Mam–bo-ho-ho–lica, ABD
@mambolica.bsky.social
I am a museum curator and PhD Candidate studying community museums, veteran experience, Cdn WWII radar history, memory, and secrecy, but mostly I'm sassy, opinionated, and post about my cat. @mambolica on most platforms she/her #museums #history 🇨🇦🇺🇲
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Hello, again, new followers. I'm -this- close to finishing my dissertation. I spend a lot of time thinking about museums, community memory, history, sometimes politics, art, video games, baseball, but mostly my geriatric cat. Choco is pushing 19 years old, pretty deaf, and has vocal opinions.
So far today, I've made 4 calls and sent 3 emails regarding my mom's estate, and I don't even have the death certificates, yet. Living 3.5 hours away by car means I need to get stuff partially sorted before I leave. I'm lucky, because my mom was fairly organised, but not as much as she thought.
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
So far today, I've made 4 calls and sent 3 emails regarding my mom's estate, and I don't even have the death certificates, yet. Living 3.5 hours away by car means I need to get stuff partially sorted before I leave. I'm lucky, because my mom was fairly organised, but not as much as she thought.
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You know what, I'm just gonna re-up this post
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
You know what, I'm just gonna re-up this post
I just watched "The Great Escaper" on PBS Masterpiece. It was exactly what I needed. Mom and I had planned to watch it together, but alas. Anyway, I highly recommend it. It's just a very beautiful film about a D-Day veteran and his wife at the end of their lives.
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I just watched "The Great Escaper" on PBS Masterpiece. It was exactly what I needed. Mom and I had planned to watch it together, but alas. Anyway, I highly recommend it. It's just a very beautiful film about a D-Day veteran and his wife at the end of their lives.
On her own terms, surrounded by her most beloved people, my mom left this realm for the next. It was beautiful and she was in fine form, telling me to take photos of the event. She is finally relieved of the pain caused by her broken body. I am hurting so much, but she is free.
Now I'm back at her place and have picked out the clothes she wants to wear. Our friend David will cut and style her hair at 9am, and the whole thing will get underway around 10. Tracy and I are going in early, for maximum time with her. This hurts so much, but I'm happy she's going on her terms.
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
On her own terms, surrounded by her most beloved people, my mom left this realm for the next. It was beautiful and she was in fine form, telling me to take photos of the event. She is finally relieved of the pain caused by her broken body. I am hurting so much, but she is free.
This was a beautiful last day with Mom. She was completely clear-headed, funny, and talkative. It almost felt like her hospital stay would end with her coming home. I guess, in a way, it is, but not to the condo. She's ready. The relief that her pain will soon be over, is evident. What a gift.
Man, everything sucks. So I went to the mall and bought a top for Xmas parties. It has sequins. I'll now head back to the hospital and model it for mom. One last fashion show before she goes.
November 21, 2025 at 3:27 AM
This was a beautiful last day with Mom. She was completely clear-headed, funny, and talkative. It almost felt like her hospital stay would end with her coming home. I guess, in a way, it is, but not to the condo. She's ready. The relief that her pain will soon be over, is evident. What a gift.
Man, everything sucks. So I went to the mall and bought a top for Xmas parties. It has sequins. I'll now head back to the hospital and model it for mom. One last fashion show before she goes.
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Man, everything sucks. So I went to the mall and bought a top for Xmas parties. It has sequins. I'll now head back to the hospital and model it for mom. One last fashion show before she goes.
Things are progressing. There is no playbook. Friday morning is the day/time. And life moves forward, differently.
My bestie is a veterinarian. She is the vet of my mom's cat, Smokey. Today, with a little feline sedative provided by my friend, I was able to bring Smokey to the hospital to see Mom. Operation SmokeyDope has been a success. This is important as Mom was so worried about Smokie in her absence.
November 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Things are progressing. There is no playbook. Friday morning is the day/time. And life moves forward, differently.
