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[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Don't drown. Gnave.

[Greg]

How do you pull a muscle sitting around the house?

[Drunk Monk]

How do you pull a muscle sitting around the house?

With over a half century of scars, this is easy for me. Too easy.

We've changed the North Chamber to be my 'office' as I'm telecommuting so much now. I've cannibalized Tara's old work desk and an old gamer chair that she inherited from her affluent high school friend. The chair is missing one of its 5 wheels so it tilts, plus Yuki chewed the bottom piston that changes the height - it's a cosmetic cylinder that he gnawed up but that jammed the action. So the chair wasn't well adjusted to the desk and that messed with my posture enough to strain a back muscle under my right scapula, which has spread up to my neck. I've un-jammed the chair and have been toggling the height in hopes of getting a decent work space. 

But yeah, just sitting around the house is the cause of my ailments. I've got so many RSI issues from being a keyboard jockey for the last 2 decades and my corrective practice has been way off since Yuki came into my life. That's really my fault - I'm too exhausted from puppy luv. What's more, I haven't seen my chiropractor since the start of the SIP. 

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

“RSI”? “Really Silly/Severe/Sophisticated Injuries”?

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Also, I’m not gonna taunt you; I hurt myself bowling. I hurt myself doing planks.

[Drunk Monk]

Back from the dog park. Making grilled cheese sammich with Brie & dubliner plus sundried tomatoes

[Greg]

Mmmmm mm.

[Drunk Monk]

...on companion holy moly bread.

i make a mean grilled cheese. deadhead skillz. so freakin greasy (fried on an iron skillet soaked in kerrygold) that you need to wipe down after every bite. or your keyboard will get greasy...

...oh wait. damn.

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Grilled Cheese of the Gods!

[Drunk Monk]

Popped awake after a dream. I was teaching Kung Fu again to some local Shaolin monks that I know based on an article I wrote on toad style. I’m sure this is because I saw an article about the endangered  scrotam frog on Facebook. We were in sf school and it got so foggy that the space filled with fog. Not nightmarish, just odd.

[Drunk Monk]

NCw/Y - he's asleep, dreaming of chasing something apparently. 

Just got off a call with the founder of Immortal. Nice chat. Some interesting proposals. We shall see what is next there. He has big plans and says he wants to increase my presence. As long as those paychecks keep coming, I'm all in.

BTW, about last night's toad dream (maybe that's what Yuki is chasing)

Lake Titicaca's endangered 'scrotum frog' could be on its last legs. Scientists hope to change that
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN

Updated 6:08 AM ET, Tue July 28, 2020


A Titicaca water frog, nicknamed the "scrotum frog," pictured in Bolivia in August 2018.

(CNN)A group of international scientists are joining forces to save an unusual endangered species -- the so-called "scrotum frog."
The frogs -- whose scientific name is Telmatobius culeus -- primarily live near Lake Titicaca, which straddles more than 3,200 square miles across the border of Peru and Bolivia, over 3,779 meters (12,400 feet) above sea level. They're the world's largest entirely acquatic frog, and their loose skin creates folds and flaps -- which earned the species its unfortunate nickname.
The frogs, which can grow up to 20 centimeters (8 inches) long from head to rump, are considered endangered due to over-harvesting for human consumption, invasive trout that feed on its tadpoles, and the destruction of their natural habitat.
It's hard to estimate how many frogs are left, given Lake Titicaca's vast size and the multitude of habitats it contains. But authorities and conservationists around the world have been worried for years about the frogs' decline. The population fell by 80% from 1994 to 2004, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Since then, the condition of the lake has only worsened, and will likely continue to deteriorate, said IUCN. In some areas of the lake on the Bolivian side, more than 90% of the population may have disappeared.
Now, a number of scientific and wildlife institutions are launching a project to preserve the remaining frogs.
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A Titicaca "scrotum frog" in an aquarium exhibit at the Denver Zoo in March 2016.
Participants include experts in veterinary medicine, biology, and conservation, who hail from Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and the United States. The project, announced on Sunday by Bolivia's Natural History Museum, will allow researchers to study the frogs' underwater habitats, and evaluate their population status and genetics.
The researchers' data will help authorities to prioritize conservation areas under threat and create conservation policy, said a statement on the region's transboundary Integrated Water Resources Management website.
The project is backed by the Peruvian and Bolivian governments, who have "the same mission: promote the conservation of the Lake Titicaca Giant Frog," said the statement. It's also supported by the United Nations Development Program and the Global Environment Facility.
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[url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/18/americas/peru-giant-frog-deaths/index.html]Thousands of 'scrotum frogs' mysteriously dying
The frogs are an ecologically important species in Lake Titicaca, also called an "indicator species," meaning it helps authorities measure the health of the ecosystem, and of other species around it.
However, there aren't enough consistent surveys around the lake, and many surveys use different techniques at different times of the year -- meaning it's difficult to accurately measure population sizes and the rate of decline. Due to this data uncertainty, the IUCN revised the species' threat level to from "critically endangered" to "endangered" in 2019, calling it a "precautionary approach."
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Peruvian environmental authorities investigating the deaths of more than 10,000 frogs on Lake Titicaca in 2016.
The population decline made headlines in 2016, when more than 10,000 of the frogs died suddenly. Nobody knew exactly why they were dying in such large numbers, but authorities noticed sludge and solid waste during an investigation, and local media reported that sewage runoff may have played a role in the deaths.
Denver Zoo specialists worked with Peruvian authorities to investigate the mass die-off. The Denver Zoo, which acquired a small population of the frogs that year, is the only North American institution to have them -- and a year later, the frogs hatched roughly 200 tadpoles at the zoo, the first time Titicaca frogs have ever hatched in North America.
Denver Zoo is among the institutions involved in this new conservation research project.

pleasant dreams...

[Drunk Monk]

For someone who doesn't have a full-time job, I'm working harder than ever... on a Sunday no less.

[Drunk Monk]

North Chamber at my new 'office'. Today hasn't gone as planned at all. I think I need a stress reducing bath, and then maybe a nap.

[Drunk Monk]

In the north chamber a.k.a. the 'office'. I just got back from FBU. It was a productive visit. It's so nice to be in a work setting again with desks and busy people. I'm really hoping I can secure a desk of my own there someday.

After some mom/daughter hiccups, Stacy has embarked on the long drive southwards to visit Tara for a few days. She has taken Yuki. She reported that he found a funny stick at the 150 mile rest stop. Turned out to be a dead bird. He has a knack for finding dead birds like that. He found a seagull in the same fashion on the beach last week.

Now, our bungalow is eerily quiet. I just hear the wind and the occasional click of the new gate slamming as the neighbors go to and fro. DM is on his own for a few days. Tomorrow I'll need a supply run - whiskey & groceries. Then I'm going to hole up in my bungalow, binge vids and write.

[Greg]

I'm glad Stacy and Tara straightened out the hiccup.

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Party at The Kawa-Bungalow, DOOMer-Dudes!