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Has rocks in my head. My house too. social action, #Progressive, #disability advocate, #caregiver, technology, humor, science, #photography, art, rock collector, #geology, history, reading, sci-fi, Terry Pratchett, #Discworld, etc. Phoenix #Arizona

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2024-07-27 22:38:56

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@npub1vyt…mgjn Great news - all worth it!

2024-06-21 16:28:27

Advice/tips needed on US air travel: see questions.
1 Want to buy flight for friend so charge a credit card over giving cash?
2 Friend won’t have my card to check in at airport. Problem?
3 Friend lost his state ID and green card from Eygpt. He’s been waiting months for new green card. Can’t get new ID until green card replacement comes. Has only photocopies.
4 Friend tried social security and can’t replace his card until green card comes. Is this a doomed effort? He flew last July. Fluke?

2024-02-05 17:19:46

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@npub10fm…x0qg I learned most of my neighbors are racist, paranoid, semi-literate, and MAGA. Oh yes, and they all apparently will meet a knock at the door with a gun drawn. Fun times.
Peak vigilance is given to cellphone shots of any dog walker who doesn't immediately clean up dog poop.

2024-01-21 02:15:26

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@npub16nf…q6as I was channeling you while I was trying to get shots of the roadrunner, grackles and woodpecker in Patagonia, AZ this week. Decided grackles really have little class next to your corvids. This willet is in wonderful light here.

2023-10-03 02:30:44

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@npub1a2c…w83a Glad to read this. I too give a good tip in cash to the driver. Heard too many stories from drivers who say if you tip on the app they may not get it.

2023-09-11 13:33:26

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@npub128a…lww3 Yes! Those few degrees cooler make a difference. This summer more surface temperatures were documented with sidewalks up to 140° to 160°. That’s why so many people can’t take their dogs for a walk. And why the homeless folks suffer and dies living rough outside. People who fall or lay on the ground here can suffer second and third degree burns.

2023-09-01 01:05:02

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I returned from orthopedic doctor and am not happy. In fact I’m pretty disgusted that no doctor referred me to further diagnosis in the 15 years I’ve had chronic back pain. It was there all along but no one looked at it seriously until too late. So looking at a bone health doctor appointment and will be getting “blocks” shots. Later more procedures and lastly surgery for fusion. But I’m “not a good candidate” because, guess what I have “fragile bones”. This has been a shock.

2023-08-31 18:47:32

Welp. Got MRI results at family doctor. Yes, I suffered for 7 months straight from pinched nerves due to herniated disk, a cyst and another vertebrae starting to herniate. All because my insurance tried to save money by not approving an MRI. Go American healthcare. Best in the world, right?
I see a spine doctor this afternoon. So at least one of my main problems now has a diagnosis. As to how to treat, a big question. Turns out a lot of people who have back problems have these issues on aging.

2023-08-22 00:35:24

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3 1/2 hours now at ER. I just got from the lobby to inside ER but no nurse or doctor has yet seen or talked to me. This is not promising. My pain level still at 11.

2023-08-21 21:09:47

Well this is getting old. 4th time in ER in 3 weeks. Yes same stuff. I swear it’s my gall bladder or pancreatitis, all symptoms match. They just have not found whatever it is yet. But pain 11 on that 1-10 scale is not ok. Just think I will now have paid $500 in my co-pay of $125 each ER visit. And for what? Maybe I’ll get that IV pain med that helps a little but wears off in 3 hours. Hmmm.

2023-08-14 12:23:18

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@npub1v94…hqpk you are posting fine photos here! I really like the street image showing the Japanese lane label. Startling because I never saw one before.

2023-08-14 01:10:07

@npub1v94…hqpk hi there my friend from a time zone maybe 12 hours away from me in Arizona.

2023-08-12 02:03:24

I miss the old Twitter Supper Club! Anyway, here are the after photos I said I might share. This upgraded tuna casserole really hit the spot. Yes I crumbled potato chips on it and shredded Colby jack cheese. #TunaCasserole #Baking #Supper
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2023-08-05 02:44:29

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@npub1yk6…4zz4 Yikes!

2023-08-05 01:22:32

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@npub1frh…rufa @npub17l5…za2f This emergency solution is being used around the world already and will be quite common. Priority will only go to locations with enough corporate wealth and corporate resources. It’s been a scenario in much sci-fi over the years and here we are.

2023-08-05 01:10:31

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@npub189n…satx to me this is just as awful as those folks who say that Biden should pardon him “for the good of the country”. It’s all gaslighting, all the time where politicians and pundits seize MSM coverage.

2023-08-04 22:58:36

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@npub17z4…zd2x @npub10ta…c8jw
“It hasn’t been pleasant. In Phoenix, temperatures were above 110 degrees Fahrenheit for 31 days straight — sometimes reaching 118 or 119 degrees. The local medical examiner’s office was forced to bring in coolers to handle excess bodies, for the first time since the height of the coronavirus pandemic.”

2023-08-04 17:49:50

A better day today, thanks to steroids and drugs! I shot this Tuesday morning early at Trader Joe downtown Tempe. They have a “bar” that was closed that early. But what color glow! #Glow #Tempe #TraderJoe #Arizona
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