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Was trying the TYR Ledecky line, and they have an AI that allows you to see how the swimwear looks on you. Lol but I used a photo of me in front of an FDR statue in DC, and it was so ridiculously funny and weird, and I swear never to do that again I’m sorry.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In another episode of what are we reading

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NPR @npr.org · 29/09/2026

A historian who studies wage gaps between races and a saxophonist whose live performances include a chef are among the latest recipients of the philanthropic group's annual, no-strings-attached $800,000 grants. n.pr/4hsdMIs

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Meet the 20 scholars and artists who've just won MacArthur Fellowships

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy Birthday to this sweet girl!!!

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Raise children who do not equate coolness with assault, with being dumb and uncultured. They actually are gonna be more liked if they are kind, caring, respectful, wise, and if they make those around them feel safe.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Super important to teach children, young and old, about consent. My God, we still need to say that in the year of our Lord 2026.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Fall family weekend is amazing. Also a perfect time for parents to remind their kids that college is NOT a permission to commit crimes.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Really really appalling news of sexual assault against young women on campuses, of young men having the audacity to commit crimes, of universities failing to protect and ensure a just process. We’re really doing something so wrong as a society.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Where to start? First the literary range lol. Didn’t realize John Green wrote The Fault in Our Stars. Read that many yrs ago in Montreal, same time my cousin was reading a French copy. He’s now into med history, which I think he’s done well. Second, what a harrowing situation it is in Sierra Leone!

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Seems it’s already Christmastime at Stourbridge.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I had bibliotherapy with Ella years ago. She is amazing! I recommend!

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

So what are you reading?

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Two summers ago, I became quite picky with food. Went cold turkey on red meat & caffeine & low sugar. First one has stuck with some consequences. Caffeine was back by fall. Low sugar flip-flops. Sometimes, eating uncrustables is a win. So yep, I know all the reservations, but I love uncrustables.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Okay, @barackobama.bsky.social’s post about Sunny’s passing is beautiful but also painful, and everyone who’s ever loved a dog in their life gets it.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Some of you should do penance for the sole reason of kicking the pew kneelers every Sunday. I’m dead serious why would you do that? Jk NOT serious.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I want you to know that I totally love you. Bye babe, hope I’ll call you.” - Brian David Sweeney (1963 - 2001). My pic was taken at the memorial on his birthday, hence the flower.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Got the transcript wrong: “Hey, Jules. THIS is Brian. Ah, listen. I’m on a plane that’s been hijacked. If things don’t go well, and they’re not looking good, I want you to know that I absolutely love you. I want you to do good, have good times, same with my parents. I’ll see you when you get here…

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

When I was still on the other platform, what I used to do on this day every year was to retweet, “Hey, Jules. It’s Brian.” Hearing the audio of this call at the museum broke my heart. Thinking about all the lives lost and the families they’ve left behind.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

You all know what to do!

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Joking, of course, but it’s really a bummer lol.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Love this Georgie!!! So cute!!!

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Almost all swim meets this season are not at home. Someone has some explaining to do really.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Hail Mary, full of grace.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I appreciate you Georgie!!!

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Work-wise, it’s such a good writing day. Pwera usog.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Kids with 1520 SAT scores are also kids who refuse to wear helmets while blitzing around on electronic scooters and mopeds. So tell me, where have we all gone wrong?

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is heartbreaking. May her memory be a blessing.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I used to do this for my cats and my dogs lol taxes below

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

My roommates in the all girls dorm surprised me the eve of my 19th birthday. Cakes & candles, cards, gifts, desserts, all. Became friends with resident assistants & dorm staff. My fave was our first year student dorm janitress. I guess I remember the people more.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Was a dorm girl. All first year student dorm then moved to an all girls dorm for upper class. My dorm rooms in the mid to late 2000s were too modest, all on campus. Lucky to have grown up and done college as social media platforms were just starting. Had kind roommates too!

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

WR for 50 fr is just between two women who practice side by side at UVA. Also, Pallister v Ledecky. I still don’t have the words.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Sam beating Bobby was wild.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I thought it was just just fictional, but I’m assuming from this post that they really don’t like lawyers in the jury

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Like they said, it would make you feel the weight of human civilization.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Learned that many are now getting into mahjong? Great! Pls do it with your grandparents! It helps with cognitive health. My childhood was mostly playing with neighbors as my grandma was having mahjong sessions with 3 of her friends. Inevitably, I was raised to be a mahjongera & always will be lol

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Was backpacking there a few years ago. Bought a book about Burmese tales and legends but also accidentally dropped my copy of Picasso and the Painting That Shocked the World somewhere near the vegan restaurant lol.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Reading this book on the history of salt, and the author was talking about an expedition in Burma. Got distracted. I was reminded of that tamarind leaf curry I had at a vegan restaurant in Old Bagan. That was so good.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Where I’m from there’s a Catholic old wives’ tale that newborns must not be brought out of the house until they’re baptized. Said they’d be sickly if parents insist otherwise. Not sure if my mom followed this. Was born in June, baptized in Sept. Three months is kinda long to not bring a baby out lol

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Someone spoke after mass at church today. Guy converted in 2024 when he was 20 and chose his godparents. Thought that was cool. Wonder whom I would have chosen if it were me. Mom chose good godparents though. Mostly her childhood friends who saw me growing up, still her friends today.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Only one of my students had ever been to NOLA, to which he said: “I was so young, all I could remember was the delicious crab cake!” Fair. I love NOLA! Art, food, and I think one of the best in southern hospitality with incredibly warm people, at least the ones I interacted with.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I wrote two vignettes for my students to analyze, one was about Five Days at Memorial. My students were tasked to hypothetically ration limited healthcare resources - this generated a lot of debate. We discussed Hurricane Katrina & its impact on healthcare. This below was just a random trivia lol

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Me: one down & the other is huge. Them: CA! Me: nope. Someone: AK! Me: yes! We were discussing illness as metaphor the other day, so the question was who declared the war on cancer? Them: Lincoln? FDR? Me: he resigned because of watergate. Someone: Nixon! Me: excellent knowledge of history!

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I’ve developed this habit of sprinkling US trivia loosely connected to class lessons like today the question was which two states don’t use the term “county”? Lol they guessed this rather quickly. Them: TX! Me: close. Them: OK! Me: close. Them: AZ! Me: don’t move west! Them: so north? Someone: LA!

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

This: “I would sacrifice my life for theirs, but I also couldn’t stop taking drugs for them. I don’t know how to reconcile those two truths.”

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

One of my best reads this summer is The Many Lives of Mama Love. She asked that tough question that I would assume people like her, those addicted to substances, often grapple with as well. Why does the deep, unconditional love for their children become secondary to the next high?

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

What a career, started out as a shy, humble boy from Battersea to having seven different servants.

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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Them: “Clue!” Me: “It’s in one of the four states that still call themselves a commonwealth.” Them: “…What’s a commonwealth?” We all burst out laughing lol. Them hours later as they headed out: “Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.” My work is done.

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