It’s a short pencil being incredibly carefully shaved in a handheld pencil sharpener.
I didn’t call it a pencil stub because it looks cut off, not like the end of the pencil.
The person obviously cares more about getting a huge curl of shavings than a point on the pencil. Layers of lead are being scraped away, long after, I’d guess, it already had the best point that sharpener could make.
It’s usually impossible to get that far without the shavings breaking… especially the lead, ie graphite.
But looking at the pencil… it might be square in cross section, and the lead is very thick. I’m pretty sure it’s a carpenter’s pencil. They’re usually flat… Rectangular, not square.
But I know you can get square ones, and some are expensive, and very tough. They’re made to mark on rough surfaces without breaking… Better wood, stronger lead.
I’d bet this is a piece of one of those.
Still… a masterful job of pencil sharpening, if there is a category for that. 😀
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Looks like a standard hexagonal pencil to me, the bumps on the edge of the shavings look too close together to be a square one. I have a few carpenters pencils, and some of them are oval!
Yeah, it’s at least purposeful… so you could call that art, whether it not it’s meant for a museum.
Maybe it was just for this photo, since it would probably break if moved. But then the image is an art piece.
It could be hexagonal… I thought the same about the scallops, but it’s hard to visually measure them against the sides. I did say it might be square… but it sure looks like stronger wood and thicker lead than most pencils.
And I never think you’re disagreeing with me in any rude manner. We enjoy examining things.
Honestly…. I hope this is faked, and not her friend taking a funny picture instead of helping her!
Anything for “likes.”
But fire moves fast.
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I’m a bit triggered looking at stuff like this, because many years ago my skirt caught fire from a woodstove in a remote cabin.
I don’t think it took 10 seconds for my friend to throw me to the ground and wrap me in the rug, but I got a 3rd degree burn on the bottom of my butt, that took weeks, maybe a couple of months, to heal.
If you ever watch ‘Fail’ videos on the ‘Toobe, then this sort of thing is regrettably quite common, and scarily quick to happen. Especially with hairsprays etc. having been used.
Just a week. Might be able to check in once or twice, but it will only be by cellphone, not my desktop. I’m flying my sister up there from El Paso as well. I’ve been doing this once a year for some time. Depending on the progress of my wife’s Alzheimer’s in a year, this may very well be the last time.
Me too. Depends on the hour of the day and how tired she is. Reasonably coherent sometimes and enjoyable to talk to. Then there are the odd times when she comes in and says, “Excuse me. What’s your name?” Keeps me on my toes trying to keep up with where she is at any given time. Never a dull moment. 🙂
And to think that (based on statistics, not my health) I had her all set up because I expected that I’d probably die first. I suppose that I still might, but if I hang in long enough she won’t miss me by then.
BTW, thinking of you and the holidays, I remembered that many years ago, I helped a young lady whom I worked with, design a sukkot to fit on a small apartment balcony. Fun and interesting for me, happy-making for her and her family.
Didn’t think it appropriate to put a like on the previous…. but I do want to wish you guys well. I know Alzheimer’s is hard, having seen it in my father… and I didn’t even have to be the caregiver.
He was in a very good care place. They’re not all horrible, if you can afford one. But it sure wasn’t cheap.
As for me and the holidays… I’m Jewish by birth, by culture, maybe you could say ethnicity (people argue over that.)
But we were brought up to be assimilated. My parents were terrified of anybody knowing we were Jewish, even when we lived in mostly Jewish Cleveland heights.
The idea of religious symbolism visible on the balcony would have given them a panic attack.
We had Christmas, with Santa and presents, Easter, with eggs and chocolate bunnies, but none of the religious parts of either.
I still celebrate a secular Christmas and Easter.
We had only a couple of Jewish holidays, and mostly only in name… not even a menorah, and, kind of sadly, I’d have to Google “sukkot” to remember what that is.
I’ve been watching some milkweed leaf beetles at a neighborhood garden. Fewer this week than last week but we had a chilly wet weekend. They molt 15 to 24 times before reaching maturity, and are 5 to 7 mm long.
I was going to say it was adorable, till I searched for a picture showing its size.
It’s teeny tiny, like all planigales, weighing less than 5 grams …ie less than 5 small raisins, 1 large fresh grape, or one US nickel.
Nonetheless, they are described as fierce, aggressive carnivores, that hunt small insects, lizards, and other prey.
However… this picture, which is all over the Internet, is possibly well-intentioned but basically FAKE. It’s an AI imagining of what the species might look like. No one knows whether its ears are huge, but probably not, never mind the cute white fluffy edges.
Some scientists were using modern DNA analysis to examine museum specimens of Planigale ingrami, thinking it might be more than one species. It turned out to be 4.
