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safety first

    I have so many things to update you on, my loyal readers, that I don’t know where to begin. Consequently, I keep logging in and then getting so tangled up trying to organized my thoughts that I lose several hours to the Manatee cam and then, oops, time to get to school.

    Wild Manatee Cam at Blue Spring State Park.

    Warning: that’s a good quality feed and there are 344 manatees wintering there so there’s lots of manatee action and I can’t be responsible if you stop bathing and lose your job because you’ve gotten sucked in.

    Today wasn’t a total loss for me. I didn’t make it to the gym, but I put on my gym clothes at one point and seriously considered it. I’m at the gym so much it was recently suggested to me that I run for the Board of Directors. Missing a day isn’t a big deal.

    Plus, I figure that somedays wresting into a sports bra is workout enough. I’ve found the most brilliantly comfortable running bra on the planet (Moving Comfort, Juno). It looks like body armor, but it’s sheer engineering genius. And while it’s challenging to put on, it’s got clever velcro closures on the straps so you never have to worry about it being difficult to remove when you’re sweaty and tired. I always think it’s important to have an escape route in case of, I don’t know…fire or something.

    I don’t know why I think that.

the blob

[note: all of the original links are dead that were about the 2002 algal bloom that reached 8500 square miles. You can learn more about the phenomenon known as hypoxia here]

Have you been keeping an eye on the algae bloom (or whatever it is) off the coast of Florida? Here are the latest NASA images. Here’s a story about it from the Naples Daily News.

This morning I couldn’t reach the Mote Marine Laboratories site for an update (and to watch the sharkcam for a few minutes). Now I’m worried they’ve been swallowed by the blob.

The Florida Marine Research Institute site is responding now, so they’re either okay or the blob has learned how to get their server up and running again. You can get regular updates about the Black Water Blob on the site.

Are we sure this thing doesn’t have anything to do with the Presidential election ballot counts?

Try the Mote link, hopefully they’ll be back later. In the meantime, visit the Manatee Cam, then go adopt a Manatee.