Dana Matson

Winter is coming...

I sincerely hope so

Looking forward to the bird-shaped Aurora

I particularly hated that they kept running ads during the female sliders' runs in the team skeleton event

I'm 2/14 for knowing the sound each photo represents. Presumably that's uncommonly low.

a man is standing in a hallway with a blue light behind him Alt: Geordie LaForge, rolling to make it out of Engineering under the lowering blast doors.

As I've been on a roll with Star Trek threads today, let's continue with this one: you know one of the best parts of Geordie's visor?

90% of the time, nobody fucking mentions it.

On a good night I get about 1" seeing, but typically closer to 2", and the difference is really noticeable with that scope

That was supposed to be seeing

I just got the 120 APO, too. It's a bit tough with the swing I get west of Boston.

Airedale Terrier napping on a rug with three toys, one under his neck, one under his back and one under his hind legs.

Remember pals, keep track of your toys, even when you're napping. Your welcome. Jordy🐾
#terriertuesday
#dogsofbluesky
#airedales

A buff colored cocker spaniel lays in a bed full of toys, on his back, with his arm around a long, red fluffy toy

Thanks Jordy, I'll make sure to do that.

-Zephyr

#dogsofbluesky

I feel like everyone is missing the worst part of this. They're going to start analyzing everything every user types into the app to determine their age first. Then, if they think a person is too young or they can't make a determination, they will require a face scan or ID.

I'm so glad I watched no ads during the football game today. I'm sure lots of companies spent way too much money trying to get people to buy things they don't need or want.

this is up to 5,335,376. wow.

My camera that has to be sent to China to be repaired is now stuck in US customs, because they want to charge an enormous tax for the import, even though it was a repair, which should be exempt.

#astrophotography

Two rounds in and I swear I've cleared over 20 inches already. Not looking forward to what it takes to get the dogs out in the morning.

I saw a guy running down my street after the snow had been going for a couple hours today, so I don't know if 20+ inches of snow is the best excuse for not running /s

Can I please get dry ingredients measured by weight?

I need 1.5 cups

This 12 oz container is perfect!

Nope, that's the weight, not the volume.

In the app this is in

☰ > Settings > Content and media

I’d recommend turning all toggles off

Answering earnestly:
Make time for Joy! Joy is a powerful weapon.

Some people will break down. Most won't.

I keep pointing out that what cops do to Black folk is measurably 10x to 100x worse than what ICE does to immigrants. And yet, we are still here.

"Strong Black woman!" is survivorship bias.

USPS tracking showing a package that starts in California, goes to Massachusetts, makes 4 stops, then goes to Arizona for 3 more stops.

This is some wild tracking. The package even made it to my local post office at one, then for some reason went back across the country.

I just want my fracking spacers.

Let's hope this isn't the beginning of a bad streak like they had in December

Yea, this is bad. I feel like with this team the highs are very high and the lows are very low.

A green ribbon of auroral light fills the frame. Stars poke through the darkness and aurora.

The Sun Voyager overlooks the harbor in Reykjavik.

Spent the weekend in Reykjavik, Iceland. Friday was clear and provided an opportunity to view the northern lights.

This is the most compelling reason to join TikTok I have encountered so far

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The bottom left has a grey cloudy structure that resembles, with some imagination, a gecko shown from above. Behind that structure, and filling most of the frame is a red, cloudy structure in the shape of a triangle, with one point near the top of the frame, one near the bottom left and one near the bottom right.

The gecko and part of the Great Lacerta Nebula. I've been working on this since October. Between travel, clouds, broken mount, and delays in processing it's been a long journey to finish this photo, which includes about 25 hours of HA and 15 hours of broadband data.

My dew point is about 10 degrees fahrenheit. Where is that on the darkness scale?

Not looking good for me. I might get a few hours after midnight, but likely nothing before that.