Gonna have to go to the supermarket today, urgently

[conuly]

Still haven't finished writing this list, but I guess I can wing it.

Also, I somehow managed to miss the equinox. Time to start sitting in front of my sunlamp again. Do I need to change the bulbs on this ever? Is that a thing you need to do?

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Over the Vinyl Moon

How a Secret Map Brought Down a Pirate Alliance on the Irish Coast

Loggerhead turtle's journey tracked 37,000km from Cape Town in South Africa to Australia (and this after 20 years in captivity!)

A lonely otter at a sanctuary finds love online through a dating site built just for him

Definitely not Windows 95: What operating systems keep things running in space?

Dead Water Comes Alive

Fake Guns, Fictional Battles, Real Uniforms: Inside the Immersive World of MilSim

20 ‘Then And Now’ Pics That Show How Time Changes Things (That first picture is a doozy)

Native Voters Could Swing the 2020 Election—If They’re Able to Vote

California police disproportionately cite Black and Latino residents for non-traffic infractions like sitting and sleeping in public, study says

How Cities (and Citizens) Create Hostile Environments

Strange bedfellows: Laredo's millionaires, nuns and muralists battle border wall

More States Are Using Ballot Drop Boxes. Why Are They So Controversial?

Under fire over LGBT rights, Polish leader blames activist

The 22-Year-Old Force Behind Egypt’s Growing #MeToo Movement

Epic scale of California wildfires continues to grow

New super-enzyme eats plastic bottles six times faster

Plastic pandemic - COVID-19 trashed the recycling dream

Against Covid-19, Imperfect Measures Do the Most Good

First She Was Separated From Her Family, Now She’s Separated From School

Meatpackers deny workers benefits for COVID-19 deaths, illnesses

Cities declare racism a health crisis, but some doubt impact

When police violence is a dog bite

At Pentagon, Fears Grow That Trump Will Pull Military Into Election Unrest

Comments

[greghousesgf]

I love the then and now pictures!

[conuly]

Even that scary one of the arctic?

[greghousesgf]

OK, not that one

replacing fluorescent bulbs

[elainegrey]

My recollection when I looked into this is that over the first few years there's a relatively dramatic drop in lumens, that then flattens out (more or less). My conclusion was that I would keep using my ten year old lamp. When we moved to NC, I replaced the whole lamp over risking breakage on the cross country move.

So- if you have been happy with the lamp after over three years you might be fine without replacing bulbs.

Re: replacing fluorescent bulbs

[conuly]

Thanks.