Notices by Dr. Nancy Wayne ✅ (nancylwayne@mastodon.social)

#Pottery #Ceramics

My first teapot!! It started with the pieces on the left (two possible lids and two possible spouts), and ended up with what just came out of the kiln on the right. I'm so happy with the outcome. No leaks; good pour!!

#Ceramics #Pottery

Choose 20 pots or ceramic pieces that you have made. One pot per day for 20 days, in no particular order. #20Pots20Days

Day 10. Purple hole-y fruit bowl.

@dch My Maytag (also respectable brand) clothes dryer broke. Repair person came out and couldn’t fix it because the electronic board that blew up (literally on fire) is no longer made and can’t be sourced. Such a waste!! I’m also angry about the throwaway culture that keeps growing.

@Gargron Happy Birthday!!

#DistractingStuff

Who's going to post distracting stuff?
Let's unite: Look away from news!

From just last week: My husband and I at the base of a very large tree in tropical Costa Rica. Just look at those distracting buttresses at the base of the trunk!

#Disability #ALS #Tech

Spero Koulouras founded AULI.TECH after he was diagnosed with ALS in 2019. His goal is to develop better and cheaper technologies to assist people with motor disabilities. AULI.TECH's low-cost/no-cost 'CATO' is being beta tested now. Please share this info with your networks to bring tech, entertainment and communication to people with motor disabilities at low or no cost.
Website: https://www.auli.tech
Donate at: https://AULI.TECH/donate

@DAIR @timnitGebru Congratulations Timnit Gebru!!

@Toastie You are right, it was the best article I've read all day...all week. Here's the GoFundMe campaign to support Patrick Fealey:
https://gofund.me/a490db7a

#DogsOfMastodon

Cozy by the fireplace.

#3GoodThings #ElectionProtection

1. My husband and I are trained and ready to be Election Protectors at our polling place on November 5th. Last time, there was some voter intimidation that we reported and then it got taken care of (yay for the lawyers!). We're ready to help protect the VOTE!

2. Dinner tonight was grilled cheese with homemade tomato soup from homegrown tomatoes. Very good and very comforting.

3. The older daughter bought us an electric blanket to keep us warm at night!

#SilentSunday

#Afternoon #Shadow

Every late afternoon that the sun is out, Buddha creates a shadow on the wall opposite the window in our living room. It's there for only a moment. The ephemeral nature of its coming and going seems on point. (photos of statue and its shadow attached)

#BloomScrolling #AnnArbor #Michigan

I've been taking weekly walks with a friend who is undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. We came across a bush of GIANT hibiscus yesterday. They grow 'em huge in Michigan. My friend's hand is right next to one of the platter-sized flowers. (photo attached)

@BlackAzizAnansi From your brain to my Michigan swing state lawn, the “STOP PROJECT 2025” sign turned out pretty good. The remaining 24 signs will be distributed to friends around the area, and hopefully it will help light a fire under complacent asses.

#StopProject2025

Here's an easy action to take: File a complaint against the Heritage Foundation, requesting the IRS revoke its nonprofit 501c(3) status. I've already downloaded the form and filled out the top half (which you can modify). All you have to do is fill out the bottom half and email it to eoclass@irs.gov. See attached form.

@BlackAzizAnansi My cousin wasn't into the yard sign idea. But he suggested an alternative--flyers. This is a guy who is largely clueless about politics. But a short summary of Project 2025 scared him into wanting to do something that didn't involve a yard sign. Here's a draft of what I came up with to leave at people's front doors. Feel free to use and share.

@BlackAzizAnansi I'm in a swing state! A quick investigation of places near me that make yard signs has a minimum order of 25 signs for $10.60 each (single sided, one color). I'm inspired to place the order and then give them to friends and neighbors--most of who probably have no idea what Project 25 is. Thanks for the idea!!

@inthehands NYTimes and WaPo are both sowing chaos with their relentless "Biden drop out" propaganda. And not one word (unless it's deeply hidden) about the convicted felon/rapist/word-salad spewing/twice impeached former guy being disastrously unsuitable to be POTUS. Makes me wonder what their game is.

@liztai I love the King of Fruits (although I call her Queen)! Understandably, hard to get in the U.S. But I did eat some excellent durian ice cream while in New York City--so not impossible.

#DogsofMastodon

We discovered that our recently adopted princess refuses to go outside in the rain. This hasn't been a problem because we can wait until the rain stops for a moment. But today is all rain all the time. There shall be a battle of the wills involving her bladder and bowel today. (photo attached)