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Planetary scientist, equestrian, and cat herder. Cat posts at: https://bsky.app/profile/katskitties.bsky.social

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Ugh. Sorry.

06.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah. The waiting sucks. But at least it shows they’re doing stuff finally

05.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hopefully soon! (And hopefully some positive news!) At least they’re getting things rolling before the next deadline

05.03.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Heads up: updates in nspires for the s-cubed proposals submitted in September started flowing this morning (in waves, not every proposal I’m on has had an update yet)

05.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨🚨🚨Warning: most of the US changes our clocks by an hour on Sunday … starting a few weeks of telecon scheduling confusion (clocks in Europe move on Mar 29)🚨🚨🚨

05.03.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

No asteroid impact into the Moon?

05.03.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

It’s even worse! I think he wants her to cuddle with him! He sometimes goes for the shoulder rub/head butt all β€œhey best buddy” and just fails to grasp that she will never be interested. She hisses at him for being within 6 feet 😹

05.03.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a slow process! And sometimes some cats never get used to being picked up. Thankfully Ash seems on board with the idea. Just still getting used to it

05.03.2026 04:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He seemed to enjoy how well it let me scritch his neck once he was in position. Been practicing holding in lap and then holding against chest for a while!

05.03.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah. Though he doesn’t use them like he should. Poor bubs is not a fighter. Roxie bloodied his ear again two days ago. Sigh. But no nail trimming for him! (Practicing touching toes though!)

05.03.2026 03:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The inside of my right forearm which has a long but shallow red scratch

The inside of my right forearm which has a long but shallow red scratch

Been working on teaching my favorite formerly feral outside cat about being held like a baby (belly up, cradled; G&E love it) and I need to do that with long sleeves on πŸ˜‚. He absolutely didn’t mean/want to scratch me, he just has very sharp claws and the flip maneuver confused him a bit

05.03.2026 02:27 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

lol, I just avoid using the laptop much at home

05.03.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Will a couple freeze for next week? I won’t be able to eat them before I leave (I have managed to have just the right amount of food left but don’t want to add any)

04.03.2026 12:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I hope they will be at the festival of books. I kind of want more of their sticker sheets but it’s more fun to browse in person

04.03.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Kittea Teabag Vinyl Sticker This cozy brew is perfect for nights curled up by the fire, tucked in with a blanket, getting head scratches… Oh! Did we mention this is a kit-tea?? 🍡 🐒 Includes one (1) vinyl sticker🐒 Sticker is roug...

Having a rough week and it’s going to get tougher as it continues. So I decided to browse Turtle’s Soup and bought myself some new kitty stickers (this was just the first one I saw, I ordered 7 or 8. No idea where I’ll stick them. But they will make me smile) turtlessoup.com/products/kit...

04.03.2026 03:19 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Those kinds of things are exhausting. But sometimes it’s hard to stop watching the train wreck….(even when we know we should walk away)

04.03.2026 03:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Any kind of Cheerios (name brand required) or Frosted Flakes (generic are fine) are my top two choices. But I honestly love most cereals

03.03.2026 03:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Original post on mastodon.social

There are over 600 comments submitted on Reflect Orbital's filing at the FCC!! That's amazing, especially given how hard the FCC has made the submission process.

If you want to submit your own comment (on this or SpaceX's million sat filing), there's still a few more days to do that, and […]

02.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Yeah. Ugh. I switched the system over a couple days ago but this evening was the first time it actually kicked in. I am not ready for warmer temperatures

02.03.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I really resent that my air conditioner has already kicked in because it got so hot today and that I had to switch out for my summer pajamas already.

02.03.2026 03:08 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! She needs her rest!

02.03.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Echo is sprawled on her side on my lap sound asleep

Echo is sprawled on her side on my lap sound asleep

I really should have eaten lunch before Echo’s nap πŸ˜‚ oh well. I’ll just have to suffer

01.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Nebula day!!

01.03.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Little dude still has a moment of panic most days when I squat down to pet him. But then he remembers what he’s learned and that he loves pets

01.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yup. Everyone gets their weird food things and that’s ok!

28.02.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yup. Turkey and chicken for sure. I just now avoid all birds with him. He eats fish and land animal based foods!

28.02.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What if they did the chocolate ones?

28.02.2026 03:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Dr Pepper peeps are still one of my all time favorites. Artificial imitation of artificial flavors turned out great!

28.02.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tuna flavor for Gus! (He’s allergic to chicken!)

28.02.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’”I’m so sorry

28.02.2026 01:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0