Kate P
@katepetersen.bsky.social
Voting blue in a very red state. Retired geologist w/ wide science interests. Fluent in genteel profanity and typos.
I *definitely* want to live in your world.
You deserve happiness and nice things.
You deserve an enchanted dagger, dirigible rides through wild skies, and the deed to a haunted castle filled with chatty ghosts and secret libraries within libraries.
You deserve an enchanted dagger, dirigible rides through wild skies, and the deed to a haunted castle filled with chatty ghosts and secret libraries within libraries.
January 8, 2024 at 10:38 PM
I *definitely* want to live in your world.
Or space for bookshelves. (Looks around, ponders purchasing a mansion. Or an entire deserted island.)
You cannot have too many books, only not enough bookshelves.
January 2, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Or space for bookshelves. (Looks around, ponders purchasing a mansion. Or an entire deserted island.)
@scalzi I suspect I know the answer to this question, but I hope I am wrong. I'm slightly obsessed with Tony Valdez and the Dispatcher series. Do you have plans for additional stories?
December 28, 2023 at 4:59 PM
@scalzi I suspect I know the answer to this question, but I hope I am wrong. I'm slightly obsessed with Tony Valdez and the Dispatcher series. Do you have plans for additional stories?
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You don't have to go back in time and kill baby Hitler to make the world a better place.
What you can actually do is prevent the NEXT Hitler and you don't even have to smother any babies. Just show up and vote. And bring your friends.
Want a better future? Be a better citizen.
What you can actually do is prevent the NEXT Hitler and you don't even have to smother any babies. Just show up and vote. And bring your friends.
Want a better future? Be a better citizen.
December 17, 2023 at 6:25 PM
You don't have to go back in time and kill baby Hitler to make the world a better place.
What you can actually do is prevent the NEXT Hitler and you don't even have to smother any babies. Just show up and vote. And bring your friends.
Want a better future? Be a better citizen.
What you can actually do is prevent the NEXT Hitler and you don't even have to smother any babies. Just show up and vote. And bring your friends.
Want a better future? Be a better citizen.
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Wrote another blog post, this one is on TMI.
TMI
The Three Mile Island accident is regarded as the worst civilian nuclear event in US history. Due to a combination of equipment failure and operator error, a reactor core that had only been online for...
sleepyneutrons.com
December 16, 2023 at 9:57 PM
Wrote another blog post, this one is on TMI.
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Heard someone refer to the “Cybertruck” as a “sport-futility vehicle,” and that one is gonna take.
December 16, 2023 at 9:00 PM
Heard someone refer to the “Cybertruck” as a “sport-futility vehicle,” and that one is gonna take.
You know what is infuriating?? Perfect day, perfect temperature to work outside, gardenias arriving from nursery shipper ... and gastritis flare.
Don't mind me, I'll be in bed not far from the bathroom. Scowling.
Don't mind me, I'll be in bed not far from the bathroom. Scowling.
December 6, 2023 at 7:00 PM
You know what is infuriating?? Perfect day, perfect temperature to work outside, gardenias arriving from nursery shipper ... and gastritis flare.
Don't mind me, I'll be in bed not far from the bathroom. Scowling.
Don't mind me, I'll be in bed not far from the bathroom. Scowling.
I *love* this image of scallop shells. The symmetry delights my OCD brain.
December 5, 2023 at 2:40 PM
I *love* this image of scallop shells. The symmetry delights my OCD brain.
Not particularly practical for those who suffer from seasickness.
Floating Bamboo House is designed to withstand rising sea levels in Vietnam
Floating Bamboo House is designed to withstand rising sea levels in Vietnam - Yanko Design
Called the Floating Bamboo House, this architectural prototype by Vietnamese studio H&P Architects is exactly what it sounds like! The floating home is built from bamboo and is designed to withstand rising sea levels. It has been created with the intention to provide locals who are living in and around the Mekong Delta in Vietnam
www.yankodesign.com
December 5, 2023 at 2:38 PM
Not particularly practical for those who suffer from seasickness.
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Do not go gentle into that good night
December 1, 2023 at 6:36 PM
Do not go gentle into that good night
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If you make something that you sell on Etsy or your own place elsewhere and want other people to see how to find it, please respond here. And feel free to share this so that other people can see how to find as many individual makers and artists as possible.
November 25, 2023 at 1:48 AM
If you make something that you sell on Etsy or your own place elsewhere and want other people to see how to find it, please respond here. And feel free to share this so that other people can see how to find as many individual makers and artists as possible.
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If you can, strive to lead a life filled with curiosity, kindness, and wonder.
Also, curly fries, cozy bookstores, and long blimp rides across star haunted seas are also pretty good.
Also, curly fries, cozy bookstores, and long blimp rides across star haunted seas are also pretty good.
November 24, 2023 at 8:47 PM
If you can, strive to lead a life filled with curiosity, kindness, and wonder.
Also, curly fries, cozy bookstores, and long blimp rides across star haunted seas are also pretty good.
Also, curly fries, cozy bookstores, and long blimp rides across star haunted seas are also pretty good.
