Kay Bolya
@kaybolya.bsky.social
Professor, student, poet, indie author, too busy for my own good
Asked my students to reflect, using Makiguchi's framework of value creation. One student responded:
"If you can find enjoyment in something, learn from it, and then use it to make some part of life better, that's a valuable approach, no matter what subject you’re dealing with."
"If you can find enjoyment in something, learn from it, and then use it to make some part of life better, that's a valuable approach, no matter what subject you’re dealing with."
December 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Asked my students to reflect, using Makiguchi's framework of value creation. One student responded:
"If you can find enjoyment in something, learn from it, and then use it to make some part of life better, that's a valuable approach, no matter what subject you’re dealing with."
"If you can find enjoyment in something, learn from it, and then use it to make some part of life better, that's a valuable approach, no matter what subject you’re dealing with."
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Harbor Market December 20
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December 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Trump announced a 5000% increase in all numbers, in ICE raids, cruel and inhumane
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December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Trump announced a 5000% increase in all numbers, in ICE raids, cruel and inhumane
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I got my tickle-me-wiggly out of his
Naughty isolation bag, showed my loved ones
How little I’ll spend on Black Friday.
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Naughty isolation bag, showed my loved ones
How little I’ll spend on Black Friday.
Image by: unsplash.com/@jontyson
Want more? www.kaitlynbolyard.com/publications
November 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I got my tickle-me-wiggly out of his
Naughty isolation bag, showed my loved ones
How little I’ll spend on Black Friday.
Image by: unsplash.com/@jontyson
Want more? www.kaitlynbolyard.com/publications
Naughty isolation bag, showed my loved ones
How little I’ll spend on Black Friday.
Image by: unsplash.com/@jontyson
Want more? www.kaitlynbolyard.com/publications
Trying to remember why I still use Facebook when Bluesky exists.
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Trying to remember why I still use Facebook when Bluesky exists.
A dollar-store notebook, barely held together by binding, accepts my daily offering gratefully. It never expected these rhymes, this curlicued poetry. Rather short, jotted notes, grocery lists - ripped pages - mere moments instead of the contemplation of sages. Yet the pen it meets is just as cheap.
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A dollar-store notebook, barely held together by binding, accepts my daily offering gratefully. It never expected these rhymes, this curlicued poetry. Rather short, jotted notes, grocery lists - ripped pages - mere moments instead of the contemplation of sages. Yet the pen it meets is just as cheap.
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Pope Francis busted his holy ass,
Migraine morphing into a hell of a good morning,
Ravens in bloom over his grave.
Migraine morphing into a hell of a good morning,
Ravens in bloom over his grave.
April 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Pope Francis busted his holy ass,
Migraine morphing into a hell of a good morning,
Ravens in bloom over his grave.
Migraine morphing into a hell of a good morning,
Ravens in bloom over his grave.
When you fart and sneeze at the same time, the whole world goes white for a moment.
April 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
When you fart and sneeze at the same time, the whole world goes white for a moment.
Today I learned the term "dink" isn't as innocuous as I thought. I've always used it to mean "double income, no kids" but of course it has another more inappropriate meaning (probably multiple).
April 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Today I learned the term "dink" isn't as innocuous as I thought. I've always used it to mean "double income, no kids" but of course it has another more inappropriate meaning (probably multiple).
Today, I asked my students why they should incorporate opposing viewpoints into their argumentative essays. One responded: "So you don't look like you have your head up your ass."
April 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Today, I asked my students why they should incorporate opposing viewpoints into their argumentative essays. One responded: "So you don't look like you have your head up your ass."
Our Free Country (a BlueSky poem):
To prevent drunk texts, my phone now only
Opens if I can pass a breathalyzer. On top of that
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To prevent drunk texts, my phone now only
Opens if I can pass a breathalyzer. On top of that
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March 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Our Free Country (a BlueSky poem):
To prevent drunk texts, my phone now only
Opens if I can pass a breathalyzer. On top of that
Image by unsplash.com/@samuelschne...
To prevent drunk texts, my phone now only
Opens if I can pass a breathalyzer. On top of that
Image by unsplash.com/@samuelschne...
Which Leaders to Hate (a BlueSky poem):
Loopholes in the law still allow
Trans youth to exist alongside the
Salad, sausage, and salsa you so heavily salt.
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Loopholes in the law still allow
Trans youth to exist alongside the
Salad, sausage, and salsa you so heavily salt.
Photo by: unsplash.com/@spencerjune
March 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Which Leaders to Hate (a BlueSky poem):
Loopholes in the law still allow
Trans youth to exist alongside the
Salad, sausage, and salsa you so heavily salt.
