Saturday Open Thread - 2/14/26: Odds and Ends
Submitted by on the cusp on Sat, 02/14/2026 - 7:00am
Good morning, good people!I hope this Valentine's Day is full of candy, roses, and love for each and every one of you.
Diaries
Friday Night Photos Pinniped Edition
Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 02/13/2026 - 5:00pmHappy Friday everyone. Welcome to Friday Night Photos your once a week escape from the day to day insanity of the world we live in. Post any photos, memes, music or whatever else you find of interest that helps tune out the madness.
I made my annual winter pilgrimage to La Jolla Cove last Saturday morning to photograph the marine life and the surfers. It was a beautiful warm sunny day. The number of critters hanging out at the cove varies from year to year. This year the numbers were about half of what's there in a good year. The only disappointment on the day was there was some good size, well formed waves and not a single surfer.
Tonight I have the pinnipeds. Next Friday will be the sea and shore birds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinniped
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
The Evening Blues - 2-13-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 02/13/2026 - 4:20pm
Open Thread - 2-13-2026 - Cycles
Submitted by studentofearth on Fri, 02/13/2026 - 5:15amMorning.
Exploring local issues today.
If you have the time the full article below is worth a read and the New Yorker writer has the quirky humor often found in the publication. Oregon is a trend setter, historically slipping into economic downturns before other parts of the country. Might see some additional trends which are showing up in your local area or maybe just the opposite.
The Evening Blues - 2-12-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 02/12/2026 - 4:06pm
Open Thread - Thurs 12 Feb 2026 - Ring Cam Doggie Rescue???
Submitted by Sima on Thu, 02/12/2026 - 5:00amRing Cam Doggie Rescue???
A couple of days ago Lee Camp wrote an article called ‘A Super Bowl Ad Accidentally Showed The Horrific Future of America’ for his substack. I didn’t watch the Super Bowl, even though it featured the Seattle Seahawks and was close to my old home town (Los Gatos, CA), and very close to where I went to college as an undergraduate (University of Santa Clara). So, I never saw this ad. But after reading this article, I’m determined, I am NEVER going to see this ad. And I’m not getting a Ring Camera. And I’ll find my dog, if he gets lost, the old fashioned way, by going out there and searching for him and calling for him and getting neighbors to help…
One of the old fashioned ways of finding your dog – calling it, being outside with it, walking with it… So darned old fashioned! From image.freepik.com
The Evening Blues - 2-11-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 02/11/2026 - 4:19pm
OT - WE 11 FEB 26
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 02/11/2026 - 5:00am~
Steampunk Spiders
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Seems my head is in the wrong place today. No excuses, just a statement of condition.
A Warning
Submitted by JtC on Wed, 02/11/2026 - 12:08amI don't need this fucking stress in my life right now.
I've never seen so many calls for violence from c99 members in the eleven years that I've admined this site, that includes death wishes for national and world leaders. Calls for violence have always been forbidden on this site, from the beginning.
And I'm fucking sick of it.
If I see any more of it the member who does it is out of here and I don't care who you are. You're putting yourself and this site in jeopardy with your fucking bravado. If you're going to be a dumb ass about it then take that shit elsewhere. Discussing fucked up pols and their fucked up policies are OK, calls for violence against anyone are not OK.
If there's one thing that there's too much of in this world, it is hatred. Especially hatred that's meant to divide us.
I always thought we were better than that.
You've been warned.
The Evening Blues - 2-10-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 02/10/2026 - 4:27pm
