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Cristin W.
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Not quite ADHD, but easily distracted by shiny objects.
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Department of Weird Things Spotted in My Neighborhood.
Close-up of telephone pole with metal "batman signal" symbol attached to it. Found on a small street originally named Bateman, on which the street signs have all had their E's removed.
August 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Things I like about my neighborhood.
Photo shows a homemade "Dog Stick Library" found in my neighborhood. ("Take a stick - Leave a stick")
August 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Promotion photo from 1956 film "Forbidden Planet," featuring Anne Francis and Robby the Robot.
July 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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May 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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So, presumably we *don't* want to encourage manufacturing to come back to the US after all. If the tariffs won't be around long-term, businesses might as well produce their widgets elsewhere.
Image of S&P500 graph with headline: "Stocks Skyrocket After Trump Reverses Course on Tariffs"
April 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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So, is my hair gender conforming?
Photo of a person with short gray hair.
March 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Quote extracted from article implying that Social Security tech systems have been malfunctioning frequently since DOGE began making changes.
March 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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I love Gaudi! I hope to visit Spain one day soon. Meanwhile, here's my own first attempt at something to contribute to "MosaicMonday."
Paver stone covered with a colorful glass mosaic, created by an enthusiastic but inexperienced artist.
March 4, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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A quick reminder of results from the 2024 presidential election. Sources: election.lab.ufl.edu/2024-general..., www.npr.org/2024/12/27/n..., www.usnews.com/news/nationa....
February 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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I like to take a walk in my neighborhood until I see something that I've never noticed before, like this one. Enjoy a break!
A collection of the usual garden statuary.
February 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Generally true, but especially right now.
Beaker, orange-haired Muppet lab assistant, is alarmed.
February 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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Botany Bay "Boneyard" on Edisto Island, SC
February 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Better picture:
Looking through doorway into one of the Skara Brae homes, with still extant built-in shelving.
February 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Life size.
February 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you— one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, cover.

Day 19 & 20

#Books
#BookChallenge
Book cover #1: "The Water Knife," Paolo Bacigalupi. Book cover #2: "Cadillac Desert," by Marc Reisner.
January 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you— one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, cover.

Day 18

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Book cover: "The Left Hand of Darkness," Ursula K. LeGuin
January 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you— one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, cover.

Day 17

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Book cover: "The Doomsday Book," Connie Willis.
January 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you— one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, cover.

Day 16

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Book cover: "Good Omens," by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman.
December 31, 2024 at 9:36 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you— one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, cover.

Day 15

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Book cover: "Hiroshima," by John Hersey.
December 30, 2024 at 2:22 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you— one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, cover.

Day 14

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Book cover: "The Great Big Book of Horrible Things: The Definitive Chronicle of History's 100 Worst Atrocities," by Matthew White.
December 28, 2024 at 11:55 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you— one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, cover.

Day 13

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Book cover: "The City & the City," China Mieville.
December 27, 2024 at 3:34 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you— one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, cover.

Day 12

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Book cover: "Parable of the Sower," Octavia Butler.
December 25, 2024 at 10:01 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you— one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, cover.

Day 11

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Book cover: "Neuromancer," William Gibson
December 24, 2024 at 10:35 PM
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One non-LOTR character who could resist the One Ring, plus one I'm not so sure about.
Wallace and Gromit
December 23, 2024 at 8:30 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you— one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, cover.

Day 10!

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Cover of "Cat's Cradle" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
December 23, 2024 at 8:25 AM