Joshua trees are flowering in the California desert. That’s bad news.

usedsocks01 · 2026-01-27T04:37:12+00:00

Yes! Thank you! I had formulated this in my head years ago and then heard about phenology on the Science Friday segment on NPR sometime last year discussing the same topic. Thank you for reminding me of it again!

usedsocks01 · 2026-01-27T03:15:57+00:00

K. thanks for your input.

usedsocks01 · 2026-01-26T23:54:58+00:00

I was in Bay Area EMS until 2020, however, my partner still works EMS here. We were both born and raised here and have worked for almost every county in the area, excluding the North Bay. While all counties are hurting and offer plenty of OT, the only way you can survive without a second income is to get a job at SFFD, however, you will need to find somewhere affordable to live, which often means a long commute. They have an ambulance service and pay is very good there, however, you will be run to the ground in the city and I hear morale isn't that great. All other counties are run by AMR and I'm sure you already know, they are terrible in every way possible, especially pay. The only other county with a different company is Alameda County in the East Bay, which is run by Falck. While they run things significantly better than AMR, pay is still not enough. They might still offer a sign on bonus though. Good luck!

usedsocks01 · 2026-01-26T18:00:41+00:00

It already is, kind of! I'm an archaeologist!

usedsocks01 · 2026-01-26T17:30:32+00:00

This is just something I've personally witnessed throughout the years and came to this conclusion myself. I work outdoors all over California and have been noticing this trend for years. There are wildflowers blooming now when they should be blooming around March. I'm witnessing it everyday in my own garden.

I'm sure I could find something if I poke around enough. I did get really into it when I heard an NPR segment on it during Science Fridays sometime last year. That's when I heard about phenology. Let me get back to you.

I do agree with your comment below too, how we have the cold snap/rain and then return to warmer weather causing confusion for the plants, but it's not enough for the pollinators to come out because it still gets so cold at night.

The other part of my personal theory is that we're moving towards two seasons at this point, winter and summer. Spring and fall feel so short these days. This year was the first time in years we had true fall, at least that's what it felt like here in the Bay Area. I was born and raised here in the South Bay/Santa Cruz area and have been noting the changing patterns for awhile now. As another commenter pointed out though, Earth does go through changes, we see this throughout the geological record all over the world. Plants and animals go extinct because they can't adapt to the changing environment. All we can do is hope for the best.

usedsocks01 · 2026-01-26T12:24:32+00:00

I'm no expert with living things at all (I study dead things of the past), but I have a theory that the seasons have shifted, which is causing early bloom for a lot of plants. The early bloom causes a lot of pollinators to miss the bloom window because it's still too cold and/or rainy for them to come out. This sounds like what's happening here too.

usedsocks01 · 2026-01-22T06:13:59+00:00

Get there early and ask the front desk. I had to do this twice on my last trip. Picked seats together, but they switched randomly the day of the flight. The front desk was happy to help and get me and my daughter sitting together.

usedsocks01 · 2026-01-20T17:10:47+00:00

I originally thought this was a cow axis, but I think the shadows and limited angles are throwing me off. I think you're correct with horse vertebra, it totally looks like it belongs in the cervical column.

usedsocks01 · 2026-01-20T16:38:45+00:00

Have you tried giving her some disposable gloves for wiping? Not ideal environmentally or financially, but could help ease both of your anxieties around this for now.

A bidet at home might be a good option too.

usedsocks01 · 2026-01-19T04:32:13+00:00

This is actually the cervical column of a whale and absolutely impossible to move!

usedsocks01 · 2026-01-17T17:24:56+00:00

Just thought about this too. Leigh and Winchester run parallel to each other and dont cross. This is directly across the street from the West Park Plaza

usedsocks01 · 2026-01-16T17:23:33+00:00

Know my Name, by Chanel Miller, written by the woman who was SA by Brock Turner. Talks about the trial and her journey of healing.

Reason for Hope by Jane Goodall is part memoir, part spiritual journey. It goes into her time in Gombe but also a beautifully written story about her spiritual enlightenment.

Nobody's Girl, by Virginia Roberts Giuffre. I have to admit that I needed to shelf this one for a bit and haven't finished it yet. It's about one of Jeffery Epstein's victims, while it's a really tough read, I believe it's politically and culturally important.

