public castration is yay! yippee!!

photograph by Erwin Neles

Dazed Magazine June 2022

showing my giant ground sloth the Feather River and the Feather River Fish Hatchery fish ladder

showing my cat the location of the last stagecoach hold-up in San Mateo County

showing my sockeye salmon The Gates Of Hell

showing my humpback whale Methuselah the coast redwood

showing my banana slug the grave of Emperor Norton

showing my tiger the geographic center of California

showing my elephant seal a spirit photograph

showing my javalina the 1906 earthquake fence

The Knight Raymondin and the Fairy Melusine (1894)

Last May, we were very happy to report that the Millionaire Tax instituted in the state of Massachusetts was working out very well, not scaring off all of the rich people, and raising funds for necessary education and transportation initiatives. The state had raised $1.8 billion — $800 million more than they predicted — and none of the terrible things the naysayers had predicted happened at all. But how are things going a year later? Even better! The tax has now generated $3 billion more than expected, for a total of $5.7 billion that has been spent on projects that are positively benefiting Massachusetts residents and “being used to bridge repairs, bolster literacy programs and address the transportation system’s budget deficit.” In case you need a refresher, the tax is a 4 percent tax on anything people make over a million dollars.

Tax the rich. Most of them won’t notice and even more of them won’t care

Cormorant fishing is an old tradition in which fishermen use trained cormorants to catch fish.

I've done A LOT of knitting/crochet this year while chronic illness kept me from my sewing machine, but I'm feeling much better now. There will be new quilts to look forward to soon, plus a few more yarn crafts to share in the meantime!

there is so much to unpack in this clip

A true fashionista.

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pearl shore

here comes the clown