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Jess W-G

@frogsandgrubs.bsky.social
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Middle school science teacher, entomologist, snow lover in NC. Parent to a tween and a toddler. Beyoncé lover in my soul. I’d rather be ice skating on a lake in the north woods.

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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Just saw a Hooded Warbler in the same spot along the creek near my house where I saw one previous years. I assume it’s the same male. Welcome back buddy!
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Big ol’ predatory diving beetle larvae may be my favorite larvae. Caterpillars are great but they don’t stalk and hunt salamanders.
An alien I swear. An aquatic oblong segmented insect larva with six legs, a widened abdomen 2/3 of the way down its body, and a weird ol shovel shaped head.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
My parent getting me a boombox was not good for Lake Ontario 2001-2004
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Can you explain to my toddler that he needs to wait until after state testing ends to be sick?
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
So reckless
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
One of the best parts of becoming a more experienced gardener is having the confidence to buy 20 plants without a real plan and get them all in the ground in a 6 hour span
A tiny border garden in a tiny yard against a yellow house with native plants laid out ready to be planted
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Hah. Yes. My average daily use last month was <1 kWh
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Done!
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
One-off with an ongoing ~$25/month additional bill credit
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
We just got a nearly $7300 check from Duke Energy for connecting our rooftop solar battery system to the grid. Our house will be a reserve for peak demand times. We’ll see how this goes!
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
River Oats. Maybe the same plant, different common name?
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Uh oh I went to the Native Plants sale at the NC Botanical Garden and left with a new garden worth of plants. Gotta redo the bed that was torn up when we did work on our house last year
An orange Bob stroller overflowing with native plants in a permeable paver parking loy
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Ah so calling him a fucking coward from my alumni account last summer was on point
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
My grandma had dementia and it’s absolutely wild to hear Trump’s pauses and repetitions and looking at others for validation that he’s doing a good job at conversation. Sheeeeesh
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
#WaldenGrayScienceClass
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
*cough* a few of ours from a busy winter several years ago
Nine potholders in various colors and meticulous patterns
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
It is so dry down here in NC. We just got our first rain in a month this afternoon.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
See the NC Department of ED AI guidance sent out this time last year. All funded by Big AI companies.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
They’re parthenogenic???? I did not know that!
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
#WaldenGrayScienceClass
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Konstantinou’s in Ontario, NY. My tiny tiny town had two diners. My parents avoided both but would take us to the Highland Park Diner in Rochester.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Could I have a bigger crush on the man? (Yes) but my god
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Big HOA neighborhoods like this can have super strict rules about rentals (no short term and a cap on the number of long-term)
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Teacher here. They are absolutely not learning via chatbots in any way comparable to learning with a competent teacher.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The story of my life and why it will take me 10 years to feel comfortable with my two different one hour lessons every day.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Me. Every time. Pay us sustainable wages that make it worth it to stay. Yes, current teacher training is inadequate but, even if it were, the wages are even less so.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
I’m sorry, what??,they can look like THIS?????
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Very local, uncontroversial take. The Safari Eatz food truck is killing it. Also the Downtown Cary Park is incredible.
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jonty @jontyscorner.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
No problem! This should make it easier to grasp: it's way more complicated than this but it gets the general idea across.
An image of the Artemis II NASA SLS rocket. 
The launch vehicle is outlines in blue with the caption 'in the sea'.
The service module is red with caption 'took them around the moon then burned up'
At the tip the Launch Escape System is outlined red saying 'burned up'
Second stage fairings are outlines black saying 'aerodynamic fairings that also burned up.
Finally the re-entry vehicle is outlines green stating 'came home.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Sticks and stones pizza is a fave of mine
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I used to think we needed some sort of open discussion in class to sort it out. Nope. It’s propaganda from the mouths of children parroting online talking heads. I tell them that evidence rules in this room and they can talk more when they bring evidence. Back to the NASA photo feed.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I shut a kid down so fast today when he just wanted to voice his opinion that he didn’t believe the Artemis II mission was real. One thing I have learned is that extremely online upper middle class middle school boys absolutely are disinformation agents and they have a lot of social power.
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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
My kids have no memory of any politics but those of this hateful fucking bastard. May they live long enough to see something better.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
The duct taping to make a light tight incubator was extremely relatable. 100% did that as a lab tech.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Escalation. Toddler figured out the deadbolt.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
I went from long hair back to my short this winter. No regrets!!
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Indeed. I didn’t even think twice about it
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I used to bike commute through Harvard Square and across the Mass Ave bridge. Near death every day
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
New handlebar grips on the bike I bought with waitressing money in 2005. The saddle is overdue for replacement but maybe duct tape instead for fun?
A silver and electric blue small hardtail mountain bike with panniers is leaning against a gray wooden backyard fence. It has bright orange handlebar grips and the saddle has a large tear in the fabric with exposed foam.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
But also I teach middle schoolers now and my colleagues are incredible. And middle schoolers primarily care about whether or not I know about the latest meme or if I have asked them how they’re doing with genuine interest. A 1000% better work environment than academia.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
2 years in a PhD program on a prestigious fellowship. Switched to a teaching master’s. Recently took the LSAT twice to see how I would do (quite well) and if I want to do law school (No. I am 39 and have a toddler.) Still expect to do a doctorate. Maybe an EdD or and education PhD.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
What’s the first $1,000+ damage out toddler will cause? Just this evening he was throwing landscaping rocks near our 8’ glass back door and scraped his wooden toy kitchen across the wood floor today. Door is ok. Floor scratch isn’t through the polyurethane.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
A++++ meal
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Finally made it here today. Thank you for the recommendation!!
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
#WaldenGrayScienceClass
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Besides the monstrosity of all the big garbage, my day to day is pretty predictable low friction. My parents just bought a house down the road and my dad is sleeping there tonight. Contemplating the weirdness of sharing neighbors with my parents for the first time in 21 years right now.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Sometimes I get annoyed at my stupid neighborhood or roll my eyes at my neighbor. Then I remember a drunk neighbor in Somerville who tried to break into our apartment while threatening to kill his wife. Or I remember how awful a solid 75% of our contractors and neighbors were in St. Louis.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
We got solar + battery storage two months ago. I cannot overstate how cool it is to see our house essentially not use any grid power for days on end. Our (evil monopoly) utility is soon going to start paying us to occasionally draw from our battery AND cut us a $7500 check.
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Oh snap. Will we get a budget??
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Jess W-G @frogsandgrubs.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
So THAT’S how they move???
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