Talkday Evening Toozpost

OK, maybe not geometric enough, but somehow the colours at least make me think of Mondrian rendering a portrait of Beckett. Who of course deserves portratiture by every great painter ever. So ... Tuesday. How's everyone doing? I smoocha you all.

Tuesday Haiku

 

Caught in the afternoon shower.

Hiding under the leaves

The spotted sparrow.

-Yosa Buson 

Holy peaks of Chichibu at spring dawn by Yokoyama Taikan

Tues Open Thread

 

Good morning. How are you staying cool?

Can't Sleep Through the Climate Change Rain; Might As Well Stay Up & Think - Parlez Vous Mondays

 

Monday Morning Open Thread

 

Oh, yay, it's Monday again.

Sunday eventide

Apparently us Olds are better at discerning the mis- and disinfo than the youngsters, contrary to public opinion. 

Scientific American: How Susceptible are you to Fake News? There's a test for that

Cambridge is doing research on our ability to pick out real and fake headlines. Here's the link if you want to try their quiz. Cambridge U- misinformation susceptibility test 

BBC Future: Vaccine against fake news 

That's about it. I've been taking it easy and working ahead on my online course. The highlight was getting a tub of mint chip ice cream. 🍦

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.

☀️SUN☀️DAY🌵OPEN🔥THREAD🥵

 

Good morning.

“Do Not Accept Normalization of Untruths” – Dr. Anthony Fauci and Saturday Night OT