Literacy isn't just being able to read. It's knowing how to read with empathy and not solely as a narcissistic exercise...otherwise, it becomes pointless at best—and, at worst, unhealthy.
( Another #FunFact from the #BeforeTimes )
#BeforeTimes
Those were the days of grunge
Beforetimes
Margot Kahn
#Poetry #MargotKahn #TheNewYorker #Beforetimes #DMV #Grunge #Manhattan #Brooklyn
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/28/beforetimes-margot-kahn-poem
Tell people I’m old without telling them I’m old? Okay. My first Internet email address was uunet!geac!cabal!jody #BeforeTimes #Greybeard
"A Less Nessman Commentary"
America, who was that woman I saw you with last night? Could it have been that sweet seductress 'communist conspiracy'? Was it she who stood under the street lights luring the farm boys with her broad shoulders? Beware...
THINK ABOUT IT.
This is Less Nessman.
How do we #protest?
We #WearAnN95 indoors in public places. We don't dine indoors, go to concerts, or sports games. We take a "vacation" every 5 years, otherwise we #StayHome. I depressed my wages/left the #workforce because I didn't want to work for the rich, wealthy, or #oligarchs. We went from 2 incomes to 1. We #homestead as much as we can. We have a #SolarArray & drive a #hybrid. We eat #EthicalMeat. We have a #garden 3 seasons out of the year.
We consume less than in the #BeforeTimes.
From a Saturday night in the #BeforeTimes. #ColoredPencil #StillLife #sketchbook #MastoArt #drawing
@jzed74 @edsuom
I ditto this.
Looking at photos of myself with friends from the #BeforeTimes it's really quite difficult to accept how good we had it. Looking at photos of being in crowds in the BTs now gives me the hebbie jebbies.
The demarcation of the #BeforeTimes in sports media #culture will be #KobeBryant
https://pubeurope.com/@europesays/111831472209326744
h/t @europea
Taking photos in the before-times.
Huh. So, back in the day (the #BeforeTimes), you could visit #Amazon and listen to samples of #songs before deciding whether you wanted to buy. Apparently, that's not the case anymore. Now (starting I don't know when) if you want to listen to a sample of a particular track, you must have a paid membership.
I continue to be reminded of why I shop there as rarely as possible. #LateStageCapitalism is, besides cruel and hateful, just plain stupid. But enough people fall for it, unfortunately.
@redrummy
the #beforetimes argument has true validity, granted.
camping is not what it used to be either. reality sucks.
I'm gonna have to try this recipe. Both the Colossal Cafe & I have moved since it was on #TripleD
In the #BeforeTimes the only highlight to my commute was picking up a flapper sammich on Friday* mornings. #DinersDriveinsAndDives
* (Whatever day "my Friday" was that week. It was usually not a Friday, and sometimes I was picking it up on the way home from work at the buttcrack of dawn)
http://froufroubritches.blogspot.com/2011/04/diners-drive-ins-and-dives-flappers.html?m=1
Thanks! I think I played this at least once with other people in the #BeforeTimes. Pretty sure it will be available in my neighbourhood. I'm a big fan of #ShopLocal and have been doing quite a bit as the weather has warmed up lots. Bare legs today to bike around to my appointments/errances today!
On a normal day, I have no inclination to go to the theatre, even in the #beforetimes but for some reason, my inner child wants to see the Barbie movie that's out this July.
It looks like ridiculous fun!
Having some breakfast at the #Datacom café (#Mojo).
This is the first time I’ve flown anywhere since the #BeforeTimes. It’s a beautiful day in #TamakiMakaurau.
@lolennui anything before that is the #beforeTimes, and we shall not speak of it.
@Sfwmson if it helps, I'm 45 and I've lost a lot of what happened prior to 2020. Those were the #BeforeTimes
A mental health check-up sounds like a good idea, everyone's brain needs a little tune-up occassionally 🧰
Make sure you're giving it weird, new input - I've found that unique & interesting memories are more likely to be remembered.
I'm not suggesting, like, becoming a serial killer; I'm saying maybe go to a new restaurant, or a street fair. Something healthy & not at home.
These pictures were in every room at a hotel I frequented in the #beforetimes. I know which rooms I already visited.
@aethelshane #575prompt #gates #haiku #haikupoetry #haikupoem #haikuoftheday #threelines #pandemicjournal #beforetimes #worldthatwas #CovidIsNotOver
It sucks being old and hoping the world will let you participate...sometime. Another shot? A new antiviral?
waiting for the world
that was, following you yes
to the gates of hell
--jdw
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