KelleWatts (She/her/ella)
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I like bird dogs, bicycles, and singing.
Not much going on here. J and I both had #Zwift races. I got🥉and he got 5th. Wanted the W but my legs are pretty rubbish after🥈last night. We both have Advent calendars. Mine is chocolate. His has a bread board. Unrelated, he baked actual bread on Sunday and prepped to bake me another pumpkin pie.
December 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Not much going on here. J and I both had #Zwift races. I got🥉and he got 5th. Wanted the W but my legs are pretty rubbish after🥈last night. We both have Advent calendars. Mine is chocolate. His has a bread board. Unrelated, he baked actual bread on Sunday and prepped to bake me another pumpkin pie.
Staying at home in Illinois... Doot doot doot, looking out my front door...
Today we volunteered in the wind & snow at Morrissey #Parkrun (which had 10 parkrunners plus the tailwalker), then helped fix all the chairs with loose (but not cracked - those need more work) legs at the Chapel. 1/2
Today we volunteered in the wind & snow at Morrissey #Parkrun (which had 10 parkrunners plus the tailwalker), then helped fix all the chairs with loose (but not cracked - those need more work) legs at the Chapel. 1/2
November 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Staying at home in Illinois... Doot doot doot, looking out my front door...
Today we volunteered in the wind & snow at Morrissey #Parkrun (which had 10 parkrunners plus the tailwalker), then helped fix all the chairs with loose (but not cracked - those need more work) legs at the Chapel. 1/2
Today we volunteered in the wind & snow at Morrissey #Parkrun (which had 10 parkrunners plus the tailwalker), then helped fix all the chairs with loose (but not cracked - those need more work) legs at the Chapel. 1/2
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“Should we follow the Geneva Conventions?” Pete Hegseth asked in 2024.
It’s almost as if there were signs!
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It’s almost as if there were signs!
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November 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“Should we follow the Geneva Conventions?” Pete Hegseth asked in 2024.
It’s almost as if there were signs!
bsky.app/profile/anna...
It’s almost as if there were signs!
bsky.app/profile/anna...
Three months without a drink. I haven't lost any weight, mostly because I have replaced evening drinks with late-night snacking, but I haven't gained either. I am sleeping very well, and I am also racing very well (though that's probably training). I am kinda scattered. Hopefully that fades.
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Three months without a drink. I haven't lost any weight, mostly because I have replaced evening drinks with late-night snacking, but I haven't gained either. I am sleeping very well, and I am also racing very well (though that's probably training). I am kinda scattered. Hopefully that fades.
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Just how morally, ethically, intellectually bankrupt do you have to be to argue that 15-year-olds can sell sex but can’t affirm gender
November 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Just how morally, ethically, intellectually bankrupt do you have to be to argue that 15-year-olds can sell sex but can’t affirm gender
I feel like that particular spelling of today's #NYT #SpellingBee pangram lines up with its meaning: Acceptable, but not particularly good. That probably makes me a snob, or at least someone who grew up with good language arts teachers.
November 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I feel like that particular spelling of today's #NYT #SpellingBee pangram lines up with its meaning: Acceptable, but not particularly good. That probably makes me a snob, or at least someone who grew up with good language arts teachers.
Been doing a calisthenics for cyclists circuit from a #GCN video off and on for a few months. 20s per activity, 30s rest after each 3-activity super set:
Pushups, side planks, toolbox planks
Pike pushups, V-sits, tricep dips
Shoulder taps, back extensions, down-ups
youtu.be/VWgZ1Ddlk3g?...
1/3
Pushups, side planks, toolbox planks
Pike pushups, V-sits, tricep dips
Shoulder taps, back extensions, down-ups
youtu.be/VWgZ1Ddlk3g?...
1/3
Upper Body Workout For Cyclists | 15 Mins Circuit Training Session
YouTube video by GCN Training
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November 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Been doing a calisthenics for cyclists circuit from a #GCN video off and on for a few months. 20s per activity, 30s rest after each 3-activity super set:
Pushups, side planks, toolbox planks
Pike pushups, V-sits, tricep dips
Shoulder taps, back extensions, down-ups
youtu.be/VWgZ1Ddlk3g?...
1/3
Pushups, side planks, toolbox planks
Pike pushups, V-sits, tricep dips
Shoulder taps, back extensions, down-ups
youtu.be/VWgZ1Ddlk3g?...
1/3
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If you grew up in this area, this list of names will quite clearly resonate with you. If you didn't, picture every important news person from your hometown coming together to speak up.
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
If you grew up in this area, this list of names will quite clearly resonate with you. If you didn't, picture every important news person from your hometown coming together to speak up.
All is well. J got a buck. My squad has now won both #ZRL races this round. Paks & Emmie are happy but miss J. Post-hunting, he's helped hang drywall and install a door in the polebarn at the dome. The plants seem happy indoors (hibiscus & cactus blooming). Glad the snow melted. I wasn't ready.
November 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
All is well. J got a buck. My squad has now won both #ZRL races this round. Paks & Emmie are happy but miss J. Post-hunting, he's helped hang drywall and install a door in the polebarn at the dome. The plants seem happy indoors (hibiscus & cactus blooming). Glad the snow melted. I wasn't ready.
For real. Even if you disagree with me about most of our elected officials at the federal level within the Democratic Party mostly falling under this umbrella, those particular ones are Centrist Party members and we should just call them that forever.
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
For real. Even if you disagree with me about most of our elected officials at the federal level within the Democratic Party mostly falling under this umbrella, those particular ones are Centrist Party members and we should just call them that forever.
Last night, just before I went to bed, I read that in response to the administration's suit, the newest supreme court justice had put a temporary halt to the order to distribute SNAP. I rushed to see who this justice was - had I missed an entire justice's appointment? No. Why did she do that?
