I am happy to announce that I have taken a job back in Kansas, and although I will deeply miss my Richmond friends, it is time to go home. I will be in Central Kansas, so I will be close enough to KC and Wichita to visit often. I can't wait to spend more time with family.

My cat won't touch these treats, but the foster kittens are in love

Foster kitten is turning into a cat.

How Trees Keep D.C. And Baltimore Cool Satellite technology—and community outreach—can help harness trees’ cooling power for city residents.

Did you celebrate Arbor Day this week?

Trees do a lot for us. They help cool things down, absorb carbon dioxide, and keep soil from washing away. Check out this conversation from last year on how—and where–trees make a difference in cities.

Foster kitten goodness.

I have pretty much stopped checking Instagram. It is so flooded with ads and "you might likes" I can't actually see the people I follow.

Donate to Support Sami's Fight Against Brain Cancer, organized by Amanda Smallwood Sami Fleming, a 20-year-old wife to Haden and mother to Liam (18 mos), was … Amanda Smallwood needs your support for Support Sami's Fight Against Brain Cancer

For those of you who have met her, my foster daughter (now all grown up) has just been diagnosed with cancer.

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Some of my favorite March reads.

Texas is poised to make measles a nationwide epidemic, public health experts say Public health experts say Texas needs better messaging on vaccinations and quarantining and more people conducting contact tracing to contain the spread.

With its measles outbreak spreading to two additional states, Texas is on track to becoming the cause of a national epidemic if it doesn’t start vaccinating more people, according to public health experts.

The Physics That Makes Swing-Top Bottles 'Pop' A German physicist and homebrewer discovered brief, intense physical reactions that happen when you uncork a bubbly swing-top bottle.

Physicist and homebrewer Dr. Max Koch joins us to discuss what he learned by recording the uncorking of his own batch of ginger beer.

The Suburban Novel, featuring Tom Perrotta There’s a caveat out the gate here, which is that in this week’s interview, Tom Perrotta stipulates that he writes about people and communities and the dramas that unfold—in places that just happen…

NBCC member Grant Faulkner interviewed Tom Perrotta on the Write-minded podcast about the suburban novel and the ways Tracy Flick has changed with time, among other subjects:

This foster kittens is getting way too comfortable at my house. He really needs his forever home.

I am so very for your loss.

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Surgeon General Highlights Link Between Alcohol And Cancer In his final advisory, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy spotlights how alcohol increases the risk of developing certain cancers.

Before he left office, we talked with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, who, in his final advisory, detailed the growing body of research showing that drinking alcohol can increase the risk of at least seven types of cancer.

In writing up this story today about JoCo home values (they're up 6.5%), I wanted to highlight two charts: The county considers $300K an affordable home. The number of those homes has decreased 75% the last several years, while houses worth more than $1.1M have jumped. www.kshb.com/news/local-n...

On the frontline against bird flu, egg farmers fear they're losing the battle The tools the U.S. used to contain previous bird flu outbreaks just aren't working this time, according to some agricultural experts. Some egg farmers have called for vaccinations for poultry.

The tools the U.S. used to contain previous bird flu outbreaks just aren't working this time, according to some agricultural experts. Some egg farmers have called for vaccinations for poultry.

Boo! I think that is a thing here as well.

Opinion: Navalny's words of love NPR's Scott Simon remembers Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died a year ago Sunday in a Russian prison.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny, who died a year ago Sunday in a Russian prison.

Six month old black and white tuxedo kitten

One of my foster kittens went to their forever home today. One more to go, and I will be kitten-free, at least until the next litter appears.

I finally shut mine down. Enough was enough.

Cover images of LibraryReads Top 10 picks for March 2025

For Valentine's Day, we present to you the March 2025 LibraryReads Top 10 (plus our Bonus Pick and Notable Nonfiction)! 💘

Find the free printable featuring these gorgeous book covers at libraryreads.org.

🔥📚 The Summer Scares list is here! Get ready for chilling reads that will haunt your summer nights. From horror classics to fresh nightmares, there’s something for every reader. 👀☀️

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#SummerScares #HorrorReads #SpookySeason #BookLovers

The ones who opted out of voting are the ones who make me the angriest.

@scalzi.com is the best!

At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years.

Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.

Galentine's present from one of my favorite people. Thank you @averagejane.bsky.social

Back yard with a light dusting of snow.

Snow Day!

GoFundMe is going to MATCH all donations to this fundraiser up to $250,000

Letz go,!! 🙏🏾