Roberta Gregory
@roberta-g.bsky.social
Creative human who’s been writing and drawing stuff for nearly seven decades now. I live right about in the middle of that picture across the top of this page. I wanted to be somewhere besides a city for a while before I figure out what I’m doing next.
Reposted by Roberta Gregory
The “Bootstraps” idiom was originally meant to refer to the literally impossible. It was co-opted.
Idiom Origin
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The “Bootstraps” idiom was originally meant to refer to the literally impossible. It was co-opted.
Also woke up after 4 hours sleep …and also apparently missed the something stupid because I’ve been avoiding news all weekend. So gonna try to get back to sleep for at least a couple more hours. Think of a 5 letter word, then think of all the words that begin with each letter one by one…zzzz
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Also woke up after 4 hours sleep …and also apparently missed the something stupid because I’ve been avoiding news all weekend. So gonna try to get back to sleep for at least a couple more hours. Think of a 5 letter word, then think of all the words that begin with each letter one by one…zzzz
I’m OK. Glad you are coping. ❤️Health issues/hospital during September but feeling better. Starting an engaging creative project and letting everything else slide for a while. No longer broke, though still have to watch $. Avoiding news as much as I can but getting out to protest.
October 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I’m OK. Glad you are coping. ❤️Health issues/hospital during September but feeling better. Starting an engaging creative project and letting everything else slide for a while. No longer broke, though still have to watch $. Avoiding news as much as I can but getting out to protest.
Reposted by Roberta Gregory
Never trust anything from The Economist about trans people
It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible
The task of reporting is not a simple one. Each and every day, reporters and editors at publications like The Onion make difficult decisions about which issues should receive attention, knowing that o...
theonion.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Never trust anything from The Economist about trans people
That’s just what they were waiting for…
September 15, 2025 at 11:44 PM
That’s just what they were waiting for…
Oh, darn, I ordered the original edition before seeing this.
September 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Oh, darn, I ordered the original edition before seeing this.
Brahms violin concerto
August 31, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Brahms violin concerto
At this point it’s just cruelty. It’s the MAGATS way.
August 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
At this point it’s just cruelty. It’s the MAGATS way.
I keep stumbling into AI made-up-crap-passing-for-real all the time. It keeps intruding into my online research on musicians. I just “learned” Brahms’ first symphony was nicknamed the Titan. (No, it was Mahler’s.) And, excuse me, AI, it was Chopin who had tuberculosis, not Brahms. 🙄
August 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I keep stumbling into AI made-up-crap-passing-for-real all the time. It keeps intruding into my online research on musicians. I just “learned” Brahms’ first symphony was nicknamed the Titan. (No, it was Mahler’s.) And, excuse me, AI, it was Chopin who had tuberculosis, not Brahms. 🙄
There is so much fake info on the web and AI is to blame. I was researching composers for a writing project and one site declared Brahms had tuberculosis and was sickly most of his life. No. That was Chopin. (How many students now depend on ChatGPT?) What is “real” will soon take on new meaning.
June 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
There is so much fake info on the web and AI is to blame. I was researching composers for a writing project and one site declared Brahms had tuberculosis and was sickly most of his life. No. That was Chopin. (How many students now depend on ChatGPT?) What is “real” will soon take on new meaning.