One remained to still be called Planigale ingrami, two were discovered to be other known species (they’re all very much alike).
One tiny, incomplete skeleton, collected in 1977, had slightly different DNA, and was named the Arnhem Plateau Planigale.
They later found 2 other bits of skeleton in other museums with matching DNA, all collected from that plateau, so it was thought to live/have lived there… all got that name, but they have no idea whether it still does, or is extinct.
a mugshot. A studio shot for accuracy as the info card has production and scene numbers on it. It’s to verify he has the same appearance throughout that part of the movie.
Yes, I should have changed the text to read ‘Studio Mugshot’, but in my defence I was suffering from an A-Fib episode that had been ongoing for about 14 hours at the time of posting, and I wasn’t feeling at my best.
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This bird is actually called the little blue heron.
Somebody online asked Google how it was different from a blue heron, and the answer was “It’s smaller.” Great job, Google AI!
I wonder whether the Heron Queen is passing by… it’s (she’s?) doing a very nice curtsey.
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What is (or was) that?
It’s a short pencil being incredibly carefully shaved in a handheld pencil sharpener.
I didn’t call it a pencil stub because it looks cut off, not like the end of the pencil.
The person obviously cares more about getting a huge curl of shavings than a point on the pencil. Layers of lead are being scraped away, long after, I’d guess, it already had the best point that sharpener could make.
It’s usually impossible to get that far without the shavings breaking… especially the lead, ie graphite.
But looking at the pencil… it might be square in cross section, and the lead is very thick. I’m pretty sure it’s a carpenter’s pencil. They’re usually flat… Rectangular, not square.
But I know you can get square ones, and some are expensive, and very tough. They’re made to mark on rough surfaces without breaking… Better wood, stronger lead.
I’d bet this is a piece of one of those.
Still… a masterful job of pencil sharpening, if there is a category for that. 😀
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Looks like a standard hexagonal pencil to me, the bumps on the edge of the shavings look too close together to be a square one. I have a few carpenters pencils, and some of them are oval!
I’m thinking it’s an art piece.
(I’m not deliberately disagreeing with you Susan)
Definitely has an “art” vibe…
Yeah, it’s at least purposeful… so you could call that art, whether it not it’s meant for a museum.
Maybe it was just for this photo, since it would probably break if moved. But then the image is an art piece.
It could be hexagonal… I thought the same about the scallops, but it’s hard to visually measure them against the sides. I did say it might be square… but it sure looks like stronger wood and thicker lead than most pencils.
And I never think you’re disagreeing with me in any rude manner. We enjoy examining things.
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I wanna read the story of exploding cattle!
I just hate it when my cattle explode
I thought the blurb about “pedigreed bull” was a description of the story content.
“Explosion of Pedigreed Bull” is their tagline… AFAIK it appeared on every cover.
As Liverlips said, they’re referring to their content, in a mocking way, as BS. I think it was funnier back then, when “bull” was a bit shocking.
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“Our plan is working – escape is imminent!”
Of course, the bottom one hasn’t figured out that only the top one will get out.
“But surely he’ll help me, after I help him...”
Uh huh.
He’s just getting ready to jump to push the other one over the side. That’ll teach him for climbing on me!
Cool – flying frogs!
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Ooops.
Honestly…. I hope this is faked, and not her friend taking a funny picture instead of helping her!
Anything for “likes.”
But fire moves fast.
….
I’m a bit triggered looking at stuff like this, because many years ago my skirt caught fire from a woodstove in a remote cabin.
I don’t think it took 10 seconds for my friend to throw me to the ground and wrap me in the rug, but I got a 3rd degree burn on the bottom of my butt, that took weeks, maybe a couple of months, to heal.
If you ever watch ‘Fail’ videos on the ‘Toobe, then this sort of thing is regrettably quite common, and scarily quick to happen. Especially with hairsprays etc. having been used.
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That’s a pilot earning their pay.
Just a slight bit of crosswind. 😉
More like wind shear!
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I know who!
GB and GA …but you knew that didn’t you .
I was stumped last night. I knew, but couldn’t recall. I got to GB and G and had to give up.
She’s one of my idols
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“Was that a great party last night or what?”
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Good advice given 100 years ago….
Why do so many still not follow it?
Nobody says “dearie” any more, probably… but there are plenty of “Sweetheart”s and “sweetie”s to take its place.
Mostly men… but I do even occasionally hear women do it, not only to waitresses, but young store cashiers and the like.
I got called sweetheart a few times as a 40-ish store manager. “Oh… Are you speaking to me, sir?”
My sister-in-law is one who does that. I get embarrassed every time I hear her do it.
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We’re going to Maine on the 12th. Hope to see at least some of these displays.
