K.P.
@kristenperry.bsky.social
Mom to a human, two 🐕, and a 🐢. Lover of reading, gardening, and quilting. Never, ever underestimate the power of a short woman!
Nala, who is normally so sweet and well-behaved, has two forms of kryptonite: tennis balls and smol critters. She apparently trapped a smol critter in the downspout extension and spent 45 minutes happily harassing said critter (the critter, I assume, was somewhat less thrilled with the situation)
September 20, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Nala, who is normally so sweet and well-behaved, has two forms of kryptonite: tennis balls and smol critters. She apparently trapped a smol critter in the downspout extension and spent 45 minutes happily harassing said critter (the critter, I assume, was somewhat less thrilled with the situation)
Did NOT expect Nala would be the one to get her head stuck in the fence (that’s really much more up Bingo’s alley, TBH), but here we are.
Luckily, all’s well that ends well. (Nala would like me to add that her tennis ball was *also* safely retrieved after it attempted to vacate the yard.)
Luckily, all’s well that ends well. (Nala would like me to add that her tennis ball was *also* safely retrieved after it attempted to vacate the yard.)
September 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Did NOT expect Nala would be the one to get her head stuck in the fence (that’s really much more up Bingo’s alley, TBH), but here we are.
Luckily, all’s well that ends well. (Nala would like me to add that her tennis ball was *also* safely retrieved after it attempted to vacate the yard.)
Luckily, all’s well that ends well. (Nala would like me to add that her tennis ball was *also* safely retrieved after it attempted to vacate the yard.)
In line at the grocery store with a full cart, I noticed that the lady behind me didn’t have a whole lot to get. I offered for her to go in front of me, but she declined because she needed to transfer some money first. As my groceries were getting bagged (1/2)
September 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
In line at the grocery store with a full cart, I noticed that the lady behind me didn’t have a whole lot to get. I offered for her to go in front of me, but she declined because she needed to transfer some money first. As my groceries were getting bagged (1/2)
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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They’re planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida.
If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
June 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
They’re planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida.
If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
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Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting
June 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting
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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on the cuts to the Department of Education:
"These actions are as cruel as they are stupid. All the best research shows that focusing resources on our children is one of the best investments we can make. It reduces future expenditures."
"These actions are as cruel as they are stupid. All the best research shows that focusing resources on our children is one of the best investments we can make. It reduces future expenditures."
March 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on the cuts to the Department of Education:
"These actions are as cruel as they are stupid. All the best research shows that focusing resources on our children is one of the best investments we can make. It reduces future expenditures."
"These actions are as cruel as they are stupid. All the best research shows that focusing resources on our children is one of the best investments we can make. It reduces future expenditures."
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Looks like Trumpty-Dumpty had a great fall
Splat! From the wall [street]
See what I did there?
Splat! From the wall [street]
See what I did there?
March 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Looks like Trumpty-Dumpty had a great fall
Splat! From the wall [street]
See what I did there?
Splat! From the wall [street]
See what I did there?
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It’s been a long day, but in short, bullies ain’t shit! I don’t care what title you hold! This isn’t some long gone reality tv show or failed casino; it is war!
How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!
How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!
March 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
It’s been a long day, but in short, bullies ain’t shit! I don’t care what title you hold! This isn’t some long gone reality tv show or failed casino; it is war!
How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!
How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!
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The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
February 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
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If you are in danger unless you comply with a regime, you are in danger whether you comply or not
January 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
If you are in danger unless you comply with a regime, you are in danger whether you comply or not
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Assuming we make it through the next couple of decades, this will be an incredible image for future historians/students of the Trump era
January 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Assuming we make it through the next couple of decades, this will be an incredible image for future historians/students of the Trump era
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I saw a post saying that ICE is pausing its tip line, so I decided to call myself to verify.
The recorded voicemail said they are not currently accepting immigration status tips.
Good job, friends.
The recorded voicemail said they are not currently accepting immigration status tips.
Good job, friends.
January 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I saw a post saying that ICE is pausing its tip line, so I decided to call myself to verify.
The recorded voicemail said they are not currently accepting immigration status tips.
Good job, friends.
The recorded voicemail said they are not currently accepting immigration status tips.
Good job, friends.
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Sergeant Gonell @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social sent me this picture. This is his call log. Each call is an automated Dept of "Justice" notification saying "The defendant you testified against is being released from the dept of corrections."
Each defendant assaulted him.
Each defendant assaulted him.
January 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Sergeant Gonell @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social sent me this picture. This is his call log. Each call is an automated Dept of "Justice" notification saying "The defendant you testified against is being released from the dept of corrections."
Each defendant assaulted him.
Each defendant assaulted him.
Nala is wondering if you’d like a nice piece of slushy ice topped with birdseed that was scattered by squirrels raiding the birdfeeder? It’s basically the winter wonderland version of an everything bagel. If so, she’s got you covered!
Photo courtesy of Critter Sitters of Lexington, Inc.
Photo courtesy of Critter Sitters of Lexington, Inc.
January 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Nala is wondering if you’d like a nice piece of slushy ice topped with birdseed that was scattered by squirrels raiding the birdfeeder? It’s basically the winter wonderland version of an everything bagel. If so, she’s got you covered!
Photo courtesy of Critter Sitters of Lexington, Inc.
Photo courtesy of Critter Sitters of Lexington, Inc.
Today’s missive from HelloPets doggie daycare:
“We don’t know where Bingo’s brain cell goes when the cat is around…but it’s not with him”
🤣❤️🐶
“We don’t know where Bingo’s brain cell goes when the cat is around…but it’s not with him”
🤣❤️🐶
December 20, 2024 at 1:40 AM
Today’s missive from HelloPets doggie daycare:
“We don’t know where Bingo’s brain cell goes when the cat is around…but it’s not with him”
🤣❤️🐶
“We don’t know where Bingo’s brain cell goes when the cat is around…but it’s not with him”
🤣❤️🐶
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People are starting to call him Vice President Donald Trump. This will not sit well with him, and I therefore encourage everyone to do the same.
December 19, 2024 at 10:33 PM
People are starting to call him Vice President Donald Trump. This will not sit well with him, and I therefore encourage everyone to do the same.
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Every time I read the local news and see a teacher who was awarded a $250 grant for her classroom, I understand that she spent hours of her own time applying for it. Writing it. Going through a submission process.
For $250. For her classroom…
For $250. For her classroom…
December 12, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Every time I read the local news and see a teacher who was awarded a $250 grant for her classroom, I understand that she spent hours of her own time applying for it. Writing it. Going through a submission process.
For $250. For her classroom…
For $250. For her classroom…
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So much of the news we consume focuses on the negative, and I think we’d be less anxious if the headlines were like, “WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY THING TO EXIST IN A WORLD WITH GIRAFFES IN IT. YOU REMAIN A MIRACLE BILLIONS OF YEARS IN THE MAKING, A MARVEL OF SENTIENCE AND STARDUST.”
December 9, 2024 at 4:59 PM
So much of the news we consume focuses on the negative, and I think we’d be less anxious if the headlines were like, “WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY THING TO EXIST IN A WORLD WITH GIRAFFES IN IT. YOU REMAIN A MIRACLE BILLIONS OF YEARS IN THE MAKING, A MARVEL OF SENTIENCE AND STARDUST.”