Mary Kirtland
@marykir.bsky.social
Experiencing sensory overload since 2002. Multitasking challenged. Hermit in training. Genealogy, gardening, reading, Lego. I will try to keep the sports commentary to a minimum.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Ohio State was a lot closer to beating North Carolina than I thought they would be. Needed just a little more composure at the end. 🏀
December 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Ohio State was a lot closer to beating North Carolina than I thought they would be. Needed just a little more composure at the end. 🏀
It would be a lot easier to do my meal prep (make soup) if the vegetables were already chopped.
December 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It would be a lot easier to do my meal prep (make soup) if the vegetables were already chopped.
I have been working on looking up German church records for vital events and adding the ancestors of my great-great-grandmother to WikiTree for over a year, and there's still an awful lot of white space here... #genealogy
December 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I have been working on looking up German church records for vital events and adding the ancestors of my great-great-grandmother to WikiTree for over a year, and there's still an awful lot of white space here... #genealogy
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AI ran our office vending machine for several weeks. It lost hundreds of dollars, gave away a PlayStation, bought a live fish—and taught us a lot about AI agents, writes Joanna Stern.
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Person: buys a coat
Store: here are 10 more coats we think you might like!
Store: here are 10 more coats we think you might like!
December 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Person: buys a coat
Store: here are 10 more coats we think you might like!
Store: here are 10 more coats we think you might like!
I'm no expert, but this seems like something they could have started doing, IDK, years ago. 🤷
Frustration is mounting inside the Justice Department as it races to redact thousands of pages of files related to Jeffrey Epstein before they must be released Friday, multiple sources familiar with the process told CNN. https://cnn.it/44z7tNG
December 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I'm no expert, but this seems like something they could have started doing, IDK, years ago. 🤷
I don't know how people abuse cough syrup. I can't even get the bottle open 🤣
December 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I don't know how people abuse cough syrup. I can't even get the bottle open 🤣
Made a batch of strawberry chia pudding to try to figure out how much fruit to use. Either I need a lot more strawberries or a lot less cold 😷
December 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Made a batch of strawberry chia pudding to try to figure out how much fruit to use. Either I need a lot more strawberries or a lot less cold 😷
I don't know anything about ballet, but the Nutcracker on PBS Great Performances is a lot of fun.
December 17, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I don't know anything about ballet, but the Nutcracker on PBS Great Performances is a lot of fun.
Reposted by Mary Kirtland
I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
Donate Blood
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December 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
this atmospheric river is really doing a number on my head 🤯
December 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
this atmospheric river is really doing a number on my head 🤯
Well, that's something you don't see every day: Michel Lachenmayer, son of Lienhartt Lachenmayer of Hof (deceased), and Barbara Lachenmayer, daughter of Lienhartt Lachenmayer of Rudersberg (deceased), married 10 Aug 1584. #genealogy
December 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Well, that's something you don't see every day: Michel Lachenmayer, son of Lienhartt Lachenmayer of Hof (deceased), and Barbara Lachenmayer, daughter of Lienhartt Lachenmayer of Rudersberg (deceased), married 10 Aug 1584. #genealogy
what is going on with Mobley's FT shooting? he was just about automatic last season... 🏀
December 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
what is going on with Mobley's FT shooting? he was just about automatic last season... 🏀
Did I just see that correctly? Bruce Thornton, 24 points. Rest of Buckeyes, 10 points? 🏀
December 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Did I just see that correctly? Bruce Thornton, 24 points. Rest of Buckeyes, 10 points? 🏀
Ohio State's play calling has been weird tonight. 🏈
December 7, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Ohio State's play calling has been weird tonight. 🏈
If the Buckeyes could rebound consistently, they might be pretty good. 🏀
December 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
If the Buckeyes could rebound consistently, they might be pretty good. 🏀
So I get an email today that my health insurance statement for January is ready, just log into my account to view/pay it. And it's not there. I am keeping the same plan I had this year. How do they manage to screw things up even when you don't make changes? 🤔
December 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
So I get an email today that my health insurance statement for January is ready, just log into my account to view/pay it. And it's not there. I am keeping the same plan I had this year. How do they manage to screw things up even when you don't make changes? 🤔
There needs to be a "do not ever change any settings or enable any new features by default" setting in Windows. Because I live thousands of miles away from my parents.
December 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
There needs to be a "do not ever change any settings or enable any new features by default" setting in Windows. Because I live thousands of miles away from my parents.
yesterday's chore (replace the lightbulbs in the porch lights) would have been completed successfully if I'd found and RTFM 🙄😒
December 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
yesterday's chore (replace the lightbulbs in the porch lights) would have been completed successfully if I'd found and RTFM 🙄😒
Windows 11 Update moved my desktop to OneDrive and won't let me move it back where is belongs. 😡
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Windows 11 Update moved my desktop to OneDrive and won't let me move it back where is belongs. 😡
They should let both teams wear colored jerseys when it's snowing. 🏈
November 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
They should let both teams wear colored jerseys when it's snowing. 🏈