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Physics, space, food, water, news, politics, dogs, cats, kayak, run. Ally. Progressive heathen. GenX. You should probably shun me. 🦦
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Turtle tanning booth

Why you being so interesting, hooman?

Sunlight, birds at the feeder, chipmunks frolicking.

86 47. All. Day. Long.

It’s always fun to arrange an impromptu basement sleepover, including collection of all canine and feline residents, at midnight when a tornado warning occurs.

Absolutely

Don’t mess with librarians.

Wanda, our resident pileated woodpecker, has returned! Now we’re looking out for her partner, Wally. #birdsky

Happy Mother’s Day to all the nurturers and empowered role models out there. I gave my spouse and mother-to-our-child the gift of regularity today. I made fresh bran muffins.

Remembrance of a brush with glory. #seakayak tsunamirangers.com/2025/05/05/t...

Someone is very relaxed.

Teenagers after a sleepover at our house this morning — “This house is just like the Weasley’s.” Thanks, kid, we’ll take the compliment.

Update on the students — next week there will be another 2 PhD dissertation defenses and one PhD hooding ceremony. One is starting her new job, one just accepted a post-doc, and the third is interviewing. It’s been a good season for launching grad students into the world. #stem #scisky #physics

Happy Caturday! #caturday

Long week. #dogsky #poodle

They’re not even laws, and carry no permanence.

Share a photo of part of your perdonal “office”. I like books. #officesky

Quote from one of my favorite vacuum technicians today ad we were reviewing an upcoming, delicate installation - “As long as this place employs engineers, I’ll have a job.” I couldn’t have said it better, Tim.

My 5am buddy. #catsky

How many Scaramucci’s is it for Hegseth now?

Competitive neediness. #dogsky #poodles

Happy to again support my state’s parks and natural resources, though I ran a 10k instead. #runsky #running

Very happily increased my monthly donation to the ACLU. Keep fighting for us. #aclu

Excellent www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...

So, *now* can we jail the lot of them for contempt of court?

So why, exactly, was Katy Perry launched into space?

I requested, and was bequeathed, a tray of brownies last night. They’re half gone and are only spared due to the miraculous appearance of a coconut cake for tonight’s dinner party.