We're getting Dutch Bros in this area, finally!!! Maybe now people will learn where I got the habit of drinking hot coffee drinks with a straw.

This year's plan for NYE: Tune into the BBC and celebrate New Year's with London, then be in bed by 7PM.

It’s finally chili season! #cooking #chili

Today’s haul from the #garden.

Such a cool little Lego model! #lego

Finally a lazy Saturday morning to just relax. #weekend

It’s about time someone stopped the deluge of spam texts, and yes, that’s what they are. This isn’t “blocking campaigns”, it’s stopping unwanted messages. Just use the same number to short code and tell your supporters to add it to their address book, or tap on known sender. #SorryNotSorry

Raining again today. It just keeps coming, it seems… 1.23 inches in the last hour. #ncwx

Been busy here lately, so, it’s a cider night.

Sunday is going to be bread day going forward. Honey-wheat out of the proof and ready for the oven. #baking #bread

Starting a new hobby. The 3-D printer is set up and part way through the first print. Decided on a glow in the dark plant pot. It’s a fun little first item to make.

Does this mean we’re entering the Disney princess era?

Does this mean we’re entering the Disney princess era?

Ours just arrived today (US Customs always takes a while), and these are amazing! The floral notes are divine, just need to find the right tea to pair with them! We’re already getting our next order together.

And our first batch of cucumbers are coming in. You know what that means… Pickle time!

Cheddar-stuffed, bacon wrapped hot honey glazed chicken with rice for dinner tonight. #dinner

The dahlias are starting to look really nice.

Just walking around the garden and seeing what all is growing. As the sun started to set, it was neat to see all the fireflies around. #gardens

Well, that didn’t go too bad for not being able to hear myself. LOL. I am still more comfortable behind the scenes. Marc Broussard version next time, maybe?

Pray for me… I’ve been talked into singing karaoke at the bar. Michael Bublé, don’t fail me now.

Oh how I wish #ExchangeOnline could easily use any and all #EntraID user attributes to build a dynamic distribution list… user.employeeType is soooo useful for these…

Breakfast time!

Do you want SkyNet? This is how you get SkyNet.

The article doesn't really address the fact that Claude is only mimicking behaviors in its training data set. Still, it's a great highlight of how quickly dystopian fiction in a training data set can become dystopian reality when AI agents are given too much access. techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/a...

Getting ready for dinner time!

Dinner on the grill tonight. Mediterranean salmon, corn, and mashed potatoes.

Taking to some friends and I think it’s time to get back into photography again.

It’s time for a classy dinner and movie. Pizza and rosé, lol

Morning coffee on the porch and the owls are up calling back and forth to each other.

What a day. Was going to the plant sale at the farmer’s market, but we decided to go to the Bog Garden and walk aroid instead. Then home to plant a few last flowers for the day. #gardens #wildlife #parks

Hanging out a while for the earth day celebration at Keely Park, put on by the city’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience. This year’s native plant: swamp milkweed. #EarthDay #nature #conservation

Hanging out a while for the earth day celebration at Keely Park, put on by the city’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience. This year’s native plant: swamp milkweed. #EarthDay #nature #conservation

Made a berry compote for part of dessert tomorrow. Overall, got two pints of mixed blackberry, strawberry, and blueberry sauce.

After a great dinner, we spent a little time watching the local sky puppies (bats) dance and feed. They’re tiny, fast, and incredibly agile, but caught a little on camera. #bats #nature

A robin found the birdbath and had a little fun splashing around. #birds #garden

Tariffs xkcd.com/3073

democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings 🧪

And it’s out of the oven. The top crusted wonderfully. #baking

About to introduce the fiancé to an old family favorite: 7-Up cake. #cake #baking

Tonight has been fun and eventful. Had an amazing dinner, proposed, he said yes, and now celebrating at the bar with friends. Not a bad start to the weekend.

As a Star Trek fan and a scientist, I love this image, because Dr. Jemison is both a hero *AND* one of the few people for whom we can say "here she is doing her space job" in two totally different contexts. 🧪

It’s D&D night at the bar, and we now have three tables going! This is amazing to see how it’s growing here.

Today’s project: pressure washing 60 years of grime from the front walk and steps. #HomeMaintenance #Chores

Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found

This rainy and grey Sunday morning is a biscuits and sausage gravy kinda day.

It snowed! Again… yay, Somali getting out of the house.

And it’s snowing here now. Yay!

Busy but fun day out and about with the hubby today. Went to a local yarn shop first (got an amazing hank of chunky orange yarn for a scarf and my first set of cable-needles), flavored tea at a local shop, Italian for a late lunch (half the calzone and Stromboli will be dinner), and now haircuts.

And the holiday was too short. On the way back to work, full day today, half day Friday. Almost doesn’t seem worth it this week, but…