Planting seeds into starter trays and feeding and heating them till they sprout and grow instills a godlike sense of creative power. Then they go in the ground and… stuff happens. I’m reveling in the first part of this process, ignoring the future.

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🐋 Exceptionally rare footage of sperm whale giving birth in the wild Scientists have released footage of a spectacular event rarely witnessed by humans: a sperm whale giving birth while other females worked together to support the mother and her newborn

“Ode to a Contemporary Bunkshooter” by Carl Sandburg. The side-show-carnie-Christianity has been around awhile.

Fell down a rabbit hole watching “Naming the Dead” about the DNA Doe Project’s cases. The DNADP uses genetic genealogy to put names to unidentified body’s in cold cases and return the remains to their families. Learned a bit of history along the way.

A particularly nasty one: some store brands of vinegar are now less acidic (4% vs the standard 5%), making them unsafe for pickling or canning. You have to look carefully at the label to be sure. news.vt.edu/articles/202...

Such an important point. Let’s add a detail I haven’t seen many talk about: if you’re the younger partner - w/o health care apart from your SO’s work - and your SO retires. You may find yourself too old to get a new job with benefits and old enough to have more healthcare needs.

BALTIMORE—In surprise testimony in federal court Thursday, an immigration officer revealed that more than 100 asylum seekers were wrongfully deported in violation of a court-ordered settlement agreement in a long-running case that has gotten national attention. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusi...

Has the USA become a prokaryote state or a filleted atom?

Doctors Warn of a Deadly Complication From Measles Outbreaks www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

Of all the stars tonight, Ryan Coogler shined. Using ASL to say “thank you” and “I love you” to people on stage. And then this moment: bringing her son down to see her receive the award. 😍 His actions showed thoughtfulness and support without prompting. Absolute respect.

Shouldn’t Michael B Jordan have gotten two Oscars? Or did he only get the award for only one of the performances? And if so, which one??!

Remembering the day I painted over the Yellow Submarine. It was time, but I sometimes still miss it. (Photo is from right before it descended into the Sea of Holes forever.)

May be missing the point but the 3 bones of the cranial base* (out lined in red picture left) remind me of the Alien Queen. *ethmoid, sphenoid, occiput (the bones at the base of the cranial vault and to which the face attaches.)

I miss giant bins of bouncy balls in grocery stores.

Within a few minutes of my cat caterwauling at home, the ER came through with a CT/Cat scan. Coincidence? Or a feline cry to the god of all cat-things answered in the affirmative?

10/10 take. no notes

On this International Women’s Day, I’m going to be one.

Oh, Jeremiah. “Thus says the LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in human beings…” Jeremiah 17:5-10

Just can’t today. So wandered in a junk shop for a few moments. Will now finish putting up hoop houses in the garden to be part of the cycle of life.

Reddish liquid gushes from a glacier in -20C temps. (Short read.)

“The important thing is the rhythm. Always have rhythm in your shaking. Now a Manhattan you shake to fox-trot time, a Bronx to two-step time, a dry martini you always shake to waltz time.” Nick Charles, The Thin Man Shaking to fox-trot time tonight

Seahawks Super Bowl Trophy Celebration Finale. 🎶 We Are the Champions 🎸🎤 🏆

Seahawks Trophy Ceremony at Lumen Field! Let’s go!

The dog got a bath last Saturday. Three days later she comes in from the yard with a dirt streak on her face like she’s Rambo. Every. Single. Time.

“Queen of Chess” (Netflix) tells Judit Polgár’s story. Top woman in the world for 26 years (when she retired.) The only woman to break into the world’s top 10 in chess. Talent, brains, and apparently down to earth.

My high school history teacher just posted on socials that he listened to the first Super Bowl in Vietnam, and just watched the 60th. And he’s still as crusty and lefty as he was then. Love that man.

💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙 SEAHAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚

OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit

Decked out in Seahawks blue, green, and silver. Dogs bathed and in jerseys. Snacks on board. Enchiladas and black beans coming up on deck within the hour.

Tahini oat bars baking. Will prep the enchiladas for tomorrow. Double check the game snacks…

When my family puts items on the grocery list, I’m pretty sure what they mean is “we would like to move into the grocery store.”

Moncler x Oskar Metsavaht for Team Brazil 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony #fashionsky

Magnolia’s 2026 Olympic uniforms are drawing global attention not for athletic performance, but for their powerful use of fashion as cultural expression. trib.al/1jBV55b

While we wait for World Cup jerseys, let's take a minute for Haiti's Winter Olympic uniforms 🇭🇹 A work of art 😍

Just realized the word “bib” most likely stems from the word for “to drink,” as in “imbibe.”

OK, I can't quite believe this. Sometimes you read a sci-fi story & think, "well, that was fun - but *obviously* there's zero truth in it!" In "20 Trillion Leagues Under the Sea" by Adam Roberts, a retelling of Verne's classic, there's a vast ocean *under* our seas. Total nonsense? Well... 1/

Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”

Reeling. Not sure how I missed this story till now. The extended Jackson / Patu family has held influence in the community for a while. The betrayal hits hard. A nationwide fentanyl ring. Money laundering. Possible sex trafficking. #MartyJackson #RainierBeach #Seattle

To process the chaos, I'm spending a few minutes each night stitching a news diary--embroidering tiny icons representing an important story of the day. One month in, and it feels like I've already sewn a year's worth of news. But it helps me make sense of it all, so I think I can manage 11 more.

Oh I've been looking for this. 32 songs about what's happening in Minnesota. From @minnpost.bsky.social. Get beyond The Boss. www.minnpost.com/arts-culture...

“When the old gods withdraw, the empty thrones cry out for a successor, and with good management, or even without management, almost any perishable bag of bones may be hoisted into the vacant seat.” [E.R. Dodds, "The Greeks and the Irrational"]

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Ginger Jesus and the Seahawks Going to the Super Bowl!!! Thank you, ‘Hawks! Thank you, Coach!

Me and me cousin, one Arthur McBride, One morning went walking along Lake Street's side Now mark well what followed in that wintertide As the cold Friday morning was dawning

Multiple bills in WA worth a public comment. To leave a comment on a bill: leg.wa.gov/bills-meetin... SB 5906 prohibit ICE from entering schools, daycares, hospitals… w/o court order. SB 5855 prohibit LE from wearing masks when interacting w the public /🧵

Best Seahawks film from yesterday, paws down! www.reddit.com/r/Seahawks/s...

Took a couple of friends to see SHe Said at the Intiman’s Erickson Theater last night. Jen Ayer’s voice, presence, performance Wowed. Her vocals range several octaves and powerful perfection in every one. A stand up performance by all. #JenAyers #SHeSaid