Circe's Sister
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48. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs (Bursatte) 419 pages.
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Fascinating and engagingly written. A perfect blend of science, anecdotes, & vividly imagined narration of what dinosaur life may have been like. The description of the The Meteor and what likely happened geologically was INTENSE.
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Fascinating and engagingly written. A perfect blend of science, anecdotes, & vividly imagined narration of what dinosaur life may have been like. The description of the The Meteor and what likely happened geologically was INTENSE.
I taught the Espionage and Sedition Acts this morning, and it was a little shocking how quick my students were to dismiss the First Amendment in the name of national security
December 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I taught the Espionage and Sedition Acts this morning, and it was a little shocking how quick my students were to dismiss the First Amendment in the name of national security
Are they really trying to bring Furbys back?! Some things are best left to the ash heap of history...
December 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Are they really trying to bring Furbys back?! Some things are best left to the ash heap of history...
My favorite story about Mother Jones is when she led the March of the Mill Children from Philadelphia to President Teddy Roosevelt's summer home in Long Island to protest child labor.
#OtD 30 Nov 1930 legendary Irish-born dressmaker and worker-organiser, Mother Jones, died in Maryland, US. Co-founder of the @IWW, she organised for multiple unions and, in 1902, was called dubbed "the most dangerous woman in America" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1032...
November 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
My favorite story about Mother Jones is when she led the March of the Mill Children from Philadelphia to President Teddy Roosevelt's summer home in Long Island to protest child labor.
"Ambition must be made to counteract ambition"!!!!
The baseline structure of the US constitution can survive many things. What it cannot survive is the speaker of the house being an omega male who is completely submissive to the president and willing to surrender all of his power. Mike Johnson is genuinely groundbreaking in this regard.
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
"Ambition must be made to counteract ambition"!!!!
Poor George is wondering what he ever did to find himself in this predicament. Just look at his eyes.
November 29, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Poor George is wondering what he ever did to find himself in this predicament. Just look at his eyes.
✅ cranberry sauce
✅ Mashed potatoes
✅ Pumpkin cheesecake
✅ Veggies chopped for sides and stuffing
☑️ Apple pie
✅ Mashed potatoes
✅ Pumpkin cheesecake
✅ Veggies chopped for sides and stuffing
☑️ Apple pie
November 27, 2025 at 1:57 AM
✅ cranberry sauce
✅ Mashed potatoes
✅ Pumpkin cheesecake
✅ Veggies chopped for sides and stuffing
☑️ Apple pie
✅ Mashed potatoes
✅ Pumpkin cheesecake
✅ Veggies chopped for sides and stuffing
☑️ Apple pie
I was wondering why my apple pie was taking so long to bake, and it turns out someone TURNED OFF THE OVEN 😱
November 27, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I was wondering why my apple pie was taking so long to bake, and it turns out someone TURNED OFF THE OVEN 😱
I don't care for turkey, so I was planning to roast a couple of chickens for our Thanksgiving meal, but dang are they EXPENSIVE! I was looking at some frankly sad looking little chickens for $25 a pop 😱
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I don't care for turkey, so I was planning to roast a couple of chickens for our Thanksgiving meal, but dang are they EXPENSIVE! I was looking at some frankly sad looking little chickens for $25 a pop 😱
Getting ready to teach about the Palmer Raids and Soviet Ark in a few weeks, and it is hard to know how to frame it because it used to be a shocking overreach of government power and violation of first and fourth amendments, but in the world these kids live in, it sounds almost quaint.
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Getting ready to teach about the Palmer Raids and Soviet Ark in a few weeks, and it is hard to know how to frame it because it used to be a shocking overreach of government power and violation of first and fourth amendments, but in the world these kids live in, it sounds almost quaint.
The Summer War by Naomi Novik is a lovely little book, and while it shares some themes with her other works, is completely, charmingly, heartrendingly unique.
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The Summer War by Naomi Novik is a lovely little book, and while it shares some themes with her other works, is completely, charmingly, heartrendingly unique.
