"The deeper blue becomes, the more urgently it summons man toward the infinite, the more it arouses in him a longing for purity and ultimately, for the supersensual."
βThe size of golf ballβ and itβs blue. Mom Nature has come up with an Earth mascot that can plead with the destructive sociopaths to stop wrecking our home.
Octopuses are fascinating! And this one is such a pretty color. The octopus info reminded me of an old Mythbusters episode, when Adam met an octopus who appeared to fall in love with him - or at least his arm.
I saw it. My son gave me Netflix for a month so I could watch it, he was so impressed and thought I would enjoy it. I wasn't entirely happy with the filmmaker, but loved the octopus.
I don't know who you're thinking of, but I've only heard Elvis Costello's version of that song, so that's whose voice it is that I'm hearing right now.
I used to do my own oil changes on a '68 Bug. One time, I discovered my own brake lines were cut. Like, machined (dremeled?) a clean wedge off the metal tubing such that less than a millimeter was left to contain the fluid. I think the idea was for the tubing to give out after hundreds of miles of driving so the instigators would have no trace-back to them. To this day I wish I had reported it and still wonder who'd do that to me.
House Minority Leaders did good today (?). When asked to comment on Trump's plan to attend the Knicks' third conference game in New York Jeffres said "Why does he have to ruin a good thing," More of that, Please.
NYT: "A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday struck down a slate of immigration policies enacted by the Trump administration, writing that the measures had βplaced the lives of countless individuals on hold β solely by virtue of their countries of birth.β In a searing 135-page opinion, Judge John J. McConnell Jr. wrote that actions to lock eligible asylum seekers out of the immigration system and deny others temporary work permits had made it functionally impossible for a broad swath of people to remain in the country. He said the measures were improperly fueled by βanti-immigration sentimentsβ and contrary to immigration laws.
The ruling effectively forces the government to return to the normal adjudication process and begin resolving more than a million backlogged applications."
From the Cotswold Olimpick Games: World Shin-Kicking Championships--βItβs not for the faint-heartedβ - And, origins of "Stickler"
The rules are simple. The protagonists don shepherdβs smocks (the 18th century precursor to overalls), lock up by grabbing the opponentβs lapels and, on the instruction of the Stickler β the referee who holds a large staff and oversees the contest (the phrase βa stickler for the rulesβ is believed to have come from this event) β they have to get their opponent to the ground. The person with the most throws over three rounds wins. Competitors are not allowed to throw or trip their opponent, but bring them to their knees or on their back by kicking them below the knee and above the ankle.
(I have a Norwegian ancestor. My brother went to the old home town and said every 6th or 7th guy looked exactly like him, and about 1/4 of the women looked exactly like Mom.)
NO. DCCC's DONARS are looking for more conservative voices. Long-term strategy is to maintain status quo of Corrupticans v Lightweight Corrupticans which is what we have now.
Building more data centers makes a lot sense since the cost of AI compute is far cheaper than human labor, and it's not like humans having money to spend on things might be important to corporations that sell things.
Wait, besides hallucinating more than Aldous Huxley on a mescaline and LSD bender, AI often costs *more* than having a human do the work? Well knock me over with a feather. Well, it may cost more, but at least consumers without spending money should never be problematic, right?
I just used your Bookshop link to buy paperbacks for my kiddo's summer reading list! Usually we'd use the library but we're traveling this summer so don't want to risk losing or damaging a book that doesn't belong to us.
How about everyone send Trump a lump of coal for Christmas, his birthday, Valentine's Day, whenever. Maybe that'll get him off his stupid "clean coal" bullshit.
Your hed gif info: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/something-new-something-blue-something
And meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/f3dff51d-e07e-476c-be90-6d6b155db300?utm_source=share
A fine weekend to all!
Cute little thing. Wanna bet it can swallow a blue whale in one gulp? π
"The deeper blue becomes, the more urgently it summons man toward the infinite, the more it arouses in him a longing for purity and ultimately, for the supersensual."
