Caroline
@cbergmark.bsky.social
I hike & marvel at God’s trees, hills, & water. I love board games, puzzles, & RPGs. The best dance parties are house parties.
I’m seeking hope (US govt).
My goal is to spread good energy with kindness, prayer, & love.
🏳️🌈🌲🌎✝️☮️D&D
No DMs.
I’m seeking hope (US govt).
My goal is to spread good energy with kindness, prayer, & love.
🏳️🌈🌲🌎✝️☮️D&D
No DMs.
How are you protecting your mental health?
I’m limiting my news intake and social media use. Spending more time reading, listening to music, and practicing sign language. Might pull out a jigsaw puzzle. :)
I’m limiting my news intake and social media use. Spending more time reading, listening to music, and practicing sign language. Might pull out a jigsaw puzzle. :)
December 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
How are you protecting your mental health?
I’m limiting my news intake and social media use. Spending more time reading, listening to music, and practicing sign language. Might pull out a jigsaw puzzle. :)
I’m limiting my news intake and social media use. Spending more time reading, listening to music, and practicing sign language. Might pull out a jigsaw puzzle. :)
Excellent D&D session! The party brought a dishonest fundraiser to justice!
They talked with townspeople, talked with a squirrel, bought a disguise, scaled a wall to break into her room, forged tickets to the event, and caught her sneaking out.
For 3 hours I didn’t think about this world at all.
They talked with townspeople, talked with a squirrel, bought a disguise, scaled a wall to break into her room, forged tickets to the event, and caught her sneaking out.
For 3 hours I didn’t think about this world at all.
December 11, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Excellent D&D session! The party brought a dishonest fundraiser to justice!
They talked with townspeople, talked with a squirrel, bought a disguise, scaled a wall to break into her room, forged tickets to the event, and caught her sneaking out.
For 3 hours I didn’t think about this world at all.
They talked with townspeople, talked with a squirrel, bought a disguise, scaled a wall to break into her room, forged tickets to the event, and caught her sneaking out.
For 3 hours I didn’t think about this world at all.
Get yer teddy bear and put the news aside.
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Get yer teddy bear and put the news aside.
I’m tired of days getting shorter. I’m looking forward to the Winter solstice in about 35 days (northern hemisphere).
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I’m tired of days getting shorter. I’m looking forward to the Winter solstice in about 35 days (northern hemisphere).
Heh. This one made my coffee come out my nose. Needed the laugh.
October 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Heh. This one made my coffee come out my nose. Needed the laugh.
GM/DMs love it when players know their abilities and how their spells work. And when they play in character and add to the world.
GM/DMs love it when players _______
September 19, 2025 at 7:50 AM
GM/DMs love it when players know their abilities and how their spells work. And when they play in character and add to the world.
The current project. Wooden house. Gets painted every 5-7 years.
Going with a brighter yellow. Because I need ‘brighter!’
Going with a brighter yellow. Because I need ‘brighter!’
September 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The current project. Wooden house. Gets painted every 5-7 years.
Going with a brighter yellow. Because I need ‘brighter!’
Going with a brighter yellow. Because I need ‘brighter!’
We, in the US, are indeed in a Cold Civil War.
I am stunned that that I’m not numb yet. I’m angry, sad, scared, and flabbergasted.
Yet life goes on. I will go to work. Pay bills. Choose a project for the weekend. Go to church. And watch the Steelers.
Yet war goes on.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I am stunned that that I’m not numb yet. I’m angry, sad, scared, and flabbergasted.
Yet life goes on. I will go to work. Pay bills. Choose a project for the weekend. Go to church. And watch the Steelers.
Yet war goes on.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Charlie Kirk killing lays bare America's bloody and broken politics
Charlie Kirk's killing is another episode of gun violence in America and the latest in a line of recent political violence.
www.bbc.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
We, in the US, are indeed in a Cold Civil War.
I am stunned that that I’m not numb yet. I’m angry, sad, scared, and flabbergasted.
Yet life goes on. I will go to work. Pay bills. Choose a project for the weekend. Go to church. And watch the Steelers.
Yet war goes on.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I am stunned that that I’m not numb yet. I’m angry, sad, scared, and flabbergasted.
Yet life goes on. I will go to work. Pay bills. Choose a project for the weekend. Go to church. And watch the Steelers.
Yet war goes on.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I hope you add adventure and whimsy to your day. (Step away from doom scrolling…that is enough news. Go outside. Find a book. Discover a new music artist.)
September 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I hope you add adventure and whimsy to your day. (Step away from doom scrolling…that is enough news. Go outside. Find a book. Discover a new music artist.)
After not being on a bike for years, rode 6 miles yesterday and 6 miles today.
