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When we traveled around the state working cases, we’d sometimes make our “office” in a local library. From our experience, research librarians can be a PI’s best friend.
#LibrariansRock #PILife
#LibrariansRock #PILife
Started a conversation with a student with a reassurance that the research help desk is THE place for random questions and ended it by recommending one of my favorite books, The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver.
#LibraryLife #LibrarianProblems
#LibraryLife #LibrarianProblems
December 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
When we traveled around the state working cases, we’d sometimes make our “office” in a local library. From our experience, research librarians can be a PI’s best friend.
#LibrariansRock #PILife
#LibrariansRock #PILife
Hub’s sis found these pages of their dad’s handwritten music, his own composition. Appears ink spilled at bottom.
Besides writing his own music, he arranged music for TV shows like Flip Wilson & Happy Days. His favorite was playing oboe & arranging music for Jacques Cousteau.
#Music #1970sTVShows
Besides writing his own music, he arranged music for TV shows like Flip Wilson & Happy Days. His favorite was playing oboe & arranging music for Jacques Cousteau.
#Music #1970sTVShows
November 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Hub’s sis found these pages of their dad’s handwritten music, his own composition. Appears ink spilled at bottom.
Besides writing his own music, he arranged music for TV shows like Flip Wilson & Happy Days. His favorite was playing oboe & arranging music for Jacques Cousteau.
#Music #1970sTVShows
Besides writing his own music, he arranged music for TV shows like Flip Wilson & Happy Days. His favorite was playing oboe & arranging music for Jacques Cousteau.
#Music #1970sTVShows
Our favorite meteorologist is back from vacation in tropical Belize & doing snow angels in .01” snow in Denver 😂
You know it’s been a brutal snow season when you’re doing snow angels in meteorological dandruff
November 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Our favorite meteorologist is back from vacation in tropical Belize & doing snow angels in .01” snow in Denver 😂
Son & grandsons. Gonna brag @ son for a min. He began humanitarian work in Africa w/ Ebola rampant (I cried, hid it from him, though). Taught villagers how to grow gardens, got malaria 3-4x while purifying water. Helped ppl in Syria & more.
Cutting USAID ended his work but he’ll forge a new path ❤️
Cutting USAID ended his work but he’ll forge a new path ❤️
November 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Son & grandsons. Gonna brag @ son for a min. He began humanitarian work in Africa w/ Ebola rampant (I cried, hid it from him, though). Taught villagers how to grow gardens, got malaria 3-4x while purifying water. Helped ppl in Syria & more.
Cutting USAID ended his work but he’ll forge a new path ❤️
Cutting USAID ended his work but he’ll forge a new path ❤️
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WE ARE OPEN SATURDAY, NOV. 29! Bundle up, or shop from home at thehauntedbookshop.com !
NEW ARRIVALS! Plus our inventory of Tom Stoppard 😢
Email [email protected] or call 319-337-2996 to order. We ship! In-person shopping (masks required) 12-6 Mon-Sat.
NEW ARRIVALS! Plus our inventory of Tom Stoppard 😢
Email [email protected] or call 319-337-2996 to order. We ship! In-person shopping (masks required) 12-6 Mon-Sat.
November 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
WE ARE OPEN SATURDAY, NOV. 29! Bundle up, or shop from home at thehauntedbookshop.com !
NEW ARRIVALS! Plus our inventory of Tom Stoppard 😢
Email [email protected] or call 319-337-2996 to order. We ship! In-person shopping (masks required) 12-6 Mon-Sat.
NEW ARRIVALS! Plus our inventory of Tom Stoppard 😢
Email [email protected] or call 319-337-2996 to order. We ship! In-person shopping (masks required) 12-6 Mon-Sat.
RIP Tom Stoppard ✍️Years ago, he was a guest speaker at my college. We were thrilled! Auditorium was packed. He strolled out to the podium, lighted a cigarette, and smoked in silence, watching us watching him. Finally said, “What are you doing here? You should be at home writing."
November 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
RIP Tom Stoppard ✍️Years ago, he was a guest speaker at my college. We were thrilled! Auditorium was packed. He strolled out to the podium, lighted a cigarette, and smoked in silence, watching us watching him. Finally said, “What are you doing here? You should be at home writing."
