Driveby Muses
@drivebymuses.bsky.social
Reader, writer, passionate about the word thing. Science fiend also. Hireable as scribe.
Conservation has been my life.
Published...also I have some ideas a-cookin'.
Hawaiʻi since 1994.
https://www.drivebymuses.com
Conservation has been my life.
Published...also I have some ideas a-cookin'.
Hawaiʻi since 1994.
https://www.drivebymuses.com
Pinned
Resonating with this message of transformation for 2025. 🐍❤️🔥
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Carol Burnett is roundly considered, as Amy Poehler puts it, an “unproblematic fave,” whose status as a national treasure is without controversy. Burnett prefers things that way. Read Rachel Syme’s Profile of the 92-year-old comedy legend. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/8DjA9Y
Carol Burnett Plays On
The ninety-two-year-old comedy legend has influenced generations of performers. In a string of recent TV roles, she has been co-starring with some of her closest comedic heirs.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Carol Burnett is roundly considered, as Amy Poehler puts it, an “unproblematic fave,” whose status as a national treasure is without controversy. Burnett prefers things that way. Read Rachel Syme’s Profile of the 92-year-old comedy legend. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/8DjA9Y
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This should be on a plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty.
Ate at a Thai/Jewish fusion food truck named L'Thaim and it was fantastic. Curry latkes.
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This should be on a plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty.
That's just silly talk.
Haahahahahahaha "enough books" hahahahhaha...(gasps, wipes tears of mirth)
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM
That's just silly talk.
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"From the Islands’ endemic species to its legendary surf breaks, these captivating images offer a glimpse into Hawai‘i’s dynamic landscapes. We recently launched a category dedicated to the island of Maui."
#HawaiiPhotography #HawaiiBirds #HawaiiMagazine
#HawaiiPhotography #HawaiiBirds #HawaiiMagazine
HAWAIʻI Magazine’s 25th Annual Photo Contest Winners
Year after year we’re amazed and inspired by the hundreds of images submitted to the annual HAWAI‘I Magazine Photo Contest—and this year is no different. HAWAIʻI Magazine’s 25th Annual Photo Contest W...
www.hawaiimagazine.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"From the Islands’ endemic species to its legendary surf breaks, these captivating images offer a glimpse into Hawai‘i’s dynamic landscapes. We recently launched a category dedicated to the island of Maui."
#HawaiiPhotography #HawaiiBirds #HawaiiMagazine
#HawaiiPhotography #HawaiiBirds #HawaiiMagazine
Pretty sure that's me in the middle.
Isn't the #Brockenspectre phenomenon the most mindblowing visual experience? It is basically a fully circular cloudbow & it happens often at the summit of #Haleakalā Volcano. 🌤️🌈
If you appreciate our national parks content, let your people know & help us boost up to the 4300 follower level! Mahalo!
If you appreciate our national parks content, let your people know & help us boost up to the 4300 follower level! Mahalo!
November 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Pretty sure that's me in the middle.
I can watch this daily.
This is Duncan. He's used to being the biggest dog at the vet. But apparently not today. 14/10 for both (TT: animalimaging)
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I can watch this daily.
That kid and that dog are gonna have a great life together.
A pregnant woman was shocked to realize her sonogram resembled her dog's face. Inês Egner went in for her 20-week anatomy scan and left with a photo that looked exactly like her dog, Goulash. She said, "In truth, we do like to jokingly refer to the dog as our son." 14/10 (TT: inesverse)
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
That kid and that dog are gonna have a great life together.
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This image is part of Bearing Witness, a photo show at Volcano Art Center featuring the perspectives of 3 #photographers documenting this eruption. The show ends this week November 9, 2025 so if you’re visiting Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, be sure to stop by before it’s gone.
#HVNP #VAC #Kilauea
#HVNP #VAC #Kilauea
November 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This image is part of Bearing Witness, a photo show at Volcano Art Center featuring the perspectives of 3 #photographers documenting this eruption. The show ends this week November 9, 2025 so if you’re visiting Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, be sure to stop by before it’s gone.
