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It's Trisomy 6 Awareness Day!

Prunus persica

Patricia.😳 Of course, I would name her *Patricia*.

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a black car is driving down a street next to a white fence . Alt: a black car is driving down a street next to a white fence .

Me, going to buy a tortoise and name her Priscilla:

Congratulations!

Of course he is! Have these people not read the first three (or four, so much chaos) Speedwell books?

photo of Pam Bondi testifying in the foreground as a group of 7 women and 1 men raise their hands

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

Blech. Eeeww. I am nauseous.

Bailey is perfect, and I love her.

Golau syth / the light came in straight lines. Albert Place #Aberystwyth #Ceredigion #Cymru #Wales

Congratulations!

Lit #Aberystwyth #Ceredigion #Cymru #Wales

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Oh, you're going write a poem about this one.

Painful Side Effect of Statins Explained After Decades of Mystery (ScienceAlert) Around 10 percent of people who take statins to lower cholesterol experience mysterious muscle pains, causing many to discontinue these potentially life-savi...

Read "Painful Side Effect of Statins Explained After Decades of Mystery" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-75tvKUyQ/B...

One more beautiful firetail - so bloody gorgeous

In the Irish language, the goldfinch is known as 'lasair choille' (pronounced 'lasser-quilla'), which means...

The Flame of the Forest! 🔥

Carolina Wren on a tube feeder looking upwards and perky. White snow is the background.

"Make sure to get my good side", said this Carolina Wren when it saw me with my camera.

North Texas

#photography
#birds #birdphotography
#nature #naturephotography
#Texas #backyardbirds

a tan cattle dog lays on an exam table on her side. her airplane ears are sticking out on either side of her head. a vet tech holds the sad-looking pup's front paws while she get's an x-ray.

an x-ray of the dog's hips. her left femur is broken in two places, so the bone just floats between the breaks.

Peaches, the tan cattle dog, is laying on her back in a navy cushion while she gets x-rays of her hind end done. she looks back at the camera while she's upside down. one vet tech situates her back legs, while another holds her front paws.

This is Peaches. She was found as a stray with two breaks in her back leg, leaving a fragment of bone floating between the fractures and causing severe pain. She needs surgery and a plate implant for the chance to walk comfortably again. Help her below ❤️‍🩹

1510.fan/peaches-bsd

Since a field trip to Machynlleth is out, how about a slide show of pics of sailing up into Harlech or into the Severn estuary contrasted with the pics of Ye Merry Old Countryside. Quiz them if they can pick out *actual* Arthurial settings versus the Hollywood image.

Now I miss Machynlleth.

First the quesadillas and now this. Will you never learn?

Is the Galaxy Already Connected? Why the “Galactic Internet” Might Be Hiding in the Dark – LaserSETI LaserSETI

Maybe the galaxy isn’t silent. Maybe it’s just whispering on a private network we haven’t plugged into yet.

And the most exciting part? We might have the technology to spot the blinking lights of their routers right now. 🧪 🔭

Learn more: laserseti.net/is-the-galax...

Thinking about a great read, if you're planning on spending the weekend indoors?

Want something juicy and scandalous and based on a true story?

You'd like something I worked on that's not sci-fi?

A book I edited has just been published:

a.co/d/5Rk1Zw4

Calling published SFF authors!

I’m researching the work lives & well-being of science fiction and fantasy authors for my doctoral dissertation, and I'm looking for participants!

If you’re a published SFF author interested in participating, then DM me and I can provide details

AKA The Big Sack of Treasures

Search for the Any Key | WolfSinger Pubs What if the key you’re searching for isn’t what you expect?Or was never meant to be found?Inspired by the familiar command to “press any key,” this anthology gathers stories of quests where the treasu...

Publication Day for Search For the Any Key!

I'm delighted to be a part of this anthology, along with the other short story writers.

www.wolfsingerpubs.com/product-page...

Josh. You have cheesy-cracker crumbs all over the front of your scrubs.