Notices by dogtrax (dogtrax@mastodon.social), page 11

I removed my glasses and the right-side lens dropped out of the frame. Where the screw went, I have no idea. I brought the glasses to a small business I had never used, and the next day, I picked the fixed frames up. "How much do I owe you?" I asked the man, who shrugged and smiled, and replied, "I only put a screw in there. You don't owe me a thing." I reached out, shook his hand with appreciation and told him, "Thank you." Some days just seem to have kindness baked right in. #smallstories

@tellio sometimes I think you and are connected by our blue heron sightings ....

@jo That idea of "borrowing good luck" is intriguing ... because it infers you might need to give it back.

@PinballWitch When I wear my Mastodon t-shirt around town, people often ask me if it is from the band: Mastodon. When I say, no, it's from a federated networking space, they shake their head and say some version of: I thought the shirt was way too cute for Mastodon (the band).

“It takes time and effort to put a mix tape together. The time spent implies an emotional connection to the recipient.”

-- Dean Wareham, from Mix Tape (The Art of Cassette Culture), edited by Thurston Moore, page 28

#smallquotes

I #amreading A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab, on recommendation of book store clerk, and I like it so far. Many Londons, connected. Happy to have a human reader/book lover give me a recommendation.

You imagine what the room will be like, a day from today, when they enter, the first time. You check and double-check your plans, your resources, your papers, your ideas. What you'll say. You mull over everything that might go wrong. You plan for everything that might go right. You try to imagine the room, the day, the year ahead through their eyes. What they see. The First Day. It will never be perfect. You know that. It might be close enough. So you look again. #smallstories (teacher edition)

@dogtrax @Nomadwarmachine

Links, whether modern like the hyperlinks of the Internet, or ancient ones like the synapses of neuron tissue make me very happy.

I am always amazed to check a hashtag only to find a post by someone I follow which I did NOT see go by on my home timeline.

Thank you for being part of the network beyond my brain.

Air so still
you can
barely breathe;
we need these words
to keep us
alive.

#smallpoems

wind in autumn
lovers part
wind in autumn
moving its wings

MIT Technology review: how to tell if you are arguing with a bot (infographic)

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611831/how-to-tell-if-youre-arguing-with-a-bot/

Second one - #ReadMyStuff .

It takes moments to look at a piece of art and digest it enough to complement the creator. If you create visual art, it's *relatively* easy to get positive reinforcement when you post stuff.

As a writer, people actually have to invest time to read what you've written before they can feed back.

If you're writing something and want readers, use this tag.

If you have some free time and want to encourage a writer, browse this tag to find stuff to read & support. <3