Lisa
@blueravefinn.bsky.social
Person. Cat supplicant. Teen wrangler. Worshipped by my dogs because I feed them.
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Lisa
@blueravefinn.bsky.social
· Feb 19
Mikki stops (knocking items off the table) and smells the roses.
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Someone in east Toronto and area please go get this cat!! Unlike last time I boosted this guy is actually ready to be adopted, in fact he's more than ready, he's been waiting for months, and it's breaking my heart.
(I mean, you can be from anywhere but probably easier in you're near Scarborough?)
(I mean, you can be from anywhere but probably easier in you're near Scarborough?)
Adopt Peabody - Come Visit Me at Pet Valu - Port Union on Petfinder
Peabody - Come Visit Me at Pet Valu - Port Union is an adoptable Cat - Domestic Short Hair searching for a forever family near Scarborough, ON. Use Petfinder to find adoptable pets in your area.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Someone in east Toronto and area please go get this cat!! Unlike last time I boosted this guy is actually ready to be adopted, in fact he's more than ready, he's been waiting for months, and it's breaking my heart.
(I mean, you can be from anywhere but probably easier in you're near Scarborough?)
(I mean, you can be from anywhere but probably easier in you're near Scarborough?)
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WELP
6 years ago today: A man in Wuhan, China starts feeling ill, becoming the first confirmed case of COVID-19
December 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
WELP
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So. Many. Doors.
I've always wanted an apartment with a MASTER ROKSN! *And* a HUGE WAXMIN CLOSET? *And* a COAT BATH? *Sold!*
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So. Many. Doors.
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I know what my next home needs.
December 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I know what my next home needs.
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Absquatulate [ab-SKWAH-chyuh-leyt]
(v.)
- To leave abruptly; abscond or run off.
- To get out of Dodge; to Bug out; G.T.F.O.
Used in a sentence:
“The rapidly approaching sirens of the local constabulary were all the motivation Mortimer required to absquatulate post haste.”
(v.)
- To leave abruptly; abscond or run off.
- To get out of Dodge; to Bug out; G.T.F.O.
Used in a sentence:
“The rapidly approaching sirens of the local constabulary were all the motivation Mortimer required to absquatulate post haste.”
December 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Absquatulate [ab-SKWAH-chyuh-leyt]
(v.)
- To leave abruptly; abscond or run off.
- To get out of Dodge; to Bug out; G.T.F.O.
Used in a sentence:
“The rapidly approaching sirens of the local constabulary were all the motivation Mortimer required to absquatulate post haste.”
(v.)
- To leave abruptly; abscond or run off.
- To get out of Dodge; to Bug out; G.T.F.O.
Used in a sentence:
“The rapidly approaching sirens of the local constabulary were all the motivation Mortimer required to absquatulate post haste.”
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Get him, Franklin!
December 2, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Get him, Franklin!
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In a couple days, I'm going to be on a little tour of New England to watch Stand By Me with my cast mates and a few hundred of our closest friends.
faster than a roller coaster
In just a couple days, I’ll get up at are-you-fucking-serious o’clock to get on a who-flies-this-fucking-early plane to go across the country, where I will land at you-just-spent-the-entire-day-on-a-plane o’clock, just in time for rush hour. I know, I make it sound really awesome, and you’re all deeply envious of me....
wilwheaton.net
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
In a couple days, I'm going to be on a little tour of New England to watch Stand By Me with my cast mates and a few hundred of our closest friends.
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I think whammegeddon should require arming first by hearing Mariah Carey.
December 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I think whammegeddon should require arming first by hearing Mariah Carey.
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Does anyone here do freelance indexing, or know someone who does? I've got a manuscript that needs an experienced indexer with a relatively quick turnaround. Message me here and we can talk details.
December 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Does anyone here do freelance indexing, or know someone who does? I've got a manuscript that needs an experienced indexer with a relatively quick turnaround. Message me here and we can talk details.
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"Canada has reached a final agreement to join the EU’s €150 billion Security Action for Europe program, two EU diplomats told POLITICO, marking the first time a third country will formally participate in the bloc’s flagship joint procurement initiative." www.politico.eu/article/cana... #CdnPoli
Canada clinches deal to join Europe’s €150B defense scheme
The deal concludes months of tough talks and will allow Ottawa to take part in procurements financed by the EU’s SAFE program.
www.politico.eu
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"Canada has reached a final agreement to join the EU’s €150 billion Security Action for Europe program, two EU diplomats told POLITICO, marking the first time a third country will formally participate in the bloc’s flagship joint procurement initiative." www.politico.eu/article/cana... #CdnPoli
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Canada has a legacy of life-saving vaccine innovation and public immunization. Read more about that, and how it's at risk of being derailed. @utoronto.ca @uguelphhist.bsky.social @uofguelph.bsky.social @uwaterloo.ca @manish--s.bsky.social @bcchresearch.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/f3pjhx65
tinyurl.com/f3pjhx65
Shots Fired
- Canada's History
Canada has a legacy of life-saving vaccine innovation and public immunization. That work is at risk of being derailed.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Canada has a legacy of life-saving vaccine innovation and public immunization. Read more about that, and how it's at risk of being derailed. @utoronto.ca @uguelphhist.bsky.social @uofguelph.bsky.social @uwaterloo.ca @manish--s.bsky.social @bcchresearch.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/f3pjhx65
tinyurl.com/f3pjhx65
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December 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Also took one of my favorite pics of her one year ago today, where she sat in a chair by herself for the first time, and was like, “Sup? I sit in chairs now. Time in the clink changed me. I’m a new dog.”
