Norah Schneider
@nschneider03.bsky.social
Disaster and hazard historian, but I like it all. Climate, hazards, society, and infrastructure. Natural & human made.
Always up for talking about cats, books, office supplies, reality tv, true crime, and pop culture.
New England Girl always! 💕
Always up for talking about cats, books, office supplies, reality tv, true crime, and pop culture.
New England Girl always! 💕
Yup. 15 year high school reunion. Day after Christmas. Just some of us, some teachers, and some cases of beer in the meeting hall. Small school. Very small class. So we didn’t need anything formal. It was cool to just hang.
In every movie or tv show where there’s a high school reunion, the reunion happens AT the school. It’s elaborately decorated, they can walk all over the school.
I’ve never heard of a real reunion at a school. Mine were at hotels or just bars.
Did you ever have a reunion at your high school?
I’ve never heard of a real reunion at a school. Mine were at hotels or just bars.
Did you ever have a reunion at your high school?
December 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Yup. 15 year high school reunion. Day after Christmas. Just some of us, some teachers, and some cases of beer in the meeting hall. Small school. Very small class. So we didn’t need anything formal. It was cool to just hang.
Beau always gets so embarrassed when he does this.
Me: Ah, cats
Me: So graceful, so majestic
Fiasco: *hits the window full force, topples off the cat tree onto the floor like a sack of potatoes*
Me:
Me:
Me: You all right there buddy
Me: So graceful, so majestic
Fiasco: *hits the window full force, topples off the cat tree onto the floor like a sack of potatoes*
Me:
Me:
Me: You all right there buddy
December 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Beau always gets so embarrassed when he does this.
Weekend books.
The Tell - such an incredible and vulnerable memoir.
The Forest of Missing Girls - thriller with a unique twist.
Just started The Sun Down Motel which has been on my TBR for so long.
The Tell - such an incredible and vulnerable memoir.
The Forest of Missing Girls - thriller with a unique twist.
Just started The Sun Down Motel which has been on my TBR for so long.
December 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Weekend books.
The Tell - such an incredible and vulnerable memoir.
The Forest of Missing Girls - thriller with a unique twist.
Just started The Sun Down Motel which has been on my TBR for so long.
The Tell - such an incredible and vulnerable memoir.
The Forest of Missing Girls - thriller with a unique twist.
Just started The Sun Down Motel which has been on my TBR for so long.
Many of my closest friends are from a virtual book club that regularly reads books on cults (shoutout to The Morbidly Curious Book Club). Most of us have never met in person but they’re the people I go to when I need support, to share fun shit, and judge people.
After brainstorming this, I considered starting a book club but then I dreamed a little bigger, and I might just start a cult
The cool thing about the Midwest (though I suspect it’s this way everywhere) is that, if you don’t have a pre-set friend group from your high school and college years, you will probably have no real life friends
December 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Many of my closest friends are from a virtual book club that regularly reads books on cults (shoutout to The Morbidly Curious Book Club). Most of us have never met in person but they’re the people I go to when I need support, to share fun shit, and judge people.
For @christenrexing.bsky.social. Some books I read recently.
Nonfiction:
Child X
Out of the Shadow of Leprosy
Nine Pints
Day of Rage (LOVED)
Megafire (LOVED)
The Suspect (LOVED)
Silent Witnesses
Fiction:
The Farmhouse
Bellevue (love Robin Cook thrillers)
#BookSky 📚💙
Nonfiction:
Child X
Out of the Shadow of Leprosy
Nine Pints
Day of Rage (LOVED)
Megafire (LOVED)
The Suspect (LOVED)
Silent Witnesses
Fiction:
The Farmhouse
Bellevue (love Robin Cook thrillers)
#BookSky 📚💙
December 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
For @christenrexing.bsky.social. Some books I read recently.
Nonfiction:
Child X
Out of the Shadow of Leprosy
Nine Pints
Day of Rage (LOVED)
Megafire (LOVED)
The Suspect (LOVED)
Silent Witnesses
Fiction:
The Farmhouse
Bellevue (love Robin Cook thrillers)
#BookSky 📚💙
Nonfiction:
Child X
Out of the Shadow of Leprosy
Nine Pints
Day of Rage (LOVED)
Megafire (LOVED)
The Suspect (LOVED)
Silent Witnesses
Fiction:
The Farmhouse
Bellevue (love Robin Cook thrillers)
#BookSky 📚💙
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“…something triggered the system, but it wasn’t an earthquake.”
Sounds like the beginning of a Godzilla movie!
www.kqed.org/news/1206608...
Sounds like the beginning of a Godzilla movie!
www.kqed.org/news/1206608...
False Earthquake Alert Likely Triggered by ‘Something Out in the Field,’ USGS Says | KQED
The USGS, which said at least four seismic stations detected ground motion that signaled a quake, quickly canceled the warning that startled the Bay Area.
www.kqed.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
“…something triggered the system, but it wasn’t an earthquake.”
Sounds like the beginning of a Godzilla movie!
www.kqed.org/news/1206608...
Sounds like the beginning of a Godzilla movie!
www.kqed.org/news/1206608...
If you’re curious about my
Apple Music wrap up I can make it real easy for you.
Check out Nicotine Dolls.
Apple Music wrap up I can make it real easy for you.
Check out Nicotine Dolls.
Nicotine Dolls
Nicotine Dolls Official YouTube Channel
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December 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
If you’re curious about my
Apple Music wrap up I can make it real easy for you.
