Hi, everyone.  Our bird this week is the turquoise tanager.  I believe we covered the very literally named multicolored tanager in an earlier header.  This bird is very pretty, and I wanted to share even though I wasn’t able to … Continue reading The WPT is too Obscure for a Cute Title    

In November of 2023, a terrier mix was found wandering around in a trailer park in Houma, Louisiana, about 60 miles southwest of New Orleans. He was sent to the local animal shelter and was close to being euthanized when … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Presents: A Scrim’s Tale

The old state capitol building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is also known as the “castle on the river” — or, according to Mark Twain, “the ugliest thing on the Mississippi.” First completed in 1850, the old state capitol saw not … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Visits the Old State Capitol

[This week’s header was written by Corgizilla!] Hello, PT, it’s your sometimes poster, often lurker, and first-time header writer, Corgzilla (thanks to Cordyceps for the help posting this header). Today is Darwin Day when we celebrate birth of Charles Darwin. … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Celebrates Darwin

So Cordyceps and Kappa and Headphone Princess and Wasp had to help get the PT done last week. I have managed to clone an old post and use “classic editor.” This is for folks for whom WordPress is still being … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread has figured out a workaround

Hi friends. I was sick most of this week, so please enjoy selected images of previously covered birds. I’ll be back next week with an all-new entry. Be good to each other and yourselves. Continue reading The WPT 2-8-25

With the Big Game this weekend, I thought I’d highlight an interesting, but sad, but nice fact: Out of roughly 1700 players in the NFL, Jalen Hurts (who will be starting at quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles this weekend) is … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Has An All-Female Management Team

As we wearily trudge into barely the third week but also the 187th year of this lunacy, I find myself once again thinking of signs of spring and summer — not that anything is necessarily going to be resolved or … Continue reading It’s the Thursday Politics Thread Season

Welcome back to Wednesday. I am having issues with the WordPress editor, so hopefully this goes through. February is Black History Month, and you can see the excellent artists Headphone Princess is sharing over here. I also wanted to highlight … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Recognizes Black History

Howdy, friends.  I know its rough out there, so it is my pleasure to bring you a brief respite with some pretty birds.  This week’s bird is the Trinidad Motmot.  One of the largest motmots, it is native to Trinidad … Continue reading The WPT is Featured on the Sawbuck

Sigh. I did get to inadvertently breathe in paint fumes earlier this week, so that was kind of a bright spot. Huh. That might explain the ceiling thing. Be nice today. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Has Been Staring At the Ceiling

It’s Thursday, and I’m going back to sleep! Here, have an adorable baby penguin to help you through the day. Be well, Avocados!           Continue reading It Sure Is the Thursday Politics Thread!

Happy Wednesday! Last week I appreciated the diversion of everyone sharing their favorite Pokemon. While, as promised, I’m still interested in hearing your favorite ceiling fan (Scientician13) and your favorite Digimon (comradequestion), I thought maybe I ought to actually write … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Keeps Going

Just a little guy; the blue anole. He is watching over the PT. Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread

Hi everyone, lets get into it.  The bird this week is the Eurasian blackcap, a common and widespread kind of warbler.  It lives in large chunks of Europe as well as Africa, and some of these birds will migrate within … Continue reading The WPT is Compelled to Migrate

But today isn’t the day. Have at it. Be nice. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is Going to Get It Together Eventually

The surprise lily — also known as a magic lily, resurrection lily, and naked lady (ooh la la) — is so named because it springs out of apparently nowhere, blooms exuberantly for a few days, then disappears again.  Like strawberries … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Has a Surprise, Lily!