Keeli Ott
@kjbearanator.bsky.social
Supervisor in a public health laboratory. South Dakota State alumna. Beer enjoyer. Science enthusiast.
I got a "<3" at the end of an email yesterday from someone in another state lab after answering some questions they had on a method, and I'm quite honestly riding that high for the entire week.
December 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I got a "<3" at the end of an email yesterday from someone in another state lab after answering some questions they had on a method, and I'm quite honestly riding that high for the entire week.
The story about fentanyl comes from our laboratory! The work being done across the nation in public health labs is second to none.
2025 was an undeniably tough year. But public health laboratories were tougher. Our latest blog highlights 12 of our top stories of the year, each celebrating the impactful and important work of public health laboratories. Check them out, here: buff.ly/Jf3EOy7
December 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The story about fentanyl comes from our laboratory! The work being done across the nation in public health labs is second to none.
Reposted by Keeli Ott
Cookie Cutters.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Reposted by Keeli Ott
I’m finding everything very difficult at the moment. I’m sure loads of us are. I don’t think we’re designed to take so much stress and existential anxiety piled upon us every day.
December 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I’m finding everything very difficult at the moment. I’m sure loads of us are. I don’t think we’re designed to take so much stress and existential anxiety piled upon us every day.
Reposted by Keeli Ott
Twin Cities sunset today: 4:31 pm
Twin Cities sunset tomorrow (Dec 12): 4:32 pm
Twin Cities sunset tomorrow (Dec 12): 4:32 pm
a man in front of a brick wall with the words we did it on the bottom
ALT: a man in front of a brick wall with the words we did it on the bottom
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December 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Twin Cities sunset today: 4:31 pm
Twin Cities sunset tomorrow (Dec 12): 4:32 pm
Twin Cities sunset tomorrow (Dec 12): 4:32 pm
Reposted by Keeli Ott
Parkinson's disease shows both the promise and failure of MAHA: it's environment, not genetics, that could hold the key to prevention. If only we would actually do something about it www.wired.com/story/scient...
Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water
New ideas about chronic illness could revolutionize treatment, if we take the research seriously.
www.wired.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Parkinson's disease shows both the promise and failure of MAHA: it's environment, not genetics, that could hold the key to prevention. If only we would actually do something about it www.wired.com/story/scient...
Huge props to MnDOT right now, what a difference between this morning and last night on my drive home!
December 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Huge props to MnDOT right now, what a difference between this morning and last night on my drive home!
Reposted by Keeli Ott
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Our blog covers the top 10 #Thanksgiving food safety myths, including how to handle turkey, what actually makes leftovers risky and why sprouts are not as innocent as they look.
Your stomach will thank you.
Read more: buff.ly/ZN4zrm6
Our blog covers the top 10 #Thanksgiving food safety myths, including how to handle turkey, what actually makes leftovers risky and why sprouts are not as innocent as they look.
Your stomach will thank you.
Read more: buff.ly/ZN4zrm6
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Hosting this year? Send this to your group chat.
Our blog covers the top 10 #Thanksgiving food safety myths, including how to handle turkey, what actually makes leftovers risky and why sprouts are not as innocent as they look.
Your stomach will thank you.
Read more: buff.ly/ZN4zrm6
Our blog covers the top 10 #Thanksgiving food safety myths, including how to handle turkey, what actually makes leftovers risky and why sprouts are not as innocent as they look.
Your stomach will thank you.
Read more: buff.ly/ZN4zrm6
The service tech at the car dealership is pretty sure that I can hit at least 350k miles on my car. New personal challenge.
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The service tech at the car dealership is pretty sure that I can hit at least 350k miles on my car. New personal challenge.
I had a new hire start today! It's now 2pm and I'm finally able to sit at my desk and eat my lunch 😂
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I had a new hire start today! It's now 2pm and I'm finally able to sit at my desk and eat my lunch 😂
I am crying. One of the hubs coworkers took orders for tamales last week, and I haven't had a good one like this in YEARS.
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I am crying. One of the hubs coworkers took orders for tamales last week, and I haven't had a good one like this in YEARS.
I can tell when my husband gets home from work by my Instagram notifications and how he finally starts responding to all the reels I've sent during the day
October 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I can tell when my husband gets home from work by my Instagram notifications and how he finally starts responding to all the reels I've sent during the day
The narrator on this annual training reminds me strongly of Dolores Umbridge.
October 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The narrator on this annual training reminds me strongly of Dolores Umbridge.
Fall is for being on the farm.
October 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Fall is for being on the farm.
Why is it so difficult for folks in my social organization to stay in a single email chain. Corporate-experienced me is absolutely screaming.
September 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Why is it so difficult for folks in my social organization to stay in a single email chain. Corporate-experienced me is absolutely screaming.
MCR tickets go on sale at noon and I'm stuck running interviews 😭
September 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
MCR tickets go on sale at noon and I'm stuck running interviews 😭
I'm not normally over-sensitive to smells, but hot dang SOMEONE is wearing far too much cologne today and it's lingering in the elevator.
September 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I'm not normally over-sensitive to smells, but hot dang SOMEONE is wearing far too much cologne today and it's lingering in the elevator.
South vent at Kilauea is really starting to join the party this morning!!
September 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
South vent at Kilauea is really starting to join the party this morning!!
It's not even noon on Monday, and I've already used an equivalent of "per my last email". It's not even a work email 😭
September 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
It's not even noon on Monday, and I've already used an equivalent of "per my last email". It's not even a work email 😭
Reposted by Keeli Ott
Clean water doesn’t happen by accident! Public health labs test drinking water, beach water, and more to protect your health. #ThanksPHLabs
September 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Clean water doesn’t happen by accident! Public health labs test drinking water, beach water, and more to protect your health. #ThanksPHLabs
OMG There's currently a dust devil in the Kilauea caldera during the eruption!!
September 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
OMG There's currently a dust devil in the Kilauea caldera during the eruption!!
Ughhhhhhh it's going to be a long day/evening.
August 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Ughhhhhhh it's going to be a long day/evening.
It's another one of those weeks where I keep telling myself I wanted to be a supervisor..
August 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It's another one of those weeks where I keep telling myself I wanted to be a supervisor..
I really gotta start keeping track of who I loan out books to at work... have verified the location of two of them, the third I have absolutely no recollection of who I may have lent it to.
August 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I really gotta start keeping track of who I loan out books to at work... have verified the location of two of them, the third I have absolutely no recollection of who I may have lent it to.