For a second I didn’t realize it meant “high” as in a stoner–I thought “High Geologist” was like a rank of geologist or something and he was insulted you would challenge him to naming stones
Okay, this made me pause and literally write out every letter that ‘fell’ in order (‘oomngouuhhrsrtutpntnue’), then make sure they were all contained in 'turntomushuponthergroun’.
They are, and it’s very satisfying.
coincidentally, “oomngouuhhrsrtutpntnue” is the sound I make when it’s autumn
That cat is absolutely an orphan-generating coal baron. The mustache and top-hat are there in spirit, if not actually. Legally, that cat’s name should be Reacher Gilt.
Apparently this comment got screenshotted, escaped containment, and made its way back to the owner of the cat who found me.
Hew name is Lucy, she is well-loved, and she just looks like that all the time:
What I want to know is are licenses issued by other states considered ‘fraudulent’ in Florida under this law? Like, if you’re a trans Californian and have an updated license can you legally drive with it in Florida?
I wouldn’t want to be the test case without having talked to the ACLU or Lambda Legal beforehand and having a plan, that’s for sure. Like, it should be legal, but…
This is why the recommendation for trans people is literally “avoid being in Florida, however temporarily, if at all possible”.
So, if previous cases where the state of Florida cracked down on undocumented immigrants having driver’s licenses, they will count out of state licenses as fraudulent.
The state already considers all licenses from Delaware or Connecticut to be invalid. They absolutely have shown they can and will deny out of state licenses as fraudulent or invalid.
look at me. listen to me. this is directed at americans for the record. the reason you think North American animals are boring is because you live here. there are so many cool and beautiful animals here. we have beavers. we have wolves. we have moose. we have sea lions. we have armadillos. we have mountain lions. we have alligators. we have foxes. we have bighorn sheep. we have manatees. we have bears. we have ocelots. we have BISON. and that’s not even touching on the birds! or the turtles! or the snakes! we have amazing beautiful and diverse wildlife right here and it deserves to be appreciated and protected
Possums are the only North American marsupial, they eat ticks and keep down cases of Lyme, and they can’t carry rabies! We only have two native boa constrictors; the rubber boa and the rosy boa! Bison and the American Alligator are LITERAL MEGAFAUNA LEFT OVER FROM PREHISTORY!
When I was a teenager, I was hiking with my family on Cape Cod. I was not a willing participant to these hikes; I would’ve preferred to be back at our rental cabin with a book.
But my parents were birders, so hiking we did go.
And about a mile up the trail, a woman came rushing up to us, clutching her binoculars to her chest. “Come quickly,” she said, with a British accent. “You have to see this!”
This is what birders are like. They are as excited about a life bird as any fan would be spotting their favorite celebrity. You have to see, you have to.
So my parents rushed off with her, and I plodded along behind them.
To find a cluster of Brits huddled in a bird blind, staring at..
A blue jay.
A goddamn blue jay.
And I was a teenager, but I knew better then to mouth off in front of my mom. So I nodded, and smiled, and bit my tongue, until an elderly man looked at me with tears in his eyes, and said, “Isn’t it BEAUTIFUL?”
And I stopped. And looked at it. The way they were. As if it were new. And damned if they weren’t right.
I think of that, to this day. That sometimes, you need to step back, and see the world as if it were new. Strange, and haunting, and beautiful, so beautiful.
