I Was Born An Only Child

I have heard Mni Haha just means "waterfall" in the Dakota language.

A bright yellow Maple leaf with a spray painted yellow line coming out from below, making the leaf look like a launching rocket.

Launch

I was just looking up our "mountain" in MN, and had a giggle about how Google Maps shows it on the snipped map. lol

I'm surprised there has been no commentary about how the demolition of the East Wing, the location of the First Lady's offices, reflects a certain amount of contempt for past and current First Ladies. Just sayin'.

Looking up into a tree full of glowing red and orange leaves.

Fall Glow

MN sunset

Wishing @angeladavismpr.bsky.social the best for a speedy recovery and will look forward to hearing her on air again soon!

Wow

RIP Dr Jane Goodall. I hope all your chimp friends are waiting to welcome you with open arms and chimp giggles. You will be missed.

They're harmless, just as they were in life. :)

So here's to Henry, Marlene, Clint, Bob, Jerre, and the rest of the volunteers who are apparently still roaming our archives and still enjoying pulling a trick or three on me. Do I believe in ghosts? You bet I do! At least they didn't lock me in the office again. :)

I turned around, turned back, and there it was where it wasn't just a moment before. Again, I was alone in the archives. Then when I left, my key would not turn the lock. I finally yelled, "Enough! You've made your point! I hope you're enjoying yourselves." And the key turned. 2/3

Volunteering in the archives, the ghosts of old volunteers were playing with me. I couldn't find a box of 1950s phone directories only to find it on my table. I didn't pull it, and I was entirely alone. I was in the same area searching for a yearbook, that was not where it should be. 1/3

Cos … patriarchy. 😒

Getting my Yum! sfter my annual physical and blood draw. Ugh...and then sugar!

I want a reverse vacation. I want to stay home and have everyone I know go away for a week.

I was wondering! Seems logical since they don't have spines or obvious protection other than their top shells. Thank you!

Question - have Trilobite fossils ever been found rolled up in a ball? Just curious.

“History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” -Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens

Reconstruction | Definition, Summary, Timeline & Facts | Britannica Reconstruction, the period (1865–77) after the American Civil War during which attempts were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy and to solve the p...

"As Northern Republicans became more conservative, Reconstruction came to symbolize a misguided attempt to uplift the lower classes of society." www.britannica.com/event/Recons...

I can't help but think about the end of the Civil War, the period know as the Reconstruction Era, where freed slaves, poor people and laborers started to discover they had more in common than not. And then how the rich people and people in power worked to end that by making them hate each other. Hmm

How long do we have to endure this bullshit and incompetence? Asking for a friend.

In other news, here's a picture of a Monarch on Northern Blazing Star I captured on my walk the other day. Enjoy.

Oh yes, I'm sure there are many other factors going on that cause them. It's just something I've observed personally. I talked about them with my eye doctor and she said they don't know much about what causes them in general, kind of like regular migraines. Yay.

I get them as well. I find they mostly happen when I've stepped out of a dark environment into bright light. I'm lucky (?) because my mom gets them as well so I knew what it was the first time. I usually don't get any pain but I can feel tired after for a little while. It's like a colorful glitch!

Luckily my Cece loves her food. But there are days... @tackarama.bsky.social

I have a problem... Cannot resist a good image on a puzzle! My Monday treat. 😄

What. The. Fuck. Was. That. ????

Just want to point out that Sylvester Stallone did not play the character called "Creed".

Someday I would like to work for a place where every project is not a five alarm fire. Do those places exist?

One of my project leads corrected me when I described the project as chaotic. "Actually, it's more like insanity."

That does not help.

Another view of Minnehaha Falls.