@jraasch.bsky.social
Interested in science, natural history, preserving biodiversity. Restoring and protecting a 2-acre prairie remnant for 20+ years 😱 ... I have a lot of questions. I try to read, but tend to fall asleep when I stop moving. Wisconsin
Photo of Red and White Border Collie leading walk along path mowed through tall grass. Plowing through some relatively tall vegetation leaning over the path.
Just under two weeks ago, she was easily startled bumping into grass and other plant stems. Now she just plows right through it! 🥰
(Six or seven year old rescue from a breeder. Probably confined to a crate or small fenced area much of her life. ☹️)
Photo of Red and White Border Collie leading walk along path mowed through tall grass.
Walkies!
AKA … what sort of new surprise mischief can we get into today?
This is not a political or partisan post:
If you’re an elected representative who believes there’s a problem, the time to look into it and propose reform is sometime January through, say, June.
Don’t wait until October 1 and then refuse to work on it.
#DoYourJob
#Shutdown2025
If Republicans want to look into potential problems, they could … actually look into potential problems. But #GOP generally seems eager to accuse, rarely look for hard data.
Instead of letting DJT and #AI break all that’s good, show us precisely what’s wrong.
What has Ron Johnson done past year? 🤷🏻♀️
Be sure to listen to both parts 1 and 2.
Learn about teeth, studying fossil teeth, Saber-toothed Cat teeth, what it tells us about diet … and why it’s important to study fossil teeth and diet of extinct animals.
#Palaeocast
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Nice.
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jealous
01.11.2025 03:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It’s #Friday folks!
Have the best #weekend you can.
You know the drill:
Be #kind
Be #gentle
Be #true
Be like #bees
Oh…and scare somebody!!!!
It’s #Halloween !!
Orange pumpkins and masks?
Sounds like a White House ICE meeting!
Have some fun folks!
Here’s your landscape #bee :
Okay. This cover of Blondie’s One Way or Another takes the stalker vibe to a whole new level. 😱
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You might be surprised at how often I have to make this review comment: "Change 'aeolian loess' to 'loess'. Loess is aeolian by definition."
31.10.2025 16:29 — 👍 39 🔁 2 💬 5 📌 1I need savory quince recipes. Stat.
Membrillo is awesome delicious, but eating a piece the size of stick of butter every few days probably not good for a person.
How long could a person survive eating solely apples, carrots, potatoes, quince, and roasted pumpkin seeds?
31.10.2025 19:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The first decision is already difficult. 😱
The Wisconsin state mineral is Galena. More to say about this later.
Julie works with Copper, and surely disappointed if I don't vote for it. Photo later.
#OreCup
A stylized trophy filled in with a hand-drawn stratigraphic cross section. The entire image is black and white
It's time to make your predictions (and help us test the voting site). Which ore mineral do you think will win?
Bracket: www.mineralcup.org/ore-bracket
Make your predictions: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Competition voting starts on MONDAY NOVEMBER 3!
Learning about Tropicália this morning.
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I propose everyone dig potatoes for a few hours at some point during their life, so hopefully fewer people take food for granted. We’re all living on the edge of famine. Sort of a serious problem. Thanks for reading.
31.10.2025 02:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Also, engineers and weather people. Of course.
31.10.2025 02:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Now that you’re safe … it’s really quite amazing humans have built a machine to hurl people strapped in a metal can through a wild atmosphere and usually land them safely in a different time zone.
Also, maybe pilots and air traffic control people need more respect, pay, and humane treatment.
What’s your favorite Bauhaus song, and why is it Bela Lugosi’s Dead?
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Kennebec performed better than Yukon Gold this year.
What’s your favorite variety of potato?
#Gardening
One House Republican and about fifteen Senate Republicans could get food assistance to people almost immediately.
#GOP owns the dumpster fire.
Also, Hatch Act. But no one enforces it.
zeit 🕰️
geist 👻
Seriously, etymology site, geist and gist aren’t related? 🧐
Is there a doctor, a doctor of etymology, in the house? I need a doctor of etymology. Stat.
EARLIER wave of Brits. To Wisconsin. I don’t know if there was a first and second wave.
There is a long history of earlier migrants despising the next ethnic group to arrive. Brits hated Germans. Their descendants hated the Italians. And so on as folks arrived in Wisconsin. For those not aware.
Disclaimer: I might not recall the precise details. But this is the gist of the idea.
Gist of the zeitgeist of the time. Geez Louise. A lot of redundant word play there.
Not as enthusiastic as my ancestors, but I support folks who want to enjoy life.
Need a shirt or bumper sticker that says …
Enjoying Friday? Thank a German Immigrant.
I suppose my ancestors DID put the sin in Wisconsin …
It’s my understanding that first wave of Brits despised the German and Polish immigrants because of their drinking, partying, dancing, and generally positive view of fun, especially on Fri, Sat, Sun.
the less time you spend online, the more time you spend offline
30.10.2025 12:09 — 👍 20 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0Back in 1979 an IBM training manual said “A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision.” We are long past the time when we need clear and simple laws that say the same. Anyone who says "The computer's decision is final" goes to jail.
30.10.2025 03:28 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Photo of back of Border Collie’s head, radar ears deployed, illuminated by flashlight. About 11 pm. She’s calmly sitting, looking toward dark horizon.
Pleasant 40 F evening ✅
Gentle breeze ✅
Bright stars ✅
Another meteor! ✅
Owls hooting ✅
Coyotes howling ✅
Good dog ✅
Okay, usually good dog. But occasionally stubborn. I’m learning more patience. But … winter is coming. 😬
