Abi Araya

(Grimminger)

(she/her)

[Abi Araya @avgbabe]

Me, a once-casual soccer fan, suddenly learning everything I can about the NWSL so that I can explain to my partner why my team of choice deserved to make the play-offs (he already agrees with me)

[Abi Araya @avgbabe]

Books from every region for your summer reading list! https://t.co/d9Rlvp5BFr

[Abi Araya @avgbabe]

Taking a look at 1,001 Novels: A Library of America. I thought it was a little shady that Nebraska wasn't included in the Midwest, but this title convinced me Susan Straight knows what's up.

See some of the books she geotagged in the Cornhusker State 👇

[Abi Araya @avgbabe]

Really impressed by how precise the tags are. So many little small towns in here.

Fun idea for a book club + road trip. Pro tip: visit the Long Pine Creek while you're way out west

[Giancarlo Valdetaro @GOTValdetaro]

As somebody who grew up in Northern Virginia, I am elated that Mayor Bowser is thinking about the ability of Virginia residents to speed through Downtown D.C. so that they can leave D.C. to spend their time and money in Virginia!

Bowser for Mayor of Arlington!

[Abi Araya @avgbabe]

The average cost of car ownership is $10,700/year. But if you ask the average person, they won't guess they're spending that much.

It's the cost of new options that raises eyebrows. We haven't spent our whole lives thinking we would one day drive an e-bike.

[David Zipper @DavidZipper]

Suggestion: Any news outlet claiming that e-bikes are "shockingly expensive" should mention that the average new car in the US now costs $47,680.

[Abi Araya @avgbabe]

This chart was made by someone who drives (but the style part is on point)

[Abi Araya @avgbabe]

On a related note my friends should check out Wanderlust

[Abi Araya @avgbabe]

Hey anti-abortion folks, the reason people don't buy it when you say you support protection for parent AND child is we have decades of data & stories to the contrary. Maybe get started on delivering some results (and I mean results besides taking protections away).

[Abi Araya @avgbabe]

I ❤️ Dirt

[cats with jobs 🛠 @CatWorkers]

Dirt Junior, a cat who lives in the Nevada Northern Railway Museum.

[Abi Araya @avgbabe]

Update

[Abi Araya @avgbabe]

Me: That could be your birthday present
My brother @BryantTheGyant: No. My birthday present is 36 pounds of brown rice.

[katie honan @katie_honan]

Who’s gonna tell him where the airports are 😂

[Abi Araya @avgbabe]

John Robert Smith dropping the mic, as usual.

[Transportation for America @T4America]

“We spent 2.4 billion as a country going to Mars. I am just trying to go to Mobile.”—T4A Chair John Robert Smith on passenger rail in the U.S.

Catch his virtual session at 3 p.m. ET!

#TransportationCampDC

[Abi Araya @avgbabe]

Looks like #TransportationCampDC tote bags have arrived

[Abi Araya @avgbabe]

@SarahNatale_ @BryantTheGyant Ope—it's part of a series! The review says more https://t.co/8HRlJeg2MD

[Abi Araya @avgbabe]

Yesterday I got all the way through a novel for the first time since 2019. It felt so good! Thanks @BryantTheGyant for the Christmas present.

[ely kreimendahl @ElyKreimendahl]

in 2023, I’m going to read a book. not read MORE books, read A book. I haven’t been able to successfully read an entire book since the pandemic

[Brian Stokle 🇺🇦🌳🚶‍♀️🚲🚎🚗🚅👂🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷 @urbanlifesigns]

Vote for Lincoln or Portland's flag. Which is the more symbolic and well designed?

Voting in match ends tomorrow (Tue) at 8am.
Best of luck. Vote in 2nd match below too.
3/7
#CityFlagsTourney22 #vexillology

[Abi Araya @avgbabe]

Nebraska is #1. It's not mentioned in the headline and the list is in reverse order?

[Omaha World-Herald @OWHnews]

Once considered fringe by the vast majority of Americans, far-right extremist ideology has begun to move into the mainstream. https://t.co/jbNuZh7WE1

[Abi Araya @avgbabe]

And yes I read the 2030 and immediately ignored it because I'm not here to do math I'm sorry

[Abi Araya @avgbabe]

Nooo I thought they were talking about Washington DC. I was scrolling through the comments all confused looking for Biden's new wonder woman VP 💀💀