My union made one of our books the August Book of the Month :D!

I really appreciate the janitorial staff at MRU. One thing is for sure: the place is always near spotless.

I genuinely had an inspiring coffee w the new vice provost today. Near pinch worthy.

“Britain's architects should refuse to allow this moralising snobbery to continue define their approach to designing for domestic care.”

As I look over at the sheets drying on my patio.

A century of male dominated planning has resulted in streets for one purpose: the commute to work. When cities start taking into account the many other “care trips” residents take in the day, they become more inclusive and gender equitable.

https://issuu.com/islandpress/docs/intro-ch4_9781642831665

“The 1-credit ‘Data Visualization with Textiles’ class was an experiment, and one that turned out better than I could have reasonably expected, especially since I planned for 5 students and ended up with 20 and a full waiting list,” Dombrowski said.”

This!!

“President Banks directly said, ‘Let’s put some things in there that we know the faculty will not like. And then we can reject them so it will look like we’re listening to them.’”

A week after watching Barbie, I’m thinking about it. Conflicted. Many of the feminist critiques are right on the nose. Also, feminism like the movie, isn’t perfect. And it shouldn’t be seen as such. There were moments of pure gold (the narrator) but also toxicity (Barbie “mothering” Ken).

And this is Toko. He likes morning chats, baskets, and bacon.

#CatsWithConfusingAuras followed me and made my day!

I thought long and hard about what my 1st BlueSky post should be. In the end, there was a clear winner.