Mary Locker

Mary Locker

@WW2Vetkid

A

943 Spouts 842 Followers 1,333 Following

Most people never meet their heroes. I was raised by mine.

Pinned

thread

7 Threaded Spouts

This has been on my mind since discussions last night about being an election do-er instead of a downer. A word for anyone even toying with the idea of voting 3rd party.

Voting for a 3rd party is wasteful nonsense.

No 3rd party candidate has ever, EVER won the Presidency. None ever will.
Why?

04:10 PM - Nov 21, 2023

0

2

5

12

Raiders of the Lost Contact Lens #RuinAClassicMovie

Elle Faba @ElleFaba

Breakfast at Denny's #RuinAClassicMovie

11:54 PM - Dec 07, 2023

12:06 AM - Dec 08, 2023

0

0

2

4

#DailyPictureTheme #pause
Traveling the Curley Lewis Memorial Highway in Michigan's UP, we had to pause at this darling Lighthouse. It's modeled after the Point Iroquois Light just a few miles down the road. Note the bow of the little lake freighter coming in on the left.

Woman and her Golden Retriever stand by a model Lighthouse. She is wearing a bright blue fleece jacket. The lighthouse is white with a red roof. The light tower top is black. There is an expanse of water behind, and the bow of a model lake freighter is entering the frame on the left. On the far side of the water is a line of green trees.

02:33 PM - Dec 07, 2023

0

0

5

36

Haven't seen the article, but my guess is this is not only about her prolific music output, but also about all the young people she has influenced to vote. She's a force for good. If she'd never written anything other than "You Need to Calm Down", she'd still be great in my book.

SAJ @SJohnson

Taylor Swift is TIME's 2023 Person of the Year.

I can't even name one song she sings...lol

11:10 AM - Dec 06, 2023

11:30 AM - Dec 06, 2023

0

8

2

6

#DailyPictureTheme #partner
I have the very best partner. It's been 20+ years of love, laughter, travel, growth, adventure and fun. Today is my birthday and my first ever positive covid test. John bought me roses and we worked out how to keep him well. That's celebration enough. To 20 + more. 🎉

Man and woman pose inside frame for DisneyWorld's Animal Kingdom at Christmas. The man is wearing a light blue shirt, cap and glasses. The woman is wearing a dark grey tshirt with Sault Ste. Marie printed on it. The frame looks like jungle foliage with African drums, stars and animals on it. There is a huge Christmas tree in the background with oversized ornaments.

10:16 AM - Dec 06, 2023

0

16

1

34

#DailyPictureTheme #taste
There were so many delicious breakfast choices at this little cafe in Hot Springs, SD that we needed to taste quite a few. Cheesy scrambled eggs, plate-sized chocolate chip pancake, stone cut oatmeal with blueberries. It was all amazing.

A woman is taking a bite of toast while an array of breakfast food is on the table in front of her. There is a large pancake that is almost as big as the white plate it sits on. A bowl contains oat.eal with a huge amount of blueberries on top. Behind a large syrup pitcher is a plate of scrambled eggs. There is also a glass bowl of wrapped butter pats. In the background is a curved glass case with desserts and a black chalkboard with a list of the selections and their prices. The woman is wearing a grey tshirt with an illustration of Michigan and the words, "Great Lakes Unsalted & Shark Free".

10:55 AM - Dec 03, 2023

0

2

2

31

#DailyPictureTheme #bottle
Our greatest delight in traveling across the country is stopping to eat at local diners. Somewhere along the road in South Dakota, we had breakfast at a place that took John's request for hot sauce very seriously. We'd never seen a bottle quite that large.

Table with a breakfast plate. The table is brown with a white chair beside it. The plate holds an omelet, hashbrowns, ham and toast. Behind the plate are a huge bottle of Frank's Red Hot, a glass of water and a squeeze bottle of ketchup. There is also a napkin with a couple of packages of grape jelly. In the far background are tables and chairs in pink and blue.

09:00 PM - Dec 02, 2023

0

4

2

33

Oooo! In serial format. Like old time publications released stories. Like Dickens did with many of his works. Leaving readers breathlessly waiting for "what happens next". During the Christmas Season.
Conclusion; Avery is our Dickens!
I'm so excited. When do the ghosts show up?

03:54 PM - Dec 02, 2023

0

2

0

1

You return that to the Rhinemaidens this INSTANT, or there will be consequences!

