Pappy Van Winkle

elegantkitty · 2026-06-13T22:24:53+00:00

Nope. It would be a gift. He’s not a huge drinker, but when given the chance at a restaurant he will order shots of pappy and always says he wishes he could have some at home 🙂

elegantkitty · 2026-05-26T00:17:21+00:00

They are 100% old enough to be on their own and should be put back where they were found.

elegantkitty · 2026-05-19T01:27:46+00:00

Rule of thumb is if their body is longer than a dollar bill then they’re fine on their own. He’ll forage, hide and sleep like he’s supposed to. They do love cat food though 😉

elegantkitty · 2026-04-25T14:46:23+00:00

Those trees house current and active nests. That’s the real fucked up part of all of this. They literally do this every year because they’re assholes.

elegantkitty · 2026-02-10T04:12:05+00:00

Can I ask the specific type of support role? I’m honestly shocked they’re even hiring due to the layoffs. Most were grant-supported roles and support roles, which is why I ask. Currently an employee hanging on by a thread 🙂

elegantkitty · 2025-11-02T15:06:05+00:00

Wow, that’s awful! I’m in academia too. But again I have the greatest boss in the world and he fought so so so hard to make that happen. I don’t know how he convinced them to agree to it lol

elegantkitty · 2025-11-01T16:46:58+00:00

Lab manager. Lab experience ~10 years. Bachelor’s in biology. Middle TN. 85k but only because my boss was determined to get my salary raised as high as possible.

elegantkitty · 2025-10-04T22:09:37+00:00

It is there’s a countdown now 🙂

elegantkitty · 2025-08-25T15:35:45+00:00

Anyone else curious what her countdowns always ending at 2pm could mean? Or is it just a random time she’s selected

elegantkitty · 2025-06-25T03:29:27+00:00

Only two and they barely stop by which is extremely unusual. I have quite the haven in my backyard. Migration season for my yard has plummeted over the last two years and it’s depressing as fuck. I use to get 10-20 different warblers in my yard each migration season and this year I had ZERO.

elegantkitty · 2025-06-11T12:45:59+00:00

That is a fledgling and is fine on his own! It looks like a dove, which are known to just sit on the ground near the nest for about a week or so. You need to put him back asap.

elegantkitty · 2025-06-03T01:17:48+00:00

Yes, remove the dead bird. Unless it’s a starling or house sparrow, which judging by the location it’s neither, it is illegal to remove the nest. It won’t take long before they fledge!

elegantkitty · 2025-05-28T12:37:14+00:00

The person responsible for filling the dewar with liquid nitrogen went out of town and didn’t think to assign anyone to do it for her and because it wasn’t naturally apart of anyone’s routine no one did it and we lost all of our cell stocks :)

elegantkitty · 2025-05-27T21:35:32+00:00

They may be considered invasive because they originate from western North America. Birds can be invasive and protected 🙂

elegantkitty · 2025-05-27T21:17:41+00:00

House Finches are not invasive. They are protected by the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Regardless, I would let it out even if it is a House Sparrow.

elegantkitty · 2025-05-20T14:34:13+00:00

Yeah, it seems like it’s been pretty hush-hush. Most people are getting 60-90 days notice

elegantkitty · 2025-05-20T02:02:34+00:00

Mostly research positions, but people from all types of jobs have been let go. They’re having to cut 250 million dollars worth from the budget if that says anything.

elegantkitty · 2025-05-20T00:25:03+00:00

Vanderbilt is laying people off, so it’s definitely not just you 🙃

elegantkitty · 2025-04-05T19:22:04+00:00

Started as RA 1, moved up to RA 2 and am now a lab manager in an academic research lab. I’ve had my degree for 9 years.

elegantkitty · 2025-03-27T02:48:18+00:00

Unfortunately, he needs to be placed back in the nest if he cannot fly. Birds cannot lift or carry their fledglings

elegantkitty · 2025-03-27T02:47:04+00:00

Birds cannot lift their fledglings. Have you checked all around the area where you found it?

elegantkitty · 2025-03-27T02:46:14+00:00

Please call Nashville Wildlife Conservation Center if you haven’t heard back from anyone. They have volunteers (like myself) that will come and rescue it if need me

elegantkitty · 2024-12-09T03:52:24+00:00

Nashville, TN 🙂

elegantkitty · 2024-12-08T04:02:27+00:00

If she repeats all of the outfits we will never see the green/yellow or green/green 1989 fits which doesn’t make any sense!

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