percept
@perceptivemolecule.bsky.social
Dubious Brooklyn gentile
Daughter: "dad, dad! At school today Jessica and I tried to get married, but Thomas said we can't..."
Me, gearing up for 30+min talk w/ Socratic dialogue & external references: "Oh?"
Daughter: "...because kids can't get married, they have to be grown-ups! And I agree!"
Me: [gearing back down]
Me, gearing up for 30+min talk w/ Socratic dialogue & external references: "Oh?"
Daughter: "...because kids can't get married, they have to be grown-ups! And I agree!"
Me: [gearing back down]
When my oldest was still my only, he asked me “why can’t I marry a boy?” & my answer was “you absolutely can if you want to and he wants to. who said you couldn’t?” and then we changed daycares
February 10, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Daughter: "dad, dad! At school today Jessica and I tried to get married, but Thomas said we can't..."
Me, gearing up for 30+min talk w/ Socratic dialogue & external references: "Oh?"
Daughter: "...because kids can't get married, they have to be grown-ups! And I agree!"
Me: [gearing back down]
Me, gearing up for 30+min talk w/ Socratic dialogue & external references: "Oh?"
Daughter: "...because kids can't get married, they have to be grown-ups! And I agree!"
Me: [gearing back down]
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always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
*Woodworking* by @emilystjams.bsky.social is like if *Glee* was ownvoices trans women's lit:
1) Erica is Will Schuester if she was a trans woman,
2) Any character in Woodworking could have a smaller inner life, sing more, and fit in *Glee*,
3) Mitchell, SD and Lima, OH ride the grim/fantastic line
1) Erica is Will Schuester if she was a trans woman,
2) Any character in Woodworking could have a smaller inner life, sing more, and fit in *Glee*,
3) Mitchell, SD and Lima, OH ride the grim/fantastic line
January 19, 2026 at 9:58 PM
*Woodworking* by @emilystjams.bsky.social is like if *Glee* was ownvoices trans women's lit:
1) Erica is Will Schuester if she was a trans woman,
2) Any character in Woodworking could have a smaller inner life, sing more, and fit in *Glee*,
3) Mitchell, SD and Lima, OH ride the grim/fantastic line
1) Erica is Will Schuester if she was a trans woman,
2) Any character in Woodworking could have a smaller inner life, sing more, and fit in *Glee*,
3) Mitchell, SD and Lima, OH ride the grim/fantastic line
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ICE seems to get completely flummoxed when they’re being yelled at by white men over 35. They kind of put their heads down and shuffle their feet. It’s like their kryptonite.
January 17, 2026 at 3:16 PM
ICE seems to get completely flummoxed when they’re being yelled at by white men over 35. They kind of put their heads down and shuffle their feet. It’s like their kryptonite.
5: "but Santa can't be real, magic isn't real"
7: "don't be silly! Santa has millions of drones, one per... child whose family celebrates Christmas! So, no spy drones for the Jewish kids, but, if a kid with two Jewish parents finds the magic of Christmas: drone!"
7: "don't be silly! Santa has millions of drones, one per... child whose family celebrates Christmas! So, no spy drones for the Jewish kids, but, if a kid with two Jewish parents finds the magic of Christmas: drone!"
December 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
5: "but Santa can't be real, magic isn't real"
7: "don't be silly! Santa has millions of drones, one per... child whose family celebrates Christmas! So, no spy drones for the Jewish kids, but, if a kid with two Jewish parents finds the magic of Christmas: drone!"
7: "don't be silly! Santa has millions of drones, one per... child whose family celebrates Christmas! So, no spy drones for the Jewish kids, but, if a kid with two Jewish parents finds the magic of Christmas: drone!"
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i fucking hate it when jinglehorse does not pick up his feet
December 26, 2023 at 12:56 PM
i fucking hate it when jinglehorse does not pick up his feet
Unattended children will be given estradiol and a free Blahaj
December 17, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Unattended children will be given estradiol and a free Blahaj
if you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
if you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation
I'm doin' my best
It isn't enough
I really can't feel, so
I'm havin' to touch
Santa Claus is coming to town
It isn't enough
I really can't feel, so
I'm havin' to touch
Santa Claus is coming to town
December 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I'm doin' my best
It isn't enough
I really can't feel, so
I'm havin' to touch
Santa Claus is coming to town
It isn't enough
I really can't feel, so
I'm havin' to touch
Santa Claus is coming to town
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me (making remoulade) : this takes like 5 minutes.. why do I always put it off and think it's too much of a hassle?
kids, after 23 seconds: "PAPA SHE SAID HER DOLL IS THE QUEEN, BUT I WANT MINE TO BE THE QUEEN, SHE CAN'T ALWAYS BE THE QUEEN, MY DOLL IS A BETTER QUEEN,
kids, after 23 seconds: "PAPA SHE SAID HER DOLL IS THE QUEEN, BUT I WANT MINE TO BE THE QUEEN, SHE CAN'T ALWAYS BE THE QUEEN, MY DOLL IS A BETTER QUEEN,
November 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
me (making remoulade) : this takes like 5 minutes.. why do I always put it off and think it's too much of a hassle?
