Walter1309202025
@walterm842.bsky.social
📍Sunny island, set in the sea
"and suddenly a lovely, dark-haired girl was in Walter Mitty's arms"
"and suddenly a lovely, dark-haired girl was in Walter Mitty's arms"
Current events make me think of a Chinese proverb.
January 11, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Current events make me think of a Chinese proverb.
I don't like MALA, but it amused me when I realized that L could stand for "Lousy".
It certainly looks that way.
It certainly looks that way.
January 3, 2026 at 1:21 AM
I don't like MALA, but it amused me when I realized that L could stand for "Lousy".
It certainly looks that way.
It certainly looks that way.
Recently, I saw someone crossing a road while balancing a fairly large (maybe 60 cm in diameter) turtle stuffed toy on their head.
I guess that's one answer to the question, "What is the turtle standing on?"
I guess that's one answer to the question, "What is the turtle standing on?"
December 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Recently, I saw someone crossing a road while balancing a fairly large (maybe 60 cm in diameter) turtle stuffed toy on their head.
I guess that's one answer to the question, "What is the turtle standing on?"
I guess that's one answer to the question, "What is the turtle standing on?"
Given the trending decrease in scientific knowledge, I wonder if in the future, A government would be able to control population numbers through a social media campaign urging people not to drink water as it is made up of hydrogen, a flammable gas, and oxygen, a gas that intensifies burning.
December 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Given the trending decrease in scientific knowledge, I wonder if in the future, A government would be able to control population numbers through a social media campaign urging people not to drink water as it is made up of hydrogen, a flammable gas, and oxygen, a gas that intensifies burning.
Or is it "of dummies, by dummies, for dummies"?
December 16, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Or is it "of dummies, by dummies, for dummies"?
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas because Twiglets are on sale at Cold Storage. 😋
November 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas because Twiglets are on sale at Cold Storage. 😋
Controversial thought, but there's a lot that science and economics can learn from religion, especially when it comes to things with proofs that the average person finds hard to understand, like the effectiveness of vaccines and why tariffs are a bad idea, so it basically becomes a matter of faith.
October 31, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Controversial thought, but there's a lot that science and economics can learn from religion, especially when it comes to things with proofs that the average person finds hard to understand, like the effectiveness of vaccines and why tariffs are a bad idea, so it basically becomes a matter of faith.
October 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Bored of peace? I wouldn't be surprised when it happens.
October 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Bored of peace? I wouldn't be surprised when it happens.
October 7, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I heard the song "I Ain't Worried" by OneRepublic at the gym and now I'm thinking about 1999 gyros.
At least it sounds more palatable than 99 red balloons.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=mNEU...
At least it sounds more palatable than 99 red balloons.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=mNEU...
OneRepublic - I Ain’t Worried (From “Top Gun: Maverick”) [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by OneRepublicVEVO
m.youtube.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I heard the song "I Ain't Worried" by OneRepublic at the gym and now I'm thinking about 1999 gyros.
At least it sounds more palatable than 99 red balloons.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=mNEU...
At least it sounds more palatable than 99 red balloons.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=mNEU...
Waiting for the States to ban books by Terry Pratchett because the character CMOT Dibbler is offensive and disrespectful.
(But really, it's because the books encourage you to think and to be a kinder person who is more tolerant and accepting of differences.)
(But really, it's because the books encourage you to think and to be a kinder person who is more tolerant and accepting of differences.)
September 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Waiting for the States to ban books by Terry Pratchett because the character CMOT Dibbler is offensive and disrespectful.
(But really, it's because the books encourage you to think and to be a kinder person who is more tolerant and accepting of differences.)
(But really, it's because the books encourage you to think and to be a kinder person who is more tolerant and accepting of differences.)
"For domestic political reasons, I've had to sharply reduce immigration into my country, and now I've got to convince the rest of the world that immigration is bad or it will become really obvious that I did something stupid."
- not said in a speech to the United Nations
- not said in a speech to the United Nations
September 24, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"For domestic political reasons, I've had to sharply reduce immigration into my country, and now I've got to convince the rest of the world that immigration is bad or it will become really obvious that I did something stupid."
- not said in a speech to the United Nations
- not said in a speech to the United Nations
"All speech is free, but some speech is more free than others."
