@stevegis_ssg
No, you are! (Wipes tears from eye)
@rufustheduck

@CathyBikesBook
What brought you here? Did you already know people on here? I see you like bikes and books. If you haven't found them already, you might like the BikeTooter and bookstodon hashtags.

@CathyBikesBook
A big welcome to you, too, Cathy! I've just sent you a follow request.
@rufustheduck

@rufustheduck
I'm so happy you're liking it here.
Shout out to @Kitty who published a twelve days of fedi thread on welcoming new people to mastodon. They inspired me.

@lifewithtrees @j258853 that's wonderful! I don't have any similar childhood stuff, but if I did, it would absolutely get the shelf of honor.

@chessert that's a good idea. I usually don't think to name things. Maybe I could keep the same spirit but customize it by calling it Stony or Pierre.

@j258853
I'm old enough to not be ashamed to say yes

@louisa_ silky satiny super soft

@SunnJax with a little encouragement. Only at night since it's nocturnal

I'm not a stuffed animal person, but they had a flying squirrel toy in the gift shop and it was super soft. So I got one for me, and one for my mom (who is a stuffed animal person).

Did I mention that it's super soft?

A wintry nighttime walk. Not pictured: about a quarter of the streetlights in the neighborhood are flashing, defective. It felt like an unpopular block party - we were the only ones there enjoying the strobe lights.