Kathryn Duval
@kathrynduval.bsky.social
Artist, orchid lover, SF/fantasy nerd, resident in paradise Hilo HI, former tech instructional designer
I once did temp work at an office in a nunnery that ran Catholic hospitals. All the calls for the execs came from their nun counterparts. All were Sister Somebody and a lot were Sister Mary Somebody. Man, that was hard to write the correct name on the message. Probably easier now with voicemail.
The Name of the Rose IS great, but Eco (qdep) did NOT get the memo about not giving multiple characters names that start with the same syllable, letter, or phoneme. #monks
December 31, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I once did temp work at an office in a nunnery that ran Catholic hospitals. All the calls for the execs came from their nun counterparts. All were Sister Somebody and a lot were Sister Mary Somebody. Man, that was hard to write the correct name on the message. Probably easier now with voicemail.
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See why do we have to have like bigots and Nazis and hating other people for stupid ass reasons when I just looked at my planet from the surface of another planet and I don't even have shoes on. I'm in Soft House Clothes and slippers looking at my planet on my phone.
What.
What.
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 31, 2025 at 12:40 AM
See why do we have to have like bigots and Nazis and hating other people for stupid ass reasons when I just looked at my planet from the surface of another planet and I don't even have shoes on. I'm in Soft House Clothes and slippers looking at my planet on my phone.
What.
What.
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Planning to nominate and vote on the Hugo Awards? Better move fast!
The deadline to have a WSFS membership so that you have the right to nominate for the 2026 Hugo Awards is coming up on January 31.
Your WSFS membership is available here: www.lacon.org/register
The deadline to have a WSFS membership so that you have the right to nominate for the 2026 Hugo Awards is coming up on January 31.
Your WSFS membership is available here: www.lacon.org/register
December 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Planning to nominate and vote on the Hugo Awards? Better move fast!
The deadline to have a WSFS membership so that you have the right to nominate for the 2026 Hugo Awards is coming up on January 31.
Your WSFS membership is available here: www.lacon.org/register
The deadline to have a WSFS membership so that you have the right to nominate for the 2026 Hugo Awards is coming up on January 31.
Your WSFS membership is available here: www.lacon.org/register
Voter suppression is the reason I suppose.
Important US Postal Service change regarding postmarks and deadlines. Effective Dec 24, mail may receive a postmark several days after it has been received.
www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/blog/2025/12...
www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/blog/2025/12...
USPS Changes to Postmark Date System Taking Effect December 24, 2025 — Current Federal Tax Developments
Summary of the Final Rule The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule ( FR Doc. 2025-20740 ) adding Section 6 08.11, "Postmarks and Postal Possession," to the Domestic Mail Manu...
www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Voter suppression is the reason I suppose.
For mushroom Monday, I took a shelfie.
December 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
For mushroom Monday, I took a shelfie.
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
Stranger in a Strange Land
My father had a heart attack when I was 12. He’d mostly be resting in his room during his recovery. He left the book lying around and I’d read it while he was asleep.
Stranger in a Strange Land
My father had a heart attack when I was 12. He’d mostly be resting in his room during his recovery. He left the book lying around and I’d read it while he was asleep.
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
I'll start: John Gardner's Grendel.
I'll start: John Gardner's Grendel.
December 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
Stranger in a Strange Land
My father had a heart attack when I was 12. He’d mostly be resting in his room during his recovery. He left the book lying around and I’d read it while he was asleep.
Stranger in a Strange Land
My father had a heart attack when I was 12. He’d mostly be resting in his room during his recovery. He left the book lying around and I’d read it while he was asleep.
So conservative curriculum includes The Odyssey. My “woke” state university had us read The Iliad.
New, from me: The NYT reporter who specializes in profiles of beleaguered right-wingers on campus went to New College...and found out that things were going ok!
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
The NYT Recruiting Brochure for New College
A failing Ron DeSantis higher ed experiment gets a boost
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
So conservative curriculum includes The Odyssey. My “woke” state university had us read The Iliad.
Saw this blobby mushroom thing and took a photo so I could share it with my friend @joqatana.bsky.social
December 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Saw this blobby mushroom thing and took a photo so I could share it with my friend @joqatana.bsky.social
Finished reading Witchmark by @clpolk.com and I love it. Great book. Interesting characters and world. I highly recommend it.
December 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Finished reading Witchmark by @clpolk.com and I love it. Great book. Interesting characters and world. I highly recommend it.
I love my friend @jopics.bsky.social ’s mandalas.
December 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I love my friend @jopics.bsky.social ’s mandalas.
