O Wednesday With Thine Crepuscular Lights Shimmering Into Silence

January, I hardly knew ye. Wednesday OT

Snowy day. Snow day, in fact, for the kids. Spouse is WFH today anyway (Fri, 1/12) so I'm hiding out in the study until they go back to school and work... four days from now. If they need me they know where to find me, but they should figure some things out for themselves, ya ask me.

snowman meringues seen on a savoredgrace dot com post by "Melissa" but no image credit

Snow and a big freeze following. Good. Can't talk about the dregs, butt end, or ash heap of winter without some blackened mounds of chemically preserved snow lingering well into April.

TOOZEVEOPETHREDD

Tuesday Haiku

 

Awakened at midnight

By the sound of the water jar

Cracking from the ice.

-Matsuo Basho

Utagawa Hiroshige

Toosdai Open Thred 🧵

 

Hullo.

Monday Nightswimming, a River, a Moon (and ROM: Spaceknight)

Apropos of nothing at all, I was singing "Moon River" and it morphed into "Goldfinger". Happens every time, my huckleberry friends.

#Shantyboat on Instagram, August 29, 2015

Similarly, Handel's Judas Maccabeus becomes "Frosty the Snowman" which in turn always transforms into "Rudolph". Means nothing but aural confusion in an addled brain which is prone to tangents anyway.

Public People Whose Private Personal Impact We Can’t Escape – Parlez Vous Monday

 

Monday Morning Open Thread

 

Hello and welcome to the last week of January.

Sunday evening 🌖T

 

Good evening/ night/ morning, how's it going? 

Not sure if this is good or bed news vis à vis climate change. Remember the huge explosion caused by the underwater volcano near Tonga? 

On the one hand, the water from the volcano is contributing to the green house effect and making our weather wonky. On the other hand, the effect of the water won't last forever and in the meantime its effects might focus everyone a little more on addressing carbon emissions.  Maybe that's overly optomistic? 

Here's an interview with a scientist in NZ on the CBC Radio's science show, Quirks and Quarks:

CBC Record breaking Tongan volcanic erruption 

And for some anxiety relief, here's a couple adorable deer.

The Photo Gallery

  

It’s your weekly Photo Gallery! Come on in, take a look at what people have been up to over the past week and share some of your own photos.

They don’t need to be taken with a fancy camera or works of art. Share any SFW photos you’ve taken with even the poorest of potatoes. Of course we love to see that arty stuff too.

Good morning

 

Hi there. It’s Sunday and this is an open thread.

Keeping Our Heads When Many Around Us Seem Focused on Trying to Get Us To Lose Them – Saturday Night OT

 

E. Jean Carroll and the Kaplan Hecker attorneys  #Winning

Caturday Morning Open Thread

 

Hello and welcome to another weekendish whatsis.

Friday Evening Post

 Good evening.

It is Friday, January 26th, 2024. Image via MixTape.

Fur Face Friday

 It's Fur Face Friday! Last week our fluffy friends did their best to stay warm. But winter must be getting to them because they're showing their villainous side this week.

Friday Morning Open Thread

 T is for thaw.

Thursday evening open thread

 

I have no clue how I'll be feeling on Thursday, so I'm composing it on Tuesday. I may or may not check in, depending on how alert and chipper I feel. 

Blaurgh!Talk

Sometimes I think everything's just gone down the wrong evolutionary trail. Fuss here about how terrible civilisation has been to you this week.

Thursday Morning Open Thread

 

Thanks Narrow Dog.

Wndensdaty Later OT

Did ... didja ever wonder if we're just antennae on the head of god, and and and like we could walk through tables and ... no? Well, bummer, dudes and dudettes. Talk about something else instead.

Oh Wednesday, Oh Wednesday, OT Wednesday

Young kid's grades for three classes are below C level. Several incomplete assignments in Social Studies, French, and Language Arts. I told her it's unacceptable to flunk a class in public school for Pete's sake. That takes serious disabilities or at the very least, a colossal lack of effort. Warned her that "If you don't catch your work up, there will be no Twin Peaks this weekend." That's the best warning I've ever uttered.

Alicia Witt as Gersten, the youngest Hayward, in season 2, episode 1...

Oh Tuesday Eve, Tee Hee

May y'all be inside and reading/watching something good. So ... whatcha reading or watching?

Tuesday Haiku

 

Silence.

