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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 8h

I wonder if I will ever see a sinkhole in person. Hopefully I won't fall into one that opens up suddenly beneath me though.

Gretchen von Tongeln @metalligretch.bsky.social · 8h

They fixed the sinkhole before I could look in it, story of my life.

Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 1d

One of the recommended products is Dove, and while I haven't tried that particular one, some of their other scents I have tried in body wash and did not like them. So I'm not inclined to try any other dove body washes.

Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe the ones they ultimately suggested are fine, but honestly, something like body wash is a more subjective product that people should probably just find their own personal favorites instead of trying to rely on suggestions in wirecutter articles.

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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 1d

Stay tuned for another installment of my rebuttals to wirecutter articles... www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...

We Found the Best Body Wash. It Took 3 Months, 26 Testers, and 144 Bottles.

After evaluating 144 body washes, we found five top-tier formulas that cleanse and soften skin without leaving it stripped, slimy, or overly perfumed.

www.nytimes.com

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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 1d

Longtime Soren watchers know that I'm a SEPA 2 devotee, but there's no question that SEPA 3 is more dramatic

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago @mwrdgc.bsky.social · 1d

🍂 Fall colors bloom at sunset over the MWRD's Sidestream Elevated Pool Aeration (SEPA) Station #3 on the Cal-Sag Channel in Blue Island, Illinois. Learn about the work of the MWRD on our next virtual tour October 15: mwrd.org/education/to...

Fall colors bloom at sunset over the MWRD's Sidestream Elevated Pool Aeration (SEPA) Station #3 on the Cal-Sag Channel in Blue Island, Illinois. The Western Avenue bridge is seen in the background. Learn about the work of the MWRD on our next virtual tour October 15: https://mwrd.org/education/tours/virtual-tours

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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting! I didn't know about that account before.

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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 1d

www.winsornewton.com/blogs/articl...

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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 2d

I also saw some slugs, both living and deceased (smushed and shriveled). It's sad to see smushed up slugs on the sidewalk. That's why I try to move the live ones somewhere they're less likely to be stepped on.

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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 2d

It could be an anthropological project. For example, today I resourcefully utilized a piece of (clean) litter I saw a couple days ago and figured was probably still where I'd initially seen it. I needed a container to transport some snails that were rescued from the middle of a sidewalk.

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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 2d

Now that I'm thinking about it, it could be interesting to map the locations of litter I see throughout my everyday life. And note what object(s) the litter consists of.

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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 2d

Honestly the garbage photos are kind of artful in a certain way. Especially how they demonstrate the scale of the sheer quantity of garbage. I don't even know where I could find that much litter around here to photograph.

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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 2d

The plentiful photos of piles of trash throughout this article are something else. It's wild that there are so many people just leaving large quantities of their garbage out in the street or a vacant lot or wherever they can find a place it doesn't actually belong. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

How a City Awash in Garbage Is Trying to Take Out the Trash

www.nytimes.com

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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 2d

@lizarnold.bsky.social did you know this about one of the finger lakes? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...

Why Is This Lake ‘Burping’?

www.nytimes.com

Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 2d

I don't see how this word relates to any color en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ceil

ceil - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 2d

cc @ad-mastro.bsky.social

newtonmarunner.bsky.social @newtonmarunner.bsky.social · 3d

But most Americans don’t buy even medium quality commercial pasta. De Cecco claimed 8% market share in the US in 2023. Most Americans buy Barilla, the store brand, Mueller’s, Ronzoni, etc. — not Rustichella D’Abruzzo or even De Cecco, Garofalo, Rummo, La Molisana, Di Martino, etc.

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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 4d

also if anyone has tips for photographing slugs at night without good ambient lighting, please share. the one in the photos above was under a streetlight but not all of them are so conveniently located

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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 4d

I forgot to post the slug photos on #molluscmonday last week, so here they are with just a few minutes left of Monday in my time zone.

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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 5d

I wonder what will happen if the bear that attacked and killed someone can't be trapped and caught (then killed) since it's too dangerous to humans to allow the bear to stay alive https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/us/deadly-bear-attack-arkansas.html

Bear Fatally Mauls Camper in the Ozarks in Arkansas

www.nytimes.com

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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 5d

cc @ad-mastro.bsky.social Seven Corners post office!

every usps @everylot-usps.bsky.social · 5d

SEVEN CORNERS: 6375 SEVEN CORNERS CTR, FALLS CHURCH VA 22044-9998

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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 5d

has anyone observed a falling satellite in the sky irl? I haven't seen one yet https://earthsky.org/human-world/1-to-2-starlink-satellites-falling-back-to-earth-each-day/

1 to 2 Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth each day

earthsky.org

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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 5d

if you have a chance, the NGA east building atrium is a nice sketching location!

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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 5d

it would be interesting to know people with a wider variety of jobs, like things related to agriculture, manufacturing and construction and maybe other things I haven't thought about

Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 5d

it's intriguing to read about farming/agriculture technology as that isn't a field where I have a lot of familiarity with https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/technology/cows-ai-collars.html

Forget Cowbells. Cows Wear High-Tech Collars Now.

www.nytimes.com

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Rachel (ɹeɪt͡ʃəl) Taylor, envelope maker ✉️ @rachelvetica.bsky.social · 5d

debating on whether to buy this fabric. I generally don't like buying things online if it's important to examine the item in person to know if it'll be suitable for your intentions. https://matchymatchysewingclub.com/products/micro-taffy-gingham-linen

Micro Taffy Gingham Linen

Why we love it Our delightfully fun micro gingham soft washed linen is sure to be a sewing favorite. It is made from 100% European flax fibers and is naturally breathable and comfy on the skin. This l...

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Elizabeth Greenspan @lizgreenspan.bsky.social · 6d

Great piece: "Architecture’s dark, dusty side is a shadow world in which buildings are demolished to make way for the new."

FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 11d

Adapt or die: the architects pioneering a new wave of building reuse on.ft.com/3VE0r5s

Adapt or die: the architects pioneering a new wave of building reuse

Thanks to innovators and smart policy initiatives, demolition is becoming more unfashionable. But is the tide changing fast enough?

on.ft.com

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