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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

"When I gently fall asleep, fall asleep to wake in heaven, Dearest sister, do not weep" www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkJq...

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Rosewood Casket (2015 Remaster)

YouTube video by Dolly Parton - Topic

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Describing Cooper to my students: "He'll be detailing a fight to the death between Natty Bumppo and his assailant, & Bumppo is hanging off the edge of a cliff, & then he says, 'But take a moment to admire the majestic view from that cliff...' & 3 pages later, you're still waiting for what happened!"

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Our 12 year old cats are on the "Silver Whiskers" program at our vet and it gives me a jolt every time, because in our house they are still referred to as "the kittens."

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It is NOT fun, but I coincidentally just got back from my procedure a few hours ago, and the very ordinary turkey sandwich I ate afterwards might be the best turkey sandwich of my life. It will be over soon--and worth it for the peace of mind. Good luck!

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Wrapping up 25 years in public education today, the last 20 at the same school. Excited about my new teaching adventure in the fall, but feeling all the feelings saying goodbye today.

An empty classroom, bulletin board undecorated and devoid of personal touches

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I often say that Annie is "helping" me grade papers when she lays on top of them in a bid for attention, but I love how this one looks as though she's actually doing the work :)

My cat Annie standing on a chair with her front paws on the table, draped over the papers I had been grading as if she is contemplating whether the student really deserves that A

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Sunbathing Kitten in Repose: A Triptych

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

So sexy and fun! Did not understand why it didn’t make more of a splash.

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

And many school administrations are actively partnering to help them, under the mistaken idea that their students will be "left behind" if they do not learn how to use AI "responsibly," since it is "not going anywhere" (as I have heard in many a professional development session in the last 2 years).

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

What I find interesting about this line is that it’s an admission in order for this to happen, they need you to lose your ordinary intelligence that you already have. This is why they want to get into schools. They want kids to lose basic capacity so that they have to rent it forever.

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I took two philosophy classes in college--Philosophy of Religion and Philosophy of Love--and, no joke, my professor's surname was Godlove.

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

I immediately thought about Dan Jansen, the US speed skater that had to deal with the questions, the stories, the re-run footage, for YEARS after several unfortunate falls and defeats in multiple Olympics. It is so hard to face that with any kind of grace. Hoping Ilia has good people around him.

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Dr. King forever, but I'm kinda glad for the quiet first half. I liked the flirty patient-turned-fleeing suspect early on, but it felt borderline too cutesy, as if the writers took note of Mel's popularity & were going to lay the quirky antics on too thick. Glad it's been dialed down & not overused.

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

"I want students...to read about marginalization—about the forms cruelty can take and the choices an individual can make in the face of attempts to keep them down. Beyond any other principle, I try to assign books that are worth...discussing and writing about for a sustained period of time."

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Freedom of Intelligence | The Point Magazine

In the name of progress, public education is now pressed into the service of agendas that align with corporate profit, workforce readiness, ideological reproduction and demand for quantifiable results...

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

This is a big piece of it for sure. I recently gave a short essay assignment for which I told students they would NOT get lower than an A-, no matter what, as long as they did not use outside sources and only presented their own ideas, and 20% of them STILL used AI. They so don't want to be wrong.

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Molly Jeffery, PhD MPP @mollyjeffery.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

A greeting card for my Bluesky friends

A letterpress card in cream with all caps writing:

R.E.M. GAVE ME UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS FOR HOW I'D FEEL AT THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT.

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Dr. Mel is all of us, pretty much every day of 2026.

Dr. Mel King of HBO Max's "The Pitt," lying dazed on the hospital floor after being knocked down by a patient trying to get away from police. The closed captioning reads "That was a doozy. [chuckles weakly]"

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

The number of times the last few days I've had to stop and just remind myself to breathe...

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

…it should break your heart to kill.

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by Brian Turner

It should make you shake and sweat, nightmare you, strand you in a desert of irrevocable desolation, the consequences seared into the vein, no matter what adrenaline feeds the muscle its courage, no matter what god shines down on you, no matter what crackling pain and anger you carry in your fists, my friend, it should break your heart to kill.

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Our two cats will be 12 this week and we still, and will always, refer to them as "the kittens."

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Well, that's not encouraging.

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Sorry-character limit made me unclear. Certainly not anything about Helen! I meant that, while I empathize with her, she is prickly & misanthropic, so she doesn't have other connections. So Helen being her "one person" is somewhat self-inflicted (although her backstory explains lack of family ties).

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

I 100% agree, and sad to see all the hate here. In the show's world, it's only been 12 days since she lost the only person she loved & trusted. Did she bring that on herself? Sure. But it's a fascinating exploration of grief...her burying Helen's body & then protecting the grave was gutting.

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Ah, NOW it's the holidays!

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 23/11/2025

I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world And by design LLMs destroy shared context

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

The last 20 min of this talk with Ethan Hawke & Richard Linklater—about how hard, and how necessary, it is to read in today’s world, & the impact of tech & AI & all the things, made me feel both anxious & optimistic (“Everything’s terrible, everything’s great.”). podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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The Top Five Ethan Hawke Movies and a Double Shot of Richard Linklater, With Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater!

Podcast Episode · The Big Picture · 11/17/2025 · 1h 49m

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

I'm doing that tonight for my niece's birthday, and I both can't wait and am a little intimidated 😂

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Watched the first episode of S2 last night, but am going to try to ration them so the good vibes and comfort get me through the holiday family madness!

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

As an English teacher in public education witnessing the eager adoption of AI, watching Pluribus's grouchy, grief-stricken Carol Sturka resist the hive is almost too painful to bear, yet somehow simultaneously affirming. Help us, Vince Gilligan, you're our only hope!

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Colleen Kelly @colleenkelly.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

I couldn’t agree more with the conclusions in this piece and am always paper-first in my classroom, but one issue I don’t see mentioned is that many districts (including mine) use the availability of tech as an excuse to ration paper

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

I was grading papers at a coffeehouse in September and had a lovely discussion with 2 seniors in private school about their summer AP lit reading (Atonement, Their Eyes…) and remembered those days fondly— my district banned summer assignments @10 years ago, including reading.

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I love brussels sprouts, but my husband is not a fan, and yet whenever I make Anne Burrell's recipe from her Cook Like a Rock Star cookbook, he devours them: livewithkellyandmark.com/recipes/anne....

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Anne Burrell’s Frizzled Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta & Walnuts

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

All junior teachers at my school still do it, at least for now. I've actually had several students every year say it's their favorite text we read, which always delights me when it happens.

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

In the last 5 weeks, despite my needle anxiety, I’ve gotten a TDAP booster, flu shot, Covid shot, AND my first Shingles shot. Planning some celebratory ice cream and thinking the Yankees should reward me by taking the division. From the Jays this weekend!

Photo of my arm with a post vaccine CVS bandaid

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

RIP to Robert Redford, whose achingly beautiful A River Runs Through It is my all-time favorite film. “I am haunted by waters.”

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

While it's not necessarily his best movie, A River Runs Through It is my favorite film of all time. It is achingly beautiful.

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

It's just so humane--basically decent people just doing their best to do their jobs as well as they can. That's why, even though it's intense and grueling, it was still ultimately the right show for the moment; it felt good to be reminded each week that people like that exist, even if it's on TV.

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

New York, Boston, Burlington--get yourselves there! I was at the DC event, and it was such a balm. And "And. But. Ugh. Yet. Y'all. Mmm. Yes" from the collection? WOW. A Vibe Check "Modern Scripture" for sure. Thanks so much for this gift!

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

She popped into my mind right away too, but might be the exception that proves the rule?

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Mike Schur? (scared to investigate in case its not true!).

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 12/08/2025

This is Haha. He had to socialize multiple times today. Gonna need a couple days to recover. 14/10 (IG: thegoldenhaha)

a golden retriever is laying in a bed with the white comforter wrapped around his head like a hood, so only his face is visible. he looks exhausted. please leave him be for at least 3 business days.

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DMC @dmc1007.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I owned both that "Live from Long Island" VHS and that Attila cassette, and your last paragraph made me tear up--I've been listening to the early records nonstop all week, surprised/not surprised that the lyrics still flow so easily as i sing along. Superb review--thanks.

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