@ardis-i.bsky.social
Retired healthcare provider. RN/ICU-CCU/Cath lab. Cynical but discerning. Kind and a Taurus through and through. I have a memory of an elephant and hold grudges like a crow.
Mother to DINKs.
2 very spoiled dog babies (Patch, BCollie & Shadow, Aussie)
Mother to DINKs.
2 very spoiled dog babies (Patch, BCollie & Shadow, Aussie)
May we have
the tenacity, wisdom and grace to face this new year 2026. Do not abandon our humanity, it is our strength… we shall overcome.
the tenacity, wisdom and grace to face this new year 2026. Do not abandon our humanity, it is our strength… we shall overcome.
December 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
May we have
the tenacity, wisdom and grace to face this new year 2026. Do not abandon our humanity, it is our strength… we shall overcome.
the tenacity, wisdom and grace to face this new year 2026. Do not abandon our humanity, it is our strength… we shall overcome.
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This is who they are…👇
Any Questions?!
Any Questions?!
December 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
This is who they are…👇
Any Questions?!
Any Questions?!
We baked (magnetic) butter cookies last night. As you can see😆
December 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
We baked (magnetic) butter cookies last night. As you can see😆
I was going to throw it into the compost bin…but I saw a few roots…
December 20, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I was going to throw it into the compost bin…but I saw a few roots…
May you rest in peace, Mr. And Mrs. Reiner. We will remember you while we can. It didn’t have to be this way. Too soon, too soon. 💔
December 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
May you rest in peace, Mr. And Mrs. Reiner. We will remember you while we can. It didn’t have to be this way. Too soon, too soon. 💔
Google Search
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December 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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The most INSANE Bohemian Rhapsody Flashmob you will ever see!!
YouTube video by Julien Cohen
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Holy shit — look at this food bank line happening while Trump tees off on the back nine!
November 9, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Holy shit — look at this food bank line happening while Trump tees off on the back nine!
Where my mind goes amidst all the noise😢
August 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Where my mind goes amidst all the noise😢
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Mike Hudema
Repeat after me. A habitable planet is more important than the profits of a few fossil fuel companies.
Pass it on.
ActOnClimate
Repeat after me. A habitable planet is more important than the profits of a few fossil fuel companies.
Pass it on.
ActOnClimate
July 15, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Mike Hudema
Repeat after me. A habitable planet is more important than the profits of a few fossil fuel companies.
Pass it on.
ActOnClimate
Repeat after me. A habitable planet is more important than the profits of a few fossil fuel companies.
Pass it on.
ActOnClimate
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Source: David Attenborough
July 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Source: David Attenborough
Gardening heals the soul
June 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Gardening heals the soul
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#Pinks 💖
“Americans caring for elderly or disabled adults cobble together help from nonprofits, community groups, church, friends and family — and even though there are 53 million of them, often feel intensely alone.”
#DontKillOurMedicaid
Don’t Kill Our Medicaid
www.npr.org/2025/06/20/n...
“Americans caring for elderly or disabled adults cobble together help from nonprofits, community groups, church, friends and family — and even though there are 53 million of them, often feel intensely alone.”
#DontKillOurMedicaid
Don’t Kill Our Medicaid
www.npr.org/2025/06/20/n...
Why is caregiving so hard in America? The answers emerge in a new film
A new documentary on PBS shows what it's like to care for adult family members and recounts the history of caregiving policy in the U.S., revealing why those caring for family are often on their own.
www.npr.org
June 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
#Pinks 💖
“Americans caring for elderly or disabled adults cobble together help from nonprofits, community groups, church, friends and family — and even though there are 53 million of them, often feel intensely alone.”
#DontKillOurMedicaid
Don’t Kill Our Medicaid
www.npr.org/2025/06/20/n...
“Americans caring for elderly or disabled adults cobble together help from nonprofits, community groups, church, friends and family — and even though there are 53 million of them, often feel intensely alone.”
#DontKillOurMedicaid
Don’t Kill Our Medicaid
www.npr.org/2025/06/20/n...
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How the Senate's 'big, beautiful bill' will affect Nevada. If you’re from the Silver State you’ll want to read this. Over $7B lost over the next 10 yrs including cuts to our already overwhelmed ERs and mental health services.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/how-...
thenevadaindependent.com/article/how-...