My bottom is not saddle-ready. My bottom is sore. I’m reminded of this Calvin & Hobbes strip:
My bottom is not saddle-ready. My bottom is sore. I’m reminded of this Calvin & Hobbes strip:
September 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
After not being on a bike for years, rode 6 miles yesterday and 6 miles today.
My bottom is not saddle-ready. My bottom is sore. I’m reminded of this Calvin & Hobbes strip:
My bottom is not saddle-ready. My bottom is sore. I’m reminded of this Calvin & Hobbes strip:
I wonder if Donald has seen the holocaust museum.
NBC news headline from Aug 18, 2025. “Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on ‘how bad slavery was’.
It isn’t too much. It is clear we need more education on how bad slavery was.
NBC news headline from Aug 18, 2025. “Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on ‘how bad slavery was’.
It isn’t too much. It is clear we need more education on how bad slavery was.
August 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I wonder if Donald has seen the holocaust museum.
NBC news headline from Aug 18, 2025. “Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on ‘how bad slavery was’.
It isn’t too much. It is clear we need more education on how bad slavery was.
NBC news headline from Aug 18, 2025. “Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on ‘how bad slavery was’.
It isn’t too much. It is clear we need more education on how bad slavery was.
I hate mosquitoes.
Deep down burning hate with all the rage that is in me.
That is all.
Deep down burning hate with all the rage that is in me.
That is all.
July 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I hate mosquitoes.
Deep down burning hate with all the rage that is in me.
That is all.
Deep down burning hate with all the rage that is in me.
That is all.
Hey. It’s ok. Put down the phone/laptop.
Pull out the book you’ve been meaning to get back to.
Or call that friend.
Or go for a walk.
Pull out the book you’ve been meaning to get back to.
Or call that friend.
Or go for a walk.
July 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Hey. It’s ok. Put down the phone/laptop.
Pull out the book you’ve been meaning to get back to.
Or call that friend.
Or go for a walk.
Pull out the book you’ve been meaning to get back to.
Or call that friend.
Or go for a walk.
Ditching Paramount?
May I suggest supporting PBS?
May I suggest supporting PBS?
July 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Ditching Paramount?
May I suggest supporting PBS?
May I suggest supporting PBS?
Shout out to all the people who donate money to PBS.
An annual gift of $60 gets you access to all the shows via Passport.
If you have a few extra dollars, now is the time to support your local station.
An annual gift of $60 gets you access to all the shows via Passport.
If you have a few extra dollars, now is the time to support your local station.
July 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Shout out to all the people who donate money to PBS.
An annual gift of $60 gets you access to all the shows via Passport.
If you have a few extra dollars, now is the time to support your local station.
An annual gift of $60 gets you access to all the shows via Passport.
If you have a few extra dollars, now is the time to support your local station.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/b... What a "gift" the day before my birthday! WHAT THE FLYING F*CK???!!! "...purely a financial decision" my ass! This CAN NOT stand!
CBS Canceling ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ After Next Season
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/b... What a "gift" the day before my birthday! WHAT THE FLYING F*CK???!!! "...purely a financial decision" my ass! This CAN NOT stand!
Lyrics from The Bengsons The Keep Going Song:
“…I pray my rage is a fire that cleans my mind out and makes me ready to listen
I pray my pain is a river that flow to the ocean that connects my pain to yours
And I pray my happiness is like pollen
That flies to you
And pollinates your joy …“
“…I pray my rage is a fire that cleans my mind out and makes me ready to listen
I pray my pain is a river that flow to the ocean that connects my pain to yours
And I pray my happiness is like pollen
That flies to you
And pollinates your joy …“
July 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Lyrics from The Bengsons The Keep Going Song:
“…I pray my rage is a fire that cleans my mind out and makes me ready to listen
I pray my pain is a river that flow to the ocean that connects my pain to yours
And I pray my happiness is like pollen
That flies to you
And pollinates your joy …“
“…I pray my rage is a fire that cleans my mind out and makes me ready to listen
I pray my pain is a river that flow to the ocean that connects my pain to yours
And I pray my happiness is like pollen
That flies to you
And pollinates your joy …“
I’ve been in the mountains for the past 3 days. No internet service. The news is … a lot.
I need to carve time in each day for prayers/ mindfulness/ meditation.
I’m seeking tips on how to successfully include that time.
I need to carve time in each day for prayers/ mindfulness/ meditation.
I’m seeking tips on how to successfully include that time.
July 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I’ve been in the mountains for the past 3 days. No internet service. The news is … a lot.
I need to carve time in each day for prayers/ mindfulness/ meditation.
I’m seeking tips on how to successfully include that time.
I need to carve time in each day for prayers/ mindfulness/ meditation.
I’m seeking tips on how to successfully include that time.
A quietly powerful moment.
Morning light through colored glass. Air is cool and fresh. Kneeling. The taste of bread lingering. The smell of port. The Body and Blood.
