ML
@mlthouvenel.bsky.social
Story Junkie, teacher, & spinster
Still waiting for Platypus Cup to become official in Oregon…
Still waiting for Platypus Cup to become official in Oregon…
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Been a few months—I hope you all are having the best Saturday possible. I’m actually enjoying the long wait for a friend. Ya ever visit the home of the “World Famous Pendleton Round Up” make sure to hit the restaurants on Main Street a solid variety of foods—today is very much a Joe’s fiesta vibe.
October 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Been a few months—I hope you all are having the best Saturday possible. I’m actually enjoying the long wait for a friend. Ya ever visit the home of the “World Famous Pendleton Round Up” make sure to hit the restaurants on Main Street a solid variety of foods—today is very much a Joe’s fiesta vibe.
I tried Facebook over the summer for reasons I can’t articulate and found it just as empty as ever.
If I never use FB or IG, why should I keep them? So, for the final time(?), I’ve deleted Facebook & instagram.
If I never use FB or IG, why should I keep them? So, for the final time(?), I’ve deleted Facebook & instagram.
August 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I tried Facebook over the summer for reasons I can’t articulate and found it just as empty as ever.
If I never use FB or IG, why should I keep them? So, for the final time(?), I’ve deleted Facebook & instagram.
If I never use FB or IG, why should I keep them? So, for the final time(?), I’ve deleted Facebook & instagram.
A line of motorcycles, their helmets on their handlebars, the wild hunt is gathering along the ribbons of road running though our small town. Are these the hounds or the huntsman? No omen rode with them, so not the Valkyrie.
May 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A line of motorcycles, their helmets on their handlebars, the wild hunt is gathering along the ribbons of road running though our small town. Are these the hounds or the huntsman? No omen rode with them, so not the Valkyrie.
Blogs & newsletters, paid or not, are becoming more important as larger and larger corporations take over everyday media.
April 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Blogs & newsletters, paid or not, are becoming more important as larger and larger corporations take over everyday media.
Super niche comment—listening to a podcast about Canada’s Residential Schools (adds to what little awfulness I already know about America’s Indian Boarding Schools) & it includes a bit of history on Britain & France’s Colonial Policies re: Native/First Nation tribes… (1)
March 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Super niche comment—listening to a podcast about Canada’s Residential Schools (adds to what little awfulness I already know about America’s Indian Boarding Schools) & it includes a bit of history on Britain & France’s Colonial Policies re: Native/First Nation tribes… (1)
I dunno, folks. Thoughts for today…for what it’s worth my prayers are with the people of southern Cali, the people in Gaza, the folks on Israel’s border, people in Ukraine, people in the Congo…the list is never ending.
January 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I dunno, folks. Thoughts for today…for what it’s worth my prayers are with the people of southern Cali, the people in Gaza, the folks on Israel’s border, people in Ukraine, people in the Congo…the list is never ending.
A rare perfect moment of peace, enjoyment, lack of guilt, & a chance to just be alone in public.
January 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
A rare perfect moment of peace, enjoyment, lack of guilt, & a chance to just be alone in public.
Migraine is 15. The never ending cold is 12. Today.
a game of ping pong with the numbers 15 and 12
Alt: a game of pong with the numbers 15 and 12
media.tenor.com
December 30, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Migraine is 15. The never ending cold is 12. Today.
I’m back on my podcasts…not sure when to laugh, when to cry, and when to switch to music &/or a book.
December 4, 2024 at 2:25 AM
I’m back on my podcasts…not sure when to laugh, when to cry, and when to switch to music &/or a book.
What’s your go-to news source? Just curious.
December 2, 2024 at 9:22 PM
What’s your go-to news source? Just curious.
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Starting a thread of things that most people don't realize the Federal Government does for them that will go away in the "after times".
Bank regulations limit your loss to $50 if someone steals money from your account with your ATM card.
Bank regulations limit your loss to $50 if someone steals money from your account with your ATM card.
December 1, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Starting a thread of things that most people don't realize the Federal Government does for them that will go away in the "after times".
Bank regulations limit your loss to $50 if someone steals money from your account with your ATM card.
Bank regulations limit your loss to $50 if someone steals money from your account with your ATM card.
Is it The Dark Months?
Is it depression?
Is it chronic migraines?
Thank god for cats and good friends.
Is it depression?
Is it chronic migraines?
Thank god for cats and good friends.
November 25, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Is it The Dark Months?
Is it depression?
Is it chronic migraines?
Thank god for cats and good friends.
Is it depression?
Is it chronic migraines?
Thank god for cats and good friends.
@heatherdryside.bsky.social Woo & Hoo!!!
November 25, 2024 at 2:45 AM
@heatherdryside.bsky.social Woo & Hoo!!!
Home. Home home home. To nap. To rest. To sit on quiet. Home. To cat. To hurt less. Home. Safe.
November 22, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Home. Home home home. To nap. To rest. To sit on quiet. Home. To cat. To hurt less. Home. Safe.
I like coming here, scrolling, liking and reposting or quote posting.
It’s why I liked 🦤 app at first for the same reasons. Then…well, we are all here for reasons.
It’s why I liked 🦤 app at first for the same reasons. Then…well, we are all here for reasons.
November 20, 2024 at 1:50 AM
I like coming here, scrolling, liking and reposting or quote posting.
