Fun family fact, my great-grandfather, who went to college in the 1910s, later got an important government job in his western town largely because it required a BA and he was one of the only people in town who had one.

Describe you favorite games poorly: The fate of the world depends on your fashion cred. Plushie collecting the MMO.

Had occasion to try Georgian black tea (country not state) and now need to find more, it was very nice. @fridaytea.com have you had Georgian tea?

For a show that spans multiple floors Masquerade in NYC was shockingly well planned from an accessibly standpoint. They had wheelchairs, you get a dedicated butler to position you, there are cast moments unique to the accessible path. It was wonderful!

@rahaeli.bsky.social was right the new Chess is magic and worth what forward center orchestra cost

Reminder that Pope or not Pope was still causing bloody conflict into the 1990s.

You know, you kinda expect when flying first class that your checked bags will actually get onto your plane. Not a later one.

New question to ask surgeon when @niq.aeli.net gets her deviated septum fixed.

It’s cold I guess

This is my favorite Christmas song because the 23rd is my birthday.

Well now I know what I'm going to be talking your ear off about when you get home from work tomorrow. :)

Happy Halloween! Josie doesn’t mind costumes when treats are involved

Without saying Voltron, what is your favorite giant robot? My first love of course.

New foster baby

Bonded pairs are the best

“Why bring home cheap branded plushies from conferences?” My cats:

Josie discovered the toilet has water in it. She also discovered that discovering that results in a bath.

Brother is the best pillow

Josie is a dignified girl

Nimbus likes to snuggle Merida when she’s in her hide under the blanket moods

Josie is too tiny for even the smallest collar we could find

Your cute kitten picture for today

Josie and Nimbus

So if you couldn’t tell we are keeping the current foster babies and have renamed them. They’re so cute. We will foster more kittens after they’re settled in and fixed.

Kittens are very flexible

Nimbus is so cute

Josie and Nimbus are cuddle buddies and budding lap cats

Boo and Roo the current foster babies

Our first bottle baby grew up: www.azhumane.org/adopt/#A808795

The books Poison Squad by Deborah Blum and Unleaded by Carrie Nielson and the USCSB youtube channel should all be required in high school, and of anyone who wants to eliminate regulations.

We have foster kittens. I have slightly fragile skin.

New fosters! They need names

Alice finds niq’s wheelchair very comfy

Merida

Because why should a concert ever start on time.

This game is so pretty. Also full of great plot, a solid questline, and challenging but not impossible minigames/platforming

You can tell how cold the room is by how compact the cat is.

This is me. I love tea, I love good tea, but on days when even 5 minutes standing is a trial, it’s got to be bagged tea. POTS is just like that sometimes.

perhaps you could use a purring kitty, bluesky? Ivan is here to help.

Ivan also works as a laundry press

Loaf pan

Ivan makes a great footrest.

Alice likes to be tall.

Current feelings on the US: youtu.be/cTIPjmGXYDA?...

Fall challenge plot in Palia coming along.

Substack posts seem to be easier to share than threads so here’s my take on the scary plasma cell paper that just came out in Nature Medicine: open.substack.com/pub/deplatfo...

Blue Ridge Public Radio has a vetted list of orgs to donate to: www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...

Accommodations, a thread: So, I'm an academic librarian. I'm also disabled. Many years ago I went to an Ivy league school for undergrad. Science required credit, I wanted to take astronomy. I love it. Classes in an ancient building on floors with no elevator. What were school proposed solutions?