Nancy French

Y'all my Moth story is now available to listen to online: beta.prx.org/stories/521458

@JJ_Denhollander @michael_qld @MikeCosper I don't even know what this is, but I just googled it and it seems like the type of thing I should've already known about!

@NancyAFrench @michael_qld @MikeCosper Google Docs doesn't have Zotero integration. Absolutely useless for me 😂

About once a year, maybe once every two years, a document I'm working on in Microsoft Word just straight-up evaporates. No backups. nothing. Just gone. Maybe user error. Maybe ghosts in the machine. Maybe gremlins. but it definitely makes me want to scream.

@JordanBlack1989 @MikeCosper

@NancyAFrench @MikeCosper I like you Nancy but Word is fine and Google docs is a tool of the devil ;-)

@slrylly I wonder if it's AI? nooo idea.

@NancyAFrench I’m here now and have yet to see that.

Wow!

@michael_qld @MikeCosper Google docs!!

@NancyAFrench @MikeCosper What alternative would you recommend. 😊

Congratulations to the Chicago Tribune on its Pulitzer Prize win for local reporting. The country was able to see the impacts of the Trump Administration's chaos and violence during Operation Midway Blitz thanks to the hard work of local journalists. chicagotribune.com/2026/05/04/pul…

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I have many friends in the SBC -- some of the best folks I know are in the SBC -- but this is a very dark story. There is just an enormous amount of evidence that the conservative resurgence (the origin the modern SBC) was led by a profoundly corrupt and abusive man.

Enjoying the night with good company.

@Shleigh55 @DavidAFrench @AdamKinzinger @wearecmp Only posted to show off that I have hair now, tbh.

@NancyAFrench @DavidAFrench @AdamKinzinger @wearecmp I know this is not the point, but you look darling!

Participated in Chicago's Doc10 film festival on a panel discussing a new film about @AdamKinzinger's attempts at justice after J6. The former GOP congressman got a standing ovation in a room full of (presumably) Democrats. Integrity is inspirational. Pass it on! @wearecmp

@Blissfuljoy22 @DavidAFrench @AdamKinzinger @wearecmp Awww thanks sister!

@NancyAFrench @DavidAFrench @AdamKinzinger @wearecmp Just wanted to say, you are an inspiration, @NancyAFrench

@ryanguard 😅

@NancyAFrench I'm from Ohio! But... I don't know what any of those words mean, so

Research help! Trying to find info on the old Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon, Ohio - specifically how Goodyear Atomic obtained fluorspar for their uranium enrichment and their relationship with Goodrich chemical plant in Henry, IL. This is a hail Mary, but anyone?

@BamaStephen Stephen! At least that’s the right kind to have… but better to not have one!

💚 I’ve had what doctors call a “small heart attack.” It possibly happened during one of my walks yesterday. In a moment, they will wheel me down to the cath lab for next procedures. I’m at peace with God and not worried. Physically, I’m in lots of pain from a variety of issues.

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:5

@TheAustinIPGuy Brian, I literally thought of your contribution, which led to a wonderful, candid interview with that nuclear engineer! Thank youuuu

@NancyAFrench Sorry, Nancy…I’m your patent guy, but I’m no help w obscure chemical processes in historical Midwestern plants. Hope you find someone…

My two cents on the ppl-can't-afford-kids pieces is that this line about compromise is the most important line of the story. (I say this as somebody raising 2 small children in a 1200 sq foot apt.) For most people, "affording kids" means compromising on lifestyle. Your home doesn't feel as spacious as you'd like, you can't go to some weddings you're invited to, your vacations look different. It's usually not as simple as "if I have kids we'll starve to death." It's usually more like: "I like my lifestyle as it is, and I won't be able to afford to do the things I want to do." But it's only a compromise if you still want it. And for me, having kids changed what I wanted to do. Personally, I stopped caring about my home being pristine and spacious. I stopped wanting to travel and go out so much. Like, you couldn't pay me to fly to an acquaintance's wedding. And my kids are a get-out-of-jail free card for stuff I don't want to do anymore.

My kid and I wondered if we could reach across the elevator. When I tried it the elevator unexpectedly stopped and a guy witnessed this! Embarrassing! He graciously eased the awkwardness. He said 'No worries, I've wondered that too.' [Narrator: he had never wondered that too!]