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posted by Isabel Miller
Wednesday, Jun 5, 24 @ 7:43 am
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Having given up Twitter last fall, I’m thoroughly enjoying Bluesky social media. There is an excellent group of Illinois and Chicago people over there. It’s a good Twitter replacement. It’s fun and people are nice. Come on over.
(I hope this is Illinois enough.)
Comment by Marie C. Wednesday, Jun 5, 24 @ 8:38 am
When those cicadas get going in one of the chorus songs, it’s really quite amazing. Entire trees pulsing with sound that gets louder and softer in 5 second rolling waves of coordinated noise.
Comment by TheInvisibleMan Wednesday, Jun 5, 24 @ 8:45 am
Serenity, Peace, Tranquility, Wonder and Amazement this fine morning. just saw a juvenile bald eagle get breakfast of a bass off the pond.
Comment by flea Wednesday, Jun 5, 24 @ 9:14 am
Visited a local forest preserve and finally experienced a full throttle cicada performance. It was loud to say the least — quite unlike my backyard.
Comment by Gravitas Wednesday, Jun 5, 24 @ 9:21 am
I heard a few cicadas in the last couple days in a forested area next to my workplace. Even there though it is only a few of them. I know for a fact though that this section of forest isn’t particularly old though since it was all grass as recently as the 70s or so. (I have a postcard showing it as a big green lawn.) I’m going to go for a walk at the local state park this weekend to see if I can hear some more before they go away for another 17 years.
Comment by Aaron B Wednesday, Jun 5, 24 @ 9:28 am
Congrats to the Illinois winner of the latest $560 million megamillions jackpot. And congrats to state budgeteers getting an extra $27 million (if my math is right) to play with.
Comment by hisgirlfriday Wednesday, Jun 5, 24 @ 9:46 am
I can hear the cicadas in the middle of the night. through closed windows with the AC on (it’s a very quiet kind of ac) how much longer?
Comment by Amalia Wednesday, Jun 5, 24 @ 9:55 am
Thanks for reminding me of BlueSky, Marie. I left Twitter a little over a year ago, and I do miss a many of the Chicago-centric accounts. Will check BlueSky out again.
As my wife and I prepare for our upcoming move back to Chicago from the South, I am eternally grateful the White Sox exist to make the Cubs’ current struggles not seem so drastic.
Comment by SouthernCentrist Wednesday, Jun 5, 24 @ 10:01 am
I second Marie’s comment about Bluesky. It’s very pleasant over there, and I hope that reliable news sources will continue to migrate. I only go back to Twitter to check if a specific account has posted something time-sensitive — usually government or quasi-government accounts, which don’t seem to be on Bluesky yet. I get that cross-posting is a pain, but I feel like a need to shower after I go to the old place. Now that we have Isabel’s awesome briefings, everything Illinois-centric that I need is here except weather, transit and traffic.
Comment by Just Lurking Wednesday, Jun 5, 24 @ 12:12 pm