We resurrected this pecan pie after messing it up like a Twilight Zone episode. Almost tossed it, glad we didn’t. Our Thanksgiving Crunchy-Crust Toffee Bake!
#MistakePie #StillTastedGood
#MistakePie #StillTastedGood
November 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We resurrected this pecan pie after messing it up like a Twilight Zone episode. Almost tossed it, glad we didn’t. Our Thanksgiving Crunchy-Crust Toffee Bake!
#MistakePie #StillTastedGood
#MistakePie #StillTastedGood
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In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
Happy-ending tale I like to post on Thanksgiving or "What We Did One Thanksgiving" (& for weeks after).
"To prove rancher’s innocence, we had to find 4 bullet slugs on 800 acres of ranch land. Easier to find a needle in a haystack.” colleencollinsbooks.com/blog/nov2020... #TrueStory #Thanksgiving
"To prove rancher’s innocence, we had to find 4 bullet slugs on 800 acres of ranch land. Easier to find a needle in a haystack.” colleencollinsbooks.com/blog/nov2020... #TrueStory #Thanksgiving
A Thanksgiving Jail Visit, An Innocent Man, And Digging for Evidence on 800 Acres — Colleen Collins Books
Every Thanksgiving, I remember my husband (and PI partner) visiting a rancher in jail where he'd been sitting since October on two charges of attempted murder. My husband sat with the rancher, who wep...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Happy-ending tale I like to post on Thanksgiving or "What We Did One Thanksgiving" (& for weeks after).
"To prove rancher’s innocence, we had to find 4 bullet slugs on 800 acres of ranch land. Easier to find a needle in a haystack.” colleencollinsbooks.com/blog/nov2020... #TrueStory #Thanksgiving
"To prove rancher’s innocence, we had to find 4 bullet slugs on 800 acres of ranch land. Easier to find a needle in a haystack.” colleencollinsbooks.com/blog/nov2020... #TrueStory #Thanksgiving
Thanks for birthday wishes! Had lovely moments, like son calling from Jordan (he marveled we were talking via my Smartphone - I felt like Dick Tracy).
Grateful for many things this Thanksgiving. Good health, family, friends, furbabies, especially one who chomped on a razor head & is doing okay 👍🐾
Grateful for many things this Thanksgiving. Good health, family, friends, furbabies, especially one who chomped on a razor head & is doing okay 👍🐾
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Thanks for birthday wishes! Had lovely moments, like son calling from Jordan (he marveled we were talking via my Smartphone - I felt like Dick Tracy).
Grateful for many things this Thanksgiving. Good health, family, friends, furbabies, especially one who chomped on a razor head & is doing okay 👍🐾
Grateful for many things this Thanksgiving. Good health, family, friends, furbabies, especially one who chomped on a razor head & is doing okay 👍🐾
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As part of their Thanksgiving Tradition,
King Olaf allowed his human on the sofa.
King Olaf allowed his human on the sofa.
November 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
As part of their Thanksgiving Tradition,
King Olaf allowed his human on the sofa.
King Olaf allowed his human on the sofa.
Today’s my birthday. We’re working ‘cause we got cases going to trial, but hey, still gonna make time for some fun.
A favorite quote by Lucille Ball. One thing that’s gonna make me happy today is Chantilly Cake 🎂🥳🎉
A favorite quote by Lucille Ball. One thing that’s gonna make me happy today is Chantilly Cake 🎂🥳🎉
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Today’s my birthday. We’re working ‘cause we got cases going to trial, but hey, still gonna make time for some fun.
A favorite quote by Lucille Ball. One thing that’s gonna make me happy today is Chantilly Cake 🎂🥳🎉
A favorite quote by Lucille Ball. One thing that’s gonna make me happy today is Chantilly Cake 🎂🥳🎉
Love this. She doesn’t back down, goes toe-to-toe with Bolsonaro (who attempted a coup…hmmm, sounds familiar), then she ends video with a big ol’ smile front of the prison 😂👍
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Love this. She doesn’t back down, goes toe-to-toe with Bolsonaro (who attempted a coup…hmmm, sounds familiar), then she ends video with a big ol’ smile front of the prison 😂👍
1/2 Today we realized Amazon Prime continued to auto withdraw $16.19/mo despite hub terminating this charge, via Amazon's instructions, months ago. (Along w/ many of you, we’re also part of class action suit.)
