Updated #Introduction, part 2.
I am a fan of most #sports, especially #Mets #baseball and #Isles #hockey.
Other interests include #walking, especially #nature walks, #parks, #photography, #museums, #cooking, #transportation and #pedestrian #safety, and #HistoricPreservation.
I am not here for dating or sex. You will be muted or blocked.
It's Spring Cleaning season, and there seem to be many new users joining the Fediverse, so it's time to update my pinned #introduction toots, which go back to 2018 when I joined Mastodon.
I have a BA in #English and enjoy #writing and #editing. I #blog, do a little #freelance writing, and enjoy #reading #nonfiction.
My professional career has been spent providing #administrative support to #nonprofits. I am also a serial #volunteer.
@Joshi I just don't care.
Anatomically I'm a woman.
I was born late in the Baby Boom (early 1960s) and commonly refer to all people as "guys."
I've been called "dude" by a Gen X woman and "mami" by a Hispanic woman. I was once introduced to someone as my brother's brother, which puzzled but did not offend me.
I've thought about using "it."
The only gender word that ever offended me was when someone called me "sir."
I've put that in my bio: Please don't call me "sir."
I've updated my Mastodon guide for readers and writers to include more links and more sources like the Trunk https://blindjournalist.wordpress.com/2022/05/01/mastodon-for-writers-and-readers/ #MastoTips #FediTips #NewHere #Twitter #Trunk #NewHere #MastoTips #FediTips #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity
Marge Votes Against Ukrainian Aid Because 'Baby Formula' https://crooksandliars.com/2022/05/marge-votes-against-ukrainian-aid-because
Today, May 12th, was chosen as a day to globally celebrate women in mathematics #WomenInMaths. It was the birthday of Maryam #Mirzakhani (1977-2017), the first and only woman to win the #FieldsMedal.
I'm told this #research project is still recruiting participants.
"This study will be a phase-1, open-label, placebo-controlled, evaluation of two-dosages of a live, recombinant Newcastle disease virus expressing the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 [COVID-19]."
It is taking place at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.
RT @biblioteq_tress
If you are a physics prof & a woman up for tenure, & this sounds like it may refer to your portfolio, I have his whole thread in which he quotes & mocks it. Someone on your committee should be kicked off. Get in touch if you think it's yours. #WomenInSTEM #Physics #tenure
Cool job opportunity! @torproject is looking for a software engineer to join the applications team. You would be hacking away on the Tor Browser! https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/software-engineer-applications-team-2/
I Don't Exercise (my city does that for me, but for realz!)
I used to write other stuff in the description that introduced the video, but hardly anybody reads it anyway, especially now that YouTube has made it even harder to find in the new UI.
At least you can come here for references if you're really determined.
This morning on the bus a man was wearing a KN95 mask hanging off one ear. I was wearing a two-layer cloth mask covering my mouth and nose.
Tell me again why (K)N95 masks are always better.
It seems to me that something I'll actually wear beats one that is theoretically better but maybe too uncomfortable to wear.
PS: Masks are still "required" on transit here, though it is not enforced.
Watch “A scholar at risk; Dr Djalali on death row in Iran.” His execution is scheduled for May 21.
Watch on #Vimeo and take action via #ScholarsAtRisk: https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/ahmadreza-djalali-iran/
Oops, forgot to send pictures of the last week of stupid walks. Today's is extra nice, though.
Pedestrian advocate. I enjoy walking, especially in parks. Non-profit admin support & writer. Geekette. NYC native. I have an IQ in the triple digits & am not afraid to use it.
Pronouns: Please don't call me "sir."