Angry Rutabaga
@streamlass.bsky.social
Geologist (MSc), hydrologic modeler.
ELCA. She/her. Ace.
Walking SW Wisconsin stereotype, flatlanded in Iowa.
Avatar: Functionally unidentifiable in snow gear
Banner: Hailstones and engineering ruler
ELCA. She/her. Ace.
Walking SW Wisconsin stereotype, flatlanded in Iowa.
Avatar: Functionally unidentifiable in snow gear
Banner: Hailstones and engineering ruler
Standard dialect, 52% similar to Minnesotans.
If they'd asked pin vs pen & bag vs beg they'd have gotten me more accurate: Mom's side have a more Rust Belt accent & Dad's grade more Yooper.
If they'd asked pin vs pen & bag vs beg they'd have gotten me more accurate: Mom's side have a more Rust Belt accent & Dad's grade more Yooper.
September 4, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Standard dialect, 52% similar to Minnesotans.
If they'd asked pin vs pen & bag vs beg they'd have gotten me more accurate: Mom's side have a more Rust Belt accent & Dad's grade more Yooper.
If they'd asked pin vs pen & bag vs beg they'd have gotten me more accurate: Mom's side have a more Rust Belt accent & Dad's grade more Yooper.
The word of the day is "flat."
And also another 4-letter word starting with "f."
And also another 4-letter word starting with "f."
August 24, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The word of the day is "flat."
And also another 4-letter word starting with "f."
And also another 4-letter word starting with "f."
Oh no, how do I pick?
Here's a piece of vein opal from Reynolds Mountain, Idaho. It's sun-baked but one corner broke to show clear layers. So maybe more agate than opal?
Here's a piece of vein opal from Reynolds Mountain, Idaho. It's sun-baked but one corner broke to show clear layers. So maybe more agate than opal?
July 14, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Oh no, how do I pick?
Here's a piece of vein opal from Reynolds Mountain, Idaho. It's sun-baked but one corner broke to show clear layers. So maybe more agate than opal?
Here's a piece of vein opal from Reynolds Mountain, Idaho. It's sun-baked but one corner broke to show clear layers. So maybe more agate than opal?
I finally picked up a couple short-story anthologies by favorite authors and…this is funny. (Left is Kristen Britain & the story is from 2002; Ann Leckie's is from 2024)
They are…very different, to put it mildly!
They are…very different, to put it mildly!
June 25, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I finally picked up a couple short-story anthologies by favorite authors and…this is funny. (Left is Kristen Britain & the story is from 2002; Ann Leckie's is from 2024)
They are…very different, to put it mildly!
They are…very different, to put it mildly!
T@dzio Mueller, whom I'd never heard of before but who seems like his whole thing is his "don't believe the hopium" bull.
No, it's not all great but he doesn't seem to be doing anything to make it better, so…
No, it's not all great but he doesn't seem to be doing anything to make it better, so…
June 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
T@dzio Mueller, whom I'd never heard of before but who seems like his whole thing is his "don't believe the hopium" bull.
No, it's not all great but he doesn't seem to be doing anything to make it better, so…
No, it's not all great but he doesn't seem to be doing anything to make it better, so…
Huh, perhaps yours went through German to get to English? Though I'm going to have to look up "lickworms"!
June 8, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Huh, perhaps yours went through German to get to English? Though I'm going to have to look up "lickworms"!
Can't possibly relate (secondary consideration: local winery)
May 23, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Can't possibly relate (secondary consideration: local winery)
Timeline did a thing:
May 20, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Timeline did a thing:
There, I have my garden* in.
* I live in an apartment, therefore my plants also get smaller accommodations
* I live in an apartment, therefore my plants also get smaller accommodations
May 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM
There, I have my garden* in.
* I live in an apartment, therefore my plants also get smaller accommodations
* I live in an apartment, therefore my plants also get smaller accommodations
My coworkers think they are HILARIOUS. (No one was hurt & I fixed the broken parts, but also geez this happened YESTERDAY!)
May 6, 2026 at 6:58 PM
My coworkers think they are HILARIOUS. (No one was hurt & I fixed the broken parts, but also geez this happened YESTERDAY!)
"Help, I've fallen and I ca-ENT get up!"
April 16, 2026 at 12:51 AM
"Help, I've fallen and I ca-ENT get up!"
"Bologna, approved by the Sturgeon General":
April 1, 2026 at 7:42 PM
"Bologna, approved by the Sturgeon General":
Today's horrible pun
April 1, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Today's horrible pun
…or not. Satellite shows a perfectly circular cloud!
March 31, 2026 at 3:05 AM
…or not. Satellite shows a perfectly circular cloud!
Noticed milk starting to go sour, so thought I'd scald it & then make yoghurt. Instead it made a big curd. So, and @sjgochenour.bsky.social I blame you, I made my first tiny batch of mozzarella at 9:00 pm:
March 25, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Noticed milk starting to go sour, so thought I'd scald it & then make yoghurt. Instead it made a big curd. So, and @sjgochenour.bsky.social I blame you, I made my first tiny batch of mozzarella at 9:00 pm:
I've got some loop hooks that take the pressure off my ears, though I'm not sure that would help?
March 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I've got some loop hooks that take the pressure off my ears, though I'm not sure that would help?
Also, I got a brainwave & just made it in my tupperware instead of transferring it later!
January 20, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Also, I got a brainwave & just made it in my tupperware instead of transferring it later!
I'm running Graysky & while it's got some annoying quirks, O get no logo:
January 18, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I'm running Graysky & while it's got some annoying quirks, O get no logo: