Jennifer Richwine
@jrichwine.bsky.social
Devoted thank you note writer; author; short person walking tall; lover of witty banter; avid fan of all things WFU & Wake Washington
It takes a lot to get this early-to-bed introvert out on a Sunday night, but the 3rd music show in 6 days on the keep-Jennifer-sane-tour was 1000% worth it.
October 20, 2025 at 3:39 AM
It takes a lot to get this early-to-bed introvert out on a Sunday night, but the 3rd music show in 6 days on the keep-Jennifer-sane-tour was 1000% worth it.
I’m buoyed by what I’ve seen today. Take note. Take heart. Stay vigilant and hopeful.
“What I'm realizing is that if you're quiet about the things that hurt you, people are only going to mistake your tolerance for permission.” ~
Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You
“What I'm realizing is that if you're quiet about the things that hurt you, people are only going to mistake your tolerance for permission.” ~
Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You
October 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I’m buoyed by what I’ve seen today. Take note. Take heart. Stay vigilant and hopeful.
“What I'm realizing is that if you're quiet about the things that hurt you, people are only going to mistake your tolerance for permission.” ~
Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You
“What I'm realizing is that if you're quiet about the things that hurt you, people are only going to mistake your tolerance for permission.” ~
Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You
It’s been .. a week … ready to laugh in a room full of other people laughing
October 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
It’s been .. a week … ready to laugh in a room full of other people laughing
The fact that members of Congress, elected by the American people to SERVE the American people, continue to receive paychecks during a shutdown, while their staff & thousands of federal employees worry how to make next month’s rent or mortgage is unconscionable. This is not leadership.
October 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The fact that members of Congress, elected by the American people to SERVE the American people, continue to receive paychecks during a shutdown, while their staff & thousands of federal employees worry how to make next month’s rent or mortgage is unconscionable. This is not leadership.
Happy Happy Joy Joy
October 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Happy Happy Joy Joy
Most days of late I hide from engaging in political conversations and settle for listening passively to smart and funny podcasts like The Bulwark. But some days, I lean in, and I’m Leaning ALL THE WAY in tonight. @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social @timmiller.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Most days of late I hide from engaging in political conversations and settle for listening passively to smart and funny podcasts like The Bulwark. But some days, I lean in, and I’m Leaning ALL THE WAY in tonight. @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social @timmiller.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social
There are 3 nat. guardsmen outside Dupont metro just standing around w/ nothing to do except talk to passersby who ask if they are bored.These men have regular jobs & families but now made to leave their jobs and homes to hang out by the Hot Now sign at Krispy Kreme.Your tax dollars (not) at work.
August 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
There are 3 nat. guardsmen outside Dupont metro just standing around w/ nothing to do except talk to passersby who ask if they are bored.These men have regular jobs & families but now made to leave their jobs and homes to hang out by the Hot Now sign at Krispy Kreme.Your tax dollars (not) at work.
People are wearing headlamps to play chess in the park tonight. This is the city I know and love.
August 24, 2025 at 12:51 AM
People are wearing headlamps to play chess in the park tonight. This is the city I know and love.
The last time I felt truly unsafe in broad daylight in D.C. was on January 6, 2021.
August 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The last time I felt truly unsafe in broad daylight in D.C. was on January 6, 2021.
“She needs wide open spaces
Room to make her big mistakes
She needs new faces
She knows the high stakes”
Room to make her big mistakes
She needs new faces
She knows the high stakes”
July 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“She needs wide open spaces
Room to make her big mistakes
She needs new faces
She knows the high stakes”
Room to make her big mistakes
She needs new faces
She knows the high stakes”
“If I had a day
That I could give you
I'd give to you
The day just like today” ~ John Denver
That I could give you
I'd give to you
The day just like today” ~ John Denver
May 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“If I had a day
That I could give you
I'd give to you
The day just like today” ~ John Denver
That I could give you
I'd give to you
The day just like today” ~ John Denver
Someone who just lost their job in the government purge was cleaning out his desk today and texted me a picture of the many thank you notes he's received from students and me over the years. Said it brought him a smile on a crappy day. Never underestimate the lasting power of a thank you note.
