Kir
@librarytrying.bsky.social
Librarian, former vet med staff and current cat nerd. Trying my mediumest. She/her is fine.
I just almost got hit by two cars in a row walking back from picking up my lunch, and honestly no salad has ever been worth this level of risk to life and limb. I'm going to the bagel place from now on.
December 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I just almost got hit by two cars in a row walking back from picking up my lunch, and honestly no salad has ever been worth this level of risk to life and limb. I'm going to the bagel place from now on.
Wow my library does NOT have enough Rob Reiner movies in the collection.
December 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Wow my library does NOT have enough Rob Reiner movies in the collection.
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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the good that you do persists in this world
December 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
the good that you do persists in this world
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The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
I'm dubious about Amazon's commitment to keeping pre-existing conditions a thing of the past.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
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Man I am going to be so annoyed if I have to protest on behalf of the governor I do not like because he gets arrested by the Trump administration for not freeing Tina Peters, who Trump cannot pardon.
December 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Man I am going to be so annoyed if I have to protest on behalf of the governor I do not like because he gets arrested by the Trump administration for not freeing Tina Peters, who Trump cannot pardon.
Hey new followers! You guys wanna see a picture of my cats??
December 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Hey new followers! You guys wanna see a picture of my cats??
I have once again named the correct Final Jeopardy answer based on the category before the clue was read. This is such a weird superpower.
December 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I have once again named the correct Final Jeopardy answer based on the category before the clue was read. This is such a weird superpower.
...I'm not sure we technically have a rule against this.
I’ve worked in public libraries for 20 years, today was the first time we’ve had to tell someone they couldn’t bring their chainsaw in the library.
December 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
...I'm not sure we technically have a rule against this.
No, listen. I know I wasn't getting any more tattoos until after the new year. BUT HOWEVER my tattoo shop had a flash event at a bookstore so like...what was I supposed to do??? Just NOT get a cute lil cat sleeping on a pile of books tattooed on my body while surrounded by actual books? Be serious.
December 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
No, listen. I know I wasn't getting any more tattoos until after the new year. BUT HOWEVER my tattoo shop had a flash event at a bookstore so like...what was I supposed to do??? Just NOT get a cute lil cat sleeping on a pile of books tattooed on my body while surrounded by actual books? Be serious.
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Oh wow. RIP www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/o...
Fern Michaels, Prolific Author of Romance Novels, Dies at 92
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Oh wow. RIP www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/o...
I cannot WAIT to have a better governor than this.
it’s been pretty funny to see Polis’ addiction to posting completely end any discussion of him as a potential 2028 candidate
December 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I cannot WAIT to have a better governor than this.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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I will say over and over again that us library folk need to be louder in our support of the Post Office. Because guess what—if they start thinking of USPS in terms of“making” or “losing” money, libraries won’t be far behind.
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I will say over and over again that us library folk need to be louder in our support of the Post Office. Because guess what—if they start thinking of USPS in terms of“making” or “losing” money, libraries won’t be far behind.
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Also USPS didn't loss money because it doesn't make money because it's not a business and if never makes money to begin with.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Also USPS didn't loss money because it doesn't make money because it's not a business and if never makes money to begin with.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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I never would have thought I'd be grateful to have been born *early* enough to be vaccinated against preventable diseases in my childhood, but here we are.
December 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I never would have thought I'd be grateful to have been born *early* enough to be vaccinated against preventable diseases in my childhood, but here we are.
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It's time to talk to you about my cat.
Vital Cat Update
It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either…
terribleminds.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It's time to talk to you about my cat.
I never would have thought I'd be grateful to have been born *early* enough to be vaccinated against preventable diseases in my childhood, but here we are.
December 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I never would have thought I'd be grateful to have been born *early* enough to be vaccinated against preventable diseases in my childhood, but here we are.
This is both unsurprising and horrendous. Saying "we knew this was coming" helps no one - unfortunately we have to do more yelling at our officials.
If new proposals detailed in an FDA memo are put into place, experts told me it would mean the end of annual flu shots. And end of most vaccines for pregnant people. And maybe the end of updates to pneumonia vaccines. And more.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
FDA official proposes ‘impossible’ standards for vaccine testing that could curtail access to immunizations
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is both unsurprising and horrendous. Saying "we knew this was coming" helps no one - unfortunately we have to do more yelling at our officials.
Nice, Costco AND my preferred tire company. Does Costco sell Yokohama, because I have a membership now.
Costco files suit against the government, saying the Trump tariffs are unlawful. The company wants a refund.
Others that have already filed suit: Revlon, eyeglass maker EssilorLuxottica, Kawasaki, Bumble Bee, Yokohama Tire and many smaller firms.
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
Others that have already filed suit: Revlon, eyeglass maker EssilorLuxottica, Kawasaki, Bumble Bee, Yokohama Tire and many smaller firms.
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
The wholesaler is the latest company to sue a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.
www.nbcnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Nice, Costco AND my preferred tire company. Does Costco sell Yokohama, because I have a membership now.
Don't worry, y'all, I'm great at perpxlexy.
Oh joy, another helpful AI infographic via LinkedIn. Off I go to my job as a liberaian, maybe to run some critical evaligane workshops and of course use New! Boulean! Logic!
December 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Don't worry, y'all, I'm great at perpxlexy.
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
"What's your favorite book" followed closely by "oh, do people still go to the library?"
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
"What's your favorite book" followed closely by "oh, do people still go to the library?"
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*not shopping at Target intensifies*
December 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
*not shopping at Target intensifies*