gwembel
@gwembel.com
Reader & puzzle game player. Interested in science, culture, math, music, art, education. Politically liberal work-within-system. Hobby-writer of Interactive Fiction IF text adventure (stories about time travel/magic/humor/mystery). Wife, mother, grandma.
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gwembel
@gwembel.com
· May 3
Not my photo, just my eyes seeing hope in youngsters who'll try to repair the world. May empathy guide them to resist the reflex of collective blame, to seek truth from evidence, to plan creatively, to cooperate w/o prejudice, and to persist in trying alternatives to simplistic cynical violence.
So unfair that the cognitive tests are getting harder. I could still find the lion, the fish, and the hippopotamus, but they kept asking me which one was the giraffe.
(Maybe the giraffe is in the wardrobe with the witch and Jean-Luc Picard's fifth light.)
(Maybe the giraffe is in the wardrobe with the witch and Jean-Luc Picard's fifth light.)
December 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
So unfair that the cognitive tests are getting harder. I could still find the lion, the fish, and the hippopotamus, but they kept asking me which one was the giraffe.
(Maybe the giraffe is in the wardrobe with the witch and Jean-Luc Picard's fifth light.)
(Maybe the giraffe is in the wardrobe with the witch and Jean-Luc Picard's fifth light.)
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Saying "Happy Hollandaise" as a part of my war on eggs benedict.
December 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Saying "Happy Hollandaise" as a part of my war on eggs benedict.
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Summit
30”x30” oil on canvas
30”x30” oil on canvas
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Summit
30”x30” oil on canvas
30”x30” oil on canvas
But where did he find a swan who was willing to pose in place for a whole year?
A SOLSTICE ANALEMMA: Italian photographer Paolo Bardelli stitched together 48 pictures spanning 12 months to reveal the analemma over Lake Varese. spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload... spaceweather.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
But where did he find a swan who was willing to pose in place for a whole year?
Today I heard about a great Hanukkah miracle that happened in reverse: An eight-day supply of Hanukkah doughnuts lasted for only one day. Here, there, and everywhere. #doughnuts
December 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Today I heard about a great Hanukkah miracle that happened in reverse: An eight-day supply of Hanukkah doughnuts lasted for only one day. Here, there, and everywhere. #doughnuts
Wishing everyone light, love, good health, and the warmth of being connected to friends and family. Good Yule, Hopeful Solstice, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Jubilant Kwanzaa, SuperCaliFragiListic Season's Greetings, Live Long and Prosper, and These Aren't the Droids You're Looking For.
December 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Wishing everyone light, love, good health, and the warmth of being connected to friends and family. Good Yule, Hopeful Solstice, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Jubilant Kwanzaa, SuperCaliFragiListic Season's Greetings, Live Long and Prosper, and These Aren't the Droids You're Looking For.
As our granddaughter lights Hanukkah candles, the mantle behind her contains quite a few Scandinavian gnomes, nisse, tomten, & tonttu (plus the longboat they were on when travelling here via the Panama Canal), but by now they all know the candle-lighting blessing. 1/3
December 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
As our granddaughter lights Hanukkah candles, the mantle behind her contains quite a few Scandinavian gnomes, nisse, tomten, & tonttu (plus the longboat they were on when travelling here via the Panama Canal), but by now they all know the candle-lighting blessing. 1/3
This is one of my favorite games. Makes a great gift for thoughtful nerds.
Baba Is You is 30% off on all platforms! (Nintendo Switch discount might appear with a slight delay)
#babaisyou
#babaisyou
December 21, 2025 at 5:24 AM
This is one of my favorite games. Makes a great gift for thoughtful nerds.
Not only does this post contain interesting info, but the last part of it is quite funny and should not be missed. c0nc0rdance never fails to inform and entertain.
Some questions seem like they should have a simple answer.
Example:
When does winter begin in the Northern Hemisphere?
But there are at least two answers:
there's a METEOROLOGICAL winter & an ASTRONOMICAL winter.
Let's talk about it.
Example:
When does winter begin in the Northern Hemisphere?
But there are at least two answers:
there's a METEOROLOGICAL winter & an ASTRONOMICAL winter.
