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Fiddler Meg

@fiddlermeg.bsky.social
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Irish fiddler, classical cellist. Theatre professor with a chemistry degree. IATSE Local 13. Staunch defender of the Boundary Waters.

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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
He also needs to brush up on his knowledge of the chemistry major. Biology classes are not required, and nobody takes organic chem except majors and premeds. If you want me to take you seriously, don't use nonsensical examples.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Little Dog on the Prairie #DogsOfBluesky
A small black spaniel-ish dog is standing on the edge of a prairie restoration area. Behind her is golden prairie grass, about 4 feet tall, towering over her head.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Indigena just opened in the Guthrie theatre. I haven't gotten there yet, but it should be excellent, based on what the chef has done previously. owamni.com
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Indígena by Owamni Restaurant - Minneapolis, MN
is the next generation of the pioneering Indigenous restaurant Owamni, dedicated to celebrating the culinary traditions of Indigenous peoples across the Americas. Best New Restaurant Award – 2022.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If they do succeed in getting the trees cut, they'll immediately be complaining about hot hot their houses have become.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Go, go, kakapo!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You must report back - inquiring minds want to know how many bats in one ounce of glitter!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Well, it is still a cool, refreshing beverage. You just enjoyed it in an atypical fashion!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The harder the project, the bigger the triumph!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Yeah, time scaled up trying to learn how to use the thing without any support, and then learn it again every year when they "update" it.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Nope.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Me, either!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
10 out of 10, no notes!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Kate, after a vigorous roll on the carpet to build up static electricity.
A small black spaniel-ish dog is smiling at the camera, her long, pink tongue hanging out of her mouth. Her fine fur is fluffed out by static electricity because she just got done rolling on the carpet.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Oh, that's a miserable feeling -"I want to make something but it's too much effort to figure out what I want to do." My sympathies.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Did she not consider the possibility that he just forgot to take his phone with him?
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Oh, that is MARVELOUS!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
There are still new things to discover!
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Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It's so wild and wonderful that this robot has been wandering around Mars for FOURTEEN YEARS and we get to watch it trundle about and poke rocks and send home postcards. ❤️ science.nasa.gov/photojournal...
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Curiosity Postcard Celebrates Rover’s 5,000th Day on Mars - NASA Science
While parked at a sand ridge nicknamed “Chocolatal,” NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas at two times
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Miss Kate, claiming a belly rub toll before I leave for work.
A small black spaniel-ish dog is lying in front of a patio door, begging for a belly rub and showing off her little pink belly.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Something weirdly not noted in a lot of the coverage of the extortionate threats to murder the Kennedy Center unless it’s reimagined as a shrine to Trump: There was no dire fiscal crisis until Trump’s goombahs started mucking with it. Its finances were fine. projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o...
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John F Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica
Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as...
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I did an agility for fun class with my dog, and she seemed to enjoy it, but she just fid not see the point in jumping the hurdles when she could just go around.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
One of Twin Metals' minerals leases has been CANCELED! #BWCA
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Right with you there, my friend. I need something like People Chow - just pour some kibble into a bowl for me so I don't have to expend non-existent brainpower on food.
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Amazing news, thanks to decades of unrelenting advocacy by the Yurok, Karuk and Klamath Tribes. It’s heartening to see the collaborative nature of the salmon restoration effort reflected in this paper’s authorship, which includes all three Tribes, state & federal agencies, NGOs & private entities.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Personally, I'd use a basic lotion-for-dry-hands lotion bar more than one that would be a salve for a more specific purpose. Just the opinion of one person, though, so make of it what you will.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I was camping with a Filipina friend one time, and we got to talking with another camper about the foods that she missed most from home. Turned out that he lived nearby, and he came back the next day with her favorite dish!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Little Canada, MN is still unchanged, so far.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Ooh, lotion bars! Maybe in scents to match your soaps?
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The number of times that I have said this to directors and designers! No, I'm not being lazy, physics just does not work that way!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
That one would need extenuating circumstances, and I would be grumpy.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I would say no, as the student wasn't a member of the class at that time. It would be like charging late fees for not paying membership dues before you became a member.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
They have taken untold millions that they never toiled to earn But without our brains and muscle, not a single wheel would turn We can break their haughty power, gain our freedom when we learn that The Union Makes Us Strong! #LaborDay
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Únase en celebrar a la gente que trabajan en los campos para poner comida en nuestras mesas. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay
Cartel en tono sepia que dice "¡Feliz Día del Trabajo!"; muestra a trabajadores agrícolas en el campo y la fecha 09/07 y tiene un águila de la UFW en el fondo.
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IATSE // #IASolidarity @iatse.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Today, we honor the hard-fought victories of the labor movement & celebrate the power & solidarity of working people! #LaborDay2026
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I'd add the Science Museum of MN and the American Swedish Institute or James J. Hill house if you like historic mansions. Oh, and the History Museum. And there are lots of good theatres in addition to the Guthrie.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Nope, as a non-tenure track, I don't get paid enough to do the stuff they expect of me during normal hours. Days off are days OFF.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
During a 2-month ramble through Europe, my friend and I often ended up sitting in laundromats in our nicest clothes, because they were the cleanest.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Same thing happened to me, but with a box elder bug. I was at school, though, so had to stick with tea.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Did someone say crimes? Perhaps involving sausages?
A small black spaniel-ish dog is looking at the camera with her head cocked, as if alerting on the word, "Treat!"
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Yay! Another one to put on the list for my science and theatre class.
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Michael S Roth @msroth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“Ms. McMahon’s letter might appear more benign than the compact. But she still implies that core academic decisions should be overseen by the federal government…Coercion is coercion, even if it’s not explicit.” @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/o...
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Opinion | College Presidents, Don’t Be Fooled by Linda McMahon (Gift Article)
Her open letter to American universities is a trap.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Oh, yikes, lecturing to a screen full of blank squares is the WORST!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Moose call competition!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I have about 20" of this. Besides being a beautiful necklace, it's fun to run it through my fingers and admire the various beads.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Wolves help propagate blueberries! A study done in northern MN discovered that passing through a wolf's digestive system helps the seeds germinate, and the wolves' range helps spread the seeds further. royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl/article... www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Wolves increase germination speed and success of blueberries
Abstract. Seed dispersal plays a key role in facilitating important ecological processes that reduce plant competition, parasitism and predation while prom
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Today I learned that wolves help propagate blueberries! A study done in northern MN discovered that passing through a wolf's digestive system helps the seeds germinate, and the wolves' range helps spread the seeds further. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0... royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl/article...
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From poop to plants, how wolves help blueberries grow and spread in northern Minnesota
A new study shows how wolf digestion in northern Minnesota helps accelerate the growth of blueberries, and may help spread their seeds across the landscape.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Walgreens in MN had a sign out for free flu vax when I went in for my shingles vax last week.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Love that - it's very intutive! My quick conversion: To go from c to f, double it first and then add 32. To go from f to c, subtract 32 and then divide the result in half. Not super accurate, but at least you'll know whether to grab a jacket on the way out the door.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
That is so much fun!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
She looks like she's having such fun!
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