Dorothy Zemach
@dorothyzemach.bsky.social
Interests: English language teaching; publishing; early music; native plant gardening.
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When a cabinet member announces "We are using the military to liberate an American city from its elected leaders," where do you go from there. What is left to say. The idea of that being anything short of a near-universal "Wait, what the fuck is going on" moment proves how far we've backslid.
June 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
When a cabinet member announces "We are using the military to liberate an American city from its elected leaders," where do you go from there. What is left to say. The idea of that being anything short of a near-universal "Wait, what the fuck is going on" moment proves how far we've backslid.
Does anyone know if there will ever be a list of everyone who ran in the Barkley Marathons this year? I've seen two partial lists, but now that it's over, will they post all the names anywhere? #bm100
March 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Does anyone know if there will ever be a list of everyone who ran in the Barkley Marathons this year? I've seen two partial lists, but now that it's over, will they post all the names anywhere? #bm100
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Email sent to FDA staff informs that agency leadership canceled the agency's LexisNexis subscription, even though staff need this tool to research legal and regulatory information as part of their jobs.
I'm reproducing the text of the email here:
I'm reproducing the text of the email here:
March 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Email sent to FDA staff informs that agency leadership canceled the agency's LexisNexis subscription, even though staff need this tool to research legal and regulatory information as part of their jobs.
I'm reproducing the text of the email here:
I'm reproducing the text of the email here:
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If you've never heard of the Barkley Marathons, do yourself a favor and look it up (there's a great documentary)! You're missing the world's weirdest and possibly most grueling endurance race. It's being live skeeted!! #BM100
March 19, 2025 at 4:36 AM
If you've never heard of the Barkley Marathons, do yourself a favor and look it up (there's a great documentary)! You're missing the world's weirdest and possibly most grueling endurance race. It's being live skeeted!! #BM100
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Remembering Margot Zemach, American illustrator of over 40 books, some of which she also authored. She collaborated with her husband (Harve Zemach) winning the Caldecott Medal for his "Duffy and the Devil." #ChildrensBooks #kidlitart
December 1, 2024 at 3:28 AM
Remembering Margot Zemach, American illustrator of over 40 books, some of which she also authored. She collaborated with her husband (Harve Zemach) winning the Caldecott Medal for his "Duffy and the Devil." #ChildrensBooks #kidlitart
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SecDef Pete Hegseth has decided that the Navajo code talkers whose work was critical in WWII were all just DEI hires.
March 18, 2025 at 4:53 AM
SecDef Pete Hegseth has decided that the Navajo code talkers whose work was critical in WWII were all just DEI hires.
One thing we liked about T-Mobile was that they guaranteed our rate for life when we signed up. Now they've announced they're raising our rates. How is this possible?
@t-mobile.bsky.social
@t-mobile.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
One thing we liked about T-Mobile was that they guaranteed our rate for life when we signed up. Now they've announced they're raising our rates. How is this possible?
@t-mobile.bsky.social
@t-mobile.bsky.social
Someone in front of me in the Vatican museum.
Thanks!
Thanks!
December 8, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Someone in front of me in the Vatican museum.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Whippet … whippet good.
December 7, 2024 at 6:09 AM
Whippet … whippet good.
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Did you know that every French parking lot is going to be covered with solar panels? That Indonesia said it will close down its coal plants? That Nest is building a giant 'virtual powerplant' in Texas
There are things to be thankful for, even in Nov 2024
billmckibben.substack.com/p/tart-but-s...
There are things to be thankful for, even in Nov 2024
billmckibben.substack.com/p/tart-but-s...
Tart but sweet
Thanksgiving, even this year
billmckibben.substack.com
November 27, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Did you know that every French parking lot is going to be covered with solar panels? That Indonesia said it will close down its coal plants? That Nest is building a giant 'virtual powerplant' in Texas
There are things to be thankful for, even in Nov 2024
billmckibben.substack.com/p/tart-but-s...
There are things to be thankful for, even in Nov 2024
billmckibben.substack.com/p/tart-but-s...
Vegan Thanksgiving dinner. Not everyone makes a hummurkey.
November 30, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Vegan Thanksgiving dinner. Not everyone makes a hummurkey.
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If you are in Oklahoma or know others that are with school age children, please pass this along to them. Defense of Democracy created opt-out forms for Ryan Walter’s forced bible instruction. Let’s keep getting in good trouble!
#EduSky #Resist
kfor.com/news/oklahom...
#EduSky #Resist
kfor.com/news/oklahom...
Non-profit creates opt out forms against State Superintendent Ryan Walters
A non-profit called Defense of Democracy has created opt-out forms for parents who want their child to have no interaction with Ryan Walters in any capacity, which includes the recent prayer video.
kfor.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:48 PM
If you are in Oklahoma or know others that are with school age children, please pass this along to them. Defense of Democracy created opt-out forms for Ryan Walter’s forced bible instruction. Let’s keep getting in good trouble!
#EduSky #Resist
kfor.com/news/oklahom...
#EduSky #Resist
kfor.com/news/oklahom...
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I took the free OpenAI course for K-12 educators. I found it shifted the responsibility to educators to discover how to use these tools in their classrooms while offering frames that prevented the development of a critical thinking toolkit.
mail.cyberneticforests.com/how-does-ope...
mail.cyberneticforests.com/how-does-ope...
How Does OpenAI Imagine K-12 Education?
Close Reading OpenAI's training module for educators
If you’re taking a free online training, it's helpful to understand who wrote that lesson plan and why. ChatGPT Foundations for Educators is a cou...
mail.cyberneticforests.com
November 21, 2024 at 6:36 PM
I took the free OpenAI course for K-12 educators. I found it shifted the responsibility to educators to discover how to use these tools in their classrooms while offering frames that prevented the development of a critical thinking toolkit.
mail.cyberneticforests.com/how-does-ope...
mail.cyberneticforests.com/how-does-ope...
These are my literal neighbors. How lucky am I to live near people I can play music with?
November 20, 2024 at 3:03 AM
These are my literal neighbors. How lucky am I to live near people I can play music with?
OK, let's test this new network. What does this Latin phrase mean in English? "tempus non volet modo sagittae." Google translate gives me "Time does not want to just shoot." But ... huh? I ask because I just received, in the mail, a T-shirt with this emblazoned upon it. No return address.
November 18, 2024 at 10:43 PM
OK, let's test this new network. What does this Latin phrase mean in English? "tempus non volet modo sagittae." Google translate gives me "Time does not want to just shoot." But ... huh? I ask because I just received, in the mail, a T-shirt with this emblazoned upon it. No return address.
A few of the things I’ve researched in the past few weeks to use in textbooks:
via ferrata
the no-lawns movement
how Led Zeppelin felt about “Stairway to Heaven”
urban deer
upcycling
blood rubies
abstract art
rice
#ELTmaterials
via ferrata
the no-lawns movement
how Led Zeppelin felt about “Stairway to Heaven”
urban deer
upcycling
blood rubies
abstract art
rice
#ELTmaterials
November 18, 2024 at 9:16 PM
A few of the things I’ve researched in the past few weeks to use in textbooks:
via ferrata
the no-lawns movement
how Led Zeppelin felt about “Stairway to Heaven”
urban deer
upcycling
blood rubies
abstract art
rice
#ELTmaterials
via ferrata
the no-lawns movement
how Led Zeppelin felt about “Stairway to Heaven”
urban deer
upcycling
blood rubies
abstract art
rice
#ELTmaterials
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Legitimately cackled 🥲
![[image of crying man meme] text reads: “Bro please come to the conference. Registration fee $1000 ($950 early bird), flights & accommodation $3000. You’ll present for 6 minutes and get roasted. You can’t present virtually because…look you just can’t ok. There’s a yoga session. You’ll get a point on your CV bro please”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xm3rj3gqc2qldxlfz2o5ybh3/bafkreig4bzmd7vmeubtni4bpsyev4nxbuwt2izth3cxjg2eg2gsu6rwjxq@jpeg)
March 10, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Legitimately cackled 🥲
Awesome site for sheet music (downloadable! free!) of transcriptions of early lute music for ukulele. Has pieces sorted by level, even. Arrangements are the author's own, and the rest is public domain, so no copyright violations.
#ukulele
renaissance-ukukele.blogspot.com
#ukulele
renaissance-ukukele.blogspot.com
Renaissance Ukulele
Playing Renaissance music (written for lute and guitar) on the Low-G ukulele, including free transcriptions into music notation and tablature.
renaissance-ukukele.blogspot.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Awesome site for sheet music (downloadable! free!) of transcriptions of early lute music for ukulele. Has pieces sorted by level, even. Arrangements are the author's own, and the rest is public domain, so no copyright violations.
#ukulele
renaissance-ukukele.blogspot.com
#ukulele
renaissance-ukukele.blogspot.com
Shoutout to Express Publishing (who isn't here). They let me write my own catalog copy for my forthcoming books. After all, nobody knows the books better than I do. #ELTmaterials
November 17, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Shoutout to Express Publishing (who isn't here). They let me write my own catalog copy for my forthcoming books. After all, nobody knows the books better than I do. #ELTmaterials
Okay, admittedly I suck at hashtags. But perhaps I can learn. What are people using for ELT materials? I searched for #eltmaterials and got 0 hits. @peterjfullagar.co.uk ? @seburnt.bsky.social ? @sophiamav.bsky.social ? Am I missing something obvious?
November 17, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Okay, admittedly I suck at hashtags. But perhaps I can learn. What are people using for ELT materials? I searched for #eltmaterials and got 0 hits. @peterjfullagar.co.uk ? @seburnt.bsky.social ? @sophiamav.bsky.social ? Am I missing something obvious?
Using the internet for good. These are 9 trees (5 cedar, 4 fir) that could not stay in my yard because they’ll get too big. Just gave ‘em away on Reddit to someone reforesting 9 acres of land. Bonus: she’s digging up four more for me.
November 15, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Using the internet for good. These are 9 trees (5 cedar, 4 fir) that could not stay in my yard because they’ll get too big. Just gave ‘em away on Reddit to someone reforesting 9 acres of land. Bonus: she’s digging up four more for me.
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A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.
November 15, 2024 at 5:22 PM
A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.
First post: new member of my family of instruments! A barokulele (their name). Plays like a ukulele.
November 13, 2024 at 11:15 PM
First post: new member of my family of instruments! A barokulele (their name). Plays like a ukulele.