Exactly. Punishing improvement, even (or maybe even especially) when it’s not quite enough yet is a great way to ensure that you will never see any progress again from that person.

Possible, a couple had been adopted before I got Madison. I don’t remember all of the remaining kittens but there were Mao, Jefferson, and someone French left. All boys, all tuxedos.

I had a cat named Madison (from a litter all named after ex-politicians) which was constantly misgendered because he was named during the height of little girls named, for some reason, after an obscure deceased politician.

It’s in my TBR but have to admit it’s been skipped a few times

The likelihood of the oligarchs supporting a safety net at this point is not plausible unless they are standing next to guillotines

when you can't reach the enemy u just gotta fight with the crabs in your own pot I guess

In my town you could get a whole house with a yard for that

When AI finishes ruining all the online resources, those of us who kept physical media will wind up becoming libraries for our friends

Scientific American: “How to Send a Message to Future Civilizations” November 17, 2025. www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

executive dys-what now? I'm not interested in switching to a management role

Same for Zelazny. I sent him a (terrible) poem once and he was kind enough to reply. Sadly I lost that letter.

I’m so sad to hear that he is gone
I loved his books and Steel Beach the most