Catherine Bannister
@cbannister.bsky.social
Contumacious and curious, an avid follower of useless information.
To learn more about the Smithsonian Campaign for Our Shared Future, go here: oa.si.edu
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To protect our beautiful National Parks, npca.org
To learn more about the Smithsonian Campaign for Our Shared Future, go here: oa.si.edu
To help #EndALZ please visit alz.org
To protect our beautiful National Parks, npca.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
well, yeah, but it’s an overview - they’re trying to fit the highlights of multiple events into 3 hours
February 12, 2026 at 3:48 AM
well, yeah, but it’s an overview - they’re trying to fit the highlights of multiple events into 3 hours
It was an unexpectedly wonderful Final Jeopardy!
February 12, 2026 at 2:07 AM
It was an unexpectedly wonderful Final Jeopardy!
A friend gave me her matinee tix today. So good. (There is a “Zoom” call that, sadly, really hits home 😊)
February 11, 2026 at 9:15 PM
A friend gave me her matinee tix today. So good. (There is a “Zoom” call that, sadly, really hits home 😊)
Gonna try this this week! 🥣 😋
February 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Gonna try this this week! 🥣 😋
February 11, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Chicago friends: from where do you source your paczki?
My Polish friend swears Roeser’s is the best on the northside.
I need a plan for next week!
My Polish friend swears Roeser’s is the best on the northside.
I need a plan for next week!
February 11, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Chicago friends: from where do you source your paczki?
My Polish friend swears Roeser’s is the best on the northside.
I need a plan for next week!
My Polish friend swears Roeser’s is the best on the northside.
I need a plan for next week!
I would really like to see ice skating. “We don’t know” is not breaking news.
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM
I would really like to see ice skating. “We don’t know” is not breaking news.
“But considering all the potential negative uses will slow us down!” 🙄
February 11, 2026 at 2:14 AM
“But considering all the potential negative uses will slow us down!” 🙄
Mmmm wish I’d seen this recipe last week when it was so frigid here. But it’s Chicago so I’m sure we’ll have another polar vortex before Cubs home opener.
This French-Canadian Classic Blends Wine, Whiskey, and Maple Into the Coziest Sip
The Caribou is a French-Canadian mulled wine combining red wine, rye whiskey, maple syrup, and orange juice. Serve this easy-to-make hot cocktail for the ultimate winter warmer.
www.foodandwine.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Mmmm wish I’d seen this recipe last week when it was so frigid here. But it’s Chicago so I’m sure we’ll have another polar vortex before Cubs home opener.
Headed there Thursday!
February 11, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Headed there Thursday!
When I visited NASA in Houston last year I thought the Texans were just pronouncing “Gemini” with their drawls but then the contestant on Jeopardy! today also said “jem-a-nee”, so I had to look it up. TIL that’s the official NASA way since 1965!
February 11, 2026 at 12:36 AM
When I visited NASA in Houston last year I thought the Texans were just pronouncing “Gemini” with their drawls but then the contestant on Jeopardy! today also said “jem-a-nee”, so I had to look it up. TIL that’s the official NASA way since 1965!
How do you even get that from the spelling? It’s one of the most phonetic street names we have, tbh
February 11, 2026 at 12:01 AM
How do you even get that from the spelling? It’s one of the most phonetic street names we have, tbh
Life goal: a small third-floor puzzling chamber
February 10, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Life goal: a small third-floor puzzling chamber
I think you’re right. They hear mRNA and automatically shut down anything associated with it. So frustrating - the years of work with them was such a factor in getting Covid vax so quickly!
February 10, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I think you’re right. They hear mRNA and automatically shut down anything associated with it. So frustrating - the years of work with them was such a factor in getting Covid vax so quickly!
I think they’re more evil than stupid, but yes.
February 10, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I think they’re more evil than stupid, but yes.
Looks like I need a visit to the Art Institute stat!
In what will likely be a major draw for the museum, the Art Institute of Chicago on Tuesday installed its first-ever Norman Rockwell painting, and it depicts the Chicago Cubs.
The Art Institute of Chicago just hung its first Norman Rockwell, and it depicts the Cubs
chicago.suntimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Looks like I need a visit to the Art Institute stat!
Ages ago (grew up in STL). It’s pretty and there’s the lodge. We never stayed over so can’t say for sure, but your “at least one” is correct.
February 10, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Ages ago (grew up in STL). It’s pretty and there’s the lodge. We never stayed over so can’t say for sure, but your “at least one” is correct.
February 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
The practice of writing dates and names on the back of physical photos has been so helpful as I’ve been scanning decades of albums. I‘m not going to have a clue who some people are in the shots I’ve taken digitally!
February 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The practice of writing dates and names on the back of physical photos has been so helpful as I’ve been scanning decades of albums. I‘m not going to have a clue who some people are in the shots I’ve taken digitally!
Me too! (More often lately, it seems)
February 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Me too! (More often lately, it seems)
I completely fell in love with her!
February 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I completely fell in love with her!
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM