Lynn from OK
@uppityokie.bsky.social
Boomer, feral liberal, wife to the world's best husband, mom to 2 adult sons, personal assistant to 2 cats, packmate to elderly border collie. American obsessed with Australian TV. Interests: sewing, movies, TV, books, sci-fi, art, music, random nonsense
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Lynn from OK
@uppityokie.bsky.social
· Oct 7
Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?
Find a balance between enjoying life in the present and planning for the future.
Remember that most of the things you worry about never happen.
Make a point of noticing and appreciating ordinary little things. Learn to love dandelions again.
Remember that most of the things you worry about never happen.
Make a point of noticing and appreciating ordinary little things. Learn to love dandelions again.
OMG! I barely know who this person is and I don't want to know any more about her. Right now, at this moment, I really really want to tell her to her face that she's stupid to think hiking is stupid. I mean, if you don't like hiking, fine but calling it stupid is uncalled for.
November 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
OMG! I barely know who this person is and I don't want to know any more about her. Right now, at this moment, I really really want to tell her to her face that she's stupid to think hiking is stupid. I mean, if you don't like hiking, fine but calling it stupid is uncalled for.
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Today the #independent newspaper is bleating about “why are the pensioners a special case” when they should be asking “why are millionaires a special case”
November 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Today the #independent newspaper is bleating about “why are the pensioners a special case” when they should be asking “why are millionaires a special case”
I have always had a hard time buying nice things for myself. I see something nice that I really want and my thought is always, I wish someone would gift that to me. But also, I feel like hinting is somehow wrong too. But in my old age I'm finally getting over it.
you deserve nice things. i know you don’t always feel that way but listen to me, you deserve nice things. let’s go.
November 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I have always had a hard time buying nice things for myself. I see something nice that I really want and my thought is always, I wish someone would gift that to me. But also, I feel like hinting is somehow wrong too. But in my old age I'm finally getting over it.
[sigh] If I saw this in a Subway restaurant I would either have to say something or leave. Because I am me.
November 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
[sigh] If I saw this in a Subway restaurant I would either have to say something or leave. Because I am me.
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The Barbecue and Uncomfortably Sexy Animal Sign relationship is real, and it *can* hurt you.
April 12, 2024 at 12:30 AM
The Barbecue and Uncomfortably Sexy Animal Sign relationship is real, and it *can* hurt you.
AI is just making it easier to do what has always been done.
Fun fact: at the time that this painting was done, Hank’s leg ulcers were so bad he was pretty much unable to walk, and there’s no way he could have stood for this painting.
Original altered profile pic!
Original altered profile pic!
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
AI is just making it easier to do what has always been done.
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It's easy to see shoddy research as a bad actor problem. But if AI slop like this can make it through editors and peer reviewers, it means there are systemic problems at work. And I'd argue that at least part of the problem is the overwork culture in academia-- pressure to do more while caring less.
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It's easy to see shoddy research as a bad actor problem. But if AI slop like this can make it through editors and peer reviewers, it means there are systemic problems at work. And I'd argue that at least part of the problem is the overwork culture in academia-- pressure to do more while caring less.
Wow
November 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Wow
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I'll teach you how to walk like a crab! 🦀🐈⬛😻
(Source: Reddit)
(Source: Reddit)
November 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I'll teach you how to walk like a crab! 🦀🐈⬛😻
(Source: Reddit)
(Source: Reddit)
This was my outfit yesterday. Took this selfie yesterday morning then forgot to post. Details in alt.
November 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This was my outfit yesterday. Took this selfie yesterday morning then forgot to post. Details in alt.
Don't you tell me where to fart, WaPo!
Feeling gassy after Thanksgiving? Take a fart walk.
Light exercise after a big meal can help. Whatever you do, resist the urge to lie down.
Light exercise after a big meal can help. Whatever you do, resist the urge to lie down.
Column | Try a ‘fart walk’ to ease the pressure after that big Thanksgiving meal
Whatever you do, resist the urge to lie down.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Don't you tell me where to fart, WaPo!
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Aaaaaand that's enough aviation internet for the day.
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Aaaaaand that's enough aviation internet for the day.
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild.
Box tortoise
Red bellied woodpecker
Whitetail deer
Squirrel
Brown tarantula
Box tortoise
Red bellied woodpecker
Whitetail deer
Squirrel
Brown tarantula
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild
Bobcat
Spruce grouse
Coyote
Whitetail Deer
Porcupine
Bobcat
Spruce grouse
Coyote
Whitetail Deer
Porcupine
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
Moose
Black bear
White tail deer
Alligator
Snapping turtle
Moose
Black bear
White tail deer
Alligator
Snapping turtle
November 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild.
Box tortoise
Red bellied woodpecker
Whitetail deer
Squirrel
Brown tarantula
Box tortoise
Red bellied woodpecker
Whitetail deer
Squirrel
Brown tarantula
This is also why I read science fiction. It covers so much. People who dismiss it as mere genre fiction for nerds and weirdos have no idea.
One of the great things about writing science-fiction is that I can talk about all sorts of other things. For instance, my recent novels have touched on Atlantis as a folk memory of the flooding of the North Sea at the end of the last ice age,
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This is also why I read science fiction. It covers so much. People who dismiss it as mere genre fiction for nerds and weirdos have no idea.
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Please enjoy my teenager’s charcu-turkey
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Please enjoy my teenager’s charcu-turkey
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If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.
So... maybe when the big one hits we all just fall asleep?
November 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
So... maybe when the big one hits we all just fall asleep?
I'm retired but on behalf of all the people still working. F*** you, Donna. I don't like the term work-life balance either. It suggests that the very two are equal but life is more important. Work is merely what you do so you can afford a good life.
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
cnb.cx
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I'm retired but on behalf of all the people still working. F*** you, Donna. I don't like the term work-life balance either. It suggests that the very two are equal but life is more important. Work is merely what you do so you can afford a good life.
Two of our nephews dogs.* The golden fell in love with me and tried to keep me.
(* He has 3. The other one, a lean, brown spotted dog, wouldn't be still long enough for a picture.)
(* He has 3. The other one, a lean, brown spotted dog, wouldn't be still long enough for a picture.)
November 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Two of our nephews dogs.* The golden fell in love with me and tried to keep me.
(* He has 3. The other one, a lean, brown spotted dog, wouldn't be still long enough for a picture.)
(* He has 3. The other one, a lean, brown spotted dog, wouldn't be still long enough for a picture.)
One third of the family is talking about football, one third is talking about food, and one third is talking about how old we're all getting.
November 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
One third of the family is talking about football, one third is talking about food, and one third is talking about how old we're all getting.
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I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
I am thankful for the life I have right now and most of all for my wonderful low-drama family, my husband, sons, daughter-in-law, granddaughter, and husband's siblings and their offspring.
November 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I am thankful for the life I have right now and most of all for my wonderful low-drama family, my husband, sons, daughter-in-law, granddaughter, and husband's siblings and their offspring.
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TREES!!!
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent trees I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
TREES!!!