May 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Someone who just lost their job in the government purge was cleaning out his desk today and texted me a picture of the many thank you notes he's received from students and me over the years. Said it brought him a smile on a crappy day. Never underestimate the lasting power of a thank you note.
NYC coming on strong with complimentary cherry grappa after dinner.
April 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
NYC coming on strong with complimentary cherry grappa after dinner.
This weekend I said goodbye to a colleague & friend gone too soon, spent time catching up w/ coworkers & friends, had dinner w/my parents & mentors, & got a tour of NCSU & sorority house by my niece. Life is short. Life is good even when it’s daunting. Hug your friends & family. My cup runneth over.
April 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This weekend I said goodbye to a colleague & friend gone too soon, spent time catching up w/ coworkers & friends, had dinner w/my parents & mentors, & got a tour of NCSU & sorority house by my niece. Life is short. Life is good even when it’s daunting. Hug your friends & family. My cup runneth over.
Someone please place an order for a truckload of pizzas and a couple of kegs for the staff of @booker.senate.gov tonight. Job well done.
April 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Someone please place an order for a truckload of pizzas and a couple of kegs for the staff of @booker.senate.gov tonight. Job well done.
“Don’t you know what that is? It’s spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you’ve got it, you want—oh, you don’t quite know what it is you DO want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!”
~ Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer
~ Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer
March 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
“Don’t you know what that is? It’s spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you’ve got it, you want—oh, you don’t quite know what it is you DO want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!”
~ Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer
~ Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer
Evening meeting canceled so I walked 40 minutes to my fav beer garden. Beautiful day in OUR capital city that I love. They can’t - they won’t - make me hate it.
March 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Evening meeting canceled so I walked 40 minutes to my fav beer garden. Beautiful day in OUR capital city that I love. They can’t - they won’t - make me hate it.
“Not a road long enough to outrun the dawn. Let the sun rise. I am ready.” ~
L.M. Browning, Drive Through the Night
L.M. Browning, Drive Through the Night
March 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
“Not a road long enough to outrun the dawn. Let the sun rise. I am ready.” ~
L.M. Browning, Drive Through the Night
L.M. Browning, Drive Through the Night
Once upon a time …
Single girl decides to treat herself to dinner at her favorite neighborhood restaurant/bar.
Creepy guy beside her reads single girl’s Kindle over her ahoulder and starts asking questions about the plot.
Single girl remembers why she’s single.
The end.
Single girl decides to treat herself to dinner at her favorite neighborhood restaurant/bar.
Creepy guy beside her reads single girl’s Kindle over her ahoulder and starts asking questions about the plot.
Single girl remembers why she’s single.
The end.
March 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Once upon a time …
Single girl decides to treat herself to dinner at her favorite neighborhood restaurant/bar.
Creepy guy beside her reads single girl’s Kindle over her ahoulder and starts asking questions about the plot.
Single girl remembers why she’s single.
The end.
Single girl decides to treat herself to dinner at her favorite neighborhood restaurant/bar.
Creepy guy beside her reads single girl’s Kindle over her ahoulder and starts asking questions about the plot.
Single girl remembers why she’s single.
The end.
I want to say “this is not who we are.” But apparently this IS who we are. And grief is an appropriate response.
March 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I want to say “this is not who we are.” But apparently this IS who we are. And grief is an appropriate response.
Last Sunday I attended my last performance at the Kennedy Center for at least the next 4 years. Gut wrenching and infuriating.
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/k...
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/k...
Kennedy Center cancels Gay Men's Chorus performance planned for WorldPride
The Kennedy Center has canceled an upcoming concert featuring the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC days after President Donald Trump fired the art institution's board and named himself chair.
www.nbcwashington.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Last Sunday I attended my last performance at the Kennedy Center for at least the next 4 years. Gut wrenching and infuriating.
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/k...
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/k...
On my walk back to the office after lunch. This one cuts a little differently today.
February 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
On my walk back to the office after lunch. This one cuts a little differently today.