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Whit EM

@whittyrem.bsky.social

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“Madam Facilitator” I like cooking, travel, history, ridiculously large brooches, old buildings, romance novels, baseball, and cats (she/her) Go Phils

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · Jan 31

I should’ve put 🧵 on this but forgot so let’s try this again

In 2017 I decided to make taking a square of TP from Salisbury cathedral a family tradition

On the left is a square of toilet paper that looks like a folded piece of wax paper. Government property is written on one half. On the other half Salisbury cathedral circa 1976 is written in my grandfather’s handwriting. It’s sitting atop a letter he wrote to me

On the right a square of toilet paper is sitting atop a guide book from Salisbury cathedral. On it I have written Salisbury cathedral circa 2017 in purple pen

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 4h

We have sandwiched my parents between our cars because last year we all left our house at the same time and they got to the farm that is less than 10 minutes away 30 minutes later

Side view mirror with two cars reflected

Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 5h

I do croques but not on fancy grilled cheese day

I’ll post after I make them and tag you - five kinds this year

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Sen. Pumpkin Gogurt @ugarles.bsky.social · 17h

usually takes more than one game to learn that. your wife is a prodigy.

Lumpy MD @lumpawaroomd.bsky.social · 17h

This is the first baseball game my wife has ever seen and she now believes this is a sport about eternal punishment

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

GASP no! It’s FANCY grilled cheese day!!!

(There will be cheddar involved. And I always go with cheddar over Kraft singles)

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

Happy #caturday we are avoiding the 7yo

A gray cat curled up on a rumpled duvet staring at the camera

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

Anyone want to come help me assemble approximately eleventy billion grilled cheeses

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 17h

The teams have stopped play and have joined each other on the field to sing Christmas carols

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 17h

omg remember the 20 inning one

Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 17h

In case you were wondering apparently the longest baseball game ever was 33 innings, 8 hours of play, and was suspended and resumed a few months later

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Dial M for Marfurder @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 18h

I love that baseball games just keep going until someone scores or everyone dies.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 18h

It is October 2028. The Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers are still playing the divisional round playoff game that began in 2025. The rest of the MLB decided to continue on without them and start a whole new league.

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 18h

You know I’m surprisingly ok about it today - not so bummed and mad as I was last year. And this didn’t rip my heart out the way 93 did. They didn’t roll over, they lost to a good team- not nearly as bad. So I just gotta laugh. Cause if the top of the lineup had done their job, welllllll

Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 18h

I’m not actually watching the game but I want the tigers to lose so someone please make sure the mariners pitcher knows to throw to first

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 22h

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 21h

omg STABBY things ffs

Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 21h

Shabby things are probably not a good idea

Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 21h

Oh I absolutely saw them have enjoyed every single one

What a hellscape you’re in. Truly. Frogs and unicorns? How do you cope?

Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 22h

Oh Sunday is hair of the dog we’re starting tomorrow afternoon

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 22h

10 hours is assuming she’s actually arrived when I get back with their Wawa order

Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 22h

It’s taken her more than 10 hours to get here from NH I am thinking maybe I should’ve gotten more

Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 1d

I have acquired 8 kinds of cider and a pumpkin ale really hope @eadska.bsky.social was not planning on being functional Sunday

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 1d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 23h

Reminded him that he has a pink unicorn costume should he want to participate and he’s like fuck yeah but also now wants a frog costume

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 23h

I just told my extremely offline husband about the Portland frogs and I’ve never seen him look so gleeful

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 1d

I have acquired 8 kinds of cider and a pumpkin ale really hope @eadska.bsky.social was not planning on being functional Sunday

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 1d

As soon as I read it again I was like OH NO