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shinyobjects3.bsky.social
@shinyobjects3.bsky.social
PNW Inhabitant

Easily distracted by shiny objects.

Strive against the odds to make a model of balancing people, prosperity, and the planet.
Farm country
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Overheard in McDaniels Hardware Store -

Employee to another employee
“No one puts anything back where it belongs anymore. It’s a lost art”

Another employee
“You’re just now noticing?”
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
nope, you can’t make me get up
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
🙄
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
coffee shop musing
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I don’t even have a vague idea of Vance’s contribution thus far to the current admin and they are talking like he’s the 28 front runner😒
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Money is everywhere but so is poetry. What we lack are the poets.
– Federico Fellini
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
my morning look
November 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
true story
November 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
White swan or snow goose?
November 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Made it my screen saver.
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
makes me wonder if solar panels over urban parking areas would have an impact on the urban heat island

happyeconews.com/project-nexu...
Project Nexus: California Solar Canals Could Save 63 Billion Gallons of Water Annually | Happy Eco News
California solar canals combine renewable energy generation with water conservation by placing panels over irrigation waterways. Project Nexus pilot sites could save 63 billion gallons annually statew...
happyeconews.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
they call it a “cousin walk” I called it an “attitude adjustment”

www.wsj.com/lifestyle/th...
This Year’s Thanksgiving Surprise: Half of the Guests Are Stoned
What started as a secret trip to smoke pot before dinner has mushroomed into a full-blown commercial holiday. Behold the ‘cousin walk.’
www.wsj.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
…it’s a sign of something happening nationwide: the mainstreaming of abolitionism, a movement that calls for conservatives to bring the law in line with scripture, …

www.yahoo.com/news/article...
South Carolina Tried to Pass a Bill Jailing Women for Abortion. No Republican Voted Against It.
South Carolina legislators debated what would be the most stringent abortion law in the nation.
www.yahoo.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
👇🏻this topic has been on my mind

America Will Need a Reconstruction Project After Trump: A Conversation with Shikha Dalmia and Andy Craig
open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
America Will Need a Reconstruction Project After Trump: A Conversation with Shikha Dalmia and Andy Craig
Liberals will have to rebuild the institutions of governance and accountability that Trump is destroying and The UnPopulist plans to lead the way
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Reposted
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM