Me, older White man, gray hair and beard with wire frame glasses, smiling, wearing long sleeve gray shirt, and holding my new book. Book is softcover, green, with magnifying glass, titled “Bugwatching: The Art, Joy, and Importance of Observing Insects.” Background is a pegboard screen with a cross stitch sign reading “Bug Eric.”

Got my advance copy of my new book, “Bugwatching: The Art, Joy, and Importance of Observing Insects.” You can preorder now from Princeton University Press. Shoutout to @samanthagallagher.bsky.social for the amazing illustrations!

That is exactly true.

Black Farmers Index

The Black Farmers Index
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DOGE’s Latest Cut: Glenn Youngkin’s Balls And the Virginia governor is not the only one sacrificing self-respect. Take a look at what the U.S. did at the U.N. yesterday.

www.thebulwark.com/p/doge-lates...

Maybe men don't have the temperament to be President of Vice President. I'm just asking.

If You Plant It, They Will Come YouTube video by Loudoun County Public Library Online Programs

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Brian Magurn shares photos of bees, butterflies, birds, and other critters spotted in his native plant garden,
a certified wildlife sanctuary.

youtube.com/watch?v=Eb8_...

Seems like the wrong time to pause all government activities

Want a Cozy, Free Home? Ask This Caterpillar How | Deep Look YouTube video by Deep Look

youtu.be/7tw3ILlTCbs?...

Snow coming down heavily in Bluemont.
1/19/2025 12:45 Pm

thejollyteapot.com/2025/01/05/a...

Looking up from the ground a good focused look at mushroom gills with white sky and tree leaves in the distant background.

Artsy photo. Mushroom gills in selfie mode.

CEO pay has skyrocketed 1,322% since 1978: CEOs were paid 351 times as much as a typical worker in 2020 What this report finds: Corporate boards running America’s largest public firms are giving top executives outsize compensation packages that have grown much faster than the stock market and the pay of...

I found the high cost of living problem.

CEO pay has skyrocketed 1,322% since 1978.

CEOs were paid 351 times as much as a typical worker in 2020

The CEO-to-worker compensation ratio was 21-to-1 in 1965.

www.epi.org/publication/...

I'm surprised we haven't seen 100 political cartoons showing Elon Musk as the real president pulling Trump's strings and having bought his way into the shadow presidency.

I would be productive, but... cats.

Aww. So cute!

Sleeping cat photo