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Wendy

@wendyrmonkey.bsky.social
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Writer (find me at wendyrobinson.substack.com), higher ed nerd, lover of Minnesota . Nothing I post here is meant to reflect any current/future/former employers… it’s all just me yapping

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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I've been traveling a lot for work this year and there has emerged a clear front runner for my biggest hotel pet peeve: No in-room mini fridge. I just want to keep some waters and Diet Cokes cold, please and thank you.
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It's almost like she was woefully unqualified for the job or something
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I am going to win my fantasy football league this week and I have to say... defeating my children never gets old
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Famously failed at Staying Alive
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Unless I add anymore trips to my calendar, it looks like I'll have been out of town for 52 days/nights by the end of 2026 (40 of them will have been for work trips) and will have been to 10 different states this year. I like traveling, generally, but whew, that is a lot.
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
It is hot, humid, and the air quality is in the "hazardous" ranking (it was 410 when I woke up this morning) from wildfires up north. This right here is why I don't complain about Minnesota winters. I miss you snow.
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
A friendly reminder that shutting up is always free!
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I called my car insurance to update that my son is leaving for college soon & taking our old Subaru with him. Our policy is going DOWN $135 a year as a result, which is a lovely surprise. So far the only thing where college is saving us money (but I'm curious to see my grocery bills this fall)
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I refuse to learn what fext means
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I Don't Understand The Question I Won't Respond To It
ALT: I Don't Understand The Question I Won't Respond To It
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I'm pretty sure I saw my first loon of the season and it made my Minnesota heart so happy.
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I always think the singing of the national anthem at sporting events is dumb* but this is really taking in to the next level. (*slightly less dumb when it is two national teams playing each other, extra dumb when both teams are from the same country and/or children)
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I had an incredibly mediocre red velvet cupcake today and it made me confront a hard truth about myself: I'd probably eat an actual hockey puck as long as there was enough cream cheese icing on top
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
There are few people I have a more pure hate for than my friends' ex-husbands, as a general rule
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
New post up on my Substack about the grief and joys of parenting teens who are about to up and leave you. wendyrobinson.substack.com/p/brotato-sa... Maybe you’d like to read and subscribe? I’d love it if you did!
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Oh, this is GORGEOUS. Orange is also my favorite color and this just delights me.
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
This feels VERY disrespected to actual corgis, who would surely like to be excluded from the narrative
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Given the realities of our current situation, I’m not actually sure anyone can come up with fake news headlines that aren’t at least a little plausible sounding theses days
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Have children so that, one day, you too can make the transition from “mama” to “mom” to (checks notes) “brotato salad”
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Sometimes I enjoy watching in real time as people try to connect with me about how to integrate AI into my work and then quickly realize that I am a deeply dedicated AI hater.
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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
These are the 4 things AI can do well: •Clean up your email inbox (badly) •Give my shittiest neighbor (Alan) something to talk about at a party •Tell a 12 yr old to kill himself •Incinerate a school at 10:16 AM on a Tuesday You can see why we need to base our economy around it
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
I am not good at puzzles but here is one of the reasons I like them: if you have a puzzle out in a communal space, everyone will stop for a little while to work on it, even teenagers
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
I read all the comments and I was still off in my guess by thousands of dollars. Good lord.
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
It is a risk you should take, I think
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Here’s a lesson I wish more men would internalize: just because a guy is cool to you and maybe even nice to your wife/daughters doesn’t automatically make him a “good dude”. How he talks about and thinks about and votes about women he doesn’t know matters too and often says more about his character
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Sweet Lego art from my baby ❤️
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Jeez, what were the image options they rejected to land on this mess? Yikes
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
My soul just died a little for him... or it would have if it wasn't such a well deserved take down
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
It's snowing hard right now, with big fat flakes. I love watching it out the window and feeling like I'm living in a snow globe. I'm meant to live in Minnesota, I think.
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Unsubscribe
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I fully agree
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I currently have three kidney stones. 0/10, no stars, do not recommend
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Short track speed skating stresses me out. So much falling and I always wonder if people are going to get sliced up by someone else's skates when they accidentally take them out
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
This is one of the Winter Olympic hills I'll die on: curling is A LOT harder than it looks and people dunk on it way too much
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
It is so annoying! I hate doing updates for this reason. Everything is just slightly worse
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Lisa Kleypas!
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Lisa Kleypas! Historical romances FTW
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Especially when you hear that things like norovirus are racing through some teams. I’d do almost anything to avoid noro and I’m not training for the biggest game of my life
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Ah the particular joy of being a romance reader and discovering a new author you like and then realizing she has written like 40+ books … yesssssss… (Also the mild embarrassment of “discovering” an author who is like one of the top/most popular in the genre. Better late than never though!)
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
We know it isn’t fake and we know that Trump is a vile racist. This administration is filled with the worst people alive. Everyone wearing MAGA gear is happily telling the world they are racists too.
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The fact that I don’t know how to curl makes me feel like I’m not living up to my full potential as a Minnesotan
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a squirrel is standing on a curling stone in front of a banner that says france3alpes
ALT: a squirrel is standing on a curling stone in front of a banner that says france3alpes
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Love this journey for him
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I had one box from Costco that was okay but the ones from my local grocery store have been meh
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
I’m in the thick of Minnesota winter, where 20 degrees feels pretty manageable. I’m traveling for work this week to CA, where the temperatures are in the mid-60s and my brain is short circuiting. Like, wait, what do I wear in 65 degrees again? Am I going to be the weirdo wandering around in shorts?
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Yes! It also doesn’t seem great for my normally beloved Sumo oranges either
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Catherine O’Hara was one of those actors that was always a delight to see on the screen because she was literally good in everything. You knew you’d be entertained because watching her face was always a perfect performance.
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I have a list of names if the reaper needs some suggestions. We can crowdsource this, Grim, you don’t have to figure it out on your own.
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Same. I don’t think there is any chance of him getting in the race if Amy K runs
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
One of my personal goals is to not mock public figures for the way their bodies (especially things they can’t control like height) but WOW my spirit is being tested by some people right now. Focus on the evil, self, not the height…
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
These people are so breathtakingly stupid
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Wendy @wendyrmonkey.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Love this section
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