KeAnne
@keanneh.bsky.social
I’m a wealth of useless knowledge. Reader, writer, only a little ‘rithmetic. Mom of a teen & two spoiled cats. Work in manufacturing extension in NC. Often called “enthusiastic;” not sure that’s a compliment!
Make it make sense! BTW, there’s a MEP Center in every state and Puerto Rico focused on helping SMMs. www.industryweek.com/leadership/n...
Manufacturing Extension Partnerships Face Uncertain Future as Trump Pulls Funding
President Trump's administration has decided not to renew contracts for 10 Manufacturing Extension Partnership programs, potentially defunding the entire national network. This...
www.industryweek.com
April 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Make it make sense! BTW, there’s a MEP Center in every state and Puerto Rico focused on helping SMMs. www.industryweek.com/leadership/n...
I’m exhausted. Just existentially exhausted this week. Everything feels so heavy.
February 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I’m exhausted. Just existentially exhausted this week. Everything feels so heavy.
Many types of programs will be impacted by any federal funding pause. Like this one: www.newsweek.com/trump-manufa...
Trump's manufacturing campaign pledge caught in crosshairs of grant pause
Trump's federal grant pause is creating "added challenges" and uncertainty for manufacturers, one industry leader told Newsweek.
www.newsweek.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Many types of programs will be impacted by any federal funding pause. Like this one: www.newsweek.com/trump-manufa...
Supporting my friends and colleagues.
January 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Supporting my friends and colleagues.
Been amused by this stroll down memory lane!
January 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Been amused by this stroll down memory lane!
I like that.
Goals for this year:
Read and write and watch and listen and hold on to things that make me glad to be alive
Endlessly repeat
Read and write and watch and listen and hold on to things that make me glad to be alive
Endlessly repeat
January 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I like that.
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Just a reminder that your local library has more than books! Many also have dvds, cds, video games, game systems, internet hot spots, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, and so much more! Maybe it's time for a visit! ❤️📚
December 29, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Just a reminder that your local library has more than books! Many also have dvds, cds, video games, game systems, internet hot spots, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, and so much more! Maybe it's time for a visit! ❤️📚
Awwww!!
Astronomers at UNC-Chapel Hill have found one of the youngest known planets in the galaxy.
A baaabyyy!
A baaabyyy!
UNC astronomers found a 'baby' planet. It's only millions of years old
At about three million years old, TIDYE-1b is like finding a two-week-old infant when compared to Earth.
www.wunc.org
December 9, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Awwww!!
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I went to a pop-up holiday market and this white lady selling hand made ceramic earrings was proudly displaying the political message left by an assassin on bullet casings after a successful murder so that’s a bit of a data point for Where Things Are
December 8, 2024 at 8:25 PM
I went to a pop-up holiday market and this white lady selling hand made ceramic earrings was proudly displaying the political message left by an assassin on bullet casings after a successful murder so that’s a bit of a data point for Where Things Are
Welp. Spotify Wrapped 2024 confirmed I have an unhealthy attachment to Fleetwood Mac and vanilla taste in music 😆
December 4, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Welp. Spotify Wrapped 2024 confirmed I have an unhealthy attachment to Fleetwood Mac and vanilla taste in music 😆
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Asheville restauranteur Eric Scheffer says it's harder to remain optimistic.
"I know that at some point this too shall pass. ... But it's more difficult ... to not walk out of a meeting with my staff or even with city officials with tears in my eyes."
www.wunc.org/2024-12-04/f...
"I know that at some point this too shall pass. ... But it's more difficult ... to not walk out of a meeting with my staff or even with city officials with tears in my eyes."
www.wunc.org/2024-12-04/f...
For Asheville's restaurants, water system fix marks only the beginning of recovery
Among the restaurants that have reopened, owners and workers have been doing their best to survive — and the future is uncertain.
www.wunc.org
December 4, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Asheville restauranteur Eric Scheffer says it's harder to remain optimistic.
"I know that at some point this too shall pass. ... But it's more difficult ... to not walk out of a meeting with my staff or even with city officials with tears in my eyes."
www.wunc.org/2024-12-04/f...
