JPC
@kalamazoan.bsky.social
Biologist. Dad to three kids. Progressive, atheist, grateful recovering alcoholic. Amateur astrophotographer. Proud anti-cynic. Never eats cold pizza or candy corn
I often think what skill I’d contribute to a post-apocalyptic society, mainly because I would have died 1 min into episode 1 of The Walking Dead. But… I do know how to make antibiotics from scratch without fancy lab equipment. That would probably be of some value to gang of renegades 🤷
November 20, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I often think what skill I’d contribute to a post-apocalyptic society, mainly because I would have died 1 min into episode 1 of The Walking Dead. But… I do know how to make antibiotics from scratch without fancy lab equipment. That would probably be of some value to gang of renegades 🤷
Thank you! Yes, life on life’s terms. If I were still drinking I wouldn’t be able to enjoy the remaining time with my loved one, and I’m sure I never would have made the appointment with the dermatologist. (And I certainly wouldn’t be playing games with my kids this evening) ☺️
November 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Thank you! Yes, life on life’s terms. If I were still drinking I wouldn’t be able to enjoy the remaining time with my loved one, and I’m sure I never would have made the appointment with the dermatologist. (And I certainly wouldn’t be playing games with my kids this evening) ☺️
I panicked for a second because I was googling Alasdair Gillis yesterday. I named my son after him and wanted to explain the origin of his name 😄🤷🏼♂️
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I panicked for a second because I was googling Alasdair Gillis yesterday. I named my son after him and wanted to explain the origin of his name 😄🤷🏼♂️
Don’t blame me. The night was sultry.
October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Don’t blame me. The night was sultry.
The Man with the Big Yellow Hat!
October 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Man with the Big Yellow Hat!
Lovely! I can smell it here. 😋My favorite favorite thing to do is make homemade stock. Twice a month. Did it with a turkey breast last week. My kids like to groan that “dad’s making soup again”, but they secretly love it. Never any leftovers…
September 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Lovely! I can smell it here. 😋My favorite favorite thing to do is make homemade stock. Twice a month. Did it with a turkey breast last week. My kids like to groan that “dad’s making soup again”, but they secretly love it. Never any leftovers…
Welcome and Congrats on your courageous decision to get sober! Connecting with other sober alcoholics is key. We’ll be here for your journey. Reach out anytime…
September 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Welcome and Congrats on your courageous decision to get sober! Connecting with other sober alcoholics is key. We’ll be here for your journey. Reach out anytime…
Beautiful! You got the nebula! It still eludes me. 😔 This season or bust…
September 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Beautiful! You got the nebula! It still eludes me. 😔 This season or bust…
I have tried many times to capture the reflection nebula. The one time I thought I got it I realized it was just dew on the lenses 🤷🏼♂️
September 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I have tried many times to capture the reflection nebula. The one time I thought I got it I realized it was just dew on the lenses 🤷🏼♂️
Thank you so much for your kind words! I’m grateful for you, too☺️
September 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Thank you so much for your kind words! I’m grateful for you, too☺️
This was drilled into me by my parents from a very early age. “You better go now in case you can’t hold it!” In hindsight, I have no doubt this anxiogenic mindset set the stage for paruresis in my adolescence
September 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
This was drilled into me by my parents from a very early age. “You better go now in case you can’t hold it!” In hindsight, I have no doubt this anxiogenic mindset set the stage for paruresis in my adolescence
Oh, yes. I never get tired of seeing the ISS. When my kids were little I’d point it out to them and say, “There are people in that!” 10 years later and it’s now an inside joke. I can’t point to anything in the sky without my kids saying, “So dad, are there people in that?” 🤣
September 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Oh, yes. I never get tired of seeing the ISS. When my kids were little I’d point it out to them and say, “There are people in that!” 10 years later and it’s now an inside joke. I can’t point to anything in the sky without my kids saying, “So dad, are there people in that?” 🤣
Beautiful shot!!! On my first night of astrophotography several years ago, I captured a satellite streaking through my very first photo. I thought, “Oh wow! What a lucky shot!” I quickly realized it wasn’t lucky. It’s a common thing, and a plague on my hobby. And it’s getting worse 😕
September 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Beautiful shot!!! On my first night of astrophotography several years ago, I captured a satellite streaking through my very first photo. I thought, “Oh wow! What a lucky shot!” I quickly realized it wasn’t lucky. It’s a common thing, and a plague on my hobby. And it’s getting worse 😕
I’m a microbiologist. I had a whacky neighbor who insisted on drinking it. I asked her for a sample and plated it on simple growth media. The plate was COVERED with gram negative colonies and smelled fetid. When I showed her, she got angry and accused me of trying to get her farmer friend arrested 🤷🏼♂️
August 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I’m a microbiologist. I had a whacky neighbor who insisted on drinking it. I asked her for a sample and plated it on simple growth media. The plate was COVERED with gram negative colonies and smelled fetid. When I showed her, she got angry and accused me of trying to get her farmer friend arrested 🤷🏼♂️
Oh wow! That’s incredible! I took this using a colleague’s suburu refractor. I didn’t really know what I was doing at the time. I think this was maybe 10 x 2 min exposures no flats no darks. cheap CCD
August 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Oh wow! That’s incredible! I took this using a colleague’s suburu refractor. I didn’t really know what I was doing at the time. I think this was maybe 10 x 2 min exposures no flats no darks. cheap CCD
Woah, weird coincidence. Last night, in a cheap motel, I watched the original Pet Sematary on whatever basic cable they had. I decided to google the cast and spent 20 min reading about Gwynne. I had never heard of him before. It’s not my phone that’s spying on me, it’s Mark Hamill’s Bluesky account
August 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Woah, weird coincidence. Last night, in a cheap motel, I watched the original Pet Sematary on whatever basic cable they had. I decided to google the cast and spent 20 min reading about Gwynne. I had never heard of him before. It’s not my phone that’s spying on me, it’s Mark Hamill’s Bluesky account
I took this a few years ago before my neighbor repaired his street light. I didn’t realize how big Andromeda is in the night sky until I tried to take a photo of it!
August 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I took this a few years ago before my neighbor repaired his street light. I didn’t realize how big Andromeda is in the night sky until I tried to take a photo of it!
Thank you so much for checking in! It is joyfully noisy. I am so grateful to have my kids back in my life full time. It wasn’t the rocky readjustment I thought it would be. My kids are happy to finally have their dad back 😊
July 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Thank you so much for checking in! It is joyfully noisy. I am so grateful to have my kids back in my life full time. It wasn’t the rocky readjustment I thought it would be. My kids are happy to finally have their dad back 😊