Hi, I’m a sighted alt text user! Here are some reasons I use it: - Slow Internet on an airplane - I’m over 40, I have no idea who that celebrity is - Bluesky broke images again - My vision sucks and that text is too small to read otherwise - Conveys further context and authorial intent

The dirty secret is that rich people need to live in politically stable regimes in order to keep their wealth. They will piss and moan about taxes, but they will not flee en masse. They like paved roads and not being kidnapped too much.

Here's the thing, we're not trying to balance it out. There is no scale. We continue so that those looking for hope see us continuing, and know that they are not alone. We continue because it is the right thing to do.

Maybe she's going to check every animal she comes across until she finds a snow leopard. Episode one: Dogs.

Name an interwar Olympic event?

Dang. Practically a fruit salad! 🍌

Sometimes being an adult sucks and other times you remember you have free will and no supervisor and have pizza for breakfast

Is that just a whole banana in there?

Heard someone suggest a reason that kids drink and do drugs less these days is because so many more are properly medicated for Adhd and autism and it's been stuck in my head since

The Saffron Walden Retired Librarians' Bigamy Inspection Unit.

You missed the 't' off of boot. 🥾

A useful thread about a fresh front opening up on the war on writers.

Nice as it was, I'm happy to be going home. It took a lot of energy.

And that's me on the train. Times for some tunes, some zzzzs, and perhaps some reading. I'll do a blog post about the con this week. It'll have some revelations in there, no all of them comfortable for aspiring writers. Will let you know when it's out.

Super is right. El Nino's bringing all the heat!

Fully 45 minutes early for my train. That's just how I do. So tired though thatthe chance to sit for a while is a welcome one.

Looking forward to it. It sounds good.