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"What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult to each other." George Eliot
Hands Off in Santa Cruz
April 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Hands Off in Santa Cruz
One application: Magnesium oxide and calcium silicate added to large areas can be useful to farmers to de-acidify the soil. Weathering transforms them to bicarbonates that wash to the ocean, where they will be permanently trapped . news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
Scientists discover low-cost way to trap carbon using common rocks
The new process uses heat to transform common minerals into materials that permanently sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide.
news.stanford.edu
February 22, 2025 at 3:57 AM
One application: Magnesium oxide and calcium silicate added to large areas can be useful to farmers to de-acidify the soil. Weathering transforms them to bicarbonates that wash to the ocean, where they will be permanently trapped . news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
Aaaw, was so young then, 93 tweets 2008-20. X has gotta go but where to stash that little diary?
February 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Aaaw, was so young then, 93 tweets 2008-20. X has gotta go but where to stash that little diary?
4 in a row twelve-hour shifts adjacent to the ICU less stressful than "recovery" day catching up on news
February 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
4 in a row twelve-hour shifts adjacent to the ICU less stressful than "recovery" day catching up on news
This is not to talk about the killing of a health care executive, but instead my wild, secret glee that a treed bear fell, killing the hunter who shot her
December 21, 2024 at 4:22 PM
This is not to talk about the killing of a health care executive, but instead my wild, secret glee that a treed bear fell, killing the hunter who shot her
Kirby Park. Facing away from the train tracks... on top of which a white Union Pacific pickup truck had parked, set down some front and back adapters, and sped away.
December 12, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Kirby Park. Facing away from the train tracks... on top of which a white Union Pacific pickup truck had parked, set down some front and back adapters, and sped away.
The beach in Capitola, a member of the SC Astronomy Club invited us to look at the moon through a huge-ass telescope. He also showed us Saturn. My husband doesn't know yet, but now I have a huge crush. I joined the SCAC to stalk that amazing telescope. I wonder what its name is...
December 12, 2024 at 9:00 PM
The beach in Capitola, a member of the SC Astronomy Club invited us to look at the moon through a huge-ass telescope. He also showed us Saturn. My husband doesn't know yet, but now I have a huge crush. I joined the SCAC to stalk that amazing telescope. I wonder what its name is...
In one tab, shaking my head at my higher than ever PGE bill. In another, reading this: patch.com/california/a...
CA's Solar Surplus Is Driving Up Your Energy Bill
The Golden State produces enough unused solar energy to power 518,000 homes annually. Meanwhile, other states are cashing in.
patch.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:54 PM
In one tab, shaking my head at my higher than ever PGE bill. In another, reading this: patch.com/california/a...
Every book a yes
Every tune a prayer
Every look a punch
Escape, relief, There
Yet not there
Every tune a prayer
Every look a punch
Escape, relief, There
Yet not there
November 28, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Every book a yes
Every tune a prayer
Every look a punch
Escape, relief, There
Yet not there
Every tune a prayer
Every look a punch
Escape, relief, There
Yet not there
Someone I love doing something they love in a place we both love
November 23, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Someone I love doing something they love in a place we both love
www.kiva.org is very cool. Since 2009 I have deposited $1400 (in $25 dollar loans, gift cards, and donations to kiva itself.) When a loan is repaid, I loan it back out. I have about $630 that is out on loan. As of today, I've funded $11,850 as 473 micro loans!!!
November 21, 2024 at 1:30 AM
www.kiva.org is very cool. Since 2009 I have deposited $1400 (in $25 dollar loans, gift cards, and donations to kiva itself.) When a loan is repaid, I loan it back out. I have about $630 that is out on loan. As of today, I've funded $11,850 as 473 micro loans!!!
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Things get better through long-term thinking, investments in research, wide and welcoming collaborations, honest education, mentorship and sponsorship, not catastrophizing failure, justice, hope, and solidarity. xoxoxo www.scientificamerican.com/article/appl...
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Apples Have Never Tasted So Delicious. Here’s Why
Apple experts divide time into “before Honeycrisp” and “after Honeycrisp,” and apples have never tasted so good
www.scientificamerican.com
November 14, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Things get better through long-term thinking, investments in research, wide and welcoming collaborations, honest education, mentorship and sponsorship, not catastrophizing failure, justice, hope, and solidarity. xoxoxo www.scientificamerican.com/article/appl...
(13/13)
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Our new guide for resisting Trump's agenda is here.
Eight years ago, we wrote the Indivisible Guide to organizing locally to pressure Congress and block the Trump agenda. Now, we’re offering our best advice on how everyday people can organize to stop Trump 2.0: indivisible.org/guide
Eight years ago, we wrote the Indivisible Guide to organizing locally to pressure Congress and block the Trump agenda. Now, we’re offering our best advice on how everyday people can organize to stop Trump 2.0: indivisible.org/guide
November 14, 2024 at 2:35 AM
Our new guide for resisting Trump's agenda is here.
Eight years ago, we wrote the Indivisible Guide to organizing locally to pressure Congress and block the Trump agenda. Now, we’re offering our best advice on how everyday people can organize to stop Trump 2.0: indivisible.org/guide
Eight years ago, we wrote the Indivisible Guide to organizing locally to pressure Congress and block the Trump agenda. Now, we’re offering our best advice on how everyday people can organize to stop Trump 2.0: indivisible.org/guide
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This may be helpful for you new followers. You can block every single person on these lists. Just click on the subscribe button and it will give you the option to block every one on it. Here’s the first: bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 6, 2024 at 9:49 PM
This may be helpful for you new followers. You can block every single person on these lists. Just click on the subscribe button and it will give you the option to block every one on it. Here’s the first: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Im floundering a bit. Venice R. Williams is not.
milwaukeenns.org/2024/11/06/o...
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OPINION: Here’s how we get through the next four years
Venice Williams shares words of encouragement for us all.
milwaukeenns.org
November 14, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Im floundering a bit. Venice R. Williams is not.
milwaukeenns.org/2024/11/06/o...
milwaukeenns.org/2024/11/06/o...