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IAN: July 20, 2025 - Another week down [1]

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Date: 2025-07-19

I finally managed to visit the Reed sisters. One of the odder notes in their personal news — there seems to be a raven in their neighborhood. Crows are common here, but ravens aren’t.

They are in a lull of doctor visits, and seem to be pleased by that. And I finally got the birthday present they had for me — a lovely addition to my collection of tarot cards.

As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. It's also so we can find other Kossacks nearby for in-person checks when other methods of communication fail - a buddy system. Members come here to check in. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, etc.), we and your buddy are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care! IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a PM to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news!

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A gift article still, I hope. A Cooper’s hawk has learned to use a crosswalk to hunt.

From Allrecipes: best fish fry recipes

There’s been a breakthrough in HIV research. The article is from The Guardian.

From Allrecipes: zucchini patties

Who invented ketchup and what was it invented for?

Allrecipes review of boxed brownie mixes.

Road rage rankings by state.

Seven medications that do not mix well with coffee.

Historians have discovered one of the oldest apple trees in North America on an island in Maine.

From American Vinegar Works: Classic Gazpacho

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Oregon once banned black people. This is an article from March of 2021 that was published in National Geographic. I hope you can read this online without too much fuss — Disney owns Nat Geo now and getting to read an article online even with my subscription is absolutely maddening. With any luck you can find it in your local library if online doesn’t work.

The assertion that Oregonians don’t know their own history is largely true. My high school history teacher only touched on how blacks were banned, but he spent a couple of days on the KKK in Oregon — which did lead to the particular conclusion.

I believe I recently mentioned that it’s been less than a decade since Oregon cleaned up some of the egregious language in the state constitution. We’ve come a long way from where we started, with still some ways to go.

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The news that Stephen Colbert’s show will end in 2026 because he dared criticize the company he works for folding to Trump hasn’t actually slowed down yet. I did notice, when I was on Bluesky, that Meidas Touch is offering him a job.

I got a couple of packages on Friday. I have no idea why it wasn’t one package, since it was the same order and the same flavor of mochi. One package was fine; the other was empty. I am getting a refund on the empty one.

My new insurance paid for my last chiropractic appointment. The result is that I have a fairly substantial credit from paying for it myself and didn’t need to pay anything for the one yesterday. My chiropractor and her office assistant were both very grateful that I didn’t bring my snot-nosed cold to them last month.

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Love you guys!

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