Melissa Goldman

The head and front paw of a tuxedo cat. She has fallen asleep on my lap, her head against a beige bag with blue and purple yarn inside. Her white paw is stretched toward the yarn.

Attacking yarn is exhausting.

A tuxedo cat in a window hammock. From this angle, the cat is mostly black with bits of white along her neck, front paw, and back haunches.

Calliope has opinions, including that I am keeping her awake.

Those buttons are amazing! Just saying, if they made it into your shop...

I have a signed copy my mom gifted me that I particularly treasure.

I was a student of his when he was working on the Iliad and got to read book 1 early on.

This is year 2 back after 25 away.

I did not see them. I only ever saw a small portion of the VERY large crowd.

I really love my hometown! #LFK

Coming out of the craft store with posterboard, I pass a couple going in.

Her: We're here for the same thing.

Me: See you tomorrow.

A black and white cat looks at the camera with a superior air.

My tuxie regularly looks like she has opinions about how we are carrying on. But I realized I don't have a lot of head on pictures because she's usually headbutting or cuddling to get scratches.

This feels like my sign to put down the phone and pick back up the pumpkins I am crocheting to give out at the GSA Halloween party.

When I bought this book last year, I was deciding between several. Then I saw your dedication, which brought tears to my eyes, and I knew I needed it.

Having lived in New Mexico for a while, I had to stop and say it both ways to remember which it is in Kansas.

Calliope supervised us bringing in the most recent Ikea purchase.

I would love to see her and Maeve together!

Muffin, a female, 6-year-old orange tabby sits on a window sill, next to the base of a scratching post and one of its fake leaves.

Jackson, a 7-year-old, male brown tabby sits in the middle of a light wood floor with one ear turned to me while people watching out the storefront.

Mrs. Mittenham, a 1.5-year-old, tuxedo sleeps in the back of a plush cat cave. Her enlarged teats suggest she only recently weaned her kittens.

One of Mrs. Mittenham's black and (mostly) white front feet. She is a polydactyl cat, but I have absolutely no idea how many toes are there under the fluff!

Decided today was a day to go in and pet the cats at Espurresso Cafe!

Crossing my fingers!

Am honestly curious which coffee place counts as worse at ABQ, in your opinion.

An orange tabby sleeps, curled up in the middle of a cat bed made to look like a pie. In front of the cat-pie is a small chalkboard easel that says "Dave--Cutie Pie" and another that says "Art Supplies." In the back is a larger chalkboard that proclaims, "Today's Special: Cutie Pie." Also in the back is a display of fake cupcakes and a pumpkin.

Trip to Wonder Fair, because I earned a new blank notebook. As always, the highlight is a Dave sighting. #LFK

Intersection of years of reading Ancient Greek and learning SQL:
I can't help but read the use of ; as a statement terminator to be a question mark.

#DataScience #Classics #AncientGreek #SQL

Dave, an orange tabby, has flopped onto some brick flooring of various reds, close to where it joins up with light-colored wood floor. He is solidly orange, even his stomach, except for one back foot and the last quarter of his tail.

Sammy, an orange tabby, crouches on a teal sales counter, turned mostly away from the camera. White runs from his chin, down his front, to the visible part of his stomach. There are keychains, bookmarks, and stickers on the small table in front of the counter.

I went for a walk downtown and got to pet two different orange tabbies (Dave at Wonder Fair and Sammy at @ravenbookstore.bsky.social), so pretty good overall.

How could you not take that picture, though? What a pose!

Why do they want to control people on the autism spectrum?

Honey, why do you think that one kid in the story wasn't afraid to call out the emperor's nudity?

Banners at the back of a stadium section. From the left to right: Blue Crew, Black Lives Matter, Everyone Welcome Here. Blue Crew has a teal brick background and additional writing I can't read; this is the section where especially devoted fans and the drumline sit. Black Lives Matter is a black background with white text and an upraised fist. Everyone Welcome Here has a bunch of raised hands with a range of skin and shirt colors in the middle, representing a class of diverse students. It's a large version of a poster that has been in the news because some teachers have been told they can't put it up.

The whole banner is not visible and is blurry because I had to zoom in so much, but it says "Trans People Belong in Sports" in black on a background of the trans flag.

It's not just that I enjoy soccer and supporting women's sports (I do), but I love that this is an openly affirming space which is queer-positive and welcoming to so many communities and family friendly. #TransPeopleBelong #BlackLivesMatter

Half a stadium with lots of teal seats visible and soccer players warming up on the pitch.

One of my favorite ways to spend a Saturday evening. #KCBaby #KCCurrent

So happy for this update!

Lisa Simpson looking off to the side as she picks up her green backpack with a large Canadian flag patch.

I may need to track down at least a couple anyway...

I am still kicking myself for not buying all the different sets I could find when I was in Athens two years ago. I talked myself out of it then as "frivolous" and a "waste of suitcase space."

Could be interesting to share this in my Data Visualization class.

Sometimes working with teens makes me feel young.

Sometimes, not so much.