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Dad. #Healthcare Data Optimist / Healthcare Systems Pessimist. Landscape #photographer, verse writer, #hiker, and #camper, with many interests.

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Good morning to readers. Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

Some career news: I’m leaving NPR as part of the layoffs that dramatically reduced the company’s workforce.

I’ve decided to go back into Ukraine to keep reporting.

But this time, alone.

I spent the last 10 days deep inside the trans Himalayan mountain ranges of Ladakh, India, at over 4000m elevation to look for the Ghost of the Mountain: Snow Leopards.

The region is a dry cold desert, with less snow than you’d expect in March. This means photographs like this one are possible, with the elusive creature traversing one of the slopes that has been coloured deep red and purple by the high iron content in the ground. #snowleopard #ladakh #wildlife #leopard #mountains #himalayas

Rest in peace, Lance Reddick. 😔
What a gut punch when I read the news. Such a powerful presence in so many shows and films.

https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/17/the-wire-star-lance-reddick-dead-dies/

#RIP #LanceReddick #news #film #television #TheWire #JohnWick #Bosch #Fringe

'The Wire' Star Lance Reddick Dead at 60

Lance Reddick, known for his work on 'The Wire' and 'John Wick,' has died at the age of 60. RIP.

TMZ
tea, earl grey, hot
I found this taped to the door of the geography department at GWU today and it brought me so much joy. A guide to figuring out when a map was made based on features. Zoom in. It’s amazing.

New: Data brokers are selling extremely sensitive info on Americans' mental health. One company advertised the names and home addresses of people with depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress or bipolar disorder

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/02/13/mental-health-data-brokers/

Now for sale: Data on your mental health

For years, data brokers have collected and resold Americans’ personal information. But the pandemic-fueled rise telehealth and therapy apps has spurred an even more contentious product line: Americans’ mental health data.

The Washington Post
Today we are having a first look at another great game by Mark Simonitch - The U.S. Civil War. The whole bloody conflict depicted on strategy level, with multiple scenarios allowing to play it piece by piece or in full campaign. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/X12sLMOW4xg
First Look at The U.S. Civil War - a wargame by Mark Simonitch

YouTube
Pinky and The Brain were based on two producers at warner bros animation and i cant get over how they really just drew these guys as mice without changing anything else
Finally a starry night here on Waiheke. I took a few photographs, using a Pixel 6 and a tissue box as a makeshift tripod.
After three years this Kickstarter arrived. Among other things, a reminder of the world that froze beneath a pandemic, time that stopped, and value of ephemera we held. Those things we thought that mattered.
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Looking forward to meandering through this adventuring world, and reflecting on all we have lost.
#frosthaven