Boing! went the temperature again. But the nights are chilly and I need the overhead light to see to do the evening's washing up.
Impromptu "Hallelujah" in a park
If you have a gift, share it. If someone starts something you're good at, join in. Make connections. Make something beautiful.
If you have a gift, share it. If someone starts something you're good at, join in. Make connections. Make something beautiful.
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I'm prepping things to get ready for OVFF. I don't expect any major problems, but it's good to keep knocking off tasks, especially because work wants me down in the Loop next Tuesday and Wednesday.
One of the things that I did was to buy a new watch. My Seiko Kinetic was over 20 years old and the battery died months ago. I have missed having a watch. You'd think it would be easy enough to get that battery replaced, but it's a unique design for that watch and the entire watch has to be disassembled to get at it, because it was originally a capacitor that went many years between failures. Then Seiko "improved it" by switching to a lithium rechargeable battery. But since you don't know how long the battery has been sitting on the shelf, you don't know how long it's going to last. The second-to-last replacement lasted a year, which is ludicrous. The current replacement lasted maybe three years. And Seiko has abandoned the whole line.
So I have a new watch now. It is a Citizen Eco-Drive that looks very much like my old watch. The only problem is that I need to get a link put in the band to make it just a bit looser. The nearest watch shop that can do this repair is closed on Monday.
Did I mention that Tuesday and Wednesday I am supposed to be in the Loop?
But it's nice having a watch again. :)
One of the things that I did was to buy a new watch. My Seiko Kinetic was over 20 years old and the battery died months ago. I have missed having a watch. You'd think it would be easy enough to get that battery replaced, but it's a unique design for that watch and the entire watch has to be disassembled to get at it, because it was originally a capacitor that went many years between failures. Then Seiko "improved it" by switching to a lithium rechargeable battery. But since you don't know how long the battery has been sitting on the shelf, you don't know how long it's going to last. The second-to-last replacement lasted a year, which is ludicrous. The current replacement lasted maybe three years. And Seiko has abandoned the whole line.
So I have a new watch now. It is a Citizen Eco-Drive that looks very much like my old watch. The only problem is that I need to get a link put in the band to make it just a bit looser. The nearest watch shop that can do this repair is closed on Monday.
Did I mention that Tuesday and Wednesday I am supposed to be in the Loop?
But it's nice having a watch again. :)
This poem is spillover from the April 1, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
fuzzyred and mama_kestrel. It also fills the "Arts and Crafts Movement" square in my 4-1-25 card for the Aesthetics Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
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fuzzyred and mama_kestrel. It also fills the "Arts and Crafts Movement" square in my 4-1-25 card for the Aesthetics Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.( Read more... )
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Today we went to two events: the Otto Center's craft show and the ODD Market in Tuscola. It rained off and on today, which we desperately needed, but we didn't let that stop us.
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More Danger, More Confusion
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 2
Word count (story only): 1674
[Friday, May 8, 2020, midafternoon]
:: Another visit from Win brings both more bad news and some direct information for Nik, which brings the Teagues under his scrutiny in new ways. Part of the Edison’s Mirror arc. ::
Back to Another Encounter
To the Edison's Mirror Index
On to
At a quarter after four, Ed and Vic were roaming eagerly through Nik and Shandiin’s home, each wearing a borrowed apron and carrying dusting supplies. Sitting in the living room, Nik glanced between Aidan and the boys. “Did you put them up to that?” the younger man murmured.
The auburn-haired man shook his head, a smile twitching at the corners of his mouth. He reached for the next tee shirt in the warm, staticky pile of freshly-dried laundry. “I tried to talk them out of it, actually. They didn’t want to spend time alone in the apartment after spending an hour at the library.”
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By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 2
Word count (story only): 1674
[Friday, May 8, 2020, midafternoon]
:: Another visit from Win brings both more bad news and some direct information for Nik, which brings the Teagues under his scrutiny in new ways. Part of the Edison’s Mirror arc. ::
Back to Another Encounter
To the Edison's Mirror Index
On to
At a quarter after four, Ed and Vic were roaming eagerly through Nik and Shandiin’s home, each wearing a borrowed apron and carrying dusting supplies. Sitting in the living room, Nik glanced between Aidan and the boys. “Did you put them up to that?” the younger man murmured.
The auburn-haired man shook his head, a smile twitching at the corners of his mouth. He reached for the next tee shirt in the warm, staticky pile of freshly-dried laundry. “I tried to talk them out of it, actually. They didn’t want to spend time alone in the apartment after spending an hour at the library.”
