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Riding a writing wave in the wee hours took me down. 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(It’s free!)</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/5699/2026/47b57661fe-m.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.fluffbucket.blog/2026/01/06/first-newsletter-of-the-year.html","date_published":"2026-01-07T04:03:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-07 04:03","date_timestamp":1767758591,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83247466","content_html":"<p>And if I can build an empire without invading Venezuela, I’ll be a happy gal.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/5699/2026/4710bd83f5-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"441\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.fluffbucket.blog/2026/01/04/and-if-i-can-build.html","date_published":"2026-01-05T01:40:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-05 01:40","date_timestamp":1767577231,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83247467","content_html":"<p>Catara the home office manager says good riddance to 2025 and wishes you a New Year full of hope and Temptations cat treats. But mostly hope.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/5699/2026/01e1d14453-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.fluffbucket.blog/2026/01/01/catara-the-home-office-manager.html","date_published":"2026-01-01T06:34:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-01 06:34","date_timestamp":1767249275,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83247469","content_html":"<p>Oh, look. <a href=\"https://open.substack.com/pub/fluffbucket/p/an-accidental-boxing-day-newsletter?r=113gd&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true\">It’s a Boxing Day newsletter</a>, complete with regrettable AI-generated image! Feel free to read, please.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/5699/2025/image-no-preview-square-6-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.fluffbucket.blog/2025/12/26/oh-look-its-a-boxing.html","date_published":"2025-12-26T18:52:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-26 18:52","date_timestamp":1766775153,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83247471","content_html":"<p>Dammit, one stop at my local coffee joint for a matcha latte and I’ve already lost #Whamageddon.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/5699/2025/9ed600a278-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.fluffbucket.blog/2025/12/06/dammit-one-stop-at-my.html","date_published":"2025-12-06T19:21:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-06 19:21","date_timestamp":1765048866,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83247472","content_html":"<p>This is the kind of wintry snapshot that I would have sent my sister. She lived in Southern California and loved anything snowy or otherwise seasonal. I miss being able to send her these.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/5699/2025/33eea287ef-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.fluffbucket.blog/2025/11/29/this-is-the-kind-of.html","date_published":"2025-11-29T23:24:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-29 23:24","date_timestamp":1764458657,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83247473","content_html":"<p>I may be more than a little paranoid, but I’m weirded out by older men on social media who seem to follow only women and then decide to follow me and directly ask to be my friend. The vibe is a little creepy, honestly.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.fluffbucket.blog/2025/11/29/i-may-be-more-than.html","date_published":"2025-11-29T23:20:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-29 23:20","date_timestamp":1764458404,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83247474","content_html":"Not sure what this means for me, but I’ve gone from writing about gift-giving ideas for Tuesday’s newsletter to New Wave music and aging. But it’s fun to watch hours of Oingo Boingo videos and call it work-related research.\n\nAnyway, we’re halfway through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and I still have mu... <a href=\"https://www.fluffbucket.blog/2025/11/28/not-sure-what-this-means.html\">www.fluffbucket.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://www.fluffbucket.blog/2025/11/28/not-sure-what-this-means.html","date_published":"2025-11-28T23:12:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-28 23:12","date_timestamp":1764371520,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83247475","content_html":"<p>Had a post-Thanksgiving date with F this morning at a local diner. I enjoyed listening to all the seniors sitting around us at breakfast this morning updating their tablemates on the status of their snowblowers.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.fluffbucket.blog/2025/11/28/had-a-postthanksgiving-date-with.html","date_published":"2025-11-28T21:58:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-28 21:58","date_timestamp":1764367096,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"57748356","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> It is a remarkable film, beautifully done. And the fact that it was done using the free, open-source 3D modeling software Blender makes it particularly remarkable.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/garciabuxton/57748356","date_published":"2025-02-16T22:49:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-16 22:49","date_timestamp":1739746163,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55686949","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/aeryn\">@aeryn</a> I do this a lot; I’m not always inclined to share my bloggy stuff off the feed here and elsewhere (mainly Bluesky these days). I was snapped at a while back here about something I posted and decided to default to blogging off-feed; I’m very selective about what I share here now.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/garciabuxton/55686949","date_published":"2025-01-22T20:37:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-22 20:37","date_timestamp":1737578220,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55658007","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Annie\">@Annie</a> Feeling this. Thank you for your words. You are indeed not alone in this grief.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/garciabuxton/55658007","date_published":"2025-01-22T14:45:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-22 14:45","date_timestamp":1737557149,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55368185","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/mandaris\">@mandaris</a> 😊 Thanks!