Second Geeses
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Just some second gooses
Had a dream last night where I compared Mayor Bowser to Greg Nickels to her face.
Apparently I have snow removal related trauma.
This is an extremely niche skeet.
Apparently I have snow removal related trauma.
This is an extremely niche skeet.
January 29, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Had a dream last night where I compared Mayor Bowser to Greg Nickels to her face.
Apparently I have snow removal related trauma.
This is an extremely niche skeet.
Apparently I have snow removal related trauma.
This is an extremely niche skeet.
Don't get jealous but my cat has a nighttime routine where he lays on my chest and purrs and I pet his cheeks and fuzzy little head.
January 16, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Don't get jealous but my cat has a nighttime routine where he lays on my chest and purrs and I pet his cheeks and fuzzy little head.
Not sure how I'm gonna handle new Dimension 20, Worlds Beyond Number, and Critical Role all in the same week.
Do I have that much free time?
Do I have that much free time?
January 6, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Not sure how I'm gonna handle new Dimension 20, Worlds Beyond Number, and Critical Role all in the same week.
Do I have that much free time?
Do I have that much free time?
T minus 13 days until I have my gallbladder out. I have a small list of things that I *really really* miss eating, but this morning I woke up and remembered Big Salad Lunch will be a thing again. I'm so excited.
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
T minus 13 days until I have my gallbladder out. I have a small list of things that I *really really* miss eating, but this morning I woke up and remembered Big Salad Lunch will be a thing again. I'm so excited.
Apparently my millennial inheritance is a W-2 from Hollywood Video.
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Apparently my millennial inheritance is a W-2 from Hollywood Video.
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michael?
peter.
peter.
October 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
michael?
peter.
peter.
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Have minerals you want to see run in #MinCup26? The nomination form is open! www.mineralcup.org/nominations
October 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Have minerals you want to see run in #MinCup26? The nomination form is open! www.mineralcup.org/nominations
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#MinCup25 Final: After a month of learning and laughter, we’re at the final match to determine the 2025 Mineral Cup Champion! We have blue blades of #kyanite up against optical magician #tugtupite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r5...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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Vote in 2025 Final Match — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Kyanite vs Tugtupite Photo credits: John Sobolewski and Parent Géry
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October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
#MinCup25 Final: After a month of learning and laughter, we’re at the final match to determine the 2025 Mineral Cup Champion! We have blue blades of #kyanite up against optical magician #tugtupite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r5...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r5...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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#TeamPoison needs your vote!
"Copper-rich #dioptase dust is toxic, leading to vomiting and liver or kidney damage if accidentally ingested."
#MinCup25
"Copper-rich #dioptase dust is toxic, leading to vomiting and liver or kidney damage if accidentally ingested."
#MinCup25
#MinCup25 Semifinals 2: Beautiful optics are in play for our last semifinal round between reindeer blood #tugtupite and desert queen #dioptase.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Semifinal 2 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Tugtupite vs Dioptase Photo credits: Parent Géry and Michael Roarke
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September 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
#TeamPoison needs your vote!
"Copper-rich #dioptase dust is toxic, leading to vomiting and liver or kidney damage if accidentally ingested."
#MinCup25
"Copper-rich #dioptase dust is toxic, leading to vomiting and liver or kidney damage if accidentally ingested."
#MinCup25
Go vote #Tugtupite!!!
With 4 hours left to vote, #perovskite is leading by 53 votes over #tugtupite. Your campaigning and recruiting of new voters will decide this match!
#MinCup25 Quarterfinal 2: It's #perovskite and its intriguing structure against #tugtupite's collection of optical tricks for this quarterfinal match!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
September 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Go vote #Tugtupite!!!
