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By the time I get to Second Breakfast at 10:15, I've already been working for 4 hours. There's a weird joy in just walking away from the computer in the middle of the morning and having a bonus meal. Highly recommend.

It's important to find small joys in this life. This is why I'm here to tell you about Second Breakfast. On Tuesdays, I do a noon yoga class. I can't make it from my first breakfast at 5:30 to my lunch at 1:30-ish. Enter Second Breakfast.

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Timeline cleanse: a wide-eyed owl.

A small Western Screech Owl perches on its handler's glove. Its eyes are wide and curious.

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Laura Eek!! Hall @lauraehall.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

LG fridge, but I'd also heard Samsung horror stories. Maybe LG has improved, though. When we moved to a new house in 2021 it had all new LG appliances and the fridge never gave me any issue.

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Really enjoying this classic Sesame Street segment, two minutes of freestyle jazz riffing on saxophone factory footage

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True story: I took the teen to Walgreens for a booster a couple of years ago. "Why are we coming here for this?" he asked. I was confused. I mean, why not? Turns out that he had spent his entire life assuming that Walgreens was a produce/fresh food division of Walmart.

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I love that you share this info.

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Have you checked with your local master gardener program? Every state has one and they generally have lots of information about native plants in your area.

Alisa @clearwriter.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I don't even have adhd, I just have general avoidance of bureaucratic gotcha scenarios.

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That. Exactly. It's just one too many bureaucratic things for me.

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 05/03/2025

residents are likely to see green dye in a creek during a stormwater inspection. you do not need to call us if you do. residents are unlikely to see Green Day in a creek during a stormwater inspection. you are strongly encouraged to call us if you do.

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Alisa @clearwriter.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Honestly, the complexity of operating an independent storefront seems daunting to me. This is why I don't sell my own book independently.

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

I tweeted about this guy last night and got all these replies from random people who said he'd saved their baby's life. Fuck being rich I would love to have been this guy, imagine how cool it would be to know you'd helped so many people. We need to name an airport after him or something

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Alisa @clearwriter.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

I love how this news is hidden behind the two cutest little mice I've ever seen.

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Alisa @clearwriter.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Probably closer to Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton. The colleges have brought a lot of life to that area.

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Alisa @clearwriter.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

The coverage of the MOVE bombing played a massively formative role in my childhood.

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Alisa @clearwriter.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

This whole thread is perfect.

Alisa @clearwriter.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

If the baggies aren't heavy, blue tak may be strong enough to stick the baggies to the poster? www.lowes.com/pd/Henkel-Fu...

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Justine Calma @justcalma.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

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Helpful tool for tracking what happens to IRA funding

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Boze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

just stumbled on a real jaw-dropper of a line in an essay -- “The corollary of being interested in a great range of things is to have sympathy with a great range of outlooks” -- and that, my friends, is why reading is so important.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

In 2014 Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside, to see if wild animals would use it like their domesticated counterparts. The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails. The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.

Chart showing instances of wild animals using a hamster wheel left out in the wild, with visits dominated by wild mice, followed by slugs, rats, shrews and a few frogs and snails.

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Alisa @clearwriter.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

So far I can attest that teeth-clenching, doomscrolling, and staring into space do not work. Have you considered making an anxiety sweater?

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This timeline is exhausting.

I was just admiring (ha!) the "Lefse Lefse"

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I'm wondering why my son is visiting Caltech without telling me.

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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 21/01/2025

I usually have tea, not coffee. On Sunday I had both and I could see through walls.

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If you are feeling overwhelmed, I strongly recommend the livestream of the corpse flower at Sydney Botanic Gardens on YouTube. There are currently 1,500 people in chat waiting for a flower to open, and occasionally claiming that it definitely has moved this time. WWTF: We Watch The Flower.

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Corpse Flower livestream: A plant to die for

YouTube video by Botanic Gardens of Sydney

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😈Miss Hell Batkeeper😈 @mishellbaker.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce. Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.

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Mike Brown @plutokiller.com · 17/01/2025

Just had a sample of the Eaton Fire ash that is in my driveway run on the department XRF. Is there titanium (new house paint)? Yup. Lead (old house paint)? You betcha. Heavy metals? Check. Treat that ash like it's toxic folks (because it is)

$A computer screen with a display showing output from an xray diffraction spectrometer.$ $Close up view showing fraction of metals. Fun stuff.$

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Alisa @clearwriter.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

"Surprise podcast" is the description I've been looking for.

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Alisa @clearwriter.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

I love analyses that don't recognize that climate is a threat multiplier for everything else.

Alisa @clearwriter.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

I had a 3yo who belted out "I shot a man in RENO just to WATCH HIM DIE" in a fitting room and women flat-out cackled from multiple directions.

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Zoë Schlanger @zoeschlanger.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

"The smoke is a toxic soup. It’s not just the brush that’s burning, but homes are burning and homes contain plastics that are built from petrochemical compounds." - California Professional Firefighters president on CNN today.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/01/2025

As frequent wildfires become the new normal, even people not directly threatened are concerned with what to do about the spread of wildfire smoke. It's important to have a plan. Here are simple, effective ways to get rid of the wildfire smoke in your home. nyti.ms/3WbyFxX

A graphic details how to clear your home of wildfire smoke. Five recommendations include: invest in an air purifier, upgrade your HVAC filters, keep smoke from getting inside, keep your place clean and wear a respirator.

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Alisa @clearwriter.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I live in the western U.S. and know that wildfire smoke is not something you want to mess with. I've had a good experience with Bona Fide Masks, which currently has a 25% discount. bonafidemasks.com

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Face Masks | PPE | Face Coverings | Bona Fide Masks

Bona Fide Medical Masks™, part of Ball Chain Mfg. Co., Inc.'s LogoTags division, has one main objective: to help alleviate the shortage of masks and PPE.

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Alisa @clearwriter.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

We are missing an IRS check that was "held" while we were away. Visible on preview. USPS just shrugs.

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Alisa @clearwriter.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Store the jar upside-down before opening so that all of the oil is at the bottom. It's still annoying, but at least the oil isn't slopping out of the top of the jar.

Alisa @clearwriter.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Thank you! It's a lovely surprise.