Meredith W

It's a great cosmic joke that neurodivergence both runs in families and gets diagnosed based on parent reports. I was diagnosed at 30 because a man who has eaten potatoes every day for 57 years and a woman who collects loose buttons decided I was a perfectly normal child.

Picture of a spice jar labeled "Simply Organic Steak Grilling Seasons, Certified Organic, Vegan, Vegetarian."

For all your vegan steak grilling needs.

The Forever Parenting Project How can you support your adult with disabilities as you age?

The awesome Dr. Sarah Wayland, is writing another much-needed book and you can help. "The Forever Parenting Project
How can you support your adult with disabilities as you age?" Join a focus group to share your experiences and concerns.
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#parenting #disability #aging

An American Tail poster with lil ol mouse immigrant Fievel

It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life

Such joy seeing science nerding for SFF!

"MAKE GOOD TROUBLE" - John Lewis

Built by a 14 year old!

Hundreds gather around West Roxbury rotary to protest autocratic regime
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#Boston #WestRoxbury #NoKings

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility - The Boston Globe The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested.

Boston Globe article says the 13 y.o. was sent to Virginia before this made it to court.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Moonrise over Logan tonight. Full moon is technically tonight, but it happens just 12 minutes before midnight. So tomorrow night's 99% illumination will be practically identical, just on the other side of sunset.

This was at 6:07pm - about 5 minutes before sunset and 12 minutes after the moon rose.

This was our experience last weekend trying to re-animate a printer that had been disconnected by the house painters.

@read-and-be-merry List of Books to Read Before You Die 1. Any book you want 2. Don’t read books you don’t want to read 3. That's it 4. Congratulations you did it @iammewhooaryou | really like this list. All my favorite books are on it. @ read-and-be-merry Thanks | worked really hard on it

@biogestgaudiest-patronuses Other people can see magic in you that you will sometimes overlook. Don't you dare try to convince them they're wrong just because you can't see it yet. @biggest-gaudiest-patronuses. side note: this doesn't mean you have to automatically accept inconvenient quests from oracles insisting you're the chosen one @biggest-gaudiest-patronuses they are literally just wizards looking for free labor @allithnight | don't care. I'm going on an adventure! @biggest-gaudiest-patronuses not without unionizing and demanding a living wage you're not @cortwheotandrocepiant Wizard: you're the chosen one Me: not without healthcare | ain't. @revotensni Wizard: There's a dragon Me: Pretty sure thats an OSHA violation @fieldbears Any winged reptile past 25 kilos requires hazard pay.

Belated Labor Day post

Image of a bunch of Vikings. One wearing glasses with hand raised saying "Oh! Oh! Dibs on pillaging their library!" labeled "the little-known cousin of Erik the Red... Bjorn the Well-Read."

The Big Idea: Jane Harrington Author Jane Harrington has more in store today than a book. In her Big Idea she brings us a history lesson, one that will change how you see the entire genre of fairy tales. Follow along to see how…

Want to know more about the women writers who were erased from the history of fairy tale creation? This sounds like a wonderful book and the illustrations look awesome. whatever.scalzi.com/2025/08/21/t...
#books #FairyTales #WomenAuthors

My guess is that it's the extra publicity from the announcement of the Hugo winners since that also listed all the shortlisted works and non-voters may not have seen those lists.

A reminder alert popped up.

"Oh," the Supervisor said, "it's time to check in on Sol-3 again. Szrpt, can you handle that?"

Szrpt bowed a frond. "Yes, of course."

"Don't forget to reset the killer asteroid if the sapients pose no threat."

"Once!" Szrpt bristled. "I only forgot that once!"

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

Its time for a rising full moon on Revere Beach @universalhub.com

I was fortunate enough to have teachers who were able to handle the new math.

My parents got this album when I was in elementary school, in the midst of new math. For those of us mathematically inclined, new math was actually really fun!

Sleeping man: "I WAS BORN IN 1892 IN BLOEMFONTEN. I WROTE THE HOBBIT AND THE LORD OF THE RINGS." Woman with hand over ear: "OH NO HE'S TOLKIEN IN HIS SLEEP AGAIN!"

#sleep #Tolkien

That's awesome!

Where oh where can my warehouse be?

[⚠️ Suspicious Content] I'm not a robot [reCAPTCHA symbol] * I'm not a robot MYSELF, but I'm not judging those who are... * Define robot * I'm not a robot, but | know you are, so this feels a bit hypocritical * I reject the binary assumptions underlying this statement * I'm not a robot but hear there are a lot of jobs available. Can you tell me more?

#robots #captcha

Congratulations on the review!

From MIT to low Earth orbit My career as an astronaut—from the wild ride of training to the challenges and drama of missions—began in the Infinite Corridor.

The start of this article by astronaut Cady Coleman got me nostalgic - I'd forgotten she was only 4 classes behind me. It wasn't until my now-ex-husband was in Ride's NASA selection group that I understood "real people" could be astronauts. www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/24/1...

Picture of thunderstorm. Text says: Someone asked "Why do you like thunderstorms?" Because it shows that even nature needs to scream sometimes to calm its soul.

Important content.

Just what you need, being a medical mystery. 😥