Heidilama
@heidilama.bsky.social
Ponderer and wanderer. Interested in everything; expert in pretty much nothing, alas. Day job: process and systems improvement. Life goal: Understand how everything works.
If anyone in Minneapolis would be willing to talk to me about the DFL senior caucus and give me some insight before I join, please let me know. (For example, they don't seem to define "senior" but I'm pretty sure I'm not yet one, and is that ok?)
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
If anyone in Minneapolis would be willing to talk to me about the DFL senior caucus and give me some insight before I join, please let me know. (For example, they don't seem to define "senior" but I'm pretty sure I'm not yet one, and is that ok?)
This week's hot topic:
REFRIGERATOR ETIQUETTE
I know having to show up to an office to work for no good reason is somewhere between annoying and rage-inducing but c'mon, you can still be a decent and sensible human being.
REFRIGERATOR ETIQUETTE
I know having to show up to an office to work for no good reason is somewhere between annoying and rage-inducing but c'mon, you can still be a decent and sensible human being.
Step 1: Large wave of state agency employees returning to office
Step 2: Intranet article on "Microwave safety in the office"
Step 2: Intranet article on "Microwave safety in the office"
November 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This week's hot topic:
REFRIGERATOR ETIQUETTE
I know having to show up to an office to work for no good reason is somewhere between annoying and rage-inducing but c'mon, you can still be a decent and sensible human being.
REFRIGERATOR ETIQUETTE
I know having to show up to an office to work for no good reason is somewhere between annoying and rage-inducing but c'mon, you can still be a decent and sensible human being.
Taking a break from city politics for a sec to just say Tom Emmer really really sucks.
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Taking a break from city politics for a sec to just say Tom Emmer really really sucks.
Step 1: Large wave of state agency employees returning to office
Step 2: Intranet article on "Microwave safety in the office"
Step 2: Intranet article on "Microwave safety in the office"
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Step 1: Large wave of state agency employees returning to office
Step 2: Intranet article on "Microwave safety in the office"
Step 2: Intranet article on "Microwave safety in the office"
Honestly couldn't ask for a nicer day to vote. Thank you November, blue sky, trees of Powderhorn Park, body that still lets me walk when I really want to.
November 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Honestly couldn't ask for a nicer day to vote. Thank you November, blue sky, trees of Powderhorn Park, body that still lets me walk when I really want to.
Hell yeah! Says the underachieving first born daughter.
November 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Hell yeah! Says the underachieving first born daughter.
Halloween blizzard of '91? Been there, done that. Let me tell you about Halloween '87. Chilly but not cold; cloudy; no snow. Walking home from the grocery store, kids asked for candy. Looked in my bag and best I could offer was a box of Cap'n Crunch. They declined. I enjoyed my cereal. The end.
October 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Halloween blizzard of '91? Been there, done that. Let me tell you about Halloween '87. Chilly but not cold; cloudy; no snow. Walking home from the grocery store, kids asked for candy. Looked in my bag and best I could offer was a box of Cap'n Crunch. They declined. I enjoyed my cereal. The end.
Heard a tremendous racket, came to the kitchen, found this. At least it's not another shattered coffee cup this time.
October 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Heard a tremendous racket, came to the kitchen, found this. At least it's not another shattered coffee cup this time.
Went digging in a drawer for something else and found this.
I think Minnesota used to be super DFL? Anyway, Just Do It.
I think Minnesota used to be super DFL? Anyway, Just Do It.
October 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Went digging in a drawer for something else and found this.
I think Minnesota used to be super DFL? Anyway, Just Do It.
I think Minnesota used to be super DFL? Anyway, Just Do It.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
We need original documents.
We need original documents.
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
There is no date.
There is no date.
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
rm -rf ~/
rm -rf ~/
October 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
We need original documents.
We need original documents.
Well, damn.
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Well, damn.
Wholesome neighborhood content. Powderhorn, Minneapolis.
September 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Wholesome neighborhood content. Powderhorn, Minneapolis.
Got lots of thoughts about this but LOL OF COURSE is the best I can do for now. I mean, I'm not against back to office policies per se, but whether private or public, management needs to get their shit together. Maybe take some classes? Professional development?
A mix of confusion and dissatisfaction is festering among Target employees, as its biggest corporate unit settles into a mandatory three-day-a-week office schedule.
Target employees return to the office with a mix of confusion, dissatisfaction
A June employee survey found mounting frustration with leadership and the Minneapolis-based retailer’s direction; about 40% said they lacked confidence in the company’s future.
bit.ly
September 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Got lots of thoughts about this but LOL OF COURSE is the best I can do for now. I mean, I'm not against back to office policies per se, but whether private or public, management needs to get their shit together. Maybe take some classes? Professional development?
Awful lot of signage for a place with only 16 people.
September 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Awful lot of signage for a place with only 16 people.
I used to drink raw milk from our cows... Just sayin'. It went from the milk tank into our fridge then onto my cereal. Do not try this at home.
My mom's work is not forgotten because she had a full time job and paid no mind to the farm stuff.
My mom's work is not forgotten because she had a full time job and paid no mind to the farm stuff.
When people say "We used to drink raw milk from our own cow and it was fine,"
That's... usually not the case!
