Indeed, Jonathan -- Happy Patriots Day!

Boston Strong #bostonstrong

Wait wait. A purpose-built, specially designed robot that presumably can’t do anything other than emulate human running only beat the human record by six minutes? Over 13 miles?

Might be too late ...

Lizard Push Ups -- in my yard in Davis, CA today

What would cause evolution to stop‽ 🧪

Behaviors also found in many of the churches leaders over the years....

‘Textbook blasphemy’: Notre Dame students surprised and dismayed by Trump’s feud with Pope Leo | CNN Politics At one of the United States’ best-known Catholic institutions, students were siding with Pope Leo XIV over President Donald Trump in the wake of Trump’s clash with the pontiff over the Iran war and ra...

"‘Textbook blasphemy’: Notre Dame students surprised and dismayed by Trump’s feud with Pope Leo" www.cnn.com/2026/04/15/p... but they were OK with his raping people, starting wars, killing kids, destroying science, staging a coup, causing citizens to be murdered by ICE, and so on. Yay Notre Dame.

Happy Jackie Robinson Day to those who celebrate. And if you don't you should. (Wearing by ratty Brooklyn Dodgers 42 cap and my Willie Mays shirt ... )

Echoes of the Land – Navona Records ECHOES OF THE LAND introduces the Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra in works by composers Ashley Hoyer and Bevan Manson, each exploring the character and history of distinct landscapes. From the Santa...

Wow. This is SO cool and also cool is that the person who orchestrated it is the parent of one of students at @ucdavis.bsky.social

Echoes of the Land from Navona Records
www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv68...

It is definitely worth checking out. I am listening to it literally right now.

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uggh - well I got this one done ...

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Well, quick update - had appointment with radiation oncologist today. Alas was too close to the MRI and he did not yet have a report from the radiologist. The good news is - he did look at the MRI and did not think anything looked bigger or bad in any way but says we should wait for the report

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Bridge near lot B

Mink on some large rocks

Mink on the rocks. It was a surprise. #yolobypass

Went into Yolo Bypass Wildlife area

View of Sacramento from Yolo Bypass yesterday - brief #NatureTherapy stop on the way to my brain scan appointment ...

Well —- today is the rescheduled day — scanxiety again

Watch 'It's funny. You know, when I was a little kid I always wanted a brother. I told that to...' | Diner Clip Watch the clip 'It's funny. You know, when I was a little kid I always wanted a brother. I told that to...' from the movie Diner on Clip.Cafe. Timothy Fenwick, Jr.: [to his older brother] It's funny. ...

Happy birthday @mbeisen.bsky.social

clip.cafe/diner-1982/i...

Beyond agroecology: Agricultural rewilding, a prospect for livestock systems Agricultural intensification is a major cause of biodiversity loss. Biodiversity conservation and restoration generally involve human intervention. In…

I found a paper on "agricultural rewilding" - The terminology certainly gets wordy. So many different types of "rewilding" and "farming", is it agricultural rewilding, rewilding lite, wild farming, agroecology, regenerative farming, or permaculture?

(These are all similar, with slight nuances.)

At a glance, 2599 recipients - I think the highest total ever? And quite a few in the Life Sciences, which I know was a concern for many - Evolutionary Biology had twice as many recipients (38) as last year (19).

The last time I tried to engage with Jay Bhattacharya in dialogue I ended up on administrative leave. 🤷‍♀️

Fuck yes !!!!!!!

A good moment