It’s why I liked 🦤 app at first for the same reasons. Then…well, we are all here for reasons.
It’s why I liked 🦤 app at first for the same reasons. Then…well, we are all here for reasons.
This is a good reminder.
Reading comprehension for the win.
Reading comprehension for the win.
I guess it’s time to do the reminder that calling elected officials who do not represent you is not helpful and can actually actively harm your cause as well as their constituents?
November 19, 2024 at 3:51 AM
This is a good reminder.
Reading comprehension for the win.
Reading comprehension for the win.
May God forgive…took a migraine nap & woke up to “Day 1399: A terrible precedent” part of @wtfjht.bsky.social newsletter…I’m genuinely worried about potential bullying or as some people like to call it “joking” about the potential deportation issue. 1/4
November 19, 2024 at 2:46 AM
May God forgive…took a migraine nap & woke up to “Day 1399: A terrible precedent” part of @wtfjht.bsky.social newsletter…I’m genuinely worried about potential bullying or as some people like to call it “joking” about the potential deportation issue. 1/4
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If you’re an Oregon nonprofit executive/artistic director or board chair (or you can get to one!), DM me your email; we have an additional call to action regarding putting heat on Wyden to stop this legislation from moving through the Senate if it passes the House. I can give you all the info!
November 18, 2024 at 4:04 AM
If you’re an Oregon nonprofit executive/artistic director or board chair (or you can get to one!), DM me your email; we have an additional call to action regarding putting heat on Wyden to stop this legislation from moving through the Senate if it passes the House. I can give you all the info!
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Racist assholes have stopped me on the street, all my life, to tell me to “go back where I came from.” Every Asian I know has experienced this. Now racists will feel even more empowered to go after ANY Asian, with the government’s blessing.
Be careful out there, folks.
Be careful out there, folks.
“Undocumented immigrants from China who are deemed to be of military age will be among the first groups targeted for deportation by the incoming Trump administration, sources close to the campaign previously told NBC News, citing the potential risk to national security.”
As sources say Trump could deport undocumented Chinese first, Asian American groups rush to prep
Sources previously told NBC News that undocumented Chinese nationals of military age will be among the first groups targeted for deportation by the incoming Trump administration.
www.nbcnews.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:10 AM
Racist assholes have stopped me on the street, all my life, to tell me to “go back where I came from.” Every Asian I know has experienced this. Now racists will feel even more empowered to go after ANY Asian, with the government’s blessing.
Be careful out there, folks.
Be careful out there, folks.
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It's the true story of how my grandparents met in a JA incarceration camp in Idaho called Minidoka.
It's about the cruelty of racist policies and the resilience of the people those policies target.
But the need to talk to our youngest about these things persists.
www.minidoka.org/shop/p/love-...
It's about the cruelty of racist policies and the resilience of the people those policies target.
But the need to talk to our youngest about these things persists.
www.minidoka.org/shop/p/love-...
Love In The Library — Friends of Minidoka
Signed by author Maggie Tokuda-Hall. This beautiful children’s book tells the story of how Tokuda-Hall’s grandparents found love at Minidoka Concentration Camp. Illustrated by Yas Imamura. Hardcover.
www.minidoka.org
November 17, 2024 at 8:42 PM
It's the true story of how my grandparents met in a JA incarceration camp in Idaho called Minidoka.
It's about the cruelty of racist policies and the resilience of the people those policies target.
But the need to talk to our youngest about these things persists.
www.minidoka.org/shop/p/love-...
It's about the cruelty of racist policies and the resilience of the people those policies target.
But the need to talk to our youngest about these things persists.
www.minidoka.org/shop/p/love-...
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I have faced fascism before, in this very country. I was one of 120,000 Japanese Americans summarily rounded up and expelled from our homes at gunpoint, all for the crime of looking like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor.
I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/
I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/
November 16, 2024 at 12:43 AM
I have faced fascism before, in this very country. I was one of 120,000 Japanese Americans summarily rounded up and expelled from our homes at gunpoint, all for the crime of looking like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor.
I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/
I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/
Honestly, a quarter of my to reads come from here, a quarter from Mary’s Mob, a quarter from friends & fam & kiddos…I live stories much too much. I need to retire just so I can read more…but if I don’t teach who will be stuck learning about stories and context and subtext?
Faux-Adult dilemmas.
Faux-Adult dilemmas.
November 16, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Honestly, a quarter of my to reads come from here, a quarter from Mary’s Mob, a quarter from friends & fam & kiddos…I live stories much too much. I need to retire just so I can read more…but if I don’t teach who will be stuck learning about stories and context and subtext?
Faux-Adult dilemmas.
Faux-Adult dilemmas.
To wake up in the middle of the night from pain is awful no matter the cause. Mine is from migraines—it can be a hell of a way to notice weather changes or force lifestyle changes bit by bit.
I admire the people who fight through worse and keep swimming. That’s really the goal every day—keep going
I admire the people who fight through worse and keep swimming. That’s really the goal every day—keep going
November 16, 2024 at 4:17 PM
To wake up in the middle of the night from pain is awful no matter the cause. Mine is from migraines—it can be a hell of a way to notice weather changes or force lifestyle changes bit by bit.
I admire the people who fight through worse and keep swimming. That’s really the goal every day—keep going
I admire the people who fight through worse and keep swimming. That’s really the goal every day—keep going