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beth4158 🤫🐷
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Writer. Editor. Singer. Baker. And other things that end in -r.
Horrified but not deterred.
Deleted Threads and Instagram accounts (and quit Facebook in 2018).
My X account still exists, but I don't log in.
Deleted LinkedIn, too.
Bluesky is my lone home!
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November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
beth4158.bsky.social
I’m usually excited for the first snow of the year …
A snapshot of a snow-covered yard with a maple tree with many yellow leaves.
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
beth4158.bsky.social
It’s November 9th!

Fuck off, winter. Fall is the best season, and it’s too short as it is. Now this shit?!
November 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
beth4158.bsky.social
A sign in the style of Zohran for New York (a bright blue background, with orange text with a red drop shadow) that reads "Fuck Ice for Eternity."
November 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
beth4158.bsky.social
Too soon, Chicago.
Many trees are still green.
A screenshot of a weather forecast for Chicago with a Winter Storm Watch notification.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
beth4158.bsky.social
I can enter my email and hit Subscribe, but yep, then I see this again:
A 404 Page Doesn’t Exist message.
October 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
beth4158.bsky.social
No only did I not see Trump's goons on the Dearborn Street bridge today*, I saw this instead!

The girl in orange was the recipient of the proposal. The girl in white coordinated with the friends on the bridge to make it happen.

Folks on both sides of the river were clapping! Yay, love!
1/
People on the Dearborn Street bridge over the Chicago River, each holding a letter over the side of the bridge spelling out "Will you marry me?" The happy couple on the boat on the river seeing the signs. A girl with long blonde hair in an orange dress is the recipient of the proposal. A girl with shoulder-length dark hair in a white polo and olive-green pants is the one who coordinated with the friends on the bridge to hold the "Will you marry me?" letters.
October 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
beth4158.bsky.social
I received this phishing attempt from ... sgtarroyo57@gmail.com.

Gee, I'm pretty sure that's not an official government address.
And I'm pretty sure impersonating a government entity with intent to defraud is a crime.
A phishing email attempt, purporting to be from the Social Security Administration, from sgtarroyo57@gmail.com.
October 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
beth4158.bsky.social
This one goes out to all the good people with asshole bosses.
(H/T Friend who knows who she is, who is welcome to claim credit. Or not.)
Meme that reads, in all caps: "Happy Friday. The world is crap so do something nice for yourself. Buy a book. Have a big-ass latte. Walk away from someone saying stupid shit. Pet a puppy. Smell a baby. Sip a whisky. Put a hex on your jerk boss so he pukes up serpents. Today is a You-Day, a day to enjoy you!"
October 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
beth4158.bsky.social
I miss that weird little building.
My grandfather worked there. (As did I, *many years later.)
My mom has a tie bar and tie tack that were given to him— when he retired, maybe? Weird swag. 😀
A picture of a tie bar and a tie tack, each featuring small replicas of the Chicago Sun-Times building that sat on Wabash at the Chicago River. The pieces have what appear to be small, round garnets underneath the small replicas of the building. They're probably red glass.
October 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
beth4158.bsky.social
Just to be clear:
A photo of assembled military brass today, with a big red arrow pointing to one member in particular with his head in his hand.
October 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
beth4158.bsky.social
As ever ...
A screen grab of a text from musician Mikel Jollett that reads: "OK, how about this: No more billionaires. None. After you reach $999 million, every red cent goes to schools and health care. You get a trophy that says 'I won capitalism' and we name a dog park after you."
September 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
beth4158.bsky.social
Right on, Kevin!

Venerable Chicago newsman Bill Kurtis loves my oatmeal raisin cookies. They're practically health food!
A picture of the most perfectly round oatmeal raisin cookie I've ever baked.
September 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
beth4158.bsky.social
Oh, we see it.
H/T @chicagopublicsquare.com
A screen capture of a tweet from X from Ishaan Tharoor that reads: "A senior foreign diplomat posted at the UN texts me: 'This man is stark, raving mad. Do Americans not see how embarrassing this is?'"
September 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
beth4158.bsky.social
$10.49 each when you buy ... six?!

Sure, spend $63 on coffee at one time.

The regular price is $21.99, currently on sale for $16.99. Methinks some stores aren't moving a lot of coffee at the new, exorbitant prices we're seeing because of Trump's idiotic tariffs.

Great job, MAGA.
A screenshot of a grocery ad for Folgers Coffee, with the ridiculous offer "$10.49 each when you buy four."
September 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
beth4158.bsky.social
Was watching an episode the other day and she mentioned that she's 52! Hello!
The promo card for Monica Lewinsky's podcast "Reclaiming." She wearing a cream turtleneck sweater. Her highlighted brunette hair is cascading over her shoulders. She's smiling radiantly. And she looks gorgeous at 52!
September 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Amused at this solicitation from WBEZ. Thanks for the reminder that I’m single. I might have forgotten. 😀
A solicitation from WBEZ addressed to Beth and Beth Kujawski.
September 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
beth4158.bsky.social
Finally! I endure summer to get to fall. Let's go!
A picture of a paved path bordered by a split-rail fence winding through a wooded area, brilliant with yellow and orange fall foliage.
September 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Hey, Disney, remember when you thought this was bad?

www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
Image of men in black holding up Nazi flags outside the entrance to Walt Disney World in 2023.
September 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Image of Mark Zuckerberg from the metaverse, standing in front of the Eiffel Tower with green round shapes in the background that are supposed to be trees and a weird “cityscape” of almost bullet-shaped buildings, the highest of which is topped with a cross?
September 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Seriously?
Screen shot of part of a text from North Star PAC that begins with bracket first name bracket. Whoops.
September 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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I mean, what the hell?! It's on SALE for $17.99, normally $27.99?! Who the hell would pay nearly THIRTY DOLLARS for a canister of coffee?
A screen grab of a 25.6-ounce container of Maxwell House French Roast coffee priced at $27.99, on sale for $17.99.
September 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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It's way down the page in the Trump Administration section. Ridiculous placement.
September 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Thanks for the laugh, friend!
A comic in three panels. The first is of a little kid holding up a copy of "Highlights" magazine with a smiling baseball on the cover. The text reads "I'm here to see my pediatrician!" The middle panel's text reads "It gives me a chance to read the new issue of Highlights magazine and catch up on Goofus and Gallant!" Under that text are drawings with text underneath them. On the left "Gallant grew up to be a social worker, helping families in crisis" under a drawing of a professional-looking man addressing a mom with her arm around a child. On the right, a drawing of someone who looks like Trump and the presidential seal with text that reads "Goofus grew up to be the President of the United States." The third panel returns us to the little kid in the waiting room reading the issue with the text "Now there's a lesson I wasn't expecting."
September 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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I couldn't believe this when I saw it yesterday.
$27.99?!
beth4158 💙 ‪@beth4158.bsky.social‬ Home Explore Notifications Chat Feeds Lists Profile Settings New Post Search Discover Following More feeds Trending Catelin Drey Mariners Phillies Cracker Barrel Charlie Kirk Witkoff Feedback • Privacy • Terms • Help A screen grab of Maxwell House French Roast coffee (a 25.6-ounce container) priced at $27.99 but on sale for $9.99.
August 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM