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Historian, gardener, artist, and collector of uranium glass.
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Today’s Canadian painting is “A Tangled Garden” painted by JEH MacDonald in 1916.
September 13, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Today’s Canadian painting is “A Tangled Garden” painted by JEH MacDonald in 1916.
Just moved my car out of the garage to the street so that it can benefit from the random tropical storm rolling over LA—“nature’s car wash” amirite?
September 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Just moved my car out of the garage to the street so that it can benefit from the random tropical storm rolling over LA—“nature’s car wash” amirite?
The right sunbeam has lit up the cabinet #uraniumglass
August 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The right sunbeam has lit up the cabinet #uraniumglass
Working on art (not done)
August 19, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Working on art (not done)
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Gold Spider Nose Ornament
gold
c. 100 BCE to 200 CE
Salinar culture
Colombia
#handmade #gold #nose #ornament #nariguera #spiders #ancientart #art #ancientjewelry #goldjewelry #jewelrydesign #ancientjewelrydesign #precolumbiangold #precolumbian #salinarculture #colombia #ancientgold #tumbaga #alloy
gold
c. 100 BCE to 200 CE
Salinar culture
Colombia
#handmade #gold #nose #ornament #nariguera #spiders #ancientart #art #ancientjewelry #goldjewelry #jewelrydesign #ancientjewelrydesign #precolumbiangold #precolumbian #salinarculture #colombia #ancientgold #tumbaga #alloy
August 15, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Gold Spider Nose Ornament
gold
c. 100 BCE to 200 CE
Salinar culture
Colombia
#handmade #gold #nose #ornament #nariguera #spiders #ancientart #art #ancientjewelry #goldjewelry #jewelrydesign #ancientjewelrydesign #precolumbiangold #precolumbian #salinarculture #colombia #ancientgold #tumbaga #alloy
gold
c. 100 BCE to 200 CE
Salinar culture
Colombia
#handmade #gold #nose #ornament #nariguera #spiders #ancientart #art #ancientjewelry #goldjewelry #jewelrydesign #ancientjewelrydesign #precolumbiangold #precolumbian #salinarculture #colombia #ancientgold #tumbaga #alloy
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FAA hires 2,000+ gamers to be air traffic controllers
Regardless of your age, chances are that you know at least one person in your life who loves video games, and a recent campaign by the U.S. Department of Transportation shows that those skills migh…
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August 14, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I had to checkk to make sure this was real thehill.com/policy/trans...
We often take the park-and-ride to the Bowl. Usually, thanks to etiquette plus the noise of the bus, you don’t have to hear much, but yesterday it was the intolerably dull, LOUD, word-vomit of fellow passengers BOTH ways. Next time I bring noise cancellation lest I be tempted to resort to violence.
August 12, 2026 at 2:07 PM
We often take the park-and-ride to the Bowl. Usually, thanks to etiquette plus the noise of the bus, you don’t have to hear much, but yesterday it was the intolerably dull, LOUD, word-vomit of fellow passengers BOTH ways. Next time I bring noise cancellation lest I be tempted to resort to violence.
Last evening at the Bowl for the summer—Mozart ❤️❤️❤️
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Last evening at the Bowl for the summer—Mozart ❤️❤️❤️
Red powderpuff—I love these!
August 6, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Red powderpuff—I love these!
I painted a picture. If you’re saying “gosh, R, that’s awfully cheerful and also not up to your usual standard…” you’re right on both counts and I intend to rectify this as soon as possible
August 6, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I painted a picture. If you’re saying “gosh, R, that’s awfully cheerful and also not up to your usual standard…” you’re right on both counts and I intend to rectify this as soon as possible
Tip from a friend in law enforcement: memorize your emergency contact’s number because if you get arrested, after they take your phone they’re not going to give it back so you can look at your contacts. #safety
August 5, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Tip from a friend in law enforcement: memorize your emergency contact’s number because if you get arrested, after they take your phone they’re not going to give it back so you can look at your contacts. #safety
Random friend encounter!
August 1, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Random friend encounter!
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New Bedford is considered the home of whaling's history in America — and now, home to the worst aquarium ever.
Whaling Museum goes viral for ‘worst aquarium ever’ T-shirts, totes
New Bedford is considered the home of whaling’s history in America — and now, home to the worst aquarium ever.
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July 28, 2026 at 1:30 AM
New Bedford is considered the home of whaling's history in America — and now, home to the worst aquarium ever.
On the glass floor at the Space Needle
July 27, 2026 at 4:46 PM
On the glass floor at the Space Needle
At Tumwater Falls—doesn’t that sound like somewhere in Narnia?
July 27, 2026 at 4:43 PM
At Tumwater Falls—doesn’t that sound like somewhere in Narnia?
Yet another lighthouse
July 27, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Yet another lighthouse
The lighthouse at Crescent City, one of a bazillion lighthouses on our trip
July 27, 2026 at 4:33 PM
The lighthouse at Crescent City, one of a bazillion lighthouses on our trip
We saw many redwoods—M says ‘hi’ from inside this one
July 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM
We saw many redwoods—M says ‘hi’ from inside this one