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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version)

@biblioraptorphd.bsky.social

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English prof, mama & wife, reader/writer, 18C, pop culture, intersectional feminist, progressive, cyclist, hiker. NC. My views are my own. She/her

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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · Jul 22

Cycle to the Sea is in October! This 3-day ride from Charlotte to Myrtle Beach is the main fundraiser for ASAP, the Charlotte area adaptive sports program. 100% of your donation ensures that folks with disabilities can bike, ski, swim, hike, etc. 🚲 fundraise.atriumhealthfoundation.org/team/661194

2025 Cycle to the Sea

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 15h

since denver launched its e-bike rebate program - the have sold 10,000 e-bikes and reduced an estimated 1,000,000 car trips - replacing millions of VMTs and reducing air pollution

there are no climate silver bullets... but damn - e-bikes and e-cargo bikes are close

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Denver Celebrates 10,000 E-Bike Rebates

Since its inception in April 2022, Denver has distributed over 10,000 electric bikes (e-bikes) to community members through its pioneering e-bike rebate program. As the first U.S. city to implement su...

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Reuters @reuters.com · 3h

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 15h

He has the ability but not the will - I have tried hard to get him to try for a scholarship

BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 16h

Team was 2nd!

BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 16h

Truly 😭

BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 16h

A good finish to his XC years 🥲

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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 16h

3rd place in the conference! A personal best time!

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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 16h

They are off!

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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 17h

At W’s last ever XC race and trying not to feel sad about that

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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 18h

Yes this is absolutely how research works 🙄

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 22h

I’m up to $650 in out of pocket medical expenses this month and about $5000 for the year (including $2500 FSA). Just for my teeth and back. Best healthcare system in the world!

BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 22h

It’s great - raise money for adaptive sports and spend three days just riding and eating

BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 23h

That’s a cool looking bike!

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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 23h

I think the ebike will be fine but he wants me to finish PT before doing a big ride like that

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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 23h

Thanks! It will be ok - I will see if I can volunteer to be part of the SAG wagon or food crew

BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 1d

Met with ortho about MRI - good news is I don’t need surgery unless nerve pain gets unbearable. Bad news is he said I can’t ride Cycle to the Sea ☹️

BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 3d

I can see my MRI results and lo and behold I have bulging discs L3-L5 (not just L5 as I thought) and they are “contacting” my L4 nerve root hence pain

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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 1d

The Orchard at Altapass off the Parkway

BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 1d

Handy sticker

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine studying a technology whose presence in the classroom is so detrimental to the development of writing and research skills (including even the will to know the sources behind claims!) that mitigating its effects becomes a central goal of course design, and concluding with tips on adopting it.

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 1d

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 1d

We thought it was pronounced like that too!

BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 1d

Went to bed at 8:30 and got up at 7 but could have slept a couple more hours

BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 1d

Happy birthday!

BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 1d

The first one is right!

BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 1d

Oh wow - heat already! We used to have a nice couple of weeks when we could turn off the AC and open windows but alas