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Mad Physiologist

@madphysiologist.bsky.social
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Humanist Deadhead, Gen-X, DC explant, Old Bay enthusiast, American-Canadian (by descent). Squirrelly 🐿️. Fly fisher wannabe. Has plant h̶o̶b̶b̶y̶ problem. Retired aerospace physiologist. Fly Navy! She/her, they/them Pfp: me inside a papier-mâché shark

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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 15h
Lol
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 20h
Okay, okay, no more goofing around.
Another picture of us, more composed, all dressed up for our son’s wedding.
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 18h
Thank you! 💙
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 18h
Here it all is together
A picture of a sparkly beaded dress with a coordinating suit, tie, and pocket square.
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 18h
Oh you should see the pocket square, hang on
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 20h
Okay, okay, no more goofing around.
Another picture of us, more composed, all dressed up for our son’s wedding.
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It’s amazing!
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A gorgeous house and a lovely day fishing with my dad.
My dad with my dogDad sitting on the dock, fishin.’A view from the gorgeous house we’re staying in.Another view of the house (and its view!)
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Hi!
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Two silly people in the photo both at their kid’s wedding
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Two silly people in the photo both at their kid’s wedding
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Road trip! We’re going to Lake Gaston, where our younger kiddo is getting married this weekend to a girl we already feel is family. Also cool: she’s a scientist, so we got *another one* in the fam.
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Over 23 years. I still remember early 2003, vividly.
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Mae Nick Phra Khanong @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There are no US forces in Iraq for the first time in two decades I need people to remember this when some folks say deploying troops to Iran or Yemen will be a six month op.
reuters.com
US forces exit Iraq after two decades, leaving opening for Iran
The departure is celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies ​who now have deep influence in the country where 4,500 Americans died during more than two decades of war.
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Very special aaand too many requirements!
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sounds exactly right
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
No other military service (in the world) relies as much on its civilian workforce as the US Navy. No other is even close.
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There was that, but the desert analogy remains hyper-facile when that government service occurs within a military service. All we ever do is try to do the impossible shit, which is simultaneously awesome and daunting.
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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 30/09/2026
"For yrs, Kennedy has accused fed. health agencies of being captured by corp.'s they are tasked w/ regulating. That same charge is now being aimed at the health sec. by his disillusioned supporters." So much here to discuss. For one: what legit conference has Russell Brand as a panel moderator? 🛟
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At MAHA Summit, RFK Jr.’s base asks if its champion is selling out
The second annual conference features Trump officials, tech titans, corporate sponsors and fading celebrities — but very little MAHA.
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That was grad and med school and then (little mini episodes thru) my whole career eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ooofa, have I ever felt that desert analogy.
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😮🥹 i love them, want to see/never have
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There’s a Cooper’s hawk that visits our back yard regularly. Awesome little guy.
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They’re like fighter pilots but cuter! I’ve always been obsessed with them. Once we even-out a little re: retirement travel/where to live/miscellaneous other shenanigans, my hope is to either work with a falcon rescue or do that falconry thing (the less weird RFKJR dudebro kind)
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That’s hundreds of thousands of email accounts, but during the resulting massive outage from the autoreplies and reply-alls, some emails still got through, and many replies contained excellent memes and recipes. Insane, yet heartwarming.
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Okay, I was talking about the owl, though yes it’s also true of me.
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I got to hold (??? i don’t know what else to call it) an owl today, but I was too flustered to think about a picture. Smol body, beeg eyeballs and feets.
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Something like this happened to the whole goddamn Navy. Twice, I think.
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Discontinued FoOoOods! 👻🎃 @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
ejewishphilanthropy.com/sunkist-says... Welp, re-continued food news!!
ejewishphilanthropy.com
Sunkist says it will bring back beloved Fruit Gems after national outcry following eJP report
‘We hear you, Sunkist Fruit Gems fans!’ the company wrote, saying it had found a new manufacturer for the kosher synagogue staple
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I just added them to my cart, thanks for the idea 😊
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Omg now imagine some mini pierogi
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It’s gotta be the pectin
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 28/09/2026
BLAMMO. buff.ly/pykYN6f
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It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
For the seventeenth year: Welcome to autumn, fuckheads.
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bug spray cody @aevris.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
really enjoying this gif. please, join me for a drink
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I don’t wanna admit this but you are correct
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Scene: We are driving along and we pass a large, laden flatbed truck with “oversize load” markings. Him: what the hell is that Me: probably another F-35 canopy Blooooop
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Heeeyyyyyy Dit, I miss you buddy
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Scene: We are driving along and we pass a large, laden flatbed truck with “oversize load” markings. Him: what the hell is that Me: probably another F-35 canopy Blooooop
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JC (baseball season type) @conductress.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Even if you're not a baseball fan, please take a few moments to watch this and let the love and goodness seep in and heal your heart a little. Because baseball is never just about baseball. May we all know the impact for good we've made on the world. Thank you, Rick. #SpreadLove
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I love this so much!
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AAAAHH-lex Plante 🐀👑 @aplante.com · 25/09/2026
i have in fact added prints of this to my shop/inprnt IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING 🇨🇦 aplante.com/shop 🌎 www.inprnt.com/gallery/apla...
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s amazing! I’m thrilled for you.
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I’m so sorry
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yes, you did. It’s fantastic!
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I know people who have gone ***a year*** without resolution.
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Crayon eating men's club, but sure.
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
LOL. But it's the Men's Club.
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Also, "annuitant" only means that was my official status as of 1 Oct 2025. I wasn't getting a pension until pfffft April of 2026.
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
*Everything* looks considerably different now that I've had a year to settle the f*ck down. The timeframe between January and September 2025 was absolute hell.
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Mad Physiologist @madphysiologist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Coming up on 1 full year as an annuitant (that's freaky to say). I have thoughts on spending a long career as a civil servant in DoD and specifically Naval aviation (spouse would like me to clarify Navy and Marine Corps aviation). I'll post them here, eventually, but my first observation is this:
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