dendrolith

broadly speaking it's illegal to volunteer for duties that are part of/the same as your paid work, and NPS interprets this to apply to seasonals who are between seasons (& presumably also those who've had offers rescinded). i know the laws don't matter anymore, but still

salting the sidewalks #pnw

joy is important and it makes resistance sustainable. joy is - can be - a good byproduct of meaningful politics! but joy is not in itself resistance; emotions are not political and they are not action.

this article doesn't say anything specific about probationary employees

running parks with volunteer labor sets a terrible precedent. rangers are professionals, often with many years of experience and a lot of education, and volunteers cannot run parks nearly as well as the paid staff.

lotta rectangles in this place

you would not Believe how much salt they're putting on the sidewalks

interested in the fact that bluesky seems to have no culture. how do i interact with this? what do we do here? how is it different from other social media?

or is it just the same way that twitter was and i can't tell bc i didn't go there? real questions

reasons my boat was late this morning

ok fine