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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Today’s sacred mundane: Sheila is here taunting the cats and begging for nuts before the sun goes down.

A squirrel named Sheila up on the balcony wedging table, taunting the cats by posing real cute to earn some nuts before the sun goes down.

Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The writing for Portlandia is so specific to Portland-speak—it’s actually brilliant how the writers dug in to the local culture before they spun out a satire. You can tell the writers love Portland. It’s endearing and ridiculous at the same time, which is my favorite kind of humor 💙💙💙

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🎶…the dream of the 90’s is alive in Portland…🎶 “ I gave up Clown School years ago.” “In Portland, you don’t have to!!!” (Revisiting Portlandia) 🤣🤣🤣

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Throughout history, when colonizing nations were doing their thing, taking over what didn’t belong to them, what did they do first? They banned native language and practices, causing them to be irrelevant enough to near extinction. Thinking about how that will play out with AI and human expression

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Luckily, there was a tortoise along the way to the Acropolis reminding passerby that slow and steady is the wisest choice in most life contexts. Still reeling from that experience and trying to shake off the soreness with a gentle day of shopping, writing, reading and people watching.

A tortoise on the path to the Acropolis there to remind passerby to take the climb up slow and steady

The setting sun shining through the entrance columns of the Acropolis. Tourists are stopping to admire the scene and take pictures

The marble columns look as if they are glowing because of the sun setting behind them

The Herodion and a view of the city of Athens below and beyond

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Athens, Greece (The Acropolis)—how to describe this experience? Pure awe along with a strange sense of familiarity and connection with the human spirit across time. Walking through the entry columns after the steep climb up nearly brought me to my knees.

The entry columns on the way toward the Parthenon. Tourists are milling around on the marble stairs taking pictures. The clear blue sky contrasts beautifully against the marble

Inside the entry columns looking up toward the sky. You can see the Parthenon in the right corner background

The Parthenon in all of its marble glory. Tourists are congregated around the base to take pictures

the Erechtheion with the six sister Caryatids. Scattered ruins adorn the foreground

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Greek restaurant culture resonates with me. No one helicopters while you eat—so straight forward and direct without all of the performative niceties. Also, moussaka is massive amounts of comfort in one eggplant Greek lasagna square 😋

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Sounion, Greece (Poseidon’s temple nearing sunset)—Poseidon requires the best view in all of Attica so as to know where to shake the earth for the most dramatic effect

Poseidon’s temple like a shadow in the distance as the sun sets behind it, shining through dramatic clouds

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Timeline cleanse (Athens—Monastiraki Square Πλατεία Μοναστηρακίου)

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Athens, Greece (Plaka)—pulsating with human vibrancy

A street in the Plaka neighborhood with cafes, shops, and wandering pedestrians

A street in the Plaka neighborhood with cafes, shops and wandering pedestrians. At the end of this street sits an old stone building beckoning pedestrians to wander its way

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Milos, Greece—birthplace of Venus de Milo and the lunar landscape of Sarakinikos

The white lava cliffs of Sarakinikos contrasting against the turquoise and cobalt waters of the Aegean Sea

A white lava cliff with a cove that has been etched into it over time by the ocean’s erosion

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Mykonos, Greece—this is the way

A quiet beach in Mykonos as viewed from under a beach unbrella. The sand is golden and the water is crystal clear, then a bright turquoise that fades into a deep cobalt blue near the horizon

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Santorini, Greece—where people quite literally live on the edge

A view of the Aegean Sea from Oia’s cliffside

The white structures built into Oia’s cliffside overlooking and contrasting against the blue waters of the Aegean Sea

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Agios Nikolas, Crete and then the island of lepers (which is a story about human resiliency through community building, etched in stone)

The view of Agios Nikolao, Crete, from the back of a tour boat as it’s leaving the bay

A close up of some of the stone buildings that housed lepers who were banished to the island. They refused to live in isolation by building their own thriving community.

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Lindos, Rhodes—showing off the reasons Hermes wanted this place all to himself

The turquoise waters of Lindos Bay with Rhodes topography in the background

White housing structures on a foothill contrasting the Lindos Acropolis on the hilltop

A panoramic view of Lindos bay and the Acropolis

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Ephesus—eventually we are known by the libraries we left behind

Looking skyward through the Ephesus library ruins

The Ephesus library ruins from a distance

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Nerding out and doing some serious eating holy cow I’m in heaven

Huge marble memorial depicting three larger than life figures inside a columned monument that sits on an equally huge marble base

A very large earthenware pitcher painted in a spiral wave pattern

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Walking down the marble stairs to breakfast—first morning at this cute hotel… the front desk clerk began speaking to me in Greek. I said, “Good morning!” “You don’t speak Greek?” He was visibly surprised. “No… English.” “My apologies! You look Greek… your profile…” I was weirdly flattered 😊

The view from the window of an airplane getting ready to land in Athens, Greece

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/09/2026

There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved”

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Can the states along the west coast be adopted by Canada, please? After having spent 3 years of my life in Ottawa, Ontario, I would wholeheartedly welcome that change. Canadians are a beautiful, warm-hearted people. I’m feeling offended on their behalf lately and embarrassed for us.

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I adore spiritual center and farmer’s market day—these Sunday rituals have cured Monday anticipation dread, which was once the dissonant tension of Sundays for me, even though it has always been my favorite day of the week. New Thought Center for Spiritual Living love 🥰

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I don’t usually do food posts but I’m at this little cafe supporting my sister’s band—it’s called Los Hongos. They just made me *the* most delicious Mexican cafe. They even added a shot of oyster mushroom extract for good health 🤩

A frothy coffee in a cobalt blue mug. The barista topped the froth with an image of a mushroom with sprinkles of spicy mocha.

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Learn Dirt @learndirt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🌱 "Do your little bit of good where you are: it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." —Desmond Tutu

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

My mom, sister and niece are in Salem for my niece’s fastball national championships. Consequently, I get to spend some time watching my niece play fastball this week 🤩

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

My first freshly picked blackberry batch of the season, topped with roadside “weeds” for eye candy, will be dessert tonight if I can resist eating them long enough. Now to peruse my bookshelves for the perfect weekend story…

A ceramic wheel thrown bowl filled with plump, ripe blackberries sitting next to a hand built whale with a friendship plant growing out of it. Behind them is a hand built lotus seed pod flower frog vase containing roadside yellow and white daisy-like flowers, along with some angelica.

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Christopher Moore @theauthorguy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Squirrel of the Day! Squirrel of the Day! Motherfudging Sheila Squirrel of the Day!

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Sheila is here to remind me that her and her kiddos grace the pottery throwing area with their squirrelly magic, AND that it requires an abundance of nuts to keep the magic flowing properly.

A squirrel named Sheila who likes to hang around the pottery wheels on the balcony and beg for nuts. Her person gladly provides them for her and her kiddos, even after she hacked the jasmine bush to build her nest this year.

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Portland PRIDE is this weekend—I’ll be at a booth helping to represent New Thought Center for Spiritual Living and proudly marching and dancing alongside my spiritual community on Sunday. Come see us if you’re there—look for our “Love Always Wins” tees! 🌈🩵

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Sound on 🐾

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The brave exploration of first time/newbie creatives doesn’t ever get old. It seems like my heart is always smiling these days. #ClayPlay #Pottery #Handbuilding #Ceramics

The results of a composite pinched pot workshop showing off different takes on pitchers and vases. There are also a few already glazed wall pockets in the foreground.

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Teen Squirrel is thinking about taking up pottery, but only if Nemesis watches. TS: “Hey, where’d she go?!”

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Otters are fascinating even beyond their cute habits—rock juggling, holding hands while they sleep, etc. Their intelligence, resourcefulness, and even the way their bodies have adapted over time for their survival, have made them a fun animal to learn more about this year.

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Otters peacefully guard their territories by using careful timing and scent to let other critters know where they’ve been. And they have nerve endings on their whiskers, making them amazing hunters in water because they can detect the subtle movements of their prey. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulD0...

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Did You Know These Otter Facts?

YouTube video by A Shot Of Wildlife

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Otters have favorite fidget toys that also serve as anvils to crack tough shells. www.youtube.com/shorts/G4ATV...

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Sea otters playing with rocks.#shorts

YouTube video by SHORT TIME WORK&MUSIC MIX

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Tina Kotek @tinakotek.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Oregon has voted by mail for almost 30 years. It's safe, it's secure, and it works. I will always protect it.

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Ask a group of people who have a deep history with marginalization to retreat to the shadows so as not to slightly inconvenience you one day out of the year. Then find out how brightly they shine anyway and in full daylight. With Pride and joy.

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

A friend told me about the amazingness of the Vancouver Farmer’s Market—I went today after Sunday Service at The Center. I’m basking in the bounty and look forward to good things all week. AND I finally found an excellent taco salsa with some actual kick! My seasonal cherry bowl overfloweth 😍🤗🥰

Plump dark red cherries from local farmers overflowing a black, red and white porcelain bowl that’s glazed using the bubble blowing method. The bowl is set out every year during cherry season and almost always has a display of cherries spilling out of it.

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Marko Silberhand @markosilberhand.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

. When you spend hours looking for your little black kitten . . . ... and suddenly... 💙 👁️👁️ 💙 Happy Caturday 😊

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Happy Saturday! Here’s some otter cuteness. Keeping each other close is integral to otter survival AND it’s integral to ours. Hold someone’s hand today (literally or metaphorically) 🩵💙 www.youtube.com/shorts/VmaDm...

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Sea Otters 🦦 They Hold Hands For This Reason!

YouTube video by 1 Minute Animals

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Starting each day with meditation instead of news/social media has made a mind-blowing difference in my life—the difference between letting that inner voice guide me rather than the cacophonous external world. There’s more ease in bringing my private peace and playfulness with me wherever I go.

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Tracey Cronin, Ph.D. @tcronin50.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I am no longer willing to carry the burden of the scapegoat. That cycle is broken.

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