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Donor BMT trek w/brother 2001 changed both our lives forever. Caregiver/researcher/advocate. My anonymity protects his.👩👦Podcast junkie, inveterate walker.
Medford, OR
Joined September 2015
@nabeelqu @tylercowen Sounds extrapolated from Tolstoy, Death of Ivan Ilyich, who, facing death, comes to see his life has been a bottomless pit of emptiness all for appearances and social approval.
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No flower is as bright and happy as a sunflower. Or two. Red rosemallow (hibiscus family, unusual shade). Oleander. Late summer roses mixing in the colors here. Autumn looms not far away. Already???‽!!!!. Make hay, like they say, while the sun shines.
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RT @JessicaBRiedl: Ok, let's do it that way. At retirement, everyone gets back exactly what they paid into Social Security - and not a penn….
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@ideapharma . Check out this interview with Natalie Holles, former CEO of Third Harmonic Bio. Good stuff that I fancy you will appreciate, with interview @adamfeuerstein
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Podcast Episode · The Readout Loud · 08/07/2025 · 38m
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Mexican creeping zinnias. Rosemallows (hybiscus family). Coneflowers. Flowers of summer are about as good as the fruits of summer.
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Check out the SIZE of this worm. He got to practice his stretching.
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Soundtrack of my summer. First video just has to be Dad. Dad vibes, amirite?‽!! . Robins and the Robinettes.
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My robins and their fledglings. You thought 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 parenting was demanding. Most fun if you zoom in. Mama brought back something big this time. Speaking of big, the fledglings’ mouths are always open wide and they don’t easily pipe down.
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Jeepers, creepers, where’d you get those peepers?‽!!. Promised I’d tag @Chris_arnade 😊. First time we’ve seen the nestlings, popping up. Mom & Dad started the nest exactly 23 days ago. Do watch the last two videos!
See the worm in mama or daddy’s mouth? Hear those little cheeps? Pipsqueaks down below! We haven’t been able to see them yet but they’re there. And being fed!. Robins & the Robinettes. An adventure we’ve witnessed starting July 3 when nest construction began (per pic below).
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Beautiful clouds coming home last evening from the west, turned orange by the setting sun.
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See the worm in mama or daddy’s mouth? Hear those little cheeps? Pipsqueaks down below! We haven’t been able to see them yet but they’re there. And being fed!. Robins & the Robinettes. An adventure we’ve witnessed starting July 3 when nest construction began (per pic below).
@Chris_arnade @tarafaul503 This is my current good to focus on. Mayhap I’ll tag you when the nestlings pop out.
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Well . she's done it. Joint effort. Mama Robin and Daddy Robin. Babies should hatch in a few days, and begin their trek: nestling, fledgling, juvenile. Four eggs about 3/4 to an inch. That incomparable robin's egg blue.
Amazing shot of Mama Robin in the nest yesterday afternoon. I snapped it quickly & skedaddled. We think she has started to lay. Look at that expression! Exactly six days after she started to elaborately construct her nest. How do birds know to do so exactly what they do‽
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A bill so bad even Democrats voted against it. So it’s revenge (or blackmail) time for She Who Won’t Be Deterred. Rumpole fans will get the reference.
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has begun laying off hundreds of employees, and Governor Tina Kotek warns that rural communities will feel the greatest impact.
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Amazing shot of Mama Robin in the nest yesterday afternoon. I snapped it quickly & skedaddled. We think she has started to lay. Look at that expression! Exactly six days after she started to elaborately construct her nest. How do birds know to do so exactly what they do‽
I barely knew what I was seeing in this first video. Turned out to be a robin trying to get nesting material. She’s worked at this since Thursday. Robins were the first bird I knew as a kid. We loved the color of their eventually broken shells. Stay tuned. We’ll be godparents.
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Canna lily. Coneflowers. Zinnias. Gladiolus. Your sunshot infusion of (mostly) yellows and orange. Aligns with our current temperatures here. Welcome to blazing summer.
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That song, 🎶 Let me tell you ‘bout … 🎵 . Apparently no one ever quite did. (Never too late!).
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That’s a hanging fuchsia basket on our patio that she has built her nest in. There’s also been a boy Robin hanging out the last couple of days. This morning I saw the two of them together briefly in what I am told were the short seconds that makes this happen. Who knew.
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I barely knew what I was seeing in this first video. Turned out to be a robin trying to get nesting material. She’s worked at this since Thursday. Robins were the first bird I knew as a kid. We loved the color of their eventually broken shells. Stay tuned. We’ll be godparents.
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