Laurel

got an alert that a student had googled "what is a sextant"

Milwaukee, 2025

layered fans of blue petals with yellow gold centers on deep green upright stems, dynamic black and white background

Rachel Newling

Australian Flowers:
Blue Waterlily

linocut on handmade
Japanese paper

My soft spot is that I'm glad it exists. And I like wondering about why people like it!

Dana's Field House. On Christmas morning, for the first time, I didn't see anyone outside smoking. But I did see someone trying the door.

unfortunately, the pizza here is terrible

I think chili has to have chili powder or chiles as the main spice. I also think it has to have beans, but I'm sure not everyone agrees.

please make shirts slightly longer, I'm begging you

full moon

These preening Oystercatchers are from Bird Portraiture (“How To Do It” Series No. 35) by noted British naturalist artist & illustrator Charles Tunnicliffe, published in London & New York by The Studio in 1945. The illustrations come from the chapter on “Poses and Action Studies."

A coworker was trying to set up a space heater in a classroom instead of adjusting the thermostat

Comic. Confusion matrix showing renditions of different combinations, colored yellow, tan, or gray. [Air: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Lead: gamma rays G, neutrons T, alpha particles G, light G, Sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust T, radio G, sharks G] [Water: gamma rays T, neutrons G, alpha particles G, light T, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Vacuum: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound G, heat T, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Oven mitts: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound T, heat G, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks Y] [Armor: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks T] [Biohazard suit: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust G, radio Y, sharks Y] [Faraday cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Shark cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G]

Shielding Chart

xkcd.com/3158/

top tier spam post offering to buy my....educational institution? I'm open to an exit.

I wish I was in rural Minnesota eating sour cream & raisin pie

if he responds, I'll consider selling

Here are 4 engravings of rural Wisconsin by Wisconsin born & educated artist Curt L. Carpenter from An Innocence of Prairie by Wisconsin educator, writer, & folklorist Robert E. Gard published by arborist R. Bruce Allison. Curt Carpenter made these prints from engraved end grain maple.

*barely survived

not a friends house, but the home of a family we called "the giant family"

Not sure this counts as a missed connection?

This was an essential Covid lockdown album for me. Five years and I can't re-enter it quite yet.

There's an actual stop sign at the entrance going SB. I almost got hit by a guy who didn't stop there last year. The google street view illustrates pretty well how confusing/dangerous it is.

Definitely. I stopped reading the comments pretty quickly. Because reddit.

I stand by the need to paint the speed bumps better. I honestly have trouble seeing them when they're faded, especially where there is slush, lots of leaves, dappled sunlight, etc. And I'm not speeding, either.

Sad, but not surprising. The book is always better (except for Children of Men)

The book destroyed me, I've never even attempted the movie.

Renowned historical hottie, also.

Update! The restaurant now has a 1.3 star rating.

And in 1987: