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Also, it's an excuse to buy a geiger counter, because you are going to need to handle that radioactive cat waste with care. (Can't just throw it out.). I was amused to find that my cat's rear end became measurably more radioactive than her head.

I'm another vote in favor of the radioactive iodine treatment if your cat is in good health and you're okay with handling radioactive cat waste for a month. The treatment overcorrected with my cat, so now I give her a thyroid supplement daily, but that's still a better outcome.

This is critical material on the subject: www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/wat

I would trade a body part of moderate importance for another Genie Lo book!

My mother grew up in the rural Netherlands in the 40s/50s and was just reminiscing about how her mother boiled the milk every day after the milkman came, because *that's what you do with milk that just came right out of the cow.*

Viridian Dynamics vibes

I am deeply saddened by the future dearth of Florida Gator ties on Pittsburgh newscasts during college football season.

Eet smakelijk

Such a fantastic opening, and my favorite Martha Wells protagonist. I have reread the first book in particular SO MANY TIMES.

Hah, I used to work for one of the authors of that paper. He had a lot of horrifying stories about things that should not have been brought near an MRI machine.

They're going to be telling this story in MRI safety seminars for *decades*.

And a fancy quarter.

Allow me to introduce you to bulk Wilbur buds: www.wilburbuds.com/mixbuds20lb2 (wow those have gotten pricey though)

Delighted to see all the love here for Janet Kagan's "Hellspark" and "Mirabile". I'd also recommend, despite the title, "A Succession of Bad Days" by Graydon Saunders (regrettably not available on Amazon).

Pretty sure it's real -- didn't UB40 do a cover waaaaay back when? Also sampled in "I'll be missing you".

...now *I'm* earwormed. I regret everything.

LOL I'm in Brazil

Okay yes but can I interest you in the marine giant isopod https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/giant-isopod