MK Pleiss
@mkpleiss.bsky.social
writing, museum life, niecephews, fandom (media, Husker volleyball, assorted other niches), crafting
Me on any given Saturday:
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Me on any given Saturday:
This kind of thing is exactly what the internet is for. (Also for anyone not living near the Great Lakes, understand that many here have been building to this day all fall. I would not be surprised if >1 radio stations are just playing the song on constant repeat today.)
For the midnight crew on this #EdmundFitzgwtald50 anniversary, I have added more markups to the Newsweek article that gave Gordon Lightfoot his template for His "Wreck of" song lyrics.
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This kind of thing is exactly what the internet is for. (Also for anyone not living near the Great Lakes, understand that many here have been building to this day all fall. I would not be surprised if >1 radio stations are just playing the song on constant repeat today.)
Here’s the thing: when your upcoming exhibition is called “Dancing WITH Life,” and you start googling for more info, but it’s right before the release of Wicked, you get a lot of results for “Dancing THROUGH life.” And also an ear worm. #museumlife
November 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Here’s the thing: when your upcoming exhibition is called “Dancing WITH Life,” and you start googling for more info, but it’s right before the release of Wicked, you get a lot of results for “Dancing THROUGH life.” And also an ear worm. #museumlife
Today in #museumlife: failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on our part. And no, we don’t have anyone on our severely limited staff at our tiny museum in a small Wisconsin city who can lead your tour in Portuguese.
November 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Today in #museumlife: failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on our part. And no, we don’t have anyone on our severely limited staff at our tiny museum in a small Wisconsin city who can lead your tour in Portuguese.
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Preparations continue for the MultakaOxford 'With These Hands: Crafting a Shared Humanity' gallery trail, being launched at this Friday's Late Night event. Here we see details of beautiful embroidery on a Ukranian vyshyvanka which we are excited to welcome into the collection and to share with you!
November 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Preparations continue for the MultakaOxford 'With These Hands: Crafting a Shared Humanity' gallery trail, being launched at this Friday's Late Night event. Here we see details of beautiful embroidery on a Ukranian vyshyvanka which we are excited to welcome into the collection and to share with you!
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My goodness. Please don’t send in ghosts. They are very frightening. We only rate dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: theodore.goldenvelt)
October 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
My goodness. Please don’t send in ghosts. They are very frightening. We only rate dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: theodore.goldenvelt)
Yesterday in #museumlife I had to facilitate a college class in our education space--basically just make sure the students leading the class had what they needed. I sat in the back organizing some supplies and gave myself a blister sharpening colored pencils. Should I file for work comp? ;D
October 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Yesterday in #museumlife I had to facilitate a college class in our education space--basically just make sure the students leading the class had what they needed. I sat in the back organizing some supplies and gave myself a blister sharpening colored pencils. Should I file for work comp? ;D
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"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
Re: last repost: I went to Purdue for 3 yrs to get my masters. I don’t really think of myself as an alumnus (undergrad & grad experiences aren’t the same). I rarely find myself feeling nostalgic for the campus or proud of it. But today I’m grateful for the students and faculty who made this happen.
October 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Re: last repost: I went to Purdue for 3 yrs to get my masters. I don’t really think of myself as an alumnus (undergrad & grad experiences aren’t the same). I rarely find myself feeling nostalgic for the campus or proud of it. But today I’m grateful for the students and faculty who made this happen.
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this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
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HOLY FUCKING SHIT
GUYS
GUYS THIS IS IS SEISMIC
GUYS I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU
OPUS DEI IS THE SCIENTOLOGY OF CATHOLICISM THEY ARE THE ONLY THING "THE DA VINCI CODE" GOT RIGHT THEY ARE AWFUL AND THEY ARE EVIL AND THEY HAVE ENORMOUS POWER AND THEY ARE INTEGRAL TO TRADFASH CATHOLICISM
GUYS
GUYS THIS IS IS SEISMIC
GUYS I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU
OPUS DEI IS THE SCIENTOLOGY OF CATHOLICISM THEY ARE THE ONLY THING "THE DA VINCI CODE" GOT RIGHT THEY ARE AWFUL AND THEY ARE EVIL AND THEY HAVE ENORMOUS POWER AND THEY ARE INTEGRAL TO TRADFASH CATHOLICISM
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei
If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
HOLY FUCKING SHIT
GUYS
GUYS THIS IS IS SEISMIC
GUYS I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU
OPUS DEI IS THE SCIENTOLOGY OF CATHOLICISM THEY ARE THE ONLY THING "THE DA VINCI CODE" GOT RIGHT THEY ARE AWFUL AND THEY ARE EVIL AND THEY HAVE ENORMOUS POWER AND THEY ARE INTEGRAL TO TRADFASH CATHOLICISM
GUYS
GUYS THIS IS IS SEISMIC
GUYS I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU
OPUS DEI IS THE SCIENTOLOGY OF CATHOLICISM THEY ARE THE ONLY THING "THE DA VINCI CODE" GOT RIGHT THEY ARE AWFUL AND THEY ARE EVIL AND THEY HAVE ENORMOUS POWER AND THEY ARE INTEGRAL TO TRADFASH CATHOLICISM
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Niecephew day—spent the morning at a soda museum and saw some unexpected (and unexplained) characters. Now we’re geocaching for J before I run M to her audition for Newsies. Then we’ll go home and make fall snacks. Pretty awesome. #aunting #museumlife
October 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Niecephew day—spent the morning at a soda museum and saw some unexpected (and unexplained) characters. Now we’re geocaching for J before I run M to her audition for Newsies. Then we’ll go home and make fall snacks. Pretty awesome. #aunting #museumlife
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
“I’m always fromChicago. If I play Macbeth, it’s gonna be Macbeth from Chicago.” ~Ron Dean (who’ll always be Crumb to me.)