I hear my friend’s sweet voice “the blood of Christ, the cup of salvation”, again, and again. Surrounded by faces I cherish. Peace.
Morning light through colored glass. Air is cool and fresh. Kneeling. The taste of bread lingering. The smell of port. The Body and Blood.
I hear my friend’s sweet voice “the blood of Christ, the cup of salvation”, again, and again. Surrounded by faces I cherish. Peace.
June 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A quietly powerful moment.
Morning light through colored glass. Air is cool and fresh. Kneeling. The taste of bread lingering. The smell of port. The Body and Blood.
I hear my friend’s sweet voice “the blood of Christ, the cup of salvation”, again, and again. Surrounded by faces I cherish. Peace.
Morning light through colored glass. Air is cool and fresh. Kneeling. The taste of bread lingering. The smell of port. The Body and Blood.
I hear my friend’s sweet voice “the blood of Christ, the cup of salvation”, again, and again. Surrounded by faces I cherish. Peace.
It’s okay if you didn’t …(finish the laundry. sort the mail. reply to emails. …)
We’re all doing the best we can.
Go drink a glass of water. Stretch up high. Take two slow big belly breaths.
Now you’re ready.
Go do one thing.
We’re all doing the best we can.
Go drink a glass of water. Stretch up high. Take two slow big belly breaths.
Now you’re ready.
Go do one thing.
June 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
It’s okay if you didn’t …(finish the laundry. sort the mail. reply to emails. …)
We’re all doing the best we can.
Go drink a glass of water. Stretch up high. Take two slow big belly breaths.
Now you’re ready.
Go do one thing.
We’re all doing the best we can.
Go drink a glass of water. Stretch up high. Take two slow big belly breaths.
Now you’re ready.
Go do one thing.
Struggling with finding the balance of staying informed & actions that make a difference —against— personal health, chores, and fun.
It angers me that we have to put this much time and energy into fighting for democracy. Ugh.
It angers me that we have to put this much time and energy into fighting for democracy. Ugh.
June 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Struggling with finding the balance of staying informed & actions that make a difference —against— personal health, chores, and fun.
It angers me that we have to put this much time and energy into fighting for democracy. Ugh.
It angers me that we have to put this much time and energy into fighting for democracy. Ugh.
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Wow. I cannot imagine a documentary that would be of greater interest to me. The timing is... insanely right.
Premiere is 6/27/2025 at 9pm ET www.pbs.org/wnet/america... via Maddow
Premiere is 6/27/2025 at 9pm ET www.pbs.org/wnet/america... via Maddow
Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny - About the documentary | American Masters | PBS
Discover Hannah Arendt, who transformed her time as a political prisoner during World War II into daring insights about totalitarianism.
www.pbs.org
June 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Wow. I cannot imagine a documentary that would be of greater interest to me. The timing is... insanely right.
Premiere is 6/27/2025 at 9pm ET www.pbs.org/wnet/america... via Maddow
Premiere is 6/27/2025 at 9pm ET www.pbs.org/wnet/america... via Maddow
Ohmygosh we played ‘Nomic’ at game night tonight. So much fun!!
Do you know this game?
Excellent with 3 people to large group.
Just need a whiteboard or paper and pens.
The full rules of Nomic: legacy.earlham.edu/~peters/writ...
Do you know this game?
Excellent with 3 people to large group.
Just need a whiteboard or paper and pens.
The full rules of Nomic: legacy.earlham.edu/~peters/writ...
Peter Suber, "Nomic"
legacy.earlham.edu
June 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Ohmygosh we played ‘Nomic’ at game night tonight. So much fun!!
Do you know this game?
Excellent with 3 people to large group.
Just need a whiteboard or paper and pens.
The full rules of Nomic: legacy.earlham.edu/~peters/writ...
Do you know this game?
Excellent with 3 people to large group.
Just need a whiteboard or paper and pens.
The full rules of Nomic: legacy.earlham.edu/~peters/writ...
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“God is reaching out to you [to] find[] the ways that we may be able to do something with our own lives to serve others.
“And in that service to others we may find that coming together in friendship, building up community, we too can find true meaning in our lives.”
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“And in that service to others we may find that coming together in friendship, building up community, we too can find true meaning in our lives.”
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Full text: Address of Pope Leo XIV to Young People of Chicago and the Whole World
The following is the full text of a video address given at Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox, June 14, 2025. My dear friends, It’s a pleasure for…
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June 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
“God is reaching out to you [to] find[] the ways that we may be able to do something with our own lives to serve others.
“And in that service to others we may find that coming together in friendship, building up community, we too can find true meaning in our lives.”
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“And in that service to others we may find that coming together in friendship, building up community, we too can find true meaning in our lives.”
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Happy Barack Obama day! Here’s Barack getting custard at Dairy Godmother.
June 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Happy Barack Obama day! Here’s Barack getting custard at Dairy Godmother.