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I am nuclear materials engineer, we make things out of uranium, and sometimes thorium. We have a bunch of cats. It seems like I spend most of my time fixing things.
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Idaho Falls ID
November 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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I had a delicious virgin mule, work covered it but I would have been ok paying for it
November 2, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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my office mate's work ethic is lacking
tuxedo cat curled up on a cushion on a windowsill napping
October 1, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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September 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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The view from the top of Kitchen Mesa at Ghost Ranch NM.
clouds, blue sky, and mountains in the distance
September 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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I was able to visit one of the coolest museums ever. It's small but has our nuclear reactor development history #NukeSky
trowel made of uranium and zirconium EBR-II fuel bundle with my hand for scale. 91 pins in a bundle, each pin helically wrapped in wire to provide spacing and introduce turbulent flow. Chianti bottle from the first controlled criticality celebration. the strip paper with the neutron count trace at the time of criticality
September 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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our Jackie loves napping in cabinets, as does Carmen. This Jackie, she has a little wart on her nose.
black cat sitting with me on the couch with a small wart on her nose
July 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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this is Doreen
long haired gray tabby sitting on a couch
July 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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I just took the carpet out of my old MINI because I have a water leak
May 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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The office of Nuclear Energy is getting cut $408 million in the proposed budget #NukeSky
Advanced Research Project Agency‒Energy (ARPA-E) -$260 million, The Budget reduces funding for ARPA-E, to a fiscally responsible level for high risk, high reward research advancing reliable energy technologies and other critical and emerging technologies. Green New Scam technologies are not supported. Examples of previous ARPA-E projects include $4 million for a “wearable thermal regulatory” system to regulate body temperatures to reduce use of air conditioning units and heaters, and $2 million for virtual reality experiences to eliminate the need for travel on the claim that every roundtrip trans-Atlantic flight emits enough carbon dioxide to melt 30 square feet of Arctic ice. ARPA-E also spent more than $55 million on “Plants Engineered to Replace Oil,” a program to eliminate the use of food crops in the production of transportation fuels. Office of Nuclear Energy -$408 million The Budget reduces funding for non-essential research on nuclear energy to focus on what is truly needed to achieve national dominance in nuclear technology. This includes developing innovative concepts for nuclear reactors, researching advanced nuclear fuels, and maintaining the capabilities of the Idaho National Laboratory. Office of Fossil Energy -$270 million The Budget restores the name and function of the Office of Fossil Energy to its original purpose, which is funding for the research of technologies that could produce an abundance of domestic fossil energy and critical minerals.
May 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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April 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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nice market you have there, it would be a shame if something were to happen to it
Chart plotting the performance of Russell 2000, Nasdaq, S&P 500, and the Dow Jones for 2025 until today, all falling steeply for the last few days.
April 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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we reached 74°F today, and the moon was out #collegestation #texas #bryan #waxing
blue sky with a faint moon
March 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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I wish I could accept the inevitable societal collapse with smugness of this little shit
tuxedo kitten sitting in a chair with a blanket staring blankly into the void
February 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Huey on the left, Chompers on the right. Three other cats that rule our house not pictured.
February 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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this little shit has been terrorizing all the other cars in the house, she has no fucks to give
smug little tuxedo cat sitting on a wood floor
January 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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can't complain about the price of eggs when there are none
empty grocery store refrigerator shelves
January 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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this little girl does not like to be picked up, but for the moment she appreciates my warmth
tuxedo cat with a shaved belly laying on my stomach while I lay on the couch
January 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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❤️ kitties. This is Jackie, who likes to hang in my home office.
fat black cat laying on her side with "playful" claws
January 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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can someone explain why this truck is displaying a TV dinner? Is there a processed food movement going on?
truck with a TV dinner box stuck to the rear window
January 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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this is Jackie ( the fat)
December 31, 2024 at 5:21 AM
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reason 8723 we are living in the end times
a hand holding a package of chocolate peppermint hummus in front of a grocery store cooler
December 19, 2024 at 4:43 AM
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the Chomps waiting for blood work at the vet's.
black and white kitten in a pet carrier looking outward sadly?
December 2, 2024 at 7:23 PM
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the Chomps is so smug.
November 20, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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I am also in the manuals only club. It was tough after COVID, but I got lucky when someone didn't want their special order MINI, Pat Moss Ed.
November 17, 2024 at 9:20 PM