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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I know that there are more serious things going on in the world, but I cannot find the Old El Paso Mexican Rice anywhere and I fear it has been discontinued. This is the worst.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

That’s what it sounds like. We got a postcard saying that they will be visiting every home in our neighborhood to verify property characteristics, and that it is part of an ongoing process to assess all of the homes in Minneapolis.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Did anyone else in Minneapolis get a notification from the assessor’s office about a home visit, because absolutely not.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is killing me. High rates and the fall/winter slowdown is going to make for a very long winter. Make it stop.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Now I am watching The Beast in Me, and I can see why Matthew Rhys cleaned up at the Emmy's.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I watched all of Widow's Bay yesterday and I have questions for the people that don't think it is a comedy.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

For the record, I have had that toaster since 2001-ish, and still use it almost daily.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My husband told me that he wants to throw out my vintage Michael Grave's toaster. I told him no. He tried to argue that it was just an old toaster. Joke's on him. They are listed between $170-$240 online used.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

That absolutely broke my heart. Then he asked me if MN is really like what he has seen online. A place where people care about their neighbors, and have pride in their state. I told him for the most part it is. He said that gives him hope. That people will see that and want the same.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Today I talked to an elderly man from NC. He is a veteran. His wife usually tries to hush him, but today he spoke his mind. He told me that living in NC feels like living in a sea of monsters. That most of his neighbors are MAGA. They don’t hide their racism.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My job gives me the opportunity to talk to lots of different people all around the country. It is interesting because I know that many of them have different political beliefs than me, but most of them seem to be decent people. There are some that aren’t, and some that don’t try to hide it.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I am using my day off to swap my closet over to fall/winter clothes, so when it gets hot again, you know who to blame.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It is a defense mechanism against pests, but it is also delicious.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I actually own the Art of Fermentation but it is buried under a stack of other cookbooks at the moment. Haha.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The hot sauce he is making is habanero strawberry. At home canning/fermentation just kind of freaks me out though.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Oddly enough we have actually had a bottle of sauerkraut hot sauce before and it wasn't bad!

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

My husband has decided to try making his own hot sauce and sauerkraut. Hopefully this doesn't end in disaster.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We are big fans of Naf Naf. D. Brian’s is a common spot as well, but no one is excited for lunch when we find out that was the choice.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I have mixed feelings about this day, however, my overall opinion has not changed in 25 years, and I am still amazed by the massive gaslighting that has taken place.

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Susan Sontag's 9/16/01 piece in The New Yorker got her crucified but it's one of the few things from that era that aged well. "'Our country is strong,' we are told again and again. I for one don’t find this entirely consoling. Who doubts that America is strong? But that’s not all America has to be."

The disconnect between last Tuesday’s monstrous dose of reality and the self-righteous drivel and outright deceptions being peddled by public figures and TV commentators is startling, depressing. The voices licensed to follow the event seem to have joined together in a campaign to infantilize the public. Where is the acknowledgment that this was not a “cowardly” attack on “civilization” or “liberty” or “humanity” or “the free world” but an attack on the world’s self-proclaimed superpower, undertaken as a consequence of specific American alliances and actions? How many citizens are aware of the ongoing American bombing of Iraq? And if the word “cowardly” is to be used, it might be more aptly applied to those who kill from beyond the range of retaliation, high in the sky, than to those willing to die themselves in order to kill others. In the matter of courage (a morally neutral virtue): whatever may be said of the perpetrators of Tuesday’s slaughter, they were not cowards.

Our leaders are bent on convincing us that everything is O.K. America is not afraid. Our spirit is unbroken, although this was a day that will live in infamy and America is now at war. But everything is not O.K. And this was not Pearl Harbor. We have a robotic President who assures us that America still stands tall. A wide spectrum of public figures, in and out of office, who are strongly opposed to the policies being pursued abroad by this Administration apparently feel free to say nothing more than that they stand united behind President Bush. A lot of thinking needs to be done, and perhaps is being done in Washington and elsewhere, about the ineptitude of American intelligence and counter-intelligence, about options available to American foreign policy, particularly in the Middle East, and about what constitutes a smart program of military defense. But the public is not being asked to bear much of the burden of reality. The unanimously applauded, self-congratulatory bromides of a Soviet Party Congress seemed contemptible. The unanimity of the sanctimonious, reality-concealing rhetoric spouted by American officials and media commentators in recent days seems, well, unworthy of a mature democracy.

