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Me: Watches The Odyssey, gets mind blown Hydro Quebec: Your bill is - Me: NOT NOW HYDRO QUEBEC

So a molting cardinal landed on my deck today. That’s something I wish I could unsee.

There’s so much need in Minnesota right now. Businesses are closing and rent is due soon. If you want to help people here, there are links to rent relief & other vetted mutual aid funds on standwithminnesota.com. Please boost and donate what you can. Thank you 🫶🏻

Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.

I remember attending a TMC event in Minneapolis, Minnesota in I think it was 2018. A bunch of us went to a Somali restaurant and it was a fantastic experience. My heart is breaking tonight for the people of that city.

Heads up any math teachers about to start Stephen King’s new book “Never Flinch” : Don’t get your hopes up. It’s not that kind of trig.

Did not expect to love/eat this much Mac & cheese in retirement. Who knew?

My husband and I depend greatly on the STM’s Transport Adapté. Today we found out that as of next January, this service will be parcelled out to private companies. Who do not require the same amount of training and who will charge us by the kilometer. Please sign this petition. notretransport.ca

I think I have I-need-to-rewatch-the-entire-first-season-before-I-start-the-second-one-because-geez-it’s-been-over-a-year-itus. Just me? #severance

@triangleman.bsky.social hey Christopher someone that I gave your How Many book to a few years ago had this feedback:

When I see/hear Pierre PoilLIEvre, (when I can’t turn off the TV fast enough) I can’t help but think back to this line, from Elizabeth Gilbert‘s City of Girls : “He was the kind of man whose face you forget even when you were standing right in front of him, looking directly at his face.”

This is easily—EASILY—the best thing to ever happen to me on Al Gore's internet. Thank you Mr. @wdmbox.bsky.social for your encouragement. I will do my very best to keep going 💪

Thank you so much Chanea.

@kirstdy.bsky.social Hi there friend 🩷

This seems like a great math discussion prompt, with a little injustice tossed into the mix.

Me: I need help with these dirtbags Son: *looks around angrily* WHERE ARE THEY Me: no I mean, I have bags of dirt Son: Oh ok

Every educator needs to see this 60 Minutes story about the two students who found new trigonometric proofs for the Pythagorean theorem: www.cbs.com/shows/video/...

It’s that “dancing round the kitchen in the refrigerator light” that gets me every time. It’s all about those spontaneous, seemingly small moments, that end up meaning everything. #swifties

That feeling when you repost based on the author, even if you don’t know what they’re posting about

Pro tip if you’re wondering how strong the jalapeños are and 10 minutes after you look at this you stop coughing, they’re strong.

If the return of OJ Simpson to the news, even in death, is triggering for you, please know that help is available: National Domestic Violence Hotline @ndvh on Twitter Call 800-799-7233 Text "START" to 88788 Chat live via the website: www.thehotline.org

Books designed to be read only by human eyes are different from books designed to be read by machines, which is why Google will tell you that the phrase “shake my booty” can be found in an 1863 English translation of Don Quixote.

Tennessee made history on Thursday, becoming the first U.S. state to sign off on legislation to protect musicians from unauthorized artificial intelligence impersonation.

There’s nothing more American than the fact that the country has experienced increasingly worse years of wildfires brought on by climate change and the most significant response has been CBS using it as the premise for a new drama series about hot firefighters

Long-term, sustainable solutions to COVID: ➡️ Develop next-gen/nasal vaccines that greatly reduce transmission ➡️ Normalize masking and make respirators free ➡️ Regulate indoor air quality ➡️ Develop effective treatments for Long COVID ➡️ Make healthcare free and guarantee paid sick leave

This is so sad!!!

Jalapeños are the Lucy Van Pelt of spiciness. There I said it.

Hello fabulous #mtbos #iteachmath people. Would anyone with expertise in WordPress have a few free min to help me? My blog is inaccessible, and I cannot revive it. Tried all the online advice to no avail. Need to talk to someone with actual knowledge. Help! Please repost.

Rep. Jeremy Faison (R) blocked a resolution honoring Grammy winner Allison Russell while a nearly identical one for the band Paramore passed. Paramore rejected “any acknowledgment or honor” from the Tennessee House until Russell is given the same honor.

Movie titles that lose a lot when translated to German: Pride and Prejudice = Stolz und Voreingenommenheit Grease = Fett Prince of Darkness = Prinz der Dunkelheit

SuperbOwl indeed 🦉🥰

So today I learned about Girl Scout Troop 6000, a Girl Scout troop entirely of girls living in NYC homeless shelters. I also learned that you can buy all your Girl Scout cookies directly from them on-line. Which I just did. And, if anyone else wishes to, can be done here:

That #grammys performance by Tracy Chapman and that dude was wonderful

Now I’m just worried about Gary Gulman.

Just watched Somewhere in Time with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. First, I needed a LOT of Kleenex. This movie. Second, I kept thinking how the soundtrack reminded me so much of Out of Africa. Turns out it’s the same composer - John Barry!

For #MTBoS and #ITeachMath people no longer on X/Twitter, NCTM announced the candidates for ther 2024 Board of DIrectors election: t.co/k6hUPNAUsr

Me: *scrolls here for 6 or more hours a day* Also me: Phew I’m so glad I deactivated my Twitter, now I shall no longer spend six or more hours a day scrolling through it

One of the most important times to wear a mask is after you have attended a large gathering. Wastewater suggests there was a 50%+ chance you encountered someone with COVID if you attended an event with 20+ ppl. You can spread COVID before you develop symptoms, so now is a good time to wear a mask.

Group behind Old Port New Year's Eve party, fireworks permanently ends activities montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...

For those considering leaving Substack, Audrey Watters makes a convincing argument. She has been tracking these sorts of technology issues for a long time.

Wondering what to look forward to in 204? 🌟Join me & @math_monique on January 10 for a free #webinar on @geogebra #Geometry resources! 9pm EST, register at the link below. #MTBoS #iTeachMath #GGBchat #MathSky geogebra.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Reading about how “even mild COVID-19 infections can shrink the brain” and how infected people showed “decline in their mental abilities to perform complex tasks” for months really makes keeping my mask on a lot easier, I have to say