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Rachel Lee Cherry
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Higher ed data nerd (Michigan State), band mom, cycling obsessed triathlete. Thanks to my dogs, vacuuming is my true passion.
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Not from this winter, but trust that the same thing is happening this winter. Apollo loves his frisbee, he loves snow, and the BEST thing in the world is chasing a frisbee in the snow. He could do it for hours.
Apollo, a yellow lab/shepherd mix dog, and his emotional support frisbee, which he has chomped into a taco shape. It’s less aerodynamic that way but he doesn’t care. He’s running in the snow, and the sheer number of paw prints shows that he’s been running back and forth so. much.
January 26, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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it’s a real need!
Large black pitbull ready for his lil walk in the rain. He’s wearing an aggressively pink raincoat under his harness and leash.
January 15, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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Not a lot of riding for me this year; I trained for spring/fall half marathons and did one sprint tri. That still gave me 650+ miles on the bike, mostly in summer!

This year I’ve got gravel on my mind, racing and just riding. I planned a new local route last winter and have yet to ride it.
Yellow and orange bike leaning against a sign giving directions and distance to four small towns, two to the left (north) and two to the right (south)
December 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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This headline is my Onion all-timer. It’s a silly little bit, but there was an honest-to-god razor arms race happening and then Gillette did EXACTLY THIS
Fuck Everything, We're Doing Five Blades Published: February 18, 2004 Would someone tell me how this happened? We were the fucking vanguard of shaving in this country. The Gillette Mach3 was the razor to own. Then the other guy came out with a three-blade razor. Were we scared? Hell, no. Because we hit back with a little thing called the Mach3Turbo. That's three blades and an aloe strip. For moisture. But you know what happened next? Shut up, I'm telling you what happened—the bastards went to four blades.
December 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
Skeletor says “I hate how most of my problems are abstract or systemic. I want to fight them with a sword.”
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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We also have a white sofa and it looks absolutely gorgeous in the room. Or did originally. It’s still very comfy but the white fabric has not at all held up to five years of kids (now 14 and 12) and dogs (which we did not have when we bought the sofa).
Pristine white sofa in my living room, in the glow of afternoon light. Ozzy, a cat, is perched on the cushion with his paws tucked underneath him, not creating stains or bothering anybody at all.
November 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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LRT: what a great moment to have picked this up
A library book, “The Rise and Decline of Faculty Governance: Professionalization and the Modern American University” by Larry G. Gerber
October 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Recliner, couch, office chair… I have so many photos of baby naps like this. At night we coslept (the only way I got decent sleep). We had bed rails on both sides of the bed to prevent baby from rolling off the side. Baby is about to turn 12.
I’m seated in a big red recliner staring wryly at the camera. My nursing tank top is technically still on my body. Sleeping peacefully on my chest is my 8-month old baby. One chubby hand and arm is also resting on my chest.
August 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Well, that was harder than it had to be. 🥵

What’d I miss?
My bike, a yellow and orange Liv Avail, in front of a sign giving the mileage to several towns in opposite directions. Layered on top of the image are my Strava stats for this ride: 25.42 miles in 1 hour 43 minutes, with 325 feet of elevation gain.
July 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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I used to run with a pretty tough gang when I was younger.

The Gang:
Darkwing Duck
June 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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I’m out on Grand Rapids Triathlon bike course volunteer duty this fine morning.
A sandwich-board sign in the middle of a country road that reads Half Turnaround with a U-shaped arrow
June 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Gorgeous day for a ride.

(not sponsored by @thehatersguide.bsky.social)
Orange and yellow road bike leaning against the side of a bridge, with lots of trees and bright blue sky visible in the background. The bridge crosses a babbling stream and there’s wetland habitat on either side. Cycling water bottle that says Haterade, in the style of the Gatorade logo.
May 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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My dire wolf must be a cousin of yours. Extremely similar genetic markers. I have done science to determine this.
Apollo, a golden lab/shepherd mix dire wolf, looks expectantly at the camera. He is standing, wagging his tail, and 200% ready to catch any possible frisbees that might be thrown here in a minute. If it’s frisbee time. PLEASE LET IT BE FRISBEE TIME
April 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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For reference:
the 11 seasons of midwestern states: winter fool's spring second winter spring of deception third winter mud season actual spring summer false fall second summer (1 week) actual fall
March 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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This is what I post from.
A Victorian-style gossip bench: comfortable, lavish-looking upholstered chair on one side with a rolled arm and an ornate carved back. The other side of the bench is an integrated table that holds an old-timey telephone, a pad of paper and a pen. It also has a drawer where you could keep more notes, love letters, a telephone book, pens, empty envelopes, batteries, paper clips, trinkets, or a thousand other things.
January 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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Exhibit A. I love him and his five brain cells so much
Zeus, a black pit bull, sits on a concrete back porch in summer and sniffs the air. What’s going on between those ears? Absolutely nothing.
December 23, 2024 at 3:26 PM
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Zeus shares my mood.
Zeus, a large black dog (who is actually a tiny baby princess), has wrapped himself in a warm fuzzy blanket and is snoozing on a couch.
November 30, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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Behold my midwestern-ness! Tiny crock pot perfect for keeping gravy warm.
A very small red slow cooker with gravy in it, next to a smallish/regular-sized Crock Pot brand slow cooker that holds mashed potatoes.
November 28, 2024 at 6:12 PM
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Smashed the turkey trot this morning. Thanksgiving day off to a great start 🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️
Yours truly, in an orange running jacket, in front of a colorful mural of a guitar. Other runners, some in the race shirt, mill around in the background.
November 28, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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Strava art achievement unlocked ✅ 🚴🏻‍♀️
A Strava map of today’s bike ride in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. The map is in the shape of a turkey (the kind you make with your hand, where your thumb is the head and your four fingers are the feathers), and the ride is titled “Happy Thanksgiving 🦃”. Distance: 26.30 miles. Elevation gain: 1,040 feet. Moving time: 2:34:47. Average power: 105 watts. Strava also tells me that with this ride, I completed my weekly distance goal.
November 24, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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Mine sparks joy every time I use it!
Yellow TdF Femmes 2024 cup decorated with bicycles and a drawing of Alpe d’Huez. A chocolate stroopwafel is balanced on the rim.
November 22, 2024 at 2:21 PM