Arrived in Houston, and then I cut myself on a tape measure

Let me tell you, boys and girls, I’ve just about had it with re-positioning this glorious camper in the truck bed. This time it shifted backwards and to the right, and took the mat and plywood with it.

So the first thing we did tonight, after securing a spot at the Shady Rest RV park here in Houston, BC, was to jack up the camper and put it back straight and centered.

This time, Jeff did the driving and I did the running around and measuring with a tape measure. We declared it “close […]

https://lisa.blog/2025/07/08/arrived-in-houston-and-then-i-cut-myself-on-a-tape-measure/

The human brain, a mere
💥two percent of our body weight, consumes nearly
💥a quarter of our body’s glucose
— that’s what kickstarts the brain’s fuel system.

“Along with a few other labs around the world, we’ve observed that brain activity is very energy-demanding,” said #Fahmeed #Hyder, professor of biomedical engineering & radiology and biomedical imaging.

“It consumes a lot more energy than what the size of that organ would indicate.”

Every living brain has its own internal rhythm of activity created by periodic electrical discharges.

Over time, that rhythm can vary across regions due to numerous factors, both in health and in disease.
But exactly how these rhythms of brain activity and spatial distribution of brain energy vary is unclear.
To get a better understanding of this, Hyder and his collaborators created a 3-dimensional brain energy atlas.
Working with researchers at Fudan University in China, Hyder’s aim for the atlas is to serve as the next generation of neuroscientific tools
 — a reference that explains exactly how much and where in the brain this energy is being consumed.
Developed computationally, or in silico, a 3D energy map brings not only a better understanding of the brain’s inner workings, but potentially better ways to study and treat Parkinson’s disease and other brain-related maladies.

https://seas.yale.edu/news-events/news/thoughts-watts

From Thoughts to Watts

Where does your brain’s energy go? A brain atlas offers answers. This story originally appeared in Yale Engineering magazine. A conscious human brain takes up a lot of energy. Powering thoughts, mem

Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science
I've been to Stewart BC; it's hilarious watching folks drive/walk into Canada from #Hyder Alaska and casually ignore the phone on the RCMP wall.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/stewart-bc-hyder-alaska-border-staffing-1.7170432
Call to restore 24/7 border staffing at B.C.-Alaska crossing over tourism, industry concerns | CBC News

The mayor of Stewart, B.C., is calling for 24-hour staffing at community's border with Hyder, Alaska, after its hours were cut, following a complete closure during the pandemic.

CBC
@siaronj @llamasoft_ox
Mae #saysomethingin yn wych. Pan es i'n rhugl, defnyddiais #saysomethinginw Welsh er mwyn gwella fy acen ddeheuol i fod yn fwy naturiol a pheidio bod cymaint o #dysgwramlwg
Dwi'n defnyddio #saysonwthinginspanish ar hyn o bryd. Mae pob app #Dysguieithoedd gyda rhywbeth arbennig a da. Cryfder dull Aran o addysgu yw'r modd mae'n gosod holl "sgerbwd" yr iaith yn eich ymennydd mor gyflym â phosib yn helpu #dysgwyr gyda ynganiad a goslef arbennig o dda.
Mae'n rhoi #Hyder hefyd

Time For 9 o'clock #HashtagGames hosted by @paul

Pacific Time Zone, you're UP! The other three time zones have put up some game.

Tonight's game is #SongsOrMoviesAboutFeet
#HashtagGames

How to play:
1. Write something awesome
2. Use the Hashtag
3. Toot/Post
4. Repeat

Follow the #HashtagGames hashtag, if you like

#California
#Washington
#Idaho
#Nevada
#Oregon
#Hyder #Alaska
#BritishColumbia
#BajaCalifornia

First Nations pipeline has a plan to get around B.C. oil tanker ban — an old gold-rush town in Alaska

A First Nations’ led $17-billion oil pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast has put in motion a back-up plan to site its terminal across the border