My bestie is a veterinarian. She is the vet of my mom's cat, Smokey. Today, with a little feline sedative provided by my friend, I was able to bring Smokey to the hospital to see Mom. Operation SmokeyDope has been a success. This is important as Mom was so worried about Smokie in her absence.
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My bestie is a veterinarian. She is the vet of my mom's cat, Smokey. Today, with a little feline sedative provided by my friend, I was able to bring Smokey to the hospital to see Mom. Operation SmokeyDope has been a success. This is important as Mom was so worried about Smokie in her absence.
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This.
MTG isn't defecting to OUR side (however you define it), she's angling to be the successor for THEIR side.
Let them fight, but don't be so open-minded your brains fall out.
Let them fight, but don't be so open-minded your brains fall out.
November 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This.
Yesterday was brutal. She's on a palliative floor, and in an effort to lessen her pain, her med was increased, turning my intellectually vibrant mother into a zombie. Her literal nightmare. I feared she wouldn't come back, but they tweaked the dose and today she was talkative and reading the paper!
More and more, I don't think Mom is coming home. She had one hope, to die in the comfort of her home with her cat and closest loved ones at her side. But she's now too tired and fragile to fight for that to happen, nor does she want me to fight. She's tired of pain and a body's ongoing betrayal. 😞
Lying in bed with my ancient cat, researching palliative care at-home options for my mom's end-of-life is not precisely how I expected to spend tonight.
It's not like I had plans, but this wasn't on deck at all ... until suddenly it was.
It's not like I had plans, but this wasn't on deck at all ... until suddenly it was.
November 16, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Yesterday was brutal. She's on a palliative floor, and in an effort to lessen her pain, her med was increased, turning my intellectually vibrant mother into a zombie. Her literal nightmare. I feared she wouldn't come back, but they tweaked the dose and today she was talkative and reading the paper!
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Nestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they do
Nestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they do
VEVEY, SWITZERLAND - Nestlé executives gathered from around the world to announce their grave concern regarding the impact that artificial intelligence’s water consumption will have on their own abili...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Nestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they do
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This would explain why all trash pandas are actually just babies.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
City Raccoons Are Evolving to Look More Like Pets
City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snout—a telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals
www.scientificamerican.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This would explain why all trash pandas are actually just babies.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
More and more, I don't think Mom is coming home. She had one hope, to die in the comfort of her home with her cat and closest loved ones at her side. But she's now too tired and fragile to fight for that to happen, nor does she want me to fight. She's tired of pain and a body's ongoing betrayal. 😞
Lying in bed with my ancient cat, researching palliative care at-home options for my mom's end-of-life is not precisely how I expected to spend tonight.
It's not like I had plans, but this wasn't on deck at all ... until suddenly it was.
It's not like I had plans, but this wasn't on deck at all ... until suddenly it was.
November 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
More and more, I don't think Mom is coming home. She had one hope, to die in the comfort of her home with her cat and closest loved ones at her side. But she's now too tired and fragile to fight for that to happen, nor does she want me to fight. She's tired of pain and a body's ongoing betrayal. 😞
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BREAKING: Trump spent hours with a victim at Epstein’s mansion, according to emails from Jeffrey Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell that were unearthed by Oversight Democrats.
In them, Epstein calls Trump the "dog that hasn’t barked."
In them, Epstein calls Trump the "dog that hasn’t barked."
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
BREAKING: Trump spent hours with a victim at Epstein’s mansion, according to emails from Jeffrey Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell that were unearthed by Oversight Democrats.
In them, Epstein calls Trump the "dog that hasn’t barked."
In them, Epstein calls Trump the "dog that hasn’t barked."
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“But there is one thing that I can do all by myself.”
“What is that?” asked Frog.
“I can go home,” said Toad. “Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.”
“What is that?” asked Frog.
“I can go home,” said Toad. “Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.”
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“But there is one thing that I can do all by myself.”
“What is that?” asked Frog.
“I can go home,” said Toad. “Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.”
“What is that?” asked Frog.
“I can go home,” said Toad. “Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.”
