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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

My best pal in blood donation advocacy can no longer donate due to cancer treatment so this one is for her, too. Thank you for making and giving the sweet stuff so regularly, Will!

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Following along with the Grab via social media is a beloved annual tradition for me. Thanks for taking us with you, per usual.

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Pocket chainsaws are legitimately wonderful. Signed, a trail worker

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

If you want to come to me all proud that you've spotted a "definite" use of ChatGPT, and your evidence is that "it has those really long dashes," I would kindly ask you to bark up a different tree.

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I just learned that the card used to play Suck & Blow in Clueless is an REI membership card. This fact will now become my entire personality.

This slightly askew photograph of a television captures a scene in the movie Clueless. Brittany Murphy and Breckin Meyer are participating in a game of Suck and Blow. Murphy is central in the frame, having just received (sucked) the card from the player next to her (Meyer). The card is a membership card from REI, an outdoor consumer cooperative retailer founded in 1938.

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

What a culturally tone-deaf marketing email subject line, Chrome Industries.

This Outlook email preview screenshot shows a subject line that reads "Make Room For Ice." It is an email about a cooler insert for one of Chrome Industries' bags and not, one presumes, a boot-licking message in support of the recent horrifying actions committed by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Sometimes it's fun to pinpoint the reason you know something (a song, a fact, a person...). Today I used the word "sclera." I realized I know it because of an essay in Penn & Teller's 1989 book Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends, in which Teller has an essay called "The Scleral Shells." Thanks, P&T.

This is a full-page photographic portrait from the book Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends. The subject, magician Teller, is a middle-aged white man wearing a corduroy shirt. He looks slightly startled. He is wearing two scleral shells, which are prosthetics that cover the visible surface of the wearer's eyes. The shells are mostly white, each with a single black symbol hand-painted in the center. The right eye bears a numeral 3, the left eye bears a clubs playing-card symbol. Penn and Teller regularly force the 3 of Clubs in card tricks and these scleral shells were used as the punchline in a trick performed on the Today show.

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Is there a job that is just listening to Lady Gaga's "Killah" on repeat for 8 hours a day? If so, I'll brush up my résumé.

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

🙏 Thanks for bleeding for a cause!

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I once asked friends to share their stupidest injuries. A guy said he'd strained his neck carrying a melodica (strung around his neck) on a hike. Truly a top-tier stupid injury, but I think about it often. I'm hoping you suffer no similar injuries neck-hauling your column around! Take breaks! 😅

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

I went to see the alt text but maybe Bluesky is playing tricks on me. I can’t see it!

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I cannot explain this, but March and Wednesday are the same.

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

The way children learn tone and not just words is amazing. When I nannied, my kiddo would say “aaaactually” in a way that was both infuriating and impressive.

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

(Reposting my own post from 2023 in order to add alt text. And because this Wikipedia gem is a damn delight.) bsky.app/profile/mann...

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I would like to shake the hand of whoever added the photo captions on the Wikipedia page for Hitler Has Only Got One Ball. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_...

A screenshot of Wikipedia displays photographs of the song subjects and the photo captions clarify which characteristic belongs to which man. They are: Adolph Hitler (“one ball”), Hermann Göring (“two but very small”), Heinrich Himmler (“rather sim’lar”), and Joseph Goebbels (“no balls at all”).

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

“Wow,” I thought. “People sure love my Very Best Wrong Answer in my trivia league. It placed 8th in the vote and all these folks retweeted it.” *looks at the shares* And that’s how I learned several other folks submitted this answer too. Nothing new under the sun blah blah blah…

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Every article I read about what businesses should consider before using generative AI has the same ridiculously obvious conclusion. It reminds me of a gag in a Fry & Laurie sketch: "Let me give a warning to any families planning to take poetry on holiday with them: Be careful." YEAH, WE KNOW.

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Suitable Poetry Sketch - A Bit of Fry and Laurie - BBC

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I live in Seattle, WA (Pacific time zone). My cell phone number is from New York, NY (Eastern time zone). Every single time I call Aetna in the afternoon, I'm told I'm calling outside of business hours because they're only open until 6pm in "my" time zone. GREAT JOB, ROBOTS.

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I immediately checked the alt text. “for some reason” 🎩👌

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I searched "Christmas bucket list" to get some activity ideas. (Trynna keep things jolly in a grim year, you know.) One list had mostly small, simple acts ("have a snowball fight," "make a wish list," "send Christmas cards"). I was not prepared for the jump in scale between ideas 48 and 50.

50. Take a Christmas Market Cruse Through Europe

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

I googled "Freddie Powell," a participant on Love Is Blind UK and, of course, google tossed up an AI Overview. Please enjoy the image google's AI used to illustrate who Freddie's ex-fiancée "Cat" is. NO ONE ASKED FOR THIS GARBAGE, GOOGLE.

In google's AI Overview for a search query, the searcher is presented with a brief summary of Freddie Powell and his ex, Cat (Catherine) Richards. Google has scraped a promotional photo of Freddie and placed it alongside the blurb about Freddie. Google has scraped a collage of photographs of housecats and placed it alongside the blurb about Cat. The brief blurb about Cat reads "Cat is now dating Jake Singleton-Hill, a co-star who didn't get much air time during the pod dates." It is unclear which housecat is the cat in question who is dating Jake Singleton-Hill.

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

As a reminder, it’s never too early to watch Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas, a truly perfect piece of televisual entertainment if ever there was one.

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a doll is standing in a pile of hay holding a hammer

ALT: a doll is standing in a pile of hay holding a hammer

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Will you look at that, I was hunting for a list such as this just this morning. Some things to consider in here for sure.

