Absolutely progressives for glasses, and then I have separate prescription reading glasses as well. I treat reading glasses like chapstick: 4-5 pairs scattered around my life at all times (they're not too spendy).
Congratulations! It's so well deserved!!
Form that reads 'What do you consider strenuous activity? (Answer should not exceed 250 words * required question). The answer box reads simply, in the baddest toughest late 40s woman matter of fact voice, 'I have completed 8 marathons.' The sound of a microphone dropping to the floor, rolling off the edge of the stage, and clattering to concrete echoes in the background.
I am filling out an application for a research trip.
You can tell it's awards season because I just got a junk email offering my past life reading and I thought ooo what books did past me read?
Wait, what?
Touring handlebar grips on a very nice bike with a lot of stickers on it.
Picture of a bike from the rear by the panniers.
I had to reposition the shifters, but these new handlebar grips make for a comfier ride!
First weekend of being DONE classes...I put new handlebar grips on my bike (some nice comfy touring ones) in anticipation of bike commutes this spring and summer.
❤️
But like Crowchild Trail, you just keep on going.
We had 30cm of snow over Weds and Thurs and today it was bare and dry for a bike ride. Springtime in Alberta...🎶🎵
This reminds me of @watershedlab.bsky.social's special mountain sensor being eaten by a grizzly bear.
Omeisaurus, an especially long-necked member of the long-necked dinosaur group, displays his dark skin to an unseen audience. We often show dinosaurs displaying with bright colours, but melanin - which turns skin browns, blacks, greys and earthy-hues, is also widely used as a display colour among living animals. Pigments of any kind are expensive to create or source, so their presence is an honest signal of health and vitality, even if they aren't bright.
It's that time of the week again, folks: TGIO: Thank God it's Omeisaurus.
(Prints of this and my other artworks are available: www.markwitton.co.uk/product-page...)
#FossilFriday #dinosaur #fossil #paleoart #sciart
Snow. Uggggh.
Another snowy picture that is snowy ugggh
April snow. Why. Just why.
More snow today.
Except when it comes to heavy metal Jupiters. That is the BEST name.
And just like that, the coursework portion of my PhD is done!!
Now on to candidacy.
I didn't even get blood on me!
My lil first aid kit is pretty simple: gloves, one of those flat CPR masks (the one with the one-way valve so you hopefully don't get somebody's throw-up in your mouth), a roll of gauze, and some individually packaged bandaids and wet wipes, all in a small ziploc baggie in a small pouch. Easy peasy.
But everybody was watching from the train. Bystander effect is absolutely wild when you're watching it happen in real time. I get that not everybody has first aid stuff with them or feels icky about blood, but I would have thought at least one other grown-up would say hmm, this looks like a problem.
Today a teenager fainted on the train and was bleeding from a cut on her head, and not one adult got off the train with her - just her young friends. I was waiting for my train on the platform and helped - I carry a small first aid kit in my bag and kept pressure on the wound while waiting for EMS.
Ooooo
Image: A small, angry boy stands in front of his parents. They are in modern clothes, but he is dressed as a regency gentleman with top hat, breeches, cane etc. He says "No title, no estates, and less than a thousand a year! How am I ever to find a wife!" Caption: Noah's parents realise that he has been drawn into the manorsphere.
My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com #manosphere
Two cats watching the Artemis mission landing.
You are amazing!
Just as gassy, too.
Dawn is such a fabulous book.
Watching the Artemis 2 live stream, and briefly you could see the stars in a reflection. So, so cool.
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
We also had acid rain.
Emails on the way!!
