lobster @Lobster@social.cleverlibre.org

Small news but big news for me, the #HopeGarden project website is now accepting newsletter subscribers!

The #HopeGarden is a #CommunityAssembly in a
#wildlife #ForestGarden 💚

Currently writing a bid for the prototype Hope Garden, then 🤞 hopefully taking it to RHS Hampton Court

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https://hopegarden.uk

#GardenDesign #gardening

Bloody hell, I had no idea the winds were THAT strong!

#StormIsha

Life hack #hack #tip #trick (21)

The #Internet has all these amazing ways to disseminate information that should be controlled by librarians but keep being taken over and rendered useless by marketing departments.

A #Librarian is trying to help you find what you are looking for. A marketing department wants you to find what they are selling.

The problem in the end is the whole system, as the root problem growing all other problems...

(like you can grow poison or unhealthy habits and toxic environments and monetised attachments)

Question is how to uproot or change embedded roots without the whole tree falling over as result of changes (if indeed a leaning tree can be saved)

...even without the added mentality of lower levels of folk to adjust and balance somewhat. Or perhaps that's the answer... to repair from leaf to root in humanity?

Good news for all tentacle lovers out there!

Four new octopus species discovered by seep-sea submersible near Costa Rica!

Still no Kraken.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2412328-four-new-octopus-species-discovered-by-deep-sea-submersible/

Reading for Uncanny Magazine 2023 Favorite Fiction Reader Poll? Try the short story "Silver Necklace, Golden Ring" by Marie Brennan!
https://uncannymagazine.com/article/silver-necklace-golden-ring/

Any belief system, whether political or religious or racial, that leads its adherents to believe they are superior to and better than other people will necessarily lead to inhumane and barbaric behavior by those adherents towards outside groups. It is a lesson history teaches us over and over again.

Finally, the moment you've been waiting for: Sally's Guide to Getting And Keeping a Job in Construction! Focused on USA rules/regulations/culture and aimed particularly at people seen as female or feminine, especially queer kids. Construction was a lifeline for me during a dark time and it could be for you. If you're desperately trying to get out of your parents' house, but don't want to get into college, this could be helpful! Could be in 4 or 5 parts, sincere there is plenty to cover.

ADVANCE PREPARATION:
1. Figuring out if it’s really for you. OK, one big skill you should have is an awareness of 3D space, but how can you know if you have that? Well, did you like playing with legos? Are you into fiber arts such as knitting, crochet, or sewing? Those give you some good skills to build on, e.g.: counting to 10, measuring, cutting, comparing sizes, etc. Are you good at stacking dishes? Good at packing a suitcase? Into Tetris? These are all good signs. Also, cleaning is huge on a construction site. The ability to quickly survey a space and prioritize tasks for getting or keeping it organized is super helpful.

On the people skills side: just have good communication and the ability to ask clarifying questions. Working in a male-dominated field can be frustrating because they downplay the value of communication skills, then spend so much time arguing about pointless shit. Cultivate patience and a sense of humor for this.

Another helpful communication tip: learn conversational Spanish. Doesn’t matter where you are, you’re bound to have some coworkers whose first language is Spanish.

Another SUPER helpful thing to learn is the technical lingo! Just being able to identify a lintel or tell the difference between a rafter and a joist, for example, will give you far more credibility than such trivia really deserves. Watching youtube videos of people doing the type of work you're interested in is a good idea, especially if the videos are made somewhat locally to you.

If food offerings feel wasteful to you, you can always donate to a food bank or shelter in the name of a God instead.

#religion #omnism #paganism #polytheism #witchcraft

Watching this documentary on PBS and I am weirded out that I was completely unaware of this. I was born during this time period and thought I had a pretty good idea of what was happening in the late 60s. Blown away at this history I’ve been deprived of knowing for so long.

https://theamericanrevolution.fm/

Well done! A thoughtful invocation bereft of superstition. https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2024/01/16/satanic-prayer-opens-washoe-county-commission-meeting/72247424007/

Very pretty sunset tonight.

#Sunset #Photos