#HVNP #VAC #Kilauea
#HVNP #VAC #Kilauea
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Local volcano student & photographer Yvonne Baur was hiking the backcountry of #HVNP a while back & found a few pieces of #reticulate.
We will let her explain: This is gas-rich frothy lava blown here downwind from an #eruption. The delicate pieces are like little sponges & are extremely fragile. 🌋
We will let her explain: This is gas-rich frothy lava blown here downwind from an #eruption. The delicate pieces are like little sponges & are extremely fragile. 🌋
November 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Local volcano student & photographer Yvonne Baur was hiking the backcountry of #HVNP a while back & found a few pieces of #reticulate.
We will let her explain: This is gas-rich frothy lava blown here downwind from an #eruption. The delicate pieces are like little sponges & are extremely fragile. 🌋
We will let her explain: This is gas-rich frothy lava blown here downwind from an #eruption. The delicate pieces are like little sponges & are extremely fragile. 🌋
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Happy Monday morning rainbow from #hawaiivolcanoesnps and the artistic eye of NPS VIP photographer @janice_weicool! 🌈🌋
#MondayMotivation #HVNP #HawaiiRainbows #JaniceWei
#MondayMotivation #HVNP #HawaiiRainbows #JaniceWei
November 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Happy Monday morning rainbow from #hawaiivolcanoesnps and the artistic eye of NPS VIP photographer @janice_weicool! 🌈🌋
#MondayMotivation #HVNP #HawaiiRainbows #JaniceWei
#MondayMotivation #HVNP #HawaiiRainbows #JaniceWei
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Excellent work!
All us scientists are gonna see this and be like:
"yeah, that was 100% me when I was a kiddo"
All us scientists are gonna see this and be like:
"yeah, that was 100% me when I was a kiddo"
November 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Excellent work!
All us scientists are gonna see this and be like:
"yeah, that was 100% me when I was a kiddo"
All us scientists are gonna see this and be like:
"yeah, that was 100% me when I was a kiddo"
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A toothy critter cosplaying Betelgeuse for Halloween? :) This Yellowhead moray was...not thrilled I interrupted his evening hunt. This is something of a threat posture, the eel deepening its yellow head and grey stripes as a warning. One of the few species you want to be cautious around. :) 📷🌿🐟🦑
October 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A toothy critter cosplaying Betelgeuse for Halloween? :) This Yellowhead moray was...not thrilled I interrupted his evening hunt. This is something of a threat posture, the eel deepening its yellow head and grey stripes as a warning. One of the few species you want to be cautious around. :) 📷🌿🐟🦑
Rays gotta eat!
Hey, @echinoblog.bsky.social , urchin predation, this is a new one on me--I've seen eagle rays rooting in the sand a lot but never saw one grab a pencil urchin like this!
Eagle Ray making off with a mouthful of an unlucky Red Pencil Urchin. Nature can be brutal. 🫢🦑
#rays #ocean #diving #snorekling #photography #underwaterphotography #scape #seascape #eastcoastkin #beautiful #maui #outdoors #travel #hawaii
#rays #ocean #diving #snorekling #photography #underwaterphotography #scape #seascape #eastcoastkin #beautiful #maui #outdoors #travel #hawaii
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Rays gotta eat!
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Keeping Hawaiian names alive is a responsibility and a way to place Hawaiʻi and Hawaiian culture firmly in the wider world.
Makana Eyre: What’s In A Name? For Hawaiians There’s A Lot
Keeping Hawaiian names alive is a responsibility and a way to place Hawaiʻi and Hawaiian culture firmly in the wider world.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Keeping Hawaiian names alive is a responsibility and a way to place Hawaiʻi and Hawaiian culture firmly in the wider world.
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Hawaiʻi is now at the center of a global "biobanking" network that will collect and store biological samples of endangered species for wildlife conservation purposes.
Hawaiʻi joins global initiative to preserve biological data of endangered species
Hawaiʻi is now at the center of a global "biobanking" network that will collect and store biological samples of endangered species for wildlife conservation purposes.
bigislandnow.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Hawaiʻi is now at the center of a global "biobanking" network that will collect and store biological samples of endangered species for wildlife conservation purposes.
