I got a mystery pack of cards from Bench Pressed (5 for $5!!) and one of them is the same dog sympathy card I already bought, and having it feels like a death wish for friends’ dogs!!

If you are like me and realized today that you have to feed yourself and your family for another ENTIRE WEEK, you can also say, Fuck it! We're making Door Sixteen Chili! because it is never a bad idea doorsixteen.com/2007/10/11/v...

The Best Vegan Chili Ever! | Door Sixteen

Over the years, this tried-and-true vegan chili recipe has come to be known as "Door Sixteen Chili." It's vegetarian, it's vegan, it's hearty, it's "meaty," it's super-satisfying, and it's unbelievabl...

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Stand up comedy by my council member??

Jamie Schwesnedl@schwesbomb.bsky.social · 2d ago

Once again inviting you all to enjoy dinner with community in the beautiful fall weather, with entertainment and family-friendly activities 4pm - 6pm TODAY! southside unicorn peace garden (3044 Minnehaha Ave) It's free!

Watch this space. There’s a portal coming

I had a dream in which the boundaries of Longfellow were stretched in weird ways to include...Diamond Lake? What is my brain trying to work out with this??? I blame the MPS transformation plan, I think

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

A fact I pulled from SPPS Board notes, because yes I am a person who sometimes reads board notes: 23-24 school year: 452 newly arrived English learners 25-26: 13 newly arrived English learners. THIRTEEN.

The 25 Best TV Shows of 2026?? Isn’t that…all of them?!?

School newsletter: the grade 2 play date is 3-5 My calendar: the grade 2 play date is 3-5 My brain: the grade 2 play date is definitely from 1-3

This is very good. Highly recommend www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...

In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)

A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.

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I’m not into fishing but I am into niche museums and the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum in Hayward was a delight

Happy Friday! Happy personal day to me! Happy new Carly Rae Jepsen Day to EVERYONE!

A few weeks ago when it was blazing hot I said, the kid doesn’t need new clothes, she has plenty! She has plenty of SHORTS. And like…two pairs of pants that fit. This morning she was trying to pull on an old pair of skinny jeans saying, “come on, you got this!” 😆

Was driving on the freeway and saw a truck fully flip over on the opposite side IN REAL TIME Yikes, looked bad

I have too many thoughts about the MPS mess but the thing that keeps popping up in my head is “Choosy Moms Choose Charter Schools” which was an article I had to read for an Education and Gender class

My all time favorite Emmy moment is when Jeff Hiller won, sorry nothing will top that

TIL there’s a sport called Hyrox and I only know this because someone pooped themselves at a competition and then kept using shared equipment??? WHAT

Lovely time at the River Gorge Fest. So many things happening this weekend!

Because it is sweatshirt weather, I want to share my best purchase this summer: this beauty I got in Michigan! They had so many cute options, I’ve been looking for a new sweatshirt forever but I’m picky and I wanted it to be interesting. So happy she’s in my life 😍 (mine is on heather gray)

Cool late morning run with changing leaves, I AM INTO IT

Mara Abolish I.C.E.@mauratwit.bsky.social · 2w ago

LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT 🎶

Uno is a great game in the worst box. Trying to evenly split two decks worth of cards into a long rectangle? Terrible. Every box I’ve had gets destroyed by students immediately.

The prime time Emmy awards are on MONDAY which feels very wrong to me, all awards show should be on Sunday nights so you can absentmindedly watch while stressing about the work week ahead

Yesterday I saw the jacket on a garage

I’m coming out of my day long funk of being mad about my worst 10k performance in my life, and losing my wordle streak, and school starting tomorrow with awkwardly small classes because immigrants are no longer coming here! A nap helped

Saw the weirdest car heading home that I had to look it up and yeah, it’s a Tesla cyber cab

The school building closes in 50 minutes and I’m wondering which to do list I should tackle or maybe I should make a new one?!?

This week I learned that in Hmong language/culture there is no equivalent for saying “bless you” when someone sneezes, they just say nothing. I like that!

Teachers are vultures, if you ever leave your stuff after you leave your job we’ll be there, circling around

Ugh fine I’ll go to work

Some state fair notes that are not about arts and crafts: Bike ride - I took the transit way from Malcom Yards and then hopped off at Energy Park Drive over to Raymond. A LOT of buses enter there. Only two buses passed me both ways but one did not scoot over an inch. Pictures in the wrong place