Lori Palen
@loripalen.bsky.social
Research communicator, social scientist, crafter, gardener, reader, board game enthusiast, wife, mom to humans and cats and dog, fan of social justice and the Oxford comma
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OMG, did Office implement a color accessibility checker in the past week?!?!
August 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
OMG, did Office implement a color accessibility checker in the past week?!?!
Office assistant dozing on the job…
June 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Office assistant dozing on the job…
I enjoyed workshopping with students from UNC’s Curriculum in Toxicology and Environmental Medicine (CiTEM) today! Pretty sure it was my first time with a skeleton in the audience. 💀
May 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I enjoyed workshopping with students from UNC’s Curriculum in Toxicology and Environmental Medicine (CiTEM) today! Pretty sure it was my first time with a skeleton in the audience. 💀
Despite all of the chaos in the US right now, our native mason bee cocoons are hatching, and this is one of my favorite spring events. See the cute little bee face?! We also hung my Christmas gift in our butterfly garden, a hex bee house from @crown-bees.bsky.social. #MyBeeHouse
March 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Despite all of the chaos in the US right now, our native mason bee cocoons are hatching, and this is one of my favorite spring events. See the cute little bee face?! We also hung my Christmas gift in our butterfly garden, a hex bee house from @crown-bees.bsky.social. #MyBeeHouse
History and politics aren’t my area, but I’ve been wondering whether there are any anticipated parallels with what happened in the Middle East, where urban areas moved from being progressive in the 1970’s to being as conservative/restrictive as they are today?
March 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
History and politics aren’t my area, but I’ve been wondering whether there are any anticipated parallels with what happened in the Middle East, where urban areas moved from being progressive in the 1970’s to being as conservative/restrictive as they are today?
Today’s accessibility crime: low-contrast print on my store-brand instant oatmeal packet. @wegmansofficial.bsky.social , any chance of making changes?
February 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today’s accessibility crime: low-contrast print on my store-brand instant oatmeal packet. @wegmansofficial.bsky.social , any chance of making changes?
Did our part to help control the pet population!
January 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Did our part to help control the pet population!
Accessibility helps everyone! Gus’s vision impairment makes stairs a little tricky, so ramps like these are awesome!
January 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Accessibility helps everyone! Gus’s vision impairment makes stairs a little tricky, so ramps like these are awesome!
Do you:
- Like charming, handsome guys?
- Enjoy walking, hiking, and other outdoor activities?
- Want to thrill all the ladies in the Petco checkout line?
- Live in/near central North Carolina, US?
Check out my foster dog, Gus! 🐕 www.neshamarescue.org/neshama-anim...
- Like charming, handsome guys?
- Enjoy walking, hiking, and other outdoor activities?
- Want to thrill all the ladies in the Petco checkout line?
- Live in/near central North Carolina, US?
Check out my foster dog, Gus! 🐕 www.neshamarescue.org/neshama-anim...
December 31, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Do you:
- Like charming, handsome guys?
- Enjoy walking, hiking, and other outdoor activities?
- Want to thrill all the ladies in the Petco checkout line?
- Live in/near central North Carolina, US?
Check out my foster dog, Gus! 🐕 www.neshamarescue.org/neshama-anim...
- Like charming, handsome guys?
- Enjoy walking, hiking, and other outdoor activities?
- Want to thrill all the ladies in the Petco checkout line?
- Live in/near central North Carolina, US?
Check out my foster dog, Gus! 🐕 www.neshamarescue.org/neshama-anim...
The NASA tool is fun, too!
December 16, 2024 at 9:13 PM
The NASA tool is fun, too!
(Even if your med isn’t actually operating on neurotransmitters, you get my drift!) ❤️
December 2, 2024 at 5:36 PM
(Even if your med isn’t actually operating on neurotransmitters, you get my drift!) ❤️
Am I the only person who, at a glance, keeps seeing “Cheeseburger” in this authorship list? And I’m not even hungry!!
November 26, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Am I the only person who, at a glance, keeps seeing “Cheeseburger” in this authorship list? And I’m not even hungry!!
I found one of those in my yard this week, but it definitely didn’t get the rose memo. 😆
November 25, 2024 at 6:44 AM
I found one of those in my yard this week, but it definitely didn’t get the rose memo. 😆
Am I doing this right?
November 24, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Am I doing this right?
What are you doing for Thanksgiving? We’ll be trying not to kill the 4th grade class pet. 😬 #BuddyTheBunny
November 22, 2024 at 8:41 PM
What are you doing for Thanksgiving? We’ll be trying not to kill the 4th grade class pet. 😬 #BuddyTheBunny