Are you familiar with Bessie Smith?
She was referred to as the "Empress of the Blues", but it seems like she has been lost to modern consciousness. That makes me sad. Will you check out this amazing woman?
While it's very obvious that I'm launching a debut book at the end of May, it's less obvious how happy I am to be doing it mostly on @Mastodon.
I swing for a lot of cultural fences with The Dent in the Universe and I play fast and loose with quantum physics.
Imagining the kind of response I'd get from bad faith readers on Twitter makes me shudder. Conversely, the rewarding, supportive response I've gotten from Mastodon users has been amazing.
My newest artwork in soft pastel is a fox portrait. I am particularly happy with how the eyes turned out. I always strive to put some life into the eyes and think I've succeeded here.
See this wildlife art in my online gallery at https://mm-anderson.pixels.com/featured/fox-red-and-gold-mm-anderson.html and soon to be listed on the other sites in my profile. #PastelArtwork #TraditionalArt #WildlifeArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #MastoArt #art #wildlife #animals
@AriCohn I was saddened to hear of your passing.
JUST IN: A federal judge has just ORDERED Llano County Texas to return "all books" that were removed from their libraries due to their content or viewpoint.
Library patrons successfully argued that "content-based restrictions" were likely unconstitutional.
The Texas judge is also prohibiting the officials from removing any more books while a lawsuit remains pending.
The books that were banned included a book for teens that calls the Ku Klux Klan a terrorist group, Isabel Wilkerson’s “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” and a comedic children’s book with three stories from Dawn McMillan’s “I Need a New Butt!” series.
The decision could set wide reaching precedent in light of recent book banning in Florida, supported by Ron DeSantis.
What a great victory for books! 💙
[I’ve gifted this article on #knitting at #meetings. No paywall - it should stay free through 04/14/2023]
Knitters Say Stitching Helps Them Follow the Thread in Meetings
An official in Wales was called out for knitting in a virtual meeting, setting off a debate over etiquette. Experts say the fine-motor movement activates the parts of the brain used for focus.
A state you’re not allowed to take your pregnant daughter out of to procure a legal medical procedure in another state is no longer a state and becomes a dystopian prison.
Idaho is about to become a prison for underage girls.
I hope this is a wake up call for people who aren’t taking this creeping christofascism seriously — they are coming for EVERYTHING that doesn’t fit into their worldview.
If you ever wondered what you would have done in WW2 or Jim Crow, you’re doing it now.
Trump better get all his bitching done now on Truth Social!
Trump’s Media Company Reportedly Under Federal Investigation For Money Laundering Linked To Russia https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2023/03/15/trumps-media-company-reportedly-under-federal-investigation-for-money-laundering-linked-to-russia/
Please join me in blocking the Fox News bot account.
@FoxNews@press.coop
Thanks for creating a place of integrity here!
#Retoot
I'm never come close to re-creating this shot of a belted kingfisher in flight. It was my nemesis bird for much of 2020.
My shutter speed for this was 1/2500
https://pixels.com/featured/belted-kingfisher-in-flight-chad-meyer.html
#birds #birdwatching #naturephotography #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #TheArtDistrict
Here's a thought:
"If children are slaughtered in their school and your reaction is 'Don't you dare think about taking my guns!!' rather than 'How do we stop this from ever happening again??' then we don't have a difference in political opinion. We have a difference in morality."
- Zack Hunt
#Nashville
Teacher, parent to 4-pawed children, and know just enough to be dangerous. Litigation disaster tourist--just along for the ride.
Navy spouse in the mountains of AZ.
#rorygallagher is the most underrated, unknown guitar god of all time.
The name is how I always understood the line from #T-Rex #bangagong instead of the actual "diamond star halo."