LilyWight
@lilywight.bsky.social
Gardening in Memphis.
Born in the first Eisenhower administration.
IT pro since punch cards.
Dudeist priest. Pragmatic progressive.
Not always a fan of homo sapiens.
"Keep your heart as open as a shrine
You'll sail the perfect line"
-Bob Seger
Born in the first Eisenhower administration.
IT pro since punch cards.
Dudeist priest. Pragmatic progressive.
Not always a fan of homo sapiens.
"Keep your heart as open as a shrine
You'll sail the perfect line"
-Bob Seger
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LilyWight
@lilywight.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Some days, it's very hard to live by the principles of Dudeism. I have to remind myself regularly what they are:
To just take it easy;
To be dude (easygoing) to everyone I meet;
To keep my mind limber.
The Dude abides. And so shall we.
To just take it easy;
To be dude (easygoing) to everyone I meet;
To keep my mind limber.
The Dude abides. And so shall we.
Oh dear.
December 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Oh dear.
Timeline cleanse.
Sean takes puppy Copper out to help the experienced Storm move sheep from one pasture to another. This is Copper's first real herding experience. She's 4 months old.
Honestly, I don't know why people watch sports instead of watching sheepdogs work!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ka-B...
Sean takes puppy Copper out to help the experienced Storm move sheep from one pasture to another. This is Copper's first real herding experience. She's 4 months old.
Honestly, I don't know why people watch sports instead of watching sheepdogs work!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ka-B...
Sheepdog Puppys first time herding sheep for real
YouTube video by Seanthesheepman
m.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Timeline cleanse.
Sean takes puppy Copper out to help the experienced Storm move sheep from one pasture to another. This is Copper's first real herding experience. She's 4 months old.
Honestly, I don't know why people watch sports instead of watching sheepdogs work!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ka-B...
Sean takes puppy Copper out to help the experienced Storm move sheep from one pasture to another. This is Copper's first real herding experience. She's 4 months old.
Honestly, I don't know why people watch sports instead of watching sheepdogs work!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ka-B...
There was a Cybertruck in the parking lot of The Fresh Market. I've seen them around town, but never stopped in the same lot. As usual when I see one, I cracked up. I cannot understand why -- WHY -- anyone would want a vehicle that looks like they drove it straight out of Minecraft.
December 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
There was a Cybertruck in the parking lot of The Fresh Market. I've seen them around town, but never stopped in the same lot. As usual when I see one, I cracked up. I cannot understand why -- WHY -- anyone would want a vehicle that looks like they drove it straight out of Minecraft.
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Housing stability is a national crisis, especially for low-income seniors. That’s why I secured $3M in federal funding for a new program with LISC Memphis & Habitat for Humanity of Memphis that gives grants for critical home repairs. This will help hundreds of Memphis seniors stay in their homes.
December 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Housing stability is a national crisis, especially for low-income seniors. That’s why I secured $3M in federal funding for a new program with LISC Memphis & Habitat for Humanity of Memphis that gives grants for critical home repairs. This will help hundreds of Memphis seniors stay in their homes.
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It's good to have trade schools. That's a different thing than a liberal arts education.
Both should be accessible to people regardless of their wealth or social status.
A college education should not be required for so many jobs where it's just a proxy for actual qualifications.
Both should be accessible to people regardless of their wealth or social status.
A college education should not be required for so many jobs where it's just a proxy for actual qualifications.
December 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It's good to have trade schools. That's a different thing than a liberal arts education.
Both should be accessible to people regardless of their wealth or social status.
A college education should not be required for so many jobs where it's just a proxy for actual qualifications.
Both should be accessible to people regardless of their wealth or social status.
A college education should not be required for so many jobs where it's just a proxy for actual qualifications.
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With the great Bobby Rush(92 years young) in Memphis fundraising concert for Protect our Aquifer.
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 AM
With the great Bobby Rush(92 years young) in Memphis fundraising concert for Protect our Aquifer.
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The White House and Trump are not being straight with the public about his medical condition. In particular, it's evident that he never got an MRI. Multiple cardiologists and radiologists have noted that the language used aligns with CT angiography, not MRI. The most likely scan performed was a CTA.
