Norah Schneider
@nschneider03.bsky.social
Disaster and hazard historian, but I like it all. Climate, hazards, society, and infrastructure. Natural & human made.
Always up for talking about cats, books, office supplies, reality tv, true crime, and pop culture.
New England Girl always! 💕
Always up for talking about cats, books, office supplies, reality tv, true crime, and pop culture.
New England Girl always! 💕
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Who else despises rain with temperatures in the 30s? 😡
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Who else despises rain with temperatures in the 30s? 😡
All the freaking time. If I didn’t keep a list it would be so many duplicates.
I have reached the point in my obsessive book-buying journey that I'm looking through sales on Kobo and finding myself going "That one looks interesting...oh, I have that one already, I just have so many books I haven't read it yet. Okay, how about this...oh, I have this one too. And this one. Hmm."
December 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
All the freaking time. If I didn’t keep a list it would be so many duplicates.
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Getting joint problems from sitting weird so the cat can stay comfy >>>>>>>>
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Getting joint problems from sitting weird so the cat can stay comfy >>>>>>>>
My hazards research gets awkward when I’m researching wildfires because I have a severe severe phobia of fires. Even afraid of smoke detectors.
Despite this, I am learning a lot from Megafire by Michael Kodas.
Despite this, I am learning a lot from Megafire by Michael Kodas.
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
My hazards research gets awkward when I’m researching wildfires because I have a severe severe phobia of fires. Even afraid of smoke detectors.
Despite this, I am learning a lot from Megafire by Michael Kodas.
Despite this, I am learning a lot from Megafire by Michael Kodas.
Just gonna pretend I didn’t see the small amount of snowflakes out my window.
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Just gonna pretend I didn’t see the small amount of snowflakes out my window.
I can’t believe Beau is 12 today!!!
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I can’t believe Beau is 12 today!!!
Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.
Tis the season for holiday teas. And therefore this helpful warning is necessary. Many of these holiday flavors have barley in them. If you have to be gluten free, check the ingredients. Many a celiac has been taken down by a holiday tea.
a cup of tea is being poured into a saucer with flowers on it
Alt: a cup of tea is being poured into a saucer with flowers on it
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November 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Tis the season for holiday teas. And therefore this helpful warning is necessary. Many of these holiday flavors have barley in them. If you have to be gluten free, check the ingredients. Many a celiac has been taken down by a holiday tea.
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The moment I realized in grad school that there is complete power in asking questions when you don't know what something means. Turns out, it's a baller move.
Normalize admitting you don’t know what some shit means!
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The moment I realized in grad school that there is complete power in asking questions when you don't know what something means. Turns out, it's a baller move.
Historian seeks high school coach to live in a cute house in the DMV suburbs with a few animals to be the fun aunt and uncle.
*house not provided.
*house not provided.
elmo from sesame street says " worth a shot "
Alt: elmo from sesame street says " worth a shot "
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November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Historian seeks high school coach to live in a cute house in the DMV suburbs with a few animals to be the fun aunt and uncle.
*house not provided.
*house not provided.
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
Losing your place in any book sucks. Losing your place in an academic book full of primary sources is an absolute nightmare because it all looks and reads the same. I’ve been trying to find my page for like an hour!
a cartoon of spongebob reading a book with a sponge flower in the background
Alt: a cartoon of spongebob reading a book with a sponge flower in the background
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November 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Losing your place in any book sucks. Losing your place in an academic book full of primary sources is an absolute nightmare because it all looks and reads the same. I’ve been trying to find my page for like an hour!
It is sunny. And very very windy. Which means Beau is chasing sunbeams.
November 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It is sunny. And very very windy. Which means Beau is chasing sunbeams.
Yes DePauw!!!!! Keeping that bell!!!! Go Tigers!!!
a red and gold object with a hole in the middle
Alt: The Monon Railroad bell, half gold for DePauw and half red for Wabash, being rung at the Monon Bell football game.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Yes DePauw!!!!! Keeping that bell!!!! Go Tigers!!!
Why am I up at 330am?