Kandinsky, "On the Spiritual in Art"
βThe size of golf ballβ and itβs blue. Mom Nature has come up with an Earth mascot that can plead with the destructive sociopaths to stop wrecking our home.
So, cute. I really should stop eating those.
I have now pictured a bag of these, dried, with Spanish writing on the package and little cartoon blue octopi.
I would never eat dried octopus! Dried squid jerky yes, but I prefer my octopus in a can like clams or cold after being steamed like sushi!
Octopii are awesome: https://radiolab.org/podcast/octomom?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20986778840&gbraid=0AAAAAD9J8hHBh81UETcldq8EW0pKQMH0y&gclid=Cj0KCQjw54nRBhDCARIsAMcY_SDfosM-4YZcAk5-huPEZVttipCHSMjip0ypLXK9bSmDJRqczZoLXW0aAl2NEALw_wcB
Yes, but is it "American Flag Blue"?
Little blue dot
"Blue, blue, electric blue. That's the colour of my rΜΆoΜΆoΜΆmΜΆ ΜΆ octopus...
The rhyme was for shite anyway, but now the meter's gone too!"
The real reason David Bowie's ππ°πΆπ―π₯ π’π―π₯ ππͺπ΄πͺπ°π― wasn't about blue octopi.
True story, you can look it up!
Am I blue? Yes.
Now, an aside...is Blue eating the fuzzy thing on top of it? Or is funny perhaps eating parasites off Blue? Or do I still just need more coffee?
"AM I BLUE" - also a track on the FRIENDS Bette Midler Album
https://youtu.be/d6lmJ_vigTI?si=-4icNmf9iICD321I
Its arms are the darker shade of blue, it's body the lighter (the mouth is underneath, where all the arms meet).
Thanks!
And, of course:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De1LCQvbqV4
Octopuses are fascinating! And this one is such a pretty color. The octopus info reminded me of an old Mythbusters episode, when Adam met an octopus who appeared to fall in love with him - or at least his arm.
I recommend "My Octopus Teacher", a documentary that is prolly streaming somewhere. Very moving.
I saw it. My son gave me Netflix for a month so I could watch it, he was so impressed and thought I would enjoy it. I wasn't entirely happy with the filmmaker, but loved the octopus.
Like we say at the dog parkβ¦Itβs not the dogβs fault, itβs the ownerβs.
Yeah, same.
The guy was a jerk; the octopus was cool.
My son was also of that opinion.
βAll the things that you promised with your eyes
I see in hers too
Now your eyes are red from crying
Almost you
Almost me
Almost blueβ
I don't know who you're thinking of, but I've only heard Elvis Costello's version of that song, so that's whose voice it is that I'm hearing right now.
Elvis wrote it, Chet Baker sang it first, but EC owns it, IMO.
I can never decide who does a better job on Shipbuilding.
Robert Wyatt's "slightly broken, inexpressibly plaintive" voice nails it.
https://youtu.be/z4PKzz81m5c?si=xCZdI64VG-d2RBAz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH9aRAy-vvQ
π
Maybe it's time for me to switch to a different octopus pic for my avatar.
Bluey of the sea!
Just fix the damned car and leave my personal life out of it.
EDIT: thought that said seal...I need new glasses.
LMAO
I used to do my own oil changes on a '68 Bug. One time, I discovered my own brake lines were cut. Like, machined (dremeled?) a clean wedge off the metal tubing such that less than a millimeter was left to contain the fluid. I think the idea was for the tubing to give out after hundreds of miles of driving so the instigators would have no trace-back to them. To this day I wish I had reported it and still wonder who'd do that to me.
Becca, I need help. Iβve been trying to get attention to a realistic and Constitutional way to gut Citizens United. It's the Shareholders Protection Act of 2027. https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:f38299a0-f296-4982-aae1-64fa27368dc5
"Who cut the DOGE whistleblowerβs brakes? Β―\_(γ)_/Β― "
Not just the brake lines, but also disabled the driver's airbag! Just fucking yikes!!!
If someone was to do that to Elon's car... nobody'd notice because the damn things are deathtraps anyway.
I doubt that he actually drives one.
