I write about dogs, cats, and other animals, and sometimes about cocktails and travel. Love to read, travel, and be outdoors. Tea maven. Collector of shoes and purses. Slave to a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. She/her.
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There are 79 working days left in 2025. If you write 1 1/2 pages a day, every working day, you can finish a script before New Years. If you write 3 pages a day, you could complete a novel. 1000 words a day, roughly 4 pages, and you could write three scripts. A page at a time comes together quickly
That's the best blue.
A colloquial Swedish word for giving a confident answer to something you know nothing about is killgissa, or “guy-guessing.” Conversely, the lesser-known word tjejveta (meaning “girl-knowing”) can describe elucidating (shelucidating?) on a topic you have expertise in.
Yes, there should be an app for that.
Our new paper on metformin, myelin, mitochondria and metabolism is now out at rdcu.be/eDbFD Thanks to Nina and all of the team!
#vss365 #yearn Juliette yearns for things the town didn’t proffer She intends to see what the world has to offer Graduation was over She became a world rover In the end she was a renowned photographer
Your art trivia for the day: Sargent defined a portrait as “a painting with something a little wrong about the mouth.”
The brown-eyed handsome man, aka Keeper, surveying his kingdom in 2020. Gone but still missed. #CavalierKingCharlesSpaniel
Happy Caturday! This calico beauty belongs to my cousin-in-law Katherine.
I did sleep unusually well last night, possibly because that's what I was hoping to wake up to--unlike the horrors of 2016 and last November.
If you’ve ever visited California’s Monterey Bay and looked out over the immensity of the Pacific - well, I hear it’s lovely. But how many of its roughly 4 million visitors per year know that beyond the surf, they’re also in the presence of the second Grand Canyon of the United States? 1/
So true. I learned to dive in SoCal one summer when the water was unusually warm—70s, I think—and then a few years later we dived Point Lobos. Holy crap is right.
On behalf of the livestock industry, the USDA recently shot and killed a 3-month-old wolf pup in New Mexico. Another wolf is poised to be killed soon too — unless Interior Secretary Doug Burgum grants him a reprieve. Tell Sec. Burgum to immediately cancel the kill order ➡️ biodiv.us/4n9IKGx
Kill that habit now. My husband does that and it makes me insanely angry. Although I guess his isn't joking. He just automatically says no to things, and then he thinks about it and usually is fine with whatever it is, but still...
Some of us do.
Same. Target, too.
AGREED Putting pronouns in my bio helps me get a lot less "Dear Mr. Mohamed" or just "Mohamed" because Anglo speakers can't necessarily parse 'Premee' as a gendered name
What's the best movie about journalism where they get all the little procedural details correct? The Paper and The Post are quite good in that respect I know people usually answer All the President's Men or Spotlight, but i'm wondering if there are some less well known ones that I'm missing
Bonnie Raitt and Lyle Lovett at the Coach House, in an acoustic performance when neither their bands nor equipment were able to get there. (Traffic or something, iirc.)
Exceptional piece by the exceptional @sylviekauffmann.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/8a14...
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
For those of you smart enough to want your fall #COVID19 vaccine, Costco tells us it expects new Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax vaccines in September/October. www.costco.com/pharmacy/adu...
Chef Esther Choi demonstrating how to upgrade your standard instant ramyun the Korean American way. 🍜 #foodie #cooking #ramyun #ramen #gourmet
A little happiness, music and dancing for you on my birthday.
Agree.
Spread design for a new book project on the natural history of the U.S. Atlantic Coast. 🧪🌿🌎🐡 #design #BookDesign #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ChesapeakeBay #BlueCrabs
Yes, in rural New Mexico and in the Namib Rand Desert. Gorgeous.
what’s a recipe you randomly found online and now couldn’t live without? mine is this healthy, and more importantly extremely delicious, turkey chili. the title is not lying. www.ambitiouskitchen.com/seriously-th...
Hope California does this.
"If empathy is a sin, sin boldly."
@neolithicsheep.bsky.social
The most impressive thing about this campaign is how *creative* they are. They’re trying new stuff! Multiple times during the last few months I’ve thought “wow, I’ve never seen a campaign do that.” Much more of that needed everywhere.
Boil a pint of tomatillos, half a chopped onion, two or three de-seeded Serrano peppers, and three garlic cloves for twelve minutes. Pop the strained result in a blender with salt, oregano, and pepper, juice from two limes, plus a good handful of chopped cilantro. Vroom! Salsa verde.
From the archives, for anyone facing pet loss (I am not right now, so don't worry about Sparkles).
Mmm. I haven't had a good daiquiri since we were in Isla Mujeres 10 years ago. Need to make one (or both) of these.
If you’re interested in rum, exotic drinks, or naval history, “The Rum Never Sets” is a book you’re going to want: it demystifies London Dock Rum and Navy Rum with original archival research. Detailed, but not TOO detailed. You will enjoy reading it, then keep the book on your shelf for reference.
I have pineapple vinegar (from @ranchogordo.bsky.social), Liber & Co. Fiery Ginger Syrup, honey, lemons, and gin. Using some or all of them, I'd love to make some kind of shrub or cocktail or something else I haven't thought of. Suggestions? #Cheers #cocktail #shrub 🍸
"Food and drug facility inspectors are having to go to the store and buy supplies on their own dime so they can take swab samples to test for pathogens." THIS IS INSANE!!
Thanks!