In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using.
We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that?
youtu.be/vKDPast9WFk
That's... usually not the case!
In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using.
We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that?
youtu.be/vKDPast9WFk
"Everyone Drank Raw Milk!" No They Didn't
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
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September 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I used to drink raw milk from our cows... Just sayin'. It went from the milk tank into our fridge then onto my cereal. Do not try this at home.
My mom's work is not forgotten because she had a full time job and paid no mind to the farm stuff.
My mom's work is not forgotten because she had a full time job and paid no mind to the farm stuff.
Aww, cows! I had a cow in this barn once. A pure-bred Guernsey named Queenie. Unfortunately she happened to be in heat that week and was quite uncontrollable so I/we came in last in showing. Also happened to be the year I learned to play poker. In this barn. I was 13.
There are cathedrals everywhere for those with the eyes to see
August 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Aww, cows! I had a cow in this barn once. A pure-bred Guernsey named Queenie. Unfortunately she happened to be in heat that week and was quite uncontrollable so I/we came in last in showing. Also happened to be the year I learned to play poker. In this barn. I was 13.
I really want to move back to the country. To the house my parents built on 10 wooded acres after selling our dairy farm in 1983. Could make an awesome artist/writer retreat. But I'm struggling to find a more self-defeating and intentionally isolating part of the state. #quandry #ToddCounty
August 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I really want to move back to the country. To the house my parents built on 10 wooded acres after selling our dairy farm in 1983. Could make an awesome artist/writer retreat. But I'm struggling to find a more self-defeating and intentionally isolating part of the state. #quandry #ToddCounty
It's Ok to, hey, Not Be, like, OK, right?
TO BE CLEAR: It is absolutely okay to not be okay. This number is a resource.
But I am so done with good people, orgs, services being sloppy with their copy. For me, this erodes trust, confidence, respect. Hire a proofreader for god's sake. I'm available.
TO BE CLEAR: It is absolutely okay to not be okay. This number is a resource.
But I am so done with good people, orgs, services being sloppy with their copy. For me, this erodes trust, confidence, respect. Hire a proofreader for god's sake. I'm available.
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Call or text 988 to talk.
You can find caregiver resources and more crisis support resources on our website. http://bit.ly/4mFritM
August 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
It's Ok to, hey, Not Be, like, OK, right?
TO BE CLEAR: It is absolutely okay to not be okay. This number is a resource.
But I am so done with good people, orgs, services being sloppy with their copy. For me, this erodes trust, confidence, respect. Hire a proofreader for god's sake. I'm available.
TO BE CLEAR: It is absolutely okay to not be okay. This number is a resource.
But I am so done with good people, orgs, services being sloppy with their copy. For me, this erodes trust, confidence, respect. Hire a proofreader for god's sake. I'm available.
Happy 19th Amendment Day to all who celebrate!
a poster that says voting like a girl since 1920 on it
Alt: a poster that says voting like a girl since 1920 on it
media.tenor.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Happy 19th Amendment Day to all who celebrate!
Childhood memories of visiting my grandparents' dairy farm in the early 70s. Grandma Clara always laid out round Colby, round salami, margarine, and white bread for lunch. There was maybe Miracle Whip? I was quite fascinated by the "cracks" in the Colby cheese at 6 yo because my mom never bought it.
1910: Wisconsin Central's express train "The Daylight Limited" arrives at Colby, Wisconsin. From these railway platforms the miracle of Colby Cheese spread across America.
August 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Childhood memories of visiting my grandparents' dairy farm in the early 70s. Grandma Clara always laid out round Colby, round salami, margarine, and white bread for lunch. There was maybe Miracle Whip? I was quite fascinated by the "cracks" in the Colby cheese at 6 yo because my mom never bought it.
Oh, I like this. Good directory. I feel like my money goes into a black hole with MPR/NPR but will happily support small TC stations or a tiny north woods or reservation station directly.
Ok here’s something cool. Adopt a station — donate to the public media stations that rely the most on federal funds. >>> adoptastation.org
Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media
Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.
adoptastation.org
July 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Oh, I like this. Good directory. I feel like my money goes into a black hole with MPR/NPR but will happily support small TC stations or a tiny north woods or reservation station directly.
Well, that was quite a disappointing storm last night, from my perch in south minneapolis. All my devices were charged! For what? One early BOOM, silent lightning, a bit of rain.
We really needed that storm that really wasn't. Folks elsewhere were not as lucky.
We really needed that storm that really wasn't. Folks elsewhere were not as lucky.
July 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Well, that was quite a disappointing storm last night, from my perch in south minneapolis. All my devices were charged! For what? One early BOOM, silent lightning, a bit of rain.
We really needed that storm that really wasn't. Folks elsewhere were not as lucky.
We really needed that storm that really wasn't. Folks elsewhere were not as lucky.
The Midwest has finally discovered corn. www.startribune.com/corn-sweat-h...
It’s hot and humid in Minnesota. Is ‘corn sweat’ to blame?
The phenomenon could be contributing to the heat index in southwestern Minnesota, a climatologist with the state said.
www.startribune.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The Midwest has finally discovered corn. www.startribune.com/corn-sweat-h...