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Coffee hound. ☕️ Bird nerd. Nature lover. 🏳️🌈 Local swamp witch. Fnord.
Meow Wolf rocks. Museums, libraries, and parks rule.
Don’t DM me unless you know me IRL
Meow Wolf rocks. Museums, libraries, and parks rule.
Don’t DM me unless you know me IRL
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I WILL BLOCK: Unsolicited DMs. Empty profiles. Match/Tinder style follows. Scam accounts. Anything that smells like a bot or fake. Accounts that are full of religiosity or are cult-like.
Be real, be kind, be nerdy - and I might follow back. 🙂
Be real, be kind, be nerdy - and I might follow back. 🙂
Another garden update: The oranges are coming in just fine. This is about half of the size they will be in December.
October 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Another garden update: The oranges are coming in just fine. This is about half of the size they will be in December.
Brief garden update: Passionfruits are on the vine. I am hoping they can ripen before our first frost. We get a much later frost here compared to much of the US.
October 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Brief garden update: Passionfruits are on the vine. I am hoping they can ripen before our first frost. We get a much later frost here compared to much of the US.
Yeah. Well. Ice cream is life. I guess?
I made a mess of the counter but it’s all cleaned up now. Well worth the effort.
I made a mess of the counter but it’s all cleaned up now. Well worth the effort.
October 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Yeah. Well. Ice cream is life. I guess?
I made a mess of the counter but it’s all cleaned up now. Well worth the effort.
I made a mess of the counter but it’s all cleaned up now. Well worth the effort.
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New research could transform the lab study of olfaction—and may challenge a Nobel-winning hypothesis. https://scim.ag/4q3FOgT
Perfume scientists tweak cells into having ‘sense of smell’
A study could transform the lab study of olfaction—and may challenge a Nobel-winning hypothesis
scim.ag
October 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
New research could transform the lab study of olfaction—and may challenge a Nobel-winning hypothesis. https://scim.ag/4q3FOgT
I just read this article on The Globe & Mail, and it is relatable to my having left FB… I don’t hear from old friends and acquaintances as much as I used to. I have become invisible. The trick now is to find my inbetween www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p...
I stopped posting on social media and it made me invisible. Now, I live somewhere in between
The hard truth is, our systems aren’t built for people who step back. If you don’t show up in the feed, you fall away
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I just read this article on The Globe & Mail, and it is relatable to my having left FB… I don’t hear from old friends and acquaintances as much as I used to. I have become invisible. The trick now is to find my inbetween www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p...
Oh btw… Report on the optometrist and my bent glasses… An assistant tried to unbend my frames where they meet the stem hinges as best they could without breaking them, and it is better, but not ideal. I am on a special plan though where they will be replaced & get a new pair in a couple weeks. Yay!
October 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Oh btw… Report on the optometrist and my bent glasses… An assistant tried to unbend my frames where they meet the stem hinges as best they could without breaking them, and it is better, but not ideal. I am on a special plan though where they will be replaced & get a new pair in a couple weeks. Yay!
Man… I have one hell of a headache. I don’t know if I slept wrong and kinked my neck somehow and that’s the cause or crappy sleep or something else. But I am about to take the ice cream container and put it on my head/neck instead of eating the contents.
October 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Man… I have one hell of a headache. I don’t know if I slept wrong and kinked my neck somehow and that’s the cause or crappy sleep or something else. But I am about to take the ice cream container and put it on my head/neck instead of eating the contents.
Okay. Confession time. I have made more ice cream, and summer is over. Coulda fooled me, the temperature here tomorrow is gonna be 30 C/86 F. But I guess that is how things roll in California.
This batch is more of an organic blueberry cream. I halved the blueberries from 4 c to 2 in the recipe.
This batch is more of an organic blueberry cream. I halved the blueberries from 4 c to 2 in the recipe.
October 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Okay. Confession time. I have made more ice cream, and summer is over. Coulda fooled me, the temperature here tomorrow is gonna be 30 C/86 F. But I guess that is how things roll in California.
This batch is more of an organic blueberry cream. I halved the blueberries from 4 c to 2 in the recipe.
This batch is more of an organic blueberry cream. I halved the blueberries from 4 c to 2 in the recipe.
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It's time to vote for Australia's best bird! Vote 1 Powerful Owl!
[ @australia.theguardian.com seems to have chosen a particularly unflattering POwl picture, so here's a better one]
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
[ @australia.theguardian.com seems to have chosen a particularly unflattering POwl picture, so here's a better one]
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
October 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
It's time to vote for Australia's best bird! Vote 1 Powerful Owl!
[ @australia.theguardian.com seems to have chosen a particularly unflattering POwl picture, so here's a better one]
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
[ @australia.theguardian.com seems to have chosen a particularly unflattering POwl picture, so here's a better one]
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Famed primatologist Jane Goodall was renowned for her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees but dedicated her life to helping all wild animals and the natural world.
What to know about the life and legacy of chimpanzee researcher and wildlife advocate Jane Goodall
Famed primatologist Jane Goodall was renowned for her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees but dedicated her life to helping all wild animals and the natural world.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Famed primatologist Jane Goodall was renowned for her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees but dedicated her life to helping all wild animals and the natural world.
I could use a sedative. Sleep has been pretty broken for a while. Coffee helps, but only so much before it’s diminishing returns.
… Yes, I am still making ice cream here and there, but less often. It was more a summer thing.
… Yes, I am still making ice cream here and there, but less often. It was more a summer thing.
