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alisonhms.bsky.social
Books, cooking, Maine, and travel. Tell your cat I said hi.
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WYOMING: “Thank you, Madam chairman.” “I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.” “Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”

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In a world gone mad, the most powerful acts of resistance don’t involve posting on social media, but engaging in your community. Here’s my piece from last summer on the value of Supercitizens, who don’t just provide the glue that keeps us together, but also live longer because of it.

submitted 42 days ago • 15 comments

Here is your next read - smart, funny, full of "aha!" insights for these, ahem, weird times www.simonandschuster.com/books/Burn-B...

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

This is a brilliant history lesson featuring kick ass women and I just love it

submitted 60 days ago • 2 comments

I have gone up and down a stepladder at least 5,000 times today (embellishing a ceiling) and my Fitbit says 7 flights? Lying liar.

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Where is Tombo?

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Since 2010, I have been writing a unique gift guide. It's for people who need to buy a present for someone they loathe. Here's this year's! naomikritzer.com/2024/12/09/g...

submitted 87 days ago • 56 comments

Went bowling the other night and the bar had Truly on tap. People were ordering pitchers. We are in a new era, folks

submitted 97 days ago • 1 comment

Bad Sisters s1 is just brilliant. I have two sisters and it made me wish for two more.

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Posting this here as a bookmark when I need ideas of what to read. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

Every year around this time, @treblaw.bsky.social and I have a personal ask... We want to get wishes granted for kids in foster care. Lots of wishes... all the wishes! And we do it through an amazing organization we are personally connected to: One Simple Wish. www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...

submitted 103 days ago • 33 comments

Tombo wants you to take him seriously

submitted 106 days ago • 1 comment

No member of any family has the same interpretation of the sentence "We need to leave in ten minutes."

submitted 107 days ago • 10 comments

Deep into Irish #fiction these days. Highly recommend The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan and Grace by Paul Lynch

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went to a wedding tonight and wow I forgot how much concentration it takes to wear high heels

submitted 109 days ago • 1 comment