"I know that at some point this too shall pass. ... But it's more difficult ... to not walk out of a meeting with my staff or even with city officials with tears in my eyes."
www.wunc.org/2024-12-04/f...
Yikes. That was a shortsighted move on their part
you can’t spell Asheville without AI
i'm so glad the chamber of commerce decided to use what appears to be an AI-generated image entirely unrecognizable as Asheville while the city's actual artists are in such dire straits
December 4, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Yikes. That was a shortsighted move on their part
Not too late to add a little Made in NC flare to your Thanksgiving table! ncmep.org/made-and-eat...
ncmep.org
November 27, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Not too late to add a little Made in NC flare to your Thanksgiving table! ncmep.org/made-and-eat...
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Australia sees that dictionary dot com picked “demure” as its word of the year, stumbles into the hostel they’re staying at, screams “Aussie Aussie Assie oi oi oi” and pukes on the floor
‘What many of us feel’: why ‘enshittification’ is Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the year
The committee’s honourable mentions went to ‘right to disconnect’ and ‘rawdogging’
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Australia sees that dictionary dot com picked “demure” as its word of the year, stumbles into the hostel they’re staying at, screams “Aussie Aussie Assie oi oi oi” and pukes on the floor
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Gonna be using this for foreseeable future
November 26, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Gonna be using this for foreseeable future
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A second Trump presidency could add up to a lower tax bill, but it might also have drastic consequences for the national budget
-Trump is likely to renew his big 2017 tax cuts
-"No tax on tips" could be messy
-Ending taxes on Social Security benefits would hurt SS
www.wunc.org/2024-11-26/t...
-Trump is likely to renew his big 2017 tax cuts
-"No tax on tips" could be messy
-Ending taxes on Social Security benefits would hurt SS
www.wunc.org/2024-11-26/t...
Trump has promised lower taxes. These are 3 ways it could impact you
From "no tax on tips" to Social Security, Donald Trump has made a range of promises about the taxes Americans will pay. We take a look at three changes we could see in the months ahead.
www.wunc.org
November 26, 2024 at 3:09 PM
A second Trump presidency could add up to a lower tax bill, but it might also have drastic consequences for the national budget
-Trump is likely to renew his big 2017 tax cuts
-"No tax on tips" could be messy
-Ending taxes on Social Security benefits would hurt SS
www.wunc.org/2024-11-26/t...
-Trump is likely to renew his big 2017 tax cuts
-"No tax on tips" could be messy
-Ending taxes on Social Security benefits would hurt SS
www.wunc.org/2024-11-26/t...
Working from my home & my cats are practically glued to me. I love it, but I always eye them warily like, “what do you know that I don’t? Something wrong with me?!”
#Catanoia
#Catanoia
November 26, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Working from my home & my cats are practically glued to me. I love it, but I always eye them warily like, “what do you know that I don’t? Something wrong with me?!”
#Catanoia
#Catanoia
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For All Things Considered - Asheville just got drinkable water back, but some communities in N.C. are still waiting & also lack wastewater disposal. (Spruce Pine just got water back today).
www.npr.org/2024/11/21/n...
www.npr.org/2024/11/21/n...
www.npr.org
November 22, 2024 at 12:35 AM
For All Things Considered - Asheville just got drinkable water back, but some communities in N.C. are still waiting & also lack wastewater disposal. (Spruce Pine just got water back today).
www.npr.org/2024/11/21/n...
www.npr.org/2024/11/21/n...
Vibes are off today. Anyone else? But I feel a soupçon of holiday spirit.
November 20, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Vibes are off today. Anyone else? But I feel a soupçon of holiday spirit.
Not sure anyone wants to “Monday” today.
November 18, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Not sure anyone wants to “Monday” today.
Desmond keeping me company
November 16, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Desmond keeping me company
Teen out of town. Cats snoring. House to myself. This is the ideal Friday night at age 47!
November 16, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Teen out of town. Cats snoring. House to myself. This is the ideal Friday night at age 47!