Cathy Crea

I used to have students whose primary motivation for being full-time college students was to be able to stay on their parents’ insurance. That all changed when the ACA took effect.

I sometimes call mine my “cousin-aunts” or “uncle-cousins”

It’s hard to get things done when <gestures broadly>, but today I managed to finish a tube of lip balm

I feel incredibly unsupported about it. And then we got invited to a professional development session for Friday that tells us not to be scared of AI. Insulting.

Now Is the Time of Monsters "AI slop is winning," writes The Atlantic's Charlie Warzel. By volume alone, slop may be the most visible and successful by-product of the generative-AI era to date. It is also a hallmark of what I’v...

'a collective delusion around artificial intelligence—where the breathless hype and imagined future of building a godlike superintelligence and curing cancer collides with the dull reality of Trump’s poop jet.' 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/now-is-the-t...

I had no idea the chin cleft was so important

For dinner, I had excellent halal birria tacos from a suburban shop called “Popsicle World” and I think it’s worth trying to save this country

It is also the perfect size to fit my cats (voids!), but they have declined to wear it

Did an LLM write this copy?

(This morning’s sledgehammer was not involved in the making of this fascinator)

A small witch hat made of black felt. It has a purple band and spider webs embroidered on it in light gray and silver thread. It is about 4 inches tall.

The same small witch hat as in picture #1, but with my hand picking it up for scale. It is about the size of my palm.

I made a fascinator for Halloween.

I bought a sledgehammer this morning. Ask me anything

Betty McCullom posted from one of the St. Paul protests

Room 3: It’s an unfamiliar room filled with furniture. My glasses have just been knocked off my face and I don’t know where they went. 3/3

Room 2: I’m driving a manual transmission car. Every road is uphill with a stop sign at every block. There is a line of cars behind me. 2/3

Room 1: I’m in the middle of the room in bare feet. There is a layer of Lego covering the floor. I have to pee very badly and there is a bathroom in the next room. 1/3

Brb gotta go name a big org “Wildest”

Wahpekute

I have, in fact, been to Keene! My kid spent a number of years across the river in Brattleboro. The Toyota Brattleboro would probably be a big wheel cargo unicycle with a removable rain tent

I’m envious of Prue’s glasses this week. #GBBO

My local Costco had Novavax, Pfizer, and two versions of Moderna.

Novavaxxed

I needed to hear this

A postcard reading “You are invited to a Peace of Mind Seminar. We invite you to learn more about how planning for your final wishes may shield your family from unnecessary emotional and financial burden.” These words are superimposed on a photo of a French dip sandwich with a cup of au jus and crinkle-cut fries.

My partner says, “I love a good French dip sandwich as much as the next person, but… “

Three potentially unrelated facts:
1) I am at work
2) My underwear is falling down
3) I have a roll of packing tape

I say it all the time, but imma say it again: a lot of very book smart people lack the emotional education and communication skills that would allow them to generate the courage they want to embody in their work. They are incurious about their own emotional lives, and consequently, those of others.

I once got an email thanking me for a thank you card I sent, so this request is reasonable

It’d be nice to imagine that increase went to pay drivers better, but…

Burning calories without exercise - Harvard Health How to burn calories without exercise, from resting with a book to sitting and breathing. Try intentional non-exercise physical activity, like brisk walking or taking the stairs. ...

Harvard Health says it is!

How Minnesota law enforcement turns to ‘red flag' law - MinnPost Use of the year-old statute is on the rise following training. Law enforcement’s broader safety concerns about the law have not come to pass.

Thankful to be a part of the DFL team that passed Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) into law last biennium.

ERPOs aka Red Flag Laws work. They prevent suicides, homicides and mass shootings. ERPOs save lives.

#GunReform #MNDFL #BolderBetterBrighter

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