Coconino

@Coconinoite
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Wetland/stream professional working primarily in the arid Southwest and SoCal
CoconinoJul 3, 2023
reedsandstringsMay 24, 2023

If the words “Tom Holland” and “Umbrella” make you smile - or swoon! - please enjoy this Insider article about making it happen!

Tom Holland, Zendaya's 'Lip Sync Battle': How It Happened https://www.insider.com/tom-holland-zendaya-lip-sync-battle-umbrella-oral-history-2021-5

Tom Holland, Zendaya's 'Lip Sync Battle': How it happened

The producers, choreographers, and dancers behind the "Umbrella" and "Singin' in the Rain" mashup explain how it came to be.

Insider
CoconinoJul 2, 2023
Watching the first season of Jack Ryan, part of which is set in Syria. The Syrian scenes have a cactus wren in the background quite often. Makes me laugh cuz I know they ain’t anywhere near Syria.
Show threadCoconinoJul 2, 2023
@JenWojcik yes, indeed. He’s made some major enshittification moves today
CoconinoFeb 8, 2023
Today’s hike at the Laguna open space, SLO
CoconinoJan 15, 2023
Morning view of the backyard and the mesa with a skiff of snow. Snow is coming dow more heavily now.
CoconinoDec 29, 2022
strawhatDec 24, 2022

Bellwether. That's how it's spelled. Not bellweather or belle-weather. Why?

It's a metaphor. A "wether" is a neutered male sheep. Sheep follow a leader. Shepherds would put a bell on a wether, a leader, and the flock of ewes and lambs would follow him. So when the shepherds would hear the wether's bell, they'd know the flock was nearby. (Real shepherds, please chime in!)

Hence the metaphor -- a bellwether is an early sign of something.

#editing #metaphors #sheep

CoconinoDec 28, 2022
Amy Diehl, Ph.D.Dec 28, 2022
While many ppl think breast cancer is the #1 killer of US women, it's actually heart disease. Watch for heart attack symptoms: Sudden, unusual shortness of breath & profound fatigue, chest pain or discomfort, upset stomach & new pain in back, neck or jaw.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/12/28/women-heart-health-disease-symptoms/
Heart health, women and the limits of exercise

Fit, healthy people can and do develop heart disease, and the symptoms can be very different for women. Here's what you should know.

Washington Post
CoconinoDec 28, 2022
Mark SumnerDec 27, 2022
The country where EVs have been most successful is Norway. The runner-up is Iceland. People trying to tell you EVs don’t work in cold weather are working for the oil companies —whether they know it or not.
CoconinoDec 27, 2022
Steven G. HarmsDec 26, 2022

@medievalist @eirliani @potatogunkelly @BlueBoomer @feditips
Lovely! Reviewing Elizabeth I Regina’s hand is a well-spent time. I really admired her take on Tacitus:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-elizabethi-idUSKBN1Y30XD

Elizabeth I revealed as the translator of Tacitus into English

Elizabeth I, one of England's best-loved monarchs, has been revealed to be the translator behind an English version of an ancient text by Tacitus who described the high politics, treachery and debauchery of the Roman elite.

Reuters
CoconinoDec 27, 2022
DuckyDec 27, 2022
Brilliant!