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2naSalit

2naSalit's Journal
2naSalit's Journal
October 12, 2024

PUBLIC TRUST, the movie...

I found this posted in a thread and thought it should have its own thread. Though this movie is from four years ago, it's good to remind everyone what will become of our public lands and national parks should agent orange return.


October 8, 2024

Big Solar Flare Just Happened...

And there will probably be an Aurora Borealis tonight. A good one.

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/lasco-coronagraph

In the viewer on the right, blue, there is something heading into the sun! You can watch the animation at the link above.



October 7, 2024

Alien Super Show!

October 1, 2024

Autumn Leaves

Autumn leaves, an expression that conjures up thoughts of colorful foliage and chilly afternoons but other signs of the time are evident at this time.

Autumn also brings about thoughts of leaving, departing and permanence in action. At some point this summer, kind of late, a cat-faced spider took up residence just above my door such that I could also see it through the window by the door. I really don't recall when she arrived but I recognized her species and left there since she could guard my door from potential bug invasions and she reminded me of the story, Charlotte's Web, which I am convinced was about a cat-faced spider. I would talk to her when I went outside to tend to plants on the porch or just coming and going.

I really hadn't looked into the life cycle or anything about this spider but I knew she was a good spider and would not venture to violate my indoor space or bite me so I let her stay. I found it comforting to see her when she was out tending the web during the twilight hours and fascinated at the structure of the web itself. The web had anchoring strands attached to the porch light, the windowpane... quite the structure to hold it in place against the stout winds that pass through here, a web of at least a yard in diameter requires some bracing for wind. I decided to call her Charlotte.

This weekend it was pretty windy and I saw her in the middle of the web Saturday evening, I can see her little crevice where she hides, clearly visible when standing in the doorway. She got really big, close to half dollar size including legs. I noticed Sunday that there was a small tear in the web which I expected her to mend by morning but she didn't. I kept checking but she hasn't moved so I looked up the species online.

This kind of spider is a summertime friend and behaves like I described but once the time comes, the web maven lays her eggs and puts them in a silky purse to hatch come spring and then she expires. So, as the web, really the remains, are in tatters and by Wednesday I expect it to be almost completely gone, her skeleton is still perched up in the crevice above the door. I bid her farewell after reading about her life cycle, burned a little sage and thanked her for entertaining me during the summer, almost like having a care-free pet.

Feels a little melancholy knowing she's passed but I have the anticipation through the winter of watching for her offspring next year.

And so it goes, the summer friend arrives and come autumn, leaves.

September 30, 2024

U.S. Senate candidates Jon Tester & Tim Sheehy to debate on Sept. 30th 7PM

Montana Public Radio
Published September 26, 2024 at 7:28 AM MDT

Montana's U.S. Senate candidates — three-term incumbent Democrat Jon Tester, and Republican nominee Tim Sheehy — will debate on September 30th at 7 p.m. Watch it live on Montana PBS, or tune in on MTPR wherever you listen.

Watch

https://www.montanapbs.org/

Or listen...

https://www.mtpr.org/

https://www.ypradio.org/

Last debate before the election. Mail ballots are mailed out on 10/11, early voting starts around then too. 2/3 of the state use mail in ballots.

September 17, 2024

Just because...

It's become such a good earworm and it makes me feel better like it's an incantation to protection from the evil jd.


September 9, 2024

Russian Kamikaze Drone Crashed in Latvia! NATO Airspace Breached! Ukraine War Update



A Russian military drone crashed in the Eastern part of Latvia. There is an ongoing investigation. The number of such incidents is increasing along the Eastern flank of NATO.
September 4, 2024

Had Quite the Flyover This Afternoon

The Mother ship came in for a landing. Accompanied by a fleet that is still passing over with loud, rolling thunder that rumbles all the way across the sky.

Montana Big Sky living up to its name.





August 31, 2024

Lewis Black - Two Day Free Shipping

About ten minutes long.

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