PSA: you can now buy Conecuh sausage in Norman at Homeland!
08.03.2026 15:56
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PSA: you can now buy Conecuh sausage in Norman at Homeland!
Oklahoma Lightning Mapping Array plot over the OKC-Norman area showing the in cloud component of lightning activity in and northwest of OKC throughout 3-13 km altitude
Oh, how I've missed having lightning nearby apps.nssl.noaa.gov/oklma/curren...
To whomever left a chocolate on my office door: thank you for the reminder that good surprises exist.
TIL! Now I'll be comparing it to my other asters much more closely this year
My favorite addition to that list: frostweed. Blooms late, lots of flowers, native to a large area of North America, plus a reason to look forward to the first frost of the season.
Image of the Yeti in the skiing Windows game SkiFree eating the player
Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics
Just made the switch to a moccamaster a few weeks ago. Very effective, when there's power.
Did I just spend too long trying to log into the AMSAnnual page only to realize I was on the 2025 page? Maybe. Good thing I'm not in person and lost in downtown New Orleans.
Calvin and Hobbes cartoon. We see Calvin’s back, holding a single balloon, and being carried away by it high up in the air, judging from the lack of other ground-level objects and the closeness of a flying bird. He observes, stoically: “that is one of the remarkable things about life: it’s never so bad that it can’t get worse.”
Have I spent more time than I should have today organizing space in the office suite? Undetermined. At least the new year will start a little refreshed.
I know a toddler who was also excited to wish everyone a Merry Christmas around that time
I've enjoyed the snow in the Chicago area today and yesterday, but wow did lake effect during LEE change my baseline for snowfall rates and accumulations.
Oh it hasn't died, just living its best life in toddler classrooms.
Update: they are not all dead. Yet.
I also may need to physically bury the hoard of dead bugs in my office, so you're probably correct
Will I have unburied myself from my inbox before Thanksgiving travels? Time will tell.
Dark red crochet blanket with hexagon pattern
With the extra time on my hands recently, I may have finally finished a blanket which was a work in progress for maybe two years.
Yellow, orange and pink-lit clouds at sunset reflected in a pond
Me: "Is the sunset pretty?"
My toddler: "No!"
Me: Never lose your high standards
Gals, if you're not absolutely ruining the workplace for certain kinds of men, you need to step up your game. 🩷
It feels wrong outside. Nice. But maybe also really wrong for September.
We talk endlessly about “retention in science.” Here’s a hint: retention starts by recognizing scientists as whole humans with lives outside the lab.
Open up my inbox to a response to a random email I sent in June. Of 2023. Did I double check what year it is now? Maybe.
Related question: how long can a small human go only eating various berries, avocado, and cheese? Asking for a friend.
Goodnight Norman
Rainbow behind a young maple tree some yellow coneflowers
Here's my own reminder to stop and try to appreciate the good things out there.
