hausos.bsky.social
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scientist has-been and wannabe
dogs, cats, and the occasional elephant
bostonish
she/her
dogs, cats, and the occasional elephant
bostonish
she/her
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Powerful writing @literaryhub.bsky.social today. This, from Kao Kaila Yang, on preparing for the worst with her children, was a gut punch: lithub.com/letter-from-...
Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children…”
Today is Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. I got gas for the first time this year by myself. The gas station was mostly empty. I drove into the station, heart thudding in my chest. I did everything as f…
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January 28, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Powerful writing @literaryhub.bsky.social today. This, from Kao Kaila Yang, on preparing for the worst with her children, was a gut punch: lithub.com/letter-from-...
I’m not the only one walking the trail this morning.
January 23, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I’m not the only one walking the trail this morning.
It’s actually clear right now and may be a very faint hint of pink in the north.
January 20, 2026 at 12:26 AM
It’s actually clear right now and may be a very faint hint of pink in the north.
Plenty of snow on the ground, and more on the way. May be a good day for a fire in the wood stove.
January 18, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Plenty of snow on the ground, and more on the way. May be a good day for a fire in the wood stove.
Beautifully said, Miles.
P.S. I did my usual one hour walk every morning this week, thanks to my yaktrax
P.S. I did my usual one hour walk every morning this week, thanks to my yaktrax
In light of recent events, I wrote about why we should go outside more often when the weather is not looking good.
www.mindthemoss.com/p/its-bad-ou...
www.mindthemoss.com/p/its-bad-ou...
It's bad out there. Let's go!
A case for stepping outside when it's nasty
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January 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Beautifully said, Miles.
P.S. I did my usual one hour walk every morning this week, thanks to my yaktrax
P.S. I did my usual one hour walk every morning this week, thanks to my yaktrax
So what’s the deal, practically speaking, once there is no penny. After you’re charged sales tax, will they round up? Round down?
December 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
So what’s the deal, practically speaking, once there is no penny. After you’re charged sales tax, will they round up? Round down?
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I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This weather is terrible for violin strings.
December 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This weather is terrible for violin strings.
I’ve been really spoiled because our school district provides school supplies, so back to school shopping has been nonexistent. Apparently that’s not true once they hit junior high, though. I just got the school supply list and 😳
August 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I’ve been really spoiled because our school district provides school supplies, so back to school shopping has been nonexistent. Apparently that’s not true once they hit junior high, though. I just got the school supply list and 😳
Anybody know any good spooky round-the-campfire type stories that would entertain a couple of 12yo boys?!
July 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Anybody know any good spooky round-the-campfire type stories that would entertain a couple of 12yo boys?!
Voyage of the Mimi! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voy... The Voyage of the Mimi - Wikipedia
July 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Voyage of the Mimi! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voy... The Voyage of the Mimi - Wikipedia
Getting old sucks. I love riding rollercoasters and today I discovered that my vestibular system can’t handle it like in the past. 😩
June 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Getting old sucks. I love riding rollercoasters and today I discovered that my vestibular system can’t handle it like in the past. 😩
It was one of those perfectly warm and breezy evenings — summer in Boston doesn’t get much better and it was nice to enjoy it outside listening to live music
June 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
It was one of those perfectly warm and breezy evenings — summer in Boston doesn’t get much better and it was nice to enjoy it outside listening to live music
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No Kings Protest - Boston Commons, Boston, MA
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June 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
No Kings Protest - Boston Commons, Boston, MA
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god only knows what i’d be without you 😢
June 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
god only knows what i’d be without you 😢
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June 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It’s one of those months when it feels really good to sit and read in the sunroom …at least until tomorrow’s heat wave.
June 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It’s one of those months when it feels really good to sit and read in the sunroom …at least until tomorrow’s heat wave.
This post has excellent timing since I’ll be spending a couple of days at Saranac Lake soon. Yummmmmmy!
May 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
This post has excellent timing since I’ll be spending a couple of days at Saranac Lake soon. Yummmmmmy!
Finally FINALLY a gorgeous day to be outside.
May 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Finally FINALLY a gorgeous day to be outside.
Just spent 2.5 hours making music and wow did that feel good.. 😊
May 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Just spent 2.5 hours making music and wow did that feel good.. 😊
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LUCE's petition demanding that Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey protect our immigrant communities has 3,310 signatures out of a goal of 20,000.
I know Massachusetts Bluesky can get that number over 5,000 by the end of the day.
#mapoli #boston
www.lucemass.org/take-action
I know Massachusetts Bluesky can get that number over 5,000 by the end of the day.
#mapoli #boston
www.lucemass.org/take-action
May 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
LUCE's petition demanding that Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey protect our immigrant communities has 3,310 signatures out of a goal of 20,000.
I know Massachusetts Bluesky can get that number over 5,000 by the end of the day.
#mapoli #boston
www.lucemass.org/take-action
I know Massachusetts Bluesky can get that number over 5,000 by the end of the day.
#mapoli #boston
www.lucemass.org/take-action
Time to stop buying, people. Only absolute necessities. Time to hit them all where it hurts, and hard. No buying stuff from red states or giving them tourist dollars. prospect.org/economy/2025...
Trumpflation Is Here
The president’s lunatic tariffs are jacking up prices all over the place.
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May 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Time to stop buying, people. Only absolute necessities. Time to hit them all where it hurts, and hard. No buying stuff from red states or giving them tourist dollars. prospect.org/economy/2025...
Why is the media saying that US citizens are being “deported”? Where to exactly? Deportation implies you’re being sent back to your country of origin but if your country is the US, then where is that to, exactly? Let’s call it what it is— imprisoning innocent people without reason or a trial.
April 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Why is the media saying that US citizens are being “deported”? Where to exactly? Deportation implies you’re being sent back to your country of origin but if your country is the US, then where is that to, exactly? Let’s call it what it is— imprisoning innocent people without reason or a trial.
Fun to watch a reenactment of “Robbin’s Ride” in Acton MA just now, at the Faulkner homestead as part of the 250th anniversary #Acton250 programming
April 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Fun to watch a reenactment of “Robbin’s Ride” in Acton MA just now, at the Faulkner homestead as part of the 250th anniversary #Acton250 programming