Carla Jean
@beerbabe.bsky.social
Passionate science nerd, geospatial industry enthusiast, science and women's health advocate, new mom. Semi-retired freelance beer writer.
Tell me you're in Las Vegas without telling me:
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Tell me you're in Las Vegas without telling me:
My flight is ok so far but yuuuuck
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
My flight is ok so far but yuuuuck
Did it look like this?
September 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Did it look like this?
This is super random but my husband just noticed a porcupine had a fight with his car tire??
No porcupines were run over at any point so we're perplexed!
No porcupines were run over at any point so we're perplexed!
September 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This is super random but my husband just noticed a porcupine had a fight with his car tire??
No porcupines were run over at any point so we're perplexed!
No porcupines were run over at any point so we're perplexed!
Maine's only billboard got a new quote and quite the tone change. It used to say "the way the truth the life" and now we get all caps bolded bullying.
September 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Maine's only billboard got a new quote and quite the tone change. It used to say "the way the truth the life" and now we get all caps bolded bullying.
Delightful little jaunt to the neon museum this evening, complete with tiny little CFLs twinkling in the 104 degree night air.
September 2, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Delightful little jaunt to the neon museum this evening, complete with tiny little CFLs twinkling in the 104 degree night air.
Can we talk about, for a second, that the primary characters in this show/media are elderly women (Elizabeth, Joyce), but this is the thumbnail?
August 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Can we talk about, for a second, that the primary characters in this show/media are elderly women (Elizabeth, Joyce), but this is the thumbnail?
Oh my heavens, we've reached "extremely alarmed" on the Collins Concern-o-Meter:
August 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Oh my heavens, we've reached "extremely alarmed" on the Collins Concern-o-Meter:
I mean, if the Titanic's legacy is to act a siren to lure rich people to their deaths, who are we to stop her?
August 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I mean, if the Titanic's legacy is to act a siren to lure rich people to their deaths, who are we to stop her?
Serious travel dilemma:
Options for flying with a <2 year old:
Spirit: Direct, 2.5 hour flight.
5 other airlines, all priced similarly, with hour long layovers in various places.
Is the risk of spontaneous cancellation (e.g., Spirit's operating model) worth it for chance of a direct flight?
Options for flying with a <2 year old:
Spirit: Direct, 2.5 hour flight.
5 other airlines, all priced similarly, with hour long layovers in various places.
Is the risk of spontaneous cancellation (e.g., Spirit's operating model) worth it for chance of a direct flight?
August 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Serious travel dilemma:
Options for flying with a <2 year old:
Spirit: Direct, 2.5 hour flight.
5 other airlines, all priced similarly, with hour long layovers in various places.
Is the risk of spontaneous cancellation (e.g., Spirit's operating model) worth it for chance of a direct flight?
Options for flying with a <2 year old:
Spirit: Direct, 2.5 hour flight.
5 other airlines, all priced similarly, with hour long layovers in various places.
Is the risk of spontaneous cancellation (e.g., Spirit's operating model) worth it for chance of a direct flight?
What's the typical price you guys are paying for a large pizza with a bunch of toppings because it's locally insanely $$$ and I want to know if I'm nuts
July 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
What's the typical price you guys are paying for a large pizza with a bunch of toppings because it's locally insanely $$$ and I want to know if I'm nuts
This is a fantastic breakdown from @mattbruenig.bsky.social www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/05/15/i...
July 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This is a fantastic breakdown from @mattbruenig.bsky.social www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/05/15/i...
I think there's something really suspicious and weird about picking on Etsy in particular for a boycott re: concentration camp merch.
July 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I think there's something really suspicious and weird about picking on Etsy in particular for a boycott re: concentration camp merch.
I guess all I'm asking blue Floridians to do is look up where this concentration camp is and use your imagination as to how it can be disrupted. It's one lane road in and out.
Disrupt. Delay. Distract.
Disrupt. Delay. Distract.
July 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I guess all I'm asking blue Floridians to do is look up where this concentration camp is and use your imagination as to how it can be disrupted. It's one lane road in and out.
Disrupt. Delay. Distract.
Disrupt. Delay. Distract.
It's a one lane road so you'd realistically need 4 vehicles
July 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It's a one lane road so you'd realistically need 4 vehicles
It's only one road in and out
July 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It's only one road in and out
This alone should a) raise all the red flags 🚩🚩🚩and b) be an absolute deal breaker for this bill.
June 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This alone should a) raise all the red flags 🚩🚩🚩and b) be an absolute deal breaker for this bill.
Is the ICE tracking system "broken"...
OR...
...is that some of these people were NOT ICE but actual vigilante racists?
We don't want to admit that's a possibility but wow, that is looking so much more likely.
OR...
...is that some of these people were NOT ICE but actual vigilante racists?
We don't want to admit that's a possibility but wow, that is looking so much more likely.
June 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Is the ICE tracking system "broken"...
OR...
...is that some of these people were NOT ICE but actual vigilante racists?
We don't want to admit that's a possibility but wow, that is looking so much more likely.
OR...
...is that some of these people were NOT ICE but actual vigilante racists?
We don't want to admit that's a possibility but wow, that is looking so much more likely.
That seems ... ecologically unsound to put it mildly. Maybe #bugsky can weigh in but that factoid made me feel icky.
And so did the sponsor of the butterfly room... (Not made up)
And so did the sponsor of the butterfly room... (Not made up)
June 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
That seems ... ecologically unsound to put it mildly. Maybe #bugsky can weigh in but that factoid made me feel icky.
And so did the sponsor of the butterfly room... (Not made up)
And so did the sponsor of the butterfly room... (Not made up)
For an aquarium, I'd say more than half of the property was outdoors, which I wish I knew ahead of time - we were looking for an activity to avoid the heat, not walk through it. This included oddly, a mining /panning activity in a "cave"?
June 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
For an aquarium, I'd say more than half of the property was outdoors, which I wish I knew ahead of time - we were looking for an activity to avoid the heat, not walk through it. This included oddly, a mining /panning activity in a "cave"?
They also had a strangely random collection of land animals, which made for a bizarre mini zoo (FYI they are not AZA accredited). Animals I saw included a "fishing cat", Coati (new to me, look like raccoons), an owl, bald eagle, lizards, an albino python snake, and a room full of marmosets.
June 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
They also had a strangely random collection of land animals, which made for a bizarre mini zoo (FYI they are not AZA accredited). Animals I saw included a "fishing cat", Coati (new to me, look like raccoons), an owl, bald eagle, lizards, an albino python snake, and a room full of marmosets.
I mean, if you truly want to traumatize your pre teen, I guess... Yikes.
Or hey, you can lie to them and tell them mermaids are real for $52
Or hey, you can lie to them and tell them mermaids are real for $52
June 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I mean, if you truly want to traumatize your pre teen, I guess... Yikes.
Or hey, you can lie to them and tell them mermaids are real for $52
Or hey, you can lie to them and tell them mermaids are real for $52
Speaking of this shark tank, for $250 you can purchase a "experience" to be lowered into a shark cage into this tank.
For adults and kids aged 12+ (!!!)
For adults and kids aged 12+ (!!!)
June 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Speaking of this shark tank, for $250 you can purchase a "experience" to be lowered into a shark cage into this tank.
For adults and kids aged 12+ (!!!)
For adults and kids aged 12+ (!!!)