Ponddrop
@ponddrop.bsky.social
Runner, knitter, curler, nonprofit leader, maker of things and instigator of shenanigans.
Me asking my boss about time off to volunteer at a curling event. Boss: oh that would be fun! You must get to watch a lot of games right? Me: well no, the ice crew mostly naps during games because we are exhausted Boss: so you want time off to exhaust yourself, not get paid, and not even watch?
Aspen trees are like asbestos (complimentary). They can slow wildfires and help protect communities. 🧪 By me in @livescience.com www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
Aspen trees provide a natural buffer against wildfires, even as fire season intensifies, study shows
Buffers made of aspen trees could help protect communities from worsening wildfires.
livescience.com
Yes. And I brought it to school to win arguments with teachers who told me I was wrong about dinosaurs having feathers.
Guilty. Loved the annual year book.
I impulse bought a slackboard earlier this year. I have played around on it a bit, but battling metatarsal pain has made it difficult to do much. Tonight I did a strength workout on it and I am spent. 💦 hope the balance work helps the curling and the running.
The plumber just found this in the ceiling of our house - Freemason publication from November 1922.
What the internet is FOR: Jarnathan, Jimothy and screaming hairy armadillos.
I need y'all to see the screaming hairy armadillo
The football score was higher than the Jays game and I was not expecting that.
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
Blackadder and Baldrick's Giant Turnip
ALT: Blackadder and Baldrick's Giant Turnip
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Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
Top tip for job applicants: if you are going to use AI to write your cover letter, remove the AI formatting and…the prompt you used to generate it, before submitting it. I don’t screen with AI, but I sure do screen FOR AI when I’m hiring.
the World Cup final will be between two teams that Cape Verde played even through 90 minutes
I like they the Philly crowd only booed Abrams a little. But had extra boos for Soto.
I respect France's commitment to not working on a holiday.
This weekend we washed, primed, and painted the trim around the kitchen window and doors. Then I decided to deeeeeep clean the tiled shower…and remove the caulk, and re-caulk. *sinks gratefully into couch*