Miranda Hughes
@virtualmiranda.bsky.social
I am a rural urbanist, violist, ex-physician, bicycle nerd, tinkerer and closet autistic applying geeky splinter skills to daily life in the backwoods of BC Canada, having given up trying to figure out what I'll be if I ever grow up
I recently did a Nutcracker on 2 rehearsals, and we were still sorting out cuts at intermission during the first performance 🤣
December 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I recently did a Nutcracker on 2 rehearsals, and we were still sorting out cuts at intermission during the first performance 🤣
maybe team up with Mac Bauer runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/me...
December 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
maybe team up with Mac Bauer runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/me...
I love this!
I help administer a Culinary Tool Library in my wee village. It works so well.
I help administer a Culinary Tool Library in my wee village. It works so well.
December 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I love this!
I help administer a Culinary Tool Library in my wee village. It works so well.
I help administer a Culinary Tool Library in my wee village. It works so well.
Sometimes I like to imagine how people would react if a city decided that the same principle applied to motor-lanes. Wonder how that would go over? 🤪
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Sometimes I like to imagine how people would react if a city decided that the same principle applied to motor-lanes. Wonder how that would go over? 🤪
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-yea...
Generally the "small potatoes" elections (a few state-level races, a few referenda, lots of mayoral races). But they often provide a first indication of which way the wind is blowing. And geez, the NYC mayoral race has been amazing!
Generally the "small potatoes" elections (a few state-level races, a few referenda, lots of mayoral races). But they often provide a first indication of which way the wind is blowing. And geez, the NYC mayoral race has been amazing!
Off-year election - Wikipedia
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November 5, 2025 at 6:17 AM
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-yea...
Generally the "small potatoes" elections (a few state-level races, a few referenda, lots of mayoral races). But they often provide a first indication of which way the wind is blowing. And geez, the NYC mayoral race has been amazing!
Generally the "small potatoes" elections (a few state-level races, a few referenda, lots of mayoral races). But they often provide a first indication of which way the wind is blowing. And geez, the NYC mayoral race has been amazing!
The responsibility for educating the privileged about the marginalization of others should not be *forced* upon marginalized groups. If willingly and generously undertaken, that's awesome, imo.
October 24, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The responsibility for educating the privileged about the marginalization of others should not be *forced* upon marginalized groups. If willingly and generously undertaken, that's awesome, imo.
100! Imagine if cities deemed that it was the responsibility of homeowners, tenants and business owners to shovel the roads in front of their locations, like they do with sidewalks.
October 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
100! Imagine if cities deemed that it was the responsibility of homeowners, tenants and business owners to shovel the roads in front of their locations, like they do with sidewalks.
I live in a tiny town and visitors and their $ come here in order to enjoy a simpler, slower pace of life. Which means likely arriving by car, but then walking or cycling to get around, kids roaming safely, getting groceries on foot etc.. Visitors are good for business, not traffic.
September 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I live in a tiny town and visitors and their $ come here in order to enjoy a simpler, slower pace of life. Which means likely arriving by car, but then walking or cycling to get around, kids roaming safely, getting groceries on foot etc.. Visitors are good for business, not traffic.
I have a frame/"café" lock with an integrated chain lock (A-Bus). I really like the combination of the two. Together they are suitable for most scenarios.
September 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I have a frame/"café" lock with an integrated chain lock (A-Bus). I really like the combination of the two. Together they are suitable for most scenarios.
The 'right' to store your vehicle for free -- or at subsidized rates considerably less than what, say, housing of equivalent sq.ft. would cost -- on public or private in close proximity to whatever businesses or services you might choose to visit.
September 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The 'right' to store your vehicle for free -- or at subsidized rates considerably less than what, say, housing of equivalent sq.ft. would cost -- on public or private in close proximity to whatever businesses or services you might choose to visit.
Adidas Five Ten Freeriders maybe?
September 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Adidas Five Ten Freeriders maybe?
Waiting for your mom or your brother isn't self-patience. (And homeschooling certainly doesn't remove a kid from contact with others!)
But I'm just pointing out that just like homeschooling isn't superior because it's time-efficient, schooling isn't superior because it teaches kids patience.
But I'm just pointing out that just like homeschooling isn't superior because it's time-efficient, schooling isn't superior because it teaches kids patience.
