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?
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And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
December 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Tonight's plan:
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Curl up with a book to start my 2026 reading goal. (For 2025 my original goal was 40 books. I read 72.)
Hope it's too cold outside for many neighbors to detonate fireworks. (Oops, just heard a boom....)
Go to sleep early and hope for no insomnia.
Happy New Year
Z
Curl up with a book to start my 2026 reading goal. (For 2025 my original goal was 40 books. I read 72.)
Hope it's too cold outside for many neighbors to detonate fireworks. (Oops, just heard a boom....)
Go to sleep early and hope for no insomnia.
Happy New Year
January 1, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Tonight's plan:
Z
Curl up with a book to start my 2026 reading goal. (For 2025 my original goal was 40 books. I read 72.)
Hope it's too cold outside for many neighbors to detonate fireworks. (Oops, just heard a boom....)
Go to sleep early and hope for no insomnia.
Happy New Year
Z
Curl up with a book to start my 2026 reading goal. (For 2025 my original goal was 40 books. I read 72.)
Hope it's too cold outside for many neighbors to detonate fireworks. (Oops, just heard a boom....)
Go to sleep early and hope for no insomnia.
Happy New Year
My youngest son (almost 38) has a #BambuPrinter & loves to make things with it. He knows my love of #Stargate, #DarkMatter, etc.
So even though I tell the kids I don't need "stuff" for Christmas but I do have a to-do list they can help with, he decided to gift me anyway.
So even though I tell the kids I don't need "stuff" for Christmas but I do have a to-do list they can help with, he decided to gift me anyway.
December 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
My youngest son (almost 38) has a #BambuPrinter & loves to make things with it. He knows my love of #Stargate, #DarkMatter, etc.
So even though I tell the kids I don't need "stuff" for Christmas but I do have a to-do list they can help with, he decided to gift me anyway.
So even though I tell the kids I don't need "stuff" for Christmas but I do have a to-do list they can help with, he decided to gift me anyway.
Whew! I just finished #WrappingGifts & loaded them into my car. We're doing extended family dinner & gifts this afternoon.
Would have been done sooner if I hadn't had to shut my geriatric cat up in the mudroom again. She's been peeing on rugs, hardwood floor, etc. Guess antibiotic isn't helping.
Would have been done sooner if I hadn't had to shut my geriatric cat up in the mudroom again. She's been peeing on rugs, hardwood floor, etc. Guess antibiotic isn't helping.
December 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Whew! I just finished #WrappingGifts & loaded them into my car. We're doing extended family dinner & gifts this afternoon.
Would have been done sooner if I hadn't had to shut my geriatric cat up in the mudroom again. She's been peeing on rugs, hardwood floor, etc. Guess antibiotic isn't helping.
Would have been done sooner if I hadn't had to shut my geriatric cat up in the mudroom again. She's been peeing on rugs, hardwood floor, etc. Guess antibiotic isn't helping.
Hey, y'all, I have a request. My sister & her family live in #SanAntonio. I want to make a donation to a worthy S.A. charity in their names. Does anyone have any recommendations? (Two adult children & their spouses, my sis & BIL. They all like dogs, Fiesta, #PublicRelations/Journalism.
Thanks!
Thanks!
December 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Hey, y'all, I have a request. My sister & her family live in #SanAntonio. I want to make a donation to a worthy S.A. charity in their names. Does anyone have any recommendations? (Two adult children & their spouses, my sis & BIL. They all like dogs, Fiesta, #PublicRelations/Journalism.
Thanks!
Thanks!
So I finally got around to looking at a calendar to see what day of the week Christmas falls on. Yeah, I've been distracted with my geriatric cats and their incontinence issues.
Holy shit, it's less than a week away!
😱 Guess I better get busy #WrappingGifts.
Holy shit, it's less than a week away!
😱 Guess I better get busy #WrappingGifts.
December 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
So I finally got around to looking at a calendar to see what day of the week Christmas falls on. Yeah, I've been distracted with my geriatric cats and their incontinence issues.
Holy shit, it's less than a week away!
😱 Guess I better get busy #WrappingGifts.
Holy shit, it's less than a week away!
😱 Guess I better get busy #WrappingGifts.
Oh, joy. A tornado watch until 9 PM. Not very common for December. More likely in November.
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Oh, joy. A tornado watch until 9 PM. Not very common for December. More likely in November.
