Catherine Lancaster

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Seattle. The usual: arts, nature/animals, traveling & learning. Sr Finance Exec looking for next role; prior: Corporate Controller @Napster till 2023.

just as a note, this photo was taken in full darkness.

#photography #landscape #thunderstorm #storm #Alberta

Well. "Open sesame" is actually a thing.

Just googled where sesame seeds come from (it never occurred to me to ask before) and found that they grow in pods that are hung upside down to ripen until they burst open and release their seeds. The treasure is revealed.

https://awkwardbotany.com/2022/03/30/dispersal-by-open-sesame/

#seeds #science #OpenSesame

Dispersal by Open Sesame!

In certain instances, “open sesame” might be something you exclaim to magically open the door to a cave full of treasure, but for the sesame plant, open sesame is a way of life. In sesa…

awkward botany

So if your client is right that the vice president can overturn an election after losing in a blowout, VP Kamala Harris could overturn the next one? - Ari Melber

John Eastman's lawyer:

Scholars often hold an over-inflated myth about how quickly and easily our research can contribute to change.

Today when asked for a positive example of impactful research, I was reminded of @dynarski's 15 years of work to simplify government financial aid forms

https://fordschool.umich.edu/news/2021/dynarskis-research-and-advocacy-simplified-fafsa-becomes-reality

This is what love looks like.

Off to search for a good crumble recipe now... 😁

#CATURDAY

WE GOT A CAT! LIKE, 20 MINUTES AGO.

Ah, weed.
FINALLY. I’ve spent years trying to capture this.

OFFICER: The victims were dismembered and sacrificed on an altar made of antlers

DETECTIVE: Dear god

OFFICER: Most likely yes

There are two types of cats: murder and doofus.

#caturday #cat #cats #catstodon #catsofmastodon #murdercat #humor #humour #funny