The colors are amazing this year!
Happy trails!
Will you be sometimes posting here on your trip, or not till you return? Days or weeks?
Just a week. Might be able to check in once or twice, but it will only be by cellphone, not my desktop. I’m flying my sister up there from El Paso as well. I’ve been doing this once a year for some time. Depending on the progress of my wife’s Alzheimer’s in a year, this may very well be the last time.
I hope she does ok
Me too. Depends on the hour of the day and how tired she is. Reasonably coherent sometimes and enjoyable to talk to. Then there are the odd times when she comes in and says, “Excuse me. What’s your name?” Keeps me on my toes trying to keep up with where she is at any given time. Never a dull moment. 🙂
And to think that (based on statistics, not my health) I had her all set up because I expected that I’d probably die first. I suppose that I still might, but if I hang in long enough she won’t miss me by then.
BTW, thinking of you and the holidays, I remembered that many years ago, I helped a young lady whom I worked with, design a sukkot to fit on a small apartment balcony. Fun and interesting for me, happy-making for her and her family.
Didn’t think it appropriate to put a like on the previous…. but I do want to wish you guys well. I know Alzheimer’s is hard, having seen it in my father… and I didn’t even have to be the caregiver.
He was in a very good care place. They’re not all horrible, if you can afford one. But it sure wasn’t cheap.
As for me and the holidays… I’m Jewish by birth, by culture, maybe you could say ethnicity (people argue over that.)
But we were brought up to be assimilated. My parents were terrified of anybody knowing we were Jewish, even when we lived in mostly Jewish Cleveland heights.
The idea of religious symbolism visible on the balcony would have given them a panic attack.
We had Christmas, with Santa and presents, Easter, with eggs and chocolate bunnies, but none of the religious parts of either.
I still celebrate a secular Christmas and Easter.
We had only a couple of Jewish holidays, and mostly only in name… not even a menorah, and, kind of sadly, I’d have to Google “sukkot” to remember what that is.
Is something happening in the light colored bit, in the water in the middle of the four rocks?
My eyes are trying to make out a creature of some sort..
Looks like a turtle
I thought so too.
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I’ve been watching some milkweed leaf beetles at a neighborhood garden. Fewer this week than last week but we had a chilly wet weekend. They molt 15 to 24 times before reaching maturity, and are 5 to 7 mm long.
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The only problem with that is the wet dog smell in the car for the 3-hour drive home…
Totally worth it!
YES!!!
find the panda
Got it. A bit tougher than most!
Yup!
But where’s the mouse and the barbeque grill?
Somewhere in a field of mushrooms, I think.
I found panda within 5 seconds.
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I was going to say it was adorable, till I searched for a picture showing its size.
It’s teeny tiny, like all planigales, weighing less than 5 grams …ie less than 5 small raisins, 1 large fresh grape, or one US nickel.
Nonetheless, they are described as fierce, aggressive carnivores, that hunt small insects, lizards, and other prey.
However… this picture, which is all over the Internet, is possibly well-intentioned but basically FAKE. It’s an AI imagining of what the species might look like. No one knows whether its ears are huge, but probably not, never mind the cute white fluffy edges.
Some scientists were using modern DNA analysis to examine museum specimens of Planigale ingrami, thinking it might be more than one species. It turned out to be 4.
One remained to still be called Planigale ingrami, two were discovered to be other known species (they’re all very much alike).
One tiny, incomplete skeleton, collected in 1977, had slightly different DNA, and was named the Arnhem Plateau Planigale.
They later found 2 other bits of skeleton in other museums with matching DNA, all collected from that plateau, so it was thought to live/have lived there… all got that name, but they have no idea whether it still does, or is extinct.
A different style for you, Nighthawks… not gonna say “new”, at this point, but not like most Cleo strips?
I like it.
You probably did it on the computer, but it’s like pen and ink…
with shading lines, and bits of the computer equivalent of Letra set halftones.
Next…. color with fake Ben Day dots?
just an experiment
A good one!
you can use that huge “up” comment to sort of emphasize the like with the red thumb.An upgraded like, so to speak
It doesn’t stay red, though.
I’m thinking so by the info on the card.
Yes, I should have changed the text to read ‘Studio Mugshot’, but in my defence I was suffering from an A-Fib episode that had been ongoing for about 14 hours at the time of posting, and I wasn’t feeling at my best.
Excuses, excuses! 😉
Hope you’re doing better now. Any chance for a pacemaker?
Are you okay?
Precisely.
It even says “makeup”.
I’ve yet to see a mugshot that mentione makeup and hair…
Nor would it say “drunk”… maybe in some little town in 1875, but in modern times, the only reference it might give is a blood alcohol reading.
Male White-breasted Nuthatch
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