Chris Barncard

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Science writer.

Little boy with back to viewer leans on edge of tide pool display at the Seattle Aquarium. He's standing on one leg (the other extends back to viewer), mimicking the black oystercatcher standing on one leg to the boy's left on the display's rocks. Through a low, glass wall of the display on the left we can see underwater to other life, like anemones.
An image clipped from a news story, which reads ... "Last year, it became the first Australian company to win the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre at the prestigious cultural festival, the Venice Biennale, and in 2022 was awarded the International Ibsen Award, an accolade considered by many to be the Nobel Prize of theatre."
Image clipped from a news story that reads ... "Dubbed the “’Nobel Prize of the Teaching Profession, the Global Teacher Prize celebrates educators who have made significant contributions to education and society."
Brownish mourning dove perched on corner of snowy feeder, floofed up to nearly spherical shape
A cell phone like a silver-and-black flip phone, but it's keyhole-shaped and half the body rotates to uncover the keypad (instead of flipping). Pictured open and shut.
A real amazon dot com head-scratcher: A round, purple snow tube on white snow. At its center is depicted a seven-candle menorah, surrounded by the words "SNOW TUBE * DURABLE AND SAFE *," encircled by yellow astrological symbols, and finally an out ring of star maps of constellations (which might be entirely made up -- I am at a loss here)
[screencap of clickbait] Science Mental Floss Why Do Older People Grunt or Moan While Sitting Down or Standing Up? At a certain age, getting up from the sofa can be a physical challenge.
Breakfast 666 calories
2007. Gray house with a tidy little lawn.
Time Traveler From The Year 1998 Warns Nation Not To Elect Newt Gingrich WASHINGTON—Saying he came bearing an important message from the past, a stranger from the year 1998 appeared on the Capitol steps Thursday and urged voters not to elect Newt Gingrich president in 2012. “In the late 20th century, Newt Gingrich is a complete disgrace!” said the time-traveling man, warning Americans that 14 years in the not-so-distant past, Gingrich becomes the only speaker in the history of the House of Representatives to be found guilty on ethics charges, and is later forced to resign. “In my time, he shuts down the federal government for 28 days because his feelings get hurt over having to sit at the back of Air Force One. Gingrich gets our president impeached for lying about marital infidelities when, at the same time, Gingrich himself is engaged in his own extramarital affairs. And for God’s sake, he divorced his first wife after she was diagnosed with cancer. Won’t anyone listen to me?!?” When asked about Donald Trump, the time-traveler said he had no information on the man, as no one from 1998 cared about a “washed-up fake millionaire.”
This side up.
Grey and white webs of stretched dairy proteins and fats in the inside of a cheese puff — as seen with a scanning electron microscope.
Screen capture of the Google search box, showing suggestions for "like a peach but," including: like a peach but not fuzzy fruit like a peach but not fuzzy looks like a peach but not fuzzy what looks like a peach but Isn't fruit that looks like a peach but peach that looks like a but like a peach meaning what is similar to a peach fruit that looks like a peach but isn't
Cropped image of a two-page spread from a newspaper, with Sunday color comics on the left and on the right page a story headlined "GIVING IT A SHOT" with photos of kids getting shots and syringes ready to do the shooting.
Small, white-ish, spiky balls of fungi squished together in clumps. Individual blades of green grass obscure them a bit.
News story clip that says, "Mayor Oh said of the system established by the city, 'Let me put it simply, it has taken a lot of effort so far and has been helped by many experts. These efforts were also noted by the United Nations (UN) and were the only ones in Korea to receive the 2024 UN Public Administration Award this year.' The "UN Public Administration Award" he mentioned is called the 'Nobel Prize of Administration'."
News story clip that says, "The School of Criminal Justice has won international respect, standing as the only criminal justice school in the world to boast two recipients of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology, which is considered the Nobel Prize of the field, said Clear. Work abroad includes research on crime and justice in South and Central America and studies on crime, public health and incarceration in Chile. Clear created an exchange program with South African criminologists."
Clip of news story that says "The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) has awarded the 2022 Stockholm Water Prize – widely known as the Nobel Prize of Water – to Wilfried Brutsaert, the William L. Lewis Professor in Engineering Emeritus in the College of Engineering, for his groundbreaking work in quantifying environmental evaporation."
Stern of docked sailboat named "SAYLER," with name rendered in jagged block letters like the band SLAYER.
Clip of a Cincinati Enquirer story from Sept. 3, 2024, reads ... "A Northern Kentucky man won the 'Nobel Prize of community service' Wednesday. "Bruce Kintner of Cold Spring was selected as a 2024 National Jefferson Award winner for his dedication to providing free car maintenance to low-income families through the Samaritan Car Care Clinic."
Text of a website post that says ... "After over 40 years conducting research across the globe and in the deserts of the Southwest, noted turtle and tortoise ecologist Dr. Jeff Lovich has been awarded the highest honor in his field: the prestigious international Behler Turtle Conservation Award. This honor is considered the “Nobel Prize” of turtle conservation."
News site clip says ... "Gary made an appearance in The Tribune in February about the 2024 Stockholm Prize for Criminology. The prize is given for research or in the application of research. Ultimately, the work is for the reduction of crime and the advancement of human rights. It is considered the Nobel Prize of criminology."
News story clip says ... "She has made history, but not without controversy. Junko Hagiwara, known as La Yunko, is the first non-Spanish dancer to win El Desplante, an award that, with some exaggeration, can be likened to the Nobel Prize of flamenco dance, although it carries a prize of only 6,000 euros instead of nearly a million. It is the highest honor granted by the Murcia-based Festival de las Minas, and La Yunko claimed it last Sunday amidst boos, whistles, and applause. This is not the first prize for this dancer from the Land of the Rising Sun, born in Kawasaki (Japan) 48 years ago and an adopted Sevillian for the past 22 years. She discovered flamenco as a child through rhythmic gymnastics and has spent two decades seeking the elusive "duende" as a professional."
Product image of metal plate attached by a pin to the end of a pipe. Text says, FEATURES & BENEFITS Secures couple latches, jack legs, pintle hooks and more.
A black wasp on white mountain mint flowers. Not sure if it's a *great* black wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus), but it's at least a v. good black wasp.
Tweet with a picture of the poster and Mike Lindell
Joey meets the pilot in the movie "Airplane"
News story clip that says: Krueger, a Madison resident of more than 50 years, was a 33-year-old defense attorney working in the juvenile system and had already been thinking about running for the bench against Judge Archie Simonson when Simonson described a rape a year before by three teens at West High School as a “normal male reaction to provocative attire and modern society’s permissive attitude toward sex.”
Caption for photo illustration (presumably) of a brain glowing from within like it's on fire — with a little arcing electricity on the outside for good measure — reads "USC has Been Rocked by Allegations of Research Fraud Against a Neuroscientist; Here's What Happened"
"The unique bodywork, mythical powerplant, and overall quality of this build earned the 'TwelveAir' the 2024 Don Ridler Memorial Award at the Detroit Autorama, which has been called 'the Nobel Prize of hot rodding.' Given every year since 1964 to a vehicle that falls under strict 'never been shown before' guidelines, the winners of this award are inducted into an elite group of members. The trophy also comes with a $10,000 cash prize."
Cover of the paperback version of Darryl Brock's novel "If I Never Get Back," which depicts a baseball bat -- fat end near, handle end far
Helpful pop-up from Microsoft Outlook offering "Tone detection." It says, "We now offer suggestions to help with the tone of your writing. Do you want to check it out?" Clickable choices include "Yes, please," "Not right now" and "Never show tone suggestions."
Small, red and white box of "Choco Baby" candy
News story subhead "UW fires La Crosse chancellor after filming pron with his wife"
Screen capture of a decks dot com web page includes part of a bulleted list of good practices for stair construction, but ends with two bullets that are instructions to the page's copywriter to include information about meeting building codes and other aspects of the writing assignment.
Half-full (optimism!) bottle of Asbach brandy next to a nearly empty (balance!) glass of same.
New York Times story clip says "The group, which is called One Million Moms, says it has drawn about 33,000 signatures in support of its boycott."
Photo (in reverse, because I took it in a car mirror) of a building exterior wall with a bench and a sign that says "BLEEP HOUSE."
Clip from news story about the American Society of Brewing Chemists "Award of Distinction, widely considered the 'Nobel Prize of Brewing.' "
Clip of an announcement of the "A.M. Turing Award ... Often referred to as the 'Nobel Prize of computing' ..."
"Select all images with motorcycles," demands a nine-paneled CAPTCHA, forcing human users to debase themselves by selecting images of five scooters.
Portion of a news story calls the "Global Teacher Prize ... the ‘Nobel Prize’ of teaching"
A snippet of a Fortune story says "Researchers found that participants who sat 12 or more hours a day had a 38% higher risk of death than those who sat 8 hours a day."
Snippet of a news story about "five artists ... awarded the Praemium Imperiale, the Nobel Prize of the fine arts."
Screen capture of a news story including the quote, "Although this research suggests that drinking tea is linked with a lower risk of death, even when sugar is added, it is still important to think about limiting how much sugar you have in general."
Pop-up bubble on a LinkedIn web page notifying the user "Sorry, this invitation cannot be declined at this time"
Hardware store display of rodent traps and poison and spray-in gap filler is topped by a sign that says "NEIGHBORHOOD FAVORITE"