If Seattle light rail went to more places I wouldn’t have to get from Wallingford to Salmon Bay Park (Ballard) by biking to u-district station, train to Northgate, bike to Salmon Bay. Why was this route necessary? because my train obsessed kid wants every trip to involve a train. #transit #PublicTransport #seattle #seabikes #BikeTooter #trains #mamastodon

My 4yo grabs two small plastic animals from a museum gift shop and attempts to run out the door. I stop him, and explain that the items cost money, which people get by working and spend on things they need. Cut to visit to a children’s museum with a play grocery store. At the cash register I say, you push these buttons to say how much something costs. “The buttons are money animals!” he replies. Money is confusing… #mamastodon #capitalism

KidsQuest Children’s Museum in Bellevue encourages young urbanists to plan cities. Unfortunately, still not possible to get there by train (though it’s in the ever-delayed works). More embarrassingly, I couldn’t find any bike racks outside to lock up my bike and had to use a signpost instead. #urbanism #transit #cityplanning #seattle #mamastodon #BikeTooter

Astoria, #Oregon. Bridge, trolley tracks, pier, kid in raincoat with colorful birds. #mamastodon #pnw

Never too early to train train your kid #trains #Rail #urbanism #transit #MOHAI #seattle #mamastodon #pnw #history @histodons

Unbeknownst to us, our #ebike destination this AM, Matthews Beach Park, was the site of the annual #seattle polar bear plunge. Air and water temp were both 46, so not exactly the extreme experience of more frozen climes, but fun for us to run into (we did not, however, run into the water). #beach #newyear #newyearsday #BikeTooter #seabikes #mamastodon

My made-up story to my kid tonight was about a penguin at the #seattle zoo who loves #ice and #snow but sees only rain—and who was excited to venture out today while all her friends were stuck at home in the zoo because they were scared of the ice. #mamastodon #pnw #animals #storm #winter

We need a new playground in the heart of the U-district near the light rail! How many 1000s of housing units are being built nearby and still no plans for a new playground (ideally an awesome, destination playground)? (And no, University Playground at the NW edge of the u-district doesn’t count, though it badly needs a remake as well). #seattle #seabikes #UW #urbanism #mamastodon #pnw

I appear to have become brand ambassador for rad #bikes at my kid’s daycare, as parents regularly stop to ask me about my #ebike and i talk them into getting one. #BikeTooter #mamastodon #urbanism

Here I was about to make a witty mastitis pun and behold: MASTODON: early 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek mastos ‘breast’ + odous, odont- ‘tooth’ (with reference to nipple-shaped tubercles on the crowns of its molar teeth). #mamastodon #womenshistory #histodons

@lioracle #Mamastodon is genius. Let's make it a thing!

#mamastodon really needs to start trending #womenshistory #womeninstem #women #parenting #children #histodons

Here I was about to make a witty mastitis pun and behold: MASTODON: early 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek mastos ‘breast’ + odous, odont- ‘tooth’ (with reference to nipple-shaped tubercles on the crowns of its molar teeth). #mamastodon (is this really not a thing yet?!) #women #mother #etymology #linguistics #wordplay