@colleenmcarpenter.bsky.social
Author, educator, public speaker. Leaving academia (prof of theology + environmental studies) for the great wide world, with my rescue dog Marigold keeping me company. St. Paul MN resident; grew up in Chicago.
Yep, this is me.
““Democracy is collapsing around us in large part for epistemic reasons: because so many people have become so profoundly detached from reality.”
Oops, both the books I chose for Blizzard Reading were so good I finished them already! I hit the library Friday and started one; so good I stayed up late to finish. Repeat yesterday. Today: Re-read!!! Harrow, The Everlasting and Evans, Tbe Correspondent. Both AMAZING
Please post the link to your follow-up on the future alternatives!!! I saw the original article was from 2024. Really intrigued about what we’d need to do, wonder if re-engineering everyone’s home is possible . . .
Mouse was delighted to find some tiny yellow shells just the same colour as their scarf.
Speaking as someone born in the immediate aftermath of a blizzard, who heard stories throughout childhood about the almost-at-home birth except for the kind snowplow driver my dad flagged down and begged to plow our street, may I just say that your child will LOVE being Blizzard Baby!!!
Wonderful thread about one of my favorite comic strips!!!
Six years ago, Breonna Taylor was shot and killed after officers executed a “No Knock” warrant for a suspect who didn’t live there & had already been arrested.
Breonna was killed in her sleep.
We remember Breonna Taylor.
#EndGunViolence
The MN House just voted (unanimously) to rename our state’s solar program in honor of Melissa Hortman, who created it.
Here's a snippet of her remarks from when her original bill was passed in 2013. It was one of her proudest accomplishments.
It’s more than fitting the program be named after her.
In the late 1800s the US gov killed more than 3 million buffalo to intentionally starve Native communities and disrupt cultural lifeways. Today, tribes are working to bring the buffalo back. 1,500 buffalo were returned to tribes last year.
Last week Council Member Rainville and I sent a letter to MNDOT expressing our support for incorporating an “Art Walk” in the reconstruction of Central Ave. We have the #1 arts district in the country and this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to forever incorporate it on Central Ave.
there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for
Mary Chapin Carpenter and @themountaingoats.bsky.social team up on two new tracks
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
Truly a great man.
What we think happened: Deep doctrinal discussions on solving the Filioque, azymes and unleavened bread
What actually happened: "how bout them White Sox" over tavern-style pizza and Chicago dogs
David Attenborough [whispering]:
“As the predators close in on their helpless prey, we can only watch in silent horror, for it is not man’s role to interfere in the hierarchy of nature.”
Emotional Support Werewolf is here for you, just in case snuggles and/or violence would help.
I love this description of writing, perhaps especially because I got caught in exactly this battle last night and finally had to give up and go to bed, hoping that a good night‘s sleep would enable me to wrestle the nasty little thing into submission today.
Minnesota ICE protest goes viral as thousands sing in the streets share.google/RTLvAmSR0Ru5...
Work by Sonia Gomes, Pacita Abad and Sheila Hicks at the National Museum of Women in the Arts 😍🎨
When I was a kid, I often went hungry- and I frequently went to bed bruised, beaten, or worse. One time I smuggled a brown sugar box out of the cupboard and stored it under my pillow for when I would wake up with nightmares.
"Every woman who crosses an ocean for her work carries rebellion in her suitcase. Mine is lined with lesson plans, stories of my girls from my school and the slums, and a stubborn belief that my worth does not depend on how well I maintain other people's comfort."
Marigold would like some praise, please, plus description of her adorable features!
Yes. Reminds me of the John Wesley quotation:
“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”
LOL, you missed out! We had videos, CDs, listened to nothing else in the car for years. Finally transitioned them to Bruce Springsteen, Indigo Girls, Great Big Sea so I wasn’t humming “Let’s hear it for Wags the Dog” and “Fruit Salad” all the time like a lunatic.
OMG soundtrack of my kids’ childhood. I loved these guys! Saw them in person here in St. Paul, maybe 2004? Anthony was always my favorite
If you’re following the conflict via sm i highly suggest reading this guide on vicarious trauma and ways to minimize it, not explicitly mentioned but v important is not watching stuff in your bedroom and also, if you dont have a professional reason to consume this stuff stop mainlining it
