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Also out today: part 4 of 5 of @garius.bsky.social's remarkable history of the California Clipper, the feat of commercial aviation that brought a Pan Am flying boat the wrong way around the world from Auckland to LaGuardia.

This time: it's Christmas in Sri Lanka.

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Christmas in Sri Lanka: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 4
The crew of the California Clipper are forced to spend Christmas in Sri Lanka. While there, their thoughts turn naturally to home.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
cmartell21.bsky.social
The house Cab Sauv is quite nice. 🍷
December 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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An exterior shot of the Carrington.
A photo of the Carrington Hotel beneath a lightly cloudy sky. A brass handrail bisects the slate gray of the semicircular grand staircase leading to the main entrance. The staircase is flanked by a retaining wall of varicoloured, rough-hewn sandstone, which is topped by a white balustrade. Ornamental trees stand between the balustrade and the hotel veranda. The visible wings of the hotel stand two and three stories tall, painted in white, and trimmed in earth tones.
December 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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🥂
December 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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The Squirrels of NIMH
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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December 1, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a goose or duck in possession of a plaid coat, must be in want of a fine hat.
December 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Been there, but with blueberries… 😑
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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September 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Yes. One of us went back for seconds. Guess who.
Two people standing just beyond the foot of a massive sand dune on Moreton Island, just off the coast of Brisbane, Queensland, in Australia. One of them went back for a second go at sand tobogganing and managed to face-plant spectacularly. Going by their facial expressions, it is fairly obvious who it was.
August 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Perfect. ❤️ Wonderful. 😊 Congratulations! 🎊
July 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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I love that German has a word for this feature in small children: “Tapetenwechsel”

Colloquial meaning: a change of scenery
Literal meaning: changing the wallpaper
July 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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👍
July 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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I mean, fair.
July 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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*Marilyn Monroe intensifies*
In a realistic style, brought to you by the artist VinWerneck, Prince Leopold is coming out of a pink cake with a 3 on his head (and a tiny crown). He is singing "happy birthday to you...". There are two speech bubbles from outside the frame saying "oh my gosh, Leo, it's not--" and "shush, let him, this is awesome!". The text below says "Side Quested 3rd anniversary, special guest art by vinwerneck. See you on June 9th for Chapter 3!"
July 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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How do you _do_ that?!
K.B. Spangler posts, “Dream: You were rude and sassy to Lorne Michaels and now you’ll never get a job writing for SNL! Me: Oh no! Wait…was that even an option? Dream: Not anymore!” Endless Screaming bot replies with several screams in sequence. …never not funny…
July 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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😑 “[child], do _not_ lick the train!”
June 24, 2025 at 10:46 AM