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Cranky gardener with cats. Oregon 8b. Prone to bouts of sarcasm. Moody. Recovering “Half Empty” personality. I shall retire to bedlam.
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We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State. H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.

submitted 1 day ago • 584 comments

This is such a great story. Posting here in case you missed it. “Millions owe their lives to the tissue taken from Henrietta Lacks – the cell line it generated was used to create the first polio vaccine, cancer medicines+IVF.”

submitted 13 days ago • 13 comments

This is the way. Support your local small businesses and artists.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Feeling... rough. Lately.

submitted 4 days ago • 292 comments

Ah Spring…

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons: -We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S. -The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous. 🧵⬇️

submitted 10 days ago • 596 comments

Too winter today. The birds are trying for the suet. I’ve moved on to Spring.

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments