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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

They DID not like that! LOL! In my defense, it comes from an old blog post or something called "How to Argue Effectively", and the H & I say it to each other all the time! homepages.hass.rpi.edu/heuveb/Teach...

homepages.hass.rpi.edu

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

One of the H's bosses has a custom Tesla. We were at a wedding with him & his wife last May, and they both started in on "It's not political..." and I kept saying "Yes it is." They kept with the "No it's not!" until I slipped and said "That sounds like something Hitler would say."

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Years ago before everyone knew the full extent of his horribleness (but I knew the vibes were way off from the start) my husband mentioned buying one & I told him that if he did I would change all of the locks on the house & key that stupid fucking car. He did not buy one. We're leasing a Vinfast.

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

It’s…a lot. I have just one & she graduates from high school this year. I love her more than anything, I don’t ever regret having her, and I’m glad we only have her.

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Fingers crossed it works! I lived in Moreno Valley 5th-8th grade, & we spent a lot of summertimes at the lake.

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Thank you for sharing this! What a sweet little baby smoosh! 🥰🥰

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I fucking love this song so fucking much. My daughter & belt it out in the car when it comes on & it makes us both smile!

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Pants & I ran into 4 separate people that we know at Ojo Santa Fe today. After 24+ years in NM, I think today is the day I truly became a New Mexican.

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

A hearty GO FUCK YOURSELF to you, @heinrich.senate.gov. You don’t represent New Mexicans, you only represent your own interests.

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

My version of this is “You’ll be booking a trip!” & I have a few friends for whom it is “You’ll be buying concert tickets!” 🤣

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Fuck you, @heinrich.senate.gov for voting for this piece of shit. You are the company you keep, and you are an embarrassment to New Mexico.

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

You need a “no soliciting” sign.

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Tonight I showed Pants the music video for Never Tear Us Apart and holy shit that shit still hits so fucking hard.

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

My 17 yo daughter stayed up late just to yap with me & we had so much fucking fun!

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I told my daughter that you had to be a member to go to Chuck E Cheese, & we weren’t members.

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

That half is already way more than I need! It looks good!

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

And he let balloons go, so I am incandescent with rage.

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I am a TERRIBLE artist, and I’d more proudly display anything I drew than AI slop.

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We’ll go up to Daskalos on Saturday!

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

So I know that this isn’t super helpful, but there are a lot of B.A. programs overseas taught in English that are exponentially less than out of state tuition.

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Have you watched Neagley?? We liked it!

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Absolutely !I think I’m at least a little bit (if not a lot bit!) older than you, & I just think about how much information got corrupted & misunderstood like that not being in print! Also? I don’t need to talk to my mom every day, but texting & sharing pics is great!

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I disagree. I would pay the money most days to not have to pretend to be a human on a phone call.

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My daughter got her flu shot every year at school (elementary) here in New Mexico! I was always so grateful!

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My husband is breathing too loudly.

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Oh my daughter would have loved that at that age!

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My parents live in Long Beach and are actually out your way pretty often! They LOVE The Living Desert! I’ve been, but probably 35 years ago!

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We’ve got two at our zoo & I just love them!!

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

White beans are so freaking good & versatile!

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just over 5 minutes ago my 17yo daughter told me they sounded like—and I quote—“buttcheeks”.

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Better to get out, but /and that was too much.

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It’s that thing where you just go stand in the rain because it’s all just too fucking much/stupid.

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It was gorgeous! My daughter had her senior pics at the botanical gardens this afternoon & it was perfection!

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I love traveling, and other beds are terrible, but omfg other PILLOWS are the worrrst!

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’m going on Tuesday! I’ve got to find good times for the husband & teen to get theirs!

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Steph Cottrell @lifewithpants.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I mean, I got a bunch of you in that deal!

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