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a fun prompt for introspection is "what contribution to societal flourishing do you most crave to be recognized for" and mine is definitely my list of synonym-based puns Unparalleled Misalignments

Growth of the night plants #artbots #klee

nothing makes me feel more smug and satisfied about how my life is going than being able to reply to "if health programs in the developing world are so good why don't YOU give to them????" with "I did"

@thetolerantweft Islam has one big black cube, Judaism has lots of small black cubes, that’s the main difference between the two religions

A wooden prop in the margins, beautifully employed to support a bit of text that has overrun the end of the line - 15th century, Birgitta of Sweden, British Library, Harley MS 612, f. 50r

If your heart is hardened for more than ten plagues, please consult Hashem, your doctor

pretending to be the gabbai and handing the kid doing gelilah more and more things to hang on the sefer torah

why are they sending bad cartoon villains after us

lol this idiot is using 𒋑lookup instead of index𒋖match, what a moron

House on the Water #artbots #klee

At some point in the last ten years (it’s hard to tease out exactly when) we crossed a boundary that no one celebrated: Most people diagnosed with cancer in the United States of America this year will not be killed by that cancer. Yes, outcomes have improved.

i painted your dog at a drink n draw

Taking a break to finish up the blog post and behold, my best work

@strigidnarrator Fascinating ideas about what a slur is contained here

They should invent a slur for the kinds of people who attend sea shanties gigs so that I can affectionately refer to the other people in this Longest Johns audience with the right level of blunt, knowing familiarity

I'm plotting on your rise bro. i'm literally up in the lab scheming on beautiful abundance for you. I'm cooking up ways for a rising tide to lift all of our boats. I'm praying for your gains. I'm lighting a candle to your inevitable splendor dude

“On the 8th of Tevet, the Torah was written into Greek, and darkness engulfed the world for three days.” (Megilat Ta‘anit Batra) To those who mourn it... as well as to the scholars who celebrate it... may today be a meaningful one!

2024 is 100% complete! Thank you all for following, and have a nice 2025!

Ducks know something about prayer - bowing their heads, plunging into the mystery that feeds them and holds them buoyant. Receiving bread from the hands of strangers. Traveling in pairs.

The word ‘antler’ comes from the Latin word ‘anteoculāre’: something that is in front of (ante) the deer’s eye (oculus).

@e_hapax I'm pretty sure this is for havdalah so it does have a ritual/ religious user! Just not that one haha