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We can't stress enough how quickly conditions can turn dangerous. With EXTREMELY limited park staff, including law enforcement and first responders, any medical emergency or crime situation could devolve rapidly.
‘It was a circus’: Volcano crowds gather with limited oversight due to government shutdown
YouTube video by Hawaii News Now
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October 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
We can't stress enough how quickly conditions can turn dangerous. With EXTREMELY limited park staff, including law enforcement and first responders, any medical emergency or crime situation could devolve rapidly.
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🦇 Visiting Hawaiʻi parks? Try to catch a glimpse of the little fuzzball named the Hawaiian hoary bat. Their little wingspans max out at ~1ft. They're #microbats.
The National Park of American Samoa 🇼🇸 is home to 2 species of fruit bats, in Samoan: peʻa (pay ah). Large bats are called #megabats.
The National Park of American Samoa 🇼🇸 is home to 2 species of fruit bats, in Samoan: peʻa (pay ah). Large bats are called #megabats.
Going To Bat for Bats
It’s always fun to talk about bats in October. Here at HPPA, where we love bats, we like to call them “sky puppies”! Our six partner national park sites in...
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October 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
🦇 Visiting Hawaiʻi parks? Try to catch a glimpse of the little fuzzball named the Hawaiian hoary bat. Their little wingspans max out at ~1ft. They're #microbats.
The National Park of American Samoa 🇼🇸 is home to 2 species of fruit bats, in Samoan: peʻa (pay ah). Large bats are called #megabats.
The National Park of American Samoa 🇼🇸 is home to 2 species of fruit bats, in Samoan: peʻa (pay ah). Large bats are called #megabats.
Sexy Banyan as a variety of Ficus
Your Halloween costume is “sexy” + the last thing you googled.
Sexy polyketide synthase reporting for duty. 🫡
Sexy polyketide synthase reporting for duty. 🫡
bringing back my most viral tweet for spooky season
October 26, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Sexy Banyan as a variety of Ficus
I think the message here might be: just go ahead and starve, you poors.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a memo Friday the agency’s contingency fund cannot legally be used to provide food assistance benefits for more than 42 million people in November, as the government shutdown drags on.
From @statesnewsroom.com
From @statesnewsroom.com
USDA won't shuffle funds to extend SNAP during shutdown, in about-face from earlier plan | Colorado Newsline
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a memo Friday the agency’s contingency fund cannot legally be used to provide food assistance benefits for more than 42 million people in Novemb...
coloradonewsline.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I think the message here might be: just go ahead and starve, you poors.
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EMILY DICKINSON, JEDI KNIGHT
Not so clumsy, nor so random -
As a blaster - in its rage
More elegant - the weapon
More civilized - the age
Not so clumsy, nor so random -
As a blaster - in its rage
More elegant - the weapon
More civilized - the age
October 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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A daye wythout anachronism ys lyke Emily Dickinson wythout her lightsaber.
October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A daye wythout anachronism ys lyke Emily Dickinson wythout her lightsaber.
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The atmosphere is a tad unsettled tonight ahead of some approaching low pressure. Here's a look at the #Haleakala #sunset, and an image looking southeast towards the Big Island....
October 16, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The atmosphere is a tad unsettled tonight ahead of some approaching low pressure. Here's a look at the #Haleakala #sunset, and an image looking southeast towards the Big Island....
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Yesssss!!! Our lab has a new paper out, and it comes with an awesome story:
Kailua Beach, Hawai’i: The first time I laid eyes on a By-the-wind sailor, I stopped dead in my tracks, dusted the sand off my hands, grabbed my iphone and...
October 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Yesssss!!! Our lab has a new paper out, and it comes with an awesome story:
Behold the shoreline nearest my dwelling. About four miles away and downhill.
More from the Big Island: hiked some shoreline ruins in South Kona and the vog gave us QUITE a #sunset : )
#Hawaii #photography
#Hawaii #photography
October 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Behold the shoreline nearest my dwelling. About four miles away and downhill.
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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...