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Memes. Get your memes.

Completely unrelated, but my action for the day includes letting everyone know that Penzey's is having a sale on Chicken TACO Seasoning, and on rainbow spices.
A screenshot of a post by Heather Hogan: "My wife and I were walking down the sidewalk wearing gear from our favorite sports teams, pushing three cats in strollers, on the way to the vet (annual check-ups), and I could feel a level of lesbianism radiating off of us that was so powerful men were crossing the street. " "Two asexuals sitting in a tree. S I T T I N G. Please call the fire department. We are stuck." A photo of a bra on a store clothing rack. There are large googly eyes on the cups. The photo is captioned, "In my defense, I was left unattended." "I thought the chair was broken." A photo of a white chair at a table. Two of the chair posts appear to be broken or missing, until you see yellow eyes peering out of the empty space. It's a black cat, sitting on the white chair.
June 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
acantha.bsky.social
My joy this week:
I am learning to tape and mud walls by finally finishing the interior of the shed.
I took the Free Radical to HPB for a book they needed for school and found two TJ Klune books I didn't have.
My 4th graders' seed sprouting experiment got extra exciting with a rare mutation.
The interior of a small shed with a hanging light in the center and a ladder next to the wall. The drywall joints and taped and mudded, messily but thoroughly. A photo of a hand holding two hardbound books, both by author TJ Klune who you should definitely look up. One is called "In the Lives of Puppets," and the other is titled "Under the Whispering Door." A homemade wooden test tube rack holds clear plastic test tubes. Many of them have seedlings poking out the top with two leaves, but the one in the center has THREE leaves: a rare genetic mutation.
April 27, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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Stand back, I'm going to try science!
This is my second year teaching a seed growth lab for 4th graders at my school. It went pretty well last year, and this year will be even better. If the kids don't want to take their seedlings home, I've arranged for them to go into the school garden.
A cluttered kitchen work surface containing a canning jar full of molten agar, hand made wooden test tube racks, and various types of seed packets.
April 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Nothing like waiting for the last possible second to get that burst of adrenaline 😬
A bowl of homemade buttercream frosting in the background of a photo of an anxiety-riddled mother who didn't make the birthday cake until the day of the party.
March 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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My cat discovered the fish which have been there for a year.
Tuxedo black cat standing on two legs and stretching to view the fish in a tank on a cabinet.
February 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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I made bread today, just to have something to go with this spinach & artichoke dip I got at Costco.
A small white plate, decorated with pictures of oranges and leaves. On the plate are several small chunks of homemade sourdough bread, and a dollop of dip.
February 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
acantha.bsky.social
I accidentally became important at work, and it's ruining my life.
February 14, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Weekend project: remove loft from child 1's room, shorten it by a couple feet, reassemble in the room of child 2.
February 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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A fish tank with lots of green plants and several small red fish. There is a green pothos rooted into the water near the filter and trailing along the lid of the aquarium.
February 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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New tank buddies! A Rubber-Lipped Plecostomus (Thomas) and an Albino Cary Catfish (Albado).
A sucker fish with a very wide mouth, suctioned to the glass of a tank. A blurry photo of a very pale whiskered fish who will not stop moving long enough for a good photo.
February 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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My brain is overloaded and I need a cleanse. Have a random selection of things that have made me smile lately.
A small green plant (string of hearts) in a pink and blue crocheted basket. A rectangular wooden planter box with several seedlings poking through the dirt. A head of the weird fractal-shaped broccoli variety. A red bird standing on a birdfeeder staring directly at the camera. The bird is a male purple finch.
February 9, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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You can have a good morning or you can get your kids to school on time but you can't have both.
February 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
acantha.bsky.social
Current read: The Crucifix Killer. I'm on chapter 14, and seriously considering setting it down for now, because my BotM came yesterday 📚💙🥰
Photo of a paperback novel: The Crucifix Killer by Chris Carter A Book of the Month Club hardback book: Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister. There is a bookmark on top of the book, which says "Guaranteed climax every time."
February 5, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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My blood pressure is suffering this week, so here's a cat.
A gray and white cat sleeping in an awkward position on a green chair.
February 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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A comic of a man lying on a therapists couch while the therapists takes notes. The man says, "I want to be in the moment, just not this moment."
February 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Gather the people you trust Support each other Then resist
February 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Can anyone tell me what kind of birds this is?
January 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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I know one of these is a male purple finch, but the other is so orangey... is he a purple finch too? Or something different like a robin? 🐦
January 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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January 31, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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I got my first birdfeeder thief on camera today. It's an awfully cute scoundrel.
January 31, 2025 at 3:02 AM
acantha.bsky.social
The president doesn't get to dictate educational standards 🤷‍♀️
Breaking News: The California Department of Education Responds to President Trump's Executive Order on Ehat Can Be Taught in Schools. "President Trump signed an executive order today that does nothing but require the Secretary of Education to determine what federal education funds can be legally rescinded as a penalty for teaching curricula that President Trump finds objectionable. "We can give the Trump administration that answer right now: nothing. It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach by threatening to defund essential public services for students. "School curriculum should not vacillate back and forth depending on the occupant of the White House, which is why federal law already prohibits the federal government from leveraging grants to mandate specific instructional content in schools."
January 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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The laugh I needed today. I'm not making light of anything, but I needed some comic relief.
A tweet by AOC: "In case you're having a bad day at work, remember that at least you're not Trump's [press secretary] who tweets were so bad today she earned the entire administration a federal restraining order. Keep talking and tweeting, girl! You're doing great!"
January 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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I just finished Onyx Storm a few days ago, and I'm trying to start I Can Be a Better You (Tarryn Fisher). I'm having trouble getting invested. I already hate the main character. Can I read a whole book from her perspective? Is it worth it? 📚💙💙📚
Black book cover with red letters and a picture of a fig cross-section.
January 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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A drawing of a raccoon on a grassy field next to a tree, with a thought bubble saying, "I was told there would be a handbasket." A color image of a world map with no labels, except the Atlantic Ocean is labeled "England's Pond."
January 29, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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I had to move the birdfeeder, it wasn't getting enough sun for the solar panels. Never fear, though, Timothy and Fred and Ethel found it already. 🐦❤️
A small gray bird - a Tufted Titmouse - opening its beak wide for a hazelnut A tufted Titmouse holding a hazelnut A male and female pair of Purple Finches. The male is gray with burgundy staining on his head and breast. The female is gray.
January 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM