Anytime you have large numbers of people living, working, and traveling in close quarters, any number of transmittable illnesses will happen without proactive measures. It's simple science, and history.
Posts by KariLikeSafari
Flu A? Flu B? Avian flu? We are just opening our our defenses for absolutely no valid reason. Add this to a potentially mandatory draft this year and we are just waiting for big problems. www.cnn.com/2026/04/09/p...
This does NOT make our military better, stronger, or fitter, but here we are in this increasingly anti-science timeline... www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
I haven't won the lottery (yet), but if I did, there'd 💯be new 📚things in our house like this... #BookishBoards #BookLover bookishboards.store/products/the...
A woman's hand holds up a black-background, multi-colored titled book: "The Build-A-Monster Workshop" by Pedro Iniguez
It's April, it's #NationalPoetryMonth, and I just got a new book from one of my favorite authors, @PedroIniguez.bsky.social 📖💖
A screenshot of the collection of NASA documentaries on the free streaming service Kanopy.
If your local #library offers #Kanopy access, there's a great selection of #NASA #space #documentaries to watch. 🚀🌌🌠 Check these out! www.kanopy.com/en/category/...
I'd say 3-4 feet long EASILY.
Action shot of how close we were to one another! 🐍
Dream house right there!
A light-and-dark patterned long brown snake glides over a low brick wall into a green bush.
I very nearly stepped on this large non-venomous gopher snake in our backyard; I think we scared each other but it safely moved along back toward the canyon to do its good-snake stuff. 🐍
Heads-up, SoCal, there's a #SpaceX launch from #Vandenberg tonight, April 10. Launch window opens at 8:01pm PT. www.spacelaunchschedule.com/launch/falco...
Happy Friday, G, we made it!
I have been so damn lucky to have done so many amazing things in my life this far.
Astronauts Victor Glover and Gregory Johnson stand smiling in blue jumpsuits on either side of a woman wearing glasses and a huge happy grin.
OMG, looking back at that April 8 2016 #NASASocial event, I realize I have a photo with astronauts Gregory Johnson and Victor Glover who is ON THE @nasaartemis.bsky.social MISSION RIGHT NOW! *swoons in moon joy* 🚀🌓🤩
A woman’s hand holds a NASA/SpaceX VIP badge in front of a Bigelow BEAM (Bigelow Expandable Activity Module) sign.
10 years ago today (April 8, 2026) I was at Kennedy Space Center for the #SpaceX CRS-8 launch #NASASocial event. It was the first successful recovery landing of the Falcon 9 rocket and the whole place went wild with cheers. www.nasa.gov/wp-content/u...
Hah, no.
I have been WAITING for this #ArtemisII #playlist, thank you #NASA! 🤩 open.spotify.com/playlist/0WO...
(And yes, I was rocking a glow in the dark moon necklace and stars shoes in honor of the #ArtemisII mission.)
Eek...not sure I could handle that but also want to lurk on how it is.
A Caucasian couple wearing KN95 masks stand in front of the San Diego City Hall wall.
Hubs was officially appointed by the mayor as a member of the San Diego Airports Advisory Committee today!
There's a new #NASASocial opportunity open for applications! Registration for this event opens April 7 and closes at noon EDT on April 10. www.nasa.gov/general/expe...
The baby bunny visited in the daytime today! Look at that little fluffy tush, so dang cute! #DesertCottontail #BackyardWildlife
Keeping joy going today and now we're watching "Secrets of the #Bees." #NationalGeographic 🐝❤️🐝 www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/show/9980...
Go for launch of #ArtemisII in 10mins! This is a crew of 4 going around the moon. It's historic! www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK...
A white plastic grocery bag is filled with bright orange-colored tangerines.
A woman's hand rests on a semi-transparent plastic bowl decorated with black bats on the right side and filled nearly to the top with peeled tangerine pieces.
Last week's dehydrator project was strawberries. Today it's tangerines! #FoodPrep
Our cats are magnetized to our windows tonight watching. So dang adorbs!
Y'all, our backyard desert cottontail brought a teeny baby tonight! Look at this little booboo! 🤩 #TimelineCleanse
I was trying to be transparent about it upfront but I think it really threw them off. I don't know. It's all so exhausting.
Extended Family: We're coming to town, haven't seen you in years, let's meet up!
Me: That'd be great! FYI, we're still health-conscious & masking.
EF: ...
Me: We don't expect you to mask, just be okay w/ us doing it.
EF: ...
Me: ...
EF: ...
(So, I'm guessing it'll be a no-go, sigh. 😞 )
Should you see "#ProjectHailMary" in IMAX (and read/listen to the book)? I can definitively say yes. We're still discussing it hours later after watching it this afternoon. #SpaceIsCool #ScienceIsReal