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#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 7: It's high-pressure #kyanite against deep-space #taenite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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Vote in Round 2 Match 7 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Kyanite vs Taenite Photo credits: Harold Moritz
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September 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 7: It's high-pressure #kyanite against deep-space #taenite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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#MinCup Round 2 Match 4:
It’s a battle of mineralogical oddities as organic mineral #Carpathite battles against vs #Tugtupite, a mineral that looks like reindeer blood!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
It’s a battle of mineralogical oddities as organic mineral #Carpathite battles against vs #Tugtupite, a mineral that looks like reindeer blood!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 2 Match 4 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Carpathite vs Tugtupite Photo credits: Michael Roarke
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September 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
#MinCup Round 2 Match 4:
It’s a battle of mineralogical oddities as organic mineral #Carpathite battles against vs #Tugtupite, a mineral that looks like reindeer blood!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
It’s a battle of mineralogical oddities as organic mineral #Carpathite battles against vs #Tugtupite, a mineral that looks like reindeer blood!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 3: It's a heavyweight match between industrial powerhouses as soft #baryte competes against rusty red #hematite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 2 Match 3 — Mineral Cup
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September 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 3: It's a heavyweight match between industrial powerhouses as soft #baryte competes against rusty red #hematite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 2: It's all about how minerals interact with humans as dramatic #stibnite faces off against futuristic #perovskite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 2 Match 2 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Stibnite vs Perovskite Photo credits: Gianandrea Ghirri and Enrico Bonacina
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September 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 2: It's all about how minerals interact with humans as dramatic #stibnite faces off against futuristic #perovskite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 1: It's a pair of striking blue beauties as #pectolite the uncrushable faces off against #hauyne, the phoenix from volcanic ashes!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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September 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 1: It's a pair of striking blue beauties as #pectolite the uncrushable faces off against #hauyne, the phoenix from volcanic ashes!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 12: It's the visually-unmistakable #zunyite vs the physically funky #molybdenite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 1 Match 12 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Zunyite vs Molybdenite Photo credit: Smithsonian Institution
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September 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 12: It's the visually-unmistakable #zunyite vs the physically funky #molybdenite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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Team #titanite today even though thortveitite seems like a good mineral. Titanite has a cute and identifiable shape in thin section and its name tells us right away it has titanium in it. Though I admit that its old name of sphene is more fun to say. #MinCup25
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 11: It's a pair of T-minerals with as versatile #Titanite faces off against the home of rare earth elements #Thortveitite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Check results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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Vote in Round 1 Match 11 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Titanite vs Thortveitite Photo credit: Smithsonian Institution
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September 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 11: It's a pair of T-minerals with as versatile #Titanite faces off against the home of rare earth elements #Thortveitite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Check results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
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Vote in Round 1 Match 11 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Titanite vs Thortveitite Photo credit: Smithsonian Institution
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September 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 11: It's a pair of T-minerals with as versatile #Titanite faces off against the home of rare earth elements #Thortveitite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Check results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
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#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 9: It’s a battle of green vs blue as rare-but-vibrant chromium-bearing #kosmochlor up against the deep blue copper alteration mineral #azurite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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Vote in Round 1 Match 9 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Kosmochlor vs Azurite Kosmochlor photo credit: The Met Museum. Azurite photo credit: Harold Moritz
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September 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 9: It’s a battle of green vs blue as rare-but-vibrant chromium-bearing #kosmochlor up against the deep blue copper alteration mineral #azurite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 6: Brace for oddness in a match between one of the very few hydrocarbon minerals #carpathite and the temperature-flipping mineral #leucite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
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Vote in Round 1 Match 6 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Carpathite vs Leucite Photo credits: Michael C Roarke (Carparthite) and Smithsonian Institution (Leucite)
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September 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 6: Brace for oddness in a match between one of the very few hydrocarbon minerals #carpathite and the temperature-flipping mineral #leucite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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#MinCup25 fans: A #minerals themed Lego set is coming out in October! Featuring pyrite, tourmaline, amethyst, rhodochrosite, fluorite and tangerine quartz. It's based on a Lego Ideas design which was submitted back in 2023! ⚒️🧪 #geology
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Build a Striking Geological Display with LEGO® Ideas Mineral Collection
Immerse yourself in the world of geology with this colorful LEGO® Ideas Mineral Collection, which also makes a striking addition to your home décor!
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September 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
#MinCup25 fans: A #minerals themed Lego set is coming out in October! Featuring pyrite, tourmaline, amethyst, rhodochrosite, fluorite and tangerine quartz. It's based on a Lego Ideas design which was submitted back in 2023! ⚒️🧪 #geology
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So, I'm doing this MinCup side quest thing where I go to the museum and try to find the minerals of the day. Can I submit "goes to the museum with a to-do list for fun" to the neurodivergent council for a ruling?
September 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
So, I'm doing this MinCup side quest thing where I go to the museum and try to find the minerals of the day. Can I submit "goes to the museum with a to-do list for fun" to the neurodivergent council for a ruling?
It's a #MinCup25 side quest thread!
I went to the @smithsonianmag.bsky.social Museum of Natural History to scope out some of our contenders and will add to this thread until my ADHD runs out or someone tells me to stop!
I will use #MinCup25SideQuest hashtag if you would like to mute this thread.
I went to the @smithsonianmag.bsky.social Museum of Natural History to scope out some of our contenders and will add to this thread until my ADHD runs out or someone tells me to stop!
I will use #MinCup25SideQuest hashtag if you would like to mute this thread.
September 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
It's a #MinCup25 side quest thread!
I went to the @smithsonianmag.bsky.social Museum of Natural History to scope out some of our contenders and will add to this thread until my ADHD runs out or someone tells me to stop!
I will use #MinCup25SideQuest hashtag if you would like to mute this thread.
I went to the @smithsonianmag.bsky.social Museum of Natural History to scope out some of our contenders and will add to this thread until my ADHD runs out or someone tells me to stop!
I will use #MinCup25SideQuest hashtag if you would like to mute this thread.
While both form neat structures, I think the use of #stibnite in pyrotechnics is gonna take the win for me!
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 2 - It's a battle of dark and light as soft, dramatic stibnite goes up against adorable cotton balls of okenite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 1 Match 2 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Stibnite vs Okenite
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September 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
While both form neat structures, I think the use of #stibnite in pyrotechnics is gonna take the win for me!