Chem_Is_Try
@battycaver.bsky.social
Retired chemistry & engineering educator, Stargate/Dark Matter/Travelers, etc. fan, voracious reader, FRC 6107 mentor, crazy cat lady. Proud to be "the enemy within" & one of the people who are "nasty". I might not follow you back if you don't use ALT.
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Chem_Is_Try
@battycaver.bsky.social
· Nov 13
About 25 years ago, maybe longer, I found this rock in the woods near Park City, Ky. I believe it's sandstone, but it has lots of little inclusions in it which I believe are #Fossils. Do any #Geologists on here have any idea what they could be?
So what did the orange pile of shit threaten Gallop with I wonder?
February 13, 2026 at 2:44 AM
So what did the orange pile of shit threaten Gallop with I wonder?
I remember the good old days when an oil change/tire rotation, etc. was <$50. I paid >$100 this morning.
Sigh.
Sigh.
February 11, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I remember the good old days when an oil change/tire rotation, etc. was <$50. I paid >$100 this morning.
Sigh.
Sigh.
My robotics team is so far behind at this point that we have a concept of a plan for an intake, indexer, and shooter. We're in the process of making a climber, and the side rails and belly pan are out being machined. The swerve modules are the only completed parts of the bot. Nothing is wired yet.
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 PM
My robotics team is so far behind at this point that we have a concept of a plan for an intake, indexer, and shooter. We're in the process of making a climber, and the side rails and belly pan are out being machined. The swerve modules are the only completed parts of the bot. Nothing is wired yet.
I'm one hour into the 3 hour window for the internet service person to come test my 2 year old cable modem (to try and sell me the rental of theirs, I presume) and to then fix my internet. The best DL speed I ever get lately is 20 mbps, even though I've been paying for 100.
Gonna be a long day.
Gonna be a long day.
February 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
I'm one hour into the 3 hour window for the internet service person to come test my 2 year old cable modem (to try and sell me the rental of theirs, I presume) and to then fix my internet. The best DL speed I ever get lately is 20 mbps, even though I've been paying for 100.
Gonna be a long day.
Gonna be a long day.
1) My dad, Edwin Albert Keever, had an older brother named Christopher.
2) Uncle Chris was married to Kitty Holm, my Aunt Kitty.
3) They had a nice house in Jupiter, Florida. The living room had all white carpet and furniture that had plastic on it. They had no kids.
2) Uncle Chris was married to Kitty Holm, my Aunt Kitty.
3) They had a nice house in Jupiter, Florida. The living room had all white carpet and furniture that had plastic on it. They had no kids.
February 8, 2026 at 1:31 AM
1) My dad, Edwin Albert Keever, had an older brother named Christopher.
2) Uncle Chris was married to Kitty Holm, my Aunt Kitty.
3) They had a nice house in Jupiter, Florida. The living room had all white carpet and furniture that had plastic on it. They had no kids.
2) Uncle Chris was married to Kitty Holm, my Aunt Kitty.
3) They had a nice house in Jupiter, Florida. The living room had all white carpet and furniture that had plastic on it. They had no kids.
February 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
My daughter in law, author of a few YA SciFi novels (www.goodreads.com/author/show/...) is looking for material to edit for a class of hers.
Please share! Thanks!
Please share! Thanks!
February 2, 2026 at 7:35 PM
My daughter in law, author of a few YA SciFi novels (www.goodreads.com/author/show/...) is looking for material to edit for a class of hers.
Please share! Thanks!
Please share! Thanks!
January 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I remember the days when being a "domestic terrorist" meant that you were bombing federal buildings. Now-a-days it means speaking out against fascism.
January 26, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I remember the days when being a "domestic terrorist" meant that you were bombing federal buildings. Now-a-days it means speaking out against fascism.
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There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
A-telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
A-telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
January 25, 2026 at 12:06 AM
There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
A-telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
A-telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
I just noticed that there is #snow in every stare right now, except for South Carolina. Yep, even snow on Mauna Loa. And before the night is over I bet SC will have some too.
January 25, 2026 at 12:14 AM
I just noticed that there is #snow in every stare right now, except for South Carolina. Yep, even snow on Mauna Loa. And before the night is over I bet SC will have some too.
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I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
Here is our "Snowmageddon" accumulation from today. This was from this morning. It's sublimated a bit. The temp hasn't gotten any warmer than 29°F today. Tiny icicles hang from my shed roof. But otherwise the winter storm was a bust. Rain forecast for tonight and tomorrow.
January 24, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Here is our "Snowmageddon" accumulation from today. This was from this morning. It's sublimated a bit. The temp hasn't gotten any warmer than 29°F today. Tiny icicles hang from my shed roof. But otherwise the winter storm was a bust. Rain forecast for tonight and tomorrow.
Tell me, how many times do you have to shoot an unarmed person who is laying on the ground to protect yourself?
