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
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· 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?
I wonder what type of distraction the orange facist will come up with to (try to) draw attention away from the #EpsteinFiles.
a cartoon cat is eating popcorn on a bean bag chair .
Alt: Drawing of a white kitten sitting on a poofy pillow. The kitten is tossing popcorn kernels into their mouth while waiting to see what kind of shitstorm trump comes up with.
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I wonder what type of distraction the orange facist will come up with to (try to) draw attention away from the #EpsteinFiles.
It's amazing how much quieter this fridge is than the old one. I could even hear the old one running in my bedroom. The only thing I hear from this one is ice dropping into the bin. Plus it doesn't make banging noises every hour or so from contraction/expansion of the cooling mechanism.
I got a new fridge today. Now I'll spend the next few hours reading the manual and highlighting the important things. Pages I may need to refer to often are marked with a little tab.
Does this mean I'm OCD?
Does this mean I'm OCD?
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It's amazing how much quieter this fridge is than the old one. I could even hear the old one running in my bedroom. The only thing I hear from this one is ice dropping into the bin. Plus it doesn't make banging noises every hour or so from contraction/expansion of the cooling mechanism.
Looking what I found lurking in the sky outside my front door!
Harvest (suburb of Huntsville), Alabama.
Harvest (suburb of Huntsville), Alabama.
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Looking what I found lurking in the sky outside my front door!
Harvest (suburb of Huntsville), Alabama.
Harvest (suburb of Huntsville), Alabama.
I got a new fridge today. Now I'll spend the next few hours reading the manual and highlighting the important things. Pages I may need to refer to often are marked with a little tab.
Does this mean I'm OCD?
Does this mean I'm OCD?
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I got a new fridge today. Now I'll spend the next few hours reading the manual and highlighting the important things. Pages I may need to refer to often are marked with a little tab.
Does this mean I'm OCD?
Does this mean I'm OCD?
This is my grandfather, who served on the U.S.S. Enquirer during the Spanish-American War in 1898.
He passed away in 1966. He was born in the 1880's.
Happy #VeteransDay
He passed away in 1966. He was born in the 1880's.
Happy #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is my grandfather, who served on the U.S.S. Enquirer during the Spanish-American War in 1898.
He passed away in 1966. He was born in the 1880's.
Happy #VeteransDay
He passed away in 1966. He was born in the 1880's.
Happy #VeteransDay
From my freezer -the bin for the ice maker. I noticed the ice tasted funny a few years ago and stopped using it.
This is one of the reasons a new fridge will be delivered tomorrow. That and the half roll of packing tape holding assorted parts together.
This is one of the reasons a new fridge will be delivered tomorrow. That and the half roll of packing tape holding assorted parts together.
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
From my freezer -the bin for the ice maker. I noticed the ice tasted funny a few years ago and stopped using it.
This is one of the reasons a new fridge will be delivered tomorrow. That and the half roll of packing tape holding assorted parts together.
This is one of the reasons a new fridge will be delivered tomorrow. That and the half roll of packing tape holding assorted parts together.
It's #Snowing !!!
In northern Alabama. On November 10.
I saw it snow at Thanksgiving about 30 years ago, but this is the first time I've seen it this early!
Granted it's just light flurries, but still. ❄️☃️
In northern Alabama. On November 10.
I saw it snow at Thanksgiving about 30 years ago, but this is the first time I've seen it this early!
Granted it's just light flurries, but still. ❄️☃️
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It's #Snowing !!!
In northern Alabama. On November 10.
I saw it snow at Thanksgiving about 30 years ago, but this is the first time I've seen it this early!
Granted it's just light flurries, but still. ❄️☃️
In northern Alabama. On November 10.
I saw it snow at Thanksgiving about 30 years ago, but this is the first time I've seen it this early!
Granted it's just light flurries, but still. ❄️☃️
#SeriousQuestion
Does anyone open a Pillsbury can by pressing a spoon on the seam or do you smack it on the edge of the counter like the old instructions?
I tried with the spoon when they first changed it and gave up and went back to smacking the can.
