Notices by Jeri Dansky (jeridansky@sfba.social)

For this #ThickTrunkTuesday, here'a one of the lovely trees in my dad's cemetery.

#trees.

So the big purple dinosaur I saw outside the pizza place here in Sarasota, Florida isn't purple at all; it was just the nighttime lights that made it look purple.

It's part of the Rosemary District, which is also replete with cool murals. The guy at the pizza place thought the dinosaur was placed there by the city, which fits with what I'm now reading about its focus on public art.

#art #today #Florida

More ranunculus!

#BloomScrolling #flowers

RE: https://mastodon.online/@electrek/116636769414814259

This article talks about the car's range, the battery, the sound system (Bose!) and more — but my first reaction was "They made a car that comes in purple!"

(Also, sadly, with "a standard 9″ infotainment screen with Google built-in, offering access to Google Maps and more." Not that it will matter to me, since there's no indication this will be sold in the USA.)

#cars #purple #EV

@ai6yr Ben, did you see this one?

Waymo expands pause to four cities as robotaxis keep driving into floods

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/waymo-pauses-service-in-four-cities-as-robotaxis-keep-driving-into-floods/

@me_valentijn @ai6yr Yeah, from this reporting: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-class-action-lawsuit-facial-recognition-disneyland-1236598890/

Disney, which didn’t respond to a request for comment, disposes of the data gained from its facial recognition technology within 30 days unless its necessary for legal or fraud prevention purposes, according to its privacy policy.

The lawsuit contends the assertion “simply cannot be true given the biometric information is compared to when guests first bought tickets or annual passes and associated their pictures with those tickets or passes.”

#Disney #privacy

This #Mondog you get to meet Dakota (on the left) and Milo (on the right).

#dogs #DogsOfMastodon

#SilentSunday

RE: https://indieweb.social/@tg/116522563497941266

Having read this last night, I understand why so many people boosted it into my timeline.

This is what happens when a bird unexpectedly flys overhead and I pull out my iPhone, point it in the right direction and try to get a photo — and get a bit lucky.

#BirdsOfMastodon #birds #today

I just had to buy some sunflowers at the farmers market today.

#BloomScrolling #flowers #today

Another #ThickTrunkTuesday, with so many local trees to choose from.

#trees #today

My 101-year-old dad is in the hospital for evaluation in Florida after having had two falls in the past few days. No broken bones, thank goodness. He'll be getting some meds and some physical therapy.

He hates being in the hospital, but between his caregiver and me we were able to convince to stay the two days they want him to stay.

And now we're working on getting a DNR on file — just as a precaution, not because anyone sees a need for it right now. I'm pretty sure that's what Dad wants, and my brother and I concur, so someone will be in to talk to him about that (with his caregiver present to help with the conversation; Dad has pretty severe aphasia). The hospital is obviously concerned about doing chest compressions on someone his age.

Update: Had a FaceTime call with Dad, his hospital doc, and his caregiver. Dad wanted me to decide on the DNR, so we're putting that in place. Second time I've had to do that for a parent, and never had any doubt it was the right move.

#medical #today #family

Well, *that* was an exciting morning. Went to get my routine mammogram and discovered I'd booked it for April 27, 2027 by mistake. Fortunately, the scheduler was able to fit me in today, even at the time I had thought I'd booked.

Lovely orchids at the medical center reception desk.

#BloomScrolling #flowers #medical #today

How about some Sunday sunflowers?

#BloomScrolling #flowers

Good news! Tennessee had his echocardiogram this morning (because the vet heard a slight murmur and some arrhythmia) and his heart looks great!

He's back home, a little woozy from the sedative, but eating and glad I can spoil him with treats again. (He was on a no-food-after-midnight restriction.) He was so confused when he did all his normal give-me-treats moves late last night, to no avail.

#CatsOfMastodon #cats #today

@jerry As requested.

#CatsOfMastodon #cats #today

An interesting result of Orban’s defeat — plus an interesting brief interview with András Schiff.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/arts/music/andras-schiff-piano-viktor-orban-hungary.html?unlocked_article_code=1.clA.WxEf.tpaSVGGY6RhQ&smid=nytcore-ios-share

András Schiff was born in Hungary, but he has not been there since his mother’s funeral in 2010. Schiff, one of the world’s most esteemed pianists, has not performed in the country since Viktor Orban was elected prime minister that same year. Hungary is on a list of countries — including Russia and the United States — Schiff refuses to set foot in, a high-profile protest of what he describes as strongmen leaders.

But after the overwhelming defeat of Orban in Hungarian elections last week, by an opposition movement led by Peter Magyar, Schiff said he intended to return to Hungary by the end of the year. In a phone interview from Italy, Schiff said that he was stunned and gratified by the election results — and that he would keep his word about performing there again once Orban steps off the public stage.

#Hungary #music #piano

I didn't catch the name of this #Mondog but I love how happy it seems!

#DogsOfMastodon #dogs

I took one last look at trending hashtags before head off to sleep and saw earthquake and tsunami. Damn.

Best wishes to the people of Japan.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c07jpy3vxxvt

#earthquake #tsunami #Japan