George Budd @Gbudd@qoto.org
Father, Fiancé, Volunteer EMT, (conflicted) Veteran, Computer Geek, Perpetual Student. Command line kind of guy (he/him) Very amateur woodworker, crude sketcher, proud nerd, liberal, wished I knew more math and science.
I’m willing to be wrong, certainty often means that I don’t actually understand the problem
Joined Nov 2022
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For the holiday, a thread on how to befriend crows.
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Befriending crows is a wonderful thing.
I have many crow friends at home and at work. They bring joy at unexpected moments and can rescue a miserable day even without shaking down the dust of snow that Robert Frost described.
This thread is an updated version of one I posted at the bird site in July 2019.
#birding #birdwatching #birds #urbanbirding #crows #corvids #crow #corvid #crowfriends
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It's time for MENDPOCALYPSE 2K22
Today's roster:
-1 sock (warmup)
-1 sweater with 2 holes and a neckline starting to go out
-some athleisure 💀
-my white whale, a secondhand angora sweater that is absolutely perfect... other than the dozens of moth holes
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Their pillars all please faithfully
Our trust in God unchangedly
O₂ Tannenbaum, O₂ Tannenbaum
How lo-lovely are thy branches
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Pulse check during holiday season (and beyond) 
#Wellbeing #MentalHealth #Life #HolidaySeason #Christmas #Illustration
(Art by Liz and Mollie)
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@futurebird @nia You’re absolutely right. It can be hard to ask for help, I found it kind of liberating to get past that even just for a while
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One big part of self care that I discovered this year when I broke my leg is asking for the help that you need. Asking for help can be really hard. But, NOT asking for help is failing to take care of yourself.
Help might mean help getting around, or help managing your emotions, or help figuring out what kind of help you need.
@kevinrsours @podkaynelives @Popehat You’re right, I wish I had said it that way (I am very happy not to work in a “move fast and break things” development shop (I personally just break things at a more leisurely pace 🙄))
@lori @DavePolaschek I’ve got one (a hand me down from my grandpa), I haven’t quite figured out what to use it for yet
@podkaynelives @Popehat Does Twitter even have a dev environment? Regardless, this is completely disgusting
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Bellwether. That's how it's spelled. Not bellweather or belle-weather. Why?
It's a metaphor. A "wether" is a neutered male sheep. Sheep follow a leader. Shepherds would put a bell on a wether, a leader, and the flock of ewes and lambs would follow him. So when the shepherds would hear the wether's bell, they'd know the flock was nearby. (Real shepherds, please chime in!)
Hence the metaphor -- a bellwether is an early sign of something.
Learn something new every day, thanks!
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"The cat threw up in the kitchen. Don't worry, I cleaned it up."
Every time a #ems call comes in you get a chance to see something new. Tonight’s call was to help someone’s family get a generator up and running (they had lost power and needed to keep some medical equipment running).
Usually my patients don’t have a carburetor, but I was happy to head out and help them out. Generator running, equipment up and running, all is well!
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I do not understand how this could be comfortable, but apparently it was. For a long time. Happy almost #caturday!
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Happy Christmas Eve Eve!
Stepping on my soapbox for one moment...
Keep in mind those who are immunocompromised. COVID is not over for them. Flu and strep, and RSV are even more dangerous. If they require a little extra care, be kind.
I cannot visit family. My immune system is temporarily out of whack. They refuse to get COVID tests, so - spending this one alone. I just cannot risk it. Next year, I'll be fine, but some will not. Be kind. Make adjustments for those you love.
Father, Fiancé, Volunteer EMT, (conflicted) Veteran, Computer Geek, Perpetual Student. Command line kind of guy (he/him) Very amateur woodworker, crude sketcher, proud nerd, liberal, wished I knew more math and science.
I’m willing to be wrong, certainty often means that I don’t actually understand the problem
Joined Nov 2022
