Chris Colby
@vikingchris.bsky.social
I am a freelance writer with a background in biology (molecular evolutionary genetics to be more specific). I mostly write about brewing beer and gardening. I am an avid grill cook, especially of chicken, and am working at becoming a better cook overall.
Continue resisting. It’s working.
June 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Continue resisting. It’s working.
All the smoke you see in the videos of the LA protests is from government agents firing tear gas and throwing flash-bangs. None of the protesters were starting fires. Innocent citizens were peacefully exercising their 1st Amendment right to protest, and they were attacked.
June 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
All the smoke you see in the videos of the LA protests is from government agents firing tear gas and throwing flash-bangs. None of the protesters were starting fires. Innocent citizens were peacefully exercising their 1st Amendment right to protest, and they were attacked.
Purple tomatoes on the vine
May 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Purple tomatoes on the vine
Late lunch of roasted red potatoes from my garden.
May 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Late lunch of roasted red potatoes from my garden.
How many power plants are offline in Texas now because it is only May? Tomorrow could be brutal.
May 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
How many power plants are offline in Texas now because it is only May? Tomorrow could be brutal.
I suckered (*) my tomatoes growing in planters on my driveway. This opened up the foliage a bit and will let in more sun. Plus, less above ground growth for the plant to support.
(*) removed the secondary stems from
(*) removed the secondary stems from
May 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I suckered (*) my tomatoes growing in planters on my driveway. This opened up the foliage a bit and will let in more sun. Plus, less above ground growth for the plant to support.
(*) removed the secondary stems from
(*) removed the secondary stems from
Yes, flicking tomato flowers does help them set. Tomatoes grown in greenhouses with still air set fruit at a lower rate. Outside, wind, insects, and a little tap all help tomatoes set fruit.
May 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Yes, flicking tomato flowers does help them set. Tomatoes grown in greenhouses with still air set fruit at a lower rate. Outside, wind, insects, and a little tap all help tomatoes set fruit.
I’m going to plant some watermelons today.
May 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I’m going to plant some watermelons today.
OK, so I watched the entire TV series Lost before realizing two of the actors were in LOTR.
April 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
OK, so I watched the entire TV series Lost before realizing two of the actors were in LOTR.
I think one of my tomato plants has bacterial wilt.
April 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I think one of my tomato plants has bacterial wilt.
I’m spending the morning in my garden. Very peaceful.
April 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I’m spending the morning in my garden. Very peaceful.
More garden stuff: Growing potatoes in a grow bag is a popular option these days. If you do this, plant the potato on one side of the bag. As you hill the potato, bend the stem(s) towards the other side. A diagonal stem is longer than a vertical one, giving more room for potatoes to form.
April 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
More garden stuff: Growing potatoes in a grow bag is a popular option these days. If you do this, plant the potato on one side of the bag. As you hill the potato, bend the stem(s) towards the other side. A diagonal stem is longer than a vertical one, giving more room for potatoes to form.
This is a good year to plant a victory garden. Some high-yielding vegetables are: zucchini, tomatoes, leaf lettuces, summer squash, and pole beans.
April 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is a good year to plant a victory garden. Some high-yielding vegetables are: zucchini, tomatoes, leaf lettuces, summer squash, and pole beans.
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I grilled hamburgers for lunch. I don’t make them often, but I’m getting better. My suggestions: Make a hot fire and make the patties slightly wider than the bun (before grilling). Put a wide, shallow “dimple” in the meat so it cooks out flat.
April 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I grilled hamburgers for lunch. I don’t make them often, but I’m getting better. My suggestions: Make a hot fire and make the patties slightly wider than the bun (before grilling). Put a wide, shallow “dimple” in the meat so it cooks out flat.
I find it shocking that so much of the failure of our economy is due to the fact that Trump doesn’t know what a tariff or a trade deficit is. And everyone in his party is too craven to tell him.
April 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I find it shocking that so much of the failure of our economy is due to the fact that Trump doesn’t know what a tariff or a trade deficit is. And everyone in his party is too craven to tell him.
Larkspur flowering
April 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Larkspur flowering
It’s been a long week (already), but at least I learned something about dire wolves.
April 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
It’s been a long week (already), but at least I learned something about dire wolves.
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Today has been the single worst day for the market since… *checks notes* last time he was President.
April 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Today has been the single worst day for the market since… *checks notes* last time he was President.
So eggs at $3.50 per dozen in a booming economy was intolerable, but eggs at $4.50 per dozen in an economy that's circling the drain is something we need to endure?
April 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
So eggs at $3.50 per dozen in a booming economy was intolerable, but eggs at $4.50 per dozen in an economy that's circling the drain is something we need to endure?
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Jesus. Absolutely disgusting. 🤢
Florida Sheriff hits child with his car in order to arrest him for riding his bike in the street
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April 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Jesus. Absolutely disgusting. 🤢
Ha! Technically no. There's no direction to evolution, so any change is evolution.(But I know what you mean.)
So is de-evolution
April 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Ha! Technically no. There's no direction to evolution, so any change is evolution.(But I know what you mean.)
Evolution is a fact, and a useful one.
I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
March 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Evolution is a fact, and a useful one.