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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Love letter that opens into a small art gallery (1913)

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I had the same crash out. I think they enjoyed rage baiting adults.

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The Tiny Harbor 📖⚓🌊 - a tiny book by @alleymcglynn "A teeny tiny tunnel book keepsake to capture memories made on the New England coast this summer." #book #art #paperart #miniature #hobby

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 06/10/2026

I know you all hate Instagram but the Alaska Sealife Center has an orphan baby walrus 🥹

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

All these young people that are downtown for church or something need to stop trying to meet Jesus so soon. Slow down. I’m sure the guy will forgive you for being late to worship. Definitely look if you’re walking out between two cars out into the middle of a street.

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Did you all know that you can get movies streamed with your @kclibrary.bsky.social library card through kanopy? I found it in the Libby app. If you don’t live in the KC metro, it may be available at a library near you! There are other extras too. I haven’t checked them out yet.

Kanapy screenshot in Libby showing several movie titles.

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just had coffee and a snack from a work-sponsored coffee cart. I’m sad I missed the days of people selling sandwiches from a cart in cubicle spaces. Snacks are better when delivered from carts.

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I was talking to my cousin’s teenager yesterday, and there was a lull in the conversation. She looked at me and matter-of-factly said “I’m going to go now.” and walked away. I love it. I want us all to be able to say “I’m going to go now“ and walk away without feeling weird.

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I have a sunburn on my right arm from being near a door. I was in a garage the entire time. A staircase was between me and a standard sized door to the backyard. Yet here I am with one sunburned arm. 🙃 WHITE

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’m going to a family reunion today at a tiny farmhouse with one bathroom. I have a very large family. Normally, it’s a potluck situation, but this year one of my aunts& uncles have $200 in Casey’s rewards, so we are having pizza. 😂 I love it.

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’m watching Used People and I can’t take it. It’s so sweet and romantic. There is 27 minutes left and I know they are going to break my heart before the end. 😩 🫣

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I downloaded Substack. I wasn’t expecting a feed. I was expecting newsletters. I was definitely not expecting the feed to be Racist Racist Baby animal Racist How is that the default algorithm? I follow a democrat law professor, an NPR host, and a handful of people the NPR host recommended.

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Fine, I’ll listen to one Sturgill Simpson song and one new Taylor Swift song.

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D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Look at this absurdly well-behaved collie I met today. Looks like a book jacket author photo.

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I don’t know what I saw here, but they were right to tear it down. The place was cursed!

Great Mall of the Great Plains sign next to the Dickinson 16 entrance

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’ve decided to start a little geography/history project for myself. I’m terrible at geography, but I like history so I will learn them together. 👯‍♀️ I’m telling the internet so I don’t forget. Feel free to make recommendations.

A screenshot of Greenland looming over tiny Iceland on Google Maps.

A screenshot of Libby with 2 borrowed books.

Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age by Eleanor Barraclough

Saga Land by Richard Fidler and Kari Gislason

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is why Xennials and Millennials have anxiety.

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller July 30,1947

P1- NANCY ENTERS A LOCAL SUPERMARKET
NANCY:I’D LIKE A CAN OF CONDENSED MILK
THE CLERK ANSWERS NANCY IN A LOUD AND RUDE MANNER
CLERK: WHY TELL ME ABOUT IT!

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CLERK: THIS IS A SELF SERVICE STORE
NANCY: OKAY
NANCY CALMLY WALKS OVER TO A LARGE DISPLAY OF CANNED CONDENSED MILK STACKED ON THE FLOOR

P3- WE ARE LOOKING IN THE SELF SERVICE STORE FRONT WINDOW, NANCY IS ABOUT TO TAKE A CAN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE STACK, THE CLERK IS RUSHING OVER TO TRY TO STOP NANCY FROM CAUSING STACK OF CANS FROM FALLING OVER

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’ve decided there is a new breakfast category called “gremlin breakfast“ It may come with a requirement that you grew up in an ingredient only household. This is when you have 99% healthy food in your house and you let your cravings dictate your meals instead of a meal plan.

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Pip Wren @lollibeepop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A joyous fat bear week to all 🐻

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Please validate my childhood memory. In either Bannister or Oak Park Mall there was a Hickory Farms store that had a rotisserie or warmer with meat slices in it served on a stick. In my memory they were huge. They were giant glistening sausage lollipops (sausage slice). At 4 yo, mall = sausage 🍭

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I looked up the Crown Center parking company who charged me $8 for 16 minutes even though I scanned the validation QR code. The internet is riddled with complaints about Metropolis. Can’t wait to join the class action lawsuit. I did finally get a refund because I said the magic word, “dispute”.

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I didn’t have anyone this morning to ask if my new dress was see-through. I did some side squats and pliés in the mirror, but it’s just not the same as asking a person. It was fun at least!

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I just saw a man pull a cigarette out of a case in a movie. I want one so bad. My trident gum is about to get a storage upgrade.

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

One big intro is the whole movie Wish I would have skipped this one.

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Winifred Meeks has felt like one long intro with not much intro-ing. They’ve got a lot to pack in the last 15 minutes. I guess I’ll see it through.

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I’ve decided it’s time for a few new pieces of clothing and I saw an app I’ve never heard of, ELLOQUI. Do they hate chubby people specifically or do they hate everyone? Immediately deleting the app

A sleeveless sweater dress with ruffles below the hip that have odd spacing. Fringe at the end for an extra sprinkle of terrible

I don’t believe the dress has the waist. The model gave it a waist.

Model wearing black rounded wide leg cropped pants with tall boots and a yellow plaid wool(?) jacket with sleeves that look too long.

She is staring at someone out of frame, possibly whoever made her wear this outfit. Model is leaning on a paddock fence holding a carrot for a horse that may or may not be AI.

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I am 5’4”. This bad bitch thankfully built her web at 5’5” because I went through the door and had no idea she was there until I was back inside. She’s big, like an inch and a half. That is her sliding door between the hours of 6pm and 8am. I will go around if needed.

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

20 year old me would say, “Three? THREE?! ARE YOU INSANE?!” Would be super jazzed about my career though

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

One side of my parents really embraced their retirement and a slow life. The other set decided to get absolutely ripped in their 60s and 70s. 😂

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My 73-year-old mother told me that her arms aren’t toned enough for sleeveless shirts anymore and got rid of them all. I’m not over this comment yet. One, my mom is in incredible shape. Two, sleeveless shirts are for everyone.

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Vert @sparkledeer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Today I made break-off bread with pumpkin seeds, sesam seeds, and poppy seeds with some homemade herb butter with garlic, butter, sea salt, parsley, and chives at work 🍽️

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My spooky story tonight was The Yellow Wallpaper. If you have not read it, I recommend it. I think that’s going to be my theme for this fall, spooky short stories.

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I need a dark room to disassociate in. I need 5 minutes of facing the corner like the Blair Witch Project guy. That will fix me. I used to love to stand in the research building dark room. A little peace while my southern blot images were being developed.

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I set up my phone to read me the weather and tell me my schedule. At the end, it asked me if I would like it to read the news. I have the NPR app. I have subscribed to all NPR podcast. Why did it start playing Fox News? So I started my day by screaming “ FUCK FOX NEWS!“ in my car. Therapeutic, tbh

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

My cat recently became immediately obsessed with a rubber mallet that I bought from Savers. She’s not alone?? I found two Reddit stories of cats being obsessed with rubber mallets. If you own a gently used rubber mallet, set by your cat and report back. You might not get the mallet back. 🫤

Reddit post of a small Tortie cat playing with with rubber mallet

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

News: if you think things are tough now, wait until you have to heat your home this winter. Oh yay

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I feel that attitude, poor, soaked kitty. 😾

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Things I was frightened of as a child: 1. Kevin Bacon 2. Sharks in the pool 3. Showering with the curtain closed

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The Magical Merchant @thetillshow.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026

The difference between an action movie and a horror movie, explained:

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Tonight my youngest yelled to me “THE TV WON’T PAUSE!” It was antenna TV. I forgot to mention there is no pause, rewind, or I’ll finish this later. What’s funny is that they wanted to pause it so they could put in their new DVD from the thrift store. We are living in 1998 over here.

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Ugh, time to assemble a desk. It must be done

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Plain “iced” tea. There’s no ice in there. This pitcher is next to it and has SWEET written in faded sharpie on the side. It’s definitely empty.

Faded brown Tupperware pitcher from the 70s(?)

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Mel @melapoly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I packed up all of my stuff for work only to end up working from home. If you’re thinking “oh boo-hoo.” Valid, but also I don’t have a desk because I repurposed the one I was using and the new one is still in the box.

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Bart & Grandpa Simpson: Enter & Leave

ALT: Bart & Grandpa Simpson: Enter & Leave

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