Five Things in this Post
Sunday, February 2nd, 2025 03:41 pmSkyview skyview.social lets you view and share Bluesky threads without needing an account. It offers a tree view, as well as an unrolled (all replies) and embed (haven’t tested it). Plus bots to save all of those; claims to track nothing.
I’d offer an example but even the briefest time on Bsky today has crashed my news wall like woe.
Excellent tool for managing time zone information https://dateful.com
The link you create a link automagically translates an event’s time to the user’s current time zone and day. When you create a free account, you can edit those links.
For example, a Media & Disability Communication Online Con
- 12 February 2025, 6PM to 9PM AEDT (UTC +11)
In my timezone
Seen on electric signboard on US Highway 12/18 E just south of Madison, 23 November 2024
Make it to deer camp safely buckle up
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resonant revises John Henry for the modern day:
The Ballad of John Henry's CEO
You can't fight fate, gotta automate,
Keep the cost of production down, lord, lord,
The cost of production down.
First published in 2012, still relevant as fuck.
I’ve always known that the most stressful equipment failure is when something breaks on my powerchair.
Previously, I would have put computing equipment in second place, but today I learned a new contender: when my tea kettle won’t turn on! Thankfully MyGuy recognized I was in anxious mode, and the store had a replacement, and all is well.
Well, all is .... I have tea.
Joys & Sorrows 2023
Monday, January 1st, 2024 02:26 pmInstead of stressing over making a perfect essay, I’ve numbered this summary so it’s easier for you to ask for elaboration.
( five joys )
( four sorrows )
Spilling the Tea re “Brain fog”
Sunday, August 20th, 2023 04:25 pmI first encountered the term brain fog in the mid 1990s on a fibromyalgia listserv. I see it popping up all over mainstream media in re: Long COVID. Vocabulary derail:
I’m a picky fussbudget so I describe my current cognitive issues as "trouble making new memories" as well as "difficulty word-finding." massive frustration derail:
can't nail down the source of these impairments: candidates include ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, PTSD, depression, anxiety as well as the medications I take for all those things.
( Spilling the Tea )
It took me four months to realize that I needed to use a teapot I'd already bought to make tea.
That is brain fog.
How do you feel about the term brain fog? Does it build a bridge from our disabled experience to non-disabled people? Does it minimize the impact? Feel free to rant.
claimed Free Tea!
Sunday, November 20th, 2022 03:07 pmFacebook is better for these sort of give-a-ways, I've discovered.
I’ve got five loose-leaf teas I can no longer drink. They’re in opened packets. Since shipping has become so expensive, I’ll send them all to the first person who wants them. Comments are screened.
they're clichés because they're true
Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 05:07 pmhaste does indeed make waste
Seeking great online oolong tea vendor
Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 10:03 amSo I love oolong tea and I have exhausted all the vendors locally.
When I search online I get hundreds of results. Some are in India and China--the originators of tea! Cost is not my main criterion, but I don't want to throw money into the void.
I want a vendor who will actually ship what I ordered and that’s pretty much it.
Do you have a positive experience with an online tea vendor?
Customized Five-Question Meme
Monday, October 8th, 2018 04:43 pmThanks to brithistorian, who’s bringing back a meme I’ve never seen before. It’s five questions, but the Qs are personalized to your interests. I learned a lot about brithistorian from the answers!
If you want 5 questions from me, comment below saying so.
( Here’s my answers )Albuquerque Log: Arrived on Friday, Somehow It’s Already Tuesday
Tuesday, January 30th, 2018 09:49 amSo spoiled for choice! The infinite sky and mainly-low rise landscape makes me and the sprawling city feel tiny and unknowable. The city’s website is excellent in both design and information.
cabq.gov
( Random Thoughts and Details )
Making a Better Cup of Tea
Saturday, August 5th, 2017 11:58 amI love tea—I drink a gallon a day. I drink from a thick, 16-oz, glass, better to warm my hands with. I use a tablespoon of loose tea in a single-use paper tea filter bag.
I'm lucky my local co-op carries many delicious loose teas. I adore Rishi tea (from Milwaukee)1, particularly their Iron Goddess of Mercy Oolong, Jade Green, and Mahgreb Mint Green, as well as my own special mix2.
I've discovered that tea tastes so much better when it's brewed at the right temperature. Oolong brewed at 175° or Green at 165° is delicious. (Boiling water is the right temp for mint tea and other herbals.)
( How to get the temp right without a fancy pot )