Just curious; am I the only one?
Does anyone open a Pillsbury can by pressing a spoon on the seam or do you smack it on the edge of the counter like the old instructions?
I tried with the spoon when they first changed it and gave up and went back to smacking the can.
Just curious; am I the only one?
November 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#SeriousQuestion
Does anyone open a Pillsbury can by pressing a spoon on the seam or do you smack it on the edge of the counter like the old instructions?
I tried with the spoon when they first changed it and gave up and went back to smacking the can.
Just curious; am I the only one?
Does anyone open a Pillsbury can by pressing a spoon on the seam or do you smack it on the edge of the counter like the old instructions?
I tried with the spoon when they first changed it and gave up and went back to smacking the can.
Just curious; am I the only one?
Um, did I miss a memo or something?
Since when did decorating your house/yard for Christmas BEFORE, ON, or IMMEDIATLY AFTER Halloween become the preferred time?
Whatever happened to putting up #ChristmasDecorations on or after Thanksgiving?
Why?
Since when did decorating your house/yard for Christmas BEFORE, ON, or IMMEDIATLY AFTER Halloween become the preferred time?
Whatever happened to putting up #ChristmasDecorations on or after Thanksgiving?
Why?
November 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Um, did I miss a memo or something?
Since when did decorating your house/yard for Christmas BEFORE, ON, or IMMEDIATLY AFTER Halloween become the preferred time?
Whatever happened to putting up #ChristmasDecorations on or after Thanksgiving?
Why?
Since when did decorating your house/yard for Christmas BEFORE, ON, or IMMEDIATLY AFTER Halloween become the preferred time?
Whatever happened to putting up #ChristmasDecorations on or after Thanksgiving?
Why?
Yay! The tomato plant I planted in May has finally bloomed!
Just in time for Sunday night's low of 27° F.
Yeah, my "green thumb" isn't so green. I think I'm destined to get produce from family members, farmer's markets, or grocery stores.
Sigh.
Just in time for Sunday night's low of 27° F.
Yeah, my "green thumb" isn't so green. I think I'm destined to get produce from family members, farmer's markets, or grocery stores.
Sigh.
November 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Yay! The tomato plant I planted in May has finally bloomed!
Just in time for Sunday night's low of 27° F.
Yeah, my "green thumb" isn't so green. I think I'm destined to get produce from family members, farmer's markets, or grocery stores.
Sigh.
Just in time for Sunday night's low of 27° F.
Yeah, my "green thumb" isn't so green. I think I'm destined to get produce from family members, farmer's markets, or grocery stores.
Sigh.
I had to stop today to get a snapshot of these #FallColors about a block from my house.
November 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I had to stop today to get a snapshot of these #FallColors about a block from my house.
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FUCK YEAH!!! LET'S GO TO MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS!!!!
BREAKING: Democrats just broke the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate!
In a stunning victory, Democrats gained seats in court-ordered special elections and will now head to Jackson to represent and fight on behalf of their constituents.
In a stunning victory, Democrats gained seats in court-ordered special elections and will now head to Jackson to represent and fight on behalf of their constituents.
November 5, 2025 at 4:48 AM
FUCK YEAH!!! LET'S GO TO MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS!!!!
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Hey Alabama friends!!! Good place to donate, or volunteer!
Donate to fund food for families here:
action.yellowhammerfund.org/a/donate-to-...
action.yellowhammerfund.org/a/donate-to-...
Donate to Support SNAP Emergency Response Funding
action.yellowhammerfund.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Hey Alabama friends!!! Good place to donate, or volunteer!
maga: says something factually wrong.
normal person: explains, with resources, why what the maga said that was factually wrong.
maga: <fingers in ears> la la la la la la
normal person: explains, with resources, why what the maga said that was factually wrong.
maga: <fingers in ears> la la la la la la
October 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
maga: says something factually wrong.
normal person: explains, with resources, why what the maga said that was factually wrong.
maga: <fingers in ears> la la la la la la
normal person: explains, with resources, why what the maga said that was factually wrong.
maga: <fingers in ears> la la la la la la
So that’s what it is!
