Mourning Granny Weatherwax ~ There are any number of quotes from Terry Pratchett’s books that moved me and shaped the way I thought of the world. But the one I always come back to, the one that shaped my magical practice – that was Granny Weatherwax.

https://wildhunt.org/2023/11/mourning-granny-weatherwax.html

#discworld #grannyweatherwax #PopCultureMagick #SpiritWork #TerryPratchett #Pagan #witchcraft #culture

Still can’t get over the fact that an editor of the Financial Times said that we need to do away with #capitalism in order to deal with the #climate. If that’s not a sign of mainstream economics/finance finally waking up to the reality of the situation we’re in, I don’t now what is.

edit to add link (thanks Boud): https://archive.ph/2023.06.29-113742/https://www.ft.com/content/86d71297-3f34-48f3-8f3f-28b7e8be03c6

I recognize this is a very long shot, but weirder things have worked out. Does anyone have any photographs from Anchorage, Eagle River, Wasilla, or Palmer, Alaska taken between late 2001 to mid 2002 that might include lamp posts?

I know this is weird as hell, but there is a reason, I swear. I really appreciate the help and the boosts!

I would be a pretty shit former president of a writers' organization if I did not offer solidarity to the screenwriters here. They were offered a patently bullshit deal by the studios and networks. They deserve better and now they're striking to get it. Good for them.

https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-guild-strike-begins-1235340176/

“Hello. It’s a pleasure to meet you, and really, you’re looking lovely today. Do you mind if I sit here? Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to intrude. I’ll move along. Have a wonderful afternoon.”

Roger can come off as a bit of a used car salesman, but he’s a nice guy, really, and he means everything he says. For him, a lukewarm yes is the same thing as a no; if he doesn’t know, with absolute conviction, that he’s wanted, he’ll move along.

Continue reading: https://leemoyer.wordpress.com/2022/04/01/roger-that-the-small-god-of-securing-enthusiastic-consent/

There are a lot of private space companies who still use “manned” instead of “human” or “crewed”.

#nasa hasn’t used “manned” in our official nomenclature for ~ 20 years. It may sound pedantic, but women are still only 20% of engineering graduates - the same percentage as when I graduated.

Language and representation - think of job postings - matter.

#space #engineering #WomenInSTEM

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/07/manned-spaceflight-nasa/594835/