Denali
@denali.bsky.social
Early childhood and public systems researcher.
Rich inner life. No inside voice. I live in Chicago.
Photo by https://www.greginda.com/
Rich inner life. No inside voice. I live in Chicago.
Photo by https://www.greginda.com/
Browsing the library for a science audiobook to listen to at night is a truly wild ride. There is...a lot going on here.
Also I'm doing this bc JD Vance walked into my dreams for 3 consecutive nights before I discovered that my phone was playing a podcast talking about him after I fell asleep.
Also I'm doing this bc JD Vance walked into my dreams for 3 consecutive nights before I discovered that my phone was playing a podcast talking about him after I fell asleep.
January 4, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Browsing the library for a science audiobook to listen to at night is a truly wild ride. There is...a lot going on here.
Also I'm doing this bc JD Vance walked into my dreams for 3 consecutive nights before I discovered that my phone was playing a podcast talking about him after I fell asleep.
Also I'm doing this bc JD Vance walked into my dreams for 3 consecutive nights before I discovered that my phone was playing a podcast talking about him after I fell asleep.
Also let the record reflect that today was the day I was trying out a new habit of not consuming news first thing in the morning.
Probably still a smart move. At least I assembled my new desk.
Probably still a smart move. At least I assembled my new desk.
January 3, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Also let the record reflect that today was the day I was trying out a new habit of not consuming news first thing in the morning.
Probably still a smart move. At least I assembled my new desk.
Probably still a smart move. At least I assembled my new desk.
I have a demographic hot take brewing but as youre talking to people about all the stuff, consider asking where they were and what they were doing and thinking in early 2023 leading up to the US invasion of Iraq.
January 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I have a demographic hot take brewing but as youre talking to people about all the stuff, consider asking where they were and what they were doing and thinking in early 2023 leading up to the US invasion of Iraq.
If one of your goals for this year is to connect more meaningfully with the people in your community, I cannot recommend community meals enough.
Here is a great one that we have attended in Albany Park.
The next one is this Friday (1/9). More on the what and why at gathertogetheralbanypark.org
Here is a great one that we have attended in Albany Park.
The next one is this Friday (1/9). More on the what and why at gathertogetheralbanypark.org
January 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
If one of your goals for this year is to connect more meaningfully with the people in your community, I cannot recommend community meals enough.
Here is a great one that we have attended in Albany Park.
The next one is this Friday (1/9). More on the what and why at gathertogetheralbanypark.org
Here is a great one that we have attended in Albany Park.
The next one is this Friday (1/9). More on the what and why at gathertogetheralbanypark.org
Final holiday gift for my husband arrived and if anyone is looking for a partner on a line of state and municipal scandal themed joke gifts, my DMs are open
January 3, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Final holiday gift for my husband arrived and if anyone is looking for a partner on a line of state and municipal scandal themed joke gifts, my DMs are open
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❤️ books+beautiful blank journals, & want to learn to make your own? Come get a friendly intro to bookbinding & making; learn methods like long stitch, woven spine, Japanese stab binding; make your own leather-wrapped journal or meander no-sew sketchbook; or take an intensive 4-day bookbinding intro
January 2, 2026 at 6:17 PM
❤️ books+beautiful blank journals, & want to learn to make your own? Come get a friendly intro to bookbinding & making; learn methods like long stitch, woven spine, Japanese stab binding; make your own leather-wrapped journal or meander no-sew sketchbook; or take an intensive 4-day bookbinding intro
Charles Grodin is so fantastic in The Great Muppet Caper. Also fun explaining to the 8 yr old that he's the "look at me like a human boy" guy from Clifford.
January 1, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Charles Grodin is so fantastic in The Great Muppet Caper. Also fun explaining to the 8 yr old that he's the "look at me like a human boy" guy from Clifford.
I read 80 books this year.
On the last one my kid was playing a computer game. A fancy mom walked by and told her kid "we don't go to the library to play games." Me neither lady...i just need to keep my kid occupied while I read a thriller about bigamy.
However you got it done this year, bravo.
On the last one my kid was playing a computer game. A fancy mom walked by and told her kid "we don't go to the library to play games." Me neither lady...i just need to keep my kid occupied while I read a thriller about bigamy.
