Kat McGowan

@mcgowankat.bsky.social

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Journalist reporting on caregiving. Also, pictures of owls, crows and Mr. Peanut. www.katmcgowan.com.

Book of Job 20:12
Gravestone of William Lloyd garrison and Helen Eliza Garrison
beards and long hair , are meant to catch and hold smells. ?
Source says: It's easier to open a home care agency than it is open up a pizza shop
A screenshot that says "AI Overview: The phrase "judge box of wine" is most likely a misspelling of Judge Jeanine Pirro, a former New York judge, prosecutor and current TV host and author. THe phrase may also refer to the act of a judge ruling on or sentencing someone regarding a box of wine..."
Scruffy scrub jay
California scrubjay named Mr. Peanut looking spruce
Gmail inbox showing a suspicious email from "Bavferich Waldwinkel"
Chart from Pew Research showing that only 17 percent of people pay for any news at all
Charts from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation showing decline in revenues and increase in uncompensated care for hospitals and others, if cuts to Medicare and Medicaid go ahead
A husky type dog sticks its snout thru a snout-sized hole in a wood fence right next to a sign that says Lizzy with a drawing of a husky type dog
Text of study reads: Participants without elevated amyloid beta levels had a reduction in anxiety and depression, while those with elevated levels experienced a modest reduction in anxiety. Despite these emotional outcomes, motivation to adopt healthy lifestyle changes decreased in both groups post-disclosure.
Sample of data viz from The Care Board
Happy poppies growing bigly out of a crack between road and sidewalk
Chart shows workforce of major insurers compared to CMS. United Health has 400k employees, CMS 6700
Chart shows projected growth in households between 2025-2045 with households headed by elders growing dramatically
Chart shows that prisoners over 55 have a lot more disability than other people of every kind: cognitive, walking, doing self-care
Survey response shows 70 percent cite staffing as biggest concern, followed by staffing mandate at 39%
Two findings from National Academies report: Moderate alcohol drinking linked to 16% lower risk of death; 23% lower for women.
Caregivers quoted in the research study describing how difficult it is to be added to the person with dementia's health record
Adorable half-grown bobcat kitten sitting on a towel
Chart : Steady increase over the last 2 decades in years that Americans were alive, but disabled due to disease, injury, etc.
A scrubjay caught in the act of snatching a peanut. Action shot
Article headline: what to get the adults in your life caring for young children. A Brooding gift guide.
Blurry photo of outstretched wings and lower body of scrubjay in the act of liftoff with feet dangling
Blue scrubjay caught in the moment of lunging forward and just barely touching a proferred peanut. Bird, peanut-holding hand and peanut are badly out of focus
Paul Conrad cartoon
View of scrub jay from below. Bird is perched and its exterior toe is aloft at a funny angle
My goddamn car windshield shattered by someone for no goddamn reason
Large reddish brown spider in a web spun in a bathroom sink
Bar graph from CDC, data 2018-2022, showing number of people who die with dementia in nursing homes decreasing over time.
Label that reads Nordic ware naturals aluminum bakeware
Owls that are the size and shape of potatoes
Blurry pic of a California scrubjay whose name is Mr. peanut on the ground with a peanut in his mouth about to take off and fly away
Portrait of a scrubjay with spiffy blue feathers
California scrub jay with legs extended and beak slightly open, blurred with speed, diving down on an unsuspecting peanut
California scrub-jay leaping off top of screen door
Scrub jay perched on laptop looking critically at you
Weather forecast of 74 degrees with excessive heat warning banner
United steelworkers building, lattice of steel exterior
Fuzzy moth with thick blonde mane and red spotted wings
Chart shows employment of "writers and editors" basically stable since the year 2000
Gibberish generated by googles voice to text program
Pot full of lavender poppies with turquoise stamens
Street sign in Austin texas says “Manlove St”, “no outlet”