Clint Ourso

just trying to leave things better than I find them

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

The Pop-Tarts Bowl features the sacrifice of a beloved figure, who is reborn anew as someone who is ceremonially consumed in celebration.

This is literally the central narrative of the crucifixion, resurrection, and communion. How could ND say no?!!

[PROTECT ALL WILDLIFE @Protect_Wldlife]

Hello, I’m a Possum.

Probably, you don't know it, but I’m not here to cause any trouble. Actually, I’m here to help. Every night, I can eat lots of ticks, along with insects that spread disease.

I also keep snake numbers in check, even the venomous ones. My body is tough enough to survive Rattlesnake or Coral Snake bites, and yes, I even eat venomous snakes like they’re just another meal.

What’s more, my blood carries something special. Scientists have used it to develop treatments for snake bites that save lives. Without animals like me, there would be more pests, more Snakes, and fewer cures for people.

So if you see me, please don’t hurt me. Let me raise my babies. I’m just out here doing my part to make the world a little safer for everyone.

[Iris Seraphina  @iris_seraphina]

This might be my costume next year 🤔

[Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing]

Ryan Clark responds to Gov. Jeff Landry vowing to keep LSU AD from hiring next coach

"Second most ridiculous thing he said this week. The first was standing on campus and saying he wanted to put a statue of somebody (Charlie Kirk) that doesn’t represent the people of Louisiana"

[Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing]

Ryan Clark blasts Louisiana governor Jeff Landry over LSU football, Charlie Kirk statue https://t.co/01IRio8PMT

[Travis Akers 🇺🇸 @travisakers]

A message from a Kindergarten teacher:

After forty years in the classroom, my career ended with one small sentence from a six-year-old:

“My dad says people like you don’t matter anymore.”

No sneer. No malice. Just quiet honesty — the kind that cuts deeper because it’s innocent. He blinked, then added, “You don’t even have a TikTok.”

My name is Mrs. Clara Holt, and for four decades, I taught kindergarten in a small Denver suburb. Today, I stacked the last box on my desk and locked the door behind me.

When I started teaching in the early 1980s, it felt like a promise — a shared belief that what we did mattered. We weren’t rich, but we were valued. Parents brought warm cookies to parent nights. Kids gave you handmade cards with hearts that didn’t quite line up. Watching a child sound out their first sentence felt like magic.

But that world slowly slipped away. The job I once knew has been replaced by exhaustion, red tape, and a kind of loneliness I can’t quite describe.

My evenings used to be filled with construction paper, glitter, and glue sticks. Now they’re spent filling out digital reports to protect myself from angry emails or lawsuits. I’ve been yelled at by parents in front of twenty-five children — one filming me with his phone while I tried to calm another child mid-meltdown.

And the kids… they’ve changed too. Not by choice.

They arrive tired, anxious, overstimulated. Their tiny fingers know how to swipe a screen before they can hold a crayon. Some can’t make eye contact or wait in line. We’re expected to fix all of it — to patch the gaps, heal the trauma, teach the curriculum, and document every move — in six hours a day, with resources that barely fill a drawer.

The little reading corner I once built, full of soft beanbags and paper stars, was replaced by data charts and “learning metrics.” A young principal once told me, “Clara, maybe you’re too nurturing. The district wants measurable results.”

As if kindness were a weakness.

Still, I stayed. Because of the small, holy moments that no spreadsheet could measure —
a whisper of, “You remind me of my grandma.”
a shaky note that read, “I feel safe here.”
a quiet boy finally meeting my eyes and saying, “I read the whole page.”

Those tiny sparks were my reason to keep showing up.

But this last year broke something in me.

The aggression grew sharper. The laughter in the staff room turned to silence. The light went out of so many eyes. I watched brilliant teachers — my friends — vanish under the weight of burnout, their joy replaced by survival.

I felt myself fading too, like chalk on a board that’s been wiped one too many times.

So today, I began my goodbye. I pulled faded art off the walls and tucked thirty years of handmade cards into a single box. In the back of a drawer, I found a letter from a student from 1998:

“Thank you for loving me when I was hard to love.”

I sat on the floor and cried.

No party. No applause. Just a handshake from a young principal who called me “Ma’am” while checking his notifications.

I left my rocking chair behind, and my sticker box too. What I carried with me were the memories — the faces of hundreds of children who once trusted me enough to reach out their hands and learn. That can’t be uploaded. It can’t be measured. It can’t be replaced.

I miss when teachers were partners, not targets. When parents and educators worked side by side, not in opposition. When schools cared more about wonder than numbers.

So if you know a teacher — any teacher — thank them. Not with a mug or a gift card, but with your words. With your respect. With your understanding that behind every test score is a heart that cared enough to try.

Because in a world that often overlooks them, teachers are the ones who never forget our children.

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

👏👏.........👏👏👏

[Clint Ourso @geaux93]

@LVann_Sports Your mom is awesome! 😀
#geauxtigers

[Clint Ourso @geaux93]

@dougboneparth Brought to you by the department of government efficiency department. AKA, you’ve been DOGED.

[Clint Ourso @geaux93]

@AndrewSiciliano That didn’t age well.
But it was headed that way for a bit.

[Clint Ourso @geaux93]

@LAYS #OnlyLays

[Clint Ourso @geaux93]

@Saints You chose… wisely
⚜️

[Clint Ourso @geaux93]

@AnnieAgar Meh
Hard to beat this -> https://t.co/3mYgQmZIO5

[Clint Ourso @geaux93]

@budweiserusa #ThisBudsForYou #Sweeptakes

[Clint Ourso @geaux93]

@StellaArtois #APuntWorthMore #Sweeptakes
Ice cold Stella FTW!

[Clint Ourso @geaux93]

@Doritos #DoritosCrash 34 Philly and 28 KC

[Clint Ourso @geaux93]

@Doritos Nacho Cheese FTW!
#DoritosCrash

[Matt Moscona @MattMoscona]

Congratulations to 2024 Ohio State. Great team.

Now, here’s your reminder that 2019 LSU would have beaten you like a drum.

[Clint Ourso @geaux93]

@D22025Dickinson I want one!
#IronMaiden

[Illinois Women's Basketball @IlliniWBB]

Snap a photo at the kiosk located near the 100-level NW entrance and on the 200-level of SFC!

#Illini | #HTTO | #OneWay