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• Post #2923764

  TIL about airglow, something named back in the mid-1800s. (Humans understood it was real for a long time, Aristotle & Pliny talked about it happening.) On those faint color nights? It may not be an aurora in the sky. It may be airglow. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airglow

• Post #2923763

  This is writer Ken Brady's BIL. Don is a sweet man with a chronic disease (MS) he works around; he's an ink man who runs Newport Tattoo in Newport, Oregon. He was viciously attacked while walking his dog. It sounds like it's a miracle he survived. Any boost on this would be wonderful. Thank you for reading. #GFM https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-dons-healing-after-brutal-assault?attribution_id=sl:ae4803ba-33cc-4142-8410-925910119356&lang=en_US&ts=1779...

• Post #2923762

  Just breathe. https://youtu.be/PfQWMrLO3hQ?si=s3zErYlZknO56JRA

• Post #2923761

  I realize that with satellite, with cell towers and the public further into the arboreal forests, we might think that fire watchers aren't needed anymore. But satellites can be turned off without warning. We have seen cell towers go down. And I find that I feel a little safer knowing that the sharp eyes of a knowledgeable human being are out there in the wilderness, watching for change. #FireWatch https://youtu.be/HpqGeBgDgGY?si=wAdDgZEB_QI1qE9j

• Post #2923760

  Continue to be surprised by life. It's actually not only life-affirming, it's life changing! https://www.bolde.com/retirees-think-the-keys-to-aging-well-in-their-70s-are-health-financial-security-and-relationships-and-thats-mostly-true-but-psychology-suggests-a-new-indicator-may-be-just-as-important/

• Post #2923759

  All her life, orphaned Wren hoped for an adventure. With, say, a kidnapped princess, a handsome prince, and a magician. Turns out the princess was hiding at an orphanage, the prince is a youngest son, and the magician is. . . "new." This isn't your average fairy tale! WREN TO THE RESCUE by Sherwood Smith is the first of Wren's tales. @bookstodon #bookstodon #ebooks #adventure #MiddleGrade #fantasy #WrensWorld #SherwoodSmith https://bookviewcafe.com/bvc-an...

• Post #2923758

  This is very discouraging. I don't know what the board was thinking, choosing an MBA mentality to take over running Wikipedia. But I don't support union busters. https://medium.com/@jakeorlowitz/wikipedia-is-doing-the-capitalist-thing-56a393232943

• Post #2923757

  Well. I'm not the only person having migraines from Liquid Glass. I've tried everything in this article. Tomorrow I go look at various Android phones. I can't wait for Apple. The migraine halo around the oval of my face is firing off my TMN. https://androidexperto.com/ios-26s-liquid-glass-dark-mode-is-giving-users-vertigo-and-eye-strain/

• Post #2657329

  The Milky Way Photographer of the Year Awards were announced today! #astrophotography #MilkyWay https://www.popsci.com/science/milky-way-photographer-of-the-year-2026/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

• Post #2657328

  Wishing the best Mom energy to everyone out there, and a Happy Mother's Day to all the hardworking moms we know & love. 🌸 Everyone who didn't get good mom energy, for whatever reason? May you find nurturing people for your life, and may you nurture others. We can be good change in the world.

• Post #2657327

  Yes, I want my coffee, my vanilla, my olive oil, my cinnamon, AND my chocolate examined so I know what I love and what country to buy it from! Certifying chocolate--it's a science and an art in Italy. https://www.npr.org/2026/05/10/g-s1-120911/chocolate-certified-cacao-standards-evaluate-coffee-wine

• Post #2657326

  Honestly, this removes a huge advantage to Netflix. The ability to try LOTS of things, a flat rate, no ads, easy access & Search-- That's all gone now, right? Are all the services no longer serving their customers? 🙁 https://www.jezebel.com/netflix-ui-changes-update-worse-tools-removed-a-z-sorting-release-year-genres-enshittification

• Post #2657325

  Wait--you didn't think Sherwood Smith & Dave Trowbridge could pull together a 5 book, galaxy-spanning epic space opera with coups, humor, & universe-destroying artifacts? 😁 heh-heh-heh Authors' cut of THE THRONES OF KRONOS, the finale to EXORDIUM! ☄️ Now available! #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera #Aliens #Collaboration #DaveTrowbridge #SherwoodSmith #ExordiumSeries #military #war #swashbuckling @bookstodon #bookstodon #ebook #books https://bookviewcafe.com/bvc-ann...

