Outdoor Jess
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Outdoor Jess
@outdoorjess.bsky.social
· Apr 3
You know what makes “Brandy, You’re a Fine Girl” so great? She finds love, he leaves, and the rest of the men in the community leave her alone. They tell her she’d be a good wife but otherwise she’s acceptably taken and unavailable. #deepthoughts #makessense
Read my Senator‘s newsletter this morning and then called and yelled at him. Disenfranchising Americans is so twentieth century. I told him as much. I also suggested he talk to the people he’s suggesting be disenfranchised because we have lots to say. #hewont #callyourlegislators #nosaveact
February 13, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Read my Senator‘s newsletter this morning and then called and yelled at him. Disenfranchising Americans is so twentieth century. I told him as much. I also suggested he talk to the people he’s suggesting be disenfranchised because we have lots to say. #hewont #callyourlegislators #nosaveact
Your dog is a picture of you… today he’s utterly obsessed with his Kong toy. Like it’s bed time and it came to bed and he’s still going. Arguably that’s me and the work project research. I’m maybe obsessed too. #reading #researching #learning #obsessed
February 13, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Your dog is a picture of you… today he’s utterly obsessed with his Kong toy. Like it’s bed time and it came to bed and he’s still going. Arguably that’s me and the work project research. I’m maybe obsessed too. #reading #researching #learning #obsessed
Maybe for the first time ever, I did not watch the Super Bowl at all. I survived. I’m still American. I’m just more committed to baseball than ever lol. Oh and the sewing machine and friends.
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Maybe for the first time ever, I did not watch the Super Bowl at all. I survived. I’m still American. I’m just more committed to baseball than ever lol. Oh and the sewing machine and friends.
I had to go into work this morning to check properties because it’s still too cold for old buildings. My reward: mixed relay biathlon!! #olympics
February 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I had to go into work this morning to check properties because it’s still too cold for old buildings. My reward: mixed relay biathlon!! #olympics
Ok if you could be a winter Olympic athlete what’s your sport? You can answer as an actual sport in the Olympics or… a sport that’s maybe not 🤣.
February 8, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Ok if you could be a winter Olympic athlete what’s your sport? You can answer as an actual sport in the Olympics or… a sport that’s maybe not 🤣.
February 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
2026 staff schedules have changed so that I get to have a dance party on the office every day!!! It’s now cherished me time and when I say it rocks, just know I’m not kidding. #priorities #musicmatters
February 5, 2026 at 1:56 PM
2026 staff schedules have changed so that I get to have a dance party on the office every day!!! It’s now cherished me time and when I say it rocks, just know I’m not kidding. #priorities #musicmatters
I told a joke to a best friend today and was silly voicing and said “yas queen” and the friend didn’t laugh at the joke just at the concept of me saying that phrase because it was unimaginable lol. Friends are great, don’t forget.
February 3, 2026 at 3:04 AM
I told a joke to a best friend today and was silly voicing and said “yas queen” and the friend didn’t laugh at the joke just at the concept of me saying that phrase because it was unimaginable lol. Friends are great, don’t forget.
Serious question: do Gen Z and alpha like raisins like millennials like raisins? Or is this the California raisin effect?
February 1, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Serious question: do Gen Z and alpha like raisins like millennials like raisins? Or is this the California raisin effect?
Love when my weather app gaslights me. Current temp -3, temp in 40 minutes magically +3. Come on now…
January 28, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Love when my weather app gaslights me. Current temp -3, temp in 40 minutes magically +3. Come on now…
How do you know you’re an expert on something? Is it when you see so many others not knowing or doing it accurately/correctly?
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 AM
How do you know you’re an expert on something? Is it when you see so many others not knowing or doing it accurately/correctly?
A great audiobook really does make shoveling easier. I’m already 3.5 hours in and I’ve shoveled 3 times lol
January 25, 2026 at 5:08 PM
A great audiobook really does make shoveling easier. I’m already 3.5 hours in and I’ve shoveled 3 times lol
Read a book hoping for answers. I got lots of answers and connections but not the answer I was looking for. This hasn’t happened in awhile. I love a good history mystery! 🥰
January 20, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Read a book hoping for answers. I got lots of answers and connections but not the answer I was looking for. This hasn’t happened in awhile. I love a good history mystery! 🥰
I’m listening to a self help audio book and when I tell you I feel like I’m Luke Danes listening to the book about creating a proper relationship, I need you know I’m not exaggerating but I am walking and not listening on a portable stereo. #gilmoregirls #itsavibe
January 19, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I’m listening to a self help audio book and when I tell you I feel like I’m Luke Danes listening to the book about creating a proper relationship, I need you know I’m not exaggerating but I am walking and not listening on a portable stereo. #gilmoregirls #itsavibe
A whole day of being tour guide Jess. I’ll be tired later, but until then I’m soooo happy. I love sharing history with anyone interested in learning! #publichistorylife #myfavoriteego
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 PM
A whole day of being tour guide Jess. I’ll be tired later, but until then I’m soooo happy. I love sharing history with anyone interested in learning! #publichistorylife #myfavoriteego
When your pup is sick, you have to do what they want. Today it meant we slept in, then walked, then I did a little yoga while he enjoyed his window time. And then we took a very long nap after have only been up an hour or so. Gotta encourage the recovery!
January 17, 2026 at 5:11 PM
When your pup is sick, you have to do what they want. Today it meant we slept in, then walked, then I did a little yoga while he enjoyed his window time. And then we took a very long nap after have only been up an hour or so. Gotta encourage the recovery!
Anyone have a template example of what to say to a company (in my case the local radio station) about their poor choice in advertising ICE ads?
January 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Anyone have a template example of what to say to a company (in my case the local radio station) about their poor choice in advertising ICE ads?
I got nearly 4 hours in the archive today. It wasn’t especially fruitful but it was a blast. It reminded me how much one document can tell you about so many things! #wasresearching #historian #archives
January 15, 2026 at 2:34 AM
I got nearly 4 hours in the archive today. It wasn’t especially fruitful but it was a blast. It reminded me how much one document can tell you about so many things! #wasresearching #historian #archives
Reading how people traveled across the country before great settlement and cars never ceases to impress me. It’s all rarely the way I imagined. Maybe it’s all that Oregon Trail fun back in the day. 😂 #amreading #travelers #transportation
January 14, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Reading how people traveled across the country before great settlement and cars never ceases to impress me. It’s all rarely the way I imagined. Maybe it’s all that Oregon Trail fun back in the day. 😂 #amreading #travelers #transportation
I saw a flock of birds today like I haven’t seen in years certainly not in town. Literally thousands of birds. It was mesmerizing. Nature remains magnificent.
January 13, 2026 at 3:01 AM
I saw a flock of birds today like I haven’t seen in years certainly not in town. Literally thousands of birds. It was mesmerizing. Nature remains magnificent.
I was stuck on the couch because my best bud needed snuggles, and that’s just fine. Good way to end a Monday.
January 13, 2026 at 2:03 AM
I was stuck on the couch because my best bud needed snuggles, and that’s just fine. Good way to end a Monday.