You know what all the cool kids* are doing? Checking their voter registration on a regular basis, and/or registering for the first time.
https://vote.org
(*I mean, maybe? I am not cool. But voting is super important.)
https://vote.org
(*I mean, maybe? I am not cool. But voting is super important.)
02:28 PM - Apr 13, 2023



01:38 PM - Jun 01, 2023

Whether you’re loudly out, quietly out, or not out at all…
Happy #PRIDE , beautiful people!
You matter and you are loved, every single day of the damn year.🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Happy #PRIDE , beautiful people!
You matter and you are loved, every single day of the damn year.🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
11:06 AM - Jun 01, 2023



I used to love Etsy. That was a while ago.
"Etsy promised shopping with a soul. Then the scammers came."
(gifted link)
https://wapo.st/42hN3oq
"Etsy promised shopping with a soul. Then the scammers came."
(gifted link)
https://wapo.st/42hN3oq
01:25 PM - Jun 01, 2023



“People who think the public schools are indoctrinating don’t know what indoctrination is. We were indoctrinated ... It’s not even comparable.”
A compassionate dive into choosing between conservative home-schooling and public school.
(gifted link)
https://wapo.st/43bKDcf
A compassionate dive into choosing between conservative home-schooling and public school.
(gifted link)
https://wapo.st/43bKDcf
02:08 PM - May 30, 2023


I was out with the Dwarf II last night to capture the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) and the new supernova SN 2023ixf. Unprocessed photo attached. I sat a few steps from by back door near a big city, with a quarter Moon in the sky and took photos of another freaking galaxy.
02:50 PM - May 26, 2023
(Edited)



Target's decision to pull some Pride items is a huge mistake. Why? Because this whole thing is solely about bigots being starved for outrage. I wrote about it.
https://charlotteclymer.su...
https://charlotteclymer.su...
06:21 PM - May 25, 2023



“The system has become one of ‘how do we deny this claim’ rather than ‘what is the right answer in this person’s case?’ ... And the federal court is agreeing with us: ‘You have to do a better job.’”
(gifted link)
https://wapo.st/45zDcNt
(gifted link)
https://wapo.st/45zDcNt
04:25 PM - May 25, 2023



If you're looking to start a new paranormal cozy mystery series, "Crooked Curse" (book 1 of the Haunted Coast series) is free as an ebook across all platforms through Memorial Day and into early June!
https://books2read.com/u/4...
https://books2read.com/u/4...
03:20 PM - May 23, 2023


01:20 PM - May 21, 2023



01:20 PM - May 21, 2023



For-profit insurance and providers =/= a sustainable or effective health care system.
https://www.washingtonpost...
https://www.washingtonpost...
03:54 PM - May 17, 2023



AstroBob_bk: "Lying down also makes one feel smaller and more vulnerable, a perspective further enhanced by the vastness of the cosmic dome above. This is a good sensation, one many observers consider one of the best reasons to be involved in astronomy."
https://skyandtelescope.or...
https://skyandtelescope.or...
04:13 PM - May 12, 2023

Hooray! "Tainted Treasure" (Haunted Coast book 3) went out to beta readers this morning. Trying to give myself some time off before starting to plan for the book 4 revision (2024) and for first-drafting book 6 this fall. (Book 5 first draft already done.)
07:12 PM - May 10, 2023

"In a unanimous vote, 17-0, a panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the agency approve the first over-the-counter birth control pill."
https://www.npr.org/sectio...
https://www.npr.org/sectio...
02:09 PM - May 10, 2023



For those keeping track, "Tainted Treasure" (Haunted Coast book 3) is nearly ready to go out to beta readers. I've been cranking hard on this revision. I'm counting on my beta readers to point out the many plot holes and logic errors. :)
06:34 PM - May 08, 2023

“For 4½ billion years there was no artificial light at night. It’s really only in the last five human generations that we transformed that ... It’s one of the most profound transformations of our environment.”
(gifted link)
https://wapo.st/3NIqe9D
(gifted link)
https://wapo.st/3NIqe9D
03:16 PM - May 05, 2023



03:03 PM - May 03, 2023

“I knew that you guys were going to declutter my life and my house, I didn’t know you were going to declutter my soul."
I've read the book that inspired this series. I've long wanted to do this for myself, too.
(gifted link)
https://wapo.st/44cp77U
I've read the book that inspired this series. I've long wanted to do this for myself, too.
(gifted link)
https://wapo.st/44cp77U
07:31 PM - Apr 27, 2023

"There’s nothing wrong with dying. All the best people in history have done it. Let foolish philosophers see themselves as dying every day. Thinking of death, I choose life."
(gifted link)
https://wapo.st/3LD1Xk9
(gifted link)
https://wapo.st/3LD1Xk9
01:29 PM - Apr 27, 2023


"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter."
~ Rachel Carson
~ Rachel Carson
10:56 AM - Apr 26, 2023


I'm proudly supporting President Biden for reelection.
He is the clear leader for this moment, and his record over the first two years of his presidency is extraordinary.
I'll be doing everything I can to keep him and Vice President Harris in the White House to finish the job.
He is the clear leader for this moment, and his record over the first two years of his presidency is extraordinary.
I'll be doing everything I can to keep him and Vice President Harris in the White House to finish the job.
09:24 AM - Apr 25, 2023



08:58 PM - Apr 24, 2023



This is the coolest thing I've seen in a while, and it made my morning. h/t Wendy N. Wagner
https://neal.fun/space-ele...
https://neal.fun/space-ele...
12:25 PM - Apr 21, 2023



"Whenever I see good, edible food at risk of being thrown away, I see all the effort behind it. The farmers. The truckers. The cooks chopping and arranging food that will … go into the trash?!"
https://www.washingtonpost...
https://www.washingtonpost...
11:22 AM - Apr 21, 2023



My legacy-verified blue checkmark has disappeared over on Twitter. Where are people spending more time these days? I'm giving a few other social channels a try, but I'm getting spread kind of thin between Twitter, Mastodon, Post, Spoutible, FB, and Instagram and don't yet have a clear sense of what
03:23 PM - Apr 20, 2023



"Zeidman’s lawyers wrote to the panel that the data presented at the symposium contained 'no recognizable data in any known data format.'”
https://www.washingtonpost...
https://www.washingtonpost...
02:07 PM - Apr 20, 2023



Y'ALL. I've just finished W_T_Brown's "Dream, Annie, Dream" (plus the author's note and acknowledgements), and I am crying at my desk. This should be required reading in school.
https://www.harpercollins....
https://www.harpercollins....

Dream, Annie, Dream – HarperCollins
In this empowering deconstruction of the so-called American Dream, a twelve-year-old Japanese American girl grapples with, and ultimately rises above, the racism and trials of middle school she experiences while chasing her dreams. As the daughter of immigrants who came to America for a better life
04:41 PM - Apr 18, 2023



.BillNye: "It is the coolest thing ever that there’s so much we don’t know!"
https://www.cnn.com/2023/0...
https://www.cnn.com/2023/0...
04:40 PM - Apr 14, 2023



The focus of this article on the "pursuit of awe" is sunsets, though stargazing is also (briefly) mentioned. (gifted link)
https://wapo.st/3KERv9P
https://wapo.st/3KERv9P
02:34 PM - Apr 14, 2023


02:30 PM - Apr 13, 2023



