Jocelyn

Massachusetts Health Connector?

That's what we call the Affordable Care Act.

MassHealth?

That's Medicaid and CHIP.

Trump and Republicans are attacking the millions of Massachusetts residents who rely on these programs to survive.

Definitely having a few side effects from my flu shot. Dropping things here and there. Soup might be ok? Smells good...still no idea what I'm going to do with the carrots without a blender though lol

We also have a spaghetti squash and a butternut one. Going to make raviolis with the butternut squash and then freeze those for lazy meals in the future. No idea what to do with the other one.

The CSA is making me try new things.

Roasted acorn squash. No idea what it will taste like but figured I should try since I have the squashes

I am about to attempt to make soup. I do not have a blender, though...so I'll just cross that river when I get to it I guess...

The Fenway Victory Garden is still going strong, though more ornamental now than vegetable

Where are you researching, though? I love the descriptions on that map

Oh that is great!

I decided to changes topics lol...I'm going to write about victory gardens in Boston and their performative nature and propaganda around them

Couldn't really come up with enough sources for Rainsford, though I will include it in a future paper on the 54th probably

I suppose you could put it in the Jeep that is also up for auction and drive it home?

Just got a request for a letter from Samuel Blodget to George Washington that apparently the library owns???

News to me!

As he never resided here, I'm wondering if she meant the other "My name" Public Library that we get calls, texts, and emails about every day. lol

BANNED BOOKS WEEK Oct. 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984 - Read for Your Rights. ala.org/bbooks. American Library Association

Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights.

Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, and this year's theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society, and that we must defend our rights.

https://www.ala.org/bbooks.

Wandering through historical records and found a man who was "killed by rocket" in 1853.

He worked at a fireworks factory in Cambridge which had a bad record of not exploding.

Haha

No.

I'm just waiting for a snow day sooner than later lol

Don't worry, there will be an almost 40° drop for Wednesday

Fuck the 80 degrees. I'm making apple crisp and drinking Cider Donut Cider and put up my ghosts and witch hat decorations on the porch cause I'm going to be happy dammit

Attempted to go to the gym and turned back on the walk over. My legs feel like lead and I'm stressed out over these stupid papers and comparing myself to all of you who somehow write hundreds of words a day.

Feeling pretty shitty. Only way out is through though, so guess I'll spend the day working

There are a number of starter packs that you can join (or block entirely which makes it a lot calmer over here). Or you can go through them and add individually: bsky.app/starter-pack...

There is also the What's History feed that you can get posts picked up by using the 🗃️ icon

/me every morning looking at the west coast posters

Did not meet you while we were both nps, but have many in common people including Gwinn. Good job holding the line of integrity and mission of NARA.

I haven't tried a lot of FFTT offerings because they definitely like to add a lot of flavors, but this could be promising. Now I just have to wait until Septemborween is over to try it in person

I'm highly interested in that. What other cider would you say it is similar to?

Colonial shoes are quite slippery and don't have a lot of support, plus this person is probably a Freedom Trail employee who will be giving at least 1 if not 2 mile plus walks that day. I would commute in my modern shoes too

A promo sign for the east Boston taco trail

We’re getting a Taco Trail

If you need Ai to help you pick out a gift for a "loved one" then you need to seriously think about your relationship with that supposed loved one.

Dissapointed in NECN's reporting this morning.

Do they not have sheets and blankets???

I have like, 3 different blankets just for downstairs cause we don't want to share and sometimes you need something heavier. We both have our own relative made blankets plus electric ones.

I'm so confused by the "future"

Dear Canadian friends,

Has Sortilège stopped making their maple version? I need to know if a trip up North will be worth it to get some stock for the winter before we start making plans

Apparently it is a triple on fire

At least two helicopters over Malden. I'm assuming a bus accident? @universalhub.com

It is even better that he is from MA and also played the Sox when they did their games against Northeastern. Good for him, it was a great effort.

Me, a white woman with brown hair and glasses, pats a black and white colored goat. So cute.

I just got to have a kiss from a visiting goat and got to pat another three others. Working at a place where we do all ages programming has its advantages sometimes.

Has anyone pinged your emails to see if that happened?