go out. 1/?
I *think* the title was Peace at Last, but it's not the one by Jill Murphy about Papa Bear who can't sleep. It's about a family of elephants whose kids are causing mayhem while their parents want to go out. 1/?
Star burps 😂🥤
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Star burps 😂🥤
What to do if ICE agents come to your workplace. I fear all too many of you will find this helpful.
Sending love and concern and solidarity from Europe.
Sending love and concern and solidarity from Europe.
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
What to do if ICE agents come to your workplace. I fear all too many of you will find this helpful.
Sending love and concern and solidarity from Europe.
Sending love and concern and solidarity from Europe.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Apropos of absolutely nothing, I thought some of you might enjoy seeing a lot of toy octopuses 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Apropos of absolutely nothing, I thought some of you might enjoy seeing a lot of toy octopuses 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
Ya daftypuss 😆🥰
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Ya daftypuss 😆🥰
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Who called it a colonoscopy and not a colitiscope?
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Who called it a colonoscopy and not a colitiscope?
Bollocks … and I just had a bloody vaccination against it 5 days ago 🙄
November 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Bollocks … and I just had a bloody vaccination against it 5 days ago 🙄
A very sweet essay about what it's like to expect one thing and to get quite another www.emilyperlkingsley.com/welcome-to-h...
Welcome To Holland — Emily Perl Kingsley
www.emilyperlkingsley.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A very sweet essay about what it's like to expect one thing and to get quite another www.emilyperlkingsley.com/welcome-to-h...
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Generative AI is ruining my motivation to teach. It is not a bold new era of information that I'm excited to see my students explore. It's a cheat that prevents them from thinking. It lets them avoid even a moment of confusion and struggle, necessary to process new ideas.
November 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Generative AI is ruining my motivation to teach. It is not a bold new era of information that I'm excited to see my students explore. It's a cheat that prevents them from thinking. It lets them avoid even a moment of confusion and struggle, necessary to process new ideas.
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I will henceforth only respect TV journalists who, after getting a typical response from a politician, follow up with:
"Cool. That's not what I asked you tho."
"Cool. That's not what I asked you tho."
November 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I will henceforth only respect TV journalists who, after getting a typical response from a politician, follow up with:
"Cool. That's not what I asked you tho."
"Cool. That's not what I asked you tho."