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I listened for 70,202 minutes in 2024. What about you? #SpotifyWrapped

Slightly shocked Screaming Jets is still on my top artist list

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This was in my head and I had to make it.

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I'm not on very often, so I doubt this will do anything, and I don't expect a lot either, but I figured if anyone was interested, my 8th grader is fundraising to go on a trip to Washington DC for their school. If anyone is willing to help out, and/or buy anything, I have the link below. It all goes to your own address so we don't have to meet or deliver the items. I believe only US would be able to buy, but I don't actually know (not that I think my follower group has a whole lot of people overseas).

If nothing interests you, I'd appreciate a share just to move the post around. The fundraiser is open until November 17th. We appreciate any looks or buys.

8th Grade DC Fundraiser

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I'm not on very often, so I doubt this will do anything, and I don't expect a lot either, but I figured if anyone was interested, my 8th grader is fundraising to go on a trip to Washington DC for their school. If anyone is willing to help out, and/or buy anything, I have the link below. It all goes to your own address so we don't have to meet or deliver the items. I believe only US would be able to buy, but I don't actually know (not that I think my follower group has a whole lot of people overseas).

If nothing interests you, I'd appreciate a share just to move the post around. The fundraiser is open until November 17th. We appreciate any looks or buys.

8th Grade DC Fundraiser

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TIL “Yankee Doodle” was written by the British to mock americans. “Doodle” is thought to come from the German “dödel”, meaning “fool” or “simpleton” and “macaroni,” a flamboyantly stylish type of dress, painting the Yankees as morons who thought placing a feather in one’s cap made them a “dandy.”

via reddit.com

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The Do’s & Don'ts of interacting w/ content creators, & other people you don’t know well mutually I slapped together for Twitter.

This ended up being more Don'ts than Dos but I feel like people need more help learning what NOT to say once they stray away from simple compliments and questions.

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The children are learning about the US Civil War. I can’t say it’s going well. (On the bright side, they’re very clear about slavery. We’re solid on that front. It’s the actual war we’re having trouble with.)

“Ms. T, why would his parents name him that?”

I frantically flip through the possible Civil War leaders they could be referencing. “… Well, you know how Stonewall got his nickname, and we’ve talked about Tecumseh, so there’s Sherman, and -”

“No, not them.” They roll their eyes at my ignorance, then pivot back to the point at hand. “That other guy. Useless.” As this describes a number of Civil War leaders, I blink uncomprehendingly at her. “You know, Ms. T, Useless. Useless Grant.”

“Um. … Well -”

Another child raises their hand. “Ms. T, I don’t understand number three.”

Number three is a question about the Battle of Bull Run, asking for explanations about a Confederate victory despite Union advantages. “What paragraph are you looking in?” I ask in a monotone, because I’ve been fielding this question all day.

The student points at the correct paragraph, even focuses in on the quote about Jackson holding off a Union advance. “It says Jackson and the men ‘screamed like furries,’ Ms. T, but why would that help?”

I cough. I cover my mouth with both hands. “That’s ‘furies,’ sweetie,” I inform them, still wheezing. “Like they’re insane with anger,” I elaborate, deciding to skip describing actual furies at this point in time. “Not … not like furries.”

So, here’s how the war is going, one week in: Useless Grant has been made general of the Union forces, but a bunch of furries are preventing him from gaining much ground.

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