I get a very different reaction to the price tag on my bakfiets in Muncie than I did in Richmond
Like Richmond taught me to try to avoid telling people when they asked because they thought it was crazy, they just can't imagine spending that much on a bike
In Muncie they're asking because they want to buy one instead of a car, and they're like "oh I bet it's worth every penny"
Remember me talking about the best #Hoosier#pizza yesterday?
I've got sad news to report. Today I found out Bruno's Pizza is closing after 70 years, due to a development swallowing up its space. Today is the last day to grab a slice or two.
The ACLU of #Indiana "Know Your Rights" caravan has arrived at Spencer #Pride on this fine Fall morning!
It's the last #Hoosier Pride festival I'll visit this year. It's been a long season, but it just keeps getting bigger. We track over 25 rural pride festivals in Indiana, one of the largest and strongest networks of Pride in the country. I try to personally visit as many of them as possible. It's a lotta driving but it's a joy to find real community in every corner of Indiana.
#MikePence stopped by #Indiana to let us know that he "chose the constitution over #Trump." #Hoosier folks who remember him as governor will note that he did that in typical Pence fashion - at the very last second, after all the damage had been done, and purely in order to absolve himself of responsibility so that he could rescue his own political career.
Your favorite #Hoosier#trans couple is this close to fundraising the wedding and honeymoon of our dreams! ❤️❤️❤️
@dragondaddy and I have so much gratitude for everyone who has gotten us this far. Seriously, we're blown away.
We're only a month from our big day and still need to get over the finish line! Any support our friends can give us is beyond appreciated - and I promise a personal thank you card to everyone who includes an address with their donation!
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
My mom's family is Irish and English
My dad's is from Wales and Germany
Which means
Though my driver's license says California
A #Hoosier is still what I be
I’m obviously biased, but I’m partial to smaller regional instances of Fediverse platforms. Given the current #Reddit migration, I thought it might be good to make #HoosierMast aware of the Midwest Social Lemmy server at https://midwest.social
Did you know that #Indiana has more small town #Pride festivals than most other states? Currently I'm tracking over 20 events ranging from big festivals to tiny potlucks. I or a member of my #ACLUIN team will visit the majority of them this year.
Each year, this journey and the conversations I have teaches me in person what the polls tell me: most #Hoosier folks are kind, open, welcoming, and don't dig bigotry.