November 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Last night, just before I went to bed, I read that in response to the administration's suit, the newest supreme court justice had put a temporary halt to the order to distribute SNAP. I rushed to see who this justice was - had I missed an entire justice's appointment? No. Why did she do that?
Not much going on here. Training for real. Racing bikes and winning. Glad for some hopeful world developments. Open windows and snuggling doggos. A furloughed friend may help me lay down a few tracks this week yet. J is getting fitter and doing well too. He's baking me cookies later.
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Not much going on here. Training for real. Racing bikes and winning. Glad for some hopeful world developments. Open windows and snuggling doggos. A furloughed friend may help me lay down a few tracks this week yet. J is getting fitter and doing well too. He's baking me cookies later.
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Today in completely predictable outcomes of this absolutely unnecessary bullshit technology
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Racist Influencers Using OpenAI's Sora to Make it Look Like Poor People Are Selling Food Stamps for Cash
Folks looking for evidence of SNAP recipients as welfare queens have no shortage of AI generated schlock to use as justification.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Today in completely predictable outcomes of this absolutely unnecessary bullshit technology
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I'm finally (finally?!) feeling motivated about training, though still not for any particular thing. Just trying to get back into and stay within the green. I had some heart rate monitor issues that led to stopping during my duathlon ride but *still* got an FTP increase notification. Getting fitter.
October 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I'm finally (finally?!) feeling motivated about training, though still not for any particular thing. Just trying to get back into and stay within the green. I had some heart rate monitor issues that led to stopping during my duathlon ride but *still* got an FTP increase notification. Getting fitter.
Today in weird observations: I had a dance party in the kitchen while loading the dishwasher and paying bills. I always listen to music for these activities, why the joyful movement today? It's the socks. Barefoot summer is great but you can't slide and spin until it's cold. Also, this happened.
October 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Today in weird observations: I had a dance party in the kitchen while loading the dishwasher and paying bills. I always listen to music for these activities, why the joyful movement today? It's the socks. Barefoot summer is great but you can't slide and spin until it's cold. Also, this happened.
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Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
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October 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
While trying to navigate amidst pedestrians in a bike infrastructure hole #UIllinois intentionally created when they prioritized other things, I fell on my way to choir practice last night. No blood, but the back of a knee is bruised. Don't think I hit it but will get a new helmet just in case.
October 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
While trying to navigate amidst pedestrians in a bike infrastructure hole #UIllinois intentionally created when they prioritized other things, I fell on my way to choir practice last night. No blood, but the back of a knee is bruised. Don't think I hit it but will get a new helmet just in case.
They're not spoiled at all.
Also, I won my first #Zwift race in a while last night. It felt good. My squad had a rider with serious connection issues throughout the race finish near the back but we still got 🥉 and would definitely have won if she had even been middle of the pack.
Also, I won my first #Zwift race in a while last night. It felt good. My squad had a rider with serious connection issues throughout the race finish near the back but we still got 🥉 and would definitely have won if she had even been middle of the pack.
October 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
They're not spoiled at all.
Also, I won my first #Zwift race in a while last night. It felt good. My squad had a rider with serious connection issues throughout the race finish near the back but we still got 🥉 and would definitely have won if she had even been middle of the pack.
Also, I won my first #Zwift race in a while last night. It felt good. My squad had a rider with serious connection issues throughout the race finish near the back but we still got 🥉 and would definitely have won if she had even been middle of the pack.
I'm still excited about Archishop-designate Sarah Mullally even if the press is...whatever this is.
This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
October 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I'm still excited about Archishop-designate Sarah Mullally even if the press is...whatever this is.
I've been racing on #Zwift since 2020 and a lot of my best numbers have come from racing for ATP. Today I stumbled upon this, which apparently includes all my bests. It's both nice that I'm close in some ways to where I was before breaking my leg but also note the yawning gaps. So close but so far.
October 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I've been racing on #Zwift since 2020 and a lot of my best numbers have come from racing for ATP. Today I stumbled upon this, which apparently includes all my bests. It's both nice that I'm close in some ways to where I was before breaking my leg but also note the yawning gaps. So close but so far.
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Today's speech is exactly what one expects from someone who flounced from the Individual Ready Reserve due to his white supremacist tattoos
September 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Today's speech is exactly what one expects from someone who flounced from the Individual Ready Reserve due to his white supremacist tattoos
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Trying Melissa Clark's Red Lentil Soup recipe. I've never made lentils before - I've always been a bit intimidated - but this looks hopefully simple enough. Weirdly, I've mostly learned how to cook from the #NYT, starting 20 years ago with Mark Bittman's The Minimalist vlogs. So far so good.
September 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Trying Melissa Clark's Red Lentil Soup recipe. I've never made lentils before - I've always been a bit intimidated - but this looks hopefully simple enough. Weirdly, I've mostly learned how to cook from the #NYT, starting 20 years ago with Mark Bittman's The Minimalist vlogs. So far so good.
At my company our executives don't all take the same airplane anywhere. Folks do sometimes meet in person but we've deemed that to be an acceptable risk because, importantly, we're not the military.
In addition to Tuesday leaving our troops without local leadership, how is this an acceptable risk?
In addition to Tuesday leaving our troops without local leadership, how is this an acceptable risk?
September 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
At my company our executives don't all take the same airplane anywhere. Folks do sometimes meet in person but we've deemed that to be an acceptable risk because, importantly, we're not the military.
In addition to Tuesday leaving our troops without local leadership, how is this an acceptable risk?
In addition to Tuesday leaving our troops without local leadership, how is this an acceptable risk?