Melissa Knox
@melissakknox.bsky.social
Neighbor. Health systems/workforce research. Houston, Harris County, TX
A lovely surprise on my afternoon walk! Black-bellied whistling ducks and their ducklings!
July 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A lovely surprise on my afternoon walk! Black-bellied whistling ducks and their ducklings!
It seems this magazine from when I was a kid is relevant to this week’s events.
July 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
It seems this magazine from when I was a kid is relevant to this week’s events.
One of our resident red-shouldered hawks overseeing the garden.
June 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
One of our resident red-shouldered hawks overseeing the garden.
I was a social security recipient as a minor when my dad received disability benefits. Because it took so long for his benefits to be approved, I received a lump sum check shortly after turning 18 to cover the time since he initially applied several years earlier. It helped me pay for college.
Jeanine: We found out there are people who are between the ages of one and four who are getting social security
Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.
Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.
April 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I was a social security recipient as a minor when my dad received disability benefits. Because it took so long for his benefits to be approved, I received a lump sum check shortly after turning 18 to cover the time since he initially applied several years earlier. It helped me pay for college.
Today’s baking: Blood Orange Olive Oil Upside Down Cake
February 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Today’s baking: Blood Orange Olive Oil Upside Down Cake
A rare snowy day in Houston!
January 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A rare snowy day in Houston!
Reposted by Melissa Knox
Alone or lonely at Christmas? New to social media? There’s a great tradition with the hashtag #joinin, you just search for it and see lots of friendly messages. Someone has also created a feed here:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
December 24, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Alone or lonely at Christmas? New to social media? There’s a great tradition with the hashtag #joinin, you just search for it and see lots of friendly messages. Someone has also created a feed here:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
A paper I wrote in my political interest groups course (UH, Professor Richard Murray) in which I critiqued the effectiveness of the professional organization associated with my major was my writing sample when I applied for and obtained a position in health workforce research.
December 19, 2024 at 3:52 AM
A paper I wrote in my political interest groups course (UH, Professor Richard Murray) in which I critiqued the effectiveness of the professional organization associated with my major was my writing sample when I applied for and obtained a position in health workforce research.
Sunday night film
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Chile '76 (2022)
Chile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her beach house. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps onto unexplored territories, away from the quiet ...
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November 18, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Sunday night film
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Reposted by Melissa Knox
On this day in 1970, Charles Schulz replied to a 10-year-old kid who had written and asked, “What makes a good citizen?"
November 9, 2024 at 9:40 PM
On this day in 1970, Charles Schulz replied to a 10-year-old kid who had written and asked, “What makes a good citizen?"
Film recommendation: The Best Years of Our Lives
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Watched via Kanopy (free streaming service through Harris County Public Library)
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Watched via Kanopy (free streaming service through Harris County Public Library)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become ...
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November 10, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Film recommendation: The Best Years of Our Lives
boxd.it/29my
Watched via Kanopy (free streaming service through Harris County Public Library)
boxd.it/29my
Watched via Kanopy (free streaming service through Harris County Public Library)
Just getting started. Day One on Bluesky. Listening to birds outside my window. Watching dragonflies soar across the yard.
November 10, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Just getting started. Day One on Bluesky. Listening to birds outside my window. Watching dragonflies soar across the yard.