Tomorrow is my birthday too. I'll be 57, so let's add at least 3 more donations to that total. I'll go first.

Sometimes a kilty kilty cauld bum and a double och aye is just what we need. www.instagram.com/reel/DTaSKzh...

Wishing for brighter days ahead for us all.

Had a fantastic time volunteering with Solcana Fitness and helping to raise almost $135K at Drop Deadlift Gorgeous today. The vibe reminded me how awesome Mpls still is, esp the little nexus of cool businesses and orgs on Lake and Minnehaha www.instagram.com/reel/DPHgONJ...

This. naomikritzer.com/2025/09/25/e...

Sooo I was at a coffee shop and the girl in line behind me decided to ask if I’d heard about Jesus. In the United States. In 2025. “I have heard the sales pitch, yes,” I said. “I’m happy with my current religious services provider and not looking to make a switch.”

Check out Moroccan Flavors in Midtown Global Market, a hidden gem tucked away in a corner. It's usually open later than many of the other places in the building and it's delicious!

In today's @nytimes.com : "digital subscription revenue during the period jumped more than 14 percent. Those results helped drive adjusted operating profit 21.9 percent higher from a year earlier, to $92.7 million in the quarter." Makes me feel SO much better about my sub fee almost doubling!

Another successful May Day dawn dancing up the sun in #mpls -- at least I'm pretty sure it's somewhere behind those clouds

Just got a notice that my @nytimes.com subscription (educator rate) is going from $12 to $20/month, making it the most expensive subscription I'd have by a large margin. This is after doubling from $6 just two years ago. So over 300% increase in 2 years! (1/2)

Excited to host the Midwest Archive Conference Annual Meeting here in Mpls next week! Can't wait to hear from our plenary speaker, Fallon Carey, on her work w/ historical data related to the National Native American Board School Healing Coalition! www.midwestarchives.org/2025-annual-... #MAC2025

Somebody had to write this, so I did. “AI #bots are destroying #OpenAccess”. go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2025/03/ai-b...

Here’s an explainer re possible impacts to the Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS). It “enumerates which programs are "shall" programs and duties, meaning that they are mandated by Congress, and which programs are "may" programs, meaning that they are discretionary for IMLS”

Extremely disappointed @amyklobuchar.com. Do you call this a merit-based choice? The are much more effective ways to show you are "bipartisan."

On Holocaust Remembrance Day I am thinking of my great grandfather, Berek Mucha, z''l. My mother never met her grandfather, and he was rarely spoken of while she was growing up. I'm saying his name now.

Since I moved into the role of digital archivist a few years ago I don't have these interesting "encounters" in the collections I deal with these days. I did deaccession a 3.5" floppy drive someone had removed from a computer and donated thinking it was a hard drive with files on it. Fun times!

I wish movies would include shaky cam warnings. It's so frustrating the # of times I've had to sit with my eyes closed for large parts of a movie or even leave. It makes me incredibly sick. At least I figured out before going to the cinema that I won't be able to watch Nickel Boys. Sad tho.

Why is it a right-wing/bro-y thing to constantly use the term "females" when referring to women (generally not girls, I note)? Makes it sound like they are talking about specimens of some other species. I guess that's probably the answer.

My grandfather, a Jew born in a Ukrainian village, became a US citizen in 1937. He entered the US by -- wait for it -- walking across the border from Mexico almost exactly 100 years ago, in December 1924.

The lights are up and we are ready for the longest night of the year here in Minneapolis

Are you, or do you know, an athlete, a coach, a parent of a soccer-playing kid? Gender Justice is now circulating an open letter in support of inclusion for trans athletes — you don’t have to be an athlete or coach or parent; everyone who opposes discrimination should add their name.

Newsletter by the great Anders Nilsen

Why are the NYT's "Yom Kippur Break-fast" recipes all breakfast foods? Breakfast is, uh, not a thing during Yom Kippur. I'm guessing this "collection" was generated by some misguided AI bot.

Who knew my childhood stomping grounds could spark so much fascination. I admit I was always vague about where New Hope ended and Crystal or Golden Valley began. I just knew if you crossed Hwy 169 going east from my house you were definitely in New Hope.

My city council member's e-newsletter contained this helpful(?) list of things to put in an emergency kit for when the power goes out. Are phones that don't use electricity a thing? What do they run on? Natural gas?

I endorse this plan. xkcd.com/2887

As both a new MN state flag fan and a Mauer fan, I think it's perfect!

Welp, the enshittification of Amazon continues to pile up like the mound of poop that it is.

Do humans ever actually learn from our history? As an archivist, I despair.

My hot take on the selection process for the new MN state flag is that there is no level of public participation or transparency that will prevent 99% of the commenters on the final set of designsfrom being haters. The majority of people who speak up about it will do so to be critical.

Election day is a few weeks away in Minneapolis. The contrast in Ward 7 is big. Here are my thoughts. wedgelive.com/vote-katie-c...

A vivid "example of how the American penchant for solving structural issues by fixing individual bodies is excellent at creating demand without solving social problems." www.nytimes.com/2023/10/09/o...

Happy first day of the fall that the heat comes on in the house!

I'm not normally a fan of short stories, but this one was delightful. If only I could get a Mr Long myself! I cant have most pets due to allergies, but I bet he could be designed to be hypoallergenic too.

so I was provoked into writing a response to the ridiculous "What Is a Woman?" question. it's a 5 min read, no-paywall link, please share & give it lots of "claps" (up to 50) so other folks on Medium see it! juliaserano.medium.com/what-is-a-wo...

Flailing around in a new social media platform. We'll see what happens.