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BAGGAB
@theotherbaggab.bsky.social
I'm Retired...live in Eugene OR..."it doesn't get any better"

Engineering Tech and Artist. I've got some stories to tell about Nature, Surveying, and Earth 2.0 using Blender 3D; assorted Fine Art Projects. Eat, Drink, be Merry.
Pinned
Disappear slowly...and..."leave a smile"

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshir...
Cheshire Cat - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
They don't negotiate...they just take..."our World gets a little smaller"

Every time

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7VT...
The Dogs of War
YouTube video by Pink Floyd - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
You know...what to do..."buy Californian"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERqU...
Vegetables (Live In New York/1993)
YouTube video by The Beach Boys - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Who's with me? ...got a new...2026 Model

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNYN...
Crawling From The Wreckage
YouTube video by Dave Edmunds - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Minty...fresh...but "wait a minute!"

//the Mint team warns you in its Mint 22.3's release notes that this kernel has issues with VirtualBox and old Nvidia cards that still rely on the no-longer-supported 470 driver.//

Bummer

www.zdnet.com/article/linu...
I tried the new Linux Mint 22.3 - it's a masterclass in polish and quality-of-life fixes
Linux Mint 22.3, Zena, is the latest in Mint's long line of solid releases.
www.zdnet.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I gotta...get off the Milk..."those damned Cookies!"

I break away (with a little O.J.)

Going to be cold for the next few days. It's a good time to bake stuff. I'm going to try my hand at a little Cherry Turnover. Got to fix the "fail" of that Apple Loaf.

My Rolling Pin experience is limited.
January 13, 2026 at 12:35 PM
PNW...got some "real" Skeletons...in the Closet

subsequent Reading (was very dark & foreboding)

I think I'll stick to the Willamette Valley. Certainly some awesome scenery out there, but Rural Poverty can be ugly.

I was away in Europe, when all this went down.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ord...
The Order (2024 film) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 13, 2026 at 12:20 PM
God made...Man! ..."but he used a Monkey"

To do it (monkeys are loose)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGBe...
Jocko Homo
YouTube video by DEVO - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:21 AM
It's not like...you're going to..."read it"

BUT here's your Science (Scold)

//“This idea that eventually there will be some sort of catastrophe is not quite right. It’s more like the infamous ‘boiling the frog’ problem,”//

Yup "they're eating the Frogs!"

www.sciencefocus.com/news/satelli...
A satellite collision catastrophe is now inevitable, experts warn | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Ever-increasing satellites are not only crowding the skies but heightening the risk of serious satellite collisions. Can we stop it happening?
www.sciencefocus.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:13 AM
I was doing Great...till I read..."the News"

guarantees the Kessler Syndrome (red pill or blue pill?)

WHEN Space Junk hit you on the head call the Law Offices of Yada, Yada & Forgetaboutit. We'll handle your Claim with Professionalism, unmatched around the Globe.

www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
China applies to put up 200,000 satellites after calling Starlink a crash risk
US Federal Communications Commission says it approved SpaceX to launch 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites.
www.scmp.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Back in that...Good O'l..."U.S of A"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DHn...
Let´s Work Together
YouTube video by Canned Heat - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Listen to your...President..."OR else!"

Trust is meant to be broken (so I heard)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvgI...
Watch Your Step
YouTube video by Elvis Costello - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:41 AM
TRUTH! ...you want the truth? ..."You can't handle the Truth"

I might have to pick up a Book. (to get the story)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgej...
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore [ Full Audiobook Free ]
YouTube video by BOOKZONE
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:21 AM
As usual...NPR..."delivers good Programming"

Blind Owl "Originally from Boston, Massachusetts!"

Which has nothing to do with this story. I just like to say it.

AND she sings too! Which "is" in the audio podcast; that's some Fine Art'in right there, wait no longer.

www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
'The God of the Woods' novelist Liz Moore describes the rare 'flow state' of writing
Moore says writing is mostly labor, but "2% of the time, usually at the very beginning of a book and the very end of a book, it feels like flying." She's the author of Long Bright River.
www.npr.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Give Trumpski's Fake News...I'm for Faking IT..."cue the song"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLjH...
Simon & Garfunkel - Fakin' It (Audio)
YouTube video by SimonGarfunkelVEVO
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Melting Pot...Sunny Monday..."both TRUE"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvkN...
Sunny Monday
YouTube video by Booker T. & the M.G.’s - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I wasn't born here...but..."I'll probably die here"

Hopefully no time soon (or something better comes along)

One of the nice things about exploring the Eugene Public Library is finding "hidden art."

These are exceptional pieces by George Warner. I, being a Water Rat, fully enjoy the Mill Race.
January 12, 2026 at 3:13 PM
A picture...tells...a thousand Words
January 12, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Leopard eats Face...News@11..."honestly bro"

Shut the F up! (you created Frankenstein)

Now you want a do-over? That is like this dude who wants to copyright "waves crashing on the beach." I sh*t you NOT! I got zinged for posting some video of the Oregon coast.

futurism.com/artificial-i...
Furious AI Users Say Their Prompts Are Being Plagiarized
A self-described AI ambassador is in shambles after she says other AI prompters have been plagiarizing her instructions.
futurism.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:18 AM
The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha...

It's a long Title (the Foundation of Western Literature)

But those damned Windmills!

Oh, Well, here's another story. It doesn't end well for the "lesser" Nobody, er, Nobleman who watched too much Fox & Friends.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWez...
Why Trump’s Venezuela oil gamble won’t pay off
YouTube video by The Economist
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:23 AM
It's more fun...to reboot..."lead myself into the future"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6bR...
Kraftwerk - Home Computer [The Mix]
YouTube video by scatmanjohn3001
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM
As heard...on NPR..."and all that"

Vampire Ghost "stuff" in that movie 'Sinners'.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUKC...
Damn Right, I've Got the Blues
YouTube video by Buddy Guy - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:43 PM
By the Way...this is Recommended..."film in my mother's times"

IF you're a Geek / Freak (like me)

The stuff they used to feed US, back then. Reading people's brainwaves, like that's ever going to happen. AND, check out the apparatus, it's not a hair dryer.

But

www.youtube.com/watch?v=y85-...
The Devil Commands | FREE MOVIE (Boris Karloff, Anne Revere, Amanda Duff)
YouTube video by Stream City
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Every Orphan...got a story..."what makes yours so special?"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p554...
XTC - Dear God
YouTube video by XTCVEVO
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:23 PM
No call was made...I had to..."find my own way home"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-ZD...
For a Thousand Mothers
YouTube video by Jethro Tull - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:13 PM
We didn't ask for...a Martyr..."got one anyways"

One Mother (1,000 Mothers)

//A martyr is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party.//

R.I.P. Renee Macklin Good
January 11, 2026 at 4:09 PM