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Interested in living a more sustainable life, Mom and Grandma, Runner, Love skiing and pickelball, Retired project manager, MBA-St Thomas,BS Chem Eng- Mich Tech.

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Aurora color guide! What creates the different shades?

Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes

The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event

12.11.2025 03:34 πŸ‘ 1173 πŸ” 449 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 28
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Taking The Gospel To Heart – A Sermon On Luke 6:27-38 Today’s gospel (Luke 6:27-38) is one of those texts that some say preaches itself. The text itself is the sermon. It’s even called the Sermon on the Plain in recognition that Jesus β€œstood on a leve…

Taking The Gospel To Heart - A Sermon On Luke 6:27-38 interruptingthesilence.com/2025/02/23/t...

25.02.2025 06:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A pie chart showing the area burned by the 20 largest wildfires on record from 1900 through 2021 in California.

A pie chart showing the area burned by the 20 largest wildfires on record from 1900 through 2021 in California.

As climate change increases the risk of dry conditions and fire weather, fires across western NAm are bigger, more dangerous, and burning greater area.

It’s the difference between accidentally dropping a match into a pile of green, wet wood versus dropping it into a stack of bone dry kindling.

08.01.2025 01:42 πŸ‘ 876 πŸ” 424 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 39
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2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year's resolutions Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat

Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:

1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...

01.01.2025 18:34 πŸ‘ 3187 πŸ” 1629 πŸ’¬ 148 πŸ“Œ 332
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Ready to try an old approach to a New Year’s resolution? The story of Saint Ignatius may provide some guidance For many, New Year’s resolutions do not last more than a few days or weeks. A theologian writes how we can learn from the challenges and reflections of Saint Ignatius.

Ready to try an old approach to a New Year’s resolution? The story of Saint Ignatius may provide some guidance

02.01.2025 11:29 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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RIP Jimmy Carter.

29.12.2024 22:04 πŸ‘ 49046 πŸ” 10110 πŸ’¬ 770 πŸ“Œ 493

I'm surprised they didn't eat all the evidence! My sister's cat whacks the top of his feeder and gets it to give him extra so he can eat more! 🀣🐈

29.12.2024 03:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, it seems like we won't be able to stop using our common sense anytime soon🀣

28.12.2024 20:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0