The Notorious DAC®️ (Dr Laura) 🦐 @Canyonsfan

Last time I looked, Alberich had it.¹

¹ Actually, I think I just saw Fafner run off with it.
12:44 PM - Dec 02, 2023

12:54 PM - Dec 02, 2023

0

3

1

2

Ohhhhh. Do NOT mess! Armed, and knows how.

April Sparkles @April_Sparkles

You forgot to mention my switchblade…😏

Clean up in dried fruits for you @karendyk

🤭💛
12:32 PM - Dec 02, 2023

12:36 PM - Dec 02, 2023

0

0

0

2

Decorating begins. Ornaments are going up on the living room ceiling swag today. And I've brought down the first of way too many Santas. I found this one recently and loved the details . . .especially the tiny decorative buttons on his vest, the lantern in his hand and the cardinal in the greenery.

Decorative Santa figure. He is wearing dark corduroy pants, fur topped boots, a dark green vest with tiny pine cone buttons and a woolly tan coat with fur trim. His eyes are blue, and his white beard is curly. He has a red corduroy hat with brown fur trim and a square button at the tip. He Carrie's a bunch of pine and holly greenery with a red bird perched on top. In his other hand is a metal and glass lantern. He also Carrie's a Garland of dark red beads.

12:14 PM - Dec 02, 2023

0

6

2

9

. . .where she will stay. My little runaway.

dani @danismashingit

I wonder…..
12:25 AM - Dec 02, 2023

10:10 AM - Dec 02, 2023

0

7

0

4

The "why" is a key point. After what Dorsey did with Twitter, why would anyone trust him with their life on social media again?

LH Grant @LHGrant

Question- who is using Bluesky and why? I have a Threads acct bx I have an Instagram acct for personal contacts. I haven’t and won’t ever even like posts etc on Threads bx I use it simply as a news site. Will never interact.
09:16 AM - Dec 02, 2023

09:26 AM - Dec 02, 2023

0

0

1

3

I am the quizzically raised eyebrow of Spoutible.

Fruitcaked Kace @FruitFacedFruitKace

I’m the left eye lid of Spoutible.
11:14 PM - Dec 01, 2023

11:50 PM - Dec 01, 2023

0

0

2

16

🎶 Try to remember, and if you remember, then . . .

Whiskey Avenger @WhiskeyAvenger

#Follow
10:15 PM - Dec 01, 2023

10:33 PM - Dec 01, 2023

0

1

0

4

#DailyPictureTheme #glee
Oh, I know we're supposed to be adults, but so what? It's hard not to react with glee when you get to meet Mickey Mouse in person.

Couple meeting Mickey Mouse. He is in the middle, dressed in his iconic red pants with white buttons, white shirt, black coat and yellow tie. The woman on the left is wearing dark pants and a blue tshirt. The man on the right is wearing jeans and a black tshirt with a graphic of the Skyliner on it. There are lots of tiny lights in the background.

11:10 AM - Nov 29, 2023

0

0

2

45

So . . .did SHE turn you into one, but you got better?

Nefarious Newt @NefariousNewt

For the record: I'm not actually a newt.
03:24 PM - Nov 27, 2023

03:41 PM - Nov 27, 2023

0

2

1

4

#DailyPictureTheme #three
Intrepid trio, menaced by a T-Rex. Oh no!

In a wooded setting three people are menaced by an animatronic T-Rex. The woman on the left wears a turquoise tshirt, black pants and a hat. The man in the center wears jeans, purple tshirt, hat and sunglasses. The woman on the right wears jeans, blue tshirt and sunglasses.

09:46 AM - Nov 27, 2023

0

0

2

33

Every single woman I know says 🤣🤣🤣. And now, back to planet Earth . . .

John Roche @JRPlacitasPoet

“In essence, what the Post suggests is that Americans — and particularly Democratic American women — ought to sublimate their own values for the sake of preserving the institution of marriage. They suggest a “cultural shift” might be necessary to accomplish this.“

The Washington Post is very worried that American women don't want to marry Trump supporters

In an editorial published last week, titled, “If Attitudes Don’t Shift, A Political Dating Mismatch Will Threaten Marriage,” the Washington Post’s editorial board points out that political polarization in this country has reached the point where it is...

09:49 PM - Nov 26, 2023

09:52 PM - Nov 26, 2023

0

4

2

8

We're still doing self-flagellation for that one ourselves.

