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Τὰ μὲν νοήματα τὰ στροβούμενα κυκλεῖ τὸν νοῦν, ἀπόρως δὲ θύελλαν περιορῶμαι. ἁπάντων λαμβάνομαι μάτην · ἤδη ἔφυγε. τὴν δέλτον ἐμπίπλημι τῶν φευγοντῶν σκιῶν, ἀτὰρ τὰ εἴδωλα ἠθάνισται. ἡ εὐταξία — καθ' ἡμέραν γὰρ γράφω — τὴν τραχὴν οὐ νικᾷ. αἱ Μοῦσαί μοι λέγουσιν, οἴμοι ! ἅμα. ὁ θόρυβος τὸν λόγον κρύπτει.

ysabetwordsmith

Today is mostly sunny and sweltering. It's 85°F here. The migration is heavily impacted -- we drove past the lake yesterday and there was no sign of waterbirds, whereas normally this time of year there would ducks, pelicans, etc. in fairly large flocks.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

EDIT 9/30/25 -- I put out water for the birds.

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Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

Today we went to Grissom Family Orchard.

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Current Mood: excited

nnozomi posting in

guardian_learning

部首
夕 part 1
夕, dusk; 外, outside; 多, many ( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=36

语法
Verb + 给
https://www.chineseboost.com/grammar/gei3-directly-after-verb/

词汇
者, person (doing something); 读者, reader; 记者, reporter; 志愿者, volunteer; 作者, author ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
我跟你们说了多少次了, how many times have I told you
我必须要亲口传递给他们的家人, I have to pass this on to their families myself
它对使用者本身的精神力有很高的要求, it places very high demands on the mental powers of the users themselves

Me:
这里的夕阳很美。
虽然他买给我一件衬衫，但我把它裂了。

ysabetwordsmith

Junk food can scramble memory in just 4 days

Scientists discovered that high-fat junk food disrupts memory circuits in the brain almost immediately. Within just four days, neurons in the hippocampus became overactive, impairing memory. Restoring glucose calmed the neurons, showing that interventions like fasting or dietary shifts can restore brain health. This could help prevent obesity-related dementia and Alzheimer’s.

Of more immediate application: if you need to study for anything, don't eat junk food while doing so. Eat brain food.

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

Today is mostly sunny and sweltering. In late September. Fuck climate change. >_<

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 9/29/25 -- I watered the telephone pole garden and some savanna seedlings.

I saw a huge corn devil in the field across from us that was harvested recently. This wasn't the usual 10-15 foot tall kind. This was a wide, strong spiral of air that threw corn leaves hundreds of feet into the sky. Impressive.

EDIT 9/29/25 -- I watered the irises, old picnic table, and new picnic table.

Cicadas and crickets are singing.

As it is now dark, I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

This post has an interesting discussion about human/wildlife relationships.

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Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Today's Cooking
Philosophical Questions: Peace
Poem
Sustainability
Birdfeeding
Today's Adventures
Sustainability
Birdfeeding
Philosophical Questions: Effects
Today's Adventures
Pigeon Pea Recipes
Follow Friday 9-26-25: Jane Austen
Holiday Activities
Birdfeeding
Hobbies: Crochet
Artificial Intelligence
Birdfeeding
Hard Things

Let's Boycott Mississippi has 60 comments. Affordable Housing has 50 comments. Robotics has 72 comments.

"An Inkling of Things to Come" belongs to Polychrome: Shiv and needs $200 to be complete. Shiv attends the first session of his Worldbuilding class.

The weather is sweltering again. >_< Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches and a fox squirrel. I heard a blue jay screaming but didn't see it. Currently blooming: dandelions, marigolds, petunias, red salvia, verbena, lantana, sweet alyssum, zinnias, snapdragons, blue lobelia, perennial pinks, oxalis, moss rose, firecracker plant, tomatoes, tomatillos, yellow squash, zucchini, morning glory, chicory, Queen Anne's lace, sunflowers, cup plant, firewheel, cypress vine, sunchokes, sedum. Tomatoes, ball carrots, cucumbers, and groundcherries are ripe. Fields are about half harvested.

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

I found this amusing.

When People Travel to the Past

When People Travel to the Past

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Current Mood: amused

Hey, quick temperature check. I've been reading a lot of media I don't expect my readership to read, and now I'm a little disoriented to who knows what.

Poll #33668 Geopolitics awareness check

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 103

What country do you currently live in?

What is your age?

