Something new I learned today. If you have bought tires at Costco, they will repair flats on those tires for 5 years for free.
Tough day at work today. Several friends and colleagues were told that their roles have been eliminated. ☹️
Forgot that Strade Blanche was last weekend. Caught up with highlights this evening and was amazed at Tadej winning the race after a crash sent him cartwheeling in the grass field along the road. He is unbelievable form already. This is going to be another Tadej year in cycling.
I have said this before and will say it again…
Changing clocks to observe daylight savings time is stupid and should be abolished as soon as possible.
Rosette nebula (NGC2244) is a giant molecular cloud where new star formation is happening. It is about 130 light years across and at 5000 light years from us.
🔭 William Optics Megrez 90 📷 ZWO ASI2600MC Duo 90 x 1 min exposures stacked in SIRIL and further stretched and processed in Photoshop
“Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in”
- Leonard Cohen
Flame and Horsehead nebulae in the constellation of Orion. New star formation is taking place in this region of gas clouds and dust at 1500 light years away.
🔭 William Optics Megrez 90 📷 ZWO ASI2600MC Duo 60 x 1 min exposures stacked in SIRIL and further stretched and processed in Photoshop.
Participating in a fitness challenge at work. Won $20 in a raffle for working out every day of the last week. Something to brighten up my day!!!
Just this week:
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FDA cancels advisory panel meeting on flu vaccine
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NIH cancels the Summer internship program
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University of Pittsburgh will not admit any PhD students in 2025; several other universities announced the same or big cutbacks in PhD admissions
Yep! We are going to be great again.
Called my senator (Blumenthal)‘s office to let him know about my displeasure with him voting for Driscoll as the secretary of the army. I thought it would go to voicemail but I actually talked with a person. Also asked the senator to vote no on all trump’s nominees. That was very satisfying!
I was itching to go riding outside for the whole month. Finally a sunny morning with temps above freezing and I was out on a slower ride keeping an eye on icy patches on the road.
🏏 In current Cricket, my most favorite player is Rashid Khan from Afghanistan. He may not be technically the best but he embodies the spirit of the sport.
I was at Costco last night and there were no eggs! It is great that eggs have gotten so cheap that people are buying out all the stock.
Thank you, supreme leader!!! You are the very best.
It was a snowy night making the roads slippery. Someone driving down the hill skidded and knocked out our mailbox. Same thing happened exactly one year ago. Now the same process again. Stop the mail; get an estimate for replacing the mailbox; get it through insurance company; get it installed.