One of my former students came to my classroom to geek out about the 5th of November, because she remembered that I talked about it in class last year, and I don't think I have ever been so touched
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
One of my former students came to my classroom to geek out about the 5th of November, because she remembered that I talked about it in class last year, and I don't think I have ever been so touched
One of the history insta accounts I follow said that the shutdown is the coup, and now I can't stop thinking about it.
November 4, 2025 at 4:38 AM
One of the history insta accounts I follow said that the shutdown is the coup, and now I can't stop thinking about it.
Watched Arsenic and Old Lace with the kids this evening after trick or treating, and what a BRILLIANT movie! They were all cracking up, especially the 17year old!
November 1, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Watched Arsenic and Old Lace with the kids this evening after trick or treating, and what a BRILLIANT movie! They were all cracking up, especially the 17year old!
Just vagueposting on the face book, but it is all Theodore Roosevelt quotations aimed at my MAGA family members...
October 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Just vagueposting on the face book, but it is all Theodore Roosevelt quotations aimed at my MAGA family members...
I showed my teenage son a picture of the White House demolition, and he was so indignant that he squawked.
October 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I showed my teenage son a picture of the White House demolition, and he was so indignant that he squawked.
It is my favorite time of the year: tomorrow I get to tell my students about Alice Roosevelt and Emily Spinach
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It is my favorite time of the year: tomorrow I get to tell my students about Alice Roosevelt and Emily Spinach
The new T. Kingfisher is creepy as FUCK.
October 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
The new T. Kingfisher is creepy as FUCK.
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Can't decide whether I'm more jealous of insects, who have their skeleton on the outside and get to see it all the time, or of octopuses, who have no skeleton and are free of the hegemony of the rigid.
October 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Can't decide whether I'm more jealous of insects, who have their skeleton on the outside and get to see it all the time, or of octopuses, who have no skeleton and are free of the hegemony of the rigid.
I am rereading Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (which should be REQUIRED for every American IMHO) and a major theme is that when you dehumanize other people, you really dehumanize yourself.
September 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I am rereading Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (which should be REQUIRED for every American IMHO) and a major theme is that when you dehumanize other people, you really dehumanize yourself.
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(unions inventing sunday evening) we need a dedicated time to worry about the workweek
September 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
(unions inventing sunday evening) we need a dedicated time to worry about the workweek
Why did nobody tell me about this movie?!? This was manufactured in a lab for me specifically
youtu.be/ixXxdWY6d68?...
youtu.be/ixXxdWY6d68?...
Primitive War | Official Theatrical Trailer
YouTube video by Sparke Films
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September 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Why did nobody tell me about this movie?!? This was manufactured in a lab for me specifically
youtu.be/ixXxdWY6d68?...
youtu.be/ixXxdWY6d68?...
I left work early for a Dr appointment thinking I would be gone for an hour and would make it back in time to finish up a few things and pick up my kids. I spent an hour and 15 min in the waiting room and am still waiting in the exam room.
September 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I left work early for a Dr appointment thinking I would be gone for an hour and would make it back in time to finish up a few things and pick up my kids. I spent an hour and 15 min in the waiting room and am still waiting in the exam room.
The kitten has started peeing in random places, and I am Seriously Displeased.
At least he is cute, I guess.
At least he is cute, I guess.
September 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The kitten has started peeing in random places, and I am Seriously Displeased.
At least he is cute, I guess.
At least he is cute, I guess.
Being a teacher means having grudges against certain publishers for the poor quality of their binding.
Signet Classics, I'm looking at you as pages shower out of students' books all around my classroom
Signet Classics, I'm looking at you as pages shower out of students' books all around my classroom
September 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Being a teacher means having grudges against certain publishers for the poor quality of their binding.
Signet Classics, I'm looking at you as pages shower out of students' books all around my classroom
Signet Classics, I'm looking at you as pages shower out of students' books all around my classroom