Karen Froehlich@iamkfro@mastodon.socialmastodon.social

#introduction Hello! I’m interested in human rights, inclusivity, world affairs, and aggressively fighting hate. I enjoy animal videos, Mel Brooks films, and tutoring students in English. I love watching American college football and “the beautiful game” kind of football. Gymnastics is the hardest sport and Simone Biles is the best athlete of all time. I’m enjoying Mastodon! Flan is really delicious. Auntie to two amazing nephews. Pete Buttigieg stan. Cannot throw a frisbee but eager to learn.

I enjoy matching eyeshadow colors to things I see around me. The process calms me down when I feel anxious because it’s meditative. Maybe someday I’ll try actual painting. #anxiety #mentalhealth #depression #ADHD

I did not have him on my 2025 Bingo card...

The sun will rise in #PortAuPrince #Haiti tomorrow at 6:24, 8 seconds later than the day before.
It will set at 17:30, 38 seconds later than the day before.

Appreciating the view from the office. Not many folks working today and I was bummed to come in, so this sweetens the deal.

Time to sleepily drag myself to the bedroom and continue scrolling in bed.

One thing that isn’t talked about enough is the pain of having an old, dear friend suddenly decide to stop communicating because they don’t approve of your personal decisions in the voting booth. I don’t care who my friends vote for. I love them for other reasons. Friendship comes first, politics second. Heartbroken.

Me, still woefully unabducted by aliens

Good. Khamenei’s days are numbered now. #WomanLifeFreedom

This is your reminder...

There is no algorithm that brings posts to your timeline. The only posts you will see under your Home tab will be either people that you follow, or the boosts from people that you follow.

BOOSTING IS THE LIFE BLOOD OF MASTODON.

If you read something that is interesting, funny, thought provoking, news worthy, or beautiful, then BOOST IT.

Hitting "Favorite" lets the poster know that you liked it BUT IT DOESN'T LET ANYONE ELSE KNOW.

Keep Mastodon alive. BOOST.

Israel recovered the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in southern Gaza, where they were apparently killed not long before Israeli troops reached them, the military said on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/01/world/us-hostage-killed-gaza/ #worldnews #israel #hamas #israelhamaswar #us #hershgoldbergpolin

It's #NationalBeachDay!

Do you love the smell of the sea? For the large part, what you're enjoying is the smell of algal decay with notes of seaweed sex. You're welcome!

More in this graphic: https://www.compoundchem.com/2014/07/18/the-chemical-compounds-behind-the-scent-of-the-sea/

Happy #caturday

#OnThisDay, 1 May 1944, South African Phyllis Latour parachutes into occupied France to be a radio operator for the British Special Operations Executive.

She's never captured.

She died in 2023, in New Zealand.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WorldWar2
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You can take the kitty out of the wild but you can’t take the wild out of the kitty. #caturday

New little buds

Normalize saying "I don’t know enough about the topic to be able to comment."

The New York Public Library on Instagram: "It’s not Amtrak, it’s not MTA. It’s the BOOK TRAIN Beneath Bryant Park, NYPL's renowned research collections wait to take their 950-foot ride aboveground when you place a request for an item. It can take as little as 5 minutes for a book to go from the Milstein Research Stacks to the Rose Main Reading Room!" https://www.instagram.com/reel/C25bRaRtPjI/?igsh=OWRlbjN5ZDRuNzU1

My Dad asked me to make a necklace for the dog tags many Israelies wear in support of the families of the hostages saying:
Our hearts are held captive in Gaza. BRING THEM HOME NOW.
I added a teddy bear to emphasize our children and babies taken from their cribs, held in captivity.
A reminder that speaking about Jewish suffering doesn't mean I have anything against Palestinians. We're allowed to grieve our own family first and still care for all.

Window seat view of Brooklyn, New York

Window seat view of Santa Barbara, California

Catching the train Friday after work. Boy, do I look tired! Happy weekend, everyone!