Woke up to a knock & my neighbors yippy dogs losing their absolute minds. Got curious enough to get out of bed and saw a second man in their house with a flashlight, no lights on & the owner outside in pajamas with the dogs.
No idea what happened but I’m so curious & awake.
Woke up to a knock & my neighbors yippy dogs losing their absolute minds. Got curious enough to get out of bed and saw a second man in their house with a flashlight, no lights on & the owner outside in pajamas with the dogs.
No idea what happened but I’m so curious & awake.
a man is peeking through a window with blinds .
Alt: a man is peeking through a window with blinds .
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November 15, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Why am I up at 330am?
Woke up to a knock & my neighbors yippy dogs losing their absolute minds. Got curious enough to get out of bed and saw a second man in their house with a flashlight, no lights on & the owner outside in pajamas with the dogs.
No idea what happened but I’m so curious & awake.
Woke up to a knock & my neighbors yippy dogs losing their absolute minds. Got curious enough to get out of bed and saw a second man in their house with a flashlight, no lights on & the owner outside in pajamas with the dogs.
No idea what happened but I’m so curious & awake.
Reading Child X
Watching The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and rewatching Abbott Elementary.
Watching The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and rewatching Abbott Elementary.
We made it to the weekend, friends! What are we reading, watching, listening to, or otherwise doing for fun (or distraction)?
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Reading Child X
Watching The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and rewatching Abbott Elementary.
Watching The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and rewatching Abbott Elementary.
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Don't miss my picks for environmental history worth reading from last month! October was a really vibrant month for #envhist. It was hard to choose just five!
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#EnvHist Worth Reading: October 2025
Find a landslide, urban light pollution, and unfulfilled treaty promises in the latest list of environmental history worth reading from Jessica DeWitt.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Don't miss my picks for environmental history worth reading from last month! October was a really vibrant month for #envhist. It was hard to choose just five!
niche-canada.org/2025/11/14/e...
niche-canada.org/2025/11/14/e...
Describe your cat’s personality with one photo.
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Describe your cat’s personality with one photo.
Nonfiction November started slow with some professional development and deep history reads.
Cultivate Your Garden by Dan Stoneking and Rebecca Kuperberg.
Intrepid Girls by Amy Erdman Farrell.
Cultivate Your Garden by Dan Stoneking and Rebecca Kuperberg.
Intrepid Girls by Amy Erdman Farrell.
November 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Nonfiction November started slow with some professional development and deep history reads.
Cultivate Your Garden by Dan Stoneking and Rebecca Kuperberg.
Intrepid Girls by Amy Erdman Farrell.
Cultivate Your Garden by Dan Stoneking and Rebecca Kuperberg.
Intrepid Girls by Amy Erdman Farrell.
International weather patterns indicate this could be a regular occurrence over the next few months. Remember your layers and check the weather each morning to see if it’s still sweater weather.
Temperatures up and down quite frequently ahead. Big news is chance of a freeze even in downtown DC early next week. Would be rather early if so. Find out how early and check out the latest forecast update at cwg.live!
November 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
International weather patterns indicate this could be a regular occurrence over the next few months. Remember your layers and check the weather each morning to see if it’s still sweater weather.
I scream sing along to Not Ready to Make Nice at least once a week.
people have completely memory holed this which is a shame because I don't know that I've seen anything like it before or since. Natalie Maines, performing in London, said she was ashamed that George W. Bush was from Texas, and in response she and her bandmates had their lives destroyed
In my second of two opinion writing seminars for MPP students today, I was asked about getting canceled in the future over writing today. I immediately responded with my deeply held belief that only The Chicks ever have been canceled. 3 of the 65 people laughed; everyone else was very confused.
November 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I scream sing along to Not Ready to Make Nice at least once a week.
I’m reading a book on the Girl Scouts and can’t get my old Girl Scout camp song out of my head.
I've had a strange, strange mix of earworms for a couple days.
"Polly Wolly Doodle" was among them.
"Polly Wolly Doodle" was among them.
November 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I’m reading a book on the Girl Scouts and can’t get my old Girl Scout camp song out of my head.