Scotch and Miltonic
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Scotch and Miltonic
@chronodyne.bsky.social
Fascinated by the early modern period: I'm here if we you want to talk about John Milton, the 17th Century, Baroque Music and Art. The Reformation to The Enlightenment is my JAM.
Meanwhile, in the San Joaquin Valley:

Porterville Police Department: Leadership shuffle leaves questions share.google/Owjr1tRuBGUK...
Questions remain in Porterville surrounding police leadership shakeup
Public comments by the wife of the city’s assistant chief of police shed some light on the situation, in which the chief and assistant chief are both out on “authorized leave” from the force and an in...
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December 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Good morning, kids.
Have some alpenglow with your coffee. ☕️
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Two AlpenGlow shots: the second is more FoothillGlow, but I still like it.
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Sugarcane by VaultTech
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Growing sugarcane in Java Minecraft can be tedious.
There, I said it.
November 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Cleared Hot is everything you could want in a modern twin-stick helicopter shooter
#ClearedHot #IndieGames #PCGaming
Cleared Hot is everything you could want in a modern twin-stick helicopter shooter
Cleared Hot just entered Early Access from developer Not Knowing Corporation and MicroProse Software, and it's simply pure joy to blast through it.
www.gamingonlinux.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Deee-Lite’s SUPA DJ DMITRY is here to celebrate the RSD Black Friday release of The Very Best Of Deee-Lite, and share tales of the group’s funkadelic encounters with Bootsy Collins, Q-Tip, and the JB horns.

The Record Store Day Podcast,
Wherever you get your podcasts or:
bit.ly/RSDPODCAST
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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I taught (and co-taught) a course on human population genetics from 2000-2024. Having retired, I'm now making all the course materials public: github.com/alanrogers/p... #popgen #evbio
GitHub - alanrogers/popgen: A course on population genetics
A course on population genetics. Contribute to alanrogers/popgen development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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In 1944 the SS Great Republic delivered over 1600 tons of turkey to its 1.3 million service personnel in Europe. The "Great Turkey Lift" faced serious supply line challenges but ultimately succeeded, landing in Le Havre on Nov 16. Full story:

turnstiletours.com/ss-great-rep...

#thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Whipped up some fried chicken strips, mash potatoes, country gravy and buttered corn for dinner. One hour, not bad considering I butterflied and dredged the chicken, fried from scratch.

The sides, well, I opened the boxes and cooked them, so it counts, lol.
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
20 seconds of Bridalveil Falls
November 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Hot dish on a cold night.
81 tater tots, which any Minnesotan housewife will agree is optimal.
November 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Just turned 58, born November 17th, 1967.

After nearly 6 completely unhinged decades, I'm enjoying just sitting in the sun, telling insane stories, as truly and honestly as I can recall.
Here's to 50 (give or take) more.
November 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Sadly reporting that I have now finished writing about mammoths 😔
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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From KIDD’s Facebook page- “USS KIDD (DD-661) is refloated out of drydock after a 14-month overhaul on November 11, 2025, at Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors in Houma, Louisiana. (Copyright USS KIDD Veterans Museum; photo by Hunter Svetanics, Maritime Wire)” #NavalHistory #MuseumShips
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Anyway, please buy a copy of "The State of Water: Understanding California’s Most Precious Resource" by Obi Kaufmann.

Bay Area nature writer says his book is being banned from Yosemite share.google/qmvohAi3rqAp...
Trump admin to ban book from Yosemite National Park, says author
The Trump administration's censorship directive has reportedly targeted Obi Kaufmann.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Lacto update: these have been fermenting for 6 weeks. I've combined 3 jars into 2, and refrigerated to settle and clear.
Amazing crunch and heat in the peppers and garlic, 3.75% sea salt brine.
Spices:
foraged black mustard
Coriander seeds
Cumin seeds
Whole allspice berries
Bay leaves
November 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Cornbread came out great!
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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My mother’s comals. In a few weeks it will be two years since she died. I keep one of them on the stove daily in honor of her. She primarily used her comal to toast bread as she was not interested in having a toaster. I can easily remember the smell of bread toasting on her stove. 🍽️🍜
November 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We didn't even expect to see this at Yosemite, it was just a perfect alignment of time and space.
El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, November 18, 2025, 4:33 pm.
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Obligatory "Show off the WRX in Yosemite" shot.
November 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite.
Glorious day.
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Happy, happy birthday to me, from my children.
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM