stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Okay, I kind of love the corndogs if they were for renovated bathrooms at a fair, but yeah, this is a travesty. 000
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Honestly, moved here from a Chicago burb, had kids & am now in a Minneapolis burb & I hate Minnesota Halloween. Why does trick or treating start when it's dark? We don't even have sidewalks in my neighborhood. Trunk or treat in daylight makes sense for young kids/toddlers (mine still trick or treat) 000
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026RIP Kmart, I miss buying wide calf boots and Jillian Anderson (yes, she sucks) workout clothes from you, but man is this pretty. 030
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I said I was "typing" on keyboards. I would venture most people do in fact still use paper & a writing implement in their day to day lives. You'd be shocked to learn my kids still have to learn how to write in school, too. 120
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Do you not just talk to each other? If I'm not going to be home for dinner, then I tell my husband and he remembers. Or I can shoot him a text. We have a few things on our shared calendar: kids swim lessons, Dr appt, a weekend event. But we also mostly just communicate & keep our routine. 211
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Yet I'm still typing on keyboards (even screen ones) not using gesture control. Even things like smart speakers, which have been on the market since 2014 & are relatively inexpensive, only 35% of US adults own one. 110
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just feels like you're Rube Goldberging a pretty common and easy task. 110
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Plus meal planning apps without AI have been around a long time. Acting like you invented the wheel when you could use Plan to Eat and have all the same features plus some is kind of wild. 0100
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Is it also going through all your cabinets to let you know not to purchase items you already have? Meal planning and making the grocery list is about 1 hour of my time a week. I guess I'm not sure how this is saving that much time. 1140
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I don't know. This is funny for a reason.static.klipy.comThat's Not How It Works! That's Not How Any Of This Works!ALT: That's Not How It Works! That's Not How Any Of This Works! 000
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I can spot Dustin Hoffman anywhere and have never gotten him and Pacino mixed up, but I think that's because I saw Hook in my formative years. 100
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Oh no, I was scrolling too quickly, thought it was a prison uniform. 060
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It's Poltergeist. I had to look it up because I second guessed myself when I immediately knew it, but the scary movie part of my memory appears to be a steel trap. 011
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'm concerned I recognized this when the last time I saw this movie was in the 1990's and I was in middle school. 110
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I swear people do not appreciate how delightfully weird South Minneapolis is! 0373
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Oh, God, this is what secondhand embarrassment feels like. 0100
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The "FBI" ICE costume has been removed from their website, too, but that was a 3rd Party item that was just hosted on their site, not actually sold by Target. Not great, but still a bit different than this fiasco 030
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026This is one of my dad's favorite facts to share. He is a big Todd Rundgren fan. 010
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Yikes, $60 I could have bruschetta, gnocchi, and dessert at Bar la Grassa. 010
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Holy crap, this feels crazy. I lived at 19th and 2nd for like a decade, and while I wouldn't say it was a particularly crime free neighborhood, I don't recall anything even remotely like this. 020
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Might still be worth it for the story, though! I like being able to say I did it! 010
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 18/07/2026My friend rented one with another of her friends for a birthday party. I'm 4'11" and couldn't reach the pedals. It was still miserable, why am I stuck on an outdoor "bar" in August where I had to supply my own booze and I can't actually move around and talk to anyone but the people next to me? 120
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I have to replace mine after treating myself to a South Carolina celebration. 010
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I've always wanted to try congee, it kept popping up on Top Chef, but haven't happened upon it on anywhere. Sounds like maybe I just need to try making it myself! Everything you've mentioned sounds delicious. 110
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Think cheesy grits, but slightly different texture. I like to put green onion, fake sausage (vegetarian, but husband likes real breakfast meats in his), cheese and butter. We also eat Masala Oats quite often. 100
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 14/07/2026This is truly the most elite breakfast. Savory oats fuel all my runs. 130
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 13/07/2026My district has a "must be potty trained" rule for pre-k, but I sent my 3yo old boys in pull ups bc accidents were still a thing when they started (both summer bdays) & I didn't want teachers to have to clean up in case. They call parents if an accident happens. Only had 1 call each, both were sick. 010
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026And if you've got kids, there's Caspar Babypants to enjoy, too . 000
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026My mom had 5 kids but was always very liberal so whenever some suburban Catholic woman at church made a comment about her feminism, she would point out their 2 children to her 5. 020
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Every girl my year decided Cecilia was THE name bc she was the patron saint of music & everyone thought they'd be a pop star. 020
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 04/07/2026You can do a fast track if you demonstrate you know Catholic teaching well & get permission. My dad (Lutheran) was offered this by our priest because he was married in the Catholic church, raised 5 kids who were all confirmed, and attended Mass for like 2 decades. 260
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Oh totally! I didn't think you were. I'm not surprised, but in college at my Catholic student center people would talk about it despite it happening 20 years before any of us were born. The Church is so old, 60 years isn't very long, I suppose, but it's also a stand in for progressive/conservative. 010
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 03/07/2026The schism part is new, around 6000,000 people (or more) are excommunicated if they don't stop being involved/going to those churches. Anyone with upcoming weddings in their churches will no longer have valid Catholic marriages, when before this they would have. It's kind of wild. 130
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 03/07/2026The part that's going to be interesting is seeing if this has further implications with traditionalists not a part of the society, such as Opus Dei (which JD Vance seems to have ties to.) We can only hope that JD with his entire BS book about converting will be excommunicated! 190
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 03/07/2026And a schism is big. All of the priests, nuns, and people involved in any Society of St Pius churches are excommunicated if they do not leave, which is honestly pretty harsh, but fair, they keep doing schismatic acts, they don't get to be Catholic. 060
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 03/07/2026This was later reversed by Pope Benedict in an effort to get them to get their crap together. They instead decided to ordain more bishops yesterday and Pope Leo is not having it. So this time instead of just excommunicating the bishops, he's saying it's a schism. 0120
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 03/07/2026And these guys did not like any of the changes, they wanted a more conservative & traditional Church, so they made their own group, which was okay, until they decided to ordain their own bishops, which is a big no-no. So Pope John Paul 2 excommunicated those bishops. 160
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Ha. Well there's this super conservative group of priests, they started after Vatican II, which was a big overhaul in the church where changes were made like saying mass in the vernacular (language used in the area) instead of Latin, it was considered a fairly progressive change in the Church. 140
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO TALK TO ABOUT THIS!!! 2200
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I'm not against simple, I actually don't think any of the finalist designs are complicated. But some of the changes make me like the final flag less. The shape of the star, for instance, the originals use the most common design for the North Star, which makes better sense. 110
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I feel like the issue is they showed us all the designs that were submitted, all of the top finalists from the contest were better than what we have. Don't get me wrong, the old flag was way worse. The state seal, on the other hand, amazing. 5140
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 02/06/2026😭 I've been cursed with a child with a pistachio allergy. The greatest of the nuts and the greatest of the Midwest salads that aren't really salads. 010
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 24/05/2026As someone who chose a taping of Wits for my 30th Birthday celebration, I love this news! @mpr.org feel free to bring it back consistently! I'd especially love new episodes (assuming Mr. John Moe is interested.) 000
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I have so much love for the Morrow Plots. 000
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Not looking forward to the drive from Minneapolis to visit family in the Chicago burbs this summer. 010
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Eh, the budget may be cheaper, but I'm 41 and Joan Jett and Cheap Trick are before even my time. Sure, I know their music, but I'd rather see Gully Boys, Bad Bad Hats, and Dessa. 010
stephmarlowe.bsky.social @stephmarlowe.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Insomnia Cookie hours. I think it's like 1am Sun-Wed and 3am Thur-Sat. 000
