Ruth Warkentin
@ruthwarkentin.bsky.social
Fan of the Dodgers, romance novels, old fashioneds and democracy in Long Beach, CA.
Of course it wasn't meant to be taken literally, but I still felt at the time it was insulting to the people who over the centuries have developed and passed on this craft, almost all women.
January 2, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Of course it wasn't meant to be taken literally, but I still felt at the time it was insulting to the people who over the centuries have developed and passed on this craft, almost all women.
Reminds me of when the "quilted" toilet paper company confused knitting and quilting.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ3x...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ3x...
Quilted Northern Commercial Early 1997
YouTube video by William Thompson (JD Winkerman)
m.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Reminds me of when the "quilted" toilet paper company confused knitting and quilting.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ3x...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ3x...
I intermittently enjoy If Books Could Kill, but sometimes it's just depressing, and they only talk about non-fiction books no one should read. So only kinda for bookworms.
December 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I intermittently enjoy If Books Could Kill, but sometimes it's just depressing, and they only talk about non-fiction books no one should read. So only kinda for bookworms.
What did Reagan know about good and decent people?
December 17, 2025 at 4:45 AM
What did Reagan know about good and decent people?
Dancing in the streets!
December 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Dancing in the streets!
Wikipedia says that's number 3, but still, that blows my theory out of the water. So to speak.
December 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Wikipedia says that's number 3, but still, that blows my theory out of the water. So to speak.
Avatar? Came out in 2009, before smartphones and social media completely destroyed our attention spans. Or may be it was Titanic? Came out in 1997.
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Avatar? Came out in 2009, before smartphones and social media completely destroyed our attention spans. Or may be it was Titanic? Came out in 1997.
Yup, it's the non-profit Art Theatre in Long Beach, CA for us, same reasons.
December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Yup, it's the non-profit Art Theatre in Long Beach, CA for us, same reasons.
December 9, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The NV senators were in fact serving their constituents. Vegas runs on tourism, which requires airline flights.
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The NV senators were in fact serving their constituents. Vegas runs on tourism, which requires airline flights.
They sign him for one day a year every year and he either strikes out the side or gives up a game-winning HR.
November 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
They sign him for one day a year every year and he either strikes out the side or gives up a game-winning HR.
Were you defending trans people when you were chatting cozily with Charlie Kirk about how unfair it is to have trans athletes competing in youth sports? Were you defending trans people when you vetoed dispensing 12 months of hormone therapy at a time?
I don't believe you. I'll vote accordingly.
I don't believe you. I'll vote accordingly.
November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Were you defending trans people when you were chatting cozily with Charlie Kirk about how unfair it is to have trans athletes competing in youth sports? Were you defending trans people when you vetoed dispensing 12 months of hormone therapy at a time?
I don't believe you. I'll vote accordingly.
I don't believe you. I'll vote accordingly.
I moved to LA from San Luis Obispo for school in Sept 1980 and sat in the back of my 1 pm class with tears running down my face most of that term because I wasn't used to the air.
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I moved to LA from San Luis Obispo for school in Sept 1980 and sat in the back of my 1 pm class with tears running down my face most of that term because I wasn't used to the air.
I posted about it on the family chat - maybe I'll get it for Christmas?
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I posted about it on the family chat - maybe I'll get it for Christmas?
New Hampshire, you say ... 🧐
November 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
New Hampshire, you say ... 🧐
Pretty sure Ohtani's in the National League.
November 15, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Pretty sure Ohtani's in the National League.
The same developer who rather suddenly pulled funding for the Long Beach Post, forcing it to become a non-profit without adequate preparation?
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The same developer who rather suddenly pulled funding for the Long Beach Post, forcing it to become a non-profit without adequate preparation?
Don't agree to a deal that only gives a vote on ACA subsidies. The subsidies need to be guaranteed. Get them to sign it in blood if necessary.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Don't agree to a deal that only gives a vote on ACA subsidies. The subsidies need to be guaranteed. Get them to sign it in blood if necessary.
He's 78, already on senior status, and he shouldn't step down? Seriously?
November 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
He's 78, already on senior status, and he shouldn't step down? Seriously?
$80 million being transferred from the state coffers for emergency food benefits. My tax dollars at work, thank goodness.
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
$80 million being transferred from the state coffers for emergency food benefits. My tax dollars at work, thank goodness.