'BIG AL' McKinley @AJOHMS1956

We'll never forgive you for 'My Mother The Car'
09:48 PM - Nov 26, 2023

09:49 PM - Nov 26, 2023

0

0

0

0

Our across the border influence is infectious. Or maybe pernicious.

dani @danismashingit

Catering to Americans.
09:13 PM - Nov 26, 2023

09:43 PM - Nov 26, 2023

0

2

1

4

Letting the days go by 🎶

Mark Kubert, DC @MarkKubert

as it ever was
06:33 PM - Nov 26, 2023

06:41 PM - Nov 26, 2023

0

0

1

2

Evolution perfectly described. Step by step, nitty by gritty. Speaking of gritty, I can't stand hot coffee. I interned at a Theater in my teens. The other Greenroom grunts assured me I wouldn't be able to function without coffee. I could, I did, and I still do. Coffee ice cream, however . . . Mmmmm!

Mark Kubert, DC @MarkKubert

You don’t need to read this thread about coffee.

It might be disjointed as I wrote it on the fly.

It has none of the commitment to content, significance, or length as one would expect from Aaron.

Still…
04:18 PM - Nov 26, 2023

06:13 PM - Nov 26, 2023

0

9

0

1

#DailyPictureTheme #blurry
Wild lights at the Detroit Zoo. They are not this blurry to your eyes as you pass them, but they turn out that way in photos. I still have to try to capture all the gorgeous lights. It's one of my favorite events of the year.

An arch made of lights in the shapes of flowers. They are mostly blue, red, green and yellow. In the center is a butterfly in green, blue and red. On the ground are scattered, dried up leaves. In the background are silhouettes of trees and a domed building.

11:25 AM - Nov 26, 2023

0

0

3

31

Any tree became out of the question in the 80s when my 18 month old Golden pulled ours down and chewed up all the wood or bread dough ornaments I had collected at craft fairs. We compensated by putting fake swag over every window and doorway and hanging the ornaments there.

Double window with blinds. They are decorated with greenery filled with dozens of colorful ornaments. The black square in the middle is the flat screen tv. There is a lighted wreath in the top center of the photo that is also decorated with ornaments.

dani @danismashingit

i just wanted to fight about christmas trees today.

12:07 PM - Nov 25, 2023

11:13 AM - Nov 26, 2023

0

6

0

8

#ThugTruth👏

SueinAZ @SueAKANana

Bully/Thug definition (here on Spoutible):
A person who calls you out for your bigoted, racist, misogynist, ableist, and/or ageist bullshit
10:37 AM - Nov 26, 2023

10:46 AM - Nov 26, 2023 (Edited)

0

0

0

3

#DailyPictureTheme #car
Was I too old to squeeze myself into the tiny car at The Ringling Circus Museum? Absolutely! Did that stop me? Not a chance. It looked like too much fun.

Adult woman squeezed into a tiny clown car at the Ringling Circus Museum in Sarasota, FL. She is wearing a dark blue tshirt. The car is white and orange with yellow around the headlights that makes them look like eyes. The floor is brown tile. In the background are bits of banners and a monitor from other museum exhibits.

11:15 AM - Nov 25, 2023

0

4

5

38

Dark chocolate people ditched the prom and took their dates somewhere with grownup food and better music.

'BIG AL' McKinley @AJOHMS1956

Dark chocolate is liked by people who never got a prom date.
06:39 PM - Nov 24, 2023

06:46 PM - Nov 24, 2023

0

1

2

5

My 1, 2, 3 runs Sim, Scott, Stewart. But I'll watch any version with one exception.. FX aired a very dark, twisty take a couple of years ago. I wouldn't willingly go down that road again, but I've never forgotten it.

E.G. for Example @EricGrevstad

Bah humbug! Starz is the only streaming service with the best version of "A Christmas Carol," George C. Scott's (1984). That's right, I said best, come at me, bros. Alistair Sim has the silver medal with Michael Caine and the Muppets taking bronze. Sorry, Patrick Stewart and Guy Pearce.
06:32 PM - Nov 24, 2023

06:43 PM - Nov 24, 2023

0

0

1

4

Looks like it. And no wonder they're so rare and hard to photograph. You have to be willing to brave the Fire Swamp to even get near them.

JustAnotherGail @GailG

R.O.U.S.?
06:17 PM - Nov 24, 2023

06:33 PM - Nov 24, 2023

0

1

0

3

Dark chocolate dipped potato chips. Yum! Milk just doesn't cut it. .

Mark Kubert, DC @MarkKubert

Doesn’t take much, and people that you thought you knew start to show their true colours.

Milk chocolate > dark chocolate
06:20 PM - Nov 24, 2023

06:30 PM - Nov 24, 2023

0

0

0

3