Courtney Shah
@cqshah.bsky.social
"Making sense of history and drawing warmth out of the cold." -- Dar Williams
If you were to give a history talk on the theme "It's a Mystery!" (can be unsolved or solved...) what would you cover? My first thoughts were the USS Maine and the Roanoke Colony.
June 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
If you were to give a history talk on the theme "It's a Mystery!" (can be unsolved or solved...) what would you cover? My first thoughts were the USS Maine and the Roanoke Colony.
This year on my birthday, I want for nothing. So if you feel like celebrating little old me, donate to the World Central Kitchen (wck.org) and help those in need.
World Central Kitchen
Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises. Applying our model of quick ac...
wck.org
January 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This year on my birthday, I want for nothing. So if you feel like celebrating little old me, donate to the World Central Kitchen (wck.org) and help those in need.
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January 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
For audiobooks use Libro.fm and you can pick a different independent book store for each purchase.
I'm starting a crochet journal (yes, 23 years after I started crocheting). What info should I keep in it? Pattern links, hook size, any notes on difficulty or sizing issues? Other thoughts?
January 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I'm starting a crochet journal (yes, 23 years after I started crocheting). What info should I keep in it? Pattern links, hook size, any notes on difficulty or sizing issues? Other thoughts?
I am grateful for my secret Santa.
December 28, 2024 at 6:13 AM
I am grateful for my secret Santa.
Grades are in. I am grateful to be on vacation.
December 15, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Grades are in. I am grateful to be on vacation.
Today I am grateful for my student using the phrase "I have tea to spill" when discussing the lead-up to the American Revolution. Well played.
December 13, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Today I am grateful for my student using the phrase "I have tea to spill" when discussing the lead-up to the American Revolution. Well played.
Someone asked me what I want for Christmas and all I could think of was cookies.
December 7, 2024 at 3:41 AM
Someone asked me what I want for Christmas and all I could think of was cookies.
Today I am grateful to see my old friends Shannon and BENI from Mtn Peaks Therapy Llamas! They came to my campus to provide some stress relief for students and staff alike. Beni and I are well-acquainted thanks to two years of trivia on the farm.
December 5, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Today I am grateful to see my old friends Shannon and BENI from Mtn Peaks Therapy Llamas! They came to my campus to provide some stress relief for students and staff alike. Beni and I are well-acquainted thanks to two years of trivia on the farm.
End of quarter reflections today in US History, and one student commented that they liked how I made history not just about dead people, but about gossip about dead people! 🗃️
December 4, 2024 at 10:21 PM
End of quarter reflections today in US History, and one student commented that they liked how I made history not just about dead people, but about gossip about dead people! 🗃️
Alas, I’ve been whammed. Time to listen to Freedom to console myself.
two men wearing white shirts with the word mouse on them are standing next to each other and making funny faces .
ALT: two men wearing white shirts with the word mouse on them are standing next to each other and making funny faces .
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2024 at 4:16 AM
Alas, I’ve been whammed. Time to listen to Freedom to console myself.
Ok gonna try something.
Today I am grateful for my students. And I am looking forward to seeing my kids over the weekend.
Today I am grateful for my students. And I am looking forward to seeing my kids over the weekend.
November 27, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Ok gonna try something.
Today I am grateful for my students. And I am looking forward to seeing my kids over the weekend.
Today I am grateful for my students. And I am looking forward to seeing my kids over the weekend.
Great Hill investing in Orlando. Still can’t quite cheer for the Pride.
November 24, 2024 at 2:58 AM
Great Hill investing in Orlando. Still can’t quite cheer for the Pride.
The energy I bring to Bluesky
November 4, 2024 at 6:05 AM
The energy I bring to Bluesky
Sinc and Soph are making me cry. In the best possible way.
November 2, 2024 at 4:16 AM
Sinc and Soph are making me cry. In the best possible way.
I'm so grateful for Sinc. This play is gorgeous right now!
November 2, 2024 at 3:05 AM
I'm so grateful for Sinc. This play is gorgeous right now!
My ballot has been accepted! Woot!
October 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM
My ballot has been accepted! Woot!
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As November approaches, never forget that the BBC pinned a poppy on Cookie Monster.
"YPRES MAKE COOKIE MONSTER SAD. NO COOKIES AT SOMME."
"YPRES MAKE COOKIE MONSTER SAD. NO COOKIES AT SOMME."
October 27, 2024 at 4:55 PM
As November approaches, never forget that the BBC pinned a poppy on Cookie Monster.
"YPRES MAKE COOKIE MONSTER SAD. NO COOKIES AT SOMME."
"YPRES MAKE COOKIE MONSTER SAD. NO COOKIES AT SOMME."
It’s been a long time since I added a good nineteenth century name to my collection, but how can I not include Arthur Garfield Hayes? Born in 1881 because of course he was.
October 27, 2024 at 4:44 AM
It’s been a long time since I added a good nineteenth century name to my collection, but how can I not include Arthur Garfield Hayes? Born in 1881 because of course he was.
Hell yeah, I voted!!!
October 20, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Hell yeah, I voted!!!
Today I am grateful for live music and dancing. I need to do this more often.
October 18, 2024 at 5:35 AM
Today I am grateful for live music and dancing. I need to do this more often.
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love when someone says "historians will look back in horror" and historians chime in like "we are presently horrified also", great times to live in
October 12, 2024 at 6:21 PM
love when someone says "historians will look back in horror" and historians chime in like "we are presently horrified also", great times to live in
I am grateful for this thread.
The morning #HurricaneHelene hit Asheville members of our co-op sat in the dark, listening to the howling wind and crack of trees falling. When we emerged to take stock a cardboard sign on our door read “Community meeting here, Saturday at 2. Let’s talk about how we can take care of each other.” 1/?
October 6, 2024 at 7:49 AM
I am grateful for this thread.
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Heads up, North Carolina: Like every other state with a republican legislature, there's a shit ton of voter disenfranchisement fuckery happening in the run-up to the 2024 election. Link card is coverage from WRAL, & here's where you can go to check on your voter registration:
vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/
vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/
Republican Party leaders seek to purge 225,000 NC voters ahead of 2024 elections, citing worries dismissed by state officials
The RNC and other GOP officials say North Carolina allowed a quarter of a million people to register to vote improperly. State officials say that's false, adding that the proposed GOP solution would v...
www.wral.com
September 3, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Heads up, North Carolina: Like every other state with a republican legislature, there's a shit ton of voter disenfranchisement fuckery happening in the run-up to the 2024 election. Link card is coverage from WRAL, & here's where you can go to check on your voter registration:
vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/
vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/
