Jim Kling
@jimkling
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Professional freelance #science and #medical writer for @MDEdge and others. Amateur shepherd and dad.
Bellingham, WA
Joined April 2010
I recently took over the leadership of the Endeavour Award, which recognizes fantasy and science fiction by Pacific Northwest authors. Find it/me at @EndeavourAward.
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Dogs that have been sprayed by a skunk emit a smell reminiscent of a chemistry lab, even after deoderizing with a mixture of baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and dish soap.
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The Endeavour ( recognizes science fiction and fantasy books by Pacific Northwest authors. We are seeking nominations for books published in 2022 and we need preliminary readers to help select finalists. DM if interested.
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At 4 pm today PST, in my new capacity as Chair of the Endeavour Award, I'll be doing a Facebook Live event over at the Endeavour Award Facebook page with 2021 award winner @ericasatifka, author of the short story collection How to Get to Apocalypse.
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Email exchange with mechanic for my old pickup has led to a war of cliches in my head: "In for a dime, in for a dollar" versus "throwing good money after bad." Which one will win?.
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When I call you to cancel an appointment because I had a recent exposure to COVID, and I don't want to risk spreading it even though I don't have any symptoms, don't assume I'm lying. It's the quickest way to lose a client.
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NFL player @Jeffokudah read Meditations by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (@lawsofaurelius). So I bought a copy. Amazon asked me if I want to follow the author for new release updates.
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RT @LA_NatRes: Studying potentially dangerous microbes in animal models of the disease they cause takes some extra considerations, as resea….
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Just signed Audubon's petition opposing plans to drill in the Arctic Refuge
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Simultaneously disturbing and uplifting story that reads like a novel. Amazing. #BlackLivesMatter . The Black American Amputation Epidemic
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RT @BioProcessIntl: Innovations in product design, testing, and manufacturing - along with exciting studies of checkpoint inhibitors, neoan….
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A great viewpoint from a sportswriter on football players' protests and how their motives were misrepresented. Ask Kyle: Thoughts on NFL protests, police brutality and the future of the Lions
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Great thread and accompanying article in Science on how coronavirus spreads.
One of the things I love about my job is that I learn so many new things with every story. That was particularly true in my reporting for this story about #covid19 clusters and susperspreading events. Read it here and/or bear with me for a thread.
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Proud of my fellow residents of Washington State. This analysis shows a decline since a peak in late March. Trends in SARS-CoV-2 PCR Test Positivity Among Outpatients in Seattle and Washington State
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This is like conflating a NYC taxi cab with a NYC taxi driver. When they interact, something very specific happens. Otherwise they are two completely separate entities.
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RT @KariOakes: I spoke with hospitalists at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, WA about their early experiences and lessons learned caring for co….
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