John
@thoughtbear.bsky.social
Reader, writer, overwhelmed with overthinking, gamer, worker, husband and father (to cats, a dog, and a not-so-small human). Neurodiverse and just learning to come to terms with that.
No Crypto, no bots, no right-wing nutjobs.
INFP-T
No Crypto, no bots, no right-wing nutjobs.
INFP-T
Friendship is of immeasurable value.
September 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Friendship is of immeasurable value.
This is still my dog. She still (sometimes, was never all the time) jumps up on my lap for extra cuddles.
September 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
This is still my dog. She still (sometimes, was never all the time) jumps up on my lap for extra cuddles.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs applies to us too. Safe space comes further up the scale.
July 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Maslow's hierarchy of needs applies to us too. Safe space comes further up the scale.
Does he remind you of anyone?
Here's a clue:
Here's a clue:
June 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Does he remind you of anyone?
Here's a clue:
Here's a clue:
I wouldn't be quite so certain that there's no Celt in you.
At the height of Celtic expansion, about 275 BC, they were quite far east www.theirishroadtrip.com/wp-content/u...
At the height of Celtic expansion, about 275 BC, they were quite far east www.theirishroadtrip.com/wp-content/u...
March 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I wouldn't be quite so certain that there's no Celt in you.
At the height of Celtic expansion, about 275 BC, they were quite far east www.theirishroadtrip.com/wp-content/u...
At the height of Celtic expansion, about 275 BC, they were quite far east www.theirishroadtrip.com/wp-content/u...
Post the most recent picture of your pet.
Don't forget the alt text!
Don't forget the alt text!
March 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Post the most recent picture of your pet.
Don't forget the alt text!
Don't forget the alt text!
March 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I saw this on Quora, and wanted to share it:
Not sure why the image lurches to the left...
Not sure why the image lurches to the left...
March 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I saw this on Quora, and wanted to share it:
Not sure why the image lurches to the left...
Not sure why the image lurches to the left...
My rescue dog who knows she is loved.
March 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
My rescue dog who knows she is loved.
I suspect Melania's coat had the answer to this and many other questions: ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard...
March 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I suspect Melania's coat had the answer to this and many other questions: ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard...
Rescue dog.
I mean, clearly, she rescues me (frequently), but the idea a human being abandoned this... Humans suck.
Another Talia shot, since I'm being self-indulgent. That's pretty much how she always looks at me...
I mean, clearly, she rescues me (frequently), but the idea a human being abandoned this... Humans suck.
Another Talia shot, since I'm being self-indulgent. That's pretty much how she always looks at me...
February 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Rescue dog.
I mean, clearly, she rescues me (frequently), but the idea a human being abandoned this... Humans suck.
Another Talia shot, since I'm being self-indulgent. That's pretty much how she always looks at me...
I mean, clearly, she rescues me (frequently), but the idea a human being abandoned this... Humans suck.
Another Talia shot, since I'm being self-indulgent. That's pretty much how she always looks at me...
Just wait till they try your toes.
(spoiler: No, don't)
I can very easily sympathise. Diabetic, with a needle phobia. Here's a pet (mine, or I'm hers, whichever way works).
(spoiler: No, don't)
I can very easily sympathise. Diabetic, with a needle phobia. Here's a pet (mine, or I'm hers, whichever way works).
February 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Just wait till they try your toes.
(spoiler: No, don't)
I can very easily sympathise. Diabetic, with a needle phobia. Here's a pet (mine, or I'm hers, whichever way works).
(spoiler: No, don't)
I can very easily sympathise. Diabetic, with a needle phobia. Here's a pet (mine, or I'm hers, whichever way works).
I found this really interesting, and a useful visualisation.
January 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I found this really interesting, and a useful visualisation.
I feel that the UK's response to Trump last time around may have been forgotten. As someone who supported its construction (financially), I am enormously proud of this....
January 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I feel that the UK's response to Trump last time around may have been forgotten. As someone who supported its construction (financially), I am enormously proud of this....
You sure you wouldn't prefer Baileys-infused thick cream?
January 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
You sure you wouldn't prefer Baileys-infused thick cream?
Hitchen's razor is a very useful tool within debate or discourse.
"What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence"
This isn't a summation of the scientific method.
It's perfectly within the realms of science to posit a theory for which there is no extant evidence.
"What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence"
This isn't a summation of the scientific method.
It's perfectly within the realms of science to posit a theory for which there is no extant evidence.
January 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Hitchen's razor is a very useful tool within debate or discourse.
"What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence"
This isn't a summation of the scientific method.
It's perfectly within the realms of science to posit a theory for which there is no extant evidence.
"What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence"
This isn't a summation of the scientific method.
It's perfectly within the realms of science to posit a theory for which there is no extant evidence.
Yep. Thinking about this from the abominable snowman perspective.
December 13, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Yep. Thinking about this from the abominable snowman perspective.
I don't think I qualify as cool, but seeing you replying to people I've blocked in a way that tells me you're disagreeing with them is encouraging that I might at least be on the same side as the cool kids!
My loving dog Talia attached, keeping me company as I work.
My loving dog Talia attached, keeping me company as I work.
November 24, 2024 at 1:53 AM
I don't think I qualify as cool, but seeing you replying to people I've blocked in a way that tells me you're disagreeing with them is encouraging that I might at least be on the same side as the cool kids!
My loving dog Talia attached, keeping me company as I work.
My loving dog Talia attached, keeping me company as I work.
I hope you'll forgive my self-indulgence, but maybe this will also make you squee.
November 18, 2024 at 9:19 PM
I hope you'll forgive my self-indulgence, but maybe this will also make you squee.
In the interests of balance (we have cats as well), here's my rescue dog, Talia. (She rescues me, of course, at least as much as any other interpretation).
November 18, 2024 at 9:01 PM
In the interests of balance (we have cats as well), here's my rescue dog, Talia. (She rescues me, of course, at least as much as any other interpretation).