Dr. Catherine Kehl
@tylik.bsky.social
Neurobio, biomech and roboticist - mad scientist. And apparently now CS Prof. Martial artist who lives in a cabin overlooking Puget Sound and loves to forage plants and mushrooms. Way into fiber arts.
I've given so many actual and adopted nieces and nephews kitchen stuff for their first apartments. I can't even imagine stopping at eighteen
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I've given so many actual and adopted nieces and nephews kitchen stuff for their first apartments. I can't even imagine stopping at eighteen
The cut off at eighteen seems especially grim? Young folks starting out could use some help!
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The cut off at eighteen seems especially grim? Young folks starting out could use some help!
My Ember did not approve of her name being over loaded!
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
My Ember did not approve of her name being over loaded!
This is my Ember (and you can see her flame tipped tail). We also fostered two equally friendly tortie sisters named Cinder and Ember.
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
This is my Ember (and you can see her flame tipped tail). We also fostered two equally friendly tortie sisters named Cinder and Ember.
To be fair, my car was definitely a beater. But I loved it.
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
To be fair, my car was definitely a beater. But I loved it.
There was a point when my microsoft colleagues were pressuring me to get a better car.
I thought about it, and had a wood burning brick oven put into my kitchen instead.
I thought about it, and had a wood burning brick oven put into my kitchen instead.
November 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
There was a point when my microsoft colleagues were pressuring me to get a better car.
I thought about it, and had a wood burning brick oven put into my kitchen instead.
I thought about it, and had a wood burning brick oven put into my kitchen instead.
I was thinking the posts that triggered them - but when I looked at your bsky posts about the event, I didn't see much?
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I was thinking the posts that triggered them - but when I looked at your bsky posts about the event, I didn't see much?
Pointers to any of this? I'm always fascinated by these differences in narratives, and I'm not sure where to look. (Other than bluesky, which so far seems non contentious...)
November 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Pointers to any of this? I'm always fascinated by these differences in narratives, and I'm not sure where to look. (Other than bluesky, which so far seems non contentious...)
Y'know, I may not have power atm, but I have pretty easy cats. (Pic is off Elijah, the new foster, claiming the seat nearest to the fire.)
October 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Y'know, I may not have power atm, but I have pretty easy cats. (Pic is off Elijah, the new foster, claiming the seat nearest to the fire.)
Yeah, it does, though in my experience, 4 strand round braids tend to sit more compactly.
October 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Yeah, it does, though in my experience, 4 strand round braids tend to sit more compactly.
That's what I was thinking...
October 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
That's what I was thinking...
I really enjoyed Homemaker
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
and Drop Dead Sisters
www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
in somewhat similar ways? Funny, buy cynical? Talking about real stuff, but in a far fetched enough situations that it wasn't stressful.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
and Drop Dead Sisters
www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
in somewhat similar ways? Funny, buy cynical? Talking about real stuff, but in a far fetched enough situations that it wasn't stressful.
Homemaker (Prairie Nightingale, #1)
When a former friend and devoted mother vanishes, a con…
www.goodreads.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I really enjoyed Homemaker
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
and Drop Dead Sisters
www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
in somewhat similar ways? Funny, buy cynical? Talking about real stuff, but in a far fetched enough situations that it wasn't stressful.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
and Drop Dead Sisters
www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
in somewhat similar ways? Funny, buy cynical? Talking about real stuff, but in a far fetched enough situations that it wasn't stressful.
That is so perfect. 🥹
October 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
That is so perfect. 🥹
This was back when they were fairly young, and they both seemed pretty comfortable with it for a cuddling position.
October 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This was back when they were fairly young, and they both seemed pretty comfortable with it for a cuddling position.
Keanu is on top, Cricket underneath.
October 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Keanu is on top, Cricket underneath.
We have had the best research institutions in the world for two reasons - bipartisan support for research funding, and bipartisan support for academic freedom.
The current administration is attacking both.
This *is* the response of a moneyed institution that can raid the coffers.
The current administration is attacking both.
This *is* the response of a moneyed institution that can raid the coffers.
October 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We have had the best research institutions in the world for two reasons - bipartisan support for research funding, and bipartisan support for academic freedom.
The current administration is attacking both.
This *is* the response of a moneyed institution that can raid the coffers.
The current administration is attacking both.
This *is* the response of a moneyed institution that can raid the coffers.
This is a lot less cutting than you're seeing at many schools.
Keep in mind that they have a bunch of students who were admitted prior to the Trump cuts they must continue to support.
A lot of programs have taken in no students this year, nationwide.
Keep in mind that they have a bunch of students who were admitted prior to the Trump cuts they must continue to support.
A lot of programs have taken in no students this year, nationwide.
October 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This is a lot less cutting than you're seeing at many schools.
Keep in mind that they have a bunch of students who were admitted prior to the Trump cuts they must continue to support.
A lot of programs have taken in no students this year, nationwide.
Keep in mind that they have a bunch of students who were admitted prior to the Trump cuts they must continue to support.
A lot of programs have taken in no students this year, nationwide.
I was thinking dead nettle.
October 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I was thinking dead nettle.
(I managed to walk away before sending the last skeet. I have a bad cold, what can I say?)
October 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
(I managed to walk away before sending the last skeet. I have a bad cold, what can I say?)
He was an abusive asshole. That abuse did include me and my younger siblings.
And it also included a lot of people outside of the family.
A lot of his colleague did know me - I hung around both his lab and the company he consulted at.
And it also included a lot of people outside of the family.
A lot of his colleague did know me - I hung around both his lab and the company he consulted at.
October 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
He was an abusive asshole. That abuse did include me and my younger siblings.
And it also included a lot of people outside of the family.
A lot of his colleague did know me - I hung around both his lab and the company he consulted at.
And it also included a lot of people outside of the family.
A lot of his colleague did know me - I hung around both his lab and the company he consulted at.