Rebecca G. Aguilar

Welcome newest followers! Here is a #GreatKiskadee from October 2023 in the Rio Grande Valley. Loud and energetic fuss made from the topmost branch of a live oak at a Target parking lot. #Ornithology

Save room in your thoughts for all of the servers who now have to deal with MAGA dipshits eating at Cheesecake Factory out of spite.

It's time for another installment of the joke-telling ficus.

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

Very sad to lose this old friend and Star Trek icon.

Tony Shaloub's book about family and food, WE THOUGHT THEY'D NEVER LEAVE, publishes on Tuesday. It is a delight. And has recipes! theliteratelizard.com/book/9781668...

For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #OnOneLeg & ALT is #SpottySpeckled, I offer these Crested Caracaras (Caracara plancus) that we saw in Mexico for both themes.

Yissss

Aumann Prairie in La Marque, Texas youtu.be/Ckqk5GLSNNM?...

Find a friend who you can unceremoniously mock with the utmost love and respect. Like these two.

Some psychiatrist should write a book about Texas Democrats' pre-election emotional trauma. I've been up and down so many times I feel like I'm trapped inside a broken elevator.

I do love a mossy tree 🌳 😍 #moss

Another monster parade intermission. Lizzy and Darcy do not see eye to eye. Pride and Monsters. #elizabethbennet #mrdarcy #monsterparade #kidlitart #picturebookart

OBAMA: He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory. It's gold everywhere.

I'm watching Obama in Ohio and all I've got is this 👇 Funny how no one is getting punched. Come on Ohio, vote for Dr. Acton and Sherrod Brown to lead Ohio

Blessed by the tenderness of local bookshops today. I found this one here in Bogotá. I apologized to the bookseller for my poor Spanish as I asked about English language histories of the city or Colombia. He enthusiastically replied not to worry, and jumped up to take me to his favorites. ♥️🙏🏼📚

The best thing about October is that apple cider donuts are acceptable breakfast food.

this book is such an eye opener, and really readable. Lewis is a wonderful writer....got it from Thrifbooks (cheaper than the amazon)

HUGE CROWD for James Talarico in Galveston 🔥 This county voted for Trump by double digits.

What can you learn from dreams and how can you remember them and steer them to the topics you wish to dream about. Allison Aubrey and A Martinez discuss the resurgance in dream research and how dreams are a tool for self-discovery.

What I'm reading next: Blockers by Micheal Lewis!

The poll found that likely voters favor Bobby Pulido 51% to 44% over Republican Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz. Among Latino likely voters, the gap widens, with about 57% for Pulido, compared with 40% for De La Cruz.

Blessing your timeline with pumpkin frog.

Hegseth’s staff broke Eisenhower’s globe. The symbolism is too much to bear. (And of course, they ignored the TRAINED EXPERTS WHO HANDLE HISTORICAL ITEMS. Because EDUCATION? EXPERTISE? WHO NEEDS IT?….im going to get some coffee…)

i miss when Biden had that dog that would bite everyone

Criminal. When do we start issuing subpoenas?

In Michigan watching TV commercials. Interestingly, Abdul El-Sayed is a physician who will bring us Medicare for All and also murder every one of us, and I will say, although I’m no expert, that those goals seem somewhat contradictory.

INSANE line for James Talarico at the University of Houston

a really nice thing in Houston is people dropping off their “I Voted” sticker at my dad’s memorial site, commemorating their vote in honor of immigrants in the US.

"One of the gifts of being a writer is that it gives you an excuse to do things , to go places and explore. Another is that writing motivates you to look closely at life, at life as it lurches by and tramps around." ~Anne Lamott in Bird By Bird

"One of the gifts of being a writer is that it gives you an excuse to do things , to go places and explore. Another is that writing motivates you to look closely at life, at life as it lurches by and tramps around." ~Anne Lamott in Bird By Bird

Our November cover story is comprised of 11 articles exploring Texas' deep commitment to the literary arts. "As you’ll see, reading and writing are pathways for leading a creative, nourishing life free of machines," writes Deputy Editor @hoinski.bsky.social. texashighways.com/travel/a-boo...

Our early voting location was SPJST Lodge 88, which hosted Czechfest last weekend. For dinner, green enchiladas at La Ha. Have you voted yet?

Our early voting location was SPJST Lodge 88, which hosted Czechfest last weekend. For dinner, green enchiladas at La Ha. Have you voted yet?

Still cutting garden flowers and looking to nature in these times. AND reminding people to vote. Early!

Unconscionable to be on “X” at this point. Just a cesspit. Except for banking; I do my banking there & don’t see a problem.

saw this at school dropoff and thought oh hell yeah that’s that shit bluesky likes

The reader doesn't care what 'you' look like... The reader doesn't care your age, gender, sexual orientation, ... The reader cares about their experience inside your mind. You are a vehicle of mental travel capable of removing the reader from their reality... #writingcommunity #booksky #writers

Man, this guy is so good, that without raising his voice, and only by asking questions of MAGA Tommy, he managed to chase him out of the room. youtu.be/g66N0w_HeYw?...

They really don’t like breakdancing.

It's catchy, it rhymes. Well done!

Fox commentator: Paxton doesn't have any values. I don't know how he'll vote. I suspect he'll vote for whoever the highest bidder is, which is certainly what we've seen him do in the Attorney General’s Office.

Early voting in Texas begins Monday, October 19!