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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Aaaaand....the Yankees advance to the next round!! ⚾️ (Condolences to my Red Sox fan friends)

bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I wish this scumbag would stop using my tax money to spread lies about the people who actually care about this country, i.e., people who don't want to just feed at the trough of hard-working Americans like the Republicans have been doing for decades.

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I mean, I feel a little guilty about being so pleased Kyle Schwarber just grounded out in his final regular season game, but it means PCA remains tied for first place with Schwarber in home runs this season. (45 each)

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

No idea why the Yankees & Orioles thought they were going to get a final reg season game in today. The NYC rain forecast is 90+% through sunrise tomorrow. In the end, the cancellation doesn't matter since the Orioles are out of the playoffs & the Yankees have the #1 wild card slot, but still... 🙁

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Oh no...THREE of my four picks from yesterday were knocked out of contention in the Fat Bear Week Voting. It looks like my only hope is 89 Backpack!

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

16 bears from Katmai National Park and Preserve, fattened up for their long hibernation. Paired matches all week long. Vote for the bear you think is the fattest or the one with the best backstory. Or just vote on vibes alone in each match up. Each day's voting is 12pm to 9pm ET #FatBearWeek

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Accomplishments * Put dishes away * Answered 4 student emails * Got this years flu shot & covid booster Currently * grocery shopping Still to do. * pick up election yard signs * marinade chicken *watch latest Strange New Worlds Later * Friends of the Library book sale. My life...so exciting!

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

🐦‍⬛- 💪 I think PCA should look into putting these emojis on the back of his uniform. #PeteCrowArmstrong #Cubs #MLB #Baseball

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Speaking of the NFC North Bears are leading the Panthers in the 4th... 59 - 37!!!!!!

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A 40-year-old unvaccinated woman in Pennsylvania has just died from measles. There is no controversy. She needlessly died from a disease that is preventable with a vaccine. But HHS Secretary RFK Jr. thinks measles isn’t that bad. Nobody should die of measles in the United States.

washingtonpost.com

Pennsylvania woman dies of measles-related complications, local coroner says

The 40-year-old woman, who was from Jefferson County was unvaccinated, according to the coroner. The state health department is conducting a "thorough review" of the case.

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Astros are not helping push the Rays out of the number one spot in the American League East. It's the 5th inning, and the Rays are already leading 11 - 0.

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Late night talk shows have hosted 100s of candidates for office, from every party. But after pressure from You Know Who (the one who isn't Voldemort), the FCC said @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social couldn't air an interview with @jamestalarico.bsky.social It's airing on YouTube instead. Please watch.

youtu.be

Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Wow, they're dicks. What a pity. (and at the very least, they clearly don't even know the difference between sex and gender)

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I listened to the 9/11 Howard Stern show more than once (they were on live that day), and Trump was on the phone with them - in his office in Trump Tower, as he said during the interview. Not down by the WTC, being pulled out of the rubble.

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Just took a look at a colleague's syllabus, and...they're requiring their students to buy Strunk and White? I mean, maybe if they were teaching a journalism class in 1963. 😂

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

If there really were Green Lanterns, a half dozen of them would already have been sent to earth to remove the Orange Agent of Chaos and his sycophantic followers

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I only recently learned that "Island..." was based on a true story!

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I was given The Hobbit for my tenth b'day. Bless my mom's best friend. :)

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and A Wrinkle in Time...absolutely! (And I'm pretty sure Flowers for Algernon isn't technically for children, but I read it at the same general time you did and loved it.)

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I won a book reading contest at my new library when I was about to start 4th grade. My prize was...a book. I had ten options and chose The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. Years later, my fave classics professor said as an adult he wrote a fan letter to Aiken...and they became pen-pals for years!

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Ah, Little Women. For some reason, I was given Little Men first, so I knew how everything in Little Women was going to end. :)

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Folks who went to elementary school from 1960 through the early '70s and read books written in English during your childhood, what kids' books do you remember liking. I read adult books early, but also loved... Harriet the Spy Island of the Blue Dolphins King of the Wind Everything by Edward Eager

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

That's a great score. I've only played twice, but my high was only 768.

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Here's what I've learned from reading wild stories about big wedding planning on reddit... When you make arrangements with vendors, include a password, because the odds of some relative or ex or "friend" trying to cancel the venue, change the dress order, etc is alarmingly high. People are weird.

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Just downloaded my old friend @mapquest.com to replace google maps because mapquest knows the names of lakes and gulfs. (apparently they've had 1.5 million new downloads recently...and people are actually using it. :D)

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

If only Callum Keith Rennie could show up as a former hockey player (like...from Slap Shot 2 😂)

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

RIP, Gloria Steinem, the feminist voice of my childhood (...although thankfully her understanding of trans folk had evolved over the years)

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I just had to sing along with The Church's "Unguarded Moment" (not remastered :D). Still one of my favorite songs from the 80s

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The first time I saw U2, the only albums they had out were Boy and October!

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Never apologize for The Monkees! :)

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live: Only-Saw-Once Edition Blondie Caetano Veloso Dead Kennedys Diana Ross Graham Parker The Jam Loretta Lynn Ryuichi Sakamoto Sade X

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live: Saw-Many-Times Edition Billy Joel Bruce Springsteen The Clash David Bowie Elton John Elvis Costello Iggy Pop Richard Hell Tom Robinson Willie Nelson

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Turn away from the computer screen, Red Sox fans... Man...that was a fun 8th inning! The Yankees added 9 runs, and it's currently 16 - 1 at the top of the 9th.

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Somebody should tell him that if he said fewer ignorant and divisive things, his poll numbers would look better.

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Relatedly, my students who are especially good with grammar are almost all young people for whom English is a second or third language.

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I give my college students an easy 10-question syllabus quiz after a few days of the term I tell them that they can have the syllabus open in a 2nd tab (this is written on the quiz, too) & I teach them how to do document searches. One student received 0.5 points out of 10. How's that possible?

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I've never seen this game before today (and apparently I missed the point of only putting in rare words :D). However, I did get an 84 point word, so that wasn't bad. :)

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Okay, so the Yankees won last night, but then got shut out by the Red Sox this afternoon. However, my National League team - the Cubs - beat the Reds 17-5, so the household is happy. And my boy PCA? As the image shows, he went 4 for 6, with 3 (!) home-runs, 6 RBIs and 4 runs. #MVPete

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Okay, yahoo news has stopped trying. :)

The header of my yahoo news feed where the subject heading just says "This is subject."

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Lake America... Lord, that man is a contemptible ignoramus.

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Triboro Bridge 59th Street Bridge (Feelin' Groovy) Battery Tunnel 30 Rockefeller Center West Side Highway Sears Tower

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

TIL that Lincoln Logs were created by John Lloyd Wright (the son of Frank Lloyd Wright) who'd learned about interlocking log beams when he was sent to earthquake-prone Tokyo by his father to work on a building project. And then he was fired by his dad and made a toy based on his new knowledge.

The image shows the starter set for the Lincoln Logs toy, showing some fences and houses built from the brown "logs." The log cabins are topped by green roofs and red chimneys

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Hmm. I've never seen an "upstream timeout" message on @bsky.app before.

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bethbethbeth @bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Again, I'm sad... R.I.P. Tim Curry.

Tim Curry as Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

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