RIP actor & Chicago native Ron Dean.
He interrogated Dr. Richard Kimble in THE FUGITIVE, he dropped Andy off at detention in THE BREAKFAST CLUB, he was shot by Harvey Dent in THE DARK KNIGHT, he was Marty Crane's poker buddy on FRASIER, and so much more.
He interrogated Dr. Richard Kimble in THE FUGITIVE, he dropped Andy off at detention in THE BREAKFAST CLUB, he was shot by Harvey Dent in THE DARK KNIGHT, he was Marty Crane's poker buddy on FRASIER, and so much more.
October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“I’m always fromChicago. If I play Macbeth, it’s gonna be Macbeth from Chicago.” ~Ron Dean (who’ll always be Crumb to me.)
Kearney and Beatrice (NE).
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Kearney and Beatrice (NE).
My nephew took this photo of his sister at our nighttime exhibition as part of his assignment for the high school(!) newspaper. He submitted other photos for the article because he was told not to have people's faces without permission and he is a rule-follower, but this one is my fav. #museumlife
October 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
My nephew took this photo of his sister at our nighttime exhibition as part of his assignment for the high school(!) newspaper. He submitted other photos for the article because he was told not to have people's faces without permission and he is a rule-follower, but this one is my fav. #museumlife
Today the weather shifted from almost 90F to the 60s w/rain & wind. After an exhausting last week, I decided to work from home for a couple hours, put on a long sleeved tee and a bulky cardigan, opened the windows, made coffee & scones, & lit a cinnamon scented candle. 15/10 would recommend.
October 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Today the weather shifted from almost 90F to the 60s w/rain & wind. After an exhausting last week, I decided to work from home for a couple hours, put on a long sleeved tee and a bulky cardigan, opened the windows, made coffee & scones, & lit a cinnamon scented candle. 15/10 would recommend.
The ESPN college volleyball commentators are getting better but somebody please, for the love of Jordan Larson, get them to stop comparing the last 5 points of a set to the "red zone in football." That is not at all how this works.
October 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The ESPN college volleyball commentators are getting better but somebody please, for the love of Jordan Larson, get them to stop comparing the last 5 points of a set to the "red zone in football." That is not at all how this works.
Ummmm…
no no the publishing industry is doing fine, why do you ask
October 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Ummmm…
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RIP Jane Goodall — she forever transformed what it means to do fieldwork.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
RIP Jane Goodall — she forever transformed what it means to do fieldwork.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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I hear *someone* is having a sale next week.
I guess they have to try and recoup some of that $2.5 billion they’re forking over for *checks notes* being deceptive? Who would’ve thought?
Feels like Oct 7 & 8 will be prime days to support independent bookstores. 😌
I guess they have to try and recoup some of that $2.5 billion they’re forking over for *checks notes* being deceptive? Who would’ve thought?
Feels like Oct 7 & 8 will be prime days to support independent bookstores. 😌
September 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I hear *someone* is having a sale next week.
I guess they have to try and recoup some of that $2.5 billion they’re forking over for *checks notes* being deceptive? Who would’ve thought?
Feels like Oct 7 & 8 will be prime days to support independent bookstores. 😌
I guess they have to try and recoup some of that $2.5 billion they’re forking over for *checks notes* being deceptive? Who would’ve thought?
Feels like Oct 7 & 8 will be prime days to support independent bookstores. 😌
Today in #museumlife we ushered 130 sixth graders (in smaller groups) through all our spaces. Celebrating with my niece and her crew at the Gabby’s Dollhouse movie! We may be the only ones here, but we’ve been watching Gabby since 2021 and we love cats and crafts!
September 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Today in #museumlife we ushered 130 sixth graders (in smaller groups) through all our spaces. Celebrating with my niece and her crew at the Gabby’s Dollhouse movie! We may be the only ones here, but we’ve been watching Gabby since 2021 and we love cats and crafts!
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Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years.
Speaks for itself.
Speaks for itself.
September 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years.
Speaks for itself.
Speaks for itself.
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Protect your peace (or whats left of it) this weekend. Its a lot and social media is and has been a dark place this week especially. Hug a loved one, pet a dog, get an extra scoop of ice cream. Love most of you.
September 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Protect your peace (or whats left of it) this weekend. Its a lot and social media is and has been a dark place this week especially. Hug a loved one, pet a dog, get an extra scoop of ice cream. Love most of you.