I doubt he can even drive, frankly. And he probably has himself driven in some expensive Euromobile.
"Trump is using the Defense Production Act to spend $700 million on coal, for βnational security.β
Everything is "national security" with Trump, it's his get out of Congress card. Nothing he claims to be important to national security ever is.
House Minority Leaders did good today (?). When asked to comment on Trump's plan to attend the Knicks' third conference game in New York Jeffres said "Why does he have to ruin a good thing," More of that, Please.
I like your comment many times over, to the moon and back, etc.
NYT: "A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday struck down a slate of immigration policies enacted by the Trump administration, writing that the measures had βplaced the lives of countless individuals on hold β solely by virtue of their countries of birth.β In a searing 135-page opinion, Judge John J. McConnell Jr. wrote that actions to lock eligible asylum seekers out of the immigration system and deny others temporary work permits had made it functionally impossible for a broad swath of people to remain in the country. He said the measures were improperly fueled by βanti-immigration sentimentsβ and contrary to immigration laws.
The ruling effectively forces the government to return to the normal adjudication process and begin resolving more than a million backlogged applications."
"
From the Cotswold Olimpick Games: World Shin-Kicking Championships--βItβs not for the faint-heartedβ - And, origins of "Stickler"
The rules are simple. The protagonists don shepherdβs smocks (the 18th century precursor to overalls), lock up by grabbing the opponentβs lapels and, on the instruction of the Stickler β the referee who holds a large staff and oversees the contest (the phrase βa stickler for the rulesβ is believed to have come from this event) β they have to get their opponent to the ground. The person with the most throws over three rounds wins. Competitors are not allowed to throw or trip their opponent, but bring them to their knees or on their back by kicking them below the knee and above the ankle.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7323462/2026/06/05/cotswold-olimpick-games-shin-kicking-world-championships/?source=athletic_pulsenewsletter&campaign=18326166&userId=17861705
Ironic that DFT is trying (and failing) to renovate the Reflecting Pool, since his whole life consists of looking at his own reflection.
Spent my honeymoon in Montreal. I'm now divorced from him and wishing I had stayed in Montreal. π€·ββοΈ
Team Norway has the best World Cup team photo ever: https://petapixel.com/2026/06/05/did-norway-just-take-the-greatest-world-cup-team-photo-ever/
I will be cheering for them.
(I have a Norwegian ancestor. My brother went to the old home town and said every 6th or 7th guy looked exactly like him, and about 1/4 of the women looked exactly like Mom.)
fab!
Aaaargghhhgggg! DCCC needs to just stop choosing centrist and conservative democrats.
https://www.salon.com/2026/06/05/the-democratic-party-is-pushing-for-more-conservative-voices-with-mixed-success/
NO. DCCC's DONARS are looking for more conservative voices. Long-term strategy is to maintain status quo of Corrupticans v Lightweight Corrupticans which is what we have now.
Very true but quite disheartening.
TGIF Tab's and Coffee βπ―π
Building more data centers makes a lot sense since the cost of AI compute is far cheaper than human labor, and it's not like humans having money to spend on things might be important to corporations that sell things.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/nvidia-says-ai-compute-now-costs-more-than-human-labor/gm-GMC1329524
Wait, besides hallucinating more than Aldous Huxley on a mescaline and LSD bender, AI often costs *more* than having a human do the work? Well knock me over with a feather. Well, it may cost more, but at least consumers without spending money should never be problematic, right?
'Sokay, they'll make it up on volume.
I just used your Bookshop link to buy paperbacks for my kiddo's summer reading list! Usually we'd use the library but we're traveling this summer so don't want to risk losing or damaging a book that doesn't belong to us.
That's cool. You can also check out ebooks from the library.
True, but we don't bring e-readers to the beach. We've lost too many to the sand and sea already.
How about everyone send Trump a lump of coal for Christmas, his birthday, Valentine's Day, whenever. Maybe that'll get him off his stupid "clean coal" bullshit.
SS will consider it a threat.
I am currently out of coal. May I please substitute an old, very dark cat turd instead?
Even better!