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Sterling (he/him)
@thatssosterling.bsky.social
Events Professional (CMP) 📋 | 💼 LGBTQAI+ Advocacy | Nature & Conservancy 🌱 ♻️ | Travel enthusiast ✈️ | Lover of creativity 🎨 & community 🤝 | 📚 & 🐈‍⬛️ are superior

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Views expressed are my own.
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So, my husband @thatssosterling.bsky.social and I did the thing. 💜✨

We're very excited to be homeowners again but this time in Maryland!
September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
15/52 complete... How did I fall so far behind in my goal to read 52 books this year? I am currently reading the Murdberbot Diaries by @marthawells.com; only three more of the series left... what's next? #booksky
August 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
What happens when you make the discovery of a lifetime? How about the discovery that will change humanity's very understanding of the universe? Deep Past & Resurrecting Bart by @eugenelindenauthor.bsky.social are pivotal pieces that deeply explore what makes us human. ♾️ ⭐ #booksky 💙 📚
August 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
As someone currently in the market to purchase a new home, it has been crazy to watch (and be part of) the market changes.
cnbc.com CNBC @cnbc.com · Aug 13
Homeowners are clearly looking for savings, even if it means taking on a riskier mortgage. Refinance demand, along with renewed demand for adjustable-rate loans, drove a sharp increase in overall applications last week.
Weekly mortgage refinancing demand shoots 23% higher, with riskier loans making a comeback
Mortgage rates dropped again last week, spurring big demand for mortgage refinancing. ARM loans also increased, as they offer lower rates.
cnb.cx
August 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Camp Damascus, by @chucktingle.bsky.social, brought me to chills. This was an exquisitely emotional read that delved into how community can either bring joy or drain the life out of us, depending on whether that community accepts us with unconditional love.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #booksky 💙 📚
August 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Another week, another series… Shawn Inmon’s Lost Eden series brought me to world of conflict. This series isn’t about prose or beauty but about an adventure that spirals out of control. A prime example of how an author can accidentally scramble a plot with too many left-field ideas. 💙📚
June 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
John Varley’s Thunder & Lightning series is a masterclass in narration. A believable, yet intensely unique future unfolds unwittingly in the laps of the next generation. Sound familiar? 3/5, would recommend purely for his artistic use of perspective and narrative. #booksky 💙📚
May 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
“Problem was, whenever I locked eyes with an animal I felt something more soulful than I ever felt from the humans I knew…” Lynda Rutledge artfully renders the question of immortal legacy. A heart wrenching story about hardship, mortality, and our lost stories, evaluated beyond reproach. 💙📚
April 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Aren’t we all a little bit alien? Where the Forest Meets the Stars explores how hardship changes us in the most bizarre, beautiful, and haunting ways. #booksky 💙📚
April 23, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Mammoth by John Varley takes a trip through time in this predictably unpredictable parable on the unique complexities of our universe and the connections we make along the way. My first John Varley novel, and I’m excited to read his other works. #booksky 💙📚
April 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Get your Merry Measure out… because Go Luck Yourself by Sara Raasch is the comedy romance we needed this spring. Following a similar structure as her first of this mini-series, this book is pure Joy. I would have loved more from the story arch and the endless wonder this universe has to offer but 5⭐️
April 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
What have you been reading?

This year has been a slow start, but I just finished Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes, and before that The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. See inline for my thoughts, and let me know how you felt about these!
April 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The lesson of having high expectations and the acceptance that these expectations will be rarely met is something I was not prepared for as an adult.
January 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Target... how many lives do you think you have changed by seeing #LGBTQ people, representing them, & supporting them. As a proud previous Target employee, this was the first company that saw me for me, gave me hope that even in a red state, I could be safe. That's Target. NOT THIS.
Target is ending its diversity goals, joining other major companies scaling back DEI programs
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
www.cbsnews.com
January 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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We're chasing waterfalls at the moment. 💜✨

Still on vacay in the provinces in Cebu. @thatssosterling.bsky.social
December 28, 2024 at 4:12 AM
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For those that don't know, @thatssosterling.bsky.social and I are in the Philippines for the holidays! 💜✨

During Christmas Day, we had a family reunion with both sides of the family. The last time I can recall we had a reunion was about 15 years ago, probably longer.
December 25, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Where the #DC #gays at?
December 15, 2024 at 3:45 PM
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Gaining our 💅 powers back, together!

👨🏽‍🤝‍👨🏼 @thatssosterling.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 11:31 PM
The amount of research coming out about the decline of various species is frightening. My biggest dream as a kiddo was to not only see African #elephants in the wild but to help in the #conservation efforts. What's left to live for if all of what makes this world special goes to flames?
There’s been a 77% decline in forest and savanna elephant populations across Africa since 1964, says a new study.

The paper provides critical insights into areas of concern. It also highlights bright spots with stable or growing populations. We can learn from the success stories.

🌍 bit.ly/3CB7dTe
November 20, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Zombie Wednesdays.

Is it just me, or is this week giving depressive feels?

Send motivational cat pictures, please.

#chatgpt #zombie #scifi #ScienceFiction #wednesday #burnout #cat
November 20, 2024 at 5:41 PM
The best part of the week is starting a new #book. Dreaming of #cephalopods rather than dictators.

The Mountain in the Sea
Ray Nayler

#booksky #octopus #fiction #scifi #ScienceFiction
November 20, 2024 at 3:41 AM
If you have a few minutes, could you help @angelojasa.bsky.social out by completing their #survey?
Hi there! As many of you may know, I am currently in #GradSchool (help). 💜✨

I am part of a Market Research class and we've been tasked to create a quantitative #survey. Mine focuses on the correlation on tourism and weather/climate-related events.

SURVEY: angelojasa.com/Survey_GulfCoastFL

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Your Recent Visit to the Gulf Coast of Florida! ☀️
Thank you for taking the time to share your insights and stories about your recent visit to Pinellas County or anywhere else along the Gulf Coast of Florida. You have been selected to take our survey ...
angelojasa.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Although I almost failed high-school chemistry, bread chemistry has been I have excelled. Let's make some dough.
Breaking Bad ❌
Baking Bread 👈

Here's some bread science for #NationalHomemadeBreadDay!

More details and graphic download here: www.compoundchem.com/2016/01/13/b...

#ChemSky 🧪
November 17, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Post your pet(s):

This is our Durian 🍈. Yes, he can be stinky. Yes, he is a stinker.

#FelineFriends #Purrfection #Caturday
November 16, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Burnout is REAL.

🫂You are not alone.
🌟You are valid.
Ergopathology (BURNOUT): who gets burned out, what professions see more burnout, why a tropical vacation won't fix it, who's immune, how to identify it in yourself/others, ADHD & autistic burnout + the myth that being a dick to yourself will make you safer.

ENJOY: www.alieward.com/ologies/ergo...
Ergopathology (BURNOUT) with Kandi Wiens — alie ward
Exhaustion! Numbness! Anger! You’re stressed out. I get it. Let’s fix it. I cornered one of the world’s experts on Ergopathology, scholar and author Dr. Kandi Wiens, to ask about the causes of burnout...
www.alieward.com
November 16, 2024 at 8:15 PM