@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop

"#Roger, Pascal," the voice said. "Welcome to the Truck Stop. We charge standard fees, however, you are too large for our normal docking bays, so if you approach the central hub, we have docking tubes you can use to connect to the station. There is an extra charge for this service. Please acknowledge your acceptance of the charges."
"One moment, Truck Stop," Jim said. (1/3) #wss366

A few tongue-in-cheek responses to Mark Carney's great speech:

"Hegemons cannot continually monetize their relationships."
Trump doesn't understand *any* of those words.

"[…] we’re pursuing variable geometry."
I took a geometry class once. ONCE!

"[…] boots on the ice."
I hope they have krampons.

"We’re forming buyer’s clubs […]"
No more Sam's or Costco for Mark Carney!

"[…] if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu."
I dunno. They need dishwashers after deporting all those immigrants.

When I watched the original Star Wars, I was puzzled why the humans all hate the robots so much. But now I get it. I totally understand.

I've been driving to the hospital at sunset, and driving home in the dark, after the end of visiting hours. Tonight, I could "see" the aurora, but only via a cellphone camera. Still cool tho.

I had originally drafted a Bookselling 101 article, but they wanted a Bookselling 201 article. So you can find the other stuff I wrote in my blog: https://stevendbrewer.com/bookselling-101-how-to-set-up-run-a-dealer-table/

My article on hand-selling books is live at @SFWA Planetside today! https://www.sfwa.org/2026/01/20/how-to-hand-sell-books-for-fun-and-profit/ #books #bookselling

"That's a proverb, Bebe."
"Oh!" she said, understandingly. "What's a proverb?"
"It just means that you won't feel hungry while you're asleep."
"Bebe doesn't want a proverb," she said. "Bebe wants a snack."
"Let me get you a cup of warm milk," David said, pushing back the covers. (2/2) #wss366

David #woke up to find eyes shining at him out of the darkness.
Bebe was leaning over his bed peering at him.
"What are doing in my cabin, Bebe?"
"Zaza told Bebe, 'He who sleeps, dines,' and Bebe wanted to see if it was true." (1/2) #wss366

The ducks were in front of the Post Office this morning. Boxer dog provided for scale. #DucksOfMastodon

There was no banner or headline or announcement, so I finally searched: Five screens down the page, under "More News" — that is how the New York Times is recognizing Martin Luther King Day in 2026.

#SilentSunday

I'm standing up in the kitchen to eat my Korean fried chicken and *someone* is extremely disappointed in me. #DogsOfMastodon

The Better Angels were in jump, enroute to a secret military mission. Each had an assigned task to prepare before drop.
"We'll be eating in shifts, Private," Zaza said to Rara, who was on KP duty. "Do you have everyone's orders?"
"Yes, First Sergeant!" Rara said. "Fun Meals for the Angels, a Fun Dinner for David, a rabbit for Sssindy, and dog food for Cap'n Tau!"
Captain Tau barked sharply from the bridge.
"Pardon me," Rara said. "That's #pâté for Cap'n Tau." #wss366

RE: https://mstdn.social/@kibcol1049/115914994041358217

It me.

A little early for #SilentSunday, snow on the Amherst Common with lit-up holiday trees. #WesternMass

I voted in the Duck Duck Go vote on AI. https://VoteYesOrNoAI.com/vote/no

I use http://noai.duckduckgo.com/ as my default search engine.

Tanuki-chan enjoying the sights (and smells) of a snowy morning in Amherst. #WesternMass #DogsOfMastodon

What better way to test a new HDMI cable than with a Pretzelle video? Ta-chan is unimpressed with my technical acumen.

#WritersCoffeeClub Name a non-anglophone writer who has really lit you up.

Julio Baghy. He was a Hungarian actor who wrote in Esperanto about his experiences in WWI and as a Russian PoW. He also wrote poetry, fiction, and essays. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Baghy

#FensterFreitag Jones Library Atrium (with a dirigible composited in to promote my book Revin's Heart.)