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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

FYI, when your former librarian colleague asks, „How could I have known this (vitally important info)?“ she is literally asking, „What system is in place that would have helped me figure this out?“ She’s not just helplessly throwing her hands up.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Why is my San Pellegrino asking me personal questions?

A bottle of San Pellegrino sparkling water shows the question, „What is a guilty pleasure you rarely admit“ in large bold letters on its front label.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Just had my first piano lesson in more than 2 years! I gave it up to save money while I was unemployed and it’s taken me this long to get back. My playing was terrible, but now I’m energized!

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Ear worm: Janis Joplin‘s version of Me and Bobby McGee. Make it stop.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Today in work email typos: I am now typing Akk instead of All when I try to sign off with „All the best.“ Frankly, just signing my emails with „Akk!“ seems appropriate for the times, and I’m considering going with it.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Q: How do I know when it’s time to harvest the potatoes? A: When the squirrels start digging them up and leaving them half eaten around the yard, it’s time.

A green glass bowl contains a few large and many small yellow potatoes that still have some garden soil clinging to them.

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Jack Grimes @jackapedia.design · 16/07/2026

Furious that Chris Nolan would disregard historical accuracy in adapting The Odyssey by making a "movie" with "cameras" instead of memorizing the entire story and then going on a nationwide tour to sing it to us while tripping on ergotized barley

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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

If this were a trial, the prosecution would rest and the defense would resign.

Social media post:
Jamie Bonkiewicz @JamieBonkiewicz
If Democrats were rigging elections,
that fat orange pedophile wouldn't be
president, you'd have universal healthcare,
and your kids would be safe at school. Be
fucking serious.
8:11 a.m. · 14 Jul 26 · 86.6K Views

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Welp, the errands will have to wait.

A silver grey cat is napping on a disembodied lap of green shorts and turquoise top.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

When your coworker informs you that your office is hot, but you’re wearing a wool sweater over a cotton sweater and wondering if you can get away with turning on the space heater.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Well hello to you too, Quadratus Lumborum! Please be civil when you’re speaking to me.

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

DEVELOPING: Rob Lowe’s band from St. Elmo’s Fire has withdrawn from President Trump’s America 250 celebration.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Just discovered that my phone doesn’t recognize the phrase “pissing me off.” I don’t know how that’s possible given the state of things, but I will fix it immediately.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Is there something wrong with me that I don’t want to go to Staff Fun Day this afternoon because I’ll just get further behind in my work?

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/04/2026

His soldiers sick and famish’d

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Here’s a nice little song you can sing to your cats at mealtime (to the tune of Down To The River To Pray): “Oh kitties, let’s go down, come on down, don’t you want to go down. Oh kitties, let’s go down, down to the kitchen to eat.” They *do* in fact usually want to go down to the kitchen to eat.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Just got home from a contentious book club discussion of Stone Yard Devotional. Based on some people’s hatred of the narrator, I now know who not to go to when I need empathy! #booksky

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I’m reading a recent book where the protagonist, a researcher, is avoiding the librarian who’s trying to help him with his project because he thinks he’s an annoying weirdo. The librarian may indeed be an annoying weirdo, but I bet he has the key to the researcher’s project. Ignore at your peril!

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Staff retreat at a nature center today. There was a display of different kinds of animal poop in the bathroom.

Different types of animal poop are labeled in a glass display case: raccoon, monarch caterpillar, white-tailed deer fawn, coyote, squirrel, etc.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

This radish is the size of a pear. What happened to the dainty little radishes of my youth? Signed, a Gen X curmudgeon

A radish and a Bosc pear sit side by side on a wooden table. They are the same size.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Hermes ran outside when I took the trash out. It turns out all he wanted to do was go around to the side of the house and roll in the dead catnip plant. #catsky

A grey cat rolls around on top of a dead plant in the snow. The picture catches him mid-roll with his belly up.

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Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

4:04 am: Boudicca the Cat has figured out how to operate the pull chain on the light above my bed, so now I’m awake.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The sadness at the bottom of the morning mug of tea.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I don’t want to leave the house, but I don’t want to miss my book club discussion. Which of these desires will prove stronger? Tune in at 10 Central.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Just got an email from one of the financial institutions I deal with, asking „What if hitting your 2026 money goals was easier?“ Well, what if we didn’t have a fascist President? How about that?!

