Kari
@badguysequalxps.bsky.social
Proud public Montessori teacher. Mama. Wife. Video and Board Game player. Music lover. Snuggle scientist. She/Her.
It’s the time of year when so many delicious things are in season in Ohio and I am in heaven because it makes making tasty food SO easy
July 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It’s the time of year when so many delicious things are in season in Ohio and I am in heaven because it makes making tasty food SO easy
I have been married to @newertkrocker.bsky.social for 14 years today. Spending my life with him is the greatest joy. I am so grateful we get to keep choosing each other.
July 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I have been married to @newertkrocker.bsky.social for 14 years today. Spending my life with him is the greatest joy. I am so grateful we get to keep choosing each other.
I know that “hot” in the Midwest isn’t necessarily “hot” of other places. Climate change is real and central air (and window unit air) isn’t a given in many parts of Ohio! I never had air conditioning of any sort until AFTER college. Keep an eye on your neighbors and elders and stay cool, friends.
June 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I know that “hot” in the Midwest isn’t necessarily “hot” of other places. Climate change is real and central air (and window unit air) isn’t a given in many parts of Ohio! I never had air conditioning of any sort until AFTER college. Keep an eye on your neighbors and elders and stay cool, friends.
The coolest part of beet green pesto is the lil’ pink bits in the pesto…
June 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The coolest part of beet green pesto is the lil’ pink bits in the pesto…
Okay so I made this pesto sauce from some blanched beet greens and garlic scapes and then I made a pasta salad. I sort of wish I had balsamic glaze or something? but otherwise p. good. I feel like the leftover pesto will be pretty good on sandwiches.
June 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Okay so I made this pesto sauce from some blanched beet greens and garlic scapes and then I made a pasta salad. I sort of wish I had balsamic glaze or something? but otherwise p. good. I feel like the leftover pesto will be pretty good on sandwiches.
Tonight’s dinner left me very satisfied and with two thoughts:
1) fresh in season strawberries really are like a totally different fruit than my desperate January grocery store strawberries
2) I always feel like beets are going to be too much work and then roasting them is SO easy.
1) fresh in season strawberries really are like a totally different fruit than my desperate January grocery store strawberries
2) I always feel like beets are going to be too much work and then roasting them is SO easy.
June 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Tonight’s dinner left me very satisfied and with two thoughts:
1) fresh in season strawberries really are like a totally different fruit than my desperate January grocery store strawberries
2) I always feel like beets are going to be too much work and then roasting them is SO easy.
1) fresh in season strawberries really are like a totally different fruit than my desperate January grocery store strawberries
2) I always feel like beets are going to be too much work and then roasting them is SO easy.
Watching @newertkrocker.bsky.social be a Dad has healed my heart in so many ways. I am so glad I get to be on a team with him. He loves our children so well ❤️ Happy Father’s Day, Nate.
June 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Watching @newertkrocker.bsky.social be a Dad has healed my heart in so many ways. I am so glad I get to be on a team with him. He loves our children so well ❤️ Happy Father’s Day, Nate.
Joy is Drag Storytime with Veranda L’nai and Captain Kae! Thanks to the folks at Dobama and Mac’s Backs ❤️🌈💐cc @newertkrocker.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Joy is Drag Storytime with Veranda L’nai and Captain Kae! Thanks to the folks at Dobama and Mac’s Backs ❤️🌈💐cc @newertkrocker.bsky.social
I think I might have to sit with this one for a while, because I absolutely think it’s on point and ALSO I never would have chosen these characters on my own.
May 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I think I might have to sit with this one for a while, because I absolutely think it’s on point and ALSO I never would have chosen these characters on my own.
I was made for the years of parenting that are “I want to research ___ and make a cool thing about it.” It is absolutely the best. (If you are a parent who hates the shoebox diorama, I see you…but I am just having such a great time.)
May 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I was made for the years of parenting that are “I want to research ___ and make a cool thing about it.” It is absolutely the best. (If you are a parent who hates the shoebox diorama, I see you…but I am just having such a great time.)
My Grandmother Carol has been gone from this earth for a whole year. I miss her more than words can say. I am so grateful she made space that felt like home and that she loved me.
May 4, 2025 at 1:56 AM
My Grandmother Carol has been gone from this earth for a whole year. I miss her more than words can say. I am so grateful she made space that felt like home and that she loved me.
I am still thinking about this pasta I made last night. I guess the silver lining of the children deciding that they “don’t like Brussels sprouts anymore” is that @newertkrocker.bsky.social get to eat leftovers. 🤷🏻♀️🎉
April 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I am still thinking about this pasta I made last night. I guess the silver lining of the children deciding that they “don’t like Brussels sprouts anymore” is that @newertkrocker.bsky.social get to eat leftovers. 🤷🏻♀️🎉
It is so disheartening as a public educator in this era to receive postcards like this.