kids, after 23 seconds: "PAPA SHE SAID HER DOLL IS THE QUEEN, BUT I WANT MINE TO BE THE QUEEN, SHE CAN'T ALWAYS BE THE QUEEN, MY DOLL IS A BETTER QUEEN,
kids, after 23 seconds: "PAPA SHE SAID HER DOLL IS THE QUEEN, BUT I WANT MINE TO BE THE QUEEN, SHE CAN'T ALWAYS BE THE QUEEN, MY DOLL IS A BETTER QUEEN,
Second-grade daughter: "but WHY is the book called Gandertrash from Hell???"
me: "Oh - that E is backwards, it's Gendertrash from Hell. Maybe it's called that to be edgy? So the cover will communicate, these trans people aren't trying to -"
Daughter: "I don't think that's edgy *enough*, actually"
me: "Oh - that E is backwards, it's Gendertrash from Hell. Maybe it's called that to be edgy? So the cover will communicate, these trans people aren't trying to -"
Daughter: "I don't think that's edgy *enough*, actually"
November 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Second-grade daughter: "but WHY is the book called Gandertrash from Hell???"
me: "Oh - that E is backwards, it's Gendertrash from Hell. Maybe it's called that to be edgy? So the cover will communicate, these trans people aren't trying to -"
Daughter: "I don't think that's edgy *enough*, actually"
me: "Oh - that E is backwards, it's Gendertrash from Hell. Maybe it's called that to be edgy? So the cover will communicate, these trans people aren't trying to -"
Daughter: "I don't think that's edgy *enough*, actually"
@progesteronipizza.bsky.social
Just one thing (if it was me, I'd want everyone to STFU unless it's really helpful & not obvious)
If you can get an Enhanced ID New York driver's license (not RealID, the tier past that), those let you cross the land border to Canada & are issued by state, not feds.
Just one thing (if it was me, I'd want everyone to STFU unless it's really helpful & not obvious)
If you can get an Enhanced ID New York driver's license (not RealID, the tier past that), those let you cross the land border to Canada & are issued by state, not feds.
November 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
@progesteronipizza.bsky.social
Just one thing (if it was me, I'd want everyone to STFU unless it's really helpful & not obvious)
If you can get an Enhanced ID New York driver's license (not RealID, the tier past that), those let you cross the land border to Canada & are issued by state, not feds.
Just one thing (if it was me, I'd want everyone to STFU unless it's really helpful & not obvious)
If you can get an Enhanced ID New York driver's license (not RealID, the tier past that), those let you cross the land border to Canada & are issued by state, not feds.
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(approaching a couple) so which one of you is mayor and which is aloof wife
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Fast and free transgender for everybody imo
Trying not to let the right influence my speech patterns, but “transgender for everybody” is poetry to me unfortunately
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Fast and free transgender for everybody imo
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the most expensive part of transition is actually all the books
November 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
the most expensive part of transition is actually all the books
I have, and I do! I've done the sign-in helper shift a few times and would say it's easier than checkout at the co-op. Chips recipients vs. coop shoppers: equally polite, less chatty, receiving one of several items rather than tens in a set of thousands, & have their ID more ready to present
Dana, have you ever worked a coop shift at CHiPS, and do you recommend it? It's something I vaguely keep meaning to try
November 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I have, and I do! I've done the sign-in helper shift a few times and would say it's easier than checkout at the co-op. Chips recipients vs. coop shoppers: equally polite, less chatty, receiving one of several items rather than tens in a set of thousands, & have their ID more ready to present
Here's a map of community fridges in other neighborhoods: www.fridgefinder.app/browse
Brooklynites: with SNAP benefits expiring as of today, here are two ways you can help feed neighbors: donate to CHiPS, the food pantry/ women's shelter in Park Slope: www.chipsonline.org. Or leave food in the community fridge on 6th Street between 4th and 5th avenues, next to the Postmark Cafe.
November 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Here's a map of community fridges in other neighborhoods: www.fridgefinder.app/browse
What's the last car you stopped to take a picture of?
October 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
What's the last car you stopped to take a picture of?
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One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."
October 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."
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When my daughter was 2 she woke up from a dream, sobbing. She eventually got out that she was "afraid of the elephant". Over the next few days she explained that the elephant:
- was sitting on a bench
- looked at her
- came towards her
- tried to hold her hand
- told her many things (?!?)
- was sitting on a bench
- looked at her
- came towards her
- tried to hold her hand
- told her many things (?!?)
September 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
When my daughter was 2 she woke up from a dream, sobbing. She eventually got out that she was "afraid of the elephant". Over the next few days she explained that the elephant:
- was sitting on a bench
- looked at her
- came towards her
- tried to hold her hand
- told her many things (?!?)
- was sitting on a bench
- looked at her
- came towards her
- tried to hold her hand
- told her many things (?!?)