Catherine P.
@cpellegr.bsky.social
She couldn't sail but she sure could sing
I would send them SO MUCH MONEY
I think a good fundraising idea is: you bid for the right to listen to NPR reporters, secretly recorded, reacting candidly off-air to the stories they have to report. Like "Oh my f'ing god for the love of 8 pound 6 ounce baby Jesus what the actual f is this," etc., but in their NPR voices
September 7, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I would send them SO MUCH MONEY
I literally just today tried to get to content here, and while the home page loaded and the search function appeared to work, I couldn't click on any search results. Guess I know why.
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I literally just today tried to get to content here, and while the home page loaded and the search function appeared to work, I couldn't click on any search results. Guess I know why.
Reposted by Catherine P.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Music Theory II
2. Music Theory III
3. Music Theory IV
4. 19th Century Music History
5. 20th Century Music History
There were, um, some holes in my undergraduate education…
1. Music Theory II
2. Music Theory III
3. Music Theory IV
4. 19th Century Music History
5. 20th Century Music History
There were, um, some holes in my undergraduate education…
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1) Folklore
2) Biochem
3) History and Philosophy of Science
4) Zooarchaeology
5) French for scholarly reading and writing
(It wasn't a separate class but at some point in there I learned how to flint knapp with obsidian)
1) Folklore
2) Biochem
3) History and Philosophy of Science
4) Zooarchaeology
5) French for scholarly reading and writing
(It wasn't a separate class but at some point in there I learned how to flint knapp with obsidian)
January 31, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Music Theory II
2. Music Theory III
3. Music Theory IV
4. 19th Century Music History
5. 20th Century Music History
There were, um, some holes in my undergraduate education…
1. Music Theory II
2. Music Theory III
3. Music Theory IV
4. 19th Century Music History
5. 20th Century Music History
There were, um, some holes in my undergraduate education…
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Music Theory II
2. Music Theory III
3. Music Theory IV
4. 19th Century Music History
5. 20th Century Music History
There were, um, some holes in my undergraduate education…
1. Music Theory II
2. Music Theory III
3. Music Theory IV
4. 19th Century Music History
5. 20th Century Music History
There were, um, some holes in my undergraduate education…
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1) Folklore
2) Biochem
3) History and Philosophy of Science
4) Zooarchaeology
5) French for scholarly reading and writing
(It wasn't a separate class but at some point in there I learned how to flint knapp with obsidian)
1) Folklore
2) Biochem
3) History and Philosophy of Science
4) Zooarchaeology
5) French for scholarly reading and writing
(It wasn't a separate class but at some point in there I learned how to flint knapp with obsidian)
January 31, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Music Theory II
2. Music Theory III
3. Music Theory IV
4. 19th Century Music History
5. 20th Century Music History
There were, um, some holes in my undergraduate education…
1. Music Theory II
2. Music Theory III
3. Music Theory IV
4. 19th Century Music History
5. 20th Century Music History
There were, um, some holes in my undergraduate education…
Yoicks, forgot that I'd followed the Dept. of Labor back in Ye Olden Tymes. Unfollowed and blocked, sadly.
October 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Yoicks, forgot that I'd followed the Dept. of Labor back in Ye Olden Tymes. Unfollowed and blocked, sadly.
Just outside Tahquamenon Falls State Park in Michigan's UP:
July 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Just outside Tahquamenon Falls State Park in Michigan's UP:
This is probably a FERPA violation but i taught @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social in a class once
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This is probably a FERPA violation but i taught @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social in a class once
I love the compassion and humanity here; we could all use a little more of this under any circumstances.
With these kinds of stories there is sometimes a temptation to judge. "How could they not know?!" is a reply we see a lot.
Fight that urge. The truth is..
people.com/woman-tells-...
Fight that urge. The truth is..
people.com/woman-tells-...
Woman Tells Family Her Dryer Isn’t Working — and They're Shocked When They Figure Out Why (Exclusive)
Kailey Bradley and her husband Rane went to help her sister Delaney Neal figure out why her dryer wasn't working. Then, they discovered years' worth of lint.
people.com
January 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I love the compassion and humanity here; we could all use a little more of this under any circumstances.
Minimalist Advent wreath
December 2, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Minimalist Advent wreath
The many moods of Permacloud Season: Midafternoon Permacloud
November 16, 2024 at 8:35 PM
The many moods of Permacloud Season: Midafternoon Permacloud