I always loved philosophy classes because the classical music bros who had memorized the catalogue numbers of everything Bach ever wrote were asked “why?” for the first time, instead of the pat on the back they were accustomed to.

Boxing ain’t even my thing; I just love consequences.

Some nights I lose sleep trying to figure out how to raise a daughter who isn’t constantly anxious about her appearance. But she just asked me if some girls grow beards and I said “Some! I have some hair that grows on my face but I shave it. Dad likes his, so he keeps it” and she said “oh!”

@chicagovtfloor.bsky.social I really thought I had some of the floors, but here’s a shot of one of the mosaics in the Chicago Cultural Center circa 2011.

If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.

Ladies and gentlemen, a man.

Ok friends, we’re learning how to be safe on the risers for the concert. I bet I’ll answer most of your questions really quickly, so put your hands down until I’m done. 🙋‍♀️🙋🏽🙋🏿‍♂️ Hands down! Ok so we need to use walking feet… 🙋‍♀️🙋🏽🙋🏿‍♂️ Hands down please! We need calm bodies… 🙋‍♀️🙋🏽🙋🏿‍♂️ WHAT!? 🙋🏽 is today summer?

As a K-5 teacher, I’m often reminding my college professor husband that the only kids who were mostly unaffected by the pandemic are in Kindergarten right now. College freshmen were finishing 7th grade when the lockdown started. Deeply disruptive and impactful.

I feel bad for people with 20/20 vision because they’ll never know how great they look a little blurry. Best way to fit check is glasses OFF.

thinking of her today

One year ago the company line was that students would need to “learn” how to use AI to be ready for the workforce. Now the only useful skill seems to be recognizing deceptive AI and/or knowing when not to use it. Great product.

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What if the Mayans were right and the world actually did end in 2012??

My “AMBIGUITY” tramp stamp is raising a lot of questions not answered by my tramp stamp.

Top 5 Film Genres - a rich guy is going to demolish the [community center, muppet studio, theater barn] we need to put on a SHOW! - puberty was wild, remember? - Italian Americans - touch starved women solving crimes in cold places - costumes

I added gochujang to my frittata and so can you

I got a great haircut that’s easy to take care of and makes me feel like myself. Hard to overstate how powerful I am now.

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

These emails are impossible to read, my god these people are barely literate.

The summer before 6th grade I was assigned the Giver and I remember there being some hubbub amongst the conservative moms about if it was too intense for us. That made me, not much of a reader, absolutely fixated on the book. The book blew my mind and gave me my first real taste of rebellion.

Something I’ve been relentlessly anxious about for two weeks turned out to be No Big Deal, a memoir.

Today my brother should be turning 52, but we lost him three months ago to alcoholism. In 8 short years he went from being a Scout leader, father and business owner to nearly homeless with advanced liver disease. Check in with the people you love and with yourself, help is available ♥️

A new, young and very earnest colleague told me she had an extremely negative post-observation with our boss and when she started crying he said “if that’s how your body processes negative information, do what you need to do” Psychotic behavior.

Viva la Sandwich Guy!

I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.

Dick Cheney dies, Zohran Mamdani wins, a beaver moon shines in the sky… I just know the Etsy witches have been busy.

Greater Boston Peeps! Ritcey, one of my absolutely favorite restaurants in Watertown, is feeding people who need help! Let anyone in the area who uses SNAP know. And also bring them nonperishables. You guys WANT these pickles.

“Why isn’t Face ID working??”

Just want to urge anyone in the U.S. eligible to vote for anything at all this election cycle to please do so. Shock everyone with the turnout. Make jaded pundits cough coffee out their noses. Make poll volunteers smile. Make voter suppressors nervous again.

Joy receptacle Joy, IL

I did not know this!!

Trying to explain protests to my preschooler, “so the President is making red choices and not following the rules…”

I keep finding out that people whose kids are the same age as mine are 32 and it hurts every time.

Hey! Has this ever happened to you? ✅ song stuck in your head for several days ✅ obsessively editing texts and emails to “make more sense” ✅ one inconsequential purchase that you’ve saved slightly different versions of in carts across the internet but never purchased 🎈Congrats it’s Anxiety!

“I was married, but I’m not married anymore. Women don’t like the vehicle.”

The arrangement is SATTBB

Shout-out to one of my coworkers who thought "labubu" was slang for lobotomy

Taylor has all these white women singing about their dicks, what a time to be alive.

This is the only thing the internet ever needed to be.

Many of the “phases” young kids go through could qualify as torture under the Geneva Conventions for their caregivers but we are currently in a coloring phase and 10/10 best one yet.

I just finished watching this literally minutes ago…feels like that episode of 30 Rock where everyone keeps bringing up The Pelican Brief.

I’m listening to a training I’ve done a million times before at 2x speed and while I appreciate the option for this…I cannot believe people listen to podcasts or BOOKS this way. True psychopath behavior.

I can’t stop thinking about “Voice over”. Over what? Why is the voice over a dialogue? Is the voice over just the first line and if so, why does Donald respond to it? Thank you for your attention to this matter!

I went back to teaching K-2 students in-person in the fall of 2020, 8 wks pregnant, and spent the entire school year listening to people complain about the lazy teachers who kept the schools closed. And remote classes for older students still had to be taught from our classrooms, it was terrifying.

I braved my first trampoline park today and you know what? It was amazing. They were playing Usher’s “Yeah!”at 10am and we were the only ones there. Five stars for the ADHD warehouse.

Rudy Giuliani happened to be in the middle of one of his favorite pastimes - RESPECTING WOMEN - when he suddenly broke every single bone in his body. Please do not call and ask any questions because his business partner is taking care of him ❤️

Did you know… If you need the bathroom, you can go to the old bridge troll and solve his riddles three and he will give you toilet paper, soap and paper towels? It’s free!! Everyone deserves to defecate with dignity!

“maybe it will happen today” - early 21st century american proverb

Recently visited my friends’ new home and they installed one in every bathroom, even one that only guests ever use. That’s hospitality.