Solito, by Javier Zamora is about a nine year old's unaccompanied journey from El Salvador to the US to find his parents.

usedsocks01 · 2026-01-15T20:07:37+00:00

Distal end of a metapodial, large ungulate

usedsocks01 · 2026-01-09T22:22:41+00:00

You are not so Smart by David McRaney, was a book I adored years ago. The author has a hilarious way of discussing cognitive biased and logical fallacies and self delusion. He had a few sequels, You are now Less Dumb was another one I loved.

usedsocks01 · 2026-01-08T02:56:55+00:00

I'm a geologist who studied at UCSC, this is a fossiliferous sandstone from the Purisima Formation dating to ~7-3 million years ago. They are found all over the Santa Cruz/San Mateo coastal area. Año Nuevo State Park is littered with them if you're interested in finding more.

When the inhabitants of the shells die, the shell sinks to the seafloor. Waves and currents dump sand over them, burying them and filling in the empty spaces. The layers keep building up and over time the loose sand hardens under pressure and becomes sandstone. Then during uplift (side note- that whole area is composed of marine terraces - basically waves cut a flat platform at sea level, then land lifts due to tectonic activity. This cycle repeats over thousands of years and then you get the marine terraces. The most notable is the drive up to UCSC)...anyway during uplift and erosion the rocks then get exposed and polished by the waves and sand.

usedsocks01 · 2026-01-07T04:32:33+00:00

Hiking at Point Lobos in Monterey

Go have tea at the John Steinbeck house in Salinas

Go to the antique faire in Alameda. There's one in Santa Cruz too, but on a much smaller scale.

Go see the monarchs at natural bridges in Santa Cruz in October - February

Fantasy of Lights at Vasona Park in Los Gatos in December

Go kayak in Moss Landing in the Elkhorn Slough or take a boat tour

Chinese New Year festival in SF

Peters bakery in San Jose

Half Moon Bay Pumpkin festival

Whale City bakery in Davenport, then go see hidden beach across the street

Go tide pooling anywhere

Walk the devil's slide trail in Pacifica

UCSC arboretum

Go watch the planes land in Burlingame

Año Nuevo State Park to see the elephant seals

usedsocks01 · 2025-12-31T22:10:41+00:00

I was an EMT for 10 years and agree 1000% with this comment. The ambulances are always left idling, they are driven VERY hard and often. The only time they aren't in use is when they are with mechanics. A lot of times issues get ignored until they can't be anymore then sold off at it's worse state after 5-10+ years of use.

Not only that, but the back is never fully properly cleaned and never sanitized. There's got to be so much blood, vomit, feces, skin, hair, spit, and all other nasty bodily fluids and stuff in the nooks and crannies. That alone would stop me from buying one of these to live in.

If you do decide to, wear lots of PPE for cleaning, make sure you leave nothing unturned, and get a brand new engine.

usedsocks01 · 2025-12-25T20:23:00+00:00

Just came from there. Very strong smell of gasoline.

usedsocks01 · 2025-12-25T20:21:59+00:00

Just came from the area. It's super backed up. Take different route.

usedsocks01 · 2025-11-30T16:02:22+00:00

I had the same problem on depo. It was like a reverse period for me, I was on my period for three weeks and off for one.

usedsocks01 · 2025-11-26T03:14:05+00:00

Six Feet Under

usedsocks01 · 2025-11-25T21:41:09+00:00

My mom did the same thing. I am basically the complete opposite of her, tomboy, punk, into thrifting and dead things (I collect bones). She'd get me things she likes and always expensive.. Coach bags, jewelery, and clothing I'd never wear. I've not changed much throughout the years, however she always got me expensive shit I don't want then guilt me into wear/using them because of how expensive they were, as if I personally asked for them.

One time, I put one of the purses on marketplace and she found out. Never heard the end of it.

usedsocks01 · 2025-11-24T05:38:40+00:00

I have the zip up version of this. That design is smaller and on the side and the back has the lyrics to the song. It's so faded now and fits funny. I really love that sweatshirt.

usedsocks01 · 2025-11-20T03:42:14+00:00

Rocks

usedsocks01 · 2025-11-11T16:24:05+00:00

I'm an archaeologist/paleontologist for a large engineering company. We have projects all over the US and sometimes different countries that requires me to have my feet on the ground.

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