Let's talk about it.
December 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Not only does this post contain interesting info, but the last part of it is quite funny and should not be missed. c0nc0rdance never fails to inform and entertain.
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Stoats (Mustela erminea) undergo a molt twice a year, changing from brown to snow-white to blend in the snow.
They don't store fat & must eat up to 25% of their weight per day (~50 g), mostly in rodents.
Recent studies have found that they register an 11.7 on the cuteness scale (out of 10).
They don't store fat & must eat up to 25% of their weight per day (~50 g), mostly in rodents.
Recent studies have found that they register an 11.7 on the cuteness scale (out of 10).
a small white animal standing in the snow looking at the camera
Alt: a small white stoat standing in the snow looking at the camera, then hopping away in giant strides.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Stoats (Mustela erminea) undergo a molt twice a year, changing from brown to snow-white to blend in the snow.
They don't store fat & must eat up to 25% of their weight per day (~50 g), mostly in rodents.
Recent studies have found that they register an 11.7 on the cuteness scale (out of 10).
They don't store fat & must eat up to 25% of their weight per day (~50 g), mostly in rodents.
Recent studies have found that they register an 11.7 on the cuteness scale (out of 10).
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#PalacesAndGardens #FestiveLights
A Chihuly glass sculpture is part of the Nature Light show for the holidays at San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden.
#EastCoastKin #Chihuly #ColorADay #YellowThu #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXmas #BotanicalGarden
A Chihuly glass sculpture is part of the Nature Light show for the holidays at San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden.
#EastCoastKin #Chihuly #ColorADay #YellowThu #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXmas #BotanicalGarden
December 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
#PalacesAndGardens #FestiveLights
A Chihuly glass sculpture is part of the Nature Light show for the holidays at San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden.
#EastCoastKin #Chihuly #ColorADay #YellowThu #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXmas #BotanicalGarden
A Chihuly glass sculpture is part of the Nature Light show for the holidays at San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden.
#EastCoastKin #Chihuly #ColorADay #YellowThu #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXmas #BotanicalGarden
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Benedikt Pleyer/Nomadic Nostoc filmed these tiny ostracods collected from the beach of a Japanese island.
Vargula hilgendorfii live in marine sand & emit a mix of luciferase & luciferin that lights up to deter predators.
The same chemicals produce firefly glow.
海蛍: umihotaru = "Sea fireflies"
Vargula hilgendorfii live in marine sand & emit a mix of luciferase & luciferin that lights up to deter predators.
The same chemicals produce firefly glow.
海蛍: umihotaru = "Sea fireflies"
December 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Benedikt Pleyer/Nomadic Nostoc filmed these tiny ostracods collected from the beach of a Japanese island.
Vargula hilgendorfii live in marine sand & emit a mix of luciferase & luciferin that lights up to deter predators.
The same chemicals produce firefly glow.
海蛍: umihotaru = "Sea fireflies"
Vargula hilgendorfii live in marine sand & emit a mix of luciferase & luciferin that lights up to deter predators.
The same chemicals produce firefly glow.
海蛍: umihotaru = "Sea fireflies"
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hi, folks. here's a #BlueTue Morning Glory glowing like a light bulb from Filoli
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#JBCFlowers #flowers #garden #bloomscrolling #FlowerReport #DailyFlower #ColorADay
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#JBCFlowers #flowers #garden #bloomscrolling #FlowerReport #DailyFlower #ColorADay
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
hi, folks. here's a #BlueTue Morning Glory glowing like a light bulb from Filoli
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#JBCFlowers #flowers #garden #bloomscrolling #FlowerReport #DailyFlower #ColorADay
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#JBCFlowers #flowers #garden #bloomscrolling #FlowerReport #DailyFlower #ColorADay
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Bullfrog of the day!
Saturday, 6 Dec 2025
Saturday, 6 Dec 2025
December 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Bullfrog of the day!
