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@kayt81.bsky.social

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Time-traveling swordswoman, maker of textiles from thread to garment (with never-too-many books), experimental horticulturalist. I can kill you with my garden.

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kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 22h

And the organizations they work for.

kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 2d

Look into the concept of a capsule wardrobe. You don't need a lot of pieces, but focus on quality and interchangeability. With care, the pieces will last, and you'll only need a few new ones to refresh the wardrobe each year.

kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 2d

If you can find a cobbler.

kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you! The nice ready to wear blouse I bought in 1968 for $15 would be $142.51 today. No wonder my mom was stunned!

kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 2d

Because half a CENTURY later, the prices do go up.

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kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 2d

Now teach him the basics of clothing maintenance and repair, somthe garment will last. Those buttons don't stay on bynthemselves.

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kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 2d

After you've done a couple hundred, they're a cinch.

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kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 2d

In 2009, it was eye-opening, but not outrageous. Good imported wool. It would be 2-3 times that today.

kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 2d

My yarn is in my "entertainment" budget. $32 for sock yarn = 40 hours of recreational bliss. Much cheaper than a movie, and can be done in company or solo.

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kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 2d

My first Maryland Sheep & Wool circa 2009- a man and a woman walking out of an exhibition building. Him " You just spent $150 and it's not even a sweater yet."

kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 2d

The last time he bought a shirt was in 1980.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d

This Is Fascism

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kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 3d

Make Argentina Great Again

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Micah @rincewind.run · 3d

if we'd treated their obvious baldfaced lies and deflections more like this over the past eight years maybe we wouldn't be in this situation

shocking how easy it is when you actually see it done

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 3d

Watching "Life of Chuck" for the second time this week, making sure I didn't miss any of the puzzle pieces.

kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 4d

Costume?

kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 4d

Amphita

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

Trump is using our tax dollars to buy Argentine pesos to bail out the country's failing libertarian economy.

My friend Rohit Chopra explains how this will hurt struggling Americans here at home.

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kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 6d

That wasn't a random phone call cancellation.

kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 6d

That wasn't a random phone call cancellation.

kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 6d

Did you overlook the misogyny?

kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 6d

Noem got her law degree from a crackerjacks box.

kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 6d

Sounds like the Speaker shouldn't be paid until the Government reopens. He has said so about other government employees, it should include himself.

kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 6d

Subject #1- "I am my husband's legs." And later, "First Lady of the World".
subject #2- He would never have gotten all those children through the mountains without her.

kayt81.bsky.social @kayt81.bsky.social · 7d

Or the AI industry could have completely different owners. Transfer full ownership to the artists whose work was used. The previous owners can be kept on board for a salary commensurate with the value they add. All future benefits would accrue to the artist-owners.