October 2, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I could use a sedative. Sleep has been pretty broken for a while. Coffee helps, but only so much before it’s diminishing returns.
… Yes, I am still making ice cream here and there, but less often. It was more a summer thing.
… Yes, I am still making ice cream here and there, but less often. It was more a summer thing.
I seriously can’t keep up with the doomscrolling these days. I am busy with day to day life. Changes on the horizon.
But in the meantime… neurologist appointment tomorrow, optometrist walk in Friday morning because I accidentally bent my glasses frame and now they sit crooked on my face.
But in the meantime… neurologist appointment tomorrow, optometrist walk in Friday morning because I accidentally bent my glasses frame and now they sit crooked on my face.
October 2, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I seriously can’t keep up with the doomscrolling these days. I am busy with day to day life. Changes on the horizon.
But in the meantime… neurologist appointment tomorrow, optometrist walk in Friday morning because I accidentally bent my glasses frame and now they sit crooked on my face.
But in the meantime… neurologist appointment tomorrow, optometrist walk in Friday morning because I accidentally bent my glasses frame and now they sit crooked on my face.
Don’t worry, I am not totally disengaging. I am just putting my focus elsewhere and how best to work for a better future.
September 18, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Don’t worry, I am not totally disengaging. I am just putting my focus elsewhere and how best to work for a better future.
My personal life is also busy on more than one level. Medical appointments. Family related gatherings. Some upcoming travel. And I may not be online as much as I used to be, which was chronically tbh.
September 18, 2025 at 5:05 AM
My personal life is also busy on more than one level. Medical appointments. Family related gatherings. Some upcoming travel. And I may not be online as much as I used to be, which was chronically tbh.
Hey, hi 👋 Long time no see. I am leaving this message where my friends can see it. Sorry I haven’t been on BlueSky much in the past month or so. There’s been a lot going on, and I have been using this platform less. I still want to keep in touch - I’m not sure how best to do this.
September 18, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Hey, hi 👋 Long time no see. I am leaving this message where my friends can see it. Sorry I haven’t been on BlueSky much in the past month or so. There’s been a lot going on, and I have been using this platform less. I still want to keep in touch - I’m not sure how best to do this.
I confess, I am back on the honemade ice cream kick. Made vanilla ice cream this morning, it’s in the freezer now to harden more. I think part of the motivation is it’s going to be 40 C today or 103 F…
August 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I confess, I am back on the honemade ice cream kick. Made vanilla ice cream this morning, it’s in the freezer now to harden more. I think part of the motivation is it’s going to be 40 C today or 103 F…
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Novo Nordisk’s move to cut the price of Ozempic to $499 for the uninsured is a modest step forward, but let’s not forget.
Ozempic costs just $59 in Germany while it costs less than $5 to make.
The U.S. must no longer pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.
Ozempic costs just $59 in Germany while it costs less than $5 to make.
The U.S. must no longer pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.
Novo Halves Ozempic Price to $499 a Month for Those Paying Cash
Novo Nordisk A/S is slashing the cost of Ozempic for cash-paying patients after the diabetes shot became the poster child for high US drug prices.
www.bloomberg.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Novo Nordisk’s move to cut the price of Ozempic to $499 for the uninsured is a modest step forward, but let’s not forget.
Ozempic costs just $59 in Germany while it costs less than $5 to make.
The U.S. must no longer pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.
Ozempic costs just $59 in Germany while it costs less than $5 to make.
The U.S. must no longer pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.
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An Anna's hummingbird in my son's backyard in Seattle.
August 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
An Anna's hummingbird in my son's backyard in Seattle.
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A Red-bellied Woodpecker working his way up the far side of the tree.
August 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A Red-bellied Woodpecker working his way up the far side of the tree.
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White sands New Mexico
August 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM
White sands New Mexico
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genAI is morally wrong and disrespectful to the creatives in your life as long as the models are built with material stolen from unconsenting and uncompensated writers and artists
there are a bunch of other reasons why it's bad - it's a rich tapestry - but that first one should be enough on its own
there are a bunch of other reasons why it's bad - it's a rich tapestry - but that first one should be enough on its own
August 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
genAI is morally wrong and disrespectful to the creatives in your life as long as the models are built with material stolen from unconsenting and uncompensated writers and artists
there are a bunch of other reasons why it's bad - it's a rich tapestry - but that first one should be enough on its own
there are a bunch of other reasons why it's bad - it's a rich tapestry - but that first one should be enough on its own
I dunno what to think about the latest iteration of Duo Lingo animated scenes. I sm glad the exploding owl brain is gone. But I miss the owl fairy in the owl suit. I don’t like a raging Duo with teeth… it is not my flavour weird.
August 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I dunno what to think about the latest iteration of Duo Lingo animated scenes. I sm glad the exploding owl brain is gone. But I miss the owl fairy in the owl suit. I don’t like a raging Duo with teeth… it is not my flavour weird.
Um… Duo…
Owls do not have teeth!
Owls do not have teeth!
August 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Um… Duo…
Owls do not have teeth!
Owls do not have teeth!
Entrance to the Zion NP River Walk trail, near the shuttle stop.
August 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Entrance to the Zion NP River Walk trail, near the shuttle stop.
Entering Zion National Park, Utah. This is the main road with shuttle bus (lower left) that takes you on Zion Canyon Scenic drive from the visitor centre to the renowned River Walk.
August 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Entering Zion National Park, Utah. This is the main road with shuttle bus (lower left) that takes you on Zion Canyon Scenic drive from the visitor centre to the renowned River Walk.