Annie Ebbers
@amcebbers.bsky.social
Cyclist, Alexandrian, mom, bureaucrat, Frasier lover, patriarchy hater
I am not sure why they think a Tea-Party-style cleaning of house can’t come for them, but it can
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I am not sure why they think a Tea-Party-style cleaning of house can’t come for them, but it can
If you’re looking for a recent album by a solo female artist that is about love and settling down and being famous and settling scores that is actually good, try Doja Cat’s Vie
October 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
If you’re looking for a recent album by a solo female artist that is about love and settling down and being famous and settling scores that is actually good, try Doja Cat’s Vie
All the hot water bottle brands represented on the dais at Traffic and Parking Board tonight: Owala (Kursten); Yeti (Ann); Hydroflask (Sheila); and Stanley (me)
September 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
All the hot water bottle brands represented on the dais at Traffic and Parking Board tonight: Owala (Kursten); Yeti (Ann); Hydroflask (Sheila); and Stanley (me)
Squashed several spotted lanternflies on my walk this morning, but what was more heartening was seeing how many had already been squashed by other people 🥰
September 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Squashed several spotted lanternflies on my walk this morning, but what was more heartening was seeing how many had already been squashed by other people 🥰
A lovely morning, but opening the windows means experiencing the cacophony of gas leaf blowers that my neighbor apparently needs for the second time this week
August 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A lovely morning, but opening the windows means experiencing the cacophony of gas leaf blowers that my neighbor apparently needs for the second time this week
Reposted by Annie Ebbers
For her new book, journalist Carter Sherman interviewed over 100 young people about why they’re not having sex. She says they’re “very horny” but also more isolated, self-conscious, and fearful. www.wired.com/story/carter...
How Social Media Is Fueling Gen Z’s Sex Recession
For her new book, journalist Carter Sherman interviewed over 100 young people about why they’re not having sex. She says they’re “very horny” but also more isolated, self-conscious, and fearful.
www.wired.com
July 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
For her new book, journalist Carter Sherman interviewed over 100 young people about why they’re not having sex. She says they’re “very horny” but also more isolated, self-conscious, and fearful. www.wired.com/story/carter...
These trucks should be illegal
July 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
These trucks should be illegal
Tune into the Traffic and Parking Board meeting on Monday to witness my absolute lack of a poker face!
June 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Tune into the Traffic and Parking Board meeting on Monday to witness my absolute lack of a poker face!
Arlington finally put the Crystal Drive southbound bike lane between parking spaces and the curb! Only one car blocking the bike lane on my ride today!
June 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Arlington finally put the Crystal Drive southbound bike lane between parking spaces and the curb! Only one car blocking the bike lane on my ride today!
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i'm fine with kids having two toys instead of 30 but you're really going to have to take that up with the grandparents
April 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
i'm fine with kids having two toys instead of 30 but you're really going to have to take that up with the grandparents
Get a load of this asshole parked in the crosswalk on the Ave at Del Ray Ave during the busiest time of the week for pedestrians
April 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Get a load of this asshole parked in the crosswalk on the Ave at Del Ray Ave during the busiest time of the week for pedestrians
Where do I donate to help people who have been sent or will be sent to El Salvador?
April 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Where do I donate to help people who have been sent or will be sent to El Salvador?
Love too backwards engineer a huge problem with a new project because I personally do not like change
March 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Love too backwards engineer a huge problem with a new project because I personally do not like change
To. What. End? wapo.st/4kmpGnI
Federal workers could get a second email Saturday. It might require a response.
A new strategy might compel employees to respond with bulleted lists of what they did in the past week.
wapo.st
February 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
To. What. End? wapo.st/4kmpGnI
I’ll never complain about humidity again
February 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I’ll never complain about humidity again
This is an earnest post about how heartbroken I am over the killing of the Presidential Management Fellowship program. I and many other competent and capable colleagues got our start in government as PMFs. You don’t end it unless you want to dismantle a meritocracy. (gift link) wapo.st/3D3kwMJ
Trump ends federal leadership program, cutting off key talent pipeline
The decades-old Presidential Management Fellows Program, which has served as a pipeline to recruit public service leaders, was axed as part of Trump’s workforce purge.
wapo.st
February 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is an earnest post about how heartbroken I am over the killing of the Presidential Management Fellowship program. I and many other competent and capable colleagues got our start in government as PMFs. You don’t end it unless you want to dismantle a meritocracy. (gift link) wapo.st/3D3kwMJ
When I worked at USDA in 2019-2020, the 12 hours of telework we got per week was considered draconian
January 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
When I worked at USDA in 2019-2020, the 12 hours of telework we got per week was considered draconian
Whaaaaaatttt!!!!
Alexandria to consider banning gas-powered leaf blowers
www.alxnow.com/2025/01/23/a...
www.alxnow.com/2025/01/23/a...
Alexandria to consider banning gas-powered leaf blowers | ALXnow
In a bid to reduce noise and air pollution, the Alexandria City Council will consider a total ban of gas-powered leaf blowers in its meeting next Tuesday (Jan. 28). City staff will present a number of...
www.alxnow.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Whaaaaaatttt!!!!
If you see a middle-aged woman anywhere in the US seeking out a taxi over Lyft/Uber, say hi — it’s me
January 23, 2025 at 5:00 AM
If you see a middle-aged woman anywhere in the US seeking out a taxi over Lyft/Uber, say hi — it’s me
Where are we sledding in Del Ray tomorrow?
January 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Where are we sledding in Del Ray tomorrow?
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What an extraordinary, devastating essay. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Sophie Smith · Sleeping Women: On the Pelicot trial
Gisèle Pelicot doesn’t conceive of her now ex-husband or the other men who raped her as ‘bad apples’, aberrations...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
What an extraordinary, devastating essay. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...