Chris B. Critter
@rustproofbottom.bsky.social
Sasquatchian, slow running, accessible / trauma-informed yoga teacher. Cubicle Dance Party enthusiast. Purveyor of hugs & high-fives. Maine Love. He/him. ⭕🎸🌵🎹 In Biddo, probably.
https://www.cbyogame.com/links
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when it's all said and done this will be one of the most consequential moments of my entire time on this planet.
Everything changed after this.
Everything changed after this.
This officially starts today and is already a gigantic mess.
Southern #Maine folks (esp Biddeford, Saco areas) , a brand new project starts 4/7 that will CLOSE Route One (Elm St) north through Biddeford until November (‼️) w/ off & on delays southbound. This will be an absolute disaster for (already terrible) traffic.
www.biddefordmaine.org/elmstreetpro...
www.biddefordmaine.org/elmstreetpro...
Elm Street Construction | Biddeford, MEArrow LeftArrow RightSlideshow Left ArrowSlideshow Right Arrow
Find information about the 2025 Elm Street Construction Project.
www.biddefordmaine.org
April 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This officially starts today and is already a gigantic mess.
Today marks 9,862 days since my first #phish show on 4/4/98. A landmark moment of such consequence that it continues to shape my life.
Today also marks 900 days since I stopped drinking. A decision I knew I had to make. In retrospect more of a landmark moment than I thought it was at the time.
Today also marks 900 days since I stopped drinking. A decision I knew I had to make. In retrospect more of a landmark moment than I thought it was at the time.
April 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Today marks 9,862 days since my first #phish show on 4/4/98. A landmark moment of such consequence that it continues to shape my life.
Today also marks 900 days since I stopped drinking. A decision I knew I had to make. In retrospect more of a landmark moment than I thought it was at the time.
Today also marks 900 days since I stopped drinking. A decision I knew I had to make. In retrospect more of a landmark moment than I thought it was at the time.
Southern #Maine folks (esp Biddeford, Saco areas) , a brand new project starts 4/7 that will CLOSE Route One (Elm St) north through Biddeford until November (‼️) w/ off & on delays southbound. This will be an absolute disaster for (already terrible) traffic.
www.biddefordmaine.org/elmstreetpro...
www.biddefordmaine.org/elmstreetpro...
Elm Street Construction | Biddeford, MEArrow LeftArrow RightSlideshow Left ArrowSlideshow Right Arrow
Find information about the 2025 Elm Street Construction Project.
www.biddefordmaine.org
April 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Southern #Maine folks (esp Biddeford, Saco areas) , a brand new project starts 4/7 that will CLOSE Route One (Elm St) north through Biddeford until November (‼️) w/ off & on delays southbound. This will be an absolute disaster for (already terrible) traffic.
www.biddefordmaine.org/elmstreetpro...
www.biddefordmaine.org/elmstreetpro...
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CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
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When Amazon launched in 1995, there were 5,500 indie bookshops in the U.S., with 7,000 locations. By May of 2023, that number had decreased to 2,185 indies & 2,599 locations.
When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️
When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️
March 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
When Amazon launched in 1995, there were 5,500 indie bookshops in the U.S., with 7,000 locations. By May of 2023, that number had decreased to 2,185 indies & 2,599 locations.
When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️
When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️
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Close your eyes. Take deep breaths. Slowly inhale through your nose, and exhale through your mouth. With each breath, imagine the face of someone you love, or a place you hold sacred. They are why we do this. Recommit yourself to the work. May we be strong. May we be steadfast. May we never forget.
March 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Close your eyes. Take deep breaths. Slowly inhale through your nose, and exhale through your mouth. With each breath, imagine the face of someone you love, or a place you hold sacred. They are why we do this. Recommit yourself to the work. May we be strong. May we be steadfast. May we never forget.
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This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
@aoc.bsky.social
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
February 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
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Fun fact about Medicaid, folks who aren't really into politics don't necessarily know that they are using Medicaid.
A shocking number of folks in Maine don't know that they use Medicaid; they use "MaineCare", unaware it's the same program.
62-90% of MaineCare is federally funded.
#mepolitics
A shocking number of folks in Maine don't know that they use Medicaid; they use "MaineCare", unaware it's the same program.
62-90% of MaineCare is federally funded.
#mepolitics
February 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Fun fact about Medicaid, folks who aren't really into politics don't necessarily know that they are using Medicaid.
A shocking number of folks in Maine don't know that they use Medicaid; they use "MaineCare", unaware it's the same program.
62-90% of MaineCare is federally funded.
#mepolitics
A shocking number of folks in Maine don't know that they use Medicaid; they use "MaineCare", unaware it's the same program.
62-90% of MaineCare is federally funded.