I’ve got 2 pounds of pinto beans in the crockpot and the aroma of them cooking is making my stomach growl.
They are destined to become refried beans later this afternoon and end up in the freezer.
They are destined to become refried beans later this afternoon and end up in the freezer.
December 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I’ve got 2 pounds of pinto beans in the crockpot and the aroma of them cooking is making my stomach growl.
They are destined to become refried beans later this afternoon and end up in the freezer.
They are destined to become refried beans later this afternoon and end up in the freezer.
I dreamed last night that it was the 70's and I was working in a clinical chemistry lab in a hospital. I had to go get blood from a patient named Gonzie Slusher.
I realized that I had seen that name before back then (in real life), probably on some paperwork in the lab.
I realized that I had seen that name before back then (in real life), probably on some paperwork in the lab.
December 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I dreamed last night that it was the 70's and I was working in a clinical chemistry lab in a hospital. I had to go get blood from a patient named Gonzie Slusher.
I realized that I had seen that name before back then (in real life), probably on some paperwork in the lab.
I realized that I had seen that name before back then (in real life), probably on some paperwork in the lab.
Is it a fox or coyote? For reference, the bottom trim on the column is about 6.5 inches high.
December 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Is it a fox or coyote? For reference, the bottom trim on the column is about 6.5 inches high.
Venezuela used to be called “ the united states of Venezuela “ so maybe that’s why the orange idiot thinks they stole things from us.
That country never belonged to us.
That country never belonged to us.
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Venezuela used to be called “ the united states of Venezuela “ so maybe that’s why the orange idiot thinks they stole things from us.
That country never belonged to us.
That country never belonged to us.
Jeez. I have no luck with #RobotVacuums. First Neato Botvac folds. Those were better than Roomba in my opinion. So then I replaced Botvac with Roomba.
Now Roomba is filing for bankruptcy.
I can't win!
Now Roomba is filing for bankruptcy.
I can't win!
December 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Jeez. I have no luck with #RobotVacuums. First Neato Botvac folds. Those were better than Roomba in my opinion. So then I replaced Botvac with Roomba.
Now Roomba is filing for bankruptcy.
I can't win!
Now Roomba is filing for bankruptcy.
I can't win!
Robotics "Build Season" starts Jan. 10. We meet 3 nights/week until 7 PM and all day Saturday. Every year I stock my freezer with easy to thaw & nuke meals so I'm not eating ramen every night.
Right now I'm fixing some tuna noodle casserole.
Right now I'm fixing some tuna noodle casserole.
December 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Robotics "Build Season" starts Jan. 10. We meet 3 nights/week until 7 PM and all day Saturday. Every year I stock my freezer with easy to thaw & nuke meals so I'm not eating ramen every night.
Right now I'm fixing some tuna noodle casserole.
Right now I'm fixing some tuna noodle casserole.
I think I’m ready for tonight’s single digit low temperature. Faucets are dripping, and there’s an extra fleece throw under my comforter. Instead of capri-length and short sleeve PJs, I’ve got long pants and sleeves. Cats have Sherpa blankets To snuggle with.
I’m gonna be too hot tonight for sure!
I’m gonna be too hot tonight for sure!
December 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I think I’m ready for tonight’s single digit low temperature. Faucets are dripping, and there’s an extra fleece throw under my comforter. Instead of capri-length and short sleeve PJs, I’ve got long pants and sleeves. Cats have Sherpa blankets To snuggle with.
I’m gonna be too hot tonight for sure!
I’m gonna be too hot tonight for sure!
We are having our extended family #ChristmasPotluck the day after. It's a finger food potluck. Someone already claimed sausage balls, so I'm making stuffing balls. I found 2 likely recipes, so I'm testing one out today at a half recipe.
It's gonna take discipline to not eat the whole batch today!
It's gonna take discipline to not eat the whole batch today!
December 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We are having our extended family #ChristmasPotluck the day after. It's a finger food potluck. Someone already claimed sausage balls, so I'm making stuffing balls. I found 2 likely recipes, so I'm testing one out today at a half recipe.
It's gonna take discipline to not eat the whole batch today!
It's gonna take discipline to not eat the whole batch today!
The faculty GroupMe just posted to watch for black ice on Monday morning, as the low will be 14°F and a slight chance of rain.
Damn, I'm soooo sick of winter already, and it isn't even officially winter yet!
I'm #NotColdTolerant like I used to be!