Trump Didn’t Get an MRI — He Got Something Else
And if the scan really was normal, it means the danger is coming from a different direction.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The White House and Trump are not being straight with the public about his medical condition. In particular, it's evident that he never got an MRI. Multiple cardiologists and radiologists have noted that the language used aligns with CT angiography, not MRI. The most likely scan performed was a CTA.
Post your dream ride.
Nobody said it had to be a vehicle!
Nobody said it had to be a vehicle!
December 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Post your dream ride.
Nobody said it had to be a vehicle!
Nobody said it had to be a vehicle!
I love it.
December 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I love it.
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For over 50 years, the Clean Water Act has been the first line of defense for your drinking water. After all, the fundamental U.S. law is specifically tasked with reducing water pollution and protecting our nation’s water resources.
🚰 Learn more: www.americanrivers.org/2025/01/keep...
🚰 Learn more: www.americanrivers.org/2025/01/keep...
Keeping pollution out of your water: How the Clean Water Act protects your water
It might seem obvious to state that the Clean Water Act (CWA), established in 1972, is critical to the drinking supply of millions of Americans. After all, this fundamental U.S. law is specifically ta...
www.americanrivers.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
For over 50 years, the Clean Water Act has been the first line of defense for your drinking water. After all, the fundamental U.S. law is specifically tasked with reducing water pollution and protecting our nation’s water resources.
🚰 Learn more: www.americanrivers.org/2025/01/keep...
🚰 Learn more: www.americanrivers.org/2025/01/keep...
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We’re celebrating the first anniversary of Democracy 2025, the coordinated legal coalition defending people against authoritarian threats.
As Democracy 2025 enters its second year, we commit to continue expanding even further to defend and protect the American people while building a better future.
As Democracy 2025 enters its second year, we commit to continue expanding even further to defend and protect the American people while building a better future.
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We’re celebrating the first anniversary of Democracy 2025, the coordinated legal coalition defending people against authoritarian threats.
As Democracy 2025 enters its second year, we commit to continue expanding even further to defend and protect the American people while building a better future.
As Democracy 2025 enters its second year, we commit to continue expanding even further to defend and protect the American people while building a better future.
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More than 22,000 people are participating in the 24th Annual St. Jude Memphis Marathon, which has grown to become the hospital's largest annual single-day fundraiser. 👉 https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/article/57790/st-jude-memphis-marathon-health-and-fitness-expo
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
More than 22,000 people are participating in the 24th Annual St. Jude Memphis Marathon, which has grown to become the hospital's largest annual single-day fundraiser. 👉 https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/article/57790/st-jude-memphis-marathon-health-and-fitness-expo
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Rudolph, Scrooge and more in part two of the December theatre guide.
5 more ways to ring in the holidays in Memphis theaters
Rudolph, Annie, Scrooge and the Grinch star in shows across Memphis.
dailymemphian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Rudolph, Scrooge and more in part two of the December theatre guide.
I hope it's legit. It's desperately needed. People who want to get out of MAGA should be helped and welcomed, not despised and scorned for being human and fallible.
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I hope it's legit. It's desperately needed. People who want to get out of MAGA should be helped and welcomed, not despised and scorned for being human and fallible.
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A Maine airman who died when his plane was shot down over France during World War II has finally returned home after over 80 years.
Maine airman who was shot down over France during WWII has finally returned home
www.stripes.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
A Maine airman who died when his plane was shot down over France during World War II has finally returned home after over 80 years.
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Democrats are less likely than Republicans to believe in God, to pray, to attend religious services, and to say religion is very important to them, according to Pew Research Center surveys. Please share. csr3blog.blogspot.com/2025/12/reli...
Religiousness Varies a Lot by Race Among Democrats, Relatively Little Among Republicans
Democrats are less likely than Republicans to believe in God, to pray, to attend religious services, and to say religion is very important t...
csr3blog.blogspot.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Democrats are less likely than Republicans to believe in God, to pray, to attend religious services, and to say religion is very important to them, according to Pew Research Center surveys. Please share. csr3blog.blogspot.com/2025/12/reli...