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Didn’t @governorwalz.mn.gov say he was going to ride Republicans like they‘d never been ridden? He can start that anytime now.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

“But what do you expect Democrats to doo-hooo?” 1) Refuse to fund this criminal government anymore. 2) EVERY one of them call to abolish ICE (and bonus, DHS). No more “they need training” shit. Promise prosecutions. 3) EVERY one of them call for Trump’s impeachment, relentlessly, EVERY day.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Absolute respect for this woman, and also relief for her that they didn’t follow through on their threat to put her in their vehicle. People should not be subjected to this shit.

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Minnesota House DFL @mnhousedfl.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:

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Burrow erupted feral from the woods $30/200 @burrow.northsky.social · 01/01/2026

I wish us all a very very boring and calm 2026. May we live in uninteresting times FOR THE LOVE OF THE GODS PLEASE #NewYears

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

This message hits hard.

Graphic with a blue background and large white text reading “DEAR AMERICAN FRIENDS.” Below is a screenshot of a post explaining that Canada does not have CBS, that a “60 Minutes” episode aired normally in Canada, and stating that Canadian networks are not subject to U.S. government interference. The post ends with “We’re not under a dictatorship. You are.”

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

„The only thing we should fear is that we will surrender our homeland to be plundered by a gang of liars, thieves, and hypocrites. That we will surrender without a fight, voluntarily, our own future and the future of our children .“ Alexei Navalny, Patriot. Where else could this possibly apply?

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Reading Alexei Navalny's memoir, Patriot. It's fascinating, funny, inspiring, all the good adjectives, but also completely heartbreaking. I don't know if I can stand to finish it, even though the end won't be a surprise. It hits especially hard since my country is now sliding into authoritarianism.

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Allen Dell @urgeoverkill.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

🤔 Weird.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Today will be a squinty day full of typos because I ran out the door without my purse, which contains my reading glasses.

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 03/12/2025

Wanted to share my thoughts on the announcement that ICE is coming to the Twin Cities.

When Donald Trump calls all Somalis
'garbage, he's talking about:

• The people who run your favorite deli in Minneapolis.
• The nurse who takes care of you at the hospital.
• The home health aide looking after your aging parent.
• The military veteran who served this country.
• Your local and federal elected leaders.

Hardworking patriotic American taxpayers who came to this country legally.

I know many of our Somali friends and neighbors are fearful as the Trump Administration threatens ICE raids specifically targeting them in the Twin Cities.
Iurge you to understand your rights, have your documents with you, and seek out help from an immigration attorney if you have specific questions.
The Minneapolis Police Department is urging residents to call gut if you see suspicious activity and masked agents raiding homesto confirm the activity is being conducted by real federal agents.
-Tina

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Until I read HCR‘s post this morning, I wasn’t aware that „underbussing“ was a word. I guess it’s more efficient to say, but I prefer the full phrase „throw X under the bus“ for its explicitness. Am I becoming an Old Fogey?

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

‚Tis the season when the front porch doubles as the auxiliary refrigerator! ❄️

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Hermes got the box seats for my morning yoga practice today. #catsky

A silvery grey cat sitting in a box under a piano bench looking nonplussed.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

I would like to say that event planning is not one of my gifts and I find it incredibly stressful. Give me an inbox full of people to do things for or respond to, but don’t ask me to plan an event! I’ll be SO happy when this thing I’m doing tomorrow for work is over.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Rosy fingered Aurora in St. Paul.

Sunrise lighting the clouds in pink, purple, gold, and orange on a residential street.

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Karen Alexander @bookherd.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Currently on display at the Boiler Room, my coffee shop of choice when I’m at work.

A figurine of a white rabbit dressed in tailcoat and trousers, sitting upright on a toilet with a clock in one paw and a cup and saucer in the other.

A figurine of a black cat sitting upright on a toilet with a cup and saucer in its front paws. It is grinning with a mouthful of sharp white teeth.

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