Photo by: unsplash.com/@spencerjune
Loopholes in the law still allow
Trans youth to exist alongside the
Salad, sausage, and salsa you so heavily salt.
Photo by: unsplash.com/@spencerjune
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For a Reason (a bluesky poem):
If no judge can overrule the president,
More trans patients will find themselves with depressive symptoms,
Overcoming near-death experiences.
(continued in comments)
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If no judge can overrule the president,
More trans patients will find themselves with depressive symptoms,
Overcoming near-death experiences.
(continued in comments)
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March 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
For a Reason (a bluesky poem):
If no judge can overrule the president,
More trans patients will find themselves with depressive symptoms,
Overcoming near-death experiences.
(continued in comments)
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If no judge can overrule the president,
More trans patients will find themselves with depressive symptoms,
Overcoming near-death experiences.
(continued in comments)
Image by: unsplash.com/@lenischlein...
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"Public investment" vs "Wasteful Subsidy." The only problem with this clever Singer cartoon is that some people might actually not get that it’s sarcastically illustrating the incorrect perception problem, NOT telling the truth.
Just in case it actually needs to be said, the truth is the opposite.
Just in case it actually needs to be said, the truth is the opposite.
March 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Public investment" vs "Wasteful Subsidy." The only problem with this clever Singer cartoon is that some people might actually not get that it’s sarcastically illustrating the incorrect perception problem, NOT telling the truth.
Just in case it actually needs to be said, the truth is the opposite.
Just in case it actually needs to be said, the truth is the opposite.
What Weakness Really Looks Like (a Bluesky poem)
The Holy Royal Cardinal with a 3-foot vertical leap
Greets us on this eve,
Proving patience is no longer a virtue.
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Continued in comments.
The Holy Royal Cardinal with a 3-foot vertical leap
Greets us on this eve,
Proving patience is no longer a virtue.
Image by unsplash.com/@kobe007
Continued in comments.
March 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
What Weakness Really Looks Like (a Bluesky poem)
The Holy Royal Cardinal with a 3-foot vertical leap
Greets us on this eve,
Proving patience is no longer a virtue.
Image by unsplash.com/@kobe007
Continued in comments.
The Holy Royal Cardinal with a 3-foot vertical leap
Greets us on this eve,
Proving patience is no longer a virtue.
Image by unsplash.com/@kobe007
Continued in comments.
We Are Here (A Bluesky Poem)
In here, we need help,
Anything gained from experience,
Anything at home, not spending money,
Wondering if the darkest roast will be dark as our souls.
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Continued in comments...
In here, we need help,
Anything gained from experience,
Anything at home, not spending money,
Wondering if the darkest roast will be dark as our souls.
Image by unsplash.com/@fallonmicha...
Continued in comments...
March 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
We Are Here (A Bluesky Poem)
In here, we need help,
Anything gained from experience,
Anything at home, not spending money,
Wondering if the darkest roast will be dark as our souls.
Image by unsplash.com/@fallonmicha...
Continued in comments...
In here, we need help,
Anything gained from experience,
Anything at home, not spending money,
Wondering if the darkest roast will be dark as our souls.
Image by unsplash.com/@fallonmicha...
Continued in comments...
What can we do? Do not pre-emptively obey. Follow the law, but don't exceed it. Defend academic freedom consistently. Stick together. Get involved. Educate. Fight in the courts. Expand community outreach.
February 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
What can we do? Do not pre-emptively obey. Follow the law, but don't exceed it. Defend academic freedom consistently. Stick together. Get involved. Educate. Fight in the courts. Expand community outreach.
Free speech and academic freedom aren't about trying to silence views you don't agree with. It's about listening to multiple, conflicting viewpoints and giving everyone a voice in the conversation.
February 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Free speech and academic freedom aren't about trying to silence views you don't agree with. It's about listening to multiple, conflicting viewpoints and giving everyone a voice in the conversation.
DEI is deemed "illegal" without defining what it is. There's a reason they never call it "diversity, equity, and inclusion" and that they never mention "accessibility." Which of these things are you really against?
February 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
DEI is deemed "illegal" without defining what it is. There's a reason they never call it "diversity, equity, and inclusion" and that they never mention "accessibility." Which of these things are you really against?
Happening today. Free and open to the public. I will be attending via Zoom because I'm not in Chicago today.
February 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Happening today. Free and open to the public. I will be attending via Zoom because I'm not in Chicago today.
The first sprouts have arrived - the mesclun lettuce mix I planted a few days ago.
February 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The first sprouts have arrived - the mesclun lettuce mix I planted a few days ago.
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