How the Senate's 'big, beautiful bill' will affect Nevada - The Nevada Independent
How the Senate's 'big, beautiful bill' will affect Nevada. Read more from The Nevada Independent.
thenevadaindependent.com
June 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
How the Senate's 'big, beautiful bill' will affect Nevada. If you’re from the Silver State you’ll want to read this. Over $7B lost over the next 10 yrs including cuts to our already overwhelmed ERs and mental health services.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/how-...
thenevadaindependent.com/article/how-...
My own little garden.. I have 9 of them. ☺️
May 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My own little garden.. I have 9 of them. ☺️
I just purchased a box full of yarns; going to venture into ambitious crochet projects. Spoke out loud that it feels like there is a promise of months maybe years of trying to live for those projects.
My hubby: I’ll buy you more yarns.
Unromantic but profound
I was smiling
My hubby: I’ll buy you more yarns.
Unromantic but profound
I was smiling
May 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I just purchased a box full of yarns; going to venture into ambitious crochet projects. Spoke out loud that it feels like there is a promise of months maybe years of trying to live for those projects.
My hubby: I’ll buy you more yarns.
Unromantic but profound
I was smiling
My hubby: I’ll buy you more yarns.
Unromantic but profound
I was smiling
Happy Mother’s Day…you are all beautiful
May 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Happy Mother’s Day…you are all beautiful
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May 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It is not that we wish this administration or the next one fails. It is the idea that Americans, indigenous, birthright, naturalized citizens alike will thrive and find peace, security and comfort in this country. We are all transient in this earth. Oh, to breath and exhale with smile…
May 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It is not that we wish this administration or the next one fails. It is the idea that Americans, indigenous, birthright, naturalized citizens alike will thrive and find peace, security and comfort in this country. We are all transient in this earth. Oh, to breath and exhale with smile…
I got one…just one … pretty stingy
April 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I got one…just one … pretty stingy
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••••••UPDATE•••••
The Trump regime has eliminated thousands of critical jobs at the U.S. Health and Human Services Department.
Infectious disease programs have suddenly been eliminated or taken a devastating hit.
Mass firings have slashed nearly one quarter of the staff at HHS.
Many of…
The Trump regime has eliminated thousands of critical jobs at the U.S. Health and Human Services Department.
Infectious disease programs have suddenly been eliminated or taken a devastating hit.
Mass firings have slashed nearly one quarter of the staff at HHS.
Many of…
••••••BREAKING••••••
The number of measles cases in America now exceeds 500, making 2025 the third-most active year for measles since 2000 — the year the U.S. officially declared the disease eliminated.
(Individual states have been relatively slow in reporting cases, so ultimately,…
The number of measles cases in America now exceeds 500, making 2025 the third-most active year for measles since 2000 — the year the U.S. officially declared the disease eliminated.
(Individual states have been relatively slow in reporting cases, so ultimately,…
April 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
••••••UPDATE•••••
The Trump regime has eliminated thousands of critical jobs at the U.S. Health and Human Services Department.
Infectious disease programs have suddenly been eliminated or taken a devastating hit.
Mass firings have slashed nearly one quarter of the staff at HHS.
Many of…
The Trump regime has eliminated thousands of critical jobs at the U.S. Health and Human Services Department.
Infectious disease programs have suddenly been eliminated or taken a devastating hit.
Mass firings have slashed nearly one quarter of the staff at HHS.
Many of…
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Why doesn’t congress pass a law requiring auto manufacturers to equip cars with anti-intoxication technology? People don’t make reasonable choices when they’re drunk. Thoughts?
February 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Why doesn’t congress pass a law requiring auto manufacturers to equip cars with anti-intoxication technology? People don’t make reasonable choices when they’re drunk. Thoughts?
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Thousands of children will starve to death because Trump and Musk cut contracts to send RUTF abroad. Is there any way for us, the private sector, to help get these shipments out? Go fund me or whatever? My fucking heart is breaking
March 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Thousands of children will starve to death because Trump and Musk cut contracts to send RUTF abroad. Is there any way for us, the private sector, to help get these shipments out? Go fund me or whatever? My fucking heart is breaking