#mepolitics
A shout out to the rando plow person who appeared at a moment of perfect timing and cleared the end of my driveway saving me ~45 minutes of shoveling.
May your hot chocolate be rich and overflowing with marshmallows.
May your hot chocolate be rich and overflowing with marshmallows.
February 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A shout out to the rando plow person who appeared at a moment of perfect timing and cleared the end of my driveway saving me ~45 minutes of shoveling.
May your hot chocolate be rich and overflowing with marshmallows.
May your hot chocolate be rich and overflowing with marshmallows.
Watched the SNL Homecoming Concert tonight and it was really enjoyable and fun. Fantastic.
February 16, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Watched the SNL Homecoming Concert tonight and it was really enjoyable and fun. Fantastic.
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Make the switch to Libro.fm from Audible ❤️ We might not have a space ship or fancy ads with celebrities critiquing listening speeds, but we do support independent bookshops (and in our opinion, that's way better).
libro.fm/switch
libro.fm/switch
February 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Make the switch to Libro.fm from Audible ❤️ We might not have a space ship or fancy ads with celebrities critiquing listening speeds, but we do support independent bookshops (and in our opinion, that's way better).
libro.fm/switch
libro.fm/switch
Doing some research to put together a training presentation - feeling quite thankful for public libraries and online access to volumes upon volumes upon volumes of articles, studies, etc.
For free.
For free.
February 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Doing some research to put together a training presentation - feeling quite thankful for public libraries and online access to volumes upon volumes upon volumes of articles, studies, etc.
For free.
For free.
wonderful.
The fingerstyle guitarist builds worlds with her music; at the Tiny Desk, Yasmin Williams invites us into hers.
Yasmin Williams: Tiny Desk Concert
The fingerstyle guitarist builds worlds with her music; at the Tiny Desk, Yasmin Williams invites us into hers.
www.npr.org
February 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
wonderful.
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Wow, that was fast.
Irving Energy, company that provides propane/fuel oil customers in New England, says it will pass on the full 10% tariff cost to all their customers immediately
(reposting with fixed figure - meant to say 10%, not 30%)
Irving Energy, company that provides propane/fuel oil customers in New England, says it will pass on the full 10% tariff cost to all their customers immediately
(reposting with fixed figure - meant to say 10%, not 30%)
February 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Wow, that was fast.
Irving Energy, company that provides propane/fuel oil customers in New England, says it will pass on the full 10% tariff cost to all their customers immediately
(reposting with fixed figure - meant to say 10%, not 30%)
Irving Energy, company that provides propane/fuel oil customers in New England, says it will pass on the full 10% tariff cost to all their customers immediately
(reposting with fixed figure - meant to say 10%, not 30%)
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ah cool, an archive of all CDC data before they tampered with it
CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
An archive of all CDC datasets uploaded to https://data.cdc.gov/browse before January 28th, 2025. Excludes corrupt datasets and data not publicly accessible.
archive.org
February 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
ah cool, an archive of all CDC data before they tampered with it
Overall, I'm a fan of hotels that do the text message interaction w/ front desk / concierge. Super easy way to ask questions / make requests.
February 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Overall, I'm a fan of hotels that do the text message interaction w/ front desk / concierge. Super easy way to ask questions / make requests.
David Byrne - Sessions At West 54th (November 15, 1997)
YouTube video by DoucheExtravaganza
youtu.be
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Brought #SammyCat in for her semi-annual check up (at ~21 years old it's good to get the oil checked a and a tune-up a little more frequently). We wait for bloodwork as we monitor her balky thyroid and her kidneys. But all in, still just going with her own flow.
January 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Brought #SammyCat in for her semi-annual check up (at ~21 years old it's good to get the oil checked a and a tune-up a little more frequently). We wait for bloodwork as we monitor her balky thyroid and her kidneys. But all in, still just going with her own flow.
In non-sad cat news, today marks the 19th year Ms. Sammy has been a part of our lives.
Sassy & funny in her own stoic way (Her's is a dry wit). she commands an absolute piercing stare that says she refuses to tolerate any of your bullshit while also cutting into your heart saying "you'll be ok."
Sassy & funny in her own stoic way (Her's is a dry wit). she commands an absolute piercing stare that says she refuses to tolerate any of your bullshit while also cutting into your heart saying "you'll be ok."
January 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
In non-sad cat news, today marks the 19th year Ms. Sammy has been a part of our lives.
Sassy & funny in her own stoic way (Her's is a dry wit). she commands an absolute piercing stare that says she refuses to tolerate any of your bullshit while also cutting into your heart saying "you'll be ok."
Sassy & funny in her own stoic way (Her's is a dry wit). she commands an absolute piercing stare that says she refuses to tolerate any of your bullshit while also cutting into your heart saying "you'll be ok."