Jess W-G
@frogsandgrubs.bsky.social
Middle school science teacher, entomologist, snow lover in NC. Begrudging Swiftie and jazz fan because of my family. Beyoncé lover in my soul. Cornell alum (wtf??) and NC State
The housing market is not great right now. The reckoning, at least near me, seems to be coming.
November 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The housing market is not great right now. The reckoning, at least near me, seems to be coming.
And I love conversations with middle schoolers. Really! Depth and breadth and nuance and creativity abound. But when a kid thinks they can school me on evolution or convince the class of MAHA nonsense, I just let them keep talking and dig their own hole.
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
And I love conversations with middle schoolers. Really! Depth and breadth and nuance and creativity abound. But when a kid thinks they can school me on evolution or convince the class of MAHA nonsense, I just let them keep talking and dig their own hole.
I’m on the twilight end of 25 years of running at 39 years old. Anyone gatekeeping running just hasn’t had their repetitive use injuries catch up to them (and is an ass).
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I’m on the twilight end of 25 years of running at 39 years old. Anyone gatekeeping running just hasn’t had their repetitive use injuries catch up to them (and is an ass).
And it’s their biggest investment! A house is only going to sell at a good price if it’s in good shape! No one wants the plastic crystal handle bathroom fixture. And clear your garbage and get uniform lightbulbs at the very least before you list it. Good god.
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
And it’s their biggest investment! A house is only going to sell at a good price if it’s in good shape! No one wants the plastic crystal handle bathroom fixture. And clear your garbage and get uniform lightbulbs at the very least before you list it. Good god.
Why would you buy new construction when you can have this 35 year old electric stove, duct work that doesn’t connect in the walls, and windows with broken seals? But in a prime location!
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Why would you buy new construction when you can have this 35 year old electric stove, duct work that doesn’t connect in the walls, and windows with broken seals? But in a prime location!
We live in central NC in the land of student-athlete hero worship. There is no halfway here. It’s all-in, travel and injuries included, or you don’t play.
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
We live in central NC in the land of student-athlete hero worship. There is no halfway here. It’s all-in, travel and injuries included, or you don’t play.
Not gonna lie, it sounds like a show about the fictionalized lives of McElroys with the brief description. A little reading tells me it is not.
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Not gonna lie, it sounds like a show about the fictionalized lives of McElroys with the brief description. A little reading tells me it is not.
I’ve got a student who wants to play football. He says his parents say no due to brain injury risk but he’ll wear them down. His dad studies how to deliver meds across the blood-brain barrier. I don’t think this teenager is going to win.
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I’ve got a student who wants to play football. He says his parents say no due to brain injury risk but he’ll wear them down. His dad studies how to deliver meds across the blood-brain barrier. I don’t think this teenager is going to win.
It’s a state system and it’s K-12 education. It is what it is. It also doesn’t autosave while we enter grades. It’s really not great in many ways.
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
It’s a state system and it’s K-12 education. It is what it is. It also doesn’t autosave while we enter grades. It’s really not great in many ways.
I was unenthused. UNENTHUSED I say.
Why??? There is so much data bloat in the grading software system. Why have a character limit for teachers writing personal stuff about student work???
Why??? There is so much data bloat in the grading software system. Why have a character limit for teachers writing personal stuff about student work???
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I was unenthused. UNENTHUSED I say.
Why??? There is so much data bloat in the grading software system. Why have a character limit for teachers writing personal stuff about student work???
Why??? There is so much data bloat in the grading software system. Why have a character limit for teachers writing personal stuff about student work???
Nobody cares about the integrity of the Wegmans legacy than multi-generations-deep Rochester kids. Alas, I am raising North Carolinians. Bills gear next to Carolina and Duke gear at the Wegmans checkout.
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Nobody cares about the integrity of the Wegmans legacy than multi-generations-deep Rochester kids. Alas, I am raising North Carolinians. Bills gear next to Carolina and Duke gear at the Wegmans checkout.
Both!!! Mostly the former. Where did it go?
November 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Both!!! Mostly the former. Where did it go?
Love it! It’s a wild calendar. Incredible that it’s still around
November 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Love it! It’s a wild calendar. Incredible that it’s still around
Also just put in a @skypeascientist.bsky.social shop order because nothing says Christmas like a nature calendar and eel facts! Plus posters for my classroom
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Also just put in a @skypeascientist.bsky.social shop order because nothing says Christmas like a nature calendar and eel facts! Plus posters for my classroom