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   Joe Brockmeier @jzb

   2026-10-25

   Went with Meg to the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair (SAFF) yesterday so she could shop the vendors for yarn, buttons, and other goodies. (There is a "button lady" who sells vintage buttons *only* at these events, so Meg keeps a list of wants all year for the opportunity...) That was my big birthday gift to Meg this year: taking her to SAFF and buying her whatever she found there. I'm not a smart man. 😂

   I'm not a fiber artist myself, but I have to say I love the vibes at SAFF. She ran into several people she knows from her knit group, and all the folks that we talked to at various booths were super-nice. There were vendors who dealt in all the different stages of fiber-making, showing and selling fleeces, combs, spinning equipment, processed wool for spinning, dyeing equipment and dyes, yarn (of course), and knitting needles, etc. Felting kits, looms, and a bit of everything too.

   My only disappointment was that there were still a few vendors hawking Harry Potter-related yarns. One of them had a few interesting things, but I left the booth when I saw those -- can't support that.

   Otherwise, though, really nice way to spend an afternoon.

2. 

   Joe Brockmeier @jzb

   2026-10-25

   Anybody have a cat owner’s manual? I think mine may need repairs.

   #Catsofmastodon #Caturday

   #catsofmastodon #caturday
3. 

   Joe Brockmeier @jzb

   2026-10-24

   Went to a fiber festival with Meg this morning/afternoon, and came back to this. It's not unusual for Sir Wobbles (orange) to sit with Cupcake (black & white) or with Sam (tabby) but I don't recall them all piling into a seat together since Sir and Cupcake were kittens.

   Perhaps this is an indication they'd like us to turn the heat on, but I can't say that I feel any urgency if this is the result.

   #Caturday #Catsofmastodon #TripleCat

   #caturday #catsofmastodon #triplecat
4. 

   Joe Brockmeier @jzb

   2026-10-23

   Watched “Mark of the Vampire” (1935) with Bela Lugosi and Lionel Barrymore. Not quite what I expected, but really enjoyed it. Lugosi really had intense screen presence.

5. 

   Joe Brockmeier @jzb

   2026-10-23

   Chilly enough in the basement today that I dragged the space heater out of storage. It's nice having feeling in my fingers while I'm typing...

6. 

   Joe Brockmeier @jzb

   2026-10-23

   It is incredibly annoying when web sites, forums, etc. hide actual date stamps and instead just obfuscate the date something was posted with something like "1yr+" (looking at you, LinkedIn).

   I cannot imagine anyone thinking, "Oh, yes, what I really want here is a vague gesture at when this was posted, rather than an actual date and time."

   Seriously, what manager of a sad sack UI designer forced this atrocity onto the web?

7. 

   Joe Brockmeier @jzb

   2026-10-23

   In the category of "small things I'm grateful for" ... I'm not, and nobody in my family is, named "Claude".

   I did have a great uncle named Clyde, and I'm damn glad that Anthropic didn't go with that name.

8. 

   Joe Brockmeier @jzb

   2026-10-23

   CW: Scholze, Claude

   RE: https://types.pl/@joshchen/117485029966256321

   I assume the "AI" here was for "Alcohol, Imbibing".