This genre isn’t quite the same as a typical field guide. In Massachusetts I had A Beginner's Guide to Recognizing Trees of the Northeast (Mikolas).
The Pacific Northwest has Trees to Know in Oregon and Washington (Jensen). Eminently practical for the transplant or new naturalist.
I love a “here are some good trees to recognize in your region” book.
It’s like when you start a new job and you can check the staff page on the website to help you remember people’s names. But for trees.
1) USPS did not lose $3.3b. It provided a service that cost $3.3b. *The Pentagon* loses you money, however, every time it accidentally yeets a fighter jet off the deck of a carrier
This sounds like you’re talking about a capacity (for tolerance) dwindling, but I prefer to think of it as a capacity (for care) expanding. As I give attention & care to my own needs, I become more attuned to my body/mind and better at noticing my needs & preferences
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It costs $0.00 to simply not wish “happy Mother’s Day” to people you don’t know
My backyard resident mockingbird has been out here doing their whole repertoire for about 20 minutes now, including a white-winged dove routine that fooled the Merlin app
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you cannot optimize yourself into being a good person
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
Star Trek Voyager scene. We're outdoors on a brick street in a future version of San Francisco. Civilians and starfleet officers are walking to and fro past a tram/subway type station with a sign that reads, "Mission District Line, Express Stop, Trans Francisco."
The California Farm Bureau Federation has reported a decline in the citrus harvest in the Central Valley. The bureau estimates that 55,000 migrant workers are essential for the valley’s operations, and their absence could lead to unharvested crops.
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Please send this information to any trans writer you know. We need their voices now more than ever.
A Twitter user writes: I've often wondered what's the point of having two buttons if the lower one is not supposed to be used? Can someone explain this illogical behavior for me?
Someone recently asked me what's the point of having two or three buttons on a tailored jacket if the bottom-most button isn't meant to be fastened? It's easier to understand style if you think of it in terms of social language, not purely as function. Let me give you some examples. 🧵
On this Elementary rewatch, I’ve noticed Sherlock has multiple playing-card brand t-shirts. He wears the Aviator logo in 1x17 “Possibility Two,” and a Bee design (😉) earlier in Season 1
But even if I just complete 1 or 2 first actions and nothing else, I’ve still done at least one thing to make my goals easier the next time. 5/5
When I stall out, forget what I’m doing, or realize I’ve strayed too far afield of the list, I just pick another First Action to take. I often surprise myself w both how many first actions I can get done, and how many of my original goals I see thru to the finish after doing just the first step. 4/5
This lets my brain follow its natural tangents in a way that is still helping me make progress. The First Actions are each small and feel manageable. I avoid picking up my phone, and I carry the First Actions sticky note with me if I leave the room. 3/5
Step 3: While working through the First Actions list, I let myself “get distracted” and do additional things. Often those are the next couple steps that follow the first action I just did, but sometimes they’re less related things I think of or see while I’m working on the first actions. 2/5
Step 1: I write down all the stuff I’m thinking about doing—wants and needs. This is NOT my to-do list.
Step 2: on a sticky note, I write down *only* the single 1st step to start each of the items from step 1. I title it “First actions.” THIS is the list I work from. 1/5
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Your librarian here with the library tip
Your library might have a collection of Useful Things you can check out for personal use. Anything from tools to baking pans to garden seeds to home projectors to toys to science kits to sports equipment to music instruments. Take a look!
Screenshot from the Strand Booksellers Instagram. The graphic reads: “JOIN STRAND WORKERS ON THE PICKET LINE STARTING TOMORROW (12/7) 10AM - 7PM 828 BROADWAY. The caption below the graphic reads: Starting tomorrow morning, Strand Bookstore workers are ON STRIKE. Come out to the picket line to show your support and help us get the fair contract we deserve!
Strand Bookstore workers are going on strike starting tomorrow. And take it from someone who had a stint at the Strand…these workers deserve what they’re asking for and more
Just listened to the @badinfinity2.bsky.social episode of Gender Reveal and I feel ALIVE
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This is true for me also, and I feel such a weird disconnect when I encounter people (in my larger circles) who don’t seem to have gotten the memo!
Feels like every year we get new studies that say "trickle-down economics are bullshit" and "UBI is a good idea" and "just give homeless people money" and duh, we all know these things but hey, none of them help rich people get richer, so we keep on Groundhog Daying the stupid bad cruel shit, whee.
Safe haven in my work, I promise.
Former Amazon worker here; do not cross this picket line. Don't do it. Don't even order from them (unless absolutely necessary). They're a disgusting company to work for and the reason for my knee problems that required years of physical therapy.
Fuck Amazon. We stand with the workers! 👊🏻✨
I truly hope someone out there has analyzed the futuristic features of Snow Crash in comparison to the real life 2010s–2020s because I would get such a kick out of that
Re-reading Snow Crash in 2024 is wiiild. I’m so glad I read it early enough the first time that it still felt futuristic, because it certainly does not anymore. Now it feels like an anachronistic present-tense and it’s *delicious*
