I used to have students whose primary motivation for being full-time college students was to be able to stay on their parentsโ insurance. That all changed when the ACA took effect.
31.10.2025 13:51 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@cathycrea.bsky.social
Community College English and Reading instructor in White Bear Lake, MN. Chronic migraine. Knitter, bookbinder, metalsmith. She/they ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Trans rights are human rights
I used to have students whose primary motivation for being full-time college students was to be able to stay on their parentsโ insurance. That all changed when the ACA took effect.
31.10.2025 13:51 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I sometimes call mine my โcousin-auntsโ or โuncle-cousinsโ
28.10.2025 22:46 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Itโs hard to get things done when <gestures broadly>, but today I managed to finish a tube of lip balm
28.10.2025 03:25 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I 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.
27.10.2025 22:30 โ ๐ 19 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0'a collective delusion around artificial intelligenceโwhere the breathless hype and imagined future of building a godlike superintelligence and curing cancer collides with the dull reality of Trumpโs poop jet.' 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/now-is-the-t...
25.10.2025 16:40 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I had no idea the chin cleft was so important
26.10.2025 14:38 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0For dinner, I had excellent halal birria tacos from a suburban shop called โPopsicle Worldโ and I think itโs worth trying to save this country
25.10.2025 01:10 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0It is also the perfect size to fit my cats (voids!), but they have declined to wear it
20.10.2025 02:31 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Did an LLM write this copy?
20.10.2025 02:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0(This morningโs sledgehammer was not involved in the making of this fascinator)
20.10.2025 02:19 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A 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.
20.10.2025 02:18 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0I bought a sledgehammer this morning. Ask me anything
19.10.2025 19:02 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Betty McCullom posted from one of the St. Paul protests
19.10.2025 03:08 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Room 3: Itโs an unfamiliar room filled with furniture. My glasses have just been knocked off my face and I donโt know where they went. 3/3
18.10.2025 06:15 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Room 2: Iโm 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
18.10.2025 06:13 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Room 1: Iโm 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
18.10.2025 06:11 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Brb gotta go name a big org โWildestโ
15.10.2025 11:39 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Wahpekute
14.10.2025 01:25 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I 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
12.10.2025 15:19 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Iโm envious of Prueโs glasses this week. #GBBO
11.10.2025 23:26 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0My local Costco had Novavax, Pfizer, and two versions of Moderna.
11.10.2025 21:55 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Novavaxxed
11.10.2025 21:48 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I needed to hear this
11.10.2025 02:17 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A postcard reading โYou 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.โ 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, โI love a good French dip sandwich as much as the next person, butโฆ โ
04.10.2025 14:06 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Three 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.
02.10.2025 14:55 โ ๐ 1713 ๐ 271 ๐ฌ 8 ๐ 14I once got an email thanking me for a thank you card I sent, so this request is reasonable
01.10.2025 21:13 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Itโd be nice to imagine that increase went to pay drivers better, butโฆ
01.10.2025 11:47 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Thankful 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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