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The wikipedia rabbit hole brought me to this today: The only reason we're white is to synthesize Vitamin D faster due to less sunlight being present near the poles for most of the year.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
How Europeans evolved white skin
Ancient DNA from skeletons shows dramatic natural selection on skin color and height in many Europeans
www.science.org
March 24, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The wikipedia rabbit hole brought me to this today: The only reason we're white is to synthesize Vitamin D faster due to less sunlight being present near the poles for most of the year.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Ugh. Just ugh. This is my kid's school district. I will keep saying DEI and standing up for students of color, disabled students, ELL, and lgbTqia+ students.
March 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Ugh. Just ugh. This is my kid's school district. I will keep saying DEI and standing up for students of color, disabled students, ELL, and lgbTqia+ students.
Some photos from the last month. It's a winter wonderland now with the ground covered in snow. I love that the sun melts the top of the snow, and when you step on it, it's like cracking creme brulee.
Here's some of our life in January.
Here's some of our life in January.
February 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Some photos from the last month. It's a winter wonderland now with the ground covered in snow. I love that the sun melts the top of the snow, and when you step on it, it's like cracking creme brulee.
Here's some of our life in January.
Here's some of our life in January.
Sharing an incredible woman in STEM. The government has ordered that women in leadership be removed from all online publications related to NASA. We exist. And we will continue to exist.
February 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Sharing an incredible woman in STEM. The government has ordered that women in leadership be removed from all online publications related to NASA. We exist. And we will continue to exist.
The Tuskegee Airmen and the WASPs - Female pilots who were a huge part of WW2 are very important people in American history. Keep talking about them! The government might try to erase history, but we should never forget how much they helped our country.
apnews.com/article/air-...
apnews.com/article/air-...
More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots
The U.S. Air Force has removed training courses for service members that included historical videos of its storied Black Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs — female World War ...
apnews.com
January 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The Tuskegee Airmen and the WASPs - Female pilots who were a huge part of WW2 are very important people in American history. Keep talking about them! The government might try to erase history, but we should never forget how much they helped our country.
apnews.com/article/air-...
apnews.com/article/air-...
Yay! I am so excited for the new library to open! I drive past it daily and have been wondering, since I see books on the shelves. :)
www.postcrescent.com/story/news/l...
www.postcrescent.com/story/news/l...
Appleton library project overcomes Great Recession, site changes, COVID-19, high inflation
All the fits and starts likely will be forgotten by library patrons once they experience the new facility.
www.postcrescent.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Yay! I am so excited for the new library to open! I drive past it daily and have been wondering, since I see books on the shelves. :)
www.postcrescent.com/story/news/l...
www.postcrescent.com/story/news/l...
Today, I appreciate the little joys that I can. This goose landing in the water with the steam rising from the river is one of them. No, it's not a hot spring. But nature's ability to keep rivers running when it is -7 out is amazing.
January 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Today, I appreciate the little joys that I can. This goose landing in the water with the steam rising from the river is one of them. No, it's not a hot spring. But nature's ability to keep rivers running when it is -7 out is amazing.
I'm so grateful for the time spent with other women, like over the coffee with matching hearts. Friends bring some joy into a very tough world.
January 15, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I'm so grateful for the time spent with other women, like over the coffee with matching hearts. Friends bring some joy into a very tough world.
Today is a new day. Make it happen.
January 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Today is a new day. Make it happen.
I'm venturing into my old lady era and skipping this whole middle age business. I'm almost done with my daughter's blanket and am going to mess around and figure out all the terminology before starting my next project.
January 11, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I'm venturing into my old lady era and skipping this whole middle age business. I'm almost done with my daughter's blanket and am going to mess around and figure out all the terminology before starting my next project.
Meta has also killed all DEI programs. Sigh.
January 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Meta has also killed all DEI programs. Sigh.
How I make meal prep work:
1. Write amounts I need in my planner, a week ahead.
2. Make breakfast, prep snacks, fill a 36oz. water bottle.
3. Eat breakfast.
4. AM snack and water bottle come with me. PM snack: fridge.
5. Lunch at home, grab PM snack.
6. Make dinner. Prep grains for next day.
1. Write amounts I need in my planner, a week ahead.
2. Make breakfast, prep snacks, fill a 36oz. water bottle.
3. Eat breakfast.
4. AM snack and water bottle come with me. PM snack: fridge.
5. Lunch at home, grab PM snack.
6. Make dinner. Prep grains for next day.
January 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
How I make meal prep work:
1. Write amounts I need in my planner, a week ahead.
2. Make breakfast, prep snacks, fill a 36oz. water bottle.
3. Eat breakfast.
4. AM snack and water bottle come with me. PM snack: fridge.
5. Lunch at home, grab PM snack.
6. Make dinner. Prep grains for next day.
1. Write amounts I need in my planner, a week ahead.
2. Make breakfast, prep snacks, fill a 36oz. water bottle.
3. Eat breakfast.
4. AM snack and water bottle come with me. PM snack: fridge.
5. Lunch at home, grab PM snack.
6. Make dinner. Prep grains for next day.
I've encountered a lot of people with strong emotions in the last week. I'm telling myself two things: "Meet them where they're at" and "Let them". Everybody is fighting battles we don't know about. Responding with kindness and patience is the hard bit higher road to take.
January 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I've encountered a lot of people with strong emotions in the last week. I'm telling myself two things: "Meet them where they're at" and "Let them". Everybody is fighting battles we don't know about. Responding with kindness and patience is the hard bit higher road to take.
Moving from anything Meta related to bluesky. Don't want to participate in even more disinformation drama.
January 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Moving from anything Meta related to bluesky. Don't want to participate in even more disinformation drama.
Wisconsin, sometimes you can be very pretty.
December 15, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Wisconsin, sometimes you can be very pretty.
The best birthday parties end with a sleepover in a blanket fort.
November 24, 2024 at 5:19 AM
The best birthday parties end with a sleepover in a blanket fort.