Julie Barrett

Beautiful color illustration book cover, details at this URL: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517920012/the-luminous-fairies-and-mothra/

Our local academic publishing house has a treat for everyone:
"The story that hatched Mothra—available in English for the first time, translated by Jeffrey Angles, who wrote an afterword about the novella’s cultural context, the unusual story of its composition, and the development of the 1961 film"

An atom goes to the doctor. “Doc, I think I’ve lost an electron!” “Are you sure?” “I’m positive!”

It’s actually FEWER Misérables

I slugged the school bully because if my friend hit the bully, the bully would retaliate against me.

Did I get that right?

I heard like 80% of bald men still have their old comb. Turns out they just can’t part with it

The King is mad

Regret to announce that we’ve reached Wrong Coat season. Every coat you wear from now til mid April will be The Wrong Coat for the weather

Dear Humans,

Stop blaming me for all your bullshit. I don’t even exist. Grow up.

Lost 19th century film by Méliès discovered at the Library | Timeless Library conservators recently made a startling discovery in a batch of decaying film reels -- a long-lost 1897 film by early cinema icon George Méliès. The French magician-turned-filmmaker's

"The 45-second film, made around 1897, was the first appearance on film of what might be called a robot"

HELL. YES.

ask not for whom the bananaphone ring ring rings

It's been reported that Red Dwarf creator Rob Grant has died.

Well, smeg. :(

www.ganymede.tv/2026/02/rob-...

@pwbarrett.bsky.social Check this out!

A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".

2026 basically

notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich

@cheerlights.bsky.social #cheerlights blue

My fellow Texans:

Tom Lehrer - The Masochism Tango YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel

I’m allowed to post this today

Then make them free and easy to obtain. Make obtaining the documents required to get a Real ID easy and free.

But we can't have that because the wrong people will be voting.

GOLDMAN: Do you know what other regimes in the 20th century required similar proof of citizenship?


LYONS: Various nefarious regimes did that

GOLDMAN: Is Nazi Germany one?

LYONS: This is the wrong type of question

Age verification? I have a tube tester in the garage.

Which I would promptly misplace.

As one does.

Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western spiral arm of the galaxy. That's so on brand for me!

"I can make more money flipping burgers."

But it didn't deter people from going to vote. There was a long line where we went to vote on Saturday. I'm not in Ft. Worth, but another part of North Texas that had a local election to fill a city council seat. Normally boring and low turnout. People showed up!

DRBP Main Day Schedule - Feb 28 — Denton READiculous Book Palooza

So, when all you DFW people are jonesing for more book stuff after @fencon.bsky.social , join me at Denton READiculous Book Palooza on Feb. 28.

Get information on their website: www.dentonbookpalooza.com/maindaysched...

Amazon has some, but I'm sure they were selling for a lot less the last time I looked.

Too late for this now, but my husband bought a pair of heated gloves for riding his motorcycle. They've come in really handy these last few days. Might be useful for future weather.

FenCon XXI, February 20-22, 2026 Come on out to the largest fan-run convention in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area! We'll be at the Crowne Plaza Dallas Market-Center - Love Field!

@fencon.bsky.social is a month away!

If you’re still considering coming, memberships and the hotel block close next week.

www.fencon.org

Having one that can be programmed from the phone was a life changer.