When students don’t show up during office hours: I adjusted the cabinet and added a new (shorter) lamp so the doors can open freely. #blender3d

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The secret police: Cops built a shadowy surveillance machine in Minnesota after George Floyd’s murder

Many of the same people who reject masking and vaccinations on the grounds that they allegedly threaten the free will of the citizenry are perfectly OK with authoritarian police systems that harass and assault citizens who are exercising their First Amendment rights to a free press and free speech. If you’re worried that vaccines are…

Unfinished pine and not so ornamented, for the workshops and service areas of my fantasy #steampunk #blender3d project.

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Green / mahogany variation of the vibe I'm working on for a fantasy #steampunk #blender3d project. Rendered in #eevee and getting a little better every time.

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Getting a little bit better with each #blender3D scene I render.

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A familiar performer choreographed and dances the “Canaan Days” tango in Stage Right’s Joseph (tonight and tomorrow)

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This the last hour I will have a teenager in my house. (Tomorrow my youngest turns 20.)

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NASA astronaut: Russians were ‘blindsided’ by reaction to yellow suits

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Paradise Blue (so glad to be seeing more live theater lately)

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Please use the microphone at public events (I have an auditory processing disorder and can’t understand you — even if you shout really loudly from your seat)

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“Wolf!”, cried the shepherd boy. (The whole thread is worth reading.)

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Ungrading after 11 weeks

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