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/garciabuxton/55368185","date_published":"2025-01-19T01:57:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-19 01:57","date_timestamp":1737251871,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"53347980","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dejus\">@dejus</a> We are looking to do this over New Year’s Eve and day.</p>\n<p>These movies alone are a good argument for getting a TV larger than our 42” screen.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/garciabuxton/53347980","date_published":"2024-12-26T17:30:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-26 17:30","date_timestamp":1735234231,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"53347884","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnBrady\">@JohnBrady</a> We haven’t yet introduced the teenager to Blade Runner. It took us a while just to get her into LOTR – and she plays D&amp;D!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/garciabuxton/53347884","date_published":"2024-12-26T17:28:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-26 17:28","date_timestamp":1735234125,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"53012897","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/cygnoir\">@cygnoir</a> I just wish there had been one more season.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/garciabuxton/53012897","date_published":"2024-12-23T02:19:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-23 02:19","date_timestamp":1734920397,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"53012756","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ddykstal\">@ddykstal</a> It’ll be at 6 p.m. There’s also a midnight Mass, but the rest of my family’s not up for that. 😐</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/garciabuxton/53012756","date_published":"2024-12-23T02:15:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-23 02:15","date_timestamp":1734920133,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"52325537","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/matjpacker\">@matjpacker</a> Emo?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/garciabuxton/52325537","date_published":"2024-12-16T03:27:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-16 03:27","date_timestamp":1734319671,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"52325532","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnBrady\">@JohnBrady</a> Ha. Good point.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/garciabuxton/52325532","date_published":"2024-12-16T03:27:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-16 03:27","date_timestamp":1734319658,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"51727136","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/kwlblt\">@kwlblt</a> Ha. Mass is never dull that way.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/garciabuxton/51727136","date_published":"2024-12-10T00:04:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-10 00:04","date_timestamp":1733789089,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"51720029","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/joshuapsteele\">@joshuapsteele</a> Nooooooooo!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/garciabuxton/51720029","date_published":"2024-12-09T22:21:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-09 22:21","date_timestamp":1733782872,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"51707604","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/aeryn\">@aeryn</a> <a href=\"https://micro.blog/aeryn\">@aeryn</a> Shoot. I just saw that you’re in the UK; not sure whether GKids (the distributor for Ghibli movies – in the U.S., at least) has a similar setup elsewhere. There’s nothing like seeing a Miyazaki movie in a theater!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/garciabuxton/51707604","date_published":"2024-12-09T20:05:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-09 20:05","date_timestamp":1733774736,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"51704820","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/aeryn\">@aeryn</a> Check out <a href=\"https://gkids.com/ghiblifest/\">GhibliFest</a>, which shows Ghibli movies each year across the country (not just in art house theaters). You still have a few days to catch “Totoro”!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/garciabuxton/51704820","date_published":"2024-12-09T19:36:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-09 19:36","date_timestamp":1733773016,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"51704801","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> Highly recommend <a href=\"https://gkids.com/ghiblifest/\">GhibliFest</a>, which shows a collection of Ghibli movies each year across the country (not just in art house theaters). You still have a few days to catch “Totoro”!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/garciabuxton/51704801","date_published":"2024-12-09T19:36:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-09 19:36","date_timestamp":1733772990,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"51468652","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://fluffbucket.bsky.social\">@fluffbucket.bsky.social</a> All my recent viewing of old Anthony Bourdain shows has me craving bun cha, which he and President Obama ate in Hanoi on one episode. I’ve never had bun cha, but anything with pork and noodles aligns well with my Filipino heart. So, bun cha takeout it is for tonight.</p>\n<p>🤞🏼 it’s as good as it looks.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ox3izvvzg4tkb6z6fvcy7knb/post/3lcojpvhfhk2h","date_published":"2024-12-07T01:19:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-07 01:19","date_timestamp":1733534359,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"51468653","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://margueritek.bsky.social\">@margueritek.bsky.social</a> It would be interesting to see how this compares with, say, Cdl. Robert Sarah’s book on Silence.</p>\n<p>Would you recommend this to someone new to MacCulloch’s work, or perhaps go first with “Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years,” which is the book that I now recall set off my priest friend?</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ox3izvvzg4tkb6z6fvcy7knb/post/3lco67qxa5s2e","date_published":"2024-12-06T21:53:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Joyce Garcia","url":"https://garciabuxton.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3ddff712eb2f9db73f445d3b8f9d45%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"garciabuxton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-06 21:53","date_timestamp":1733522006,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}