Jim (he/him)

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Amateur radio, #geocaching, #cook, science nerd. Well-intentioned, but #sociallyawkward.

Mumbling into the Twitter (2008-2022), Mastodon (2022-), and Bsky (2023-) void clouds.

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THESE MOD KIDS…

I, for one, welcome our kohlrabi overlords!

🍽️Chicken schwarma with mejadra (lentils, rice, crispy shallots), tzatziki sauce This was a really good recipe, but I subbed shallots for the onions: www.recipetineats.com/middle-easte...

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Happy Father’s Day!

#OTD On this day, 2020, mid-pandemic, I moved the kiddo back from college. Of course, I *had* to stop and get a photo / #geocache of the Jolly Green Giant statue in Blue Earth, MN.

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🍽️Roasted vegetables (sweet potato, broccoli, red onion, bell pepper) - seasoned with cumin, coriander, chipotle powder. Black lentils and black beans. Pecans are seasoned with chipotle, cumin and maple syrup. Served with avocado and grated cheddar.

KC Munchkin < Pac-Man

Wanted an Atari, got an Odyssey 2.

My Ride is here

My ride is here

🍽️@kenwhite 's visiting The Icelandic Phallological Museum reminded me of the breakfast I had in the cafe - waffles were good.

🍽️June means cherries are in season! 3/4 C flour 2 T sugar 3/4 C milk 3 eggs 4T butter 2 C pitted cherries powdered sugar Preheat to 425°F Combine flour, sugar, milk, eggs in a blender until smooth. In Dutch oven, melt butter. Add cherries. cook 2-3 min Pour in batter Bake 18-20 min Dust w/sugar

Made Makrouta today, but misread "3/4 t" for "3/4 C" for both nigella and sesame seeds. It is thus very seedy. Recipe in alt text.

🍽️Fish Taco night.

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If you see this, QT with a famous landmark you've seen The entrance pyramid of the Louvre was controversial, but I feel like it has stood the test of time.

If you see this, QT with a famous landmark you've seen The Whalebone Arch outside the former Brower's Cafe, a 19th century whaling station in Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska

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Furiosa is great. It’s an incredible year for people who love movies about sand

#Eurovision is so weird, beautiful, hilarious, and amazing at the same time, and there's also drama. (Image: 2021 Eurovision Grand Final, Photo by EBU / Thomas Hanses)

The thing about Eurovision if you are an American and have never watched it is that it is really really really weird.

First time in 25+ years of living in the Seattle area that there was an astronomical thing of interest and it wasn't raining/overcast/etc.

Nice #RealScience video overview highlighting #cicada weirdness. Diet of xylem. Metal-reinforced ovipostors. Affected by cicada-specific psychedelic fungus. And animal/plant food. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y5y...

The Insane Biology of: The Cicadawww.youtube.com Join the Real Science Patreon to get bonus content, voting power, and access to the coolest community of animal lovers out there.(https://www.patreon.com/rea...

🍽️Focaccia and flatbread class with my daughter.

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Little hack for following the news: 1) If there’s legislation or regulation that conservatives oppose, expect a lawsuit in the north district of Texas 2) If a story blows up on Fox/in conservative media, expect Jordan/Comer to launch an investigation.

And of course 10) they got sympathetic House Republicans to launch a Congressional investigation. Because the NPR Board didn’t cave, you see, they need another bite at the apple. And your tax dollars will pay for it. www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/b...

Republicans Call on NPR’s C.E.O. to Testify About Political Bias Accusationswww.nytimes.com Katherine Maher, the radio network’s new chief executive, has been in the spotlight since an editor published an essay accusing the organization of leftward-leaning bias.

🍽️In celebration of #Mexico's victory over the French at the #BattleofPuebla (1862), I made queso flameado, something we used enjoy (at #Ninfas) when I lived in Houston. Chorizo sausage, poblano pepper and Monterey jack served over a homemade #tortilla. I added avocado bits to smooth it out.

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A general reminder—periodic cicadas pose no threat to anyone and their plant damage is limited to nipping off the ends of twigs. Please do not hose them with pesticide. They are slow and clumsy and confused and only want to make friends with other cicadas and die of sexual exhaustion.

Biked past this during Cycle #Oregon 2009 #TalentPolice.

🍽️Roasted zucchini, onion, garlic and paneer on farro with a lemon-parsley vinaigrette. (recipe in alt text). Also like the "deli lid" trick to half mini-tomatoes. I used a plastic lid from reusable containers. The recession holds the tomatoes in place while I slide the knife underneath.

🍽️Soup with beans, *lots* of greens (multiple bunches of herbs, spinach) and noodles. Recipe in alt-text.

🍽️Pizza tacos, er, I mean calzone. Spinach, ricotta, garlic and beech mushroom filling. Dough recipe: www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/calz...

No one: Have you decided where you're going this year? Me: Yes, #Iceland for ten days (keen to visit the Snæfellsnes peninsula and Myvatn). Then, five days in the #FaroeIslands. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iMB...

Spouse lacks my level of wanderlust. I suggested a two-week itinerary in September: Spain (Madrid-Seville-Granada). She needs more time, so it's tentatively fall 2025. Settled on Washington DC for a week. Since I have use-it-or-lose-it vacation, I have a couple of weeks to use on a solo trip...

FAROE ISLANDS 4K - Scenic Relaxation Film with Calming Cinematic Music - Amazing Naturewww.youtube.com FAROE ISLANDS 4K - Scenic Relaxation Film with Calming Cinematic Music - Amazing NatureThe Faroe Islands, a remote archipelago located between Iceland and No...

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I still think it's funny it takes the Post until the SEVENTEENTH PARAGRAPH to inform the reader these changes Apple is so gracefully implementing is due to a new Oregon right to repair law And even then, it never clearly informs the reader that Apple tried to have that law killed

Apple will approve used parts in iPhone repairs, in long-awaited reversalwww.washingtonpost.com Starting this fall, you may be able to pay less for a fully functioning fix if you have an iPhone 15 or newer.