Mastodawn

I’m Jimi.

I quietly contemplate these days. I enjoy reading about and infrequently discussing #SciFi, #Fantasy, #Horror, #Science, #USPolitics and #Noir. I’ve been #TentCamping over half my life.

#StarTrek🖖rocks.
I love all #Tolkien.
#MST3K is hilarious.
Michael Myers🔪the 1st shape.
#Ghibli storytelling is *gorgeous*
#Svengoolie rules!
Han shot first.
#CozyGroveCampSpirit

Early Gen X feral latchkey kid. Married. Mostly harmless. I block AI & jagbags.

We call them gym shoes round here.

Human	Not Immortal. Really.
Location	In far Northern Illinois. Previously Braga, Pt., Funchal, Pt., Barrie, Ontario. Far Northern Illinois before all that.
Banner Image	Fall is the season on the lakefront in Barrie, Ontario. A photographer in a yellow jacket sits under a reddish dynamic sculpture. New construction is visible in the background. Blue sky with scattered white clouds. The lake is reflecting the blue sky.
Toots	Toots disappear like tears in the rain. However it takes a while. So I got that going for me at least.

The dog's first go at camping. I think she has got the hang of it!

SNUFFLEUPAGUS: Miss Piggy's on bsky and Kermit gave up all socials but at least fuckin' Gonzo & Beaker made it over to the fedi

#MuppetsDeepThoughts
#HashTagGames

Judge dismisses Justice Department lawsuit against 'sanctuary city' policy in Illinois https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5421494-trump-sanctuary-laws-illinois/

Propaganda and media thread 🧵

"While right-wing propaganda has its roots in the 1930s, it wasn’t until the ’70s that Republican thought leaders truly began seeding the notion that any media criticism of Republican policy exhibited a “left-wing bias” and should be discarded as unreliable. In reality, as media critic Parker Molloy notes, most mainstream U.S. journalism skews center-right."

https://www.damemagazine.com/2025/01/02/americas-right-wing-propaganda-problem-might-be-terminal/

Well that was a bit "and now draw the rest of the owl" but I have a mostly-finished shirt! Would have been closer to done but I messed up on the collar interfacing, had to unpick a couple of things. Collars are tough but satisfying to complete, a bit like quilt binding.

I wear an N-95 for all patient contacts. Today I had a younger dude with a bunch of disparate complaints check in. Saw him, ordered some labs. Added on a COVID and flu test as an afterthought. Haven’t seen COVID in 2-3 months. Anyhow, he had the ‘vid. Bunch of staff rawdogging the air in the room commented about it afterwards. Yup y’all. You might now have diarrhea, headaches, and the rest. Don’t want the disease? Wear protection.

My fabulously beautiful new short story collection, To Wonder and Starshine, in person at last! Go get your copy of these charming tales! Out now from Trepidatio Publishing.

#Books #Fantasy #ScienceFiction #NewBooks #BeautifulBooks

Timelapse of the eleventh painting in the Close Encounters Collection, "Eepy"!

#catportrait #painting #art #cats #tabbycat #painting

Latest reminder that if you buy an appliance of any kind that has an Internet connection, you are not the owner. You should understand that the seller can -- and many do -- remotely disable it or extort a "subscription" fee at any point.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/firmware-update-hinders-echelon-smart-home-gym-equipments-ability-to-work-offline/

This should be illegal, period.

Thank you Stux!

@stux

It's not garnering much attention, but the pace that California is displacing fossil fuels from their electricity grid using batteries is terrific to see.

Jimijamflimflam

America’s Right-Wing Propaganda Problem Might Be Terminal - Dame Magazine

Echelon kills smart home gym equipment offline capabilities with update