Tom Burkholder
@trb8x.bsky.social
Teacher, chemist, proud union member and avid hiker.
I, an elder GenXer, am not confident I will make it until midnight.
December 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I, an elder GenXer, am not confident I will make it until midnight.
Embarrassed to name the smut they've been reading?
December 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Embarrassed to name the smut they've been reading?
The ones with a percentage copay for ER visits are insanity.
December 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The ones with a percentage copay for ER visits are insanity.
As long as they don't introduce daylight saving time in some places, but not others, it will be fine.
December 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
As long as they don't introduce daylight saving time in some places, but not others, it will be fine.
Help! I've fallen and I can't get up?
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Help! I've fallen and I can't get up?
Bets she makes money off "bone marrow concentrates” and platlet rich plasma transfusions?
December 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Bets she makes money off "bone marrow concentrates” and platlet rich plasma transfusions?
A bit of good news; states are pushing back.
Illinois did yesterday.
CT did as well. ctnewsjunkie.com/2025/12/02/c...
It shouldn't be up to the states, but here we are.
Illinois did yesterday.
CT did as well. ctnewsjunkie.com/2025/12/02/c...
It shouldn't be up to the states, but here we are.
CT Officials: All Newborns Should Get Hepatitis B Vaccine Within 24 Hours Of Birth | CT News Junkie
Babies can contract Hepatitis B from their mothers during childbirth, even if the mother doesn’t know she’s infected. Infants who contract Hepatitis B during the first year of life have a 90% chance o...
ctnewsjunkie.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A bit of good news; states are pushing back.
Illinois did yesterday.
CT did as well. ctnewsjunkie.com/2025/12/02/c...
It shouldn't be up to the states, but here we are.
Illinois did yesterday.
CT did as well. ctnewsjunkie.com/2025/12/02/c...
It shouldn't be up to the states, but here we are.
In a long term situationship with my TI-89
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
In a long term situationship with my TI-89
Subsequently with many of the NTSB recommendations implemented, there has been only one shipwreck since and no fatalities. (Excluding small craft accidents and fatalities).
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Subsequently with many of the NTSB recommendations implemented, there has been only one shipwreck since and no fatalities. (Excluding small craft accidents and fatalities).
"Contributing to the accident was the lack of transverse weathertight bulkheads in the cargo hold and the reduction of freeboard authorized by the 1969, 1971, and 1973 amendments to the Great Lakes Load Line Regulations"
NTSB Report.
www.ntsb.gov/investigatio...
NTSB Report.
www.ntsb.gov/investigatio...
www.ntsb.gov
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"Contributing to the accident was the lack of transverse weathertight bulkheads in the cargo hold and the reduction of freeboard authorized by the 1969, 1971, and 1973 amendments to the Great Lakes Load Line Regulations"
NTSB Report.
www.ntsb.gov/investigatio...
NTSB Report.
www.ntsb.gov/investigatio...
Notably, it was the last fatal shipwreck on the Great Lakes. It drew attention to some of the practices that led to the wreck.
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Notably, it was the last fatal shipwreck on the Great Lakes. It drew attention to some of the practices that led to the wreck.
It appears to be Fort Tilden which wouldn't have any residents?
November 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It appears to be Fort Tilden which wouldn't have any residents?
@ctwits.bsky.social and @rswprof.bsky.social This is how I imagine the process works.
October 31, 2025 at 12:28 PM
@ctwits.bsky.social and @rswprof.bsky.social This is how I imagine the process works.
I really like my Bolex.
October 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I really like my Bolex.
Who's your favorite Jedi? wrong answers only.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Who's your favorite Jedi? wrong answers only.
True, more ice will not make it colder. Now add extra sugar and you can get it below 32°F.
September 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
True, more ice will not make it colder. Now add extra sugar and you can get it below 32°F.
What on earth did South Carolina do? Was there hurricane damage at the beginning of that time frame? Did they harden their power transmission infrastructure?
September 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
What on earth did South Carolina do? Was there hurricane damage at the beginning of that time frame? Did they harden their power transmission infrastructure?
Son, why don't you Google that shit?
September 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Son, why don't you Google that shit?
On the bad news side, CVS is not scheduling anything in 16 states. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
CVS Holds Off on Offering Covid Vaccines in 16 States
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
On the bad news side, CVS is not scheduling anything in 16 states. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
CVS is scheduling vaccinations now. You just have to check off yes or no to the risk factors.
August 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
CVS is scheduling vaccinations now. You just have to check off yes or no to the risk factors.
That's some great natural light. Good eye.
August 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
That's some great natural light. Good eye.