@baxtom.bsky.social
Dancer of Morris and SCD, amateur artist, world traveler
Re-downloaded Instagram, because FaceBook wasn't allowing me to (1) view a content creator's posts *chronologically* and (2) watch the *whole* video before pushing some other content in my face. The Gram solves both of these issues, but is otherwise completely infuriating. Worst user interface!!!
December 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Re-downloaded Instagram, because FaceBook wasn't allowing me to (1) view a content creator's posts *chronologically* and (2) watch the *whole* video before pushing some other content in my face. The Gram solves both of these issues, but is otherwise completely infuriating. Worst user interface!!!
Cookies for tomorrow's bake sale at church (mostly Wendy's work, not mine)
December 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Cookies for tomorrow's bake sale at church (mostly Wendy's work, not mine)
Breakfast at Backstory Coffee Roasters
October 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Breakfast at Backstory Coffee Roasters
Wow. I can't even remember hiw long it's been since the last time I got BSOD'd on my work computer. I guess that's still a thing, then.
October 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Wow. I can't even remember hiw long it's been since the last time I got BSOD'd on my work computer. I guess that's still a thing, then.
Linux cinnamon is downloading.
I'm going over to the dork side.
I'm going over to the dork side.
September 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Linux cinnamon is downloading.
I'm going over to the dork side.
I'm going over to the dork side.
All of my attempts at a mocktail with the Prickly Pear balsamic vinegar just ended up tasting like bubblegum ... until today!
1 tsp each
Prickly Pear balsamic
Ginger syrup
Mint syrup
Grapefruit zest syrup
and a dash of Sumac bitters
Yummmmmm!
1 tsp each
Prickly Pear balsamic
Ginger syrup
Mint syrup
Grapefruit zest syrup
and a dash of Sumac bitters
Yummmmmm!
September 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
All of my attempts at a mocktail with the Prickly Pear balsamic vinegar just ended up tasting like bubblegum ... until today!
1 tsp each
Prickly Pear balsamic
Ginger syrup
Mint syrup
Grapefruit zest syrup
and a dash of Sumac bitters
Yummmmmm!
1 tsp each
Prickly Pear balsamic
Ginger syrup
Mint syrup
Grapefruit zest syrup
and a dash of Sumac bitters
Yummmmmm!
I made a vase. I think it's good enough to be given as a present. About 7" tall, maybe.
September 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I made a vase. I think it's good enough to be given as a present. About 7" tall, maybe.
I did confirm that this is, in fact, three separate items, and not one.
September 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I did confirm that this is, in fact, three separate items, and not one.
Latest mocktail: blueberry balsamic vinegar, lemon syrup, ginger ale, and seltzer, with a dash of Watkins vanilla bitters. This one was so fabulous it needs a name!
August 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Latest mocktail: blueberry balsamic vinegar, lemon syrup, ginger ale, and seltzer, with a dash of Watkins vanilla bitters. This one was so fabulous it needs a name!
Modeling my great kilt at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. Six yards of fabric with no seams, just held together with a belt. Heck yeah, I'm wearing shorts under it!
August 26, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Modeling my great kilt at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. Six yards of fabric with no seams, just held together with a belt. Heck yeah, I'm wearing shorts under it!
Another winner: lemon syrup, pomegranate juice, ginger syrup, and a lavender/wormwood bitters, with seltzer.
August 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Another winner: lemon syrup, pomegranate juice, ginger syrup, and a lavender/wormwood bitters, with seltzer.
It's not easy, painting a picture of my phantom. It's especially hard to capture the shimmering effect, in watercolor.
August 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It's not easy, painting a picture of my phantom. It's especially hard to capture the shimmering effect, in watercolor.
Technician: You can wear these headphones in the MRI, and listen to any kind of music you like.
Me: Well, I presume I can't have Metal in there ...
Me: Well, I presume I can't have Metal in there ...
August 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Technician: You can wear these headphones in the MRI, and listen to any kind of music you like.
Me: Well, I presume I can't have Metal in there ...
Me: Well, I presume I can't have Metal in there ...
Successfully extracted the library's CD from a non-responsive car audio system. Bonus points - the radio still worked when put it back into the dashboard.
Oh ... all but three parts. Might have to do something about that.
Oh ... all but three parts. Might have to do something about that.
August 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Successfully extracted the library's CD from a non-responsive car audio system. Bonus points - the radio still worked when put it back into the dashboard.
Oh ... all but three parts. Might have to do something about that.
Oh ... all but three parts. Might have to do something about that.
"If from a turn in my dancing came this pain, by dancing I soon shall turn it out again!" - William Kemp (1600)
August 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
"If from a turn in my dancing came this pain, by dancing I soon shall turn it out again!" - William Kemp (1600)
View out the window from my department's new office space, starting later this month. Our current offices are in the little green building on the left.
August 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
View out the window from my department's new office space, starting later this month. Our current offices are in the little green building on the left.
So, alright, maybe my balsamic vinegar mocktails aren't a million dollar idea. I still think the Raspberry Gorilla is pretty darned tasty! Raspberry syrup, banana cheung, and plain 18yr balsamic, spice bitters and sarsaparilla, plus seltzer and a dusting of candied ginger powder. Yumz!
August 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
So, alright, maybe my balsamic vinegar mocktails aren't a million dollar idea. I still think the Raspberry Gorilla is pretty darned tasty! Raspberry syrup, banana cheung, and plain 18yr balsamic, spice bitters and sarsaparilla, plus seltzer and a dusting of candied ginger powder. Yumz!
A fun day yesterday at Ren in the Glen, in Wisconsin. White kilts are just a little silly. Photo of me before the faire opened, and the closed up shops at the end of the day. Too busy the rest of the time to be taking pictures.
July 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
A fun day yesterday at Ren in the Glen, in Wisconsin. White kilts are just a little silly. Photo of me before the faire opened, and the closed up shops at the end of the day. Too busy the rest of the time to be taking pictures.
I woke up a four, from a very strange stress dream, in which I showed up late for a Scottish dancing performance, and discovered to my horror that I had forgotten to not wear any trousers.
July 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I woke up a four, from a very strange stress dream, in which I showed up late for a Scottish dancing performance, and discovered to my horror that I had forgotten to not wear any trousers.
Okay ... one slight modification.
July 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Okay ... one slight modification.
Second attempt looks pretty good.
July 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Second attempt looks pretty good.
Penannular pin, finished (well enough)
July 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Penannular pin, finished (well enough)
Semi-albino mutant boxelder bug?
July 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Semi-albino mutant boxelder bug?
It's always good when there are young children on the discovery adventures, at the nature park, because they see things the adults miss. Center left of the picture - one of the hundreds of tiny frogs that were swarming out of a pond and across the path. Quarter for scale.
June 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It's always good when there are young children on the discovery adventures, at the nature park, because they see things the adults miss. Center left of the picture - one of the hundreds of tiny frogs that were swarming out of a pond and across the path. Quarter for scale.
Carolina Larkspur - a new flower on the list, for the Prairie Wildflower Discovery Tour at Tamarack Nature Center. Event starts in an hour and a half. I hope we can find this again!
June 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Carolina Larkspur - a new flower on the list, for the Prairie Wildflower Discovery Tour at Tamarack Nature Center. Event starts in an hour and a half. I hope we can find this again!