Lasairfhiona
@lasairfhiona.bsky.social
You can find me in the past, the future, or MiddleEarth.
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It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
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Hobbit Girl Spring is here. 😌🌿
March 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Hobbit Girl Spring is here. 😌🌿
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Evil cannot conquer forever! In the end, it was not the might of men or elves that unmade the power of the Ring: it was the hobbits, in their unassuming frailty, who brought about the downfall of Sauron. Though we may feel small, remember Frodo and take heart; never resign yourself to despair.
February 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Evil cannot conquer forever! In the end, it was not the might of men or elves that unmade the power of the Ring: it was the hobbits, in their unassuming frailty, who brought about the downfall of Sauron. Though we may feel small, remember Frodo and take heart; never resign yourself to despair.
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A republic, if you can keep it. - Benjamin Franklin
We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is. - Kurt Vonnegut
We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is. - Kurt Vonnegut
January 20, 2025 at 7:06 AM
A republic, if you can keep it. - Benjamin Franklin
We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is. - Kurt Vonnegut
We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is. - Kurt Vonnegut
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Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that…
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January 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
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It's Tolkien Day, so remember at 9 pm your local time you need to get a glass of something and toast him. The toast is just, 'The Professor!'
January 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
It's Tolkien Day, so remember at 9 pm your local time you need to get a glass of something and toast him. The toast is just, 'The Professor!'
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Tolkien, born on this day in 1892, on fairy tales, the psychology of fantasy, and why there is no such thing as writing "for children"
J.R.R. Tolkien on Fairy Tales, Language, the Psychology of Fantasy, and Why There’s No Such Thing as Writing “For Children”
“Creative fantasy, because it is mainly trying to do something else (make something new), may open your hoard and let all the locked things fly away like cage-birds.”
www.themarginalian.org
January 3, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Tolkien, born on this day in 1892, on fairy tales, the psychology of fantasy, and why there is no such thing as writing "for children"
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Happy birthday to JRR Tolkien. 🍻 On this day in 1892, the Professor was born!
January 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Happy birthday to JRR Tolkien. 🍻 On this day in 1892, the Professor was born!
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Have you heard of the 'Christmas Tree' star cluster?
Astronomers have nicknamed it the 'Christmas Tree.' The NGC 2264 cluster is revealed in greater detail thanks to new images from NASA, captured by the Chandra Observatory."
NGC 2264, or the 'Christmas Tree' cluster. Photo: NASA
Astronomers have nicknamed it the 'Christmas Tree.' The NGC 2264 cluster is revealed in greater detail thanks to new images from NASA, captured by the Chandra Observatory."
NGC 2264, or the 'Christmas Tree' cluster. Photo: NASA
December 25, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Have you heard of the 'Christmas Tree' star cluster?
Astronomers have nicknamed it the 'Christmas Tree.' The NGC 2264 cluster is revealed in greater detail thanks to new images from NASA, captured by the Chandra Observatory."
NGC 2264, or the 'Christmas Tree' cluster. Photo: NASA
Astronomers have nicknamed it the 'Christmas Tree.' The NGC 2264 cluster is revealed in greater detail thanks to new images from NASA, captured by the Chandra Observatory."
NGC 2264, or the 'Christmas Tree' cluster. Photo: NASA
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From #Tolkien to #Howard to #Childe:
"#Worldbuilding, or What #Fantasy Fiction Taught Me About #Archaeology" (by @amaldon via @AlmostArch)
http://almostarchaeology.com/post/172942311013/worldbuilding
"#Worldbuilding, or What #Fantasy Fiction Taught Me About #Archaeology" (by @amaldon via @AlmostArch)
http://almostarchaeology.com/post/172942311013/worldbuilding
Worldbuilding, or What Fantasy Fiction Taught Me About Ar...
By Adrián Maldonado
This post is an interim report. I hav...
almostarchaeology.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:28 PM
From #Tolkien to #Howard to #Childe:
"#Worldbuilding, or What #Fantasy Fiction Taught Me About #Archaeology" (by @amaldon via @AlmostArch)
http://almostarchaeology.com/post/172942311013/worldbuilding
"#Worldbuilding, or What #Fantasy Fiction Taught Me About #Archaeology" (by @amaldon via @AlmostArch)
http://almostarchaeology.com/post/172942311013/worldbuilding
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Fairy light
A favorite image of mine from
Ffos Noddun / Fairy Glen in Eryri, North Wales
Capturing the light rays is such a pleasure to witness
A favorite image of mine from
Ffos Noddun / Fairy Glen in Eryri, North Wales
Capturing the light rays is such a pleasure to witness
November 24, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Fairy light
A favorite image of mine from
Ffos Noddun / Fairy Glen in Eryri, North Wales
Capturing the light rays is such a pleasure to witness
A favorite image of mine from
Ffos Noddun / Fairy Glen in Eryri, North Wales
Capturing the light rays is such a pleasure to witness
Useful info for new Bluesky users www.theverge.com/24295933/blu...
Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky
It’s not just an Alf pics repository.
www.theverge.com
November 25, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Useful info for new Bluesky users www.theverge.com/24295933/blu...
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I’m still completely in awe of all the amazing snippets of information we were given in The Nature of Middle-earth. I mean, #Tolkien considered atoms, molecules and the concept of isotopes in his metaphysical writings, and had Quenya terms for them!
#LOTR #LordoftheRings
#LOTR #LordoftheRings
November 15, 2024 at 3:52 PM
I’m still completely in awe of all the amazing snippets of information we were given in The Nature of Middle-earth. I mean, #Tolkien considered atoms, molecules and the concept of isotopes in his metaphysical writings, and had Quenya terms for them!
#LOTR #LordoftheRings
#LOTR #LordoftheRings
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one of the star finds from this year’s excavation, a whalebone weaving batten, found by Jackie McKinley on her first day back on site
November 16, 2024 at 7:42 AM
one of the star finds from this year’s excavation, a whalebone weaving batten, found by Jackie McKinley on her first day back on site
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November 16, 2024 at 12:03 AM
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