Kurt Vonnegut explaining to his wife why he’s going out to buy an envelope:
“Oh, she says, well, you’re not a poor man. You know, why don’t you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I’m going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope.
“I meet a lot of people. And see some great looking babies. And a fire engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And I’ll ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don’t know. The moral of the story is—we’re here on Earth to fart around.
“And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And what the computer people don’t realize, or they don’t care, is we’re dancing animals. You know, we love to move around. And it’s like we’re not supposed to dance at all anymore.”
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I have a copy of the FBI whistleblower's report to Congress which alleges that the Bureau protected Rudy Giuliani AND Russian intelligence AND the Ukrainian/Israeli Mob throughout the United States for years.
It's one of the most important things you'll ever read.
New: The fullest accounting yet shows how Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood. https://t.co/pdXGMyGm4D
Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat. Following rain, a thin layer of dead calm water transforms the flat into the world's largest mirror, 129 km across [read more: https://t.co/8N53bno1Ob] [source, David Houncheringer: https://t.co/eXPcXXReUP]
Artist Matej Kren’s “Idiom” at the Prague Municipal Library is an art installation where hundreds of books are stacked in a cylindrical tower. Mirrors placed at the bottom and the top give the exhibit the illusion of being infinite [source, read more: https://t.co/40yyRpAKhF]
Crops under solar panels can be a win-win, and in dry places, photovoltaic shade can even reduce water use, suggests a recent study. Cherry tomatoes saw a 65% increase in CO₂ uptake, a 65% increase in water-use efficiency, and produced twice as much fruit https://t.co/uDnDawa7lW
For the past decade, Simon Beck has been decorating the Alps with his stunning mathematical drawings, created by running in snowshoes across freshly laid snow [read more: https://t.co/2R23ExtNFX] [video by Golem13: https://t.co/LzClkl62pJ]
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#Phish starts an Alpine Valley run tonight! #PHRE asks those engaging in this event in person webcast to reflect on the lands on which we gather & to acknowledge the ancestral homelands & traditional territories of the Indigenous peoples who have been here since time immemorial.
For Jerry Garcia's 80th birthday today:
As of today, Jennifer Lopez has lived exactly as long as Jerry lived: 19,366 days. Here are photos from his final performance at Soldier Field in 1995, and her show Saturday in Italy.
For Jerry Garcia's 80th birthday today:
As of today, Jennifer Lopez has lived exactly as long as Jerry lived: 19,366 days. Here are photos from his final performance at Soldier Field in 1995, and her show Saturday in Italy.
Hi! I’m getting close to 500 followers which is wild. Such a great community on here!
How about a vintage baseball giveaway once I hit 500 followers?
This 1973 Roberto Clemente to one person who RTs, Likes, and is following my account.
I’ll tag the winner and cover shipping!
@morycua@kashmir_216 I’m a middle class white man in America. I can answer this with a no, but it doesn’t matter because my entire existence is built on the same systemic racism that this country was built upon.