December 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Also took one of my favorite pics of her one year ago today, where she sat in a chair by herself for the first time, and was like, “Sup? I sit in chairs now. Time in the clink changed me. I’m a new dog.”
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It’s World AIDS Day and though the US government might not acknowledge it, I do. Thank you, to a coworker I once had named Joe, who first taught me about World AIDS Day back in 1989 when I was a shy JW kid who had not been introduced to gay people before. Will always love you, Joe. I hope you’re OK.
December 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It’s World AIDS Day and though the US government might not acknowledge it, I do. Thank you, to a coworker I once had named Joe, who first taught me about World AIDS Day back in 1989 when I was a shy JW kid who had not been introduced to gay people before. Will always love you, Joe. I hope you’re OK.
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I have a similar issue when I teach about the reactions that depleted the ozone layer. "We learned that chemicals called CFCs were responsible for this growing hole, so we banned them. We used to be able to work together around the globe to solve global environmental crises. Sigh."
Lecturing on Watergate this morning and trying to decide how to communicate "no, Congress used to care when presidents did crimes!" without derailing the lecture and/or sobbing
December 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I have a similar issue when I teach about the reactions that depleted the ozone layer. "We learned that chemicals called CFCs were responsible for this growing hole, so we banned them. We used to be able to work together around the globe to solve global environmental crises. Sigh."
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It's a sign of where we are today that Microsoft manages to break stuff that has worked for decades.
It's own stuff.
It's own stuff.
Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that prevents some users from opening Excel email attachments in the new Outlook client.
Microsoft says new Outlook can't open some Excel attachments
Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that prevents some users from opening Excel email attachments in the new Outlook client.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It's a sign of where we are today that Microsoft manages to break stuff that has worked for decades.
It's own stuff.
It's own stuff.
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So speaking of reading. *cough*
I saw this posted on the Ontario Parks blog and had no idea this happened this summer? The devastation to the Park is absolutely astounding. The before and after pictures taken across the lake are BREATHTAKING.
blog.ontarioparks.ca/samuel-de-ch...
I saw this posted on the Ontario Parks blog and had no idea this happened this summer? The devastation to the Park is absolutely astounding. The before and after pictures taken across the lake are BREATHTAKING.
blog.ontarioparks.ca/samuel-de-ch...
Hardship and hope: recovering from the 2025 storm at Samuel de Champlain - Ontario Parks Blog
Today’s post comes from Heather Stern, a Senior Park Clerk who has worked at Samuel de Champlain for seven seasons. On the evening of June 21, 2025, Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park experienced one...
blog.ontarioparks.ca
December 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
So speaking of reading. *cough*
I saw this posted on the Ontario Parks blog and had no idea this happened this summer? The devastation to the Park is absolutely astounding. The before and after pictures taken across the lake are BREATHTAKING.
blog.ontarioparks.ca/samuel-de-ch...
I saw this posted on the Ontario Parks blog and had no idea this happened this summer? The devastation to the Park is absolutely astounding. The before and after pictures taken across the lake are BREATHTAKING.
blog.ontarioparks.ca/samuel-de-ch...
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One of my favorite pictures of me and Krissy, from three years ago. At the time I captioned it "When Hobbits get ambitious."
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 AM
One of my favorite pictures of me and Krissy, from three years ago. At the time I captioned it "When Hobbits get ambitious."
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December 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Traditionally-published authors (print/ebook/audio): Promote your books today in the 2025 Whatever Holiday Gift Guide! Thousands of readers to connect to your work! Follow the link below to tell folks about what you have available to them this holiday season!
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Silent Night
Anne Murray's Christmas Album
Not a specific answer but I love her singing.
I can sing along and not have to try and reach high notes I can't sing.
Anne Murray's Christmas Album
Not a specific answer but I love her singing.
I can sing along and not have to try and reach high notes I can't sing.
What is your favorite "Christian" Christmas song and what is your favorite "Secular" Christmas song?
I will probably always adore "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for Christian.
And "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for secular.
I will probably always adore "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for Christian.
And "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for secular.
December 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Silent Night
Anne Murray's Christmas Album
Not a specific answer but I love her singing.
I can sing along and not have to try and reach high notes I can't sing.
Anne Murray's Christmas Album
Not a specific answer but I love her singing.
I can sing along and not have to try and reach high notes I can't sing.
Excellent replies.
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Excellent replies.
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"If I bring in my old laptop, can you take a look at it?" I once got a help desk ticket from a staff member asking me to go their house to fix their home printer, and it was marked as URGENT😂
December 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
"If I bring in my old laptop, can you take a look at it?" I once got a help desk ticket from a staff member asking me to go their house to fix their home printer, and it was marked as URGENT😂
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Hydrogeologist:
"Why don't people just hire a water witch?"
(aka "dowser" in some locations in the U.S., or as "chercheur d'eau" in France)
"Why don't people just hire a water witch?"
(aka "dowser" in some locations in the U.S., or as "chercheur d'eau" in France)
December 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Hydrogeologist:
"Why don't people just hire a water witch?"
(aka "dowser" in some locations in the U.S., or as "chercheur d'eau" in France)
"Why don't people just hire a water witch?"
(aka "dowser" in some locations in the U.S., or as "chercheur d'eau" in France)
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A friend of mine is a psychologist. He gets asked if he knows what they think.
He replies: "Yes, I know. Stop it."
He replies: "Yes, I know. Stop it."
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A friend of mine is a psychologist. He gets asked if he knows what they think.
He replies: "Yes, I know. Stop it."
He replies: "Yes, I know. Stop it."