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Athena in the Odyssey: woohoo let's kill some guys! This is gonna be good Athena in the Thebaid: oh god NOT LIKE THAT (*runs away, washes eyes*)

My hottest Odyssey take is that if you want to make an epic movie set in ancient Greece about regretting your war crimes, it should be the Thebaid

What do you sew it together with? Is the thread edible or are you supposed to pick it out of your teeth?

Considering Homer used a mishmash of Greek dialects and anachronistic/implausible armor and weapons, I’d say putting vibes over consistency is 100% authentic

I was going to see the Odyssey movie so that I could form my own opinions for the Discourse, but then I saw that it’s 3 hours so nevermind.

See, people always want to make this just about "sports," but the real upshot here is that, 6-3, trans women can't make a claim under the Equal Protection Clause. And if they can't do that, it's hard to see how they have constitutional rights.

This. It's just a chance to be hateful to a small group of people who want to play sports, to deny people the chance to feel part of a team.

"The Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine advisory committee voted unanimously today to recommend Moderna's mRNA influenza vaccine, mFlusiva, for adults 50 and over. This was its first time reviewing a new vaccine application since 2023." www.npr.org/2026/06/18/n...

(And if you must have my take: Shitty reps can still build fitness. Everyone who’s commenting about “no rep” or “injury waiting to happen” should calm tf down please. Injuries don’t even work that way.)

Friendly reminder that a person’s performance in a workout says nothing about whether they are fit to serve in political office! Even if Pete were the world’s best weightlifter he would still suck as a person.

Skimmed a webpage or two about whipcording, made bobbins out of popsicle sticks, and after a long session of trial and error ended up with three lovely cords.

Finally some good odyssey takes on this site

Some of us even remember being taught to “write for the web” circa 2000 with boldface for important text, lots of bulleted lists, etc. It was understood as best practice for (human) writers and needed to be intentionally cultivated!

in case anybody is wondering how author advocates are handling AI in trade publishing, this is language my agency fought for and won

This. A thousand times this. Libraries do not reduce a book’s sales. They increase its readership. If you want a book your library doesn’t have, ask! If you want others to be able to get their hands on a books you already love, ask! [Speaking as a writer with a new book coming next Tuesday…]

Here’s the pattern, based on a famous viking era archaeological find. 2 squares, 2 rectangles. Mine is scaled to a 50x60 inch blanket and you can even keep the original edge if you want. Almost no scraps!

Decided I want to sew a dress and wear it to the renaissance faire this fall. Haven’t made anything for myself yet but found a cheap fleece blanket while thrifting and made a hood/cape out of it for my husband

My emergency hot takes - Oreos are mid. - Knitters these days are too focused on patterns. Do some math and make stuff from scratch, you cowards! - Pineapple on pizza is good but Hawaiian is a waste of ham. Try it with sausage and peppers instead.

Red delicious are good anywhere if you get them fresh! My grandfather planted some trees decades ago and they make good snacking apples.

There was also a gap at each of the last 2 turns (of course) that I had to take care of by picking up an extra stitch. So the answer is: YES you can do these steps in the wrong order, with only minor inconvenience. I will be doing the second sock in the traditional manner.