Someone in the publib listserv referring to changing the Laura Ingalls Wilder award name as “pathetic” and “airbrushing” and can we just fucking not? Can we all just not be dicks? Can we try that? Please? I am tired? We are all tired? Let’s just fucking chill?
On Storytime Underground yesterday they were referring to it as “censorship.” Seriously? How do you work in a library and not know what censorship is? SMH
I’ve been friends with @revengeoftehblackbirb for a long time now and she has always been there for me. This is a really hard time for her. Please consider helping her out.
My child:
Mom, what are you going to do at work today?
Me:
I'm going to glue a bunch of water bottle lids to old CDs.
My child:
Why?
Me:
Science.
(it's for our STEM2gether program tomorrow - the kids are going to be making hovercrafts and it's going to be great but since both my kids will be at this program I am not going to explain it to her! She can see tomorrow.)
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Jun 24
The girls and I know how to end a busy Sunday night.
I got a bunch of turnips from my CSA so i’m going to make this tonight (with turnips, and carrots - and maybe parsnips and kohlrabi?) for this week’s lunches. Doesn’t it look SO EFFING GOOD?
(Any other ideas of what to do with turnips greatly appreciated.)
Everyone’s like “those Germans have a word for everything” but English has a word for tricking someone into watching the music video for Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up.
This thread contains an amazing list of concrete ways to help fight the appalling ways that our immigrants and their children are being treated. Please donate, call, and spread this info!
