Director, Agriculture Initiatives, World Resources Institute. Working with colleagues around the world to create a sustainable food future. DC-based. Own views.
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I think they were commenting on my Washington, DC version above
You probably first interacted with the internet as an adult. I was a 12-year-old downloading shareware video games. We are not the same
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Every customer service number should immediately put you in contact with a person when you dial 0.
I think these dahlias would be classified as decorative. #FlowerReport
Back in my day, the internet didnāt seem nearly as harmful
(Not that Iām currently practicing what I am preaching)
Itās about balance
btw the unproductive/restorative activity shouldnāt be āmarinate your brain in other peopleās anxiety postsā
Itās ok. Life changes after this
Itās ok Iām doing it too
Oh I have incredibly little space. But taking one weekend day to do nothing (or very little) and one week off once a quarter is probably more doable than you think. The tough one for me honestly is the one hour per day; the weekdays are a blur with hardly any down time at all.
These are minimums. But if Iām starting to feel run down or stressed out, itās often because Iāve started breaking one or more of these rules
To maintain decent work-life balance, do nothing productive (or something restorative) at least 1 waking hour per day, 1 day per week, and 1 week every 3 months
America's beef cattle herd is the smallest in 75 years, in part because of drought. Beef imports are also down, because of tariffs. Unsurprisingly, beef prices are at record highs www.npr.org/2025/09/18/n...
Idk Iād never heard of kangaroo meat until yesterday and kangatarianism until today so sure why not
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My clout peaked on AOL IM in about 2002
Indeed. Instead of reading 249,797 emails, you could just read 1,546,387,252 posts. #efficiency
This is the ideal inbox. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like
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My mistake bsky.app/profile/wait...
Ok my bad it was apparently also mentioned on August 28
My entire approach and they just skeeted it right out there
This is the second day in a row that kangaroo meat has come up on this website and I canāt recall it ever appearing before
Methane! in the Cow Burps
Pawpaw season is upon us. You may have heard of pawpaws, but many locals still know little about the ātropicalā fruit that grows wild in some wooded areas in the DC region.
š®šØ Cow burps lead to massive methane emissions, but Scripps Oceanography scientists are studying a seaweed that can slash cow methane emissions by up to 99%! Our friends at @californiacurated.bsky.social stopped by the lab to learn more about #AsparagopsisTaxiformis. ā¬ļø
Yes, because people & animals (that people eat) can eat soy, & global soy demand is rising. So if we divert some soy to biofuel, we need to increase soy production somewhere else to feed the people and animals. And increasing soy elsewhere causes deforestation which causes land use change emissions.
600 million hectares is nearly twice the size of India.
BTW thereās a potential big growth market for biofuels from sectors like aviation. We estimate that if just 1/4 of aviation fuel in 2050 came from veg oil based biofuels like soy, global veg oil production would need to TRIPLE, and ag would need to expand by 600 Mha - disaster for forests & climate.
now this one...
But yes those arenāt the food-grade soybeans used for edamame and tofu.
Also, the feed-grade soybeans are processed into soybean meal (80% of the bean) for animal feed, & soybean oil (20% of the bean). This oil is then refined into edible (by humans) oil, or used for industrial purposes like biofuel. So there is human food (oil) that comes from the feed-grade soybeans.
US policy this year has been to EXPAND domestic biofuel production to the point that USDA expects MORE THAN HALF of our soybean oil to be burned as biofuels next year (itās been >40% recently). This of course is worse for climate than burning fossil fuels, but climate action isnāt the goal here.
They are both good answers
Ok, DMV version. Which slice of our wonderful metro area has the best food?
Have not been to Iron Age! Will now need to try
C and B! Both excellent picks!
And much more
I know man I messed it up, I meant North Capitol to be the dividing line and instead I drew it on Georgia. Too little on my phone. Still canāt go wrong in B or C
Wow I got my vertical line placement wrong. Move it all a bit east to line up with North Capitol Street correctly and a lot of Silver Spring slides into B. Does change the game somewhat
Oh MAN youāre right. That is Georgia Ave. not North Capitol. And Silver Spring goes to B which is significant. C still would be excellent though @mjamurphy.bsky.social you were right!