Those in public office have let us know that they consider their task to be a manipulative one: confidence-building and grief management. Politics, the politics of a democracy—which entails disagreement, which promotes candor—has been replaced by psychotherapy. Let’s by all means grieve together. But let’s not be stupid together. A few shreds of historical awareness might help us understand what has just happened, and what may continue to happen. “Our country is strong,” we are told again and again. I for one don’t find this entirely consoling. Who doubts that America is strong? But that’s not all America has to be.

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There are already articles circulating trying to rewrite history and say America was great after 9/11 and united and thoughtful and just a reminder that that period was marked by intense and insanely racist hatred, paranoia, and a frothing desire for unhinged violence and oppression.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I wonder what all of those people that said they were going to wait to refinance until the new Fed chief started and lowered mortgage rates are doing these days? Or the lady that had confidence that Trump was going to force rates back to 2%. Wonder how she’s doing.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We went to dinner tonight and the woman next to us told the sever that she couldn’t eat cheese. I’m really curious how the tortellini she ordered worked out for her.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

And no, I won't tell you where I ordered from (it was Taco Bell each time. I'm a monster.)

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Today I realized that my husband's credit card was the one stored in my DoorDash account. I really hope he doesn't check his statement and see that I ordered lunch three times this week...

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I have a few cookbook suggestions for you! I love both of Caroline Chambers cookbooks. Recipes are simple, she gives great step by step instructions, and she has details on swaps you can make. You Do You by Serena Wolf is also great and has similar suggestions for swaps. I bet the library has them!

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I can’t wait to find out how much the price of Pella doors have gone up due to these stupid tariffs…

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Ha! My husband and I used to do the same thing. The first time we went on it I thought it was creepy, but now I love it.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Along the back fence under the plant?

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The mystery squash is getting bigger, and I think I was right in thinking it is a Delicata! There are now two more on the plant too. Exciting stuff!

Squash on a vine with a flower attached.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

2026 is my year of full on 90s/00s throw back scents. I just added Ralph Lauren Romance to the mix.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The narrator (Ellis) is really annoying. I think I am going to skip the rest.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I just started watching The Shards on Hulu and I already kind of hate it.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Why does Mike Lindell always look like Ron Swanson after he drank the Snake Juice?

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I know, and all of a sudden there are many! I hope that it is a Delicata.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We have a random squash growing in our garden. It has just started to make fruit. I still have no clue what it is.

Smaller random yard squash with unopened blossom attached.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Wendell Anderson did, but it didn’t work out very well for him.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

True. I was thinking more if Amy is the one doing the appointing, not Tim. Honestly, I would love for it to be Ilhan, but I don’t know if that is a smart move either.

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 12/08/2026

just another reminder that if you don’t like the idea of amy klobuchar as governor of Minnesota, your best course of action is to head to a swing house or senate district and get on the doors help get those caucuses so strong that Amy’s power as governor means less

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I would say Walz if he wants it.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Look, I know it is wrong, but I REALLY want to see Lindell as the GOP candidate and watch Amy wipe the floor with him.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Work has been so busy for both of us lately that we end up dining out most nights. My husband had a gout flare recently though so we have been eating at home, and it has honestly been a nice change.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Leaving reporters on a decoy plane when there was a known threat is pretty problematic.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Did I buy the Grillo’s Pickles Liquid IV? Yes I did. Do I like it? Also yes.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I have always cooked corn on the cob in a mix of milk, water, and sugar. The butter and jalapeño are interesting!

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I don’t know who needs to hear this but GAP re-released their 90s perfumes earlier this week. I am once again the owner of GAP Grass and I could not be happier.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I KNEW you would be the first comment.

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I recently got new glasses with darker frames, and I had my bob cut shorter. Tonight my husband told me that I look like Tina Belcher. 28 years together was a good run…

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Heather @heatherw24.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

You haven’t lived until you have heard the ice cream truck version of On the Floor by J Lo.

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