*banned 4 MarkDown love* @design_RG@qoto.org

"Monopoly for Millennials: "Forget real estate. You can’t afford it anyway."

OK Boomer. Fuck you Hasbro.

(Yup, that's a real Monopoly version you can buy)"

RT from muesli. https://mastodon.social/@fribbledom/103369846188111416

* Letter to a Friend on Christmas morning *

Just wrote a reply to a good friend, a penpal via the #Slowly app.

She sent me a nice letter and was not pleased with the multitude of tabs in use in my too busy browser .

Now the story is on my blog: https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/letter-to-a-friend-christmas-morning #xp

And I jsut received a really nice Japanese Crane stamp from a friend in #Slowly.

Love it - thank you! Now responding to your letter.

Had to share a snapshot for the friends who dig the stamp collecting in @slowlyapp - another of the neat ideas in this project. #xp #penpals

#Fediverse is full of #Books and #BookLovers -- Do you know about LibraryThing ? a GREAT place to create a catalog of your own books, find recommendations, read reviews, etc.

https://www.librarything.com/

For Readers, Writers and book lovers, a neat place to be. #xp
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RT @LibraryThing
Merry Christmas from LibraryThing! May your day be full of joy and your stocking full of books.
https://twitter.com/LibraryThing/status/1209828798432194562

Gladstone is the official Cat of Her Majesty's Treasury in the UK. Besides being a beautiful mini Black Panther.

#Familiars #xp #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #mastocats #meow
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RT @TreasuryMog
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, nothing was stirring, not even a mouse. Of course not, I'm a fabulous mouser! (Pic from treasury_cat on instagram)
https://twitter.com/TreasuryMog/status/1209584357805035522

Attentive class.

#xp #cats #catsofMastodon #mastocats
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RT @gayocats
1117533961818
https://twitter.com/gayocats/status/1209823613462835200

It's Winter and always a more difficult time, for many if not most here in the Northern latitudes.

There's hope in the promise of Spring.

Celebrate Solstice and Yule.

https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/yule-and-solstice-season-greetings

#Slowly is for #writers. Thank you to @slowlyapp@twitter.com Team for publishing my story! It is a full letter to a new #penpal in #japan and I thought it would look great in a Blog format. #xp

RT @slowlyapp@twitter.com

RG🇨🇦 learned from his pen pal that Japanese🇯🇵 would take a yuzu bath🍊🛀 during Winter Solstice🍃

https://www.getslowly.com/en/story/rg/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/slowlyapp/status/1209753312439857157

"Soaking in baths full of fruit in Japan"

"In Japan, people traditionally soak in hot baths with the yuzu citrus fruit to welcome the winter solstice and protect their bodies from the common cold. During last year’s solstice celebration, children from a local preschool shared a dip in a traditional yuzu tub in the city of Toyooka as dozens of the yellow yuzu fruits surrounded them on the surface, according to Japan’s daily newspaper Asahi Shimbun."

https://time.com/5060889/winter-solstice-rituals/

And I just found out up to date stats for Masto Bida IM -- ant they are over 7,000 users.

https://fediverse.network/mastodon.bida.im

3 large Instances now at the top of the JoinMastodon.org suggestions list.

I am glad, that there are other larger instances, helping accommodate new users joining #fediverse

👍 Bida.im is suprising me, didn't realize they had those numbers. Congrats!

https://joinmastodon.org/#getting-started

New user? need a Guide?

There's a good one here: https://lifehacker.com/a-beginner-s-guide-to-mastodon-1828503235

/me needs this too... 😜

Trying on formal wear for tonight. Black tie, invitation said; but, Contrast.

Prettier in #white . #xp #fediverse #cats #mastocats #CatsofMastodon #meow
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RT @TreasuryMog
Anyone interested in a party soon?
https://twitter.com/TreasuryMog/status/1209220017868419074

Looking at yah. #xp #mastocats #CatsOfMastodon #meow
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RT @DunPlayin
@StrayLiotta
https://twitter.com/DunPlayin/status/1208769170965508102

Quite an interesting picture. What is it? A BBC MicroBit computer.

The Micro Bit (also referred to as BBC Micro Bit, stylized as micro:bit) is an open source hardware ARM-based embedded system designed by the BBC for use in computer education in the UK.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Bit

RT from : https://mastodon.social/@heurekus/103362911870337806

Gorgeous Art! Will share with friends in #fediverse, the place to be for #technomancer gen.

Great work! cc: @thegibson #xp #cyberpunk
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RT @AheadLooms
Cyberpunk city, Tarmo Juhola https://buff.ly/2HkceA0
https://twitter.com/AheadLooms/status/1209217182711898112

Pardon the man-spreading; So much activity in this #xmas season, exhausting.

#xp #cats #mastocats #catsOfMastodon #meow #kittylove
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RT @TheSilkies11
😎😎
https://twitter.com/TheSilkies11/status/1209209929132912641

Holidays? Some tips for great conversations starters!

RT from Salad_Bar_Breath's post : https://todon.nl/@salad_bar_breath/103360695321173053

* Letter to a Japanese Friend, Winter Solstice *

Just now finished writing a letter to a good friend, a Japanese lady who is my penpal via the Slowly app.

My friend sent me a nice letter and described some local customs, including the one that explains the image in the post.

Now the story is on my blog: https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/letter-to-a-japanese-friend-winter-solstice

Yukon is beautiful but #Winter is not easy. #xp #brrr #omg
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RT @MeanwhileinCana@twitter.activitypub.actor
Whitehorse, Canada holds a hair freezing contest every February when temperatures reach – 22 degrees. The well-below-freezing temps combined with a dip in the 104 degree hot springs makes for one awesome contest.
#MeanwhileInCanada
https://twitter.com/MeanwhileinCana/status/1208832517530365953