Cari S. Babitzke, Ph.D.

Drop your deets, friends.

I use a FoodSaver with the Kirkland branded bags and both are great. Such a handy tool to maximize freezer and pantry space and minimize waste.

@herberthistory.bsky.social might have some ideas or a community that can assist.

Aren’t they lovely?!

Sara! I wore out a VHS of this movie!!

Thank you for the chuckles, pals. Needed that.

An eastern cottontail using its paws to wash its eyes.

An eastern cottontail licking its paws during a face wash.

An eastern cottontail with both paws under its chin in the middle of a face wash.

Wild bun having a bath.

😂 maybe less so with the recent change in representation in District 3.

I am having so many giggles that this joint’s in Grand Junction.

I am beyond grateful you are here.

That’s a lot of look.

Pitch Us What we're looking for, how much we pay, and how to pitch us.

If you want to write a review for us, then pitch us! We publish book reviews but desperately want review pitches for history exhibits, podcasts, films, etc. If you can review it, then pitch it. We will open for pitches again in early 2025. See this page for details.

contingentmagazine.org/pitch-us/

You hear a lot more about people stealing a stick of deodorant from a drug store than corporations stealing millions from their workers

There is always one more to be made.

If you know a curious kid, send their question to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com, and we'll do our best to answer it. We take all topics but get a lot of STEM questions (not a bad thing! just saying), so if they want to know about politics, religion, arts or business, all the better

Is it possible to dig all the way through the Earth to the other side? There’s a lot of hot rock in the way, and sooner or later your hole would collapse.

A Curious Kid asks: Is it possible to dig all the way through the Earth to the other side? @boisestate.bsky.social geoscientist Andrew Gase explains the instability of deep holes 🌏 🧪https://theconversation.com/is-it-possible-to-dig-all-the-way-through-the-earth-to-the-other-side-237628

We're still kicking as a small magazine that found an audience on Twitter. But we're not there anymore, and it's much harder for pubs like Contingent to find and grow an audience, so if you like our stuff--tell someone about it!

Read a random article here! contingentmagazine.org?redirect_to=...

Well…maybe pack Sarge along, then.

I see no need. None at all.

Thanks, buddy. Needed that.

My other favorite Lamott quote “If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.”

I’ve got a full tank and a bottle of Lipitor. Let’s roll.

Solidarity, buddy. Solidarity.

I think that one pre-dates the card-based one I’m remembering.

Using a long distance credit account so your folks didn't know you were making those calls. Wild times.

"Made good time!"

No, Dad, you gave us all whiplash at the speed traps.

Reskeet with how old you are, using a vague proxy:

Setting the cruise control at 58mph because I was led to believe the highway patrol wouldn't pull you over unless you were running 60.

A curious woodland thrush poses on a tree stump in a patch of sunshine on an early spring morning.

Curious bird alert! The prettiest thrush posted up in the sun and gave me good angles for the clicky-machine. 🪶

Many thanks to Contingent for hosting my thoughts on this excellent book!