This is a wild read. 30 years ago, in high school, I wrote a research paper about the increase of paramilitary militias in the USA. It wasn't a good paper, but it was compellingly alarmist, and I remember my teacher's comment was something like, "Let's hope your deep concerns are unwarranted." 😅
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
(Published January)
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
(Published January)
A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....
www.propublica.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This is a wild read. 30 years ago, in high school, I wrote a research paper about the increase of paramilitary militias in the USA. It wasn't a good paper, but it was compellingly alarmist, and I remember my teacher's comment was something like, "Let's hope your deep concerns are unwarranted." 😅
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This is my Chinese cave gecko. It caves less than the Democrats.
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
This is my Chinese cave gecko. It caves less than the Democrats.
So many salty folks responding here! Lotta needlessly sarcastic people thinking they're really smart while making wild assumptions about me and my ignorance. To everyone, it's true: I exist on this platform solely to upset your delicate countenances by making general statements of concern.
What about all the millions of renters who can't break into the housing market (for many reasons) and are at the whims of landlords and rental corporations? They're your voters, too, and they are struggling.
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
So many salty folks responding here! Lotta needlessly sarcastic people thinking they're really smart while making wild assumptions about me and my ignorance. To everyone, it's true: I exist on this platform solely to upset your delicate countenances by making general statements of concern.
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And thou mayest aske thyself, 'How do Ich werke thys?'
And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!'
And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!'
November 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
And thou mayest aske thyself, 'How do Ich werke thys?'
And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!'
And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!'
Lying in bed with my ancient cat, researching palliative care at-home options for my mom's end-of-life is not precisely how I expected to spend tonight.
It's not like I had plans, but this wasn't on deck at all ... until suddenly it was.
It's not like I had plans, but this wasn't on deck at all ... until suddenly it was.
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Lying in bed with my ancient cat, researching palliative care at-home options for my mom's end-of-life is not precisely how I expected to spend tonight.
It's not like I had plans, but this wasn't on deck at all ... until suddenly it was.
It's not like I had plans, but this wasn't on deck at all ... until suddenly it was.
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Once a year every zoo should have a day where they stick the richest dozen people in town into an animal enclosure voted for by the people
Guy isn't a sex pest freak, donates to charity, etc? He spends 12 hours with the capybaras
Guy is a certified failson freak? He gets to really know polar bears
Guy isn't a sex pest freak, donates to charity, etc? He spends 12 hours with the capybaras
Guy is a certified failson freak? He gets to really know polar bears
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Once a year every zoo should have a day where they stick the richest dozen people in town into an animal enclosure voted for by the people
Guy isn't a sex pest freak, donates to charity, etc? He spends 12 hours with the capybaras
Guy is a certified failson freak? He gets to really know polar bears
Guy isn't a sex pest freak, donates to charity, etc? He spends 12 hours with the capybaras
Guy is a certified failson freak? He gets to really know polar bears
This request is either going to be the best... or the worst.
November 7, 2025 at 6:33 AM
This request is either going to be the best... or the worst.
Zohran has the roughest, steepest mountain to climb to get done even half of what he hopes to accomplish. It's going to take the same effort that got him elected to make those changes. My wish for NYers is to stick with him and champion the change, because the old guard is gonna resist like hell. 💗💪
November 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Zohran has the roughest, steepest mountain to climb to get done even half of what he hopes to accomplish. It's going to take the same effort that got him elected to make those changes. My wish for NYers is to stick with him and champion the change, because the old guard is gonna resist like hell. 💗💪
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November 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I'm still thinking about how affectionately and generously the Toronto Blue Jays talk about each other and the team, even in defeat. This year's team has shown growth, support, love, and respect at every opportunity.
#WantItAll
#WantItAll
November 3, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I'm still thinking about how affectionately and generously the Toronto Blue Jays talk about each other and the team, even in defeat. This year's team has shown growth, support, love, and respect at every opportunity.
#WantItAll
#WantItAll