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This just went live: The John Scalzi @humblebundle! Get a whole bunch of my books really cheap - and support the literacy charity First Book, which provides books and literary resources to kids in need. A perfect way to stock up on my eBooks. Please feel free to share around!
Humble Book Bundle: The John Scalzi Collection: Old Man's War, The Interdependency, and More, by Tor
Dive into Hugo Award winner John Scalzi's beloved sci-fi! Get Old Man's War, Redshirts, and other great books & support First Book with your purchase!
www.humblebundle.com
November 23, 2023 at 7:18 PM
This just went live: The John Scalzi @humblebundle! Get a whole bunch of my books really cheap - and support the literacy charity First Book, which provides books and literary resources to kids in need. A perfect way to stock up on my eBooks. Please feel free to share around!
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Happy Thanksgiving. Greenwich Village, NYC,
St John’s on Christopher St
St John’s on Christopher St
November 23, 2023 at 3:50 PM
Happy Thanksgiving. Greenwich Village, NYC,
St John’s on Christopher St
St John’s on Christopher St
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In this house, we believe:
- love is love
- science is real
- carbs are our friends
- gravy can fill the cracks in your heart
- turkey ghosts rule the night, and their terrifying gobble will one day find us all
- love is love
- science is real
- carbs are our friends
- gravy can fill the cracks in your heart
- turkey ghosts rule the night, and their terrifying gobble will one day find us all
November 23, 2023 at 5:05 PM
In this house, we believe:
- love is love
- science is real
- carbs are our friends
- gravy can fill the cracks in your heart
- turkey ghosts rule the night, and their terrifying gobble will one day find us all
- love is love
- science is real
- carbs are our friends
- gravy can fill the cracks in your heart
- turkey ghosts rule the night, and their terrifying gobble will one day find us all
@tisiphone.bsky.social I'm glad you're here. No particular reason but all the reasons.🌞
November 19, 2023 at 11:44 AM
@tisiphone.bsky.social I'm glad you're here. No particular reason but all the reasons.🌞
This is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me. 🩶🩶
Things I wish for you:
That you always feel safe and warm, and that you always have exactly as many enchanted daggers and chatty ghosts in your life as you require.
That you always feel safe and warm, and that you always have exactly as many enchanted daggers and chatty ghosts in your life as you require.
November 17, 2023 at 11:47 AM
This is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me. 🩶🩶
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Don’t like to post links to the Bad Place, but RUV posted a fascinating video there: “An old map of Grindavík from 1957 shows an old crack through the whole town. We compared this to a drone video today of the same area. The new damage is on top of the old crack.” 🧪⚒️
twitter.com/RUVfrettir/s...
twitter.com/RUVfrettir/s...
November 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM
Don’t like to post links to the Bad Place, but RUV posted a fascinating video there: “An old map of Grindavík from 1957 shows an old crack through the whole town. We compared this to a drone video today of the same area. The new damage is on top of the old crack.” 🧪⚒️
twitter.com/RUVfrettir/s...
twitter.com/RUVfrettir/s...
Just point out that the Congressional cafeteria does not serve vegan and organic meals. Problem solved.
Return to the scene of the crime? QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley, 35, announces plan to run for Congress after se - Daily Mail
QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley, 35, announces plans to run for Congress
The QAnon Shaman, Jacob Chansley, now he wants to run for Congress in next year's election. Chansley, 35, became an infamous symbol of the January 6 attack on Congress.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 13, 2023 at 2:07 PM
Just point out that the Congressional cafeteria does not serve vegan and organic meals. Problem solved.
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It's cool that your basic brain runs fine with no pharmaceutical intervention. However, my fancy complex brain requires medicinal calibration to run correctly. Like a fancy car requiring premium gas and a special mechanic. My brain is not chemically imbalanced. It's a high performance luxury car.
September 3, 2023 at 3:44 PM
It's cool that your basic brain runs fine with no pharmaceutical intervention. However, my fancy complex brain requires medicinal calibration to run correctly. Like a fancy car requiring premium gas and a special mechanic. My brain is not chemically imbalanced. It's a high performance luxury car.
I approve. This is my plan for tomorrow.
Your horoscope for today:
Dream big.
Eat bigger.
Drink for two.
And sleep like it's going out of style.
Dream big.
Eat bigger.
Drink for two.
And sleep like it's going out of style.
November 4, 2023 at 11:41 PM
I approve. This is my plan for tomorrow.
Ergh. US medical stuff.
I've been out of bp meds since last Thursday. My doc has changed offices. No refills until next appointment (January 22). Do I just die waiting on refills?
I've been out of bp meds since last Thursday. My doc has changed offices. No refills until next appointment (January 22). Do I just die waiting on refills?
October 25, 2023 at 9:34 PM
Ergh. US medical stuff.
I've been out of bp meds since last Thursday. My doc has changed offices. No refills until next appointment (January 22). Do I just die waiting on refills?
I've been out of bp meds since last Thursday. My doc has changed offices. No refills until next appointment (January 22). Do I just die waiting on refills?