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@wentrogue

Once inspired the NYT Science Times to "try harder.” Now I post about my cats from my perch in the Witch District of Minneapolis. she/her

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my friend who is a cat behaviorist has a podcast that has a bunch of episodes about pet grief and end-of-live care ❤️ it's called Hiss and Tell!

09.03.2026 23:45 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

"computer says no" is not a thing journalists should trust, just as we should never trust "the police said XYZ"

10.03.2026 02:50 👍 201 🔁 28 💬 2 📌 2

Hie thee to Houston one of these days!

10.03.2026 03:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A veto of the 60-day pre-eviction notice tells people that you want them evicted into the cold earlier and that you’re unwilling to protect our immigrant neighbors.

Let Mayor Frey know you want him to sign Pause Evictions, Save Lives.

- Phone: 612-673-2100
- Email: Jacob.Frey@minneapolismn.gov

10.03.2026 00:01 👍 227 🔁 110 💬 1 📌 4
A trio of decorative owls atop a mantel gazing down, looking judgmental.

A trio of decorative owls atop a mantel gazing down, looking judgmental.

disapproving mantel owls want to know whether you know what time it is and where you have been all night

10.03.2026 01:56 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A decorative owl with a light inside, illuminating the walkway.

A decorative owl with a light inside, illuminating the walkway.

Owl light
Owl bright
First owl I see tonight

10.03.2026 01:42 👍 16 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

When the inevitable retaliatory attack occurs to Americans, let’s all remember that at least these madmen had ‘fun’ instigating it.

10.03.2026 00:05 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

when the waiter at Fogo de Chão asks if I'd like a fifth caipirinha

09.03.2026 21:37 👍 240 🔁 20 💬 8 📌 1
A little owl figure looking alert, posed in a nightstand

A little owl figure looking alert, posed in a nightstand

But who will watch over me when I sleep? Whoooooo?

09.03.2026 16:53 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A snack plate decorated with an owl

A snack plate decorated with an owl

In case we wanted to make sure we don’t forget about owls

09.03.2026 16:48 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Bait & switch!

09.03.2026 16:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I would vote for that

09.03.2026 16:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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DVS wants you to pick the tune you like while you wait on hold A contest running through the end of March comes as the agency transitions to a new phone system and consolidates phone numbers.

I’m sure the person who suggested this is proud of it, but there is no shame in simply rejecting bad ideas. People love snowplows and hate the DVS

09.03.2026 14:40 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The things we do for daylight.

09.03.2026 14:29 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Yes, and: the hours I’ve logged this winter patrolling at a bus stop at a 4 way stop two blocks from a high school, watching for the elementary school kids that get dropped off there every afternoon, has demonstrated to me that drivers will confidently blow through the stops regardless

09.03.2026 14:32 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

But also, why is not every intersection around a school a 4-way stop??

09.03.2026 14:18 👍 14 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

plus cauliflower heads look like brains

09.03.2026 13:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Mister Rogers eyeballing that Golden Grahams like he's poisoned and it's the antidote.

08.03.2026 18:05 👍 60 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 1

v handsome! Gonna look super sharp once you get it modified

08.03.2026 18:05 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Mural on the side of a building of a bird (heron?) flying across an orange sky whose bottom 2/3 has been covered in white paint and various Minnesota-aligned animal heads are stenciled in black - wolf - laser loon, moose, deer, (whole) fish, bear

Mural on the side of a building of a bird (heron?) flying across an orange sky whose bottom 2/3 has been covered in white paint and various Minnesota-aligned animal heads are stenciled in black - wolf - laser loon, moose, deer, (whole) fish, bear

Excellent, the loon's been upgraded to a laser loon.

08.03.2026 17:13 👍 59 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 0

Cute kitty! Then again, all cats are beautiful.

08.03.2026 17:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A couple of longhorns grazing

A couple of longhorns grazing

If you’re wondering: is that what I think it is? Yes! Yes, it is.

08.03.2026 17:06 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
dressing room with purses, bags, flowers, and a bouquet of cell phones

dressing room with purses, bags, flowers, and a bouquet of cell phones

A few people trying to decorate a pergola with white gauze. It looks like they’re toilet papering it. There’s a pasture behind them

A few people trying to decorate a pergola with white gauze. It looks like they’re toilet papering it. There’s a pasture behind them

Improbably, we are celebrating #InternationalWomensDay by participating in one of the world’s most patriarchal institutions, a heterosexual wedding ceremony

08.03.2026 17:03 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It’s worth a visit! And the town is at the head of the Root River bicycle trail — nice little trip along the path to Lanesboro

08.03.2026 16:33 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
One of those adjustable letter boards where someone has spelled out, "IT HAS BEEN 0 DAYS SINCE SOMEONE POOPED IN THE LOBBY"

One of those adjustable letter boards where someone has spelled out, "IT HAS BEEN 0 DAYS SINCE SOMEONE POOPED IN THE LOBBY"

Sign in the vet's office yesterday

04.03.2026 22:38 👍 1063 🔁 142 💬 30 📌 13

The author has since branched out, with a whole new species

08.03.2026 15:50 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Brick building housing the International Owl Center

Brick building housing the International Owl Center

We’ve been a couple of times — super interesting! And the town itself is at the trailhead of the Root River bike trail

08.03.2026 15:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Two black and white photos of a soldier who has received a facial injury during World War I. In the first photo, his injuries are on display. In the second photo, he is wearing a facial prosthetic (mask) that covers his injuries.

Two black and white photos of a soldier who has received a facial injury during World War I. In the first photo, his injuries are on display. In the second photo, he is wearing a facial prosthetic (mask) that covers his injuries.

Facial prosthesis, c.1917. THREAD for #InternationalWomensDay🧵

From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind’s military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. Bodies were battered, gouged, hacked, and gassed. /1

08.03.2026 13:57 👍 196 🔁 62 💬 4 📌 1
Book on coffee table: Owls of the World

Book on coffee table: Owls of the World

Jennifer Ackerman’s excellent book, What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds

Jennifer Ackerman’s excellent book, What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds

In case we wanted a little reading material while we drink our coffee from our owl mugs

08.03.2026 14:38 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0