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09 Sep 2025 14:56 +0000

Hope to see you at Research Network Forum in Cleveland this March. https://sites.google.com/site/researchnetworkforum/

18 Apr 2025 12:39 +0000

Cherry Blossoms 🌸 a little past peak in Branch Brook Park, Newark, NJ. There are more planted here than in DC. Get here this weekend if you want to see them.

18 Apr 2025 12:34 +0000

Pearlie, the pint sized alpha cat took Luna’s favorite bird watching seat and Pearlie doesn’t even like watching birds. Luna isn’t amused & is planning revenge.

10 Apr 2025 11:42 +0000

Fabulous @rnf4c.bsky.social yesterday. Interesting research and strong energy—a great start to #4c25!

02 Apr 2025 19:33 +0000

I have been teaching a senior seminar in Food Narratives for 5 years Check out my article on instant matzoh ball soup created by a Goucher College alumna and order yours before Passover (great for care packages). #Nooish #Goucher #goucherstrong #foodblogger https://blogs.goucher.edu/magazine/instant-classic/

01 Apr 2025 20:08 +0000

So excited about the 2025 @Research Network Forum. Hope to see lots of people in Baltimore next week! [contains quote post or other embedded content]

07 Mar 2025 23:50 +0000

#njit #STEMwomen #murraycenterconference Annual NJIT annual Murray Center Was men Defining the Future Conference today was excellent. Glad to be in the presence of so many remarkable women. Afterwards there was a re-dedication of the NJIT Anne Wiley memorial Conference Room

01 Mar 2025 16:25 +0000

Unseasonably warm 58° #caturdaymorning on the front porch with Pearlie & Luna. It will drop 30° this afternoon, so we are enjoying the porch while it’s balmy. #catsofbluesky #cats #caturdays

28 Feb 2025 16:20 +0000

What a difference a good night’s sleep 💤 makes!

14 Feb 2025 23:07 +0000

Luna & Pearlie celebrate Valentine’s Day. ❤️🐾❤️ #cats #catsofbluesky #kitties #blueskycats

04 Feb 2025 13:25 +0000

Yesterday was our 1st Cataversary of adopting Pearl & Luna. Look how big they are (photo 1 taken when we got them a year ago; photos 2-3 yesterday). 🐾❤️🐾 #cataversity #catsofbluesky #kitties #cats

11 Jan 2025 15:12 +0000

#caterday #snow #catspaday #catsofbluesky Cats admiring snow.

09 Jan 2025 14:20 +0000

Pearlie’s early morning spa steam facial. #cats #kitty #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #spaday

09 Jan 2025 14:09 +0000

Pearlie’s early morning steam facial, and Luna desires to go on the unheated enclosed porch (it’s a balmy 20° F). Ying & Yang. Luna was out there <5 minutes. #cats #catsofbluesky #kitty #yingyang #blueskycats

06 Jan 2025 19:58 +0000

The girls aren’t thrilled with another snow ❄️ day. #cats #blueskycats #kitties #snowcat

04 Jan 2025 21:07 +0000

Happy New Year, friends! Its not too late to submit at proposal to Research Network Forum in Baltimore in April. Please get your proposal in by 1/22/25. Please share widely. Http://researchnetworkforum.org

04 Jan 2025 14:40 +0000

How’s your New Year’s resolution going? #cats #catsofbluesky #newyearsresolution #2025

02 Jan 2025 03:08 +0000

#chanukat #cats #catsofbluesky #kitty #bethelight 8th night of Chanukah. Cats are mesmerized by candles. Be the light.

01 Jan 2025 14:44 +0000

Let’s Party with Luna & Pearl! 🥳 Happy New Year, everyone! #cats #catsofbluesky #nye2024 #newyear #kitty

29 Dec 2024 14:50 +0000

#chanukat seeking the light of the menorah

29 Dec 2024 14:49 +0000

#Cats #catsofbluesky #Chanukats #chanukah #curiositycat

21 Dec 2024 01:07 +0000

First snow of the season. Luna is surprised by snow. Tarragon chicken stew, which we loved and so did the cats (with the sauce washed off). Luna wanted more, please. #cats #catsofbluesky #snowycat #foodiecats

18 Dec 2024 16:16 +0000

Pearlie & Luna aren’t sure what to make of the tree. Pearlie just wants to lounge in a warm spot. Luna wants to play with all the balls (they’re the unbreakable kind). #catsofbluesky #cats #kitties #blueskycats

13 Dec 2024 14:26 +0000

Pearlie approves of Cajun sneaux sent by my grad school friend from Lafayette, LA as she can admire it from her space above the radiator on this 26°F morning. #cats #catsofbluesky #blueskycat

12 Dec 2024 15:08 +0000

Luna & Pearlie enjoyed breakfast. 🐾 #catsofbluesky #cats

24 Nov 2024 15:47 +0000

This was supposed to be Luna’s squirrel watching window seat that Pearlie has commandeered. Luna seems perfectly happy under the window seat. She is careful to wait for the radiator to be warm and not steaming. Pearlie doesn’t move much from her seat as leaves fall and squirrels run by. #cats

19 Nov 2024 18:52 +0000

My TA Pearl is hard at work assisting with grading senior seminar projects. #catsofbluesky #cats

19 Nov 2024 17:52 +0000

#catsofbluesky Luna & Pearl say hello.

17 Nov 2024 16:16 +0000

Kitties are very interested in chopsticks and pho.

16 Nov 2024 14:25 +0000

Kitty is always hungry.