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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

Same thing but 3 times larger

their only move is escalation and their only strategy is to try to make people afraid and every single thing they do has the opposite effect

congratulations, you're making icons out of ordinary people and turbocharging your opposition

A sign on a hiking trail with a picture of a skunk: DO NOT PET THE FART SQUIRRELS

very good advice

to commemorate alan dye moving from apple to meta, here's one of his best quotes

It happens to me as well. It’s called misophonia and it’s very real

Then get a little aquarium with a miniature diver and you’re all set!

the classic windows xp wallpaper with your friend darth the red panda, a red panda wearing a darth vader outfit and with blue sky butterfly wings, flying above

hello ok i am awake what did i miss
tell me every thing

A flour dusted loaf sitting on a cutting board, with a single score line and partial ear

Crumb shot of the loaf, showing its semi-closed texture that is great for sandwiches. Color is light tan due to the spelt flour

Finally got a good bake on this one after numerous variations. It starts as a biga using about 40% of the total flour (KA bread flour). The final dough is a mix of bread flour, spelt, and Bob’s Red Mill gluten flour to counter the spelt tendency to flow

It’s great as toast or with PB&J

#breadsky

I’m very excited to be back at WildCare for my volunteer training today

I was very active here 15 years ago, eventually becoming a shift supervisor but a move across the bay and other life stuff made it impossible to continue

It’s great seeing some familiar faces after all these years!

⚒️🧪 Looks like the Mendocino Triple Junction at it again!
At this spot, three tectonic plates come together, and since they're all moving in different directions and at different speeds, there's a lot of activity. This area has M6+ earthquakes more often than anywhere else in California.

Backlit brightly colored leaves of several tall birch trees, a crepe myrtle, and an apple tree

Backlit brightly colored leaves of several tall birch trees, a crepe myrtle, and an apple tree

You might appreciate these from a few days ago. Afternoon sun behind our birch, crepe myrtle, and apple trees. The birch is the bright yellow one.

We only get this colorful view for a few days each year.

Three turkeys from a flock of a dozen or so playing keep away with an apple core

There were at least a dozen wandering the area eating old apples from a nearby tree 🪶

When my brother in law invited us over for Thanksgiving turkey I assumed he meant, well, cooked 🪶

Terra Linda Rocket Day

A white, delta wing rocket / RC glider on a small yellow launchpad with concrete underneath. The rocket launches then glides down undue the control of the owner

Having an awesome time enjoying non-stop launches at Terra Linda Rocket Day! This monster is actually radio controlled

Getting ready to bake a Pan Gallego de Centeno (Galician Rye Bread)

This is from The Rye Baker by Stanley Ginsberg, a must have book for rye fans. It’s an 85% hydration rye dough so really hard to wrangle. Like shaping glue

I’ve done this twice successfully and one spectacular failure

🤞🤞

The recipe is great as is and is amazing for PB&Js, but it’s a very soft loaf. For a firmer structure reduce or skip the dry milk and reduce butter to 2 tbsp

I usually substitute a multigrain flour for the whole wheat, and try different grain mixes. Experiment!

OUR RECIPE FOR Harvest Grains Bread 21/2 cups (298g) King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour 1/2 cup (57g) King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour 1/2 cup (74g) King Arthur Harvest Grains Blend 11/2 teaspoons salt 21/2 tablespoons (28g) sugar 2 teaspoons instant yeast 1/4 cup (21g) nonfat dry milk 11/4 cups (283g) lukewarm water 3 tablespoons (43g) butter or vegetable oil (35g) • Mix and knead ingredients - by hand, mixer, or bread machine set on the dough cycle - to make a smooth, elastic dough. Cover and let rise 1 hour (or allow the bread machine to complete its cycle). Dough will become somewhat puffy, but won't double in bulk. • Shape into loaf, and place in lightly greased 81/2" x 4 1/2" bread pan. Cover and let rise 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until crowned about 1" over rim of pan. • Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 35 minutes, or until center registers 190°F on a digital thermometer. Cool completely on rack.

The original recipe comes from the King Arthur Harvest Grain Blend package (it’s slightly different from the website version). See alt text

A dough ball in a bucket read to proof, sunflower and other seeds clearly visible

A fully risen loaf in an uncovered Pullman pan, ready for the oven

A golden brown loaf on a white cutting board

The exposed end of the bread after the heel was cut, showing the various seeds and crumb structure

I finally had time for bread baking today. I went for a family favorite, Harvest Grain Bread

I like to bake this in an uncovered Pullman pan as slices from the taller loaf are a better fit for our toaster

Weather station rain gauge graphic showing Rate 0.92 in/hr, Day 2.66 in, Event 8.43 in

Still going strong…

The ass ceiling?

Ugh sorry I'll show myself out now

Graphic from our weather station rain gauge showing 1.82 inches since midnight (7 hours), and 4.85 inches for the event (24 hours so far)

So we’ve had a bit of rain…

Our orange tabby Zuma asleep on the cat tree, his chin propped up on the platform next to him

Some nights his head is just too heavy

In the test chamber

Yeah we should, it's been way too long

👋 Hello from across the bay! Long time no see

Snapshot of 3-day accumulated IVT (integrated vapor transport) along the West Coast of North America from the GFS model. It depicts extremely high 72-hr accumulated IVT values aimed at far northern California coast.

A strong, prolonged, very moist, and relatively warm #AtmosphericRiver event, in conjunction with rapidly-strengthening #BombCyclone (yes, that's the term!), will bring major rain (and, locally, wind) impacts to OR/NorCal this week. Flooding is likely. #CAwx #ORwx #CAwater [1/6]

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