Rare Milky Way star cluster is packed with red supergiants 1 million times brighter than the sun

We all know someone like this

San Diego’s ‘Bubble Man’ ticketed for liquid littering

Chiringashima, Japan: an island only accessible at low tide. [5997×3748] [OC]

British Intelligence: The number of Wagner Group personnel has decreased tenfold over the past year

Ukraine Celebrates 33rd Independence Day by Defending It

MAGA voting for a pedophile i will never understand

Lake Pukaki New Zealand [oc] [4032×3024]

TERMINATOR ZERO | NSFW | Official Trailer | Netflix

Sofia Vergara

some coverups are ok

Yvonne Craig 1960’s

Jesse Watters thoughts on the DNC

When you are a child of immigrants & your Trump hating husband becomes Trump’s VP pick & you introduce him in front of racist crowd waving “Mass Deportation Now” signs

Snow White

A new spin on the classic “three guys walk into a bar” joke

Poor JD got the Mike Pence treatment in less than 40 days

Batman : The Gotham Knight (1440×3088)

Desperation & Paranoia strikes deep.

Berlin, Germany [OC]

Weird and weirder

Kamala has no chance against Trump if she doesn’t address these issues.

French Foreign Legion members in Tenue NBC modele 66 suit in the Saudi desert near Hafr al-Batin. Operation Desert Storm 1990 [2160×1728]

The worm finally showed its true colors.

Elke Sommer, circa 1961

Benchwarmer

Scooter

Mine Tugay

“Star Trek: Defiant #18” Preview

Mustang

Ginger Rogers (1940s)

Covid, The Medical System, and HOA Volunteering

It’s been a minute since I’ve written an update on my life and since I’m just got over covid, I figured I’d celebrate being able to breath properly with a new post with words.  I’ve started a new job with the state (a few months ago back in June!) and while I’ve been exposed to a  ton of new people and new things, it wasn’t the job that granted me access to my second covid infection, that came from my wife who brought it back with her from a concert she went to with some family down in Tampa.  She was about 48 hours ahead of me on the infection, so it was pretty gross to watch what was in store for me.  We ended up taking care of each other pretty well though and we’re both back to 100%.  Yay vaccines!

I’ve started a youtube channel for my Star Trek book efforts and after a month off I’m going to be doing more interviews with more authors with a goal of getting an interview up every week.  I need to do the editing the night of the interview, because I’ve found that if I let it slide for a day or two, it ends up being weeks later.  Gross!  My next step is to get a tiktok account running.  Fun!

My next medical adventure is to have a nerve conduction test done on my legs, I’m having some weird numbness.  This process is about as frustrating as it can get though.  I’m told by pretty much everyone that I have some of the best insurance that money can buy, but every time I interact with The System, it makes no sense and no one has any accountability on making it better.  Take for example when I needed to go get labs for this upcoming never test.  I went to labcorp where the lady at the desk says don’t talk to me, talk to the machine.  The machine asks for your driver’s license, scanning the back first, then the first, which is the wrong way to do it, then it says it’ll text you when it’s your time.  That feature doesn’t work though, so the lady behind the desk just yells out your name about 20 or 30 minutes later so you can bring her your lab request.  Why not start with her? The System demands it.  She then takes that sheet, does nothing with it, then tells you to sit back down.  You wait another 30 to 40 minutes, they call you up and try to give you a cup to pee in.  The problem is that I was there just for blood work and not a urinalysis. It’s going to take another indeterminate amount of time for them to figure out what’s going on but you’ve just burned your lunch break, so it’s time to leave.  Complaining to the insurance company is pointless because they have a single contract for labs, and it’s with Labcorp.  Lame.

I’m going to try to figure it all out, but I’m feeling like a 2 hour chewed up piece of gum every time I have to go into The System.

Oh, and I volunteered to join my neighborhood’s HOA board of directors again, that’s going to be an adventure, I’m sure.

Understanding Escort Services: A Comprehensive Overview

don’t let the facts get in the way

Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada [9156×3934] [OC]

Donald in Gagaland

Dryden Vos’s ship by Vincent Jenkins

Trump event at wall Obama built highlights an unkept promise l The Republican nominee heaped praise on a section of barrier that was actually built by his predecessor.

23,000 Ukrainian soldiers trained, Polish tanks active in Kursk area, says Andrzej Duda

Boston Seaport❤️

Zelensky: Diplomacy ‘not at the expense of 30% of our territory’

Katherine McNamara

Harris Stirs Hope for a New Chapter in Climate Action

Taiwan introduces ban on performances by captive wild animals

Sunset at Hokitika NZ West Coast [OC] (1816×4032)

Mediocrity is the way to go

meirl

Part of the Åland Island [2058×1536][OC]

Brigitte Bardot on the set, 1954.

Lara Flynn Boyle 1990