Sarah Daniel Rasher
@rasher.bsky.social
Education evaluator trying to save the world using math. Erstwhile Shakespeare professor. Music challenges, cat photos, Chicago events and ephemera, figure skating. Occasional Star Trek: DS9 podcaster and culture newsletterer. They/them, él/elle/-o.
I'm digestively sensitive to artificial sweeteners, so my toothpaste contains cinnamon and clove (which I'll discuss later with pie) and carrageenan derived from Chondrus crispus, a red algae in the Gigartinaceae family - not a plant, but plantlike. #PlantsGiving
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I'm digestively sensitive to artificial sweeteners, so my toothpaste contains cinnamon and clove (which I'll discuss later with pie) and carrageenan derived from Chondrus crispus, a red algae in the Gigartinaceae family - not a plant, but plantlike. #PlantsGiving
I used a number of plants for washing up and self-care this morning and while cooking. It's Shark Week, so I've been using Lola tampons made of upland cotton, Gossypium hirsutum, a member of the Malvaceae (mallow) family native to the tropical Americas. #PlantsGiving
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I used a number of plants for washing up and self-care this morning and while cooking. It's Shark Week, so I've been using Lola tampons made of upland cotton, Gossypium hirsutum, a member of the Malvaceae (mallow) family native to the tropical Americas. #PlantsGiving
The coffee I drank for breakfast was Death Wish Medium Roast, an organic and fair trade blend of Coffea arabica (native to Ethiopia) and Coffea canephora var. robusta (native to Western/Central Africa), in the Rubiaceae family. Death Wish sources most of its beans from India and Peru. #PlantsGiving
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The coffee I drank for breakfast was Death Wish Medium Roast, an organic and fair trade blend of Coffea arabica (native to Ethiopia) and Coffea canephora var. robusta (native to Western/Central Africa), in the Rubiaceae family. Death Wish sources most of its beans from India and Peru. #PlantsGiving
Bananas are the best-known member of the Musaceae family. Cultivated bananas are a hybrid, Musa × paradisiaca, of two species native to Indonesia. The one I ate this morning was organic and grown in Ecuador. #PlantsGiving
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Bananas are the best-known member of the Musaceae family. Cultivated bananas are a hybrid, Musa × paradisiaca, of two species native to Indonesia. The one I ate this morning was organic and grown in Ecuador. #PlantsGiving
For sweetness and flavoring, Fruity Cheerios contain cane sugar and pear puree. There's also some sugar in my coffee creamer. Sugarcane, Saccharum officinarum, is another true grass, native to New Guinea. Pears, Pyrus communis, are in the rose and pear family, Rosaceae. #PlantsGiving
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
For sweetness and flavoring, Fruity Cheerios contain cane sugar and pear puree. There's also some sugar in my coffee creamer. Sugarcane, Saccharum officinarum, is another true grass, native to New Guinea. Pears, Pyrus communis, are in the rose and pear family, Rosaceae. #PlantsGiving
Breakfast was Fruity Cheerios, coffee, and a banana. The main ingredient in Cheerios is oats, Avena sativa, a member of the Poaceae (true grasses) family native to western Asia. Cheerios also contain corn products, Zea mays, another true grass, native to Mexico. #PlantsGiving
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Breakfast was Fruity Cheerios, coffee, and a banana. The main ingredient in Cheerios is oats, Avena sativa, a member of the Poaceae (true grasses) family native to western Asia. Cheerios also contain corn products, Zea mays, another true grass, native to Mexico. #PlantsGiving
Just in time for the #SkateAmerica #GPFigure women's SP: Dead Drop gin, pomegranate liqueur, lime & clementine juices, club soda, lime garnish. (This will be the least drunk post in this thread.)
November 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Just in time for the #SkateAmerica #GPFigure women's SP: Dead Drop gin, pomegranate liqueur, lime & clementine juices, club soda, lime garnish. (This will be the least drunk post in this thread.)
My office is the closest room to the furnace, so Momo has rediscovered the comfy chair.
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
My office is the closest room to the furnace, so Momo has rediscovered the comfy chair.
Tough case for Detective Momo. Bring her some pie.
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Tough case for Detective Momo. Bring her some pie.
Happy 5th adoptaversary to Pigeon Underfoot, Uptown's prettiest princess. She would like a treat, please.
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Happy 5th adoptaversary to Pigeon Underfoot, Uptown's prettiest princess. She would like a treat, please.
Miss Pigeon is normally my wife's baby, but ever since I took her to the vet last week, she's been hanging out with me a lot. Maybe it's my sparkling personality, or maybe it's because I keep giving her treats to apologize for taking her to the vet.
October 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Miss Pigeon is normally my wife's baby, but ever since I took her to the vet last week, she's been hanging out with me a lot. Maybe it's my sparkling personality, or maybe it's because I keep giving her treats to apologize for taking her to the vet.
A successful day of purchasing a computer (for wife; not pictured) and a Polish sausage.
August 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A successful day of purchasing a computer (for wife; not pictured) and a Polish sausage.
Today's plans: double process dye at the hair salon, then a stop at the dispensary, then Calvinball D&D with my wife. A rich, full day.
Comment with questions about music, Star Trek, gardening, cats, or whatever, while the bleach does its thing.
Comment with questions about music, Star Trek, gardening, cats, or whatever, while the bleach does its thing.
August 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Today's plans: double process dye at the hair salon, then a stop at the dispensary, then Calvinball D&D with my wife. A rich, full day.
Comment with questions about music, Star Trek, gardening, cats, or whatever, while the bleach does its thing.
Comment with questions about music, Star Trek, gardening, cats, or whatever, while the bleach does its thing.
Happy #InternationalCatDay from Pigeon, who got to eat turkey and will never forget it.
August 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Happy #InternationalCatDay from Pigeon, who got to eat turkey and will never forget it.
Another view of Lantanapalooza. 🌱🧵
August 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Another view of Lantanapalooza. 🌱🧵
In May, I promised my skeptical downstairs neighbor that the tiny begonias along the fence edge would fill out. Ten weeks later, those very begonias: 🌱🧵
August 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
In May, I promised my skeptical downstairs neighbor that the tiny begonias along the fence edge would fill out. Ten weeks later, those very begonias: 🌱🧵
The porch flowerpots have balanced themselves out nicely. 🌱🧵
August 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The porch flowerpots have balanced themselves out nicely. 🌱🧵
August garden update! Lantana gone wild! 🌱🧵🌱
August 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
August garden update! Lantana gone wild! 🌱🧵🌱
I am extremely ready for tonight's RPG session. (Skipped lunch. Bought cheese.)
July 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I am extremely ready for tonight's RPG session. (Skipped lunch. Bought cheese.)
My friend and I were featured on Simone Biles' Instagram! By which I mean, the backs of our heads, from a distance, along with a few hundred other people. #USClassic
July 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
My friend and I were featured on Simone Biles' Instagram! By which I mean, the backs of our heads, from a distance, along with a few hundred other people. #USClassic
No complaints about the view from our #USClassic seats.
July 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
No complaints about the view from our #USClassic seats.