To fix problem once & for all, we instructed bank to block Amazon's auto withdrawals.
To fix problem once & for all, we instructed bank to block Amazon's auto withdrawals.
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
1/2 Today we realized Amazon Prime continued to auto withdraw $16.19/mo despite hub terminating this charge, via Amazon's instructions, months ago. (Along w/ many of you, we’re also part of class action suit.)
To fix problem once & for all, we instructed bank to block Amazon's auto withdrawals.
To fix problem once & for all, we instructed bank to block Amazon's auto withdrawals.
Our Denver meteorologist is interrupting his vacation to send us weather updates while lounging poolside somewhere in Shangri-La 😂🌴
Denver’s first snow of the season looks likely (finally) somewhere in the Friday night-Sunday time window, along with a notable winter chill next weekend.
Some quick poolside thoughts…
#COwx
Some quick poolside thoughts…
#COwx
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Our Denver meteorologist is interrupting his vacation to send us weather updates while lounging poolside somewhere in Shangri-La 😂🌴
Had no idea the US national ice core facility (NSF-ICF) was a few minutes from where we live. Just asked hub, he didn’t know about it, either. Obviously we haven’t been paying attention.
Fascinating.
Fascinating.
Two miles of ice core on the shelf at our national ice core facility in Lakewood, Colorado. The WAIS Divide core from West Antarctica is a 3400m long (deepest US core, 2nd deepest ice core ever) 68,000 year old record of high resolution climate.
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Had no idea the US national ice core facility (NSF-ICF) was a few minutes from where we live. Just asked hub, he didn’t know about it, either. Obviously we haven’t been paying attention.
Fascinating.
Fascinating.
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I wanted to do a tribute illustration to honor the life of Jimmy Cliff, who passed away today. One of the pioneer reggae performers, Jimmy also was an actor and became an icon.
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I wanted to do a tribute illustration to honor the life of Jimmy Cliff, who passed away today. One of the pioneer reggae performers, Jimmy also was an actor and became an icon.
My departed mother-in-law, who graduated as a nurse in 1950s (photo from her graduation) & worked as nurse, chief surgical nurse, & director of nursing for next 45 years, would fiercely agree.
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
My departed mother-in-law, who graduated as a nurse in 1950s (photo from her graduation) & worked as nurse, chief surgical nurse, & director of nursing for next 45 years, would fiercely agree.
Girlfriend sent me this tshirt for my birthday (Wednesday). She lives in Portland & I worried about her & everyone during those hideous ICE protests, like the brave soul in that frog costume who walked up to ICE & did that little dance (ICE stepped back!).
So this t-shirt is especially meaningful 🐸
So this t-shirt is especially meaningful 🐸
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Girlfriend sent me this tshirt for my birthday (Wednesday). She lives in Portland & I worried about her & everyone during those hideous ICE protests, like the brave soul in that frog costume who walked up to ICE & did that little dance (ICE stepped back!).
So this t-shirt is especially meaningful 🐸
So this t-shirt is especially meaningful 🐸
November 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Denver recently obtained complimentary Flock drone after mayor extended city’s stationary Flock system. Now this report (attached) that it's “incredibly easy” to hack & manipulate Flock data. A defense lawyer’s dream.
Btw, here’s an interactive, crowd-sourced Flock map: deflock.me/map#map=5/39...
Btw, here’s an interactive, crowd-sourced Flock map: deflock.me/map#map=5/39...
Aurora Police are adding Flock surveillance drones to their Flock surveillance street cameras as researchers say Flock's system is incredibly easy to hack and manipulate. @spencersoicher.bsky.social reports: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vsc...
Researchers say Flock cameras are easy to hack
YouTube video by Next 9NEWS
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November 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Denver recently obtained complimentary Flock drone after mayor extended city’s stationary Flock system. Now this report (attached) that it's “incredibly easy” to hack & manipulate Flock data. A defense lawyer’s dream.
Btw, here’s an interactive, crowd-sourced Flock map: deflock.me/map#map=5/39...
Btw, here’s an interactive, crowd-sourced Flock map: deflock.me/map#map=5/39...
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937