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• Post #4421869

  "Expansive and sobering" #nonfiction #data https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/roopika-risam/data-empire/

• Post #4421868

  Is this a power bank? Edited: yes! And all Magritte jokes aside, great advice from @RichSci ..."but you can only charge it with a micro usb connection in that top port. I had one like that and it didn’t supply much power at all as it was a free thing from a conference."

• Post #4421867

  @dlakelan 2 dogs...lucky! And wait Oxy is a college and near places I used to visit! My mother was in Eagle Rock (go ahead say it in her British accent: Pasadena adjacent) and I went every year. Now our son lives in Koreatown (did MFA at LMU).

• Post #4365081

  Coopers hawk visited the porch.

• Post #4150978

  Squirrel has peanut for post-sploot treat.

• Post #4117633

  Quick, I need to find a log and put a soft rug in it! Sand cats at NC zoo.

• Post #4092099

  Cats sleep where they want, but nothing wrong with new bed. #caturday

• Post #4075456

  Am I weird for saying "n minus one"? I had to translate for my sister....

• Post #4067454

  Cleveland bookstore suffers from bad Google #AI search results..."in the Google AI Summary, it was saying that we were permanently closed at address 4041 when we are open at 4081 (Erie Street),” said Bush." via Publishers Weekly https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/were-open-local-bookstore-battles-false-google-ai-summary

• Post #4047758

  Helpful look at whinge vs whine: "They come from two Old English words: “whine” from hwinan (to make a whizzing or humming sound, like an arrow in flight), and “whinge” from hwinsian (to make a sound like a dog whimpering). We probably get “whinny,” or horse talk, from the same root." I think I am whining at the moment, but earlier...shrug. https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/03/on-whinge-and-whine.html

• Post #4024359

  Three good things today: 1. a hummingbird flew up and stared at me through the window 2. Siobhan saw a very tiny frog! 3. coffee and a small portion of Tres Leches cake #3Goodthings

• Post #3988757

  Magnolia warbler photo by husband's friend.

• Post #3892904

  Is it just me or does this ad for Colorado Tourism look very #ai? Seen in newsletter from Taste (Penguin Random House)

• Post #3887347

  New and urgent! From @everylibrary@mastodon.social The federal book ban bill, H.R. 7661, has been placed on the legislative calendar... has cleared committee, eligible to be brought before the full House for debate and a vote. If passed, the Federal Government will gain control of your local school libraries. Act now! #libraries #bookBans Sign petition: https://action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661 Send a postcard: https://civicmail.org/about-campaigns/74-dont-ban-books-in-the-united-states Send...

• Post #3797421

  Veronica (Speedwell)...wait doesn't that sound like a privileged teen?

• Post #3752620

  I thought the crows were tired of cheese crackers, but not today.

• Post #3740205

  Madison Chocolate company supports Rooted, a community agriculture organization #madisonwi https://rootedwi.org/

• Post #3729286

  Ceiling guy at Xray place.

• Post #3654436

  Print of a lovely watercolor of boat and reflected trees. By Mae Stoll

• Post #3584669

  Canada geese in the river.

• Post #3517203

  Got a nice closeup of crow statue outside medical center.

• Post #2498573

  Great idea for a sign. Instead of ____ , try _____ from the library! #libraries

• Post #2465552

  View from the footbridge over the river. If you zoom in, you can see the goose family leading the youngsters.

• Post #2079514

  Bird Alliance of Oregon sells great blue heron T-shirts for kids printed by local HS students in school print shop! Also fun other stuff AND those tiny window stickers that prevent bird strikes. #birds #oregon https://shop.birdallianceoregon.org/products/bird-alliance-of-oregon-heron-youth-t-shirt

• Post #2079512

  Picking up a friend in nearby town and grrrrr land of no consequences...I saw 6 f'ing asshole drivers run red lights. On the unrelated side, I did save 70 cents per gallon, thx to daughter's points.

• Post #2079509

  Maira Kalman book about CAKE. Got it for mi hermana who will be back from Nicaragua soon. She has a professional baking background but that's not why I bought it for her birthday...

• Post #2079505

  Just told SIL (fan of bears in the wild) "bears are the best...and LinkedIn is the worst (but newly funny)".

• Post #2073993

  Yesterday it was mood-lifting to see the yellow baptisia at the park.

• Post #1795009

  It's fleabane season! It's one of the good ones! Pollinators etc.

• Post #1773645

  Thinking about a balding earnest smiling foo dog. Friff (thrift - online)