@davidaugust@mastodon.onlineI want to sell scented candles that are topical to the times 🕯️
Like “AI infused nightmare” and “autocratic breakthrough” and let’s not forget “soupçon of human rights lost.”
I’ll call them Zeitgeist Scented Candles.
And in future years, their scents can really take you back to the halcyon days of 2025 😳
#HappyNewYear
@iam_jfnklstrm@social.linux.pizza@… draw for me a photograph of a middle aged bald professor at a cluttered desk reading papers with a pen in his hand and some candles on the desk to keep him warm. The context is a cold but cozy office
@cjust@infosec.exchange
@catsalad@infosec.exchangeNew Year new me
@johnhobbs@mstdn.caEvery sunrise presents boundless opportunities for growth and self-discovery, regardless of age. Age is more than birthday candles; it's about gaining wisdom and resilience. Let's embrace this thrilling journey together, because ADVENTURE awaits us all! 🎉🌅
@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.socialHappy Imbolc to everyone celebrating 💚
#Imbolc is a Gaelic festival set at the midway point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. It is an agricultural festival celebrating the lambing season and the imminent return of Spring. In Celtic traditions, fire is used as a symbol of renewal and purification. On Imbolc, it’s common to light candles and bonfires, clean out the house, an…
@mlawton@mstdn.socialMy dear friends here in the #running community - I have some sad news to share.
Our friend @… lost his father a few days ago on the 30th. He's given me his blessing to let everyone know.
Lee's dad celebrated his 90th birthday this past August, and this photo…
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyMerry Christmas to all of you!
Little lights shining in the dark.
@ubuntourist@mastodon.social
@nemorosa@mastodon.nuHow does your work space look?
This is mine, before I have had time to make a mess. I like order and seem to be unable to uphold it for long. It just happens to be one of those things I never seem to be able to master.
I'm the chaos collector! And every now and then I have to throw out my collection and begin a new one. That's my excuse, and I am sticking with it!
What is yours? #writer
@peterhoneyman@a2mi.socialLynn made French 75s for Christmas Eve
Last time I had one of these, I got hammered … so goodbye, cruel world!
@YaleDivinitySchool@mstdn.social“A lot of times when we hear information about U.S. religious life, so much of it is based on polls, which do a particular kind of work,” YDS professor and ethnographer Todne Thomas says, noting that polls lack nuance and often focus on political dimensions of faith. “Religious life is important, whether we’re in an election year or not.”
Hear more from Prof. Thomas in the new episode of the YDS podcast series, which you can listen to here:
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itMe: "what's with the canned oysters menorah?"
Her: "it's my faith!"
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scotA morning of Swedish jollification in the village shop here in Galloway, Scotland, in honour of Sankta Lucia.
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AstralPlane
Yo La Tengo:
🎵 Eight Candles
#YoLaTengo
https://open.spotify.com/track/4pZ5F2nQy0AI2eOkswcjyD
@paulbusch@mstdn.caGood Morning #Canada
There have been many dark days in Canada, from natural disasters to personal tragedies. And there are also emotional dark days like when Doug Ford was elected Premier.... twice.
The most mysterious darkest day in Canadian history occurred on November 7, 1819, when the sun refused to rise over New Brunswick. And it wasn't even a Monday. Although 1st person accounts described it as an unusually dreary day, later newspaper accounts were slightly more sensational. Reporters documented that a "black veil" or intense, unnatural darkness descended upon New Brunswick. The sky remained so dark that residents were forced to light candles in the middle of the day. Apparently the phenomenon caused widespread alarm with many believing it was the apocalypse or a divine awful visitation. According to newspaper reports there was mild hysteria, outright madness, and praying and searching for cover. Just like the day after Ford was elected.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Meteorology
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/201-years-since-new-brunswick-s-darkest-day-1.5791283
@peterhoneyman@a2mi.socialhanukkah’s grotesque aftermath
@YaleDivinitySchool@mstdn.socialIn the new episode of the YDS "Quadcast," Todne Thomas, Associate Professor of Divinity and Religious Studies, discusses her research on a Tennessee church burning and the value of ethnographic study of religious life in America. https://on.soundcloud.com/FIMvxhQcpbjefku4fs
