94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet.

The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.

Something has gone terribly wrong.

Today in I love my job, here's a story about research into how death metal singers make extreme vocalizations, by @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social for @scifri.bsky.social

www.sciencefriday.com/articles/dea...

The Syrian Arabic word for a hamster is أبو جراب (abu jrab), where jrab refers to a pouch/saddlebag/tote. And abu often means “father of,” but can also function as a general honorific (like “mister”). So it’s not too big a stretch to say the Syrian Arabic word for a hamster means “Mister Saddlebags”

I’m hearing some interesting nuances to this arrangement that I didn’t catch during my first viewing of the film

Anyway I just sent a fax to my senator.

faxzero.com/fax_senate.php

One of my boys really struggles with school and grades came out yesterday. He got a B+ in History - that’s so amazing! I asked him how it feels and he said, “Really good, Mom. Ms. P makes it so fun and I really like history.”

Thank you, Teachers - you make a difference every day!

questions for reflection, journaling or conversation with people in your community:

Okay but how good is their points redemption?

I feel like Beyonce has a ska record in her