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In 1957 the Port of Seattle envisioned a dredged and "seaport" capable Duwamish River up to Southcenter by 1972

We hired a 19 year old at my work and my god, it is something awful to watch this kid learn about living in the real world for the first time. I try to celebrate his wins and support him when he does a good job because you can literally see the cracks in his worldview as the days pass. Like, I’m a cynical old bitch at 30, and I try to keep that cynicism away when I talk to him. Is this like one hundredth of what parenting is like? He likes musicals and he can afford to see his first musical this weekend. I cheered for him. He is my work son

Before it took off, the bird ate parts of its own liver, kidneys, and gut. That was the only way to be light enough to fly. Then it flew 8,425 miles from Alaska to Australia, in 11 days, without eating, drinking, or landing once. The bird is called B6. It's a bar-tailed godwit, four months old, weighing about as much as a can of beans. In October 2022, scientists at the US Geological Survey tracked its flight from Alaska all the way to Tasmania. The trip took 11 days and 1 hour. It is still the longest non-stop flight of any animal on Earth. For two weeks before takeoff, godwits eat until they almost double in weight. Fat ends up being 55% of their body, more than any bird ever measured. Then they shrink their own insides. About a quarter of their liver, kidneys, stomach, and intestines gets broken down and reused for fuel, making room for the extra fat and cutting weight. Their heart and wing muscles grow bigger at the same time. They never drink along the way. The water they need comes out of burning fat, the same reaction their muscles use for energy. They also never really sleep. B6 flapped its wings for 264 straight hours, cruising around 35 miles per hour with help from storm tailwinds. By the time it landed, it had lost almost half its body weight. The shrunken organs grew back over the following weeks. Scientists still cannot explain the navigation. B6 had never made this flight before. Adult godwits leave Alaska weeks earlier, so young birds fly alone with nobody to follow. How a four-month-old bird finds its way across 8,425 miles of open ocean to a place it has never seen is still an open question. About 100,000 bar-tailed godwits leave Alaska every fall. Most of them land in New Zealand or Australia 10 or 11 days later, having eaten parts of themselves to get there.

1) White pine 2) Sugar maple 3) Eastern white cedar 4) Paper birch

Had to tell this girls owner over and over again today that we were not gonna kill her during her spay and then it became clear that he is extremely autistic and she is his entire world in a big city and I could see just how special she was.

Usage of the word ‘Dude’ in the United States.