My favorite Christmas movie is Moonstruck, but we ended up watching Ghosts of Girlfriends Past instead.
a man in a tuxedo and bow tie looks to his left
Alt: Nicholas Cage in a tuxedo and bow tie looks to his left, Cher looks all around. They are standing in front of the Met fountain in December. In the movie scene just before this there are Christmas trees and other holiday trappings.
media.tenor.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
My favorite Christmas movie is Moonstruck, but we ended up watching Ghosts of Girlfriends Past instead.
In an exit interview, former boss said I was a bad communicator. I protested I had always been praised for communications. She came back with “You only know one way to communicate and it’s the wrong way.”
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In an exit interview, former boss said I was a bad communicator. I protested I had always been praised for communications. She came back with “You only know one way to communicate and it’s the wrong way.”
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You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
December 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
Some mushrooms for my friend @joqatana.bsky.social
December 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Some mushrooms for my friend @joqatana.bsky.social
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If you want to be able to nominate works for Hugo Awards in 2026, you will need to be an WSFS member by January 31.
The WSFS membership costs $50, and can be upgraded to a full membership (or virtual membership) at a later date.
The WSFS membership costs $50, and can be upgraded to a full membership (or virtual membership) at a later date.
The price of a membership is increasing from $230 to $250. This price increase takes effect on January 4th.
Register now: www.lacon.org/register
Fans can lock in the lower rate now by signing up for an installment plan: www.lacon.org/2025/05/10/i...
Register now: www.lacon.org/register
Fans can lock in the lower rate now by signing up for an installment plan: www.lacon.org/2025/05/10/i...
December 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
If you want to be able to nominate works for Hugo Awards in 2026, you will need to be an WSFS member by January 31.
The WSFS membership costs $50, and can be upgraded to a full membership (or virtual membership) at a later date.
The WSFS membership costs $50, and can be upgraded to a full membership (or virtual membership) at a later date.
Can you spot the lizard in this photo?
December 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Can you spot the lizard in this photo?
Morning light in the botanical garden. Hope it gives you the serene feeling I have every time I see it.
December 21, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Morning light in the botanical garden. Hope it gives you the serene feeling I have every time I see it.
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Wild — as the community note says, Trump’s DOJ released a publicly available pic of MJ & Clinton & Diana Ross with their own kids and implied it’s them with victims
They aren’t just redacting, they’re doctoring
They aren’t just redacting, they’re doctoring
December 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Wild — as the community note says, Trump’s DOJ released a publicly available pic of MJ & Clinton & Diana Ross with their own kids and implied it’s them with victims
They aren’t just redacting, they’re doctoring
They aren’t just redacting, they’re doctoring
Such beautiful birds.
For someone out there who needs a wildlife fix today.
For someone out there who needs a wildlife fix today.
December 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Such beautiful birds.
For someone out there who needs a wildlife fix today.
For someone out there who needs a wildlife fix today.
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Makes me proud every time!
Did you know we’re shipping whistles anywhere in the US? Email whistlerequests [at] proton [dot] me for your free 3D printed whistles. We’ve sent over 30,000 so far in December!
Did you know we’re shipping whistles anywhere in the US? Email whistlerequests [at] proton [dot] me for your free 3D printed whistles. We’ve sent over 30,000 so far in December!
December 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Makes me proud every time!
Did you know we’re shipping whistles anywhere in the US? Email whistlerequests [at] proton [dot] me for your free 3D printed whistles. We’ve sent over 30,000 so far in December!
Did you know we’re shipping whistles anywhere in the US? Email whistlerequests [at] proton [dot] me for your free 3D printed whistles. We’ve sent over 30,000 so far in December!
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this is my favorite
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Flock of Smeagols
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Chappell Rohan
December 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
this is my favorite
My lord! It’s like an “I Spy“ book
I've never lived so close to a What Are We Even Doing Here real estate listing, and I am here, gifting you this experience, make sure to open the pictures
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 - 3 beds/3.5 baths
(SW Michigan MLS) For Sale: 3 beds, 3.5 baths ∙ 5000 sq. ft. ∙ 414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 ∙ $7,000,000 ∙ MLS# 25062388 ∙ This Downtown Ann Arbor penthouse stands among the finest residence...
www.redfin.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My lord! It’s like an “I Spy“ book
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In case anyone ever fears you’re not supporting the author by reading from a library, you absolutely are! And the more people request a book the more copies they buy!
December 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
In case anyone ever fears you’re not supporting the author by reading from a library, you absolutely are! And the more people request a book the more copies they buy!
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i made a helpful reference
September 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
i made a helpful reference
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Gift link, probably the funniest thing the Wall Street Journal has done this year.
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Gift link, probably the funniest thing the Wall Street Journal has done this year.