Check out Nicotine Dolls.
Apple Music wrap up I can make it real easy for you.
Check out Nicotine Dolls.
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Who else despises rain with temperatures in the 30s? 😡
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Who else despises rain with temperatures in the 30s? 😡
All the freaking time. If I didn’t keep a list it would be so many duplicates.
I have reached the point in my obsessive book-buying journey that I'm looking through sales on Kobo and finding myself going "That one looks interesting...oh, I have that one already, I just have so many books I haven't read it yet. Okay, how about this...oh, I have this one too. And this one. Hmm."
December 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
All the freaking time. If I didn’t keep a list it would be so many duplicates.
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Getting joint problems from sitting weird so the cat can stay comfy >>>>>>>>
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Getting joint problems from sitting weird so the cat can stay comfy >>>>>>>>
My hazards research gets awkward when I’m researching wildfires because I have a severe severe phobia of fires. Even afraid of smoke detectors.
Despite this, I am learning a lot from Megafire by Michael Kodas.
Despite this, I am learning a lot from Megafire by Michael Kodas.
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
My hazards research gets awkward when I’m researching wildfires because I have a severe severe phobia of fires. Even afraid of smoke detectors.
Despite this, I am learning a lot from Megafire by Michael Kodas.
Despite this, I am learning a lot from Megafire by Michael Kodas.
Just gonna pretend I didn’t see the small amount of snowflakes out my window.
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Just gonna pretend I didn’t see the small amount of snowflakes out my window.
I can’t believe Beau is 12 today!!!
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I can’t believe Beau is 12 today!!!
Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.
Tis the season for holiday teas. And therefore this helpful warning is necessary. Many of these holiday flavors have barley in them. If you have to be gluten free, check the ingredients. Many a celiac has been taken down by a holiday tea.
a cup of tea is being poured into a saucer with flowers on it
Alt: a cup of tea is being poured into a saucer with flowers on it
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November 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Tis the season for holiday teas. And therefore this helpful warning is necessary. Many of these holiday flavors have barley in them. If you have to be gluten free, check the ingredients. Many a celiac has been taken down by a holiday tea.
Historian seeks high school coach to live in a cute house in the DMV suburbs with a few animals to be the fun aunt and uncle.
*house not provided.
*house not provided.
elmo from sesame street says " worth a shot "
Alt: elmo from sesame street says " worth a shot "
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Historian seeks high school coach to live in a cute house in the DMV suburbs with a few animals to be the fun aunt and uncle.
*house not provided.
*house not provided.
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
Losing your place in any book sucks. Losing your place in an academic book full of primary sources is an absolute nightmare because it all looks and reads the same. I’ve been trying to find my page for like an hour!
a cartoon of spongebob reading a book with a sponge flower in the background
Alt: a cartoon of spongebob reading a book with a sponge flower in the background
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Losing your place in any book sucks. Losing your place in an academic book full of primary sources is an absolute nightmare because it all looks and reads the same. I’ve been trying to find my page for like an hour!
It is sunny. And very very windy. Which means Beau is chasing sunbeams.
November 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It is sunny. And very very windy. Which means Beau is chasing sunbeams.
Yes DePauw!!!!! Keeping that bell!!!! Go Tigers!!!
a red and gold object with a hole in the middle
Alt: The Monon Railroad bell, half gold for DePauw and half red for Wabash, being rung at the Monon Bell football game.
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Yes DePauw!!!!! Keeping that bell!!!! Go Tigers!!!
Why am I up at 330am?
Woke up to a knock & my neighbors yippy dogs losing their absolute minds. Got curious enough to get out of bed and saw a second man in their house with a flashlight, no lights on & the owner outside in pajamas with the dogs.
No idea what happened but I’m so curious & awake.
Woke up to a knock & my neighbors yippy dogs losing their absolute minds. Got curious enough to get out of bed and saw a second man in their house with a flashlight, no lights on & the owner outside in pajamas with the dogs.
No idea what happened but I’m so curious & awake.
a man is peeking through a window with blinds .
Alt: a man is peeking through a window with blinds .
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Why am I up at 330am?
Woke up to a knock & my neighbors yippy dogs losing their absolute minds. Got curious enough to get out of bed and saw a second man in their house with a flashlight, no lights on & the owner outside in pajamas with the dogs.
No idea what happened but I’m so curious & awake.
Woke up to a knock & my neighbors yippy dogs losing their absolute minds. Got curious enough to get out of bed and saw a second man in their house with a flashlight, no lights on & the owner outside in pajamas with the dogs.
No idea what happened but I’m so curious & awake.
Reading Child X
Watching The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and rewatching Abbott Elementary.
Watching The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and rewatching Abbott Elementary.
We made it to the weekend, friends! What are we reading, watching, listening to, or otherwise doing for fun (or distraction)?
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Reading Child X
Watching The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and rewatching Abbott Elementary.
Watching The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and rewatching Abbott Elementary.
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Don't miss my picks for environmental history worth reading from last month! October was a really vibrant month for #envhist. It was hard to choose just five!
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#EnvHist Worth Reading: October 2025
Find a landslide, urban light pollution, and unfulfilled treaty promises in the latest list of environmental history worth reading from Jessica DeWitt.
niche-canada.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Don't miss my picks for environmental history worth reading from last month! October was a really vibrant month for #envhist. It was hard to choose just five!
niche-canada.org/2025/11/14/e...
niche-canada.org/2025/11/14/e...