This Is the Oldest Peace Treaty Ever Discovered - Nautilus

https://nautil.us/this-is-the-oldest-peace-treaty-ever-discovered-1285725/

> Maybe there are a few things we can still learn from it

#peace #treaty #history #MiddleEast

"The purpose of an economy should be to promote long-term public values, not just short-term profits (this should be clearly and publicly stated, with both inspirational and measurable missions)." - Mariana Mazzucato #economics #quote #inequity #justice

OKAY, how about an idea that the shape of the rock formation *inspired the story of the ark*?

Why people keep looking for Noah’s Ark in a natural rock formation in Turkey: A scholar of early Christianity explains

https://theconversation.com/why-people-keep-looking-for-noahs-ark-in-a-natural-rock-formation-in-turkey-a-scholar-of-early-christianity-explains-293310

> A formation known as Durupınar, just a few miles from the Iranian border in Turkey, has been associated with Noah’s Ark for nearly 70 years.

#history #geology

Just started cooking some tomatoes for… *checks recipe* …FOUR HOURS

🍅 🍅 🍅

"Are you as good in bed as you look?"

Confronting demons: how acoustic and AI technology brought ancient Etruscan tombs back to life

https://theconversation.com/confronting-demons-how-acoustic-and-ai-technology-brought-ancient-etruscan-tombs-back-to-life-293119

> Our research suggests these tombs were designed and constructed not simply to house the dead, but to affect the living.

#acoustics #archeology #etruscan

Not explaining yourself to others may be self-care.

Just keep in mind it doesn't contribute to communication, community, or understanding, either.

Don't blame others for not thinking exactly like you, or being unable to read your mind.

#communication #community #understanding

Crowbars are pretty rare. Most bars won't let crows in!
#bad #joke #pun

So the question about Rambo becomes, was his name really an acronym for his preferred sexual position? "Ram B.O."

Close-up of three small yellow oriental false hawksbeard flowers. Each is attached to the same thin green stem. A green unopened bud is centered between the flowers. The blurred background has patches of green, orange, and brown. These are just outside our backdoor and were pollinated and closed up a few hours later to begin producing seeds to be spread by the wind. Each flower is about 1/4"/6-7mm wide.
#Hawaii #flowers #bloom

Check out a friend and former co-worker's art sites:
<https://www.instagram.com/wackyshadesofgray>
<https://www.instagram.com/originalbro808>

Yeah, sorry, they're on Instagram but it's what he uses.

#photography #art

Why the places we love in books can never quite be found in real life

https://theconversation.com/why-the-places-we-love-in-books-can-never-quite-be-found-in-real-life-291226

> From Hardy’s Wessex to Brontë country, literary tourists may be chasing places that never quite existed as they imagine them.

#writing #literature #imagination #theconversation #books

Check out my friend Nando-San's newest single, called Pumpkin Spice Latte:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcYiXKsKTXk
#music #Nando-San #ukulele #local #Hawaii

Currently listening to THREN's "Almost There" album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hHLYDzTvl4

#currently #listening #music

Now listening to Ajna Nirvana's album "Otherworldly".
https://ajnanirvana.bandcamp.com/album/otherworldly
#currently #listening #music

"Do not condemn with a broad brush those that proselytize, for you do the same thing in speaking of your disagreement with them." - Me
#quotes

A brief history of the hangover and its cures – from cabbages to cloves and the lungs of a goat

https://theconversation.com/a-brief-history-of-the-hangover-and-its-cures-from-cabbages-to-cloves-and-the-lungs-of-a-goat-289838

> Humans have spent thousands of years searching for a hangover cure – yet the ultimate price of heavy drinking remains unchanged.

#hangovers #cure #history

'Here, There and Everywhere': The Beatles have permeated research papers across academic disciplines

https://phys.org/news/2026-09-beatles-permeated-papers-academic-disciplines.html

> More than 3,000 scientific article titles across disciplines have made use of Beatles song titles and lyrics...

#music #science #Beatles

How ‘hyperselection’ is making modern life efficient, pleasant – and boring

https://theconversation.com/how-hyperselection-is-making-modern-life-efficient-pleasant-and-boring-290862

> Are we optimising too much?

#music #variety #theconversation