I knew it! I fucking knew it!!!
www.macworld.com/article/2952...
www.macworld.com/article/2952...
October 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
So that’s what it is!
If you have never been in a hurricane but are familiar with tornadoes, then think of #HurricaneMelissa as a slow-moving, 50 mile wide EF-4 tornado.
Jamaica is in big trouble.
Jamaica is in big trouble.
October 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
If you have never been in a hurricane but are familiar with tornadoes, then think of #HurricaneMelissa as a slow-moving, 50 mile wide EF-4 tornado.
Jamaica is in big trouble.
Jamaica is in big trouble.
Reverse Bathtubs is the #NameOfMyNextBand.
October 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Reverse Bathtubs is the #NameOfMyNextBand.
I don't know anyone in Jamaica or the other places where the hurricane is forecast to hit, but I hope everyone either is able to get out or can find adequate shelter.
Today through late Tuesday are going to be very bad days for them.
#Melissa
Today through late Tuesday are going to be very bad days for them.
#Melissa
October 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I don't know anyone in Jamaica or the other places where the hurricane is forecast to hit, but I hope everyone either is able to get out or can find adequate shelter.
Today through late Tuesday are going to be very bad days for them.
#Melissa
Today through late Tuesday are going to be very bad days for them.
#Melissa
I remember a teacher in high school (which was a loooong time ago) telling the class that the oil that was in the ground would run out in 30 years or so.
Damn, I wish that teacher had been right. The earth and the climate would be in much better shape.
Damn, I wish that teacher had been right. The earth and the climate would be in much better shape.
October 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I remember a teacher in high school (which was a loooong time ago) telling the class that the oil that was in the ground would run out in 30 years or so.
Damn, I wish that teacher had been right. The earth and the climate would be in much better shape.
Damn, I wish that teacher had been right. The earth and the climate would be in much better shape.
I wonder how long it will be until the wrecking balls move over to the West Wing side....
October 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I wonder how long it will be until the wrecking balls move over to the West Wing side....
So tuesdat after robotics there was a farm field that had awesome mist rising up about 6-8 ft. Couldn’t photo it cause there was no place to pull over.
Tonight after robotics there were 2 deer that ran across the road into same field.
This is in the suburbs of Huntsville. I live in a cool place.
Tonight after robotics there were 2 deer that ran across the road into same field.
This is in the suburbs of Huntsville. I live in a cool place.
October 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
So tuesdat after robotics there was a farm field that had awesome mist rising up about 6-8 ft. Couldn’t photo it cause there was no place to pull over.
Tonight after robotics there were 2 deer that ran across the road into same field.
This is in the suburbs of Huntsville. I live in a cool place.
Tonight after robotics there were 2 deer that ran across the road into same field.
This is in the suburbs of Huntsville. I live in a cool place.
Today on the way to school for robotics I saw a house already decorated for Christmas.
I also saw a locally produced robotic lawn mower cutting the lawn.
I also saw a locally produced robotic lawn mower cutting the lawn.
October 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Today on the way to school for robotics I saw a house already decorated for Christmas.
I also saw a locally produced robotic lawn mower cutting the lawn.
I also saw a locally produced robotic lawn mower cutting the lawn.
None of my ancestors arrived in the USA until the late 1800’s, well after the civil war. I guess, according to Vance, that means I’m not an American.
Fuck republicans and their xenophobic party.
Fuck republicans and their xenophobic party.
October 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
None of my ancestors arrived in the USA until the late 1800’s, well after the civil war. I guess, according to Vance, that means I’m not an American.
Fuck republicans and their xenophobic party.
Fuck republicans and their xenophobic party.
I’m watching #Babylon5 S3E5 Voices of Authority and I want to know how in the heck JMS traveled 29 years into the future for story ideas when he was writing this episode.
Dang.
Dang.
October 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I’m watching #Babylon5 S3E5 Voices of Authority and I want to know how in the heck JMS traveled 29 years into the future for story ideas when he was writing this episode.
Dang.
Dang.