For you birdwatchers, a livecam of a hummingbird nest in southern California:

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You have to wonder why all facts that we should remember forever are not taught as catchy little songs. Schoolhouse Rock went a long way, but why not more of that?

My brother recently texted me an xkcd where the US map had 10 states strategically removed and asked whether I could figure out which ones were missing. In less than 5 minutes I had. He asked how I did it, had I cheated. And I said that no, i just know all 50 states in alphabetical order so I just went down the list. He thought that knowing all 50 states in alphabetical order sounded crazy - I replied that it was a song for 6th grade graduation, so I will know them forever.

Yay, Hil!

dcp - if this were FB, I would be giving you *such* a hearteyes emoji right now!

I participated in a work trivia game on Thursday. I had the highest score on the Harry Potter section, and the second highest in the Friends section. And...just okay on every other section.

Sophia, I was going to suggest using the litter scoop to retrieve the body, but I see you got it done.

Bev, the litter scoop would have been brilliant!

Did I miss my daily superpowers check-in?

No superpowers yet. I might have to go find a radioactive spider.

Less fatigue overall, cough is still trying to break through but it's mostly manged with prescription cough meds and an albuterol inhaler. Today is day 10 since my symptoms started, and day 14 for Tim (who also has less fatigue but still has this nagging cough; we have virtually identical symptoms, which seems statistically improbable).

Mom sent us an Edible Arrangement today, so we have a lot of fruit cut up in cute shapes, and the kitty has a helium balloon.

Hopefully you’ll both be in the clear soon Tep!

We sent one of those to my brother for his birthday. Its always sounded kind of silly but it was a big hit. And why not? It’s fruit! On sticks!

Glad you're feeling better, Steph.

Ugh. I really do know better than to click on a link that someone posts with, "Look at all the horrible takes on Jewish history and the Nazis in these comments." And I'd just finished a phone call with one of my cousins, who'd called me to ask for information about how our grandparents and great-grandparents were able to come to the US from Germany in 1938, and how lucky they were to have been able to get out. And then I read the comments on that post, and now I feel sick.

Glad you’re not feeling worse at least, Teppy!!

Dog almost gave me a heart attack tonight—he wanted out, so I let him, but didn’t realize I hadn’t closed the gate when we got home. And he ran away and I had to stop and put on shoes (and grab treats) and when I got out there I didn’t know where he went. And then I found him in the alley but he ran away back towards the house....and then ran towards the street!!! Luckily there was a couple walking by and he ran over to say hi to them and they grabbed him for me. Whew!!! I do not want baby dog to be mowed down in the street by someone who can’t see him in the dark!! Tomorrow is almost two weeks since his surgery and I guess I better take him to the park and let him run some energy off. Yikes.