Andrew Mersmann

These security whistle secret compartment keychains are fun to make, and folks seem to love them

The blue titanium is fun. Enjoyed making this one (Marblewood) #penturning

Thanks @netflix.com for making us feel all dirty or dingy or dusty
Anything ragged or rotten or rusty
Yes, I love trash…and @sesamehistory.bsky.social

I’m about halfway through this book and I’m afraid you might be using up all the best words and all the even better characters and I’ll never be able to write anything again. You are masterful

I guess the RFK Jr worm is wriggling quite a bit these days? Fool #rfkjr

It’s Not Just the Weight, It’s How We’re Holding It Several years ago, when I was working out regularly at the gym with a personal trainer, he introduced me to an exercise concept that I am seeing, these days, through a whole new light. My task was …

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We could get stronger. Together.

#EnergyLeaks #PersonalGrowth #WellnessReflection #MentalFitness #Realignment #BreatheDeep #2025Resilience #BlogShare

Booker = hero @booker.senate.gov

Unlocking Leadership: How Volunteering Empowers Teens and Tweens Real Leadership Starts with Real Problems Volunteering isn’t always tidy. It rarely comes with a step-by-step manual or pre-approved plan…and honestly? That’s part of the magic. The beautiful messe…

Teens don’t wait for permission—they solve real problems through service. Volunteering grows leadership one challenge at a time.

New post on how problem-solving builds confident changemakers:
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#ChangeByDoing #YouthLeadership #volunteer

A Stranger in Canada Borrowed My Eyes—and We Both Ended Up Better for it. Borrowing Sight: One of the Easiest Ways I’ve Ever Made a Difference Yesterday, I had one of the best, most satisfying, and easiest volunteer experiences. I’ve written before about an app called Be…

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Wow—you surprised me, too, coming around the edge of the driveway—pretty sure nether of us knew the other was there until…

Handmade baby blue acrylic security whistle keychain with secret compartment. A $100 bill is rolled up sticking out of the keychain. Close up against orange and brown fabric backdrop.

I love polishing so it gets to a glassy finish. Security whistle keychain with secret compartment.

History Needs You: Easy Volunteering That Makes a Difference OK, we know we have some newer duties in our daily lives in this particular time in history. We have to send emails to companies that have abandoned good ways and declined into the miasma of remova…

Low bar to entry volunteering options: changebydoing.com/2025/02/25/h...

I don’t know how much has been overlayed with new audio but, by gosh and by golly, it seems like maybe President Musk’s 4-year-old child is the voice of America

Do not mess with librarians. They let complete strangers borrow their books. For a living. Even the hardcovers. They are so much stronger than you know.

Bluesky whaaaaat? Happy anyway

Oh, I know there’s hope (in every way and every arena)

@erinbowbooks.bsky.social I’m about 2/3 of the way through Simon Sort of Says and you’re gutting me with jealousy. I want to write like you when I grow up (says the 60-year-old writer)

Yes—with really cool t-shirts

Can I wear a t-shirt of this every damn day?

Deep blue lighting with carved wooden male doll looking Erie

Ok Thursday, let’s get at it

I’m amazed it still fits him

Booklets in a pile showing front and back, titled “Monkey’s Minutes 2025” with an illustration of an ape’s head and logo for Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation Young Adult Summit

I’m so excited we are gettting close to Young Adult Summit season with the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation #AARBF

While Huck is a heckuva a book from my childhood it has been eons, and I don’t think I’ve missed a beat. You can step right into this story. I’ve got about 50 pages to go and while not knowing what else is on your pile…I would bump it up.

Reading a fabulous book (“James” by Percival Everett)

Kiss your horses today

Friends in SoCal (and everywhere)--this is one of the resources developed by the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation that I love best. Free download to help you have honest, clear, and maybe tough conversations with kids about wildfire fears and recovery: www.aarbf.org/get-support/...

Air bubbles rising toward light in turquoise water

“All you can do for another person is be an environment in which if they wanted to come up for air, they could.”
~Ram Dass

Ok—first day back into the groove for most, but try to remember as you tackle the mountains of emails and messages to return and tasks that have stacked up—it’s not really back to the grind. It’s a new grind, and we can choose to level up in 2025. #newyearsresolution #2025 #levelup #makeadifference

Kayaking in #Antarctica for my 60th #Birthday — yes, please