I Was Born An Only Child
@bornanonlychild.bsky.social
Uff Da! Proud Minnesotan. Cat mama, photographer, tech nerd, local historian, writer, art lover, knitter of things square and rectangle, only child.
I was just looking up our "mountain" in MN, and had a giggle about how Google Maps shows it on the snipped map. lol
November 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I was just looking up our "mountain" in MN, and had a giggle about how Google Maps shows it on the snipped map. lol
I'm surprised there has been no commentary about how the demolition of the East Wing, the location of the First Lady's offices, reflects a certain amount of contempt for past and current First Ladies. Just sayin'.
October 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I'm surprised there has been no commentary about how the demolition of the East Wing, the location of the First Lady's offices, reflects a certain amount of contempt for past and current First Ladies. Just sayin'.
Fall Glow
October 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Fall Glow
MN sunset
October 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
MN sunset
RIP Dr Jane Goodall. I hope all your chimp friends are waiting to welcome you with open arms and chimp giggles. You will be missed.
October 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
RIP Dr Jane Goodall. I hope all your chimp friends are waiting to welcome you with open arms and chimp giggles. You will be missed.
Volunteering in the archives, the ghosts of old volunteers were playing with me. I couldn't find a box of 1950s phone directories only to find it on my table. I didn't pull it, and I was entirely alone. I was in the same area searching for a yearbook, that was not where it should be. 1/3
September 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Volunteering in the archives, the ghosts of old volunteers were playing with me. I couldn't find a box of 1950s phone directories only to find it on my table. I didn't pull it, and I was entirely alone. I was in the same area searching for a yearbook, that was not where it should be. 1/3
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Cos … patriarchy. 😒
September 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Cos … patriarchy. 😒
Getting my Yum! sfter my annual physical and blood draw. Ugh...and then sugar!
September 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Getting my Yum! sfter my annual physical and blood draw. Ugh...and then sugar!
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I want a reverse vacation. I want to stay home and have everyone I know go away for a week.
September 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I want a reverse vacation. I want to stay home and have everyone I know go away for a week.
I can't help but think about the end of the Civil War, the period know as the Reconstruction Era, where freed slaves, poor people and laborers started to discover they had more in common than not. And then how the rich people and people in power worked to end that by making them hate each other. Hmm
September 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I can't help but think about the end of the Civil War, the period know as the Reconstruction Era, where freed slaves, poor people and laborers started to discover they had more in common than not. And then how the rich people and people in power worked to end that by making them hate each other. Hmm
How long do we have to endure this bullshit and incompetence? Asking for a friend.
In other news, here's a picture of a Monarch on Northern Blazing Star I captured on my walk the other day. Enjoy.
In other news, here's a picture of a Monarch on Northern Blazing Star I captured on my walk the other day. Enjoy.
August 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
How long do we have to endure this bullshit and incompetence? Asking for a friend.
In other news, here's a picture of a Monarch on Northern Blazing Star I captured on my walk the other day. Enjoy.
In other news, here's a picture of a Monarch on Northern Blazing Star I captured on my walk the other day. Enjoy.
Luckily my Cece loves her food. But there are days... @tackarama.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Luckily my Cece loves her food. But there are days... @tackarama.bsky.social
I have a problem... Cannot resist a good image on a puzzle! My Monday treat. 😄
August 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I have a problem... Cannot resist a good image on a puzzle! My Monday treat. 😄
What. The. Fuck. Was. That. ????
August 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
What. The. Fuck. Was. That. ????
Just want to point out that Sylvester Stallone did not play the character called "Creed".
August 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Just want to point out that Sylvester Stallone did not play the character called "Creed".
Someday I would like to work for a place where every project is not a five alarm fire. Do those places exist?
One of my project leads corrected me when I described the project as chaotic. "Actually, it's more like insanity."
That does not help.
One of my project leads corrected me when I described the project as chaotic. "Actually, it's more like insanity."
That does not help.
August 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Someday I would like to work for a place where every project is not a five alarm fire. Do those places exist?
One of my project leads corrected me when I described the project as chaotic. "Actually, it's more like insanity."
That does not help.
One of my project leads corrected me when I described the project as chaotic. "Actually, it's more like insanity."
That does not help.
Another view of Minnehaha Falls.
July 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Another view of Minnehaha Falls.
Beautiful Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis, Minnesota today. Good to see, and hear, so much thundering power coming over courtesy of all the rain we've had this season! It was so loud!
July 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Beautiful Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis, Minnesota today. Good to see, and hear, so much thundering power coming over courtesy of all the rain we've had this season! It was so loud!
This is a very cool find. Science is awesome. I hope they find more specimens hiding in plain sight!
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘Dragon Man’ skull belongs to mysterious human relative
At long last, scientists have a nearly complete cranium from hominins known as Denisovans
www.science.org
June 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is a very cool find. Science is awesome. I hope they find more specimens hiding in plain sight!
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Another stormy day in the Cities. This one is passing us just to the north.
June 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Another stormy day in the Cities. This one is passing us just to the north.
I feel this one.
June 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I feel this one.
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The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible
June 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible
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BREAKING: Gov. Walz says Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot and are out of surgery.
Minnesota House DFL leader Melissa Hortman, husband killed in apparent 'politically motivated assassination'
Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally shot Saturday morning in Brooklyn Park in what Gov. Tim Walz said “appears to be a politically motivated assassination.”
www.mprnews.org
June 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
BREAKING: Gov. Walz says Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot and are out of surgery.
Emoji reactions to sent emails are STUPID. I don't need to have my emoji happy friend send me four separate email replies with four separate emojis. JFC.
May 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Emoji reactions to sent emails are STUPID. I don't need to have my emoji happy friend send me four separate email replies with four separate emojis. JFC.