Zero times is the correct answer, in case anyone was wondering.
#ICEoutNOW
Zero times is the correct answer, in case anyone was wondering.
#ICEoutNOW
January 24, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Tell me, how many times do you have to shoot an unarmed person who is laying on the ground to protect yourself?
Zero times is the correct answer, in case anyone was wondering.
#ICEoutNOW
Zero times is the correct answer, in case anyone was wondering.
#ICEoutNOW
I don’t know what it is about the microcli in my area, but it seems that radar is always playing #DontTouchTheGreenDot.
January 24, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I don’t know what it is about the microcli in my area, but it seems that radar is always playing #DontTouchTheGreenDot.
I made a “Snowmageddon To Do List“ the other day when they were predicting a foot of snow. Looks like we’ll only get some cold rain, tho.
But anyway I got several things checked off the list today.
Robotics cancelled for tomorrow, so I’ll get more done.
#AlabamaWeather
But anyway I got several things checked off the list today.
Robotics cancelled for tomorrow, so I’ll get more done.
#AlabamaWeather
January 24, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I made a “Snowmageddon To Do List“ the other day when they were predicting a foot of snow. Looks like we’ll only get some cold rain, tho.
But anyway I got several things checked off the list today.
Robotics cancelled for tomorrow, so I’ll get more done.
#AlabamaWeather
But anyway I got several things checked off the list today.
Robotics cancelled for tomorrow, so I’ll get more done.
#AlabamaWeather
I don't see the point of those long, halfway down the chest, beards men grow. To prove they can? To compensate for something? So they can braid it and make it fancy looking?
Why?
Why?
January 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
I don't see the point of those long, halfway down the chest, beards men grow. To prove they can? To compensate for something? So they can braid it and make it fancy looking?
Why?
Why?
I got gas this morning. Had to wait in line. Then, in case power goes off due to the promised ice, I went into Walmart to get food that didn't need thawing or cooking. I've NEVER seen that many people in a grocery at 9:30 AM on a Wednesday ever.
No I did not purchase #MilkAndBread
No I did not purchase #MilkAndBread
January 21, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I got gas this morning. Had to wait in line. Then, in case power goes off due to the promised ice, I went into Walmart to get food that didn't need thawing or cooking. I've NEVER seen that many people in a grocery at 9:30 AM on a Wednesday ever.
No I did not purchase #MilkAndBread
No I did not purchase #MilkAndBread
One of the local #Fear-mongers, uh, I mean weather forecasters, was talking about the possibility of 10 inches of snow in my area over the weekend.
The NWS says only about 3 inches of mixed precipitation.
I’ll believe we get snow when I look out my windows. (Freezing rain is more likely.)
The NWS says only about 3 inches of mixed precipitation.
I’ll believe we get snow when I look out my windows. (Freezing rain is more likely.)
January 21, 2026 at 2:17 PM
One of the local #Fear-mongers, uh, I mean weather forecasters, was talking about the possibility of 10 inches of snow in my area over the weekend.
The NWS says only about 3 inches of mixed precipitation.
I’ll believe we get snow when I look out my windows. (Freezing rain is more likely.)
The NWS says only about 3 inches of mixed precipitation.
I’ll believe we get snow when I look out my windows. (Freezing rain is more likely.)
My iPhone updated Thursday evening & my iPad on Friday. Ever since then my internet has been slow and intermittently off. Can’t send but can receive emails.
Coincidence?
Coincidence?
January 21, 2026 at 10:46 AM
My iPhone updated Thursday evening & my iPad on Friday. Ever since then my internet has been slow and intermittently off. Can’t send but can receive emails.
Coincidence?
Coincidence?
After struggling to cut rolls with my 1972 (really!) bread knife I finally invested in a good bread knife.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE!
WHAT A DIFFERENCE!
January 18, 2026 at 7:23 PM
After struggling to cut rolls with my 1972 (really!) bread knife I finally invested in a good bread knife.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE!
WHAT A DIFFERENCE!
Night after night of insomnia (from #LongCovid) is finally taking a toll on me.
I got groceries this morning & discovered I was missing a bag. Thinking I left it in the cart I went back to the store. Their cameras showed me putting it in my car.
Got home to find it sitting on the counter.
🥱🥱🥱
I got groceries this morning & discovered I was missing a bag. Thinking I left it in the cart I went back to the store. Their cameras showed me putting it in my car.
Got home to find it sitting on the counter.
🥱🥱🥱
January 18, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Night after night of insomnia (from #LongCovid) is finally taking a toll on me.
I got groceries this morning & discovered I was missing a bag. Thinking I left it in the cart I went back to the store. Their cameras showed me putting it in my car.
Got home to find it sitting on the counter.
🥱🥱🥱
I got groceries this morning & discovered I was missing a bag. Thinking I left it in the cart I went back to the store. Their cameras showed me putting it in my car.
Got home to find it sitting on the counter.
🥱🥱🥱