August 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Waiting for your mom or your brother isn't self-patience. (And homeschooling certainly doesn't remove a kid from contact with others!)
But I'm just pointing out that just like homeschooling isn't superior because it's time-efficient, schooling isn't superior because it teaches kids patience.
But I'm just pointing out that just like homeschooling isn't superior because it's time-efficient, schooling isn't superior because it teaches kids patience.
Also the idea that learning patience requires 25 hours a week of practice for 13 years straight seems like a bit of a stretch.
August 24, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Also the idea that learning patience requires 25 hours a week of practice for 13 years straight seems like a bit of a stretch.
There are many natural family-life ways to learn patience. Growing a garden, killing time while mom feeds the baby, waiting for your brother to finish his turn on the computer, practicing scales to get better at the piano. Just because lots of kids learn it in school doesn't make it the only way.
August 24, 2025 at 4:48 AM
There are many natural family-life ways to learn patience. Growing a garden, killing time while mom feeds the baby, waiting for your brother to finish his turn on the computer, practicing scales to get better at the piano. Just because lots of kids learn it in school doesn't make it the only way.
Ouch, but yeah.
August 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Ouch, but yeah.
You said "if you can't teach online, you can't teach."
August 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
You said "if you can't teach online, you can't teach."
I just don't think that telling people they have no right to call themselves teachers helps break down an unwillingness that comes from a place of unfamiliarity and anxiety.
August 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I just don't think that telling people they have no right to call themselves teachers helps break down an unwillingness that comes from a place of unfamiliarity and anxiety.
I agree with you if it's simply a fixed mindset thing. Open-minded flexibility is a great thing. Personally I welcomed the challenges (though was ultimately stymied by shitty rural internet). But to call yourself a "teacher" you don't necessarily have to be skilled in every last situation. 2/2
August 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I agree with you if it's simply a fixed mindset thing. Open-minded flexibility is a great thing. Personally I welcomed the challenges (though was ultimately stymied by shitty rural internet). But to call yourself a "teacher" you don't necessarily have to be skilled in every last situation. 2/2
I think for a lot of older teachers there's an element of anxiety associated with being online, and the tech challenges. One of the teachers I revere the most for her caring, flexible, holistic & highly skilled teaching struggles with online teaching. She's ~70, and still a great teacher. 1/2
August 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I think for a lot of older teachers there's an element of anxiety associated with being online, and the tech challenges. One of the teachers I revere the most for her caring, flexible, holistic & highly skilled teaching struggles with online teaching. She's ~70, and still a great teacher. 1/2
Clearly you have great teaching skills and adaptability to the virtual realm. But just because you are able to adapt to that realm in ways that others struggle with doesn't mean it's right to disrespect their differing skillsets, skillsets that may be incredibly effective when not online.
August 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Clearly you have great teaching skills and adaptability to the virtual realm. But just because you are able to adapt to that realm in ways that others struggle with doesn't mean it's right to disrespect their differing skillsets, skillsets that may be incredibly effective when not online.
But some things are exceptionally difficult to assess and guide online with young beginners. And teaching styles vary. Just because your style adapts easily to online doesn’t mean someone whose style is different and doesn’t easily translates doesn’t make them bad at IRL lessons.
August 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
But some things are exceptionally difficult to assess and guide online with young beginners. And teaching styles vary. Just because your style adapts easily to online doesn’t mean someone whose style is different and doesn’t easily translates doesn’t make them bad at IRL lessons.
Meh… I disagree. If you have decent hardware and good bandwidth & speeds at both ends, and you’re working short or medium-term online with a student who is older and/or has had previous in-person lessons then yeah, you should be able to make it work. 1/2
August 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Meh… I disagree. If you have decent hardware and good bandwidth & speeds at both ends, and you’re working short or medium-term online with a student who is older and/or has had previous in-person lessons then yeah, you should be able to make it work. 1/2
I'm a Canadian who lives via active transportation and I confess I honestly don't get the North American obsession with constant hydration. I rarely carry water -- and when I do I almost always forget to drink it -- and yet I don't seem to die.
August 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I'm a Canadian who lives via active transportation and I confess I honestly don't get the North American obsession with constant hydration. I rarely carry water -- and when I do I almost always forget to drink it -- and yet I don't seem to die.