Debra Sanborn
@debrasanborn.bsky.social
Higher Ed nonprofit leader. College parent. Helping college students find study away and study abroad adventures. PhD Edu. A bit short on the sugar.
After years of hemming and hawing and a season’s worth of winter in a month, mate finally bought the snow thrower of his dreams to take care of giant driveway. Self-propelled, 2-stage, bells, whistles. So, of course it will not snow another inch.
You’re welcome, Iowa.
You’re welcome, Iowa.
December 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
After years of hemming and hawing and a season’s worth of winter in a month, mate finally bought the snow thrower of his dreams to take care of giant driveway. Self-propelled, 2-stage, bells, whistles. So, of course it will not snow another inch.
You’re welcome, Iowa.
You’re welcome, Iowa.
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Caring is an act of resistance in a system that thrives on indifference.
December 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Caring is an act of resistance in a system that thrives on indifference.
December 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Updating wills and read the question "Provide spouse’s preferred phone number" as "Provide preferred spouse’s phone number" and now I have a new decision to make. 😂
December 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Updating wills and read the question "Provide spouse’s preferred phone number" as "Provide preferred spouse’s phone number" and now I have a new decision to make. 😂
A dear friend is supporting a group in Quincy, IL to help abandoned cats survive winter through feeding, medical care, and spay-neuter efforts. Click to donate or share with others. Thank you!
Quincy Cat Rescue Go Fund Me link
www.gofundme.com/f/abandoned-...
Quincy Cat Rescue Go Fund Me link
www.gofundme.com/f/abandoned-...
Donate to Help abandoned cats make it thru winter and spayed-neutered, organized by Lisa Spellman
Help support a colony of domesticated abandoned cats
“One me… Lisa Spellman needs your support for Help abandoned cats make it thru winter and spayed-neutered
www.gofundme.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
A dear friend is supporting a group in Quincy, IL to help abandoned cats survive winter through feeding, medical care, and spay-neuter efforts. Click to donate or share with others. Thank you!
Quincy Cat Rescue Go Fund Me link
www.gofundme.com/f/abandoned-...
Quincy Cat Rescue Go Fund Me link
www.gofundme.com/f/abandoned-...
Working on background research for a prospective campus member and all of their notable alumni are NHL players. 🏒😆
December 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Working on background research for a prospective campus member and all of their notable alumni are NHL players. 🏒😆
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Thank you TJ and Team! You guys delivered a HUGE win when #CycloneNation couldn't have needed it more. I love you all! #BlueCy
December 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Thank you TJ and Team! You guys delivered a HUGE win when #CycloneNation couldn't have needed it more. I love you all! #BlueCy
Carried a full laundry basket, two electronic devices and a hot cup of coffee up the stairs on a bum leg this morning. Who’s living on the edge now?
December 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Carried a full laundry basket, two electronic devices and a hot cup of coffee up the stairs on a bum leg this morning. Who’s living on the edge now?
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In the future, when the country is trying to rebuild its higher education sector, we will need to do a better job of choosing who leads it. I‘m going to suggest interview questions such as: ‘do you care about universities?’, ‘why?’, & ‘prove it’ I know this is a radical idea, but we should try it.
November 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
In the future, when the country is trying to rebuild its higher education sector, we will need to do a better job of choosing who leads it. I‘m going to suggest interview questions such as: ‘do you care about universities?’, ‘why?’, & ‘prove it’ I know this is a radical idea, but we should try it.
Drove 450 miles to spend barely 48 hours of Thanksgiving with the fam and now get to race this mess to home.
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Drove 450 miles to spend barely 48 hours of Thanksgiving with the fam and now get to race this mess to home.
Reposted by Debra Sanborn
When the Wampanoag first fed the Pilgrims
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
When the Wampanoag first fed the Pilgrims
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Appliance manufacturers should check the door size of the average home before making refrigerators. Not everyone needing a fridge has a McMansion with double doors.
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Appliance manufacturers should check the door size of the average home before making refrigerators. Not everyone needing a fridge has a McMansion with double doors.
Watching the NFL introductions in Español demonstrates that I have very far to go in Duolingo.
November 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Watching the NFL introductions in Español demonstrates that I have very far to go in Duolingo.
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Here's my million dollar idea. Nobody steal it:
A coffee shop with as many electrical outlets as possible. EV charging stations out front. Nap rooms.
It will be called "Charge!" or "Recharge!" or something like that.
A coffee shop with as many electrical outlets as possible. EV charging stations out front. Nap rooms.
It will be called "Charge!" or "Recharge!" or something like that.
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Here's my million dollar idea. Nobody steal it:
A coffee shop with as many electrical outlets as possible. EV charging stations out front. Nap rooms.
It will be called "Charge!" or "Recharge!" or something like that.
A coffee shop with as many electrical outlets as possible. EV charging stations out front. Nap rooms.
It will be called "Charge!" or "Recharge!" or something like that.
Reposted by Debra Sanborn
Feeling this many days as my team all works remotely from our main location. How about you?
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The Great Disconnect: How Technology Is Quietly Killing Workplace Connection - Swift Kick
Discover how technology is quietly eroding workplace connection and what leaders can do to rebuild trust, belonging, and real human engagement.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Feeling this many days as my team all works remotely from our main location. How about you?
swiftkickhq.com/technology-a...
swiftkickhq.com/technology-a...
IT’S SNOWING, AMES!! ❄️
November 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
IT’S SNOWING, AMES!! ❄️
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Also, many types of doctors are leaving or not moving here because their partners are OBs. Has any candidate mentioned doctors leaving the state? www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Iowa doesn't have enough OB-GYNs. Is the state's abortion ban part of the problem?
Iowa ranks last among states for the number of OB-GYNS per capita. State legislators are trying to recruit more, but some doctors say the state's strict abortion ban is partially to blame.
www.npr.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Also, many types of doctors are leaving or not moving here because their partners are OBs. Has any candidate mentioned doctors leaving the state? www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
Reposted by Debra Sanborn
It’s that awkward three day period between Halloween and Christmas.
November 2, 2025 at 9:08 AM
It’s that awkward three day period between Halloween and Christmas.
The amount of time I spend flipping some people the bird is exhausting. Granted, we are emailing back and forth and they cannot see me, but truly exhausting.
October 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The amount of time I spend flipping some people the bird is exhausting. Granted, we are emailing back and forth and they cannot see me, but truly exhausting.