However you got it done this year, bravo.
December 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I read 80 books this year.
On the last one my kid was playing a computer game. A fancy mom walked by and told her kid "we don't go to the library to play games." Me neither lady...i just need to keep my kid occupied while I read a thriller about bigamy.
However you got it done this year, bravo.
On the last one my kid was playing a computer game. A fancy mom walked by and told her kid "we don't go to the library to play games." Me neither lady...i just need to keep my kid occupied while I read a thriller about bigamy.
However you got it done this year, bravo.
Zootopia seems like it has a pretty boss high speed rail system
December 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Zootopia seems like it has a pretty boss high speed rail system
A gentle reminder to anyone who feels like dunking on regions with falling vaccination rates or communities with low MMR rates: %ge of kids vaccinated is a measure that includes a lot of trends including fertility shifts, migration, and access to healthcare AS WELL as vaccine hesitancy and refusal
December 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A gentle reminder to anyone who feels like dunking on regions with falling vaccination rates or communities with low MMR rates: %ge of kids vaccinated is a measure that includes a lot of trends including fertility shifts, migration, and access to healthcare AS WELL as vaccine hesitancy and refusal
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As vaccination has become a political hot potato, the already patchwork of counties & schools meeting herd immunity standards has fallen further.
Maps + an interactive to lookup your local schools in this blockbuster w/ @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & @caitlingilbert.bsky.social
wapo.st/49zDc43
Maps + an interactive to lookup your local schools in this blockbuster w/ @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & @caitlingilbert.bsky.social
wapo.st/49zDc43
December 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
As vaccination has become a political hot potato, the already patchwork of counties & schools meeting herd immunity standards has fallen further.
Maps + an interactive to lookup your local schools in this blockbuster w/ @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & @caitlingilbert.bsky.social
wapo.st/49zDc43
Maps + an interactive to lookup your local schools in this blockbuster w/ @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & @caitlingilbert.bsky.social
wapo.st/49zDc43
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The briliant @moriartymaps.com built the beautiful graphics in this piece including the extremely data-heavy lookup map. Read the full piece to check out all of his incredible work. Extremely grateful to work with such talented folks at the Post every day!
December 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The briliant @moriartymaps.com built the beautiful graphics in this piece including the extremely data-heavy lookup map. Read the full piece to check out all of his incredible work. Extremely grateful to work with such talented folks at the Post every day!
There are few dining experiences I enjoy more than eating a perfectly passable meal I've prepared while watching either Chicago's Best or Check Please.
December 31, 2025 at 1:41 AM
There are few dining experiences I enjoy more than eating a perfectly passable meal I've prepared while watching either Chicago's Best or Check Please.
When I was in planning school we were encouraged to go to public spaces and observe how people used space. It gave me a real appreciation of spaces that allow everyone to just do their thing and the HWLC children's library is so that.
December 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
When I was in planning school we were encouraged to go to public spaces and observe how people used space. It gave me a real appreciation of spaces that allow everyone to just do their thing and the HWLC children's library is so that.
@blockclubchi.bsky.social and Borderless Mag with some reporting on SPARC and how the City is coming up short on coordinated care. SPARC is where the Peoples Clinic posts up every week, helping folks trapped in this administrative nightmare.
December 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
@blockclubchi.bsky.social and Borderless Mag with some reporting on SPARC and how the City is coming up short on coordinated care. SPARC is where the Peoples Clinic posts up every week, helping folks trapped in this administrative nightmare.
Do you have FSA/HSA $$ to spend?
Illinois Union of the Homeless does weekly clinics at the City's intake shelter and you can buy and donate supplies to help your unhoused neighbors!
Illinois Union of the Homeless does weekly clinics at the City's intake shelter and you can buy and donate supplies to help your unhoused neighbors!
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December 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Do you have FSA/HSA $$ to spend?
Illinois Union of the Homeless does weekly clinics at the City's intake shelter and you can buy and donate supplies to help your unhoused neighbors!
Illinois Union of the Homeless does weekly clinics at the City's intake shelter and you can buy and donate supplies to help your unhoused neighbors!