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Vellichor: capturing the scent memories of old books
Specifically, the word ‘vellichor’ sketches the overwhelming wistfulness that can engulf us when we enter an antiquarian bookshop or library, and are plunged into an olfactory sensation far beyond smelling the paper, leather and dust. Just as the olfactory word it was inspired by – petrichor – is larger than the sum of its parts; so vellichor conjures a fragrant universe far beyond the smell of a room lined with leather-bound tomes, ‘which are somehow infused with the passage of time.’ We feel nostalgia for our own past, for the memories instantaneously triggered when we pick up a particular book, for that comfort the very act of reading and escaping to another world can bring.
I'm sure that everyone in my audience needs this word.
Specifically, the word ‘vellichor’ sketches the overwhelming wistfulness that can engulf us when we enter an antiquarian bookshop or library, and are plunged into an olfactory sensation far beyond smelling the paper, leather and dust. Just as the olfactory word it was inspired by – petrichor – is larger than the sum of its parts; so vellichor conjures a fragrant universe far beyond the smell of a room lined with leather-bound tomes, ‘which are somehow infused with the passage of time.’ We feel nostalgia for our own past, for the memories instantaneously triggered when we pick up a particular book, for that comfort the very act of reading and escaping to another world can bring.
I'm sure that everyone in my audience needs this word.
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Today is cloudy, mild, and damp. We got a cocktease drizzle of rain for about 2 minutes. :/
I fed the birds. I haven't seen any today though.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 10/18/25 -- It rained! :D It's been raining off and on for much of the day, so I won't need to water and will have an easier time planting the box of bulbs that arrived yesterday.
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I fed the birds. I haven't seen any today though.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 10/18/25 -- It rained! :D It's been raining off and on for much of the day, so I won't need to water and will have an easier time planting the box of bulbs that arrived yesterday.
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fuzzyred will close the pool for the half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics some time this evening, since the sale closes Sunday night, to allow time for collecting donations. So if you still want to get in on that, now's the time.Quantum crystals could spark the next tech revolution
Auburn scientists unlock the secrets of free electrons to power the next revolution in computing and chemistry.
Auburn scientists have designed new materials that manipulate free electrons to unlock groundbreaking applications. These “Surface Immobilized Electrides” could power future quantum computers or transform chemical manufacturing. Stable, tunable, and scalable, they represent a leap beyond traditional electrides. The work bridges theory and potential real-world use.
Well, the toddlers have found a blowtorch...
Auburn scientists unlock the secrets of free electrons to power the next revolution in computing and chemistry.
Auburn scientists have designed new materials that manipulate free electrons to unlock groundbreaking applications. These “Surface Immobilized Electrides” could power future quantum computers or transform chemical manufacturing. Stable, tunable, and scalable, they represent a leap beyond traditional electrides. The work bridges theory and potential real-world use.
Well, the toddlers have found a blowtorch...
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crowdfunding Creative Jam is now open with a theme of "Knowledge vs. Ignorance." Come give us prompts, or claim some for your own inspiration.
What I Have Written
From My Prompts
crowdfunding Creative Jam is now open with a theme of "Knowledge vs. Ignorance." Come give us prompts, or claim some for your own inspiration.What I Have Written
From My Prompts
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People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.
Will humanity ever be able to escape tribalism and the creation of in and out groups? Should it?
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Will humanity ever be able to escape tribalism and the creation of in and out groups? Should it?
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A beautiful fall day. I had laundry on the line till something like 4:30. When I rounded the corner with the laundry basket and bag of pegs in my arms, Monty and Prudence were sitting in the back porch doorway waiting for me. I'm afraid I was startled, and I had to go through that door ... Monty scarpered past me into teh garden while Prudence whisked into the porch room. I brought them out food, but Monty sat looking on warily while Prudence noshed.
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Today I am making the recipe for blueberry muffins off the package of Quaker oat flour that we got today. The sweetener is maple syrup -- already the batter tastes good.
EDIT 10/17/25 -- Well, that was a rousing success. :D They taste very much like blueberry pancakes, but in a more convenient and portable form. They're sweet but not too sweet, more a foodmuffin than a dessert muffin. The flavor and texture is a bit different from wheat flour, but it doesn't have a strong "oatmeal" flavor. Definitely worth making again.
EDIT 10/17/25 -- Well, that was a rousing success. :D They taste very much like blueberry pancakes, but in a more convenient and portable form. They're sweet but not too sweet, more a foodmuffin than a dessert muffin. The flavor and texture is a bit different from wheat flour, but it doesn't have a strong "oatmeal" flavor. Definitely worth making again.
If I have counted on my fingers correctly -- this was a challenge, because I needed two hands -- I am scheduled to sing six songs at OVFF next weekend, assuming that I manage to get my entry for the songwriting contest in on time. This is more songs than I manage to sing in open circles some years.
Time to go practice! :)
Time to go practice! :)
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