Wandering Hermit / is on Nostr

camp, hike, bike, explore, code, do science, repeat

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2024-07-27 00:30:27

First rattlesnake I've seen this year; this lovely reptile is hanging out at my bird bath, maybe waiting to see what comes for a drink.
#wildlife #snake
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2024-07-09 17:58:24

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I was sitting in Geodynamics class, someone sneezed and someone else said "bless you".
The prof pointed out that we were a room full of geophysicists, it was the 21st century, and we were sitting around blessing each other. We all had a good laugh about it.

2024-07-06 14:43:52

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It takes me at least two hours to become functional after waking, usually this means up around 8 but no meetings or calls before 10 am. My late wife was a hit the gym at 5 am person. We eventually developed a system to avoid marital discord: nothing I said before 10 am and nothing she said after 8 pm counted, and no important subjects were to be discussed during those hours.

2024-07-04 19:56:24

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I'm writing code for a seismology project. I prefer to work on holidays while the crazies are out in the woods; once the weekend is over I can go back.
Meanwhile, I invited my nearest neighbors over for beer and burritos this evening.

2024-07-04 19:56:24

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2024-07-03 17:25:19

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I *love* camping, and camp about one night out of three. But... I wouldn't want to try to survive on growing and killing my own food. I have neither the knowledge nor the skills to do so. And if I ever broke my glasses I would (a) starve to death, or (b) become an easy meal for any predator.
Spending so much time out in nature, I'm very aware that nature is supremely indifferent to whether I live or die.