12-19
1 (1.0%)

20-29
5 (4.9%)

30-39
15 (14.7%)

40-49
27 (26.5%)

50-59
35 (34.3%)

60-69
13 (12.7%)

70-79
6 (5.9%)

80+
0 (0.0%)

To the best of your knowledge, if the US were to go to war tomorrow, against what country would it most likely be?

ysabetwordsmith

We made two things today!

My partner Doug riffed on a recipe using the sourdough bread we had that wasn't optimum for grilled cheese sandwiches. So he blended up eggs, cheese, and stuff to pour over slices of bread and broil. It was amazingly good. :D

I cobbled up a fruit crisp in muffin tins because I had a cooking apple, some leftover strawberries, and for the crumble topping I added a broken-up gingersnap to the usual ingredients. It turned out quite tasty. \o/

I like that we know enough about cooking to throw together something from what we have available, and it works.

Current Mood: accomplished

ysabetwordsmith

This is an extra question I stumbled across and thought would fit with this project:

What is your contribution to peace?

What is your contribution to peace?

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Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

I finished one of my unfinished poems from a previous fishbowl.

"New and Innovative Approaches"
Story Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Summary: Frank the Crank attends a council meeting about earthquake recovery.
411 lines, Buy It Now = $206

Current Mood: busy

nnozomi posting in

guardian_learning

部首
土 parts 5-7
垫, cushion; 城, city; 埃, dust/Egypt; 埋, to bury; 域, region; 培, to cultivate/train; 基, base; 堂, hall; 堵, to clog; 壁, wall
( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=32
士
壮, strong; 声, voice; 垂, to droop/dangle ( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=33
夂
处, place/office; 备, to prepare ( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=34
夊 suī
复, to repeat/return; 夏, summer ( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=35

语法
长 vs 长得
https://www.chineseboost.com/grammar/zhang3-zhang3de/
划算, to be a bargain
https://www.chineseboost.com/grammar/hua2suan4-bargain/
终于 vs 最后 (what about 总算?)
https://www.chineseboost.com/grammar/zhong1yu2-zui4hou4-difference/

词汇
造, 创造, to create; 造成, to cause; 改造, to reform; 制造, to manufacture
责任, responsibility; 负责, to be responsible for
增加，增长, increase
展开, to open; 发展, to develop; 进展, to evolve; 开展, development
张, family name Zhang; 紧张, nervous/tense; 主张, opinion
照, reflect; 按照, according to
( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

玩玩
Wang Yitai’s 大桥 and Patti Cai’s 恶梦 (with JJ Lin).

今早正在起床的时候突然下大雨了，这是不是想让我再睡一觉呢？大家怎么样？

ysabetwordsmith

22 Best Ethical, Sustainable Amazon Alternatives For Home, Cleaning & Personal Care Products

Amazon: It’s Jeff Bezos’s 2-day shipping giant that seems almost impossible to avoid.

But the company’s impact on both the environment and the lives of its workers has catalyzed conscious consumers to switch to alternative companies that are more ethical, environmentally friendly, and aligned with their personal values.

The good news? There are plenty of options online to meet a variety of needs. (Not to mention all of the in-person, small business, and secondhand shopping you can do, too!)

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

Today is mostly sunny and hot.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 9/28/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 9/28/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 9/28/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

As it is suppertime, I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

Today we went out eventing again.

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Current Mood: happy

ysabetwordsmith

Why Better Is Less

Let’s talk about something that few people talk about. It’s the idea that provisioning quality, making sure everyone has access to what they truly need, matters more than chasing GDP numbers. In other words, it’s not about growing bigger. It’s about growing smarter.

GDP measures production but ignores unpaid caregiving, environmental costs, and well-being, a flaw even its creator, Simon Kuznets himself warned, “the welfare of a nation can scarcely be inferred from a measure of national income.”

But if we think of provisioning systems as the real things people need, like healthcare, education, housing, and electricity. When these systems work well and are universal, many social thresholds can be met using relatively low resources. Meaning you don’t need a sky‑high GDP to ensure people get what they need.

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Current Mood: busy

nnozomi posting in

guardian_learning

部首
夊 suī
复, to repeat/return; 夏, summer ( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=35

词汇
照, reflect; 按照, according to ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
今天之内让我知道你们的答复, let me know your response within today
按照当初的协议，我们不能插手他们的内斗, according to the original agreement, we can't intervene in their internal conflicts

Me:
夏天终于快要结束了。
按照这个合同，他们不可以这样。

ysabetwordsmith

Today is mostly sunny and warm.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 9/27/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 9/27/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

The cornfield across from us has been harvested. It's a bit of a wreck though, looks like Bubba Fail the Farmer set his blades too high.

As it is suppertime, I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

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