Amanda Ballenger
@popsiclewarrior.bsky.social
Bugs, rocks, a goblin with a sympathetic ear, and warm hugs for anyone who needs one
Finally, there's something Vance could be useful for!
April 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Finally, there's something Vance could be useful for!
Good call, R Studio. This is how I deal with problems, too.
April 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Good call, R Studio. This is how I deal with problems, too.
Oh shit, this is bad. If TEFAP is delayed from one state, odds are high it will be delayed to others.
In many households, this is the main source of food for the family. No TEFAP means families will starve.
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In many households, this is the main source of food for the family. No TEFAP means families will starve.
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USDA halts delivery of 600,000 pounds of food to Michigan food bank
Feeding America West Michigan is seeking to fill a loss of $1.1 million worth of food caused by changes at a federal food emergency program.
www.mlive.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Oh shit, this is bad. If TEFAP is delayed from one state, odds are high it will be delayed to others.
In many households, this is the main source of food for the family. No TEFAP means families will starve.
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In many households, this is the main source of food for the family. No TEFAP means families will starve.
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Some days, you feel like Roald Amundsen, blazing trails, & accomplishing great feats. Other days, you feel more like Robert Scott - confident in your impending victory until you arrive & realize someone else got there 1st, & did so with far less suffering.
Today was a Lawrence Oates kind of day.
Today was a Lawrence Oates kind of day.
March 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Some days, you feel like Roald Amundsen, blazing trails, & accomplishing great feats. Other days, you feel more like Robert Scott - confident in your impending victory until you arrive & realize someone else got there 1st, & did so with far less suffering.
Today was a Lawrence Oates kind of day.
Today was a Lawrence Oates kind of day.
If you've been watching Daredevil: Born Again and felt Leroy Mancini's grief and rage, please donate to your local food bank.
Then call/write to your representatives and demand funding for poverty relief initiatives in your area.
Then call/write to your representatives and demand funding for poverty relief initiatives in your area.
March 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
If you've been watching Daredevil: Born Again and felt Leroy Mancini's grief and rage, please donate to your local food bank.
Then call/write to your representatives and demand funding for poverty relief initiatives in your area.
Then call/write to your representatives and demand funding for poverty relief initiatives in your area.
This is fascinating. 🌍
Cosmic Triangles Open a Window to the Origin of Time
A close look at fundamental symmetries has exposed hidden patterns in the universe. Physicists think that those same symmetries may also reveal time’s original secret.
www.quantamagazine.org
March 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This is fascinating. 🌍
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Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.
March 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.
Look at this little cutie peeping in the window 🐸🫶
March 16, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Look at this little cutie peeping in the window 🐸🫶
You broke the Food Keeper app?? #ThanksElon 😠
March 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
You broke the Food Keeper app?? #ThanksElon 😠
My new employee blurb just posted on FB. It has a tasty pie recipe in the comments!
Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana
We're welcoming Amanda to the team as our Product Flow & Data Specialist, a new position created to streamline the processes by which we supply our pantries. Amanda started college as a math major,...
www.facebook.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
My new employee blurb just posted on FB. It has a tasty pie recipe in the comments!
In case you were wondering, yes, Trump and Musk hate farmers, families, and anyone who can't afford the soaring price of groceries
USDA plans big cuts to food bank, school food programs: What to know
States were notified that the USDA had cut funding to the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program, the School Nutrition Association says.
www.usatoday.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
In case you were wondering, yes, Trump and Musk hate farmers, families, and anyone who can't afford the soaring price of groceries
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The sweater I bought is picking up static electricity so I returned it, and they gave me another one free of charge
March 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The sweater I bought is picking up static electricity so I returned it, and they gave me another one free of charge
Who is this actress? She's in the new Bloomberg commercial, and I can only find info about the director, but not her
March 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Who is this actress? She's in the new Bloomberg commercial, and I can only find info about the director, but not her
My husband just got a year's subscription to Pimsleur, so today I started learning Ojibwe 🥰
March 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
My husband just got a year's subscription to Pimsleur, so today I started learning Ojibwe 🥰
....I was never for sale and did not agree to this. Does this mean God is guilty of criminal conversion? 🤔
#Ghost #Satanized #PapaV
#Ghost #Satanized #PapaV
March 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
....I was never for sale and did not agree to this. Does this mean God is guilty of criminal conversion? 🤔
#Ghost #Satanized #PapaV
#Ghost #Satanized #PapaV
Ohhhhh......I'm melting! Papa V Perpetua is 🖤 eerie 🖤 Looks like we're getting the spooky back!
#Ghost #Satanized #PapaV
#Ghost #Satanized #PapaV
March 5, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Ohhhhh......I'm melting! Papa V Perpetua is 🖤 eerie 🖤 Looks like we're getting the spooky back!
#Ghost #Satanized #PapaV
#Ghost #Satanized #PapaV
It was close, though. 🧶
February 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM
It was close, though. 🧶
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Ok, we need a new James Bond AND a new Archbishop of Canterbury, and pretty soon it'll be time for another new Willy Wonka and a new Doctor Who. We need to economise. They should all be amalgamated into a single new character called Archdoctor Bondwonka.
February 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Ok, we need a new James Bond AND a new Archbishop of Canterbury, and pretty soon it'll be time for another new Willy Wonka and a new Doctor Who. We need to economise. They should all be amalgamated into a single new character called Archdoctor Bondwonka.
Genuine question: Do WH residents do their own laundry, or do they have their staff handle it?
Follow up Q: If the staff are responsible, who would think to make sure no one was sprucing up the clean undies with chlamydia?
Follow up Q: If the staff are responsible, who would think to make sure no one was sprucing up the clean undies with chlamydia?
February 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Genuine question: Do WH residents do their own laundry, or do they have their staff handle it?
Follow up Q: If the staff are responsible, who would think to make sure no one was sprucing up the clean undies with chlamydia?
Follow up Q: If the staff are responsible, who would think to make sure no one was sprucing up the clean undies with chlamydia?
Please note, however, that the treats are Gonzo's (for his evening meds), and he's being an absolute doll while he waits.
February 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Please note, however, that the treats are Gonzo's (for his evening meds), and he's being an absolute doll while he waits.
I am late on treats tonight, so Rorschach's spirit is evacuating her body
February 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I am late on treats tonight, so Rorschach's spirit is evacuating her body
The girls appreciate the residual heat my fever leaves behind.
February 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The girls appreciate the residual heat my fever leaves behind.
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It is no comfort to tell someone who is struggling that others have it worse. At best, you add guilt to their worries. At worst, you invoke wider despair. A true warrior knows not to borrow trouble, and to help your comrades, not add to their burdens.
February 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
It is no comfort to tell someone who is struggling that others have it worse. At best, you add guilt to their worries. At worst, you invoke wider despair. A true warrior knows not to borrow trouble, and to help your comrades, not add to their burdens.