Saturday, 6 Dec 2025
Saturday, 6 Dec 2025
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Absolutely loving We Have No Idea! One of the most entertaining, funny, and accessible physics books I've come across. Just put a library hold on his newest book, and I can't wait for it to get here✨
#20TBRbookchallenge
#Booksky #bookchallenge
#readingchallenge #readersky
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#20TBRbookchallenge
#Booksky #bookchallenge
#readingchallenge #readersky
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December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Absolutely loving We Have No Idea! One of the most entertaining, funny, and accessible physics books I've come across. Just put a library hold on his newest book, and I can't wait for it to get here✨
#20TBRbookchallenge
#Booksky #bookchallenge
#readingchallenge #readersky
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#20TBRbookchallenge
#Booksky #bookchallenge
#readingchallenge #readersky
💙📚💡
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December 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I sent this meme to a friend. After laughing she mentioned that her husband sneezes in cat houses. She then referred to the term "cathouse" but didn't say any more about sneezing. Here's my article about cats, trees, & houses:
drive.google.com/file/d/1ADjk... #caturday #tree
drive.google.com/file/d/1ADjk... #caturday #tree
December 6, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I sent this meme to a friend. After laughing she mentioned that her husband sneezes in cat houses. She then referred to the term "cathouse" but didn't say any more about sneezing. Here's my article about cats, trees, & houses:
drive.google.com/file/d/1ADjk... #caturday #tree
drive.google.com/file/d/1ADjk... #caturday #tree
Today I learned about the Kiki-Bouba test, which demonstrates a cross-cultural sound-shape connection. When given the names "kiki" & "bouba," the pointy shape is usually assigned to "kiki" and the rounder gets "bouba."
I learn a lot whenever I ask my son about his tee-shirts. (@drwhen)
I learn a lot whenever I ask my son about his tee-shirts. (@drwhen)
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Today I learned about the Kiki-Bouba test, which demonstrates a cross-cultural sound-shape connection. When given the names "kiki" & "bouba," the pointy shape is usually assigned to "kiki" and the rounder gets "bouba."
I learn a lot whenever I ask my son about his tee-shirts. (@drwhen)
I learn a lot whenever I ask my son about his tee-shirts. (@drwhen)
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Recently enjoyed listening to the fantasy audiobook "Drumindor," which is an extension of The Riyria Chronicles by Michael J. Sullivan. I'm reminded of how much I like ALL of his books. For books connected to the Riyria stories, maybe start with "The Crown Tower" or "Age of Myth."
Recently enjoyed listening to the fantasy audiobook "Drumindor," which is an extension of The Riyria Chronicles by Michael J. Sullivan. I'm reminded of how much I like ALL of his books. For books connected to the Riyria stories, maybe start with "The Crown Tower" or "Age of Myth."
November 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Recently enjoyed listening to the fantasy audiobook "Drumindor," which is an extension of The Riyria Chronicles by Michael J. Sullivan. I'm reminded of how much I like ALL of his books. For books connected to the Riyria stories, maybe start with "The Crown Tower" or "Age of Myth."
Recently enjoyed listening to the fantasy audiobook "Drumindor," which is an extension of The Riyria Chronicles by Michael J. Sullivan. I'm reminded of how much I like ALL of his books. For books connected to the Riyria stories, maybe start with "The Crown Tower" or "Age of Myth."
Guilty by Definition
She knew there'd be ghosts in Oxford, she just didn't t…
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October 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
WHY VOTE? (for President, Congress, & more)
Because there’s a chance to make things better. And a CERTAINTY that NOT voting will make things worse.
Empathy lights the path. Cooperation moves us forward.
#Vote
Because there’s a chance to make things better. And a CERTAINTY that NOT voting will make things worse.
Empathy lights the path. Cooperation moves us forward.
#Vote
October 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
WHY VOTE? (for President, Congress, & more)
Because there’s a chance to make things better. And a CERTAINTY that NOT voting will make things worse.
Empathy lights the path. Cooperation moves us forward.
#Vote
Because there’s a chance to make things better. And a CERTAINTY that NOT voting will make things worse.
Empathy lights the path. Cooperation moves us forward.
#Vote
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Staying sane during these difficult times is challenging, so the Oregon Zoo's "Squash vs. Pumpkin" video is gourdscrolling therapy.
October 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Staying sane during these difficult times is challenging, so the Oregon Zoo's "Squash vs. Pumpkin" video is gourdscrolling therapy.