epiphyllum species
5 May 2020
23 April 2020
old corys...
...just keep on trucking'
Corydoras paleatus (Peppered Cory)
the three peppered Cory's in this video have been around. The youngest is 11 years old. It's the offspring of one of the other two, the sibling sisters known as "the girls". The Girls were at their maximum size when I got them twelve years ago, making them a minimum of 13 years old.
the three peppered Cory's in this video have been around. The youngest is 11 years old. It's the offspring of one of the other two, the sibling sisters known as "the girls". The Girls were at their maximum size when I got them twelve years ago, making them a minimum of 13 years old.
23 June 2019
7 June 2018
random flower post
^^climbing rose
^^another climbing rose
^^windowsill cactus
^^sedum? and thyme
^^windowsill lewisia
6 March 2018
29 January 2018
27 January 2018
20 January 2018
mid winter lift
^^ a collection of mostly Phalaenopsis hybrids
^^ a touch of the exotic, Zygopetalum (probably maculatum)
6 January 2018
16 December 2017
9 December 2017
7 December 2017
fun with fundies: don't be touching me!
Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, the Republican Chair of the House State Government Committee in Pennsylvania, felt compelled to express his heterosexual bona fides after being touched by the Democratic Chair Matt Bradford.
28 November 2017
14 November 2017
12 November 2017
7 November 2017
random science 37: Mental Illness and Mass Shootings, some numbers
from an Abstract published February 2015: Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and the Politics of American Firearms,
Jonathan M. Metzl, MD, PhD and Kenneth T. MacLeish, PhD (Copyright © American Public Health Association 2015, Am J Public Health. 2015 February; 105(2): 240–249. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302242 PMCID: PMC4318286)
" ...Yet surprisingly little population-level evidence supports the notion that individuals diagnosed with mental illness are more likely than anyone else to commit gun crimes. According to Appelbaum,25 less than 3% to 5% of US crimes involve people with mental illness, and the percentages of crimes that involve guns are lower than the national average for persons not diagnosed with mental illness. Databases that track gun homicides, such as the National Center for Health Statistics, similarly show that fewer than 5% of the 120 000 gun-related killings in the United States between 2001 and 2010 were perpetrated by people diagnosed with mental illness.26"
Read the full Abstract here
29 October 2017
25 October 2017
Update: Meem's house repairs
Go Fund Me Update October 25, 2017:
Work on improving drainage for mosquito control is progressing well.
Meem is a stroke survivor who is forced to spend his waking hours in his wheel chair, watching the world through his front door. He used to be a vibrant young man playing guitar and involved at community functions; now, he is trapped in his home.
His home is badly in need of repair: There is no indoor toilet. The electrical wiring and structural supports are unsafe and need to be upgraded. There is poor drainage, allowing water to pool and mosquitos to flourish. Lastly, the house requires a wheelchair ramp. We have volunteers willing to put in the time and labour, but we need help gathering the funds for materials.
to donate, please go to our Go Fund Me page here
original post on stormidae: here
17 October 2017
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