Wendy

Short track speed skating stresses me out. So much falling and I always wonder if people are going to get sliced up by someone else's skates when they accidentally take them out

This is one of the Winter Olympic hills I'll die on: curling is A LOT harder than it looks and people dunk on it way too much

It is so annoying! I hate doing updates for this reason. Everything is just slightly worse

Lisa Kleypas!

Lisa Kleypas! Historical romances FTW

Especially when you hear that things like norovirus are racing through some teams. I’d do almost anything to avoid noro and I’m not training for the biggest game of my life

Ah the particular joy of being a romance reader and discovering a new author you like and then realizing she has written like 40+ books … yesssssss…

(Also the mild embarrassment of “discovering” an author who is like one of the top/most popular in the genre. Better late than never though!)

We know it isn’t fake and we know that Trump is a vile racist.

This administration is filled with the worst people alive.

Everyone wearing MAGA gear is happily telling the world they are racists too.

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The fact that I don’t know how to curl makes me feel like I’m not living up to my full potential as a Minnesotan

Love this journey for him

I had one box from Costco that was okay but the ones from my local grocery store have been meh

I’m in the thick of Minnesota winter, where 20 degrees feels pretty manageable. I’m traveling for work this week to CA, where the temperatures are in the mid-60s and my brain is short circuiting. Like, wait, what do I wear in 65 degrees again? Am I going to be the weirdo wandering around in shorts?

Yes! It also doesn’t seem great for my normally beloved Sumo oranges either

Catherine O’Hara was one of those actors that was always a delight to see on the screen because she was literally good in everything. You knew you’d be entertained because watching her face was always a perfect performance.

I have a list of names if the reaper needs some suggestions. We can crowdsource this, Grim, you don’t have to figure it out on your own.

Same. I don’t think there is any chance of him getting in the race if Amy K runs

One of my personal goals is to not mock public figures for the way their bodies (especially things they can’t control like height) but WOW my spirit is being tested by some people right now.

Focus on the evil, self, not the height…

These people are so breathtakingly stupid

Love this section

Aw, shucks, thank you

Thank you so much for sharing ❤️

There is something so satisfying about solving a tangible problem. That person was stuck and they aren’t any more and you can see all the evidence of your work to get them unstuck. Ahh, the best

A Life Divided and some things that made me smile this week

INCYMI: Post up yesterday about what life in Minnesota feels like right now and the special exhaustion of trying to fight for our community and still figure out dinner for the kids: wendyrobinson.substack.com/p/a-life-div...

Just a gentle ask... there are more and more people coming into Minnesota to join the resistance against ICE and that's great. But if you are donating money, please donate to established groups in Minnesota. They are doing the work, know the landscape, and you won't accidentally fund any grifters

The alliances in Minnesota against ICE right now include sex workers, librarians, soccer moms, activists, teenage boys, and toy store owners.

Listen, Tim Walz wasn't kidding when he said our state's motto is "mind your own damn business"... it really unites all of us

That cover is gorgeous!

That is so lovely

I keep 2 candy dishes on my office desk - one fruity candy and one for chocolate candy

My chocolate bowl currently has a mixture of Heath, Rolo, KitKat, and Milk Duds.

I’m learning a lot about the dental situations of my coworkers thanks to the presence of Milk Duds 😂

My first two thoughts, as a Minnesota mom, seeing this forecast:

1. Ha, suck it ICE
2. This might actually be cold enough that I don’t have to fight with my middle schooler to get her to wear a coat to school

“Do not engage in a winter campaign in bitterly cold areas. You will lose not just your army, but most likely your throne.” - literally every military historian ever

“GET IN THE CAR, LOSERS, WE’RE GONNA INVADE MINNESOTA IN LATE JANUARY” - the Trump administration