- not a quote from Animal Farm by George Orwell
- not a quote from Animal Farm by George Orwell
September 21, 2025 at 4:16 AM
"All speech is free, but some speech is more free than others."
- not a quote from Animal Farm by George Orwell
- not a quote from Animal Farm by George Orwell
Halo around the sun today.
August 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Halo around the sun today.
The best thing I had on this visit to Perth was the duck spring roll (pictured here with a carton of 6 eggs so you have an idea of the size) from the Fremantle market.
The prato feito from the Quokka Arms is a close second.
The prato feito from the Quokka Arms is a close second.
August 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The best thing I had on this visit to Perth was the duck spring roll (pictured here with a carton of 6 eggs so you have an idea of the size) from the Fremantle market.
The prato feito from the Quokka Arms is a close second.
The prato feito from the Quokka Arms is a close second.
Instagram seems to be pushing mostly math and chess content to me lately.
I feel pigeonholed.
I feel pigeonholed.
July 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Instagram seems to be pushing mostly math and chess content to me lately.
I feel pigeonholed.
I feel pigeonholed.
Today's earworm: "The End Of The Innocence" by Don Henley
"O' beautiful, for spacious skies
But now those skies are threatening
They're beating plowshares into swords
For this tired old man that we elected king"
m.youtube.com/watch?v=U7_U...
"O' beautiful, for spacious skies
But now those skies are threatening
They're beating plowshares into swords
For this tired old man that we elected king"
m.youtube.com/watch?v=U7_U...
Don Henley - The End Of The Innocence (International Version)
YouTube video by WSTG Musikk & Videos
m.youtube.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Today's earworm: "The End Of The Innocence" by Don Henley
"O' beautiful, for spacious skies
But now those skies are threatening
They're beating plowshares into swords
For this tired old man that we elected king"
m.youtube.com/watch?v=U7_U...
"O' beautiful, for spacious skies
But now those skies are threatening
They're beating plowshares into swords
For this tired old man that we elected king"
m.youtube.com/watch?v=U7_U...
Waiting for the US to announce 1000% tariffs on FIDE unless it changes the rules of chess so that the King and the Queen swap moves because men are supposed to protect women.
July 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Waiting for the US to announce 1000% tariffs on FIDE unless it changes the rules of chess so that the King and the Queen swap moves because men are supposed to protect women.
I wonder the negative impacts of social media would be blunted if people could only post text and links but not images or video.
July 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I wonder the negative impacts of social media would be blunted if people could only post text and links but not images or video.
Is this supposed to be a selling point?
(Yes, I realize they are meant to be read separately.)
(Yes, I realize they are meant to be read separately.)
July 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Is this supposed to be a selling point?
(Yes, I realize they are meant to be read separately.)
(Yes, I realize they are meant to be read separately.)
Some important points bear repeating.
"resistance wasn't about getting attention. It was about creating change"
"effective resistance ... is never just about defeating the enemy. It's about creating a better future for everyone"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"resistance wasn't about getting attention. It was about creating change"
"effective resistance ... is never just about defeating the enemy. It's about creating a better future for everyone"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I study the history of Nazi resistance. Here’s what the US left can learn from it | Luke Berryman
Effective opposition calls for a laser focus on change, no matter how small. We should consider these activists’ examples
www.theguardian.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Some important points bear repeating.
"resistance wasn't about getting attention. It was about creating change"
"effective resistance ... is never just about defeating the enemy. It's about creating a better future for everyone"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"resistance wasn't about getting attention. It was about creating change"
"effective resistance ... is never just about defeating the enemy. It's about creating a better future for everyone"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The irony is that both objectives are not incompatible, but the current polarization of politics and the belief that the other side is the enemy and hence, whatever they support must be bad, prevents them from having the best of both worlds.
www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/t...
www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/t...
Commentary: From Trump’s parade to ‘No Kings’ protests, the clash over what makes America great has only just begun
As President Donald Trump watched a display of American military might in Washington DC, protesters across the US presented a different version of patriotism, says Kevin Chen of the S Rajaratnam Schoo...
www.channelnewsasia.com
June 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The irony is that both objectives are not incompatible, but the current polarization of politics and the belief that the other side is the enemy and hence, whatever they support must be bad, prevents them from having the best of both worlds.
www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/t...
www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/t...