Mark Rushing
@mark.orbum.net
Systems, writing, yoga/fitness, and miscellaneous whatnots.
24°F (-4.4°C) outside, when I want 70°F (21°C) inside, means the boiler makes it 80°F (26.7°C) in the basement where I work out.
Good for yoga at least. Sorta. And I have 2 humidifiers running full blast too, just to try keeping it in the 30% range. 🥵
At least it’s a dry heat. 😄
#pnw
Good for yoga at least. Sorta. And I have 2 humidifiers running full blast too, just to try keeping it in the 30% range. 🥵
At least it’s a dry heat. 😄
#pnw
January 22, 2026 at 11:17 AM
24°F (-4.4°C) outside, when I want 70°F (21°C) inside, means the boiler makes it 80°F (26.7°C) in the basement where I work out.
Good for yoga at least. Sorta. And I have 2 humidifiers running full blast too, just to try keeping it in the 30% range. 🥵
At least it’s a dry heat. 😄
#pnw
Good for yoga at least. Sorta. And I have 2 humidifiers running full blast too, just to try keeping it in the 30% range. 🥵
At least it’s a dry heat. 😄
#pnw
It may be French, but it’s nice.
Pretty expressive for an instrument incapable of getting louder or softer as you play.
It’s done in the timing.
#music #classical
youtu.be/M33mfhQUJnM?...
Pretty expressive for an instrument incapable of getting louder or softer as you play.
It’s done in the timing.
#music #classical
youtu.be/M33mfhQUJnM?...
Jean Rondeau - Couperin: Les Barricades Mystérieuses - Concertgebouw Sessions
YouTube video by Het Concertgebouw
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 1:25 PM
It may be French, but it’s nice.
Pretty expressive for an instrument incapable of getting louder or softer as you play.
It’s done in the timing.
#music #classical
youtu.be/M33mfhQUJnM?...
Pretty expressive for an instrument incapable of getting louder or softer as you play.
It’s done in the timing.
#music #classical
youtu.be/M33mfhQUJnM?...
All the explosions outside shaking the house tonight. I guess either the Seahawks won something or Greenland is attacking.
#greenland #football
#greenland #football
January 18, 2026 at 6:17 AM
All the explosions outside shaking the house tonight. I guess either the Seahawks won something or Greenland is attacking.
#greenland #football
#greenland #football
The first flower ever grown in space was a zinnia, 10 years ago, today. 🥰
#space #gardening
www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
#space #gardening
www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
First Flower Grown in Space Station's Veggie Facility - NASA
On Jan. 16, 2016, Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly shared photographs of a blooming zinnia flower in the Veggie plant growth system aboard the International Space Station. Kelly wrote, "Yes, there ...
www.nasa.gov
January 17, 2026 at 2:11 AM
The first flower ever grown in space was a zinnia, 10 years ago, today. 🥰
#space #gardening
www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
#space #gardening
www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
On this day in 2019, planet Gonggong was discovered.
Well, its discovery was ANNOUNCED on this day. Discovered a couple years earlier.
It’s in our solar system.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonggon...
Well, its discovery was ANNOUNCED on this day. Discovered a couple years earlier.
It’s in our solar system.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonggon...
Gonggong (dwarf planet) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:02 AM
On this day in 2019, planet Gonggong was discovered.
Well, its discovery was ANNOUNCED on this day. Discovered a couple years earlier.
It’s in our solar system.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonggon...
Well, its discovery was ANNOUNCED on this day. Discovered a couple years earlier.
It’s in our solar system.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonggon...
It’s so very sad. Maybe if they made a trillion dollar sacrifice to Elon, he would smile upon them and fix it all. #tesla
apnews.com/article/tesl...
apnews.com/article/tesl...
Tesla loses title as world's biggest electric vehicle maker as sales fall for second year in a row
Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second...
apnews.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM
It’s so very sad. Maybe if they made a trillion dollar sacrifice to Elon, he would smile upon them and fix it all. #tesla
apnews.com/article/tesl...
apnews.com/article/tesl...
January 1, 2026 at 6:24 AM
December 31, 2025 at 9:15 AM
When it comes to major religions, the Grand Shapes remain, even with the details accessed and rationalized.
Brahman (the dreamer) beyond all attributes, Ishvara with human attributes, and Shakti, the indwelling presence.
