Adam Sharp

adamcsharp.bsky.social

26 August 2025 20:05

Saddles were developed around 800 BCE but stirrups weren’t invented until 1,000 years later (in 2-300 CE). And over 1,500 years later still, in the US, came the invention of a small lamp (attached to the pommel) for reading maps while riding a horse at night. It was called saddle light navigation.

badly drawn boo! 🎃👻🧛🏼‍♀️

soapachu.bsky.social

26 August 2025 20:04

London folk: it's really hot, right? I'm not sickening for something?

fesshole 🧻

fesshole.bsky.social

26 August 2025 20:04

In university, instead of paying for parking I used to drive around looking for other cars with tickets. Then I'd take those tickets, go park, and put them under my wiper and head to class. Worked every time. But I sometimes feel bad about those kids who had to pay late fees etc.

the Mountain Goats

themountaingoats.bsky.social

11 August 2025 20:48

the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back