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Sarah Burke Cahalan
@sarahbc.bsky.social
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former/eternal librarian
…most of what I post here deletes after a few days ✨


https://sarahburkecahalan.com/poetry
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sarahbc.bsky.social
I have been building this theory out of anecdotes, too; it's got to be part of the picture with childhood vaccinations. Sooo much easier to opt out saying "God's got this" than run the gauntlet of phone calls, appointments, side effects, sick notes, pto, etc.
schomj.bsky.social Jess Schomberg @schomj.bsky.social · 5h
my evidence-free pet theory is that a lot of current anti-vaxxing is cope, because people don't have enough PTO to take a day off work for planned illness (side effects) and also don't believe they have a future, but that is overwhelming to contemplate, so it's easier to think of vaccines as useless
December 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
sarahbc.bsky.social
Look at the rainbow in the blowhole mist! 🐋
December 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
sarahbc.bsky.social
This year I'm trying to substitute chestnuts for almonds in a few of my go-to December recipes. I recently used them in David Lebovitz's almond cake and it worked great! Different but so good. 🌰 🌳 www.davidlebovitz.com/almond-cake-...
Almond Cake
A delicious, moist cake made with almonds!
www.davidlebovitz.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
sarahbc.bsky.social
This is such a delightful podcast! I'm two episodes in and we're 100% on David Macaulay books (Cathedral, Castle, Pyramid) contributing to medievalist original stories 🏰
americanmedieval.bsky.social American Medieval @americanmedieval.bsky.social · 7d
DID YOU KNOW that you can leave a review if you're enjoying the podcast* and that, if you did, we'd appreciate it???

Let people know you're listening and maybe think of subscribing --> patreon.com/AmericanMedieval

*unfortunately, it's illegal to leave a bad review
screenshot of reviews of the podcast - 7 total 5 star reviews
December 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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rvontha.bsky.social
Happy Feast of the Immaculate Conception!
Robin saying, "The Immaculate Conception is when Jesus was concei--" Batman, slapping him across the face, yells in reply, "MARY!" This image has been around for a while and, sadly, I do not know who created it.
December 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
sarahbc.bsky.social
Today in AI chatbots tell users what they want to hear and thereby sever our trusting relationships with other humans
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
sarahbc.bsky.social
Listen, at least you didn't pay for a nonrefundable rental car on the wrong continent today. (Which a family member just did 🤦‍♀️ )
December 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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sarahbc.bsky.social
this time of year can be hard, especially if you're the Gävle goat 🐐 🔥 ❄️

from @poetrycurrency.bsky.social last winter 💕

@gavlebocken.bsky.social
giant version of a traditional Swedish Yule goat figure made of straw, surrounded by spikes, illuminated in a snowy nighttime scene Gävle Goat For those who stand out in the snow with a field of spikes around them, who wait for villagers to shoot their hearts with flaming arrows, for those who feed the jackdaws, voles, the burrows full of warm demanding creatures which gnaw and tear their flesh to pieces, for those who rise again just as the days are shortest, some holidays can be a burden. My mother and her mother and her mother died midwinter. O to be a seed again O to gambol by moonlight, my shadow dark as honey made from buckwheat flowers.
December 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
sarahbc.bsky.social
this time of year can be hard, especially if you're the Gävle goat 🐐 🔥 ❄️

from @poetrycurrency.bsky.social last winter 💕

@gavlebocken.bsky.social
giant version of a traditional Swedish Yule goat figure made of straw, surrounded by spikes, illuminated in a snowy nighttime scene Gävle Goat For those who stand out in the snow with a field of spikes around them, who wait for villagers to shoot their hearts with flaming arrows, for those who feed the jackdaws, voles, the burrows full of warm demanding creatures which gnaw and tear their flesh to pieces, for those who rise again just as the days are shortest, some holidays can be a burden. My mother and her mother and her mother died midwinter. O to be a seed again O to gambol by moonlight, my shadow dark as honey made from buckwheat flowers.
December 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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erikhoffner.bsky.social
Researchers saw a North Atlantic right whale near Boston recently which was last reported from Ireland:

"An extraordinary connection showing the whale traveled 3,000 miles across the Atlantic"

This rarity suggests that historical habitats may still hold value & the species keeps seeking them out
Unique scarring on the right side of the whale’s head is one of several features that helped researchers in the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life match photos from the Ireland sighting (left) with images captured by the Center for Coastal Studies off Boston (right). CREDIT: Naomi D’arcy (left) and Center for Coastal Studies, taken under NOAA permit 25740-03 (right)
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
sarahbc.bsky.social
A mouse moved into our house when we were away for Thanksgiving and I am sure it's grateful my kids did a messy craft involving peanut butter and bird seeds this afternoon 🙄
December 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
sarahbc.bsky.social
Put this on my gravestone:
sarahbc.bsky.social Sarah Burke Cahalan @sarahbc.bsky.social · 4d
I would like to reiterate that one person's wistful nostalgia does not mean the world requires reenchantment.
December 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
sarahbc.bsky.social
Muppets are really good at Christmas actually. 🤓
dirtdork.bsky.social Dirt Dork. @dirtdork.bsky.social · 6d
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
A screenshot of a post from r/nostalgia with a blurry picture of a Christmas tree (dated 11/23/2013) and the caption "Why doesn't Christmas feel like magic anymore? Do you remember the joy of baking cookies and decorating a Christmas tree with your family?"
December 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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bcpminuscontext.bsky.social
always correspond to the astronomical equinox
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
sarahbc.bsky.social
(in public parks and playgrounds in the Dayton, OH area - birds!)
sarahbc.bsky.social Sarah Burke Cahalan @sarahbc.bsky.social · 5d
I have seen bald eagles two days in a row! At two different locations. Does this mean I should run for office? 🦅
December 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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gregpak.net
hi i'm a billionaire my company, which will definitely not murder everyone, is named SauronMurdersEveryone Inc after the beloved jrr tolkien character sauron whom i have always admired for his disruptive use of world changing technology and for murdering everyone
December 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
sarahbc.bsky.social
Catholic parish within the Archdiocese of Boston 🙏
ladymolson.com Leslie Molson @ladymolson.com · 5d
The Saint Susanna Parish church in Dedham, MA replaced Jesus, Mary and Joseph with the sign "ICE was here" in its nativity scene display.

More: www.wpri.com/new-england/...
Saint Susanna Parish's nativity scene, with the sign "ICE WAS HERE" in place of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. The sign also has a statement that the church is a sanctuary with a phone number to call for help.
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
sarahbc.bsky.social
I have seen bald eagles two days in a row! At two different locations. Does this mean I should run for office? 🦅
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM