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writer. mum. history degree. dilettante. do lolly lolly shicky do shicky do
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@palelilspydr.bsky.social
· Aug 5
"There are hardly any excesses of the most crazed psychopath that cannot easily be duplicated by a normal kindly family man who just comes in to work every day and has a job to do."-- Terry Pratchett Small Gods
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In case you missed it (Understandable it was Friday/weekend) I added a bunch of new turned wood ornaments to my shop!
www.galdrecraft.com/category/orn...
www.galdrecraft.com/category/orn...
December 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
In case you missed it (Understandable it was Friday/weekend) I added a bunch of new turned wood ornaments to my shop!
www.galdrecraft.com/category/orn...
www.galdrecraft.com/category/orn...
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We lost a legend yesterday when Raul Malo passed far to soon. The Mavericks were one of a kind and absolutely lived up to their billing as "The World's Greatest Live Band." We first saw them live in 2013 and that concert video is on YouTube. Do yourself a favor. youtu.be/97SsQFiaGvA?...
The Mavericks In Time live (complete)
YouTube video by pauske100
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December 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We lost a legend yesterday when Raul Malo passed far to soon. The Mavericks were one of a kind and absolutely lived up to their billing as "The World's Greatest Live Band." We first saw them live in 2013 and that concert video is on YouTube. Do yourself a favor. youtu.be/97SsQFiaGvA?...
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This is actually a good example of why the customer model is wrong.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
If you are providing me with an education that is low utility in the world then it’s a disservice. My composition class spent four weeks on poetry. I’m sorry, but that only would’ve been useful if I wanted to be a poet. I don’t need to know iambic pentameter in order to be a victim advocate.
December 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is actually a good example of why the customer model is wrong.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
the mavericks and raul malo should have been a god-tier band and country music is out here listening to ...what ever the fuck a morgan wallen is
December 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
the mavericks and raul malo should have been a god-tier band and country music is out here listening to ...what ever the fuck a morgan wallen is
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I saw The Mavericks live in 2021. At the time Raul Malo had just started singing in Spanish and I think this song was one of the most beautiful live performances I’d ever seen.
The Mavericks - La Sitiera (Official Performance Video)
YouTube video by TheMavericksVEVO
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I saw The Mavericks live in 2021. At the time Raul Malo had just started singing in Spanish and I think this song was one of the most beautiful live performances I’d ever seen.
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Shocking and heartbreaking, one of the great voices of his generation. RIP to the great Raul Malo
December 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Shocking and heartbreaking, one of the great voices of his generation. RIP to the great Raul Malo
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Just saw the news that Raul Malo of The Mavericks has left us. What a source of joy he was. This song got me through a lot this year. youtu.be/-MQnEfZo9Ew?...
The Mavericks - And We Dance (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by TheMavericksVEVO
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Just saw the news that Raul Malo of The Mavericks has left us. What a source of joy he was. This song got me through a lot this year. youtu.be/-MQnEfZo9Ew?...
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RIP Raul Malo. Frontman of one of America's mightiest bands, great songwriter, with a voice from another planet. The roots rock Enrico Caruso.
The Mavericks - Come Unto Me
YouTube video by Ollie Riches
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
RIP Raul Malo. Frontman of one of America's mightiest bands, great songwriter, with a voice from another planet. The roots rock Enrico Caruso.
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RIP Raul Malo of The Mavericks. Incredible singer. I had recently listening to 1994's WHAT A CRYING SHAME, one of my favorite 90s country records. Just listen to this guy's voice. Big time talent.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KON...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KON...
What A Crying Shame
YouTube video by The Mavericks - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
RIP Raul Malo of The Mavericks. Incredible singer. I had recently listening to 1994's WHAT A CRYING SHAME, one of my favorite 90s country records. Just listen to this guy's voice. Big time talent.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KON...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KON...
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R.I.P. Raul Malo
youtu.be/Tzrk7v0cwEk?...
youtu.be/Tzrk7v0cwEk?...
All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down
YouTube video by The Mavericks - Topic
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
R.I.P. Raul Malo
youtu.be/Tzrk7v0cwEk?...
youtu.be/Tzrk7v0cwEk?...
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The ‘Odda Stone’- the dedication stone for Odda’s Chapel at Deerhurst in Gloucestershire. The church was built in 1056 by Earl Odda, a relation of Edward the Confessor, for the soul of his brother Aelfric. Part of the collections at the Ashmolean in Oxford. #EpigraphyTuesday
December 9, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The ‘Odda Stone’- the dedication stone for Odda’s Chapel at Deerhurst in Gloucestershire. The church was built in 1056 by Earl Odda, a relation of Edward the Confessor, for the soul of his brother Aelfric. Part of the collections at the Ashmolean in Oxford. #EpigraphyTuesday
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Bronze Age beaker vessel from Garton Slack in East Yorkshire - part of a grave good assemblage discovered during the 19th century. Now part of the collections at at Hull and East Riding Museum. 📸 My own. #Prehistory #Yorkshire #Archaeology #GartonSlack
December 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Bronze Age beaker vessel from Garton Slack in East Yorkshire - part of a grave good assemblage discovered during the 19th century. Now part of the collections at at Hull and East Riding Museum. 📸 My own. #Prehistory #Yorkshire #Archaeology #GartonSlack
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These are 12 of Raul Malo's best, from the Mavericks’ ebullient “All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down” to his own smoldering solo cut “Every Little Thing About You” and a stunning live take on “O Sole Mio.”
