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I have lots of favorite quotes from Heinlein books, but enjoy this one from Time Enough for Love: 💬 #mbmay

2020-05-10 · mbmay · quote

Never try to outstubborn a cat.

On the homestead blog: a later than usual Caturday this week, with another visit by an alien cat, some cuteness, and a cameo by Paladin. #Caturday 🐈

2020-05-09 · cats · Caturday

A quote from Piers Anthony’s Wielding a Red Sword (book four of the Incarnations of Immortality series): 💬 #mbmay

2020-05-09 · mbmay · quote

The consequence of one's actions should be a concern of every person, on the social as well as the legal level.

On the homestead blog, some sad news about one of our ducks.

2020-05-08 · ducks

On the homestead blog this week for Flock Friday, replacing the chicken run roof netting, and a bunch of pictures of ducks, chickens, and fish. #FlockFriday 🦆🐓

2020-05-08 · chickens · ducks · FlockFriday

A longer quote today for 💬 #mbmay from Robert A. Heinlein’s To Sail Beyond the Sunset, that really resonates with me:

2020-05-08 · mbmay · quote

Happiness ... lies in being privileged to work hard for long hours in doing whatever you think is worth doing. One man may find happiness in supporting a wife and children. Another may find it in robbing banks. Still another may labour mightily for years in pursuing pure research with no discernible result. Note the individual and subjective nature of each case. No two are alike and there is no reason to expect them to be. Each man or woman must find for himself or herself that occupation in which hard work and long hours make him or her happy. Contrariwise, if you are looking for shorter…

After moving to the US and living in an apartment for a year or so, we bought a new 1522 square foot townhouse in December 2002. We imagined we’d be there for a few years, but ended up staying a decade. #ThrowbackThursday

2020-05-07 · house · jenn · ThrowbackThursday

Another fave Douglas Adams quote: 💬 #mbmay

2020-05-07 · mbmay · quote

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

A favorite quote from Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, that I say or at least think pretty much every week: 💬 #mbmay

2020-05-07 · mbmay · quote

This must be Thursday … I never could get the hang of Thursdays.

The answer to today’s What’s It Wednesday question: it’s a fancy glass bird bath! A sure sign of Spring when it is brought out of storage. #WhatsItWednesday

2020-05-06 · WhatsItWednesday

Let’s play What’s It Wednesday again. What do you think this is? #WhatsItWednesday

2020-05-06 · WhatsItWednesday

A favorite quote from Robert A. Heinlein’s Farnham's Freehold: 💬 #mbmay

2020-05-06 · mbmay · quote

No one ever does anything but what he wants to do -- 'enjoys' -- within the possibilities open to him. If I change a tire, it's because I enjoy it more than being stranded.

A video edition of the previous post on the Dejus YouTube channel: The ducks met me by the chicken coop, and were being particularly quacky.

2020-05-05 · ducks · video

Today’s moment of cuteness: the ducks being chatty, with the chickens in the background. 🦆🐓

2020-05-05 · chickens · ducks

We have a wall of old-timey-style postcards to commemorate places we’ve visited. Since we won’t be visiting anywhere for a while due to COVID-19, we added a “Surf Your Couch” postcard to mark this time. Prints of this and other designs are available from the artist.

2020-05-05 · travel · vacation

A favorite quote from Isaac Asimov's Foundation books: 💬 #mbmay

2020-05-05 · mbmay · quote

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Actually, I should have gone with perhaps my favorite Star Wars quote: 💬 #mbmay

2020-05-04 · mbmay · quote

…you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view. — Obi-Wan Kenobi

Late to the party, but I just got a new gadget: the 12.9” iPad Pro Magic Keyboard. Loving it so far. Though may need stands to raise up my iMacs, since it obscures the bottom third of the cams.

2020-05-04 · shopping · technology

Micro.blog is doing weekly theme posts, starting with a week of quotations. In the spirit of May 4th. 💬 #mbmay