Happy birthday to Rich Harden, born on this day in 1981 in Victoria, BC! In his MLB career from 2003 to 2011, he had 949 strikeouts. From 2006 to 2010, he struck out 25% of all batters he faced. He is a member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. 📸 Rockford Register Star

parents freed a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole

One year ago today: Caught this tufted titmouse plucking fur from a sleeping raccoon (Anne Arundel County, Maryland) #MDbirding

200+ scientists are in the middle of a marathon livestream to show why weather and climate science is so important and needs all our help to continue. It is here: wclivestream.com/watch

Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon. nyti.ms/3Sbusb3

Actually the best life advice I ever got: Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly. A half-cleaned room is better than an uncleaned room. Occasionally flossing is better than never flossing. A 10-minute workout is better than no workout. When it’s all you can do to get out of bed, get out of bed.

It's almost time for another Hot Bear Summer! #katmai #bears #grazer shop: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1701... patreon: patreon.com/saltwife

Putting some of my joy here #DanneelCon

Reporting from #DanneelCon, sometimes inaccurately referred to as #SPNBos : I love this op so many

ONE PERSON is responsible for a huge # of book challenges in SC. ONE PERSON is responsible for 40% of book challenges in FL. (His name is Bruce.) A single voice absolutely makes a difference. Use yours and raise it for good. For god's sake, are you going to let fucking Bruce run the show?!

The only Fox News you'll ever need. This isn't a fox He's what you call a camera hound.

So much of this resonates. And I love that "building capacity" is both an active term, and a lens that can be applied (with curiosity, not judgment) to ways of spending time -- to weed out my less healthy/mindful coping (or escapist) methods from my healthier ones.

The only public figure I recognize is two-time Fat Bear Week winner 128 Grazer.