A single chestnut leaf

Sinks down through clear water.

-Shohaku

 Tsuchiya Koitsu

Toosdai OT

 

Grumble grumble mornin’ grumble.

Don’t wanna.

Don't Overlook the Monday Night OT

Feeling snowed in this past week (Central US), but at least I got to read* between shoveling and Costco trips. Double digits in the positive for the last few days, still below freezing but substantially warmer than the -10° about a week ago. Sneezing signals more snow to come.

The Shining, 1st ed., Dave Christensen, 1977. Warren Beatty is Jack, but who's Wendy? Lee Remick? Alice Krige? Is that Kelly Reno as Danny? A young Eugene Mirman?

For All Who Can Travel and All Who Must – Parlez Vous Monday

 

Monday Morning Open Thread

 

Hello and welcome to another week in the world.

Sunday Evening ❄T

 Hey ho, BT. 

How's your day?

The Photo Gallery

 It’s your weekly Photo Gallery! Come on in, take a look at what people have been up to over the past week and share some of your own photos.

They don’t need to be taken with a fancy camera or works of art. Share any SFW photos you’ve taken with even the poorest of potatoes. Of course we love to see that arty stuff too.

Sunday OT

 

Good morning, Balkers. 

"Disruptions of a natural nature got you feeling hazy at all?" - Most of Us, I Think: Saturday Night OT

 

Daytime in Melbourne, Australia, where the Australian Open is happening right now 

Caturday Morning Open Thread

 Hello and welcome to another weekendish thing.

Friday Evening Post

 Good evening.

It is Friday, January 19th, 2024. Image credit unknown. Hopefully not some AI bullshit.

Fur Face Friday!

 Welcome all, another Friday is upon us, which means it's time for Fur Faces! Let's look at last week's best!

First up is Ruby showing off her stylish knitwear:

Friday Morning Open Thread

 S is for Steel. 

Thursday evening open thread

 

An uneventful day here. It turned sunny in the afternoon, and I did go out for a walk.

The exterminator was around to restock the bait stations, which were all empty, which isn't good, because it means the rats have been pretty active. On the other hand, it has been a warm winter so far, so that makes sense. I mentioned the mouse and said that I'm trying to catch it myself, but may end calling them.

Blaurgh!Talk

Hopefully anyone having a bad week gets the chance to hide under the blankies for a little bit at least. If not, complain away here!

Thursday Morning Open Thread

 

Today in 1644, the Pilgrims reported seeing a UFO over Boston Harbor. Governor John Winthrop has several stories in his diary of lights in the sky, unexplained voices, and people being transported miles away.

Midweek Evening OT (Wednesday For Most)

Wednesday! Hopefully all our northern hemisphereans are keeping warm.

Open Thread for AM Wed

Good morning, village of talk backers. Welcome to 17 January.

Manuele Fior, late 2011, illus. for  Il mio mondo in 50 libri (My World in 50 Books) by Alessandro Baricco, published in Repubblica.

Tues Eve(ish) OT

Yet again my memory fools me into thinking I already set up this week's posts! Never mind, I'll be over here cringeing in shame. Chat amongst yourselves whilst I hide my face.

Tuesday Haiku

 

Falling snowflakes

Glittering tinsel 

Over the sea.

-Inahata Teiko

Tsuchiya Koitsu

Terrible Tuesday OT

 

Everyone holding out through the winter weather?

Stay safe out there, peeps.

Monday Night Open Thread

Happy MLK, Jr Day. His thoughts on a great many things are clear from his writings. He was pretty quiet about Kaiju though. What was he hiding?

"King of the Earth", Guillaume Singelin, posted on twitter 15 March, 2021

Singelin is a French illustrator. His dad is French, his mom Laotian. Embraces both cultures, obviously loves manga and anime. Video game illustration and animation background. He uses his training in his graphic novel PTSD. 

When Dr. King's Birthday Falls On Parlez Vous Monday

 

Monday MLK Day Open Thread

 

Hello, and welcome to another week in the world.

Sunday Evening Slapdash Open Thread

 

HI THERE!!! Say hullo and stuff.

The Photo Gallery

  

It’s your weekly Photo Gallery! Come on in, take a look at what people have been up to over the past week and share some of your own photos.

They don’t need to be taken with a fancy camera or works of art. Share any SFW photos you’ve taken with even the poorest of potatoes. Of course we love to see that arty stuff too.