Notices by Shaula Evans (shaulaevans@zirk.us)

@ladyteruki No electricity ever!

This is the kind that I have, you may find more options closer to home.

There are also cooling mats sold for human use but hey, I'm the size of large dog apparently so why not? lol

https://www.thegreenpetshop.com/products/cool-pet-pad?variant=40298699653218

A funny thing about being a screenwriter / script doctor and doing writing teaching and coaching for a long time:

When I watch shows, "teachable moments" really jump out at me -- good examples of a particular writing technique done well.

I used to keep a running list. I don't have as much call for it these days but they still really pop for me when I'm watching.

I am literally chilling right now on my Green Pet cooling mat for large dogs.

It takes no electricity, it is pressure activated, it lasts four hours and resets after 15 minutes.

If you live in a climate where you might get sick or die from the heat in a power outage, I recommend pet cooling mats!

@steter @ai6yr @rustoleumlove I saw this in isolation on my timeline and it is one of the greatest out-of-context posts I have ever read.

An article was just boosted into my timeline suggesting that users really ought to step up to defend a corporate social media platform's reputation and... wow. That's sure a take.

If the bilionaire's club wants me to do publicity for their multinational coporations, they can offer me full market rates to do it.

*And I'll still say no.

There are great, caring, open, big-hearted men in the Fediverse. (Some of you are even cis or cis-ish and straight or straight-ish!)

Thank you for being dynamic living reminders that there are good men, too, and that the best ones are truly great.

It looks like I am on the hunt for a new Mastodon instance!

Please let me know if you are on a server that you recommend that fits these criteria:
- hosted in Europe;
- stable;
- well moderated by a team;
- blocks Bluesky / Threads / etc.;
- no petty blocking wars;
- small or medium sized, not large.

Don't need special interest or regional focus. Don't need pushback on my criteria.

Any recs? Thank you.

#FediMeta #AskFedi

If consent matters to you, you have to be genuinely prepared to take no for an answer. And to respond graciously, so that person feels safe to say no the next time, too.

New word of the day: Opacarophile - someone who finds beauty and joy in sunsets and the subtle transitions in nature.

Please donate to your local food bank if you can.

Please make sure people you know have enough to eat.

It's one of many quiet, non-valorized, invisible ways you can literally save lives.

A system is what it does.

A system is what it does.

A system is what it does.

"One‐in‐five people may suffer long Covid after acute Covid‐19 infection, with similar risk across age groups [regardless of vaccination status]."

One. In. Five.

Even Russian roulette has better odds.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12059467/

#Covid #LongCovid #Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver

@GreenSkyOverMe Thank you. I agree!

*As long as they wear a mask and throw the tips from a respectful distance. 😂

Context: I am decepively petite but I have opera training and I can produce an incredibly large sound with projection.

I couple of the neigbours may have heard me (if they're awake this hour).

I just had a sudden urge to sing Nessun dorma, so I pulled up a video that included the score.

...and as I finished, I realized I opened all the windows to air out the house, so I hope the neighbours enjoyed this tiny, full blast concert. 😂

@hannah How is the poor paramedic supposed to perform CPR on your effectively while they are swooning???

I texted a friend named Leo today to congratulate him on becoming pope.

As I trust everyone with any friends named Leo has been doing all day.

Offering helpful advice is a good thing if you have permission, if it is relevant, and if it centers the other person and their well-being.

Unsolicited advice is criticism.

And there is a lot of harm out there masquerading as good advice and good intentions. 1/2

I love people who have little or no normalcy bias.

And I deeply regret the horrors they have typically lived through to get them there.

If I have correctly understood what I've been reading lately (typically in the middle of the night, so the human error factor is high), large fish typically have more heavy metals, but now small fish are typically higher in #microplastics.

Is there a goldilocks zone for safest fish size for human consumption?

*Don't be a dreary vegan & say "stop eating fish!" in my mentions. I'm looking at this from the POV of public health & global food supply, not individual food choices. 1/2