Since we are all home this time of year my husband is a more frequent character here than usual
Him(to his calendar): can't do that meeting on Tuesday. It's a holiday.
Me: January 6? Is that Epiphany?
Husband: Sure was for Mike Pence!
Him(to his calendar): can't do that meeting on Tuesday. It's a holiday.
Me: January 6? Is that Epiphany?
Husband: Sure was for Mike Pence!
December 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Since we are all home this time of year my husband is a more frequent character here than usual
Him(to his calendar): can't do that meeting on Tuesday. It's a holiday.
Me: January 6? Is that Epiphany?
Husband: Sure was for Mike Pence!
Him(to his calendar): can't do that meeting on Tuesday. It's a holiday.
Me: January 6? Is that Epiphany?
Husband: Sure was for Mike Pence!
On a related note if anyone has any good informational writing courses, methods, or books they would recommend, please please share. In 2026, I'm definitely looking to build some skills and tactics to get the thoughts onto the page.
Work feedback I received (not for the first time):
"There's a lot of thoughts in here, Denali"
"There's a lot of thoughts in here, Denali"
December 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
On a related note if anyone has any good informational writing courses, methods, or books they would recommend, please please share. In 2026, I'm definitely looking to build some skills and tactics to get the thoughts onto the page.
Work feedback I received (not for the first time):
"There's a lot of thoughts in here, Denali"
"There's a lot of thoughts in here, Denali"
December 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Work feedback I received (not for the first time):
"There's a lot of thoughts in here, Denali"
"There's a lot of thoughts in here, Denali"
We had a community meeting a while back now about an encampment in a nearby park. A woman who lives near me who supports encampment closure got up and spoke saying that if her child was living in the park she would want someone to go get them because they shouldn't be allowed to live "that way."
December 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We had a community meeting a while back now about an encampment in a nearby park. A woman who lives near me who supports encampment closure got up and spoke saying that if her child was living in the park she would want someone to go get them because they shouldn't be allowed to live "that way."
“I’m afraid he’s going to die at some point,” Greg said, his voice growing quieter. “If he relapses or uses again, it’s eventually going to kill him. That’s my biggest fear. And my other fear, I guess, is just being estranged from him.”
Parents who have kids with addiction are often afraid – not of their kids, but for them. My latest:
‘Just like so many families’: US parents of addicted kids relate to the Reiners – but fear stigma
The challenges of drug and alcohol addiction are familiar, but violence against others is highly unusual, parents say
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
“I’m afraid he’s going to die at some point,” Greg said, his voice growing quieter. “If he relapses or uses again, it’s eventually going to kill him. That’s my biggest fear. And my other fear, I guess, is just being estranged from him.”
My husband texted me while I was at the gym to let me know that now that Bridgette Bardot is dead there are 3 people who are still alive who are name checked in We Didn't Start the Fire. I got 2 right away and am trying to think about the third (Beatlemania is not a person).
December 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
My husband texted me while I was at the gym to let me know that now that Bridgette Bardot is dead there are 3 people who are still alive who are name checked in We Didn't Start the Fire. I got 2 right away and am trying to think about the third (Beatlemania is not a person).
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I still think this. If anything, working on @unbreaking.org has convinced me that people could use more ways of making sense of information across disparate sources.
I continue to believe we need a book on "information architecture for github repos, Slack channels, JIRA, gdocs, wikis, etc." It's a pity that the title "Keeping Found Things Found" has already been used...
s anyone an expert is documentation in Github? My concerns on improving are:
1. Organizing for findability (example: research can get buried as subfolders of projects, so it’s hard to collate or see what might be relevant over time)
2. Ironically, version control (how to mark pages as deprecated)
1. Organizing for findability (example: research can get buried as subfolders of projects, so it’s hard to collate or see what might be relevant over time)
2. Ironically, version control (how to mark pages as deprecated)
December 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I still think this. If anything, working on @unbreaking.org has convinced me that people could use more ways of making sense of information across disparate sources.
Ok is it worse to run away with your best friend's wife or your wife's best friend?
December 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Ok is it worse to run away with your best friend's wife or your wife's best friend?
What kind of monster drinks the last cup of coffee at night?
December 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
What kind of monster drinks the last cup of coffee at night?