X-Force #67
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scans_dailyWriter: John Francis Moore
Pencils: Adam Pollina
Inks: Mark Morales
Dani Moonstar: Friend or foe?
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Photos: Pumpkins & Flowers
Aug. 10th, 2025 08:45 amspikedluvHere are some photos I took on a walk at the end of July.
More baby pumpkins! And medium. And large.
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More baby pumpkins! And medium. And large.
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The Day in Spikedluv (Saturday, Aug 9)
Aug. 10th, 2025 07:50 amspikedluvI hit the Pharmacy and the Bakery while I was downtown and got in a walk around the park. I stopped at the farm stand and the post office on the way home. I spent several hours with mom.
I did a load of laundry (yes, washed, dried AND folded!!), took the dogs for a short walk, cut up chicken for the dogs’ meals, hand-washed dishes, placed an online order, scooped kitty litter, and showered.
I finished the Duncan Kincaid book and started another Kindle cozy.
Temps started out at 59.0(F) and reached 88.3. Yes, it was hot in the sun.
Mom Update:
Mom was doing a little better today. ( more back here )
I did a load of laundry (yes, washed, dried AND folded!!), took the dogs for a short walk, cut up chicken for the dogs’ meals, hand-washed dishes, placed an online order, scooped kitty litter, and showered.
I finished the Duncan Kincaid book and started another Kindle cozy.
Temps started out at 59.0(F) and reached 88.3. Yes, it was hot in the sun.
Mom Update:
Mom was doing a little better today. ( more back here )
Interesting Links for 10-08-2025
Aug. 10th, 2025 12:00 pmandrewducker- 1. 'Anti-Racist' ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt Laments Rising 'Intermarriage Rates' Among Jews
- (tags:racism society Jews marriage )
- 2. Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution linked to increased risk of dementia
- (tags:pollution dementia )
- 3. I did not know that the human voice could reproduce feedback guitar sounds
- (tags:music video viaSwampers impressive )
- 4. AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified
- (tags:ai copyright law USA )
- 5. First impressions of Alexa+, Amazon's upgraded, AI-powered digital assistant (It's not good)
- (tags:amazon ai )
- 6. The FBI As We Knew It is Gone
- (tags:fbi usa corruption doom )
Thor #282
Aug. 10th, 2025 11:29 amiamrman posting in scans_dailyWriters: Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio
Pencils: Keith Pollard
Inks: Pablo Marcos
It won’t surprise you to find out that this is all part of a plot by Immortus.
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So soon?
Aug. 10th, 2025 01:14 amfreyjawDad's sugar tanked again, but they couldn't get it up. They sent him to the ER, and he's now back in THC (chortle). He really needs to stop crashing his glucose. (I know he doesn't do it on purpose.)
Bear had a case of needing petting, so she bunted me whilst I was on the bathroom. Our cats tend to hit us up for attention when we're there. Captive audience.
Bear had a case of needing petting, so she bunted me whilst I was on the bathroom. Our cats tend to hit us up for attention when we're there. Captive audience.
Jubilee Takes Out the Trash
Aug. 10th, 2025 08:45 amshakalooloo posting in scans_daily
Despite what the cover may tell you, no, it's not Deadpool. His appearance I attribute solely to a marketing gimmick to justify putting him on the cover. No, this is really an overdue follow-up to what happened in last year's FCBD issue, and sometimes it's nice to see anti-mutant assholes get what's coming to them...
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ONE PUNCH!
Aug. 10th, 2025 08:35 amshakalooloo posting in scans_daily
Tags:
- char: black manta,
- char: captain boomerang/digger harkness,
- char: captain cold/leonard snart,
- char: enchantress/june moone,
- char: giganta/dr. doris zeul,
- char: peacemaker/christopher smith,
- char: supergirl/kara zor-el,
- char: wonder woman/diana of themyscira,
- creator: brian buccellato,
- group: justice league,
- group: suicide squad,
- publisher: dc comics,
- title: justice league
Have you Seen the Yellow Sign?
Aug. 10th, 2025 08:26 amshakalooloo posting in scans_daily
In far Carcosa, beneath a pallid mask, the truest servant of H****r is... Loki?!? Given the prominent 'bad guys' label on the cover, a slightly more sinister take on their title of 'God of Stories'.
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[Multiple Challenges] Original Fiction: 'My Life Now'
Aug. 9th, 2025 11:22 pmbut_can_i_be_trusted posting in vocab_drabblesTitle: 'My Life Now'
Fandom: Original Ficion
Author:but_can_i_be_trusted
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Characters/Pairings: Original
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted todrabble_zone. Using Challenge #154: Liminal, Challenge #152: Evagation, Challenge #133: Pivot, Challenge #120: Credulity, Challenge #119: Galvanize, and Challenge #107: Visceral.
Summary: Where was I, before I wound up in this peculiar place?
( My Life Now )
Fandom: Original Ficion
Author:
but_can_i_be_trustedRating: G
Word Count: 100
Characters/Pairings: Original
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to
drabble_zone. Using Challenge #154: Liminal, Challenge #152: Evagation, Challenge #133: Pivot, Challenge #120: Credulity, Challenge #119: Galvanize, and Challenge #107: Visceral.Summary: Where was I, before I wound up in this peculiar place?
( My Life Now )
"we'll never be as young as we are right now"
Aug. 10th, 2025 01:53 amstarandreaMe, yesterday: Did I get a new car because my old one failed inspection, or because I needed more room for plants?
My neighbor, today: This is your fault, you know.
*My new car is only nine years old, which is the newest car I've ever had. When I bought it someone asked how long I planned to keep it, and I stared at them in confusion. "Until it can't be fixed anymore," I said.
PS, the cannas are blooming and the dahlias are as tall as I am. Today I set up an auxiliary trellis so our passionflower vines would have more room to climb. They are v adventurous.
My neighbor, today: This is your fault, you know.
*My new car is only nine years old, which is the newest car I've ever had. When I bought it someone asked how long I planned to keep it, and I stared at them in confusion. "Until it can't be fixed anymore," I said.
PS, the cannas are blooming and the dahlias are as tall as I am. Today I set up an auxiliary trellis so our passionflower vines would have more room to climb. They are v adventurous.
“not funny haha but funny ah I’m in a well!”
Aug. 8th, 2025 07:08 ammarginalianaVarious:
--compression culture is making you stupid and uninteresting (substack post) - an interesting commentary about the trend of summarizing and drilling things down to "five actionable points," etc. Not sure I agree in every context but hey, that's what context is for.
--Went out with some friends recently to try my first ever lobster roll. Yes, I have lived up here for many years, shut up. Excitingly, I have learned a cool fact! Which is that I do not like lobster rolls. A good time was had nonetheless.
--Have had to remind myself once again, as I periodically do, that I am allowed to get into a cool idea for a week and then drop it. I am not obligated to remain fixated on any of the things that I fixate on for three days. Things can be fun and then end.
--My office building does these periodic activities (I want to call them enrichment) where they give out beach towels and sunscreen for the summer, or have a 'make your own spice mix' event, or whatever. No idea why. Anyway, they had one the other day which was labeled "Farmer's Market," which I assumed would be an indoor farmer's... market? But I stuck my head in at the tail end of it to discover that it was actually free veggies, and since this was the end of things they really wanted it all to go away and there were no limits anymore. So I came home with, uh. A lot, but mostly carrots. Next week's dinners will be heavy on carrots. Roasted. Soup. Mmmmmmm.
--Today A took me on a whale watching tour and it was absolutely marvelous. Only one juvenile whale, but he was flopping all around and breaching and doing all the fancy whale stuff. Genuinely thrilling!
--Many other interesting/fun things have happened but if I try to post about them all I will keep writing this entry until eternity.
--compression culture is making you stupid and uninteresting (substack post) - an interesting commentary about the trend of summarizing and drilling things down to "five actionable points," etc. Not sure I agree in every context but hey, that's what context is for.
--Went out with some friends recently to try my first ever lobster roll. Yes, I have lived up here for many years, shut up. Excitingly, I have learned a cool fact! Which is that I do not like lobster rolls. A good time was had nonetheless.
--Have had to remind myself once again, as I periodically do, that I am allowed to get into a cool idea for a week and then drop it. I am not obligated to remain fixated on any of the things that I fixate on for three days. Things can be fun and then end.
--My office building does these periodic activities (I want to call them enrichment) where they give out beach towels and sunscreen for the summer, or have a 'make your own spice mix' event, or whatever. No idea why. Anyway, they had one the other day which was labeled "Farmer's Market," which I assumed would be an indoor farmer's... market? But I stuck my head in at the tail end of it to discover that it was actually free veggies, and since this was the end of things they really wanted it all to go away and there were no limits anymore. So I came home with, uh. A lot, but mostly carrots. Next week's dinners will be heavy on carrots. Roasted. Soup. Mmmmmmm.
--Today A took me on a whale watching tour and it was absolutely marvelous. Only one juvenile whale, but he was flopping all around and breaching and doing all the fancy whale stuff. Genuinely thrilling!
--Many other interesting/fun things have happened but if I try to post about them all I will keep writing this entry until eternity.
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Aug. 9th, 2025 08:47 pmconuly posting in agonyauntMy mother desperately wants grandchildren. I’m nearing 30 and have never wanted children; my partner feels the same way. We would both rather focus on our careers, and there are also some hereditary health conditions in our family — nothing life-threatening, but enough that we would rather not pass them on.
Despite knowing all this, my mother pressures us constantly. Every time I explain my position, she becomes distraught and insists I just don’t understand the joy a child would bring. She’s in poor physical and mental health, and these conversations quickly spiral into intense emotional distress. Any attempts at therapy have been flatly dismissed.
Now she’s saying that she’ll cut me out of her will if I don’t have a child. There’s not much money involved, but I worry that, if it comes to that, she might also cut off contact altogether. My sibling has already severed ties with my mother over her mental-health struggles. I want to keep my mother in my life, but I can’t stand the thought of this one issue dominating whatever time we have left together.
I’ve started to consider telling her I can’t have children because of fertility issues. That would be a lie, and I feel uneasy using something so many people genuinely struggle with as an excuse. Still, her fixation on grandchildren is seriously damaging our relationship. Should I lie to my mother to try to save our relationship, or keep telling the truth and watch things fall apart? — Name Withheld
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Despite knowing all this, my mother pressures us constantly. Every time I explain my position, she becomes distraught and insists I just don’t understand the joy a child would bring. She’s in poor physical and mental health, and these conversations quickly spiral into intense emotional distress. Any attempts at therapy have been flatly dismissed.
Now she’s saying that she’ll cut me out of her will if I don’t have a child. There’s not much money involved, but I worry that, if it comes to that, she might also cut off contact altogether. My sibling has already severed ties with my mother over her mental-health struggles. I want to keep my mother in my life, but I can’t stand the thought of this one issue dominating whatever time we have left together.
I’ve started to consider telling her I can’t have children because of fertility issues. That would be a lie, and I feel uneasy using something so many people genuinely struggle with as an excuse. Still, her fixation on grandchildren is seriously damaging our relationship. Should I lie to my mother to try to save our relationship, or keep telling the truth and watch things fall apart? — Name Withheld
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Internet
Aug. 8th, 2025 12:56 pmranunculusI'm having trouble with my internet - still. It is SLOW. Almost, but not quite, dialup slow. Donald is having trouble downloading his email. Web pages are taking forever to download. Streaming stalls out frequently. My internet is wireless, broadcast from one of the nearby mountains. I can understand slow service when a big storm is pouring rain down, winds whipping around the antennas. But it is a clear, quiet summer day and my internet is SLOW. I'm about to order Starlink. Much as I don't care for Elon, it is my only alternative.
Sanders' young ladies' reader
Aug. 9th, 2025 02:21 pmmarycatelli posting in booksSanders' young ladies' reader : embracing a comprehensive course of instruction in the principles of rhetorical reading : with a choice collection of exercises in reading, both in prose and poetry, for the use of the higher female seminaries, as also, the higher classes in female schools generally by Charles W. Sanders
A selection of prose and poetry intended for elocution classes. Interesting, nowadays, chiefly for the selections choosing. With an eye to variety, the preface assures us, because they are intended for the young.
This one is, unlike the fourth and fifth readers, aimed specifically at girls. Which means a couple on the education of women and the necessity of its being for their whole lives, and not the flurry of society to win their husbands, and more female characters in the stories. It has a couple of selections that overlap with those readers.
A selection of prose and poetry intended for elocution classes. Interesting, nowadays, chiefly for the selections choosing. With an eye to variety, the preface assures us, because they are intended for the young.
This one is, unlike the fourth and fifth readers, aimed specifically at girls. Which means a couple on the education of women and the necessity of its being for their whole lives, and not the flurry of society to win their husbands, and more female characters in the stories. It has a couple of selections that overlap with those readers.
Teen Titans #5
Aug. 9th, 2025 07:36 pmiamrman posting in scans_dailyWords and pencils: Dan Jurgens
Inks: George Perez
The new Teen Titans team-up with Nightwing and Captain Marvel, Jr.
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