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A tall coniferous tree with a 20-30 foot vertical stripe of missing bark on the trunk.

Yesterday's excitement: A lightning strike less than 100 yards from the house. I was looking out the window as it happened, watching the bark and needles fall from where it got the tree. Intense. #nature

Don’t Fight Lies With Fear—Fight Them With Truth If we abandon integrity in the name of urgency, we lose ourselves.

Don’t Fight Lies With Fear—Fight Them With Truth
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There is no way I would have walked home after that.

WTAF?!

It seems that @shopify.bsky.social and @foxsports.com.web.brid.gy don't have a problem with making money from hate.

Excellent — and terrifying — article.

"Dude, stop with the pictures. I'm still hung over from last night's pre-birthday party."

YouTube video by CNBC How Water Bombers, Old Commercial Planes And Helicopters Battle Wildfires

CAL FIRE has the largest aerial firefighting fleet in the world. CNBC reports on how our air resources – and those of our partners and contractors - play a key role in keeping 95 percent of wildfires to 10 acres or less.
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Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.

Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

do you have any idea just how badly you have to fuck up to get Canada mad at you

Don't you ever ask them why
If they told you, you would cry
So just look at them and sigh
And know they love you

And you, of tender years
Can't know the fears your elders grew by
Help them with your youth
They seek the truth before they can die

You, who are on the road
Must have a code you try to live by
And so become yourself
Because the past is just a goodbye

Teach your children well
Their father's hell did slowly go by
Feed them on your dreams
The one they pick's the one you'll know by

Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. Legends. #fireaidla

Choose carefully.

The Trump administration has required that all communications and social media posts from federal agencies undergo prior approval before being shared. This directive is currently in effect until the end of the month.

Dark blue GMC Denali pickup truck. (Photo from GMC site.)

Here's an idea if you're hell-bent on renaming something.

Introducing the new GMC McKinley.

#Denali

But wait, there's more. "While the look and feel of our brand is more contemporary, our refreshed brand identity reflects Walmart’s enduring commitment to both Sam’s principles and serving our customers however they need us.” #marketing

Soooo subtle and soooo expensive to implement. The before and after of Walmart's logo change: The new version on the right has slightly different blue and yellow values. The yellow star tines are slightly heavier and rounder.

My favorite part of the new #Walmart logo graphic is the CMO's quote: “This update, rooted in the legacy of our founder, Sam Walton, demonstrates our evolving capabilities and longstanding commitment to serve our customers of today and tomorrow."

An Ameraucana hen named Etta sitting in the lap of someone wearing jeans. It's me. I'm the one wearing jeans.

Etta joined me for today's Daily Calm. She and her coopmates are feeling centered and exploring their vulnerability.
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