Raul Malo: His Best Vocal Performances
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December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
These are 12 of Raul Malo's best, from the Mavericks’ ebullient “All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down” to his own smoldering solo cut “Every Little Thing About You” and a stunning live take on “O Sole Mio.”
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Great writeup on The Montana Plan by Outside Magazine columnist and adventure travel writer Wes Siler (@wessiler.bsky.social)!
Citizens United Broke American Politics. This New Plan From Montana Aims To Fix That
By removing dark money from politics, The Montana Plan could restore American democracy
wessiler.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Great writeup on The Montana Plan by Outside Magazine columnist and adventure travel writer Wes Siler (@wessiler.bsky.social)!
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“The Montana Plan,” as local organizers have dubbed it, is moving toward the state’s 2026 ballot as a constitutional initiative. Its language leaves no doubt: Montanans want corporations out of their politics, and they intend to make that decision stick." www.usatoday.com/story/opini...
Americans want dark money out of politics. We don't have to wait for Supreme Court. | Opinion
Corporations are not born; they are built. And the Supreme Court has always held that the power to build them belongs to states alone.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“The Montana Plan,” as local organizers have dubbed it, is moving toward the state’s 2026 ballot as a constitutional initiative. Its language leaves no doubt: Montanans want corporations out of their politics, and they intend to make that decision stick." www.usatoday.com/story/opini...
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Poinsettias are amazing plants. Their name, though? Problematic.
Joel Poinsett was an enslaver and, as Secretary of War, directed the Trail of Tears
In Nahuatl language of C America and S Mexico, the plant's home, the name is Cuetlaxōchitl, pronounced kwe-tla-SHO-cheetl
Joel Poinsett was an enslaver and, as Secretary of War, directed the Trail of Tears
In Nahuatl language of C America and S Mexico, the plant's home, the name is Cuetlaxōchitl, pronounced kwe-tla-SHO-cheetl
December 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Poinsettias are amazing plants. Their name, though? Problematic.
Joel Poinsett was an enslaver and, as Secretary of War, directed the Trail of Tears
In Nahuatl language of C America and S Mexico, the plant's home, the name is Cuetlaxōchitl, pronounced kwe-tla-SHO-cheetl
Joel Poinsett was an enslaver and, as Secretary of War, directed the Trail of Tears
In Nahuatl language of C America and S Mexico, the plant's home, the name is Cuetlaxōchitl, pronounced kwe-tla-SHO-cheetl
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The son of Cuban immigrants, Malo and his band blended country, rock and roll, folk, jump blues, Latin music and Cajun rhythms into a distinct sound anchored by his unmistakable voice. n.pr/44NlYxm
Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks, has died at 60
The son of Cuban immigrants, Malo and his band blended country, rock and roll, folk, jump blues, Latin music and Cajun rhythms into a distinct sound anchored by his unmistakable voice.
n.pr
December 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The son of Cuban immigrants, Malo and his band blended country, rock and roll, folk, jump blues, Latin music and Cajun rhythms into a distinct sound anchored by his unmistakable voice. n.pr/44NlYxm
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I've written a lot about the abandoned well crisis in this country. It's an environmental and climate disaster but also a financial disaster. This new article notes the financial reality about why nothing is done.
“They can’t, because it bankrupts the industry as we know it.”
“They can’t, because it bankrupts the industry as we know it.”
Meet the TikTok stars demanding oil companies clean up their mess
There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
www.motherjones.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I've written a lot about the abandoned well crisis in this country. It's an environmental and climate disaster but also a financial disaster. This new article notes the financial reality about why nothing is done.
“They can’t, because it bankrupts the industry as we know it.”
“They can’t, because it bankrupts the industry as we know it.”
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When you come across a forgotten grave in that part of the boneyard that has already been reclaimed by the wood it was once cut from, your memory for superstition sharpens. You recall unbidden how if a name is erased on a stone, the dead below wake. – #MattAdams, 1981
December 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
When you come across a forgotten grave in that part of the boneyard that has already been reclaimed by the wood it was once cut from, your memory for superstition sharpens. You recall unbidden how if a name is erased on a stone, the dead below wake. – #MattAdams, 1981
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A light in the dark.
December 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A light in the dark.
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"As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free," goes harder than any Civil War song has any right to go.
December 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free," goes harder than any Civil War song has any right to go.
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the answer to "how do I communicate to puerile shitlord tween boys that bigoted authoritarianism is uncool" is to have schools sponsor it
December 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
the answer to "how do I communicate to puerile shitlord tween boys that bigoted authoritarianism is uncool" is to have schools sponsor it
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