I’m fully vaccinated and “I’m So Excited” to be able to go dancing again, someday soon…
And Singing! I’m linking this next one for all my choir directors — thanks for putting up with me. :)
(I’m not in this group, of course. But they are pretty awesome, eh?!)
This one makes me want to Tango so much! It’s been too long. :/
I’m actually more partial to brass ensembles, but this is really nice!
Speaking of Dancing...
Animals
Speaking of dancing...again...
Mostly I link kittens, but heres a young giraffe for some feel good energy:
When your dentist thinks it’s time for a good cleaning...and maybe a nap...
They call it “downward dog” for a reason. ;)
I’m including this one just for the salsa vibe. :)
Science News Break
Help from kelp Isabelle Gerretsen BBC
The Aboriginal peoples of Australia were some of the first seaweed innovators in the world. And 45,000 years later on mainland Australia, people are again turning to
Kelp
algae to solve pressing problems. Today, it is not how to get water from A to B, but how to address the world's climate crisis. And in several large open-air bubbling green vats at an industrial complex in Nowra, New South Wales, Pia Winberg is exploring exactly how.
Winberg, a marine ecologist at the University of Wollongong, has spent decades studying seaweed. She believes seaweed's fast growth rate and ability to absorb vast amounts of carbon dioxide can help fight climate change, deacidify the oceans, and change the way we farm, not just in the oceans but also on land. In short, Winberg believes averting the worst of climate change will involve growing more seaweed – much more.
"If we used the infrastructure we have in the ocean and created seaweed islands, we would actually eliminate a lot of the climate change issues we have today," says Winberg.
Here’s a solar flare that happened just the other day:
And a supermoon in the future (Wednesday):
Per the SF Chronicle:
On Wednesday, a supermoon will coincide with the first full total lunar eclipse since 2019, according to NASA. The peak of the eclipse will last for about 15 minutes, starting at about 3:20 a.m. local [Pacific] time.✂️
You don’t need special glasses to look at the super blood moon. If you are unable to look directly at the moon, you can watch a live feed of it here starting at 3 a.m. [PDT].
Another cool astronomy image is this STEVE! These phenomenon are apparently related to aurorae.
This image is copyrighted, so I’m not embedding it, but it is worth the click.
In the other direction (microscopic, rather than astronomical): below is a link to a story about an image taken at 100,000,000x magnification. A new record!
www.dailykos.com/...
And closer to home, here is somethin interesting in human prosthetics:
Now, back to more animal fun.
Avian assistant:
This cat has a perplexing infestation…
WTF?
Yesterday in History
May 22, 1849: Abraham Lincoln was issued U.S. patent #6469 for his invention — “Buoying Vessels Over Shoals.” He was serving in Congress at that time. He is the only U.S. president to hold a patent.
Some closing music
The Beatles on top of Apple Records for what turned out to be their last public performance.
If you look carefully, you can find Billy Preston (sometimes known as “the fifth Beatle”) in the background on the keyboard.
And here is something for my mom. :)
Lighter Side
There are more amusements to be had at the bottom of yesterday’s GNR.
Just page down (quite a bit), or do a search for Lighter Side.