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

I found this bonus newsletter from @hankgreen.bsky.social (via We're Here) to be useful today, particularly the C.S. Lewis quote. Maybe it'll help you to read it as well. werehere.beehiiv.com/p/hank-s-ele...

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Hank's election thoughts

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 18/05/2024

In my limited experience, two perfect concert films are Peter Gabriel's Secret World Live and Stop Making Sense. What others do I need to watch?

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 26/04/2024

My company's internal communications platform (Firstup) is configured to disguise concerning language with music notes. I gotta wonder: Is "old bag" really being used an inflammatory context THAT OFTEN in the year of our lord 2024 such that this is on the screen list?

Screenshot of a comment on Firstup in which a comment of "clean your old bag and donate it" was edited to "clean your 🎶 and donate it" because the phrase "old bag" was determined to be potentially offensive.

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 14/03/2024

At last night's Salon of Shame, the evening ended with "Lucas with the Lid Off." I haven't heard this song in two decades but it is woven into the folds of my brain: I knew ALL OF IT. I just watched the video (Michel Gondry directed it) and that is incredibly familiar too. Come, remember with me!

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LUCAS - lucas with the lid off - - Vidéo Dailymotion

*Clip de MICHEL GONDRY* De son vrai nom LUCAS SECON , un danois americain ! Myspace : http://www.myspace.com/lucasproductions

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 07/01/2024

Hang on, do people who don't intentionally crack their knuckles just walk around with tight-feeling joints all the time? (Related: Since my right ring finger was splinted for 6 weeks this summer, I can no longer pop the middle knuckle and it is INCREDIBLY distracting.)

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 06/01/2024

Just when you thought the 🤤 emoji couldn’t get worse, you look at all the other designs for it on Emojipedia. SOME OF THEM ARE ANIMATED. Some of them are disembodied heads sitting in a pool of their own spit. emojipedia.org/drooling-fac...

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 04/01/2024

Okay but are Triscuits just flatter, oilier, saltier shredded wheat cereal?

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 18/12/2023

I'll go first: When I checked out after the weekend ended, my wedding venue (a summer camp & conference center) said I was the most organized renter they'd ever worked with and the weekend was easy because of my thoughtful planning & communication. This was 13+ years ago and I still feel proud.

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 18/12/2023

Tell me a compliment you were given a long time ago that you still think about (and get satisfaction from). I think about this a lot when I give compliments to other people (it reminds me to be specific). Is what I'm saying going to be something they come back to when they need a boost of pride?

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 16/12/2023

5) We joined a Teams call and pulled up the room link on our browsers. The call allowed red/blue teams to chat before making guesses, and the spymasters ended up DMing one another separately (to agonize when their teams got off track), which ended up being an improvement on in-person play!

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 16/12/2023

4) I started a dummy game on my computer, joined as a second player from my phone, and then took screenshots of both the spymaster and the operative experience to include in the meeting agenda. I also provided a rules recap and example spymaster clues/operative guesses given the board shown.

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 16/12/2023

2) I had everyone watch The Rules Girl's summary of the board game in 3 minutes. 3) I used the NYT game Connections to draw parallels. (Basically, you're thinking of ways to group seemingly unrelated words on a board.)

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How to Play Codenames in 3 Minutes - The Rules Girl

Learn how to play Codenames with the Rules Girl in this ultra-short rules explanation. If you're interested in getting a copy of Codenames or any of the reco...

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 16/12/2023

I led my team in a couple rounds of Codenames yesterday, which we played via a Teams call. It worked so well! If you're looking for a game to play with your remote team members, I recommend. Here's what we did: 1) We used the official (and free) online version (no accounts/login required).

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Codenames – Play with your Friends Online

Online game room for playing Codenames – just invite your friends.

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

I accidentally bought Raspberry Zinger instead of Red Zinger so instead of delightful hibiscus notes my herbal tea tastes like a goddamn Bath & Body Works. Happy Monday.

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 05/12/2023

A Bit of Fry and Laurie is consistently absurdist, clever, hysterical, and old enough to be a distraction from current woes. Watching that comedic partnership is pure joy.

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

I saw Hadestown for the first time last night. I loved it! But after the umpteenth round of Orpheus singing his falsetto tune, I leaned over to my dude and whispered, "He's the hated milk machine," and we both lost it. youtu.be/CVuq3p8lqDM&...

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

Bad packaging (plastic inside or outside): Skittles Swedish Fish M&Ms (all kinds) Raisinettes You can't always tell by looking at the product online! It helps to see them in person or search online reviews for the word "bag" or "wrapper."

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

For those who are intrigued by this idea, all theatre boxes are not created equal! Some are wrapped in cellophane and some have plastic bags inside. Good packaging (only paper): Milk Duds Whoppers Reese's Pieces Nerds Mike & Ike Hot Tamales Sweet Tarts Mini Chewy Junior Mints Lemonheads

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

We give out theatre boxes of candy for Halloween* and I have to admire the gumption of the girl who looked me in the eye and asked, "How many can we take?" *We get fewer than 50 kids, this packaging has no plastic waste, and the size of these things makes kids go 😳.

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

Your name really lends itself to that style of announcement: MMMMMMMMMMMANNING KRULL!

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

Me: "Hey, Siri, play Hooked on Classics Volume 3." Siri: "Sure! Here's Swervo by G Herbo & Southside." I...what?

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 09/10/2023

Operation New Best Frenn: ENGAGE 😻

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Heather @littlestcabbage.bsky.social · 06/10/2023

The frequency with which I am startled by a stink bug landing on my office window is unacceptable. 1) These fuckers are huge! They make so much noise when they land! 2) It happens so often! Why am I not used to it yet? 3) Why this window in particular? 4) Do stinkbugs find me attractive?

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