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Ryan J Hollister
@phaneritic.bsky.social
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Earth & EnviroSci Educator, Central Valley equity/sustainability advocate, Hiker, Photographer, 2015 NAGT FW Outstanding Educator. 🌋 Tissue Box Maker.
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My @raspishake.bsky.social caught the teleseismic waves of this morning’s M6.2 quake on the coast of Chile. PAGER model suggests this is not a majorly impactful quake although close to a million folks experienced at least some light shaking.

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Three panel image left showing epicenter distance of 5695 miles away from my house on a large western hemisphere map. Right panels are stacked showing the S wave arrival on top panel waveform graph and showing low frequency noise on bottom panel. Way bigger USGS page image than I intended. But the shaking exposure info is as follows. MMI Shaking Population I Not Felt 0 k* II-III Weak 95 k* IV Light 671 k V Moderate 167 k VI Strong 4 k VII Very Strong 0 k
February 12, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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I totally forgot to mention that the oft-overlooked Washington volcanoes of Mt Adams/Pahto and Mt Baker/Kweq’ Smanit
were also overlooked in my Etsy store :-). I’m shipping tomorrow morning, so if these sell in the next 10hrs they’ll be on the road to you by tomorrow!
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Kweq’ Smanit/Mt Baker 3d printed tissue box cover erupting tissue. Detailed view of Kweq’ Smanit/Mt Baker 3d printed tissue box cover erupting tissue. Pahto/Mt Adams 3d printed tissue box cover erupting tissue. Detail of back side Pahto/Mt Adams 3d printed tissue box cover erupting tissue.
February 11, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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***Tap, tap, taps RadarScope***
“Is this thing on?”

(It’s been 5 weeks since we’ve had rain).
February 10, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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Hey there Seattle fans! Your tears of joy this afternoon could be blotted up by tissues erupted out of 3D printed tissue box covers in the shape of your state’s volcanoes! In Seahawk InSAR no less! Only 10 available in my Etsy store and they’ll likely be gone before kickoff!
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A 3-D printed tissue box of Mount Saint Helens that is alternating in blue and green and a little bit of lime, yellow Europe, ripping a tissue out of the Caldera 3-D printed tissue box cover erupting Kleenex out of the summit of Mount Rainier/Tacoma. The box is in stripy blue green and yellow colors. 3-D printed tissue box cover erupting Kleenex out of the summit of Mount Adams/Pahto. The box is in stripy blue green and yellow colors. 3-D printed tissue box cover erupting Kleenex out of the summit of Mt Baker/Kweq Smanit. The box is in stripy blue green and yellow colors.
February 8, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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Is this No Boats Allowed on Lake Manly in Death Valley a new ordinance? The linked regulations page says “Special regulations may only be **promulgated** in the 21 parks listed” and very few parks are on the list. So no boats/rafts in Grand Teton or floats in Yosemite?? Am I missing something?
No Boating on Lake Manly (Badwater Basin) Launching or recovering any type of watercraft is prohibited. No flotation devices, including kayaks, paddleboards, or similar equipment, are permitted anywhere in the park.
February 8, 2026 at 3:39 AM
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Jasper really working his rizz at doggie daycare this afternoon.
Orange and whit Brittany pup sitting on AstroTurf while wearing a headband with two hears sticking up like antlers. He’s looking at camera and licking whipped cream from a pup cup off his snout.
February 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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Holy cow, a B1 bomber just flew over Turlock. Soooooo loud. I think I said B2 in video, but I knew what I meant, LOL.
February 7, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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So far so good!
Fancy pants toilet, viewed from the front top showing what is assumed to be a full tank of water. There is also a stripped of toilet paper underneath the tank acting as a moisture detector.
February 6, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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Ok moment of truth…
Water refill system is installed back in tank with a whole bunch of duct tape, holding the back part of the toilet together A coiled water hose goes from the house to the bottom of the toilet
February 6, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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Good news is that crack doesn’t yet extend down to water intake hole. So I’m going to try a few pieces of duct tape on front and back of seam, and a few belt wraps to keep it together.
Duct tape bring down the backside inside of a toilet tank that has been drained
February 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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I’m going to try clamping the toilet back together and while it’s clamped and put some duct tape over the length of everything on the inside and out.
A drained toilet tank with an orange and black clamp going across the tank, squeezing the hairline fracture back together
February 6, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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Never had a toilet tank spontaneously crack overnight before. 1/4” of water on bathroom floor this morning. New one is three days away. Drained and dried all day so follow along to see if my bush fix will hold…
A finger pointing on the inside of a drained toilet tank, showing a hairline fracture running on the left side from the top going down
February 6, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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I just may release a new set of scale model, 3D-printed tissue box covers of Washington state’s volcanoes in a certain sportsball team’s colors this weekend. Here’s an unfinished Lawetlat’la (St Helens) fresh off printer. Tahoma (Rainier), Pahto (Adams) and Kweq Smanit (Baker) will be available.
February 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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My Tangerine-O-Matic. For when chores need funning-up. (I also have 3 citrus trees over 70yrs old and I’m allergic to citrus, so these are going out front for free).
February 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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Maaaan, The Algorithm has me *all* wrong, LOL.
Screenshot of an advertisement in the LA Times online version for a boat called Revolution. It is a white sleek modern three tiered boat/yacht in an ocean. The ad states “3,.5 million all in. Step aboard and go. Discover the new ocean walker S 60.”
February 4, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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Jasper’s job is to love all humans and alert us to every single gopher, flying insect or bird. Such a good boy (who still needs a bit of recall training).
Brittany pup lying on couch. Brittany pup in the outdoors alerting to a bird. Brittany pup getting its ear scritches while his jaw drops and tongue flops out.
February 4, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Jordan Pond House green in summer 2024 with lots of dining tables on the grass and a few hundred people enjoying popover deserts. I had huckleberry ice cream topped with hot fudge on my popover. Not sure I could be convinced ice cream in the current conditions shown on webcam.
Jordan Pond green looking very green in summer with lots of dining tables on the grass and a few hundred people enjoying popover deserts. glaciation info sign shown in foreground. Massive popover on a white plate filled with purple huckleberry ice cream and topped with chocolate fudge
February 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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Kale to California.
(Cal alums will get it).

For my riff on Zuppa Toscana
Lots of kale leaves on a kitchen counter, waiting to be chopped up for soup later in the evening
February 1, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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Only a few left. I’ll also have a themed drop in a few days if you miss out this time around.
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Salton sea mud volcano tissue dispenser detail of print. Salton sea mud volcano tissue dispenser detail of print. Salton sea mud volcano tissue dispenser detail of print.
February 1, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Good morning! I’ve got a few volcano tissue box covers left, including Bohem Puyuk (Shasta), several colors of Lawetlat’la (St Helens) and a few Salton Sea Mud Volcanoes for the folks that really want to eclectic. I’ll ship them out tomorrow morning.
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February 1, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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If you’ve never seen the Salton Sea Mud Volcanoes in person, I made a hi-res photosphere for you to check out at the link. I love the mud pahoehoe!
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February 1, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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LOL, oh geez the BassPro catalog cover is a bit over the top. I bought some auto-inflate life vests a few years ago from them and these have kept coming.
‘Merica.
Bass pro catalog cover text: Bass Pro Shops 2026 MASTER CATALOG FISHING * IN THE LAND OF THE FREE WORLD'S LEADING SUPPLIER PREMIUM FISHING TACKLE USA 250
February 1, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Also have a few Bohem Puyuk (Shasta) and Tahoma available this time ‘round.
Volcano tissue box cover in the shape of Bohem Puyuk mt Shasta erupting a tissue. The box has a silver color. Volcano tissue box cover in the shape of Bohem Puyuk mt Shasta erupting a tissue. The box has a silver color. Volcano tissue box cover in the shape of Tahoma mt rainier erupting a tissue. The box has a blue base and center gold color. Volcano tissue box cover in the shape of Tahoma mt rainier erupting a tissue. The box has a blue base and center gold color.
January 31, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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Here’s a nice Saturday Surprise. I just posted 19 new volcano tissue box covers in my Etsy shop. They are 3D printed scale models made using lidar scans from federally funded USGS projects and my photogrammetry. Thanks to @opentopography.org for organizing the data!

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Volcano tissue box cover in the shape of salt and sea mud volcano erupting a tissue. The box has a gradient of different brown colors. Volcano tissue box cover in the shape of salt and sea mud volcano erupting a tissue. The box has a gradient of different brown colors. Volcano tissue box cover in the shape of Lawetlat’la mt st Helen’s erupting a tissue. The box has a pyrite color. Volcano tissue box cover in the shape of Lawetlat’la mt st Helen’s erupting a tissue. The box has a pyrite color. Detail on print layers
January 31, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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It’s starting to look like a bakery up in here. This mornings blueberry muffins with last nights pretzels in the background.
A tray of 12 very puffy blueberry muffins cooling with some out of focus pretzels stacked on a cooling rack in the background
January 31, 2026 at 5:30 PM