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Helen M Ryan

@helenmryan.bsky.social

Coffee, cats, chocolate, travel | LGBTIA+ ally | 80s & alt rock | Walking podcast host | Biz owner | Nerd

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29.10.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Your Norway photos are amazing. I grew up in Oslo.

20.09.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There is a cat version. PEA is usually sell-tolerated.

10.09.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Consequin or PEA

09.09.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the laugh. I needed that.

08.08.2025 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So great!

20.07.2025 05:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

On YouTube, Yoga with Adriene is great. Other good resource are videos from physical therapists. I also like Tom Merrick on YouTube.

17.07.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You’re right they did, I forgot about that. We set up the displays for the banned books week. Another campaign I remember was for @stephenking.bsky.social
β€œIt.” We wore pins that changed: β€œIt” is coming. The next week, β€œIt” is getting closer. The next week, β€œIt” is here. πŸ˜€

28.06.2025 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

😱

27.06.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great idea. πŸ’ͺ

27.06.2025 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, I don’t get it.

27.06.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Banned book promo 1986 or 4:
Slaughterhouse Five
Superfudge
That Was Then, This Is Now
To Kill a Mockingbird
Ulysses
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Where the Sidewalk Ends

27.06.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Banned book promo 1986 part 3:
Merchant of Venice
Nineteen Eighty Four
Of Mice and Men
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Ordinary People
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
Pigman
Red Pony
Seduction of Peter S
A Separate Peace
Shining
Silas Marner

3/4

27.06.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Banned books promo 1986 part 2:

Flowers for Algernon
Flowers in the Attic
Forever
Grapes of Wrath
Harriet the Spy
Huckleberry Finn
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Ggie’s House
It’s Okay If You Don’t Love Me
Lord of the Flies
Love Is One of the Choices
Martian Chronicles
Matarese Circle

2/4

27.06.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

On some obscure website, I found the list. Part 1:

The Bastard
Bloodline
Brave New World
Carrie
Catcher in the Rye
Catch 22
Clan of the Cave Bear
Clockwork Orange
Color Purple
Crucible
Cujo
Death of a Salesman
Devil’s Alternative
Diary of a Young Girl
East of Eden
Farewell to Arms
Firestarter

1/4

27.06.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m pretty sure Catcher in the Rye was there. I can’t remember if To Kill a Mockingbird was.

I do remember being proud to be part of something that stood for something. I was only 20 at the time.

27.06.2025 06:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I worked for Waldenbooks around 1986, we had a β€œBanned Book Week” where we featured books that were considered to be banned. I think it had something to do with the Meese Commission.

27.06.2025 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Awww. ❀️❀️ When I first saw the smaller picture, I thought he was wearing some kind of a bubble space helmet. 😹 I need to wear my glasses more….

25.05.2025 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes to Novavax!

23.05.2025 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I loved it.

03.05.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I almost spit out my coffee 🀣

29.04.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Norwegian show? That was enlightening and scary.

26.04.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well-crafted, clearly explained response. πŸ’ͺ

15.04.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing.

06.04.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My orange boy digs to the earth’s center too

04.04.2025 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I loved Real Genius.

02.04.2025 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It IS a throne. You’ll have to wait until a he’s done with it.

29.03.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy #caturday from Luna.

29.03.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s the Cybertruck of beds…

26.03.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

US citizens can go to many countries w/o visa but they cannot stay. Each country has rules for how long you can stay. In entire Schengen area you can only stay 90 days within 180 day period. I’ve done the country hopping. It’s exhausting. Some exceptions - investing in real estate, etc.

26.03.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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