Damn, I'm soooo sick of winter already, and it isn't even officially winter yet!
I'm #NotColdTolerant like I used to be!
December 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The faculty GroupMe just posted to watch for black ice on Monday morning, as the low will be 14°F and a slight chance of rain.
Damn, I'm soooo sick of winter already, and it isn't even officially winter yet!
I'm #NotColdTolerant like I used to be!
Damn, I'm soooo sick of winter already, and it isn't even officially winter yet!
I'm #NotColdTolerant like I used to be!
One year ago today I came down with Covid for the first time; about 2.5 months after a booster vac.
I developed #LongCovid. I've got double vision, dizziness all the time, & insomnia. Lately I've been unable to sleep every 2nd or 3rd night.
It doesn't show any signs of going away any time soon.
I developed #LongCovid. I've got double vision, dizziness all the time, & insomnia. Lately I've been unable to sleep every 2nd or 3rd night.
It doesn't show any signs of going away any time soon.
December 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
One year ago today I came down with Covid for the first time; about 2.5 months after a booster vac.
I developed #LongCovid. I've got double vision, dizziness all the time, & insomnia. Lately I've been unable to sleep every 2nd or 3rd night.
It doesn't show any signs of going away any time soon.
I developed #LongCovid. I've got double vision, dizziness all the time, & insomnia. Lately I've been unable to sleep every 2nd or 3rd night.
It doesn't show any signs of going away any time soon.
The sleepy orange fart thinks he’s the president of all the parts of the world that aren’t Russia.
December 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The sleepy orange fart thinks he’s the president of all the parts of the world that aren’t Russia.
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The WEAVE.
Oh....you just know he's gonna hate this picture.😈
It would be a shame if it went viral. 😉😂
It would be a shame if it went viral. 😉😂
December 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The WEAVE.
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I submitted a grant in May that stated it would be reviewed and I would be notified within 10 days.
I heard nothing, so I assumed we didn't get the grant.
I just got an email asking for who to write the check to and a mailing address. Yes, end of November.
Does that mean we won the grant? 🤷
I heard nothing, so I assumed we didn't get the grant.
I just got an email asking for who to write the check to and a mailing address. Yes, end of November.
Does that mean we won the grant? 🤷
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I submitted a grant in May that stated it would be reviewed and I would be notified within 10 days.
I heard nothing, so I assumed we didn't get the grant.
I just got an email asking for who to write the check to and a mailing address. Yes, end of November.
Does that mean we won the grant? 🤷
I heard nothing, so I assumed we didn't get the grant.
I just got an email asking for who to write the check to and a mailing address. Yes, end of November.
Does that mean we won the grant? 🤷
I closed my eyes at 9:30 PM last night, and at 5:30 AM this morning I finally fell asleep. I was awakened at 8:15 AM by my cats demanding breakfast.
I'm having productivity issues today for some reason.
#LoingCovidInsomniaSucksDuckBalls!
I'm having productivity issues today for some reason.
#LoingCovidInsomniaSucksDuckBalls!
December 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I closed my eyes at 9:30 PM last night, and at 5:30 AM this morning I finally fell asleep. I was awakened at 8:15 AM by my cats demanding breakfast.
I'm having productivity issues today for some reason.
#LoingCovidInsomniaSucksDuckBalls!
I'm having productivity issues today for some reason.
#LoingCovidInsomniaSucksDuckBalls!
I had to look up the meaning of #DunningLetter today. It seems a teacher from a middle school (on the other side of town) purchased some filament from Ultamaker some months ago. However my name and school is what they have on the order. We're trying to straighten it out, but it's a pain in the bot!
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I had to look up the meaning of #DunningLetter today. It seems a teacher from a middle school (on the other side of town) purchased some filament from Ultamaker some months ago. However my name and school is what they have on the order. We're trying to straighten it out, but it's a pain in the bot!
Definition: "Scramblet" noun
A failed omelet that has turned into scrambled eggs.
(Not that I know this definition well or anything.... 😜)
A failed omelet that has turned into scrambled eggs.
(Not that I know this definition well or anything.... 😜)
November 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Definition: "Scramblet" noun
A failed omelet that has turned into scrambled eggs.
(Not that I know this definition well or anything.... 😜)
A failed omelet that has turned into scrambled eggs.
(Not that I know this definition well or anything.... 😜)
The start of our 2026 robot chassis.
November 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The start of our 2026 robot chassis.