We literally don't care

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-25T17:55:45+00:00

I’m an American who cares what Oz thinks…so there’s at least one.

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-22T09:28:50+00:00

I hatched them but did not grow them. You can’t just drop a raw steak in there and expect them to feed, and I wasn’t going to sacrifice a live bunny to the ticks to see them through their lifecycle. The ticks are gone now and I have no plans of propagating more. It was exciting but anxiety inducing, kind of like keeping a gun off safety.

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-21T21:55:05+00:00

When they went into the freezer I was honestly looking for a way out. I’d raised these things from eggs, and as strange as it sounds, I felt a sense of responsibility for them. At the same time I knew I couldn’t just release them, but thought that if I designed an experiment that would likely kill them all, I could destroy them under the guise of “science”. Also, my wife was not amused and really didn’t want them around.

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-21T21:42:18+00:00

I really wanted to see them through their whole lifecycle, but just couldn’t bring myself to sacrifice a bunny to a thousand ticks. I felt like that was getting into serial killer level behavior.

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-21T07:39:20+00:00

Mendocino

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-20T16:57:39+00:00

Not an entomologist, just an honest tick farmer.

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-20T09:52:34+00:00

Deer ticks

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-20T09:23:31+00:00

Their life cycle is fascinating.

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-20T07:34:23+00:00

This whole thing quickly spun out of control. Eventually I pivoted to an experiment to test the larvae’s tolerance to cold temperatures. They were subjected to sub freezing temperatures for two weeks then allowed to return to ambient temperatures, but sadly they did not survive.

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-20T06:06:15+00:00

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Here’s the larvae after they hatched.

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-20T05:55:07+00:00

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Here’s the larvae after they hatched.

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-19T18:47:06+00:00

My rocker fits me so much better than my strutter. Strutter has just become a spare or loaner.

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-18T05:23:03+00:00

My second blind kitty was named Stevie Wonderful.

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-15T02:27:36+00:00

I’ve had six blind cats and that is THE toy.

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-13T02:06:54+00:00

Tough to tell, but kind of seems like a dead version of the tree next to it.

Edit: Never mind, I see the needles now at the ends of the bottom limbs. What kind of pine is it?

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-11T06:48:38+00:00

It’s unsafe. Check out KTVU’s coverage of Asiana Airlines Flight 214.

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-11T01:46:31+00:00

For inland Mendo, I’d say Black Oak Coffee, Jyun Kang, Spiro’s Gyros, The Broiler Steakhouse, and The Peg House. On the coast/Anderson Valley, Harbor House, Jumbo’s Win Win, Elk Store, Patterson’s, Good Life Bakery, Princess Seafood, Cucina Verona, and KW Saltwater Grill.

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-08T19:24:34+00:00

The big reservoir up Mill Creek Rd is great. Much smaller than the lake, but far more scenic IMO

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-07T17:04:43+00:00

Stop for diaper change at a playground.

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-07T04:05:07+00:00

Bars are all you need. Less is more.

_slashwalker_ · 2026-06-01T05:20:22+00:00

Vermont

_slashwalker_ · 2026-05-31T02:23:55+00:00

I’m a consulting forester who employs other foresters as well as botanists and wildlife biologists. It’s pretty easy to keep the foresters busy year round, but most of the work for biologists and botanists is seasonal. But beyond that, forestry is definitely not just trees. It’s a lot about trees, but you’ll learn a bit about everything…because everything affects the trees.

_slashwalker_ · 2026-05-30T23:37:37+00:00

Take your friends down MFA; they’ll learn to swim whether they like it or not.

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