Four new robins outside my office door. I have been watching mom protect them for weeks!

The problem for Durbin is simple: He wants to deal with SCOTUS, but doing so before the 2024 election would activate GOP voters to defend their court, and undermine democratic aspirations. #Politics #SCOTUS

The actuaries (the men and women who study risk and probabilities for breakfast) say we might be royally borked. #ClimateChange https://actuaries.org.uk/media/g1qevrfa/climate-scorpion.pdf

At +5C the reams of human suffering will be untold, as no bards will live to sing the song.

How do you feel about a 19% pay cut?
https://rdcu.be/dFyPg #ClimateChange

So Trump’s businesses might be dissolved? And some think that would make it easier for the courts to dissolve other violators in the future? I don’t see any problems with that! If you can’t run a business honestly, then you can’t run a business at all, IMO! #politics

Getting new wheels for the truck. Looking for opinions! Which do you like most? Poll in reply post...

https://wapo.st/49e42N2

Scientists are learning to communicate less modestly. This is a good thing. The situation is really bad now, and we need to motivate action.

#ClimateChange #GreenEnergy

The leaves on the Maple tree are starting to turn, and nights are getting darker and cooler. Time to bust out the backup heating.

Tell me what is wrong with the world without telling me that anything is wrong with the world...

From WaPo: Tucker and Fox have "parted ways" #politics

What do you see here? (This was posted to a DIY-focused project board as a question about color changes for the barn red carriage house in this picture)

@okika_hilo These were, but the littl'us were real. He really showed up to a tour flood zone damage wearing white rain boots. The event spawned dozens of meme variants.😅

Completed closet shelving...

I previously designed and built this full walk-in closet in the main bedroom. Previously, this closet was also just an empty room with a single overly long curtain rod.

#homerenovation My next DIY project: A set of built-in shelves and double hangers for this wall of my son's closet. Currently, the closet has a single overly-long rod and a dresser inside it, but is not very functional.

Actual end result...

#homerenovation
#Geothermal
#GreenEnergy

I know I am lucky to be able to feel this. It is a privilege. I have family with me. Not everyone does. Nor does everyone have the wherewithal to feel warm and safe. Know that if you don’t feel this, you could. Seek love. Cleve toward those that can validate you. Know you don’t have to be alone.

Here is one for the resistance:
#politics

The end result should look roughly like this. It will have built in shelving. The switch will be moved to the side of the chase and will be easily access by the entry door. An air return grate will be added to the top (mostly hidden) face of the shelving, and the plug relocated to the new surface. I've not done full face dry-walling before, so that will be an adventure. I'd like to get some lighting fixture up on this wall also, as it sit beside my desktop.

The next #homerenovation / #greenenergy project that arose from the #geothermal installation is related to this one I posted 6 weeks ago. <https://counter.social/@wyrmeboi/109384651271419270>. The ductwork there ran from the basement through a first floor office space. It currently looks like this. I will build a chase frame around it, move a switch, outlet, and extend the air return from the office.