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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 3d

Toby has invented a game called Yurt Thrash, where he stuffs his front half into a cat tent that’s way too small for him and thrashes around like he’s killing it from within. Yurt Thrash is his favorite game and only accepted mode of exercise.

A very large fluffy cat named October Von Spoopypants lying on the floor with his head and front legs inside a half collapsed rainbow cat tent. He’s peering out one of the tent windows, in between thrashings, his pupils wide.

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 10d

This story is a DELIGHT.

Marissa Lingen @marissalingen.bsky.social · 10d

Back from my family trip to tell you that I have a new story in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social ! "What a Big Heart You Have" is my tender tribute to Grandma and Aunt Ellen, though the characters aren't literally them. kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...

“What a Big Heart You Have” by Marissa Lingen

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Dennis Keim @denniskeim.bsky.social · 10d

Energy note. Inch by inch.

"The world’s wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system, according to research."

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 12d

A year in, our front porch rainbow is holding up surprisingly well considering I never got around to sealing it. Still really proud of this!

The rainbow on my porch floor, freshly cleaned, with Chad the cat loping across it. Colors are still bright!

View of the same rainbow floor facing the front porch door. It has a few nicks and scuffs but is overall shockingly close to the condition it was in when first painted

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 16d

One time when I was 7 I bit myself and blamed it on my brother

Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 16d

What fresh fuckery is this

A screenshot of the ADA website, with a banner at the top that reads “Democrats have shut down the government. Department of Justice websites are not currently regularly updated.”

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 16d

Christ, that is some industrial strength pettiness

Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 16d

What fresh fuckery is this

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 21d

Business in front, goose in the back

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 21d

Apparently there were TWO saunas. Have not confirmed if the second was at the top of stairs for a final break

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 21d

May we all be blessed with the freedom to do something so joyfully weird!

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 21d

Legit! I can barely keep up with a house 1/5 the size of that. But I'm guessing someone rich enough to buy a $2.5M Spanish-Postmodern Frankenstein mansion can afford to hire people to handle all their home maintenance

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 21d

Not quite! It's on the side of the pool, and I'm pretty sure it's only directly over the grand entrance and sunken family room, not the main gallery area. Deeply weird, but less precarious than it sounds

A screenshot from the video linked at the end of this thread, showing the swimming pool window. It's on the side of the pool and tucked inside at least 2 feet of material that supports the pool

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 21d

SAAAAAAME

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 21d

When I first showed it to Pip, they said "That house wants to make problems on purpose"

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 21d

And why did she add a suspended second floor lap pool? As Dolly told an interview in this vintage video clip: "I had some fractures, and the doctor said I should swim."

I love her, and I love her weird house. Here's hoping it finds an equally weird new owner.
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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 21d

What she added was completely bonkers, yes, but like the art she loved, it's also totally unique, instantly engaging, and a reflection of the time in which it was made. She turned her house into a piece of eclectic contemporary art, in which to display and enjoy more art. It's an art turducken.

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 21d

I hated this house at first glance, but the more I look at it and read about its late owner (Dolly died in 2017, after 40 years in the house), the more I love it. This wasn't a rich person stripping the historic character out of their house--she kept the 1920s details intact, she just added to them.

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 21d

The addition on the back of the home was made by owner Dolly Fiterman in the late 80s. She loved contemporary art, supporting local artists, and blending the old and the new. So when it came time to add onto her home, she made the house into an ecclectic piece of art that matched her style.

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 21d

There is a window INSIDE the lap pool that looks down into the gallery. None of the listings have a good photo of it, which is a damn shame. You can check if your guests are here yet while you're doing the breaststroke!

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 21d

The part that really gets me is the pool. The second floor has a suspended lap pool. A SUSPENDED LAP POOL. ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

The sunken living room off the back entrance. It's filled with light and unusual shapes, and an odd, bowed shape hangs over it. That's the bottom of the lap pool. No, really.

The second floor lap pool, which is suspended directly over that sunken living room. In this photo from an old listing, it's empty, and the window below the water level is visible. Someone has set up cheerful beach chairs and an umbrella on the bottom of the pool. Above it, a peaked roof made entirely of windows pours light in.

Next to the pool, a very 1980s hot tub setup featuring pink tiled stairs, a mirrored surround, and a wood paneled ceiling. Stunning.

The pool with water in it, ready to meet your perfectly reasonable lap-swimming needs.

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 21d

It has beautifully maintained 1920s living spaces...and also a postmodern gallery space in the back. And a suspended walkway with an elevator. And a sauna on a stair landing?

A classic living room with those tall arched windows, a marble fireplace, coved ceilings, and archways.

The grand rear entrance, which has multiple different levels of wood slatted ceilings, marble floors, random columns, and steps leading into a sunken living room.

A curving, meandering walkway with brass railings that's suspended by columns on the second floor. It leads to an elevator.

Also somewhere near that walkway is this sauna, which is tucked into a curved column and steps out onto a carpeted landing.

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 21d

I can't stop thinking about this mansion on Lake Harriet that belonged to a modern art collector. This is the front and back of THE SAME BUILDING.

The front facade of a classic Spanish Revival mansion, which features tall arched windows placed with careful symmetry, balconies with black metal railings, and a terracotta tile roof.

The completely bonkers back of said mansion, which is a glorious explosion of 1980s postmodern architecture. It features a dramatic zigzag of triangular columns of windows jutting out the back, a rounded corner with stripes, an enormous angled skylight up top, more balconies, and a side entrance made up of strange shapes that sort of looks like a goose head.

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · Aug 19

It’s so warm in my office, and yet…

The view over my shoulder as I’m working from a comfy chair: a small calico cat named Zelda is curled up in a tangle of limbs behind my left shoulder, her back foot and forehead against the back of my neck. She’s purring and gazing at the camera. Why is she so cute when it’s so warm?

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · Aug 19

Yeah, they're an added cost, usually $150+ in my experience. I wish they were standard--they add value for so many buyers!

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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · Aug 19

It's SO GOOD. It feels like an oasis in the city--you close that front door and you're in this quiet, beautiful space with welcoming vibes and everything taken care of. I'm so smitten!

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