Catherine Gulsvig
@crgulsvig.bsky.social
Classical musician, pioneering woman in tech, amateur lepidopterist, and writer from rural Wisconsin. Banner photo is the magical Eight-Spotted Forester moth. Photos are my own.
Especially the "why is it pink celery" part
November 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Especially the "why is it pink celery" part
I nominate this as the perfect prompt to ChatGPT
November 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I nominate this as the perfect prompt to ChatGPT
I love Flickers!
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I love Flickers!
... which is exactly what Putin has been waiting for
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
... which is exactly what Putin has been waiting for
And let's hope she's not the last
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
And let's hope she's not the last
I vote Horrid. Somehow it misses the mark.
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I vote Horrid. Somehow it misses the mark.
Oh my! Looks like it could be a dating profile pic for Moth Tinder!
November 25, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Oh my! Looks like it could be a dating profile pic for Moth Tinder!
We sat in disbelief hearing this, asking, "Are you SURE?" "You're kidding, right?" and so on ... until finally someone said "How can a squash explosion blow the door off a garage?" and my mother goes "Oh, did I say 'garage'? I meant 'oven.'"
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
We sat in disbelief hearing this, asking, "Are you SURE?" "You're kidding, right?" and so on ... until finally someone said "How can a squash explosion blow the door off a garage?" and my mother goes "Oh, did I say 'garage'? I meant 'oven.'"
My mother told us what happened when the local pastor's wife stuck a whole acorn squash in the oven before running to the Thanksgiving morning church service. "She didn't prick it at all, and it exploded, blowing the door off the garage!"
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
My mother told us what happened when the local pastor's wife stuck a whole acorn squash in the oven before running to the Thanksgiving morning church service. "She didn't prick it at all, and it exploded, blowing the door off the garage!"
And so say all of us!
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
And so say all of us!
OMG, yes! And check out this article on what makes teams smarter -- "teams with more women outperformed teams with more men ..." (the third point in the findings)
www.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/o...
Opinion | Why Some Teams Are Smarter Than Others (Published 2015)
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
OMG, yes! And check out this article on what makes teams smarter -- "teams with more women outperformed teams with more men ..." (the third point in the findings)
www.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/o...
Was probly a DEI hire
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Was probly a DEI hire
Confederacy of Dunces
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Confederacy of Dunces
That's right. Nothing gets under his skin, ever.
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
That's right. Nothing gets under his skin, ever.
Wouldn't that be something? I will be on the lookout of course next summer! I doubt one specimen "counts" in this context.
November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Wouldn't that be something? I will be on the lookout of course next summer! I doubt one specimen "counts" in this context.
I don't believe it has been seen before, if I read the reactions on iNaturalist correctly. I was hoping I could get it named after me (only partly kidding)!
November 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I don't believe it has been seen before, if I read the reactions on iNaturalist correctly. I was hoping I could get it named after me (only partly kidding)!
I was fortunate enough to see an aberrant Pearl Crescent this summer, and even catch it mating with a regular specimen!
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I was fortunate enough to see an aberrant Pearl Crescent this summer, and even catch it mating with a regular specimen!
This, from the party that demanded Jimmy Kimmel be taken off the air for the merest whiff of disrespect to Charlie Kirk. And from the man who feted a head of state who oversaw (!) the death and dismemberment of a journalist. Despicable.
November 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This, from the party that demanded Jimmy Kimmel be taken off the air for the merest whiff of disrespect to Charlie Kirk. And from the man who feted a head of state who oversaw (!) the death and dismemberment of a journalist. Despicable.
Trump opened the door to this style of incivil discourse.
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Trump opened the door to this style of incivil discourse.
They look absolutely surreal!
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
They look absolutely surreal!