Capitalization question: Pilates or pilates? I can't find a good definitive source. #amediting
Ryssdal is right here; it’s not even a story about Lisa Cook. The real story here is the blatant weaponization of government — something I could swear Republicans went into histrionics about under Biden, when it wasn’t happening.
Hello everyone!🩷I’m still trying to clear these 3 wobble stools for my iPad/computer area😍🩷Would any kind donor help me in clearing these?🫶 #clearthelist www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
One on the way and list shared.
I always think of syllabub as a holiday drink, but I might need to try this recipe now.
Sparkles, with a big-ass chewy in her mouth, trying to figure out how to eat the piece of pancake I set down on her mat. Me: You have to drop the chewy if you want the pancake. That’s just how it works. Sparkles: hanging onto the chewy for dear life.
For a second I read that as syllabub and was excited to see the recipe, but I enjoyed the poem, too.
Sargent was best known for his portraits of people, but he was a dab hand with dogs, too. Pictured is Pointy, who belonged to a young woman he was courting. I first saw it in The Book of the Dog, which my sister gave me for my birthday. www.jssgallery.org/Paintings/Po...
Darlings!!!
No idea, but it's my impression that they all signed it.
Ogden Nash by Frederick S. Wight, 1933 "His verses become a bursting conservatory, wildly overgrown but always under control, that could produce, down near the end of each dangling stalk, a cluster of brilliant hybrid rhymes or the exotic, never-seen-before pun." - Roger Angell
Snowstorm: Steamboat Off Harbour Mouth, by JMW Turner, 1842. Seen at Turner exhibit, de Young Museum, San Francisco, 2015 (maybe 2014).
This sounds delicious.
She refused to sign it on principle.
First I had to watch it three times to see it, then I had to go look up bicycle kick.
My husband got it with no problem when he had covid a few weeks ago.
Looking forward to my birthday later this month.
From the archives: tips on traveling with cats. #cats #travel #safety
When I was a copy editor at the Oklahoma Daily (OU newspaper), that was a catch I made in the editor’s column. Yep, that’s my claim to fame.
Me too.
How perfect that a textile expert’s last name is Strand.
Can creativity in science be learnt? These researchers think so 🏺🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41... Time pressure gets in the way of ideas. Developing ‘creative oases’ and small grants for risky ideas can encourage innovative thinking in science.
I think I might have said “Never mind; I’m not buying it,” at that point.
Maybe you should start your count with a Dalmatian.
As it should be.
As Virginia prepares for its next round of elections, harsh new restrictions put in place by Governor Glenn Youngkin in 2023 remain in place. Bolts reported at the time on the Virginians who cannot vote due to the state's new rules.
Having family there will make it special and it’s not so far away that you can’t come back and visit friends.
Nice! It was definitely place where we said we'd consider moving...if I could be pried out of California.
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure dome decree: Where Alph the sacred river ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea... --Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Perfect! BTW, we were in Durango for a few days in June and loved it. Wishing you a great time there.
Your animal trivia question for the day from the game my sister got me: What animal has about 2,000 spots? A. Giraffe B. Dalmatian C. Cheetah D. Spotted hyena
Thanks! I’m sending her a picture a day of me eating brittle or drinking out of my color-changing mug, etc.
I can’t wait to read that.
Excellent planning. Are you leaving treats in it for Eddie to find?
The Goo Goo Clusters.
I love her. If only more mothers had written that letter/made that phone call/had that conversation.
A beautiful moonlit night to end the weekend... #vintage postcard from the NYPL Digital Collections. #summernight #summervibes #vintagepostcard #writerslife #momlife #mystery #mysterywriter
We’ve spent full months at a time in New Orleans, one of our favorite American cities. It's also a great base for fun in the region. Check out what we've gotten up to! www.travelonthereg.com/day-trips-fr...
Back in the olden days before email, a man wrote to tell me that although the magazine I edited—Dog Fancy—had world-class content, he was canceling his subscription until we quit running the column about wild dogs, which was liberal claptrap. The columnist and I laughed and laughed.
I don’t know; I’ve been pricing sconces lately.
Usually when I read posts like this to my husband, he gives a polite chuckle. This made him laugh. He worked at a record store in the 70s.
I need you to understand that if you heard a song you liked in the 80s, you couldn’t Shazam it. You couldn’t Google the lyrics. You had to sing it to the guy at Tower Records.
Have you ever seen a more regal pair of lions? 📸: Female Ahsoka and male Revan by ZooTeen Program Assistant Link
"jury nullification" is a thing anyone can do an internet search for if they happen to have an interest in doing such a thing
Sandalled anemones (Actinothoe sphyrodeta) in l a lowtide rockpool. County Donegal, Ireland.
I have the best baby sister. She sent me a huge box of birthday presents, which I promptly opened despite it not being my birthday yet. Enjoying the dog art book, and can’t wait to open the maple-cashew brittle and try out the cocktail components. Out of space to list all the rest.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK7p... live in new York . something nice
Thank you for sharing on what happens to be our anniversary. We love New Orleans jazz. We need beautiful music in these times.
It's the only thing related to him that I can identify with.
I wonder if I have to submit each of 19 books separately.
They did 19 of my books. I need to figure out if I have to submit each book separately.
I had protein pancakes (homemade) and black tea, no sugar. For lunch, I was at the beach and, well, I had gelato. That's it. It's my anniversary, and it's birthday month, so that's what I did.
A poem from this morning.
Me too.
Not at all.
Joon, a brown and white American English Coonhound, says, “I, too, would like to be on the sofa.”
Wheezing with laughter. In this case, read the comments.