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“he did, in just a few sentences, make it clear that he is absolutely unqualified — intellectually and morally — to be #Fed chair. And the fact that nobody took notice … demonstrated just how far our standards for #publicservice have been degraded.” open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug... #KevinHassett
Eggs, Lies and Gasoline
The unbearable lightweightness of being Kevin Hassett
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“he did, in just a few sentences, make it clear that he is absolutely unqualified — intellectually and morally — to be #Fed chair. And the fact that nobody took notice … demonstrated just how far our standards for #publicservice have been degraded.” open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug... #KevinHassett
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Vote her out, y’all.
Memphis firefighters' union responds to city council member's controversial remarks on potential pay raises
Councilwoman Yolanda Cooper-Sutton claimed that "people" and "players" were "raping" the city of its funds.
www.localmemphis.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Vote her out, y’all.
The Metal Museum is one of the many gret things about Memphis. It is a very cool place, and they have an annual repair day when you can take just about any kind of metal thing there and one of the metalsmiths will repair it.
James Wallace founded the Metal Museum in 1979. “A little bit cowboy, a little bit visionary,” he led the museum for 30 years. Wallace died Sunday, Nov. 30. He was 79.
'A little bit cowboy, a little bit visionary': Metal Museum founder James Wallace dies
James Wallace founded the Metal Museum in 1979. “A little bit cowboy, a little bit visionary,” he led the museum for 30 years. Wallace died Sunday, Nov. 30. He was 79.
dailymemphian.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The Metal Museum is one of the many gret things about Memphis. It is a very cool place, and they have an annual repair day when you can take just about any kind of metal thing there and one of the metalsmiths will repair it.
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HAPPENING NOW — It's not too late to stop by your local Kroger to drop off donations benefiting the Mid-South Food Bank!
The Action News 5 Holiday Food Drive runs until 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. If you can't make it out, you can still make a donation using the QR code on our website 👉 t.ly/HVGTI
The Action News 5 Holiday Food Drive runs until 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. If you can't make it out, you can still make a donation using the QR code on our website 👉 t.ly/HVGTI
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
HAPPENING NOW — It's not too late to stop by your local Kroger to drop off donations benefiting the Mid-South Food Bank!
The Action News 5 Holiday Food Drive runs until 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. If you can't make it out, you can still make a donation using the QR code on our website 👉 t.ly/HVGTI
The Action News 5 Holiday Food Drive runs until 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. If you can't make it out, you can still make a donation using the QR code on our website 👉 t.ly/HVGTI
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Rest in peace to a Memphis music legend. t.ly/H95LU
December 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Rest in peace to a Memphis music legend. t.ly/H95LU
When you've lost George Will --!
December 3, 2025 at 4:57 AM
When you've lost George Will --!
My Nashville friend told me recently that Nashville has been moving from blue to purple, but -- dang, dudes.
December 3, 2025 at 1:41 AM
My Nashville friend told me recently that Nashville has been moving from blue to purple, but -- dang, dudes.
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It’s Giving NewsDay at MLK50!
Today, your gift goes twice as far thanks to a generous match from John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, CHOICES Center for Reproductive Health, and the Central Labor Council of Memphis & West TN.
Today, your gift goes twice as far thanks to a generous match from John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, CHOICES Center for Reproductive Health, and the Central Labor Council of Memphis & West TN.
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It’s Giving NewsDay at MLK50!
Today, your gift goes twice as far thanks to a generous match from John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, CHOICES Center for Reproductive Health, and the Central Labor Council of Memphis & West TN.
Today, your gift goes twice as far thanks to a generous match from John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, CHOICES Center for Reproductive Health, and the Central Labor Council of Memphis & West TN.
I officially render Donald Trump null, void, and of no further force or effect.
Yeah, that didn't work, either.
Yeah, that didn't work, either.
December 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I officially render Donald Trump null, void, and of no further force or effect.
Yeah, that didn't work, either.
Yeah, that didn't work, either.