Ellen Crain

Apples.

Thrilled to share one of my big work projects over the past year: Minnesota Flora—the Bell Museum's future home for the beloved Minnesota Wildflowers Information website: mnflora.umn.edu

I have a rule: if there's a rape in the first episode, I'm out. That eliminates a LOT of shows.

Thinking about all the moms in detention today, and all the ones left behind

Children’s Minnesota has announced resuming full services of the Gender Health Program effective immediately. So happy about this news. Thank you.

I vote we send @smittenkittenmn.bsky.social to pick up the Profiles in Courage award.

“I’m coming in too fast!”

If you see this post a rabbit (These are newborn bunnies)

I was at the Pyramids of Giza when we welcomed in 2000. My last pre-kid NYE.

Immigrants are a social good, anti-immigrant propaganda is basically all lies, and any approach to the "problem" that doesn't start form those two points is worthless

“I don’t owe anybody anything!” Actually we are perhaps nothing but dizzyingly intricate webs of obligations to other beings and ourselves. The sheer weight of our obligations is all that keeps us from floating away into space. We can never do enough but we must try.

It all starts with Catwoman makes a very public pass at Superman, making both Batman and Lois jealous. Then Catwoman continues to flirt with all three of them. Meanwhile Robin and Jimmy Olsen bond over the ridiculousness and are in a committed relationship by the end.

I just learned the reason there are so many electric companies with Edison in their name is that Edison held a lot of patents they needed, and he would let companies use the patents if they included "Edison" in their name.

Play this free demo made by a person with half my genes (it's a fun game, I promise!) cosmic-tracks-llc.itch.io/emissary-demo

This guy's inspiration when he chose his outfit for today:

If you see this post your getaway vehicle

Yes. We must reject the idea that disability makes a person less worthy or valid or human.

A film that takes place where you're from (this was partially filmed in my hometown)

Post a warning

A WARRIOR FEARS NOTHING, NOT EVEN ASKING FOR HELP.

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

As a cishet dude, when I see a Dem ditch trans rights, it sends a message: you ain't got no fight in you, no principles, just another empty suit. Think I'm some too-online outlier? Go ask your expensive consultants why people don't bother to vote. It's because they know you're all empty suits.

@amyklobuchar.com your website lists protecting the civil rights of LGBTQ+ people as one of your key issues- better let your people know yo replace that with "the price of eggs".

Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them

It's almost never about you, so take as little as possible personally.

We have a package of tickets for touring Broadway shows. We pick a fair number we don't know anything about, and go in cold, because surprises are fun, right? Parade sounds like a lighthearted romp, so child murder, a trial and a lynching were a bit of a shock.

My pup enjoying the fire like a person

This seems like a good time to re-up this article. "In the days before vaccination, measles was responsible for about half of childhood deaths from other illnesses" www.science.org/content/arti... #vaxsaveslives

There are rainX windshield wipers that treat your windshield with rainx, so water beads up and rolls off. It makes a huge difference in visibility when you're driving in the rain.

This takes me back. When I was a brand new engineer back in the 90s, there was a hoax email going around that said Bill Gates would give you like $1 for every person you forwarded the email to. A secretary forwarded it to the site liftserv and the resulting reply storm lasted days. It was hilarious

The Frankentable is ready for Christmas dinner!

The beauty of Christmas morning with young adults- we got up late (for us), did the Santa stuff, and are still waiting for the "kids" to get up.

The starter home we bought in 1998 for about $150k sold for $1.2m in 2023. There has been a very nice addition and renovation. The identical model house next door that hasn't had any significant changes is worth $750k now.

Name a non-LOTR character that could resist the One Ring.

If this is a Brewster's Millions scenario for the bride, I hope she's tracking all the deposits!

Interior: Matchington Manor

This is fascinating!

If you aren't watching "Interior: Chinatown" on Hulu, you are missing out. It reminds me of the first couple seasons of "Only Murders in the Building"- wonderful characters and every episode is interesting and different. They are playing with the medium of tv.

This is such a great story. I especially love that it gives Somali kids a chance to brag about their culture.

This is particularly dismaying for anyone who uses Word to write confidential documents. No, you can’t train your AI on my PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS. #therapistsky

Watching my favorite holiday movie- "Last Holiday" with Queen Latifah.

Via @paulaforbes.bsky.social, who is also deeply invested in the Dick Van Dyke Millennial Fan Club: is everyone aware that there's a Spike Jonze/Coldplay video featuring our centenarian ottoman-hopping king

At least my dogs are excited about today's weather. Nothing better than wrestling in 15 degrees with fresh snow!

Terrifying.

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...

Here are some weird pitchers I have had a lot of fun making. They're not perfect, but I like them.