They call me Jeff

And then you realize that if you stopped time you wouldn’t see this sunset!

Sun rays coming through the clouds over the Pacific Ocean

One of those moments in life where you want to stop time. I’m lucky, I have those moments a lot.

The anonymity that social media enables also makes bots possible. I hope Bluesky can do better. If social media were cool humans could be their authentic selves and share the experiences of life. Instead people say things they wouldn’t even say to your face. I’m real and promise to be kind.

Salmon are ‘coming home’ to spawn in Klamath River after dams are removed Years long fight by local tribes has paid off after four dams, which had blocked passage for fish for decades, came down

This is the kind of news I like to see. Anecdotally, we saw a lot more Orca in Puget Sound this year, especially recently. There seems to be a salmon recovery happening and that just shows we can learn and find balance with nature. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Had not seen this cool Chagall before. Thx Jo!

So unique. They have a feeling all their own. I guess it’s the vocals. Dripping with attitude and exaggerated pronunciation.

I love this. The lyrics and sentiment really resonate with me. Would you be willing to post the words as well?

How To Be an Anti-Partisan A partisan lens is counterproductive if your goal is to accurately interpret the world.

The world unfolds according to the immutable laws of nature and science, not the transient perceptions of politics. Leaves don't rustle in the wind differently depending on which party controls the presidency.

www.newsweek.com/how-anti-par...

In America today, if you’re not angry with both sides of the current mess, you’re not paying attention.

I’m an anti-partisan.

I found this opinion piece, in Newsweek of all places, by William Cooper. No idea who he is but I agree with this sentiment…

Why do we choose between two sides when there are myriad issues? This false dichotomy creates more division and closed mindedness.

Pick your issues. Fight for them. Don’t choose sides. No side is right or wrong on everything.

I wish there was a blue sky filter that I could use to turn off any partisan noise.

When I was younger and adults would comment or ask me about my politics I realized that our two party system in the US was too limiting. I do not agree with everything that either party supports.

Go Seattle! Looking good.

Seriously, if you have not heard this go listen. Awesome, punk-like but also it makes me laugh. They have a few albums but nothing like this.

We feel your pain. Flooding is so devastating. Hang in there.

An opalescent nudibranch on the side of an aquarium tank at Seattle Aquarium

#MarineLife #opalescent #nudivember #nudibranch #nematocysts #cerata #PNW #Seattle #PugetSound #SeaSlug

A close-up of the eye of a giant pacific octopus with a few suckers in the foreground

The steady gaze from a Giant Pacific octopus 🐙

#MarineLife #GPO #GiantPacificOctopus #Cephalopod #octopus #kraken #chromatophores #pupils #PNW #PugetSound #Seattle #LookingAtMe #SeattleAquarium #hypnotic

Those two flirting in the back!!

A branch so thickly covered with moss it looks like it could be hair, Ho Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington state

Moss so thick you want to braid it. Well, I want to braid it 😊 🌲

The Ho Rainforest on the Washington state peninsula.

#PNW #HoRainforest #moss #OlympicForest #Dendrophile #Trees #OldGrowth #Mossy #WashingtonPeninsula #Nature #TreeHugger #WashingtonState

In a world of such richness, with so much breadth and depth, a good filter is one of the keys to happiness.

ChatGPT is teaching me about filtering as well. Writing a good prompt is all about filtering. The powerful, all-knowing LLMs know truth and lies, facts and fiction, everything in one, largely unfiltered mess. That’s why you get crazy answers and “hallucinations “ when you don’t filter enough.

My goal is to filter out hate and ignorance. Blue sky seems to do better at that than any alternative I know. I hope this platform will continue to add innovative ways to filter so we can get right down to what we care about, whatever that may be.

When we apply filters to social media with tools like @bsky.app they remove what you don’t need. Most other social platforms allow for very little and very ineffective filtering. Social media is chock full of particulates that are harmful so I’m looking for more ways to remove what I don’t need:

The water in Seattle is so pure you don’t really need a filter but I’ve been spending time in Utah where it’s a big deal. The zero filter removed over 200 particulates and it makes Utah water taste just like Seattle water. Filters simply remove what you don’t need.

I keep a list of power words, as in, words that are unusually powerful because of their deep meaning and importance.

For example, a word I am very enamored with right now is…

FILTER

Filters are so under appreciated. We got a zero water filter recently and it’s amazing.

Close-up of a scale worm on the top of a orange and white leather star

A scale worm on the top of an orange and white leather star

For #WormWednesday here is a leather star (sometimes called a garlic star because of its odor) with a scale worm for a roommate.

#MarineLife #SeaStar #LeatherStar #ScaleWorm #Worms #PugetSound #PNW #Seattle #SeattleAquarium

Mt. Timpanogos

This pumpkin was a volunteer that never turned orange