Important info to know about the SAVE America Act. It addresses a problem that is non existent. The only part of this bill I agree with is that you have to show your ID when you vote and as far as I know we all have to do this already. It is voter suppression.
bipartisanpolicy.org/article/five...
Oh sweet! Now I can keep my shiny signed copy I bought from you yesterday in pristine condition, and read the Kindle version at night without waking my better half... ;-) Thank you for visiting San Antonio; loved hearing what you had to say in your panel, and it was great to meet you :-)
I’m sorry for your loss.
A man in an inflatable T-Rex costume, looking like he is riding it
An inflatable Eagle costume
A purple hippo costume holding a flag reading “Hate has no home here”
An array of protest signs. The closest one reads “Defend Democracy”. One further back reads “My father fought fascism in 1944. I am fighting fascism in 2025”
#NoKings in #KerrvilleTX! The best turnout yet!
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Whoever did the titles for “Only Murders in the Building” really likes cats. There’s loads of them in the windows :-)
I saw someone wearing a shirt with that phrase on the other day. 😀
A pair of 4x2ft boards with a single 6-inch hole in the top end of each, and a pile of beanbags. One board has a Sun design, the other has a Moon.
These cornhole boards were made by my husband and painted by me. And then it took me ages to figure out how to lacquer them and actually do it, but today the legs were fitted back on so now they’re Done! And we will have the best most colorful games of cornhole in existence.
Moon, Jupiter and Venus in the predawn eastern sky
Close up on the Moon showing crater detail along the terminator line
The Moon, Jupiter and Venus all in a line this morning. I overexposed the crap out of the moon (grabbed this shot mid-workout so didn’t have a ton of time to play) but the terminator looks cool today. Look at all those craters!
Wider view of the eastern sky with two planets easily visible
Telescope view of the two planets; details obscured by the overwhelming brightness
Jupiter and Venus (brighter one) were looking fantastic this morning. They were so close together - less than a Moon diameter, they both fit in the view of my #Hestia. You can see the moons of Jupiter as that diagonal line of dots running through it. #planets #astrophotography
An equatorial sundial reading 4:25pm.
Found this #sundial outside a church in town at the weekend, and was delighted to see it had been set up correctly and was showing the right time. So many garden sundials are not so lucky.
A Lunar Volvelle and Moon Phase Clock both showing Full Moon.
The disc of the Full Moon
Bright dots of Venus and Jupiter in the morning sky just before sunrise
Happy Sturgeon Moon! Remember to reset your lunar clocks today. Here’s a couple of photos; the Full Moon just before it set this morning, and if you look to the east you can see Venus and Jupiter close together and bright.
A clock showing the Moon phases instead of the time. It has a single hand that rotates once every 29.5 days.
I’ve got a new wall mount version of my Moon Phase Clocks! Keep in touch with the lunar cycle. Watch the Apollo capsule orbit each phase in turn. #fullmoon #lunarcalendar Find it at wavytail.etsy.com
REALITY CHECK:
Texas Democrats earn 45% of the vote—but under the GOP’s new gerrymandered map, they’d get just 21% of the seats.
That’s not representation. That’s rigging the system.
#MessWithTexas
Glasses hanging on the side of my nightstand on a small custom hook
Printed a safe haven hook for my glasses, since the cat decided he wants to sleep on my nightstand and push everything off to make room… #3dprinting
If you’re further north, it would extend the length of the device significantly. Southern hemisphere would need a reversed instrument. In between holes, choose the nearest one.
There are multiple cord holes for different latitudes.
A diptych sundial held in my hand, showing 2:30pm solar time
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A crape Myrtle tree in pink blossom
It always somehow surprises me when our Crape Myrtle blooms. (And it always annoys me that’s it’s apparently not spelled “crèpe”)
A grey 3D printed test piece consisting of two parts joined by a hinge.
Look, I made a hinge! And it’s all hingey! Turns and everything!
Little sunflower things all in a profusion of yellow and green
Texas Sage in glorious pink-purple
Clucking bell, my feed is all politics and there needs to be some lightness in the world too. Have some flowers.
Here’s a tiny bit of resistance you can do right now: sign this petition against the big fugly bill: resist.bot/petitions/PZ...
I love coleuses :-)
Saturday, June 14, Our Flag, Our Community. 11am to 2pm at the Star Arts Park and Event Center, Kerrville, Texas. Food, Beverages, Flags, Entertainment, Conversations.
Well, this ought to make us all feel better for a moment! kottke.org/25/05/wwii-v...
A tuxedo cat and a grey cat sitting about two feet apart, staring with great intensity at the person taking the photo.
These two cats are dropping the most unsubtle hints that it might, in fact, be dinnertime.
Fifth Element
Had a fantastic breakfast this morning of fried eggs and sourdough toast. Both the eggs and bread were from neighbors. Yay for local food!
#MomSky
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