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The Northern Lights Have Seen Queer Sights

@seaglassandeelgrass / seaglassandeelgrass.tumblr.com

K. Peruser of the printed word & history nerd. 20something, hailing from New England, the likelihood of whom having run off to sea and/or the Northwoods is equally likely depending on the day. Outdoor educator, sailor, and extra-duties-as-assigned-or. Incorrigible dork. Quite queer. [Find my oddly-specific folk playlists here] [My old-school personal webpage]
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chiropteracupola
“No writing is wasted. Did you know that sourdough from San Francisco is leavened partly by a bacteria called lactobacillus sanfrancisensis? It is native to the soil there, and does not do well elsewhere. But any kitchen can become an ecosystem. If you bake a lot, your kitchen will become a happy home to wild yeasts, and all your bread will taste better. Even a failed loaf is not wasted. Likewise, cheese makers wash the dairy floor with whey. Tomato gardeners compost with rotten tomatoes. No writing is wasted: the words you can’t put in your book can wash the floor, live in the soil, lurk around in the air. They will make the next words better.”

— ERIN BOW

#writing
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focsle

I'm so fond of these two 1924 photos taken by William Tripp of the crew of the whaling bark Wanderer because they were clearly taken in the same moment but the fellow in the front second from the right was like 'wait, the cat!'. Or, alternatively, he was holding the cat first and the cat was like 'I'm not sticking around for this'.

Source: collections.whalingmuseum.org
#whaling#old photographs of people with cats#antique/vintage photography#antique civilian photos
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galileosballs

I like the expression new-fangled. I don't know what it means for something to be fangled, but I sure as hell know it was recent

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maniculum

It’s from the Old English word feng, which can mean “to take”, or also “to grasp, hold, or embrace”. So something that’s newfangled is something that was taken up recently.

The reason it’s using this pretty archaic root is that it’s an older word than a lot of people think. Here it is in the Canterbury Tales.

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maniculum

Minutes after posting: "Why did I write archaic when I could have gone with old-fangled?"

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a-book-of-creatures

Reblog to fangle this post

#linguistics
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chiropteracupola
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goingtoweather

Happy Going to Weather Wednesday!

Beginning of Update Beginning of Comic Also on Tapas

This month's update commences with a close to Barzillai's haunting--for now--but the bargains made a decade agone have yet to be revealed. Latter part, Lawrence Manner settles into his role as ship's doctor. So ends.

If you need something to read while waiting for the next update, here's a historical context essay I wrote about medical care aboard whaleships.

As always, patreon supporters get early access to the next pages throughout the month, as I finish them. Otherwise, we'll be cutting in and trying out once more in May!

#going to weather#brutality the worst therapist ever
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