Far more in common than different where it matters most.
#religion #unity
Brahman (the dreamer) beyond all attributes, Ishvara with human attributes, and Shakti, the indwelling presence.
Far more in common than different where it matters most.
#religion #unity
December 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No.1 in D Minor BWV 1052 (Jean Rondeau)
YouTube video by Warner Classics
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This year’s present to myself: a hand built #Dutch coffee maker (Techni Vorm).
Downstairs has a small kitchen area where I make workout stuff, and a protein coffee is my reward after morning yoga. ☕️🧘♂️
Downstairs has a small kitchen area where I make workout stuff, and a protein coffee is my reward after morning yoga. ☕️🧘♂️
December 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
This year’s present to myself: a hand built #Dutch coffee maker (Techni Vorm).
Downstairs has a small kitchen area where I make workout stuff, and a protein coffee is my reward after morning yoga. ☕️🧘♂️
Downstairs has a small kitchen area where I make workout stuff, and a protein coffee is my reward after morning yoga. ☕️🧘♂️
December 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Reposted by Mark Rushing
now THIS is the REASON for the SEASON
December 10, 2025 at 3:46 AM
now THIS is the REASON for the SEASON
Reposted by Mark Rushing
how do I pin this to the front page of YouTube 🧐
Burl Dirkman in "What Your Choice of Drywall Fastener Says About Your Friendship Type"
December 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
how do I pin this to the front page of YouTube 🧐
Waiting at the oral surgeon’s for a tooth extraction. 😢
Possible dental implant. Not sure.
Possible dental implant. Not sure.
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Waiting at the oral surgeon’s for a tooth extraction. 😢
Possible dental implant. Not sure.
Possible dental implant. Not sure.
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Completely mad 😵💫
Airman indicted in plot to take over Haitian island, enslave population trib.al/lWEoZT2
Airman indicted in plot to take over Haitian island, enslave population
Two Texas men, one who joined the Air Force to learn combat skills, wanted to seize an island off of Haiti to turn its women into sex slaves.
trib.al
November 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Completely mad 😵💫
Ok earlier I was corrected: these are not moonflowers. But they are flowers that bloom at night.
And they are robust! Look at these little guys still going strong in such cold!
#cold #bloomscrolling #pnw
And they are robust! Look at these little guys still going strong in such cold!
#cold #bloomscrolling #pnw
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Ok earlier I was corrected: these are not moonflowers. But they are flowers that bloom at night.
And they are robust! Look at these little guys still going strong in such cold!
#cold #bloomscrolling #pnw
And they are robust! Look at these little guys still going strong in such cold!
#cold #bloomscrolling #pnw
Look what showed up on my porch.
This is to power a generator to recharge the batteries that power the refrigerator and boiler water pump for heat during a power outage.
Last year’s long, dangerously cold outage shouldn’t happen again.
#winter #preparedness
This is to power a generator to recharge the batteries that power the refrigerator and boiler water pump for heat during a power outage.
Last year’s long, dangerously cold outage shouldn’t happen again.
#winter #preparedness
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Look what showed up on my porch.
This is to power a generator to recharge the batteries that power the refrigerator and boiler water pump for heat during a power outage.
Last year’s long, dangerously cold outage shouldn’t happen again.
#winter #preparedness
This is to power a generator to recharge the batteries that power the refrigerator and boiler water pump for heat during a power outage.
Last year’s long, dangerously cold outage shouldn’t happen again.
#winter #preparedness
A toy company whose BubblePlush Yoga Ball Buddies have been hit hard by tariffs is getting their day in the Supreme Court, claiming that Trump doesn't have the authority to implement tariffs.
I LOVE that it's a company like them 😄
#uspol #tariffs
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
I LOVE that it's a company like them 😄
#uspol #tariffs
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Toymaker Gears Up for Supreme Court Fight Over Trump’s Tariffs
A Chicago-area toy company is among the businesses arguing to the justices this week that most of the president’s tariffs should be struck down.
www.bloomberg.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
A toy company whose BubblePlush Yoga Ball Buddies have been hit hard by tariffs is getting their day in the Supreme Court, claiming that Trump doesn't have the authority to implement tariffs.
I LOVE that it's a company like them 😄
#uspol #tariffs
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
I LOVE that it's a company like them 😄
#uspol #tariffs
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...