![A spiky speech bubble on a cream postcard reads “Did you know you can easily redirect your state tax dollars to provide scholarships for [redacted] students?”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jn4kyy7qsscfi2x7wyulm7cj/bafkreiguujtga5qpps4tizilailzre6l7tucwcfimzzi5ptg6vcbun4wna@jpeg)
April 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
It is so disheartening as a public educator in this era to receive postcards like this.
( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°) hey babe wyd?
(☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ Oh nm just thinking about the burning(s) of the Library of Alexandria
(☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ Oh nm just thinking about the burning(s) of the Library of Alexandria
March 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°) hey babe wyd?
(☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ Oh nm just thinking about the burning(s) of the Library of Alexandria
(☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ Oh nm just thinking about the burning(s) of the Library of Alexandria
( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°) hey wyd?
(☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ Oh nm just taxing my life with the forethought of grief
(☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ Oh nm just taxing my life with the forethought of grief
March 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°) hey wyd?
(☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ Oh nm just taxing my life with the forethought of grief
(☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ Oh nm just taxing my life with the forethought of grief
It’s an unreal time to be in public education in Ohio. Federal funding directly impacts every single school in our district. State level policies threaten to undermine all we do, as well. We cannot stop fighting, calling, and raising hell.
March 7, 2025 at 3:25 AM
It’s an unreal time to be in public education in Ohio. Federal funding directly impacts every single school in our district. State level policies threaten to undermine all we do, as well. We cannot stop fighting, calling, and raising hell.
Last one, I promise!
The Raincoat by Ada Limón
The Raincoat by Ada Limón
February 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Last one, I promise!
The Raincoat by Ada Limón
The Raincoat by Ada Limón
Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda (this one is so so beautiful in the original Spanish, too❤️)
February 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda (this one is so so beautiful in the original Spanish, too❤️)
Always love your threads ❤️
The Orange by Wendy Cope
The Orange by Wendy Cope
February 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Always love your threads ❤️
The Orange by Wendy Cope
The Orange by Wendy Cope
#12: Delicious in Dungeon vol. 1, by Ryoko Kui
Monsters! Dungeon crawling! The best dwarf chef! I love this manga.
Monsters! Dungeon crawling! The best dwarf chef! I love this manga.
February 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
#12: Delicious in Dungeon vol. 1, by Ryoko Kui
Monsters! Dungeon crawling! The best dwarf chef! I love this manga.
Monsters! Dungeon crawling! The best dwarf chef! I love this manga.
#11: The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez
I love a story that shifts between protagonists and winds their lives around and through one another. Anchored in the work happening in the Panama Canal and the impacts that it had on the surrounding community, I thought this was such a good read. 💙📚
I love a story that shifts between protagonists and winds their lives around and through one another. Anchored in the work happening in the Panama Canal and the impacts that it had on the surrounding community, I thought this was such a good read. 💙📚
February 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
#11: The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez
I love a story that shifts between protagonists and winds their lives around and through one another. Anchored in the work happening in the Panama Canal and the impacts that it had on the surrounding community, I thought this was such a good read. 💙📚
I love a story that shifts between protagonists and winds their lives around and through one another. Anchored in the work happening in the Panama Canal and the impacts that it had on the surrounding community, I thought this was such a good read. 💙📚
#10: H is for Hope by Elizabeth Kolbert
I read this one one letter at a time over the course of a month. The illustrations are lovely and it is a quick read that offers a lot of food for thought re: the climate crisis.
I read this one one letter at a time over the course of a month. The illustrations are lovely and it is a quick read that offers a lot of food for thought re: the climate crisis.
February 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
#10: H is for Hope by Elizabeth Kolbert
I read this one one letter at a time over the course of a month. The illustrations are lovely and it is a quick read that offers a lot of food for thought re: the climate crisis.
I read this one one letter at a time over the course of a month. The illustrations are lovely and it is a quick read that offers a lot of food for thought re: the climate crisis.
#9: The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M Waggoner
Enjoyed the nods to "Murder, She Wrote!" and had fun with this one.
Enjoyed the nods to "Murder, She Wrote!" and had fun with this one.
January 31, 2025 at 3:05 AM
#9: The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M Waggoner
Enjoyed the nods to "Murder, She Wrote!" and had fun with this one.
Enjoyed the nods to "Murder, She Wrote!" and had fun with this one.
In case you think ICE isn’t in your city…they are.
If you are a teacher, make sure you and your school leaders have a plan. If they are popping in on small businesses, you know school buildings and bus stops won’t be far behind.
If you are a teacher, make sure you and your school leaders have a plan. If they are popping in on small businesses, you know school buildings and bus stops won’t be far behind.
January 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
In case you think ICE isn’t in your city…they are.
If you are a teacher, make sure you and your school leaders have a plan. If they are popping in on small businesses, you know school buildings and bus stops won’t be far behind.
If you are a teacher, make sure you and your school leaders have a plan. If they are popping in on small businesses, you know school buildings and bus stops won’t be far behind.