• Post #2657324

  If you haven't started on air purifying plans for this year, keep in mind that a C-R box is a cheap way to make a good filtration device. Be ready for wildfires, because as dry as it is, we know smoke is coming our way. https://corsirosenthalfoundation.org/instructions/

• Post #2657323

  Best commentary I've found so far about the cruise ship and startling Andes hantavirus events. In the US, we can't rely on our public health experts right now because HHS has hamstrung them. So--if in public, in close quarters, for a few months? If you know yourself to be a risk population, have close ones who are, or are hyper-immune? Masking is probably wise. https://med.stanford.edu/news/insights/2026/05/hantavirus-need-to-know-stanford-medicine.html

• Post #2657322

  If you have clear skies... https://www.npr.org/2026/05/16/g-s1-122492/north-america-poised-for-light-display-of-aurora-borealis

• Post #2336757

  Even if you feel you are "up" on recognizing email scams, you want to read this article. Because scammers are leveling up. As always, not panicking and reacting too fast is key. https://www.tedcromwell.com/blog/that-pending-paypal-charge-email-is-a-scam-even-though-it-really-came-from-paypa

• Post #1733527

  Okay, confession. Life, Interrupted has been ARGH for so long I have never looked at the Requests section. So if you didn't catch me when I Requested your account, I didn't see it. Maybe that can be remedied in the next few months. All depends on whether I can hold off an Apple upgrade to a new OS on this machine. Liquid Glass is AAARRRGGHHHH in the pain department. . . .

• Post #1733525

  This fall, the Magic returns! https://youtu.be/iSWP2feb4rw?si=bn5683muery7I5JF

• Post #1733524

  I don't know if I can wait this long--I may be a dedicated Android user by then, or a person who never uses anything except the phone of my iPhone. But for others, the ability to tone down Liquid Glass may save their relationship with Apple's phones. https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-plans-to-make-customizing-your-iphone-home-screen-much-easier-in-ios-27/

• Post #1733521

  Because measles is one of those diseases where you can think you've beaten it. And then years later, that's a no. . . . https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/opinion/measles-child-britain-vaccination.html?unlocked_article_code=1.clA.ovK0.nhwmJ1BSx80Z

• Post #1733519

  Can a man who’s lost his memory find true love with the woman who rescues him? ~ ~ ~ If you have a secret love of forced proximity romance and secret or hidden identities? HERE TO STAY by Kate Freiman is waiting for you. In #ebook & print from #BookViewCafe. @bookstodon #bookstodon #ContemporaryRomance #ForcedProximity #billionaire https://bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announces-here-to-stay-by-kate-freiman/

• Post #1733517

  Old legends are true. Seeds can "hear" rain! https://bioengineer.org/new-study-reveals-plants-can-detect-the-sound-of-rain/

• Post #1733515

  For your Iron Age Dreams. . . . https://youtu.be/P2KatPeHD-A?si=Ea39xUwNYNG39bcn

• Post #1733514

  If I haven't mentioned it lately, if you love quirky bookstores and have never read ONCE UPON A TOME by Oliver Darkshire, you've missed something. Very much recommended. #books https://bookshop.org/p/books/once-upon-a-tome-the-misadventures-of-a-rare-bookseller-oliver-darkshire/8af55dddbd581fe2?ean=9781324074786&next=t

• Post #1357105

  RE: https://raggedfeathers.com/@KatKimbriel/113419168530280675 Re-upping this because this is a week for reading both the silly and the strong. Sometimes, those ideas are the same thing.

• Post #1357104

  #Legos #accessibility https://apnews.com/article/lego-bricks-for-blind-audio-braille-instructions-5a2a27de4354a0b1443171c3f24f29e4

• Post #1357101

  This is great news. Except I suspect some very big money will attempt to suppress it. :( https://www.earth.com/news/nasa-satellite-shows-exactly-where-air-pollution-begins/

• Post #1357097

  Space battles, political in-fighting, & personal struggles ramp up the stakes in THE RIFTER'S COVENANT, the rewritten 4th volume in the EXORDIUM series. Now in #ebook & #print from #BookViewCafe. The Panarchy is in shambles & an ancient artifact they call the Suneater looms! Sherwood Smith & Dave Trowbridge have created the author's edition. #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera @bookstodon #bookstodon #books https://bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announces-the-r...

• Post #1357096

  Apparently The Common Good afa infection is concerned is in trouble. Take care of yourselves. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/14/poll-rfk-maha-vaccine-safety-americans-00869088?_sq=1569