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Nelson

@nappell.bsky.social

Public Librarian, current Library Director. Trying to uplift books I love. And lots more.

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Congratulations to all the authors who are doing the actual work of writing.

03.03.2026 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I made a couple more recipes from JJ Johnson’s Simple Art of Rice. This book is awesome. #cooking #foodsky #booksky

01.03.2026 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jealous.

28.02.2026 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Since my wife once taught a member of the womens hockey team, we are now separated from Stanley Tucci by a couple degrees, and I feel the Universe moving us in a direction - towards Glorious purpose.

27.02.2026 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A mosquito on my pants ( and a sliver of my coffee cup on the edge of the photo, filled with half caff)

A mosquito on my pants ( and a sliver of my coffee cup on the edge of the photo, filled with half caff)

C’mon man. It’s still February. It’s not time for this yet.

26.02.2026 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can we make the AI watch Wargames a 1,000 times? The only winning move is not to play.

25.02.2026 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe Stoneshore Register” is out and it’s a beautiful tale of belonging and mystery - and now I want a mysterious stone giant hanging over my town, like some lost 8th wonder of the ancient world.

25.02.2026 06:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s excellent!

24.02.2026 04:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Librarian here. Same.

24.02.2026 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I figured this out two weeks ago! It works.

23.02.2026 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What? Updating the Monty Python β€œbring out your dead” scene will be one for the ages.

23.02.2026 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love mangoes, so this opinion haunts me. I’ve only eaten a shadow of the true mango.

23.02.2026 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Still waiting

23.02.2026 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*taps* the telegraph transmission key

22.02.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had to stop eating #grits. They didn’t sit well with me anymore. I bought some Carolina long-cooking grits, and not only do they sit well, their burst with delicious corn flavor. #foodsky

22.02.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So if my wife taught a future Olympic gold medalist for a hs semester, and β€˜coached’ is a synonym for β€˜taught’, then….

22.02.2026 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It feels like most things these days is some group projecting onto a more vulnerable group.

22.02.2026 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent thread. See how far you can get and still decipher the old language.

22.02.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a truth that school librarians know well! Remember your school librarian is there to help collaborate, support your curriculum, and extend your literacy instruction in explicit and meaningful ways like those mentioned in the @edutopia.org article below ⬇️
#EduSky #TLSky #Skybrarian

22.02.2026 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Wordle showing that concomitant Is not an approved word in the fucking word list

Wordle showing that concomitant Is not an approved word in the fucking word list

Hello, NYTimes management? I have a complaint.

22.02.2026 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. This is now An old short story that I like to re-read.

21.02.2026 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s what I was afraid of

21.02.2026 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope this isn’t accurate.

21.02.2026 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Applied Psych 101: Project fears of β€œwaste” from other areas onto the public libraries, thereby avoiding a tough conversation.

21.02.2026 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dude. Mamdani. Fund the libraries.

21.02.2026 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

You are not the First Nelson.

20.02.2026 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had this conversation today with a professor who retired this year. He was glad to be done with grappling with how AI is making it hard to teach.

20.02.2026 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Book club tonight, during a discussion of Facebook, Twitter, etc… I mentioned how I was on Bluesky.

Not one person had even heard of it.

19.02.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yes. Child payment debts, large tax debts… I see what you’re saying.

17.02.2026 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

??

17.02.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0