Mark Simpson

Three sail boats approaching the starting line for the race.

Last day of sailing for the year

Steam comes out of my computer as everyone rushes to google "Anika Nilles". She seems more than competent.

Rush announces a new tour. WAIT–WHAT? This was not an announcement anyone was expecting to start the week. When Neil Peart died, the general consensus among everyone–including Geddy and Alex–was that Rush was done. They’d been a team since

Rush announces a new tour. WAIT–WHAT? #musicnews

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My child just asked if the x in SpaceX stands for explode. 😭

I’m up for that.

An interior shot of a restaurant with lounge chairs, a long marble bar, red bar stools, and dark wooden floors.

Blue Bovine Steak + Sushi at Union Station in Toronto looks beautiful.

It’s a shame I’ll never find out how the food is since it’s owned by Kevin Quisling O’Leary.

Apropos of nothing, 13 Roman emperors were killed by their Praetorian Guard.

Here's how I roll: if you follow me and like a post, I follow you back. The reposter whatahooee isn't as reliable, but I like when you do that too. Requote something I say with witty repartee and I'll follow you twice. Kidding. That's not a thing.

30 C or 30 F above where you wanted it?

Why don’t the tech bros just use AI to put the Los Angeles fires out?

What surprised me the most was how *early* these divergences by STEM fields emerge.

By age 6, kids already see girls as worse at computer science and engineering. But...there's no early male bias for math. (I made this graph for a broader audience).

Six-year-olds have quite nuanced beliefs!

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"This is what we see when we look at the cosmic microwave background: the moment that delineates the end of the Hot Big Bang, and the transition to a universe in which space is dark and silent and light travels through it."

(www.astrokatie.com/book)

Wishing you all the best with good outcomes like recovery and rehab.

Yes to the legs question

Oligarch: a very rich business leader with a great deal of political influence.

Let's call them what they are.

Green, orange, and red autumn leaves along the side of a country road.

Good morning from northern Michigan, where the fall colors are showing up here and there. We still have a lot of green, and I wouldn't say we are at peak, but it won't be long.

Took some time but I’m now here.