Even as a PE teacher & #BikeBus leader I needed to send my son to Pedalheads bike camp to learn to ride. Use code BIKEBUS26 to save $25 on camp this year & @bikebusworld.bsky.social gets $25. Ends June 30th. #Bike #Camp #SummerCamp

I was sick of seeing JD Vance's memoir get all of the book coverage. So I asked a bunch of writers I know and love what recent books they think should get more attention. These are books for people who actually like to read. Please check them out! lithub.com/40-great-new...

Just standing outside keeping watch with a can of wasp spray as a couple of windows get replaced because the poor window guy already got STUNG ON THE HEAD by a red wasp. 😩 This is a very Texas post.

Second kitty to snuggle into this quilt tonight. 🥹

FWIW I've known Joshua for years online and never caught a whiff of him burning someone he's promised to keep off the record. I would absolutely feel safe getting in touch with him.

Doing the bulletin for a funeral, and I did a bulletin for this man’s husband’s funeral 2 years ago. Having feelings, and praying for the family of these men who seemed pretty lovely (I don’t generally live in the communities of the churches I work with, so I just get to know people at a distance).

Zero. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We’ve had parents in our community who desperately needed diapers for their kids, but couldn’t afford them. So, we now have a Diaper Bank. Make it so parents don’t have to risk their lives and their kids’ lives just to have diapers for babies. Start one in your town.

this is a sweet mf deal y'all

haha - this is a funny short watch.

Super glad that I friended our real estate agent years ago on Facebook after she helped us buy this house because I saw on there today that her regular phone isn’t receiving calls or texts as we are getting ready to sell said house. We were wondering why she didn’t answer this weekend!

And now it’s pouring outside, so the bridal party is stuck in the chapel. Hopefully just a passing shower because the sun is still out, but 🤷🏻‍♀️ #awkwardwedding

My husband is officiating a wedding, and this room contains one of the most awkward group of people (all awkward in different ways) that I have ever seen gathered. For example, the matron of honor took a tumble onto her bum right after arranging the bride’s train before the recessional.

In case you forgot, today is new foster day. 🤗

At the church where my husband is pastor, all the babies are trying to get up on the dais with him as he preaches. 😂😂 They love him.

Today, one of the former youth at my church, now a brand new college graduate, did the children’s time during worship and it was so good. You love to see it. Plus, she asked to sit next to me, and that is always a gift. ❤️

They're at $280 so far

Rescued Pets Movement just sent out their available foster dogs, most transporting in 10 days, and I just want to convince ONE person in Houston to try fostering for the first time, so here are a few of them: Haku, Rolly Polly, Burger, Bingo Bango, Kermit and Taco.

guess which picture depicts the “severely dangerous flesh-eating maggot”

Do you know an unsung hero in your community addressing antisemitism? Someone who knows that building strong, multiracial, inclusive coalitions is more important than ever to dismantle the root causes of bigotry and division? Nominate them today! 36award.us

I don't know if any of you locals are into mcm, but we're selling our Lane Acclaim coffee table in pre-Japan downsizing and to pay for our plane tickets. It's on Craigslist for 1300, but we'd give you a better deal.

BTW they don't just want romance authors; nonfiction, jewelry, crafts, comix, all sorts of things -- AND fyi I just submitted a couple of copies of "you get to decide how I dedicate this On Repentance and Repair for you" for auction, do with that as you will

Know of a Juneteenth event in your community? Submit it. We're building a statewide calendar that actually reflects what's happening in every part of Mississippi, and we can’t do it without you. buff.ly/tXoA1lw

@katelynburns.com wants to see 50 new monthly members by the end of the day: Hustle on over here to get this deal and be one of them!

It’s funny that even though we live in a place with tons of transient residents (near Exxon headquarters), when we tell people in Texas that we’re moving to Virginia, they are shocked like we told them we’re moving to Mars.

Happy one week book birthday to DEAD WEIGHT, which has been out in the big world for exactly seven days today! 🎉🥳 My elevator pitch for it is: “Psst! Hey, weirdo. Do want to know the best way to get rid of a dead body in Iceland??”

Our Pride Center in San Antonio is being forced to move and is at risk of closing. If you have $26 to spare, match my donation and help make sure LGBTQ+ Texans have a place to feel seen and a little more safe. I started a team—internet weirdos for the SA pride center.

ok, we’ve made it official on facebook, so I can finally tell everyone that we’re moving to northern Virginia. My husband has accepted a call at a Lutheran (ELCA) church that has campuses in Fairfax and Clifton, so we’re headed that way at the beginning of July.

Throwback to when a TV station in Iceland accidentally aired an episode of Teletubbies with subtitles from the Sopranos 👌🏼

People have been asking me if I know of a resource like StandWithMinnesota for New Jersey, and I haven't found something comprehensive. So, for the moment, I have put together all the links to NJ orgs, crowdfunding links, events, and stuck them on a page of SWM. standwithminnesota.org/jersey

Tangentially, A Snake Falls to Earth is a delightful book and if you haven't read it, pls consider giving it a try 📚💙 bookshop.org/p/books/a-sn...

HAPPY PRIDE Y'ALL! To celebrate, we are giving you a month for free when you sign up for a monthly paid subscription to The Flytrap. This is for limited time only, so get it while it's hot! https://f.mtr.cool/imuzwtxqgf

Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈

Hey everyone, if you haven’t voted yet, please go vote! Also, if you’re in CA and want to be strategic, a vote for Steyer could give us two Dems in the general election for governor, which would be a HUGE deal for down ballot races like mine. (If you want to vote your conscience, do that too!)

Learned at church that one of our former youth, who had also participated in confirmation when I taught it, died this weekend. She had lived with significant disabilities and health challenges her whole life, so this was not unexpected, but still tragic. Pray for Morgan’s family, if you are called.

Long shot, but if there's any special support in Austin, TX for people arrested during a mental health episode, I'd love to pass that info along to friends. There's already a court-appointed lawyer, and dates. I've looked up info about calling & visiting.

Being able to respond so quickly and with ample humor to the nonsense GOP attacks is a huge help to any candidate, but especially here in Texas, where the job of running for senator is akin to running for President. Great job, Talarico team!

Support our libraries!

A primary way we grew our county Democratic party from 400 to nearly 7,000 members in 5 years? TONS of social events - happy hours, coffees, family picnics, BYO lunches. Progressives feel so isolated our deep red county. Providing opportunities to meet likeminded neighbors is a game changer.

They offered me a Hep B vaccine at Walgreens today and since I had time, I got that and every other vaccine they would give me including an extra MMR just in case (I’m too old for HPV and too young for Shingles and Pneumonia). I’m a walking advertisement for Walgreens vaccinations. 😂😂

From a clergy friend on the ground at Delaney— this is how they’re asking people to help:

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At my stepdaughter’s graduation party, I suggested to her little sister that you could mix blue and red raspberry flavoring to make purple raspberry italian sodas, and apparently she has been making them nonstop since. Sooo, I guess I’m an influencer. 🤷🏻‍♀️💫

Winners will be selected in two days!

In a desperate last attempt to get some people to vote in the Democratic runoff on Tuesday, here is my favorite Dem AG candidate @nathanfortexas.bsky.social taking possible Republican nominee Mayes Middleton to task during the last #txlege session. Let's show up for Nathan Johnson.

This is my county, and this firing was so out of pocket. I spoke up for her at one of the many county commissioner meetings they had about it. I’m so glad she won. These Republicans bitch and bitch about spending taxpayers’ money on public goods, but then just waste it on dumb shit like this.

If you can’t get to Europe to experience a bewildering shower system, simply stay in the U.S. and try to get an AirBnB television to work.

I can’t believe I’m just seeing this. All I’m saying is whoever wins this (even if not me) will be a happy reader! Horror is not my genre at all, but Hildur Knútsdóttir’s books suck you in so you can’t put them down.

If you're a trans person based in Austin (or elsewhere in Texas for that matter) and have struggled to access gender-affirming care due to changes in insurance coverage OR because of trans healthcare bans at Catholic-owned medical centers, please reach out. DM or email kitoconnell at pobox dot com.

Hard to overstate how much fun a Your Own Private Bookstore event is. Next one available is Friday May 29!