My favorite Cameroonian restaurant is in D
That one showed up as muted too
I donāt spend enough time in H. C and B are both solid picks
DC exurb
Okay, now this is a debate.
And the I-270 corridor
I missed your reply because I muted the word you put before ox!!!
Since we are on the subject of Muppets now you need to go seek out YouTube videos of old Wilkins Coffee commercials by Jim Henson
Kinda feel like you need to actively seek out kangaroo meat to find it but maybe I donāt get out enough
I had similar qualms. Weāll see where this goes
Surprised Iām not getting more Cs yet. Thatās home to āMarylandās International Corridorā
Look, just give me BCD and Iāll be fine eating basically every cuisine in the world
āA nostalgic treat with sprinkles or āhundreds and thousandsāā
Didnāt I run the vertical line straight down North Capitol St? I tried to approximate the DC quadrants
It was using the iPhone photos app. Sue me
āAnd not because of Australiaā lol
Ok, DMV version. Which slice of our wonderful metro area has the best food?
Both wrong, itās just this guy dressed up as a fast food meal bsky.app/profile/wait...
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More to the point, why does the big cheeseburger in the back look exactly like Fozzie Bear?
Inside you there are two wolves
Is the chair facing backwards or forwards? Why does it look like the chair made of cheeseburgers is about to be eaten by a much larger cheeseburger? Why do they all look like decaying Muppets? And how can I ensure this image never ever appears in my dreams?
Looks rough. Thatās why itās important not to eat filmth.
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And here are some strategies for how to do reduce emissions from beef production, which globally amount to about 3 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year.
Who knew tropical storms were so relatable?
I thought this was a bunch of ginger root
Clearly this is about reducing methane and deforestation
'Moorland pools' - the fourth landscape in tomorrows mini art update! This one is essentially a smaller version of the last moorland piece I showed where I just wanted to play with shape and texture some more :) I'll post tomorrow afternoon when all 4 are up, around 4pm GMT on my site! #embroidery
Food banks across the country are experiencing high volume as prices for groceries rise. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social reports. prospect.org/health/2025-...
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A lovely review by @jasondovemark.bsky.social: "WE ARE EATING THE EARTH is a cautionary tale about the dangers of following oneās prior beliefs no matter the evidence, and an important read for anyone serious about aligning human appetites with what Grunwald calls 'an age of limits.'"
Oh look! Some relevant data on this phenomenon! bsky.app/profile/kath...
Why of course not. That would be no fun at all
Technically they are in the 11-20 tier of things
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life: 1. Drinking a whiskey drink 2. Drinking a vodka drink 3. Drinking a lager drink 4. Drinking a cider drink 5. Singing the songs that remind me of the good times Bonus round. Singing the songs that remind me of the better times
Indeed, I did not come up with this particular list on my own
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life (honorable mentions): 6. Cream-colored ponies 7. Crisp apple strudels 8. Doorbells 9. Sleigh bells 10. Schnitzel with noodles 11. Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
Can confirm that DC metro area has some excellent West (and Central, and East) African food.
This is a good response.
Maybe itās a good sign Iām no longer up to date on the latest COVID variant names? Or a bad sign??
My rapid test at home was positive (but I only tested on like Day 4). Rapid test at doctor was negative. PCR test with results 3 days after that was positive. By then I was almost recovered.
I always admire the ones that say they are deleting all emails they receive while out, and asking for the person to reach back out if necessary upon their return. The audacity
And this after still mostly masking indoors in public places (often being the only one, or one of a very few, in a room doing so). And was on vacation when the symptoms started! No idea where I got it this time around.
This Stratus sounds like the variant I got in August. It was milder than the one other time I got COVID (2023) & I only suspected it was COVID because I had a stubborn low fever for 3-4 days in addition to cold symptoms. I was mostly fine after a week but still have a lingering cough 4 weeks later.
Yes at least we get another abc style one, even though today is the only a2b2c2 version.
A very happy Pythagorean Triple Square Day to all www.npr.org/2025/09/16/n...
Yep. Thatās why Twitter ādebatesā were recurrent/endless and also why I donāt go down that road on this website. One wild and precious life, etc.
Cool. Is that the last one of the century? I guess 7/24/25 was another one if you define it differently (the abc instead of the a2b2c2)
Happy Pythagorean triple day (9/16/25) y'all's