Since dueling is in the news today, here's a local story: Button Gwinnett, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and former governor of Georgia, took on Lachlan McIntosh, a brigadier general in the Continental Army, in a pistol duel on May 16, 1777, in Savannah.

When I tell students there's a ballistic missile nuclear submarine base about 100 miles south of Savannah they are usually surprised.

Several of my azaleas are "sporting" with different colored blooms on the same plant.

Finally got around to the latest issue of @wfmu.bsky.social's LCD magazine and it is delightful. I sat on the front porch and read it cover to cover. I can't remember the last time that happened. I especially enjoyed Gaylord Fields' "The Monster Mash: The Greatest Song You've Never Heard."

This is your March Madness biology reminder: Cougars, Nittany Lions, Catamounts, Panthers, and Pumas are different regional nicknames for the same animal. This is why we scientists use binomial nomenclature, in this case Puma concolor, which is admittedly a lame mascot name.

Just spotted this very scruffy kitty passing by my window.

Spring break just started. I've already got that summer feeling and it does indeed haunt me.

Just for one night, movies are sports.

I know people love the Savannah Bananas and you can't argue with their success, but it's sometimes difficult to be their neighbor. I live two blocks away from Daffin Park, where their "home" field is located. 🧵

I enjoy going through the pharmacy drive-thru. The people at the window usually seem a little surprised, but today I got a big smile. 🚲

Following up on my stressful dream about assembling a band to play a Game Theory song despite the fact that I don't play any instruments, here's the 1987 song that got me into Game Theory that very same year.

Sports gambling should be legal but you should have to go to an actual building to do it and it should be so off-putting and sad you’ll never want to do it again

Friday Thought™ - Did that hospital ship ever reach Greenland?

🚲 + ☕ + 🥯 = Friday!

In other news, it’s 9:50 p.m. on the East Coast and GONE IN 60 SECONDS (1974) just started on the Criterion Channel.

I hoped the rain would wash away some of this pollen, but we didn't get much, so now everything is covered in pollen paste.

Awoke from a stressful dream. All night long, I was trying to put together a band to cover one of my favorite songs with me on guitar. The dream was stressful for two reasons: 1. We planned to perform live without rehearsing. 2. I don't play guitar (or any other instrument). The song 👇

At 7 a.m. this morning, a dump truck delivered a giant pile of dirt to my neighbor's front yard. Not sure what they are going to do with all that dirt, but the dirt pile is now swarming with neighborhood kids, so it's mission accomplished as far as I am concerned.

I have visited the Dahlonega, Georgia location mentioned in this story several times and can confirm it's a fully-functioning time machine.

The US has extremely low fuel taxes compared to other countries The federal gas tax hasn't been raised by 1993 People justify not investing in biking and walking infrastructure because the US is a "users-pay" transportation system When we've already been subsidizing drivers for decades

Tales from my inbox: Today I am corresponding with a person named Chandria and another person named Xandria.

worst day of the year. hour stolen from night time given to the smug idiot breakfast eaters. the rise and shine clowns

A crew is gutting the house across the street, creating a lot of noise and dust. One of the workers sneezed and the Merlin app identified her as a great blue heron. 🪶

Here's a cool feature on the new phase of Savannah's Truman Linear Park Trail: A rain shelter. Some might say it's a tad overbuilt, but I was grateful for it when it started raining this afternoon.

How much time are we spending these days trying to figure out how to disable some new "feature" on our phones, TVs, computers, etc.? For me, a lot. That's one reason I'm increasingly interested in technology that is not connected to the internet.

Mulch. Pine Bark. Top Soil. River Pebbles. It doesn't matter. If it's sold in a bag at the garden store, I'll never buy as much as I need the first time. I ALWAYS have to make a second trip. 🌿

Good morning. Kid from across the street just walked by wearing her witch costume. 🧙‍♀️

We turned City Hall from gold to green tonight, as the St. Patrick’s Day insanity kicks off. Savannah has the second largest St Pat’s parade (behind NYC and ahead of Chicago and Boston). It’s truly insane. But this was a lovely view.

Good morning. These, somehow, are the names of four local restaurants: 1. The Toasted Barrel 2. The Toasted Yolk 3. Toasted Crust 4. Toast! All Day Three are in walking distance of each other in Downtown Savannah, which I will refer to as “The Toast District” from now on.

This place is really important. Glad they are moving, not closing.

Back in my natural habitat at @wruu.bsky.social after several weeks away due to commitments on campus.

I am pleased to announce that I commuted to campus today almost entirely via new dedicated bicycle infrastructure. For Savannah folks who are interested, here's how I did it: 🧵

I am pleased to announce that I commuted to campus today almost entirely via new dedicated bicycle infrastructure. For Savannah folks who are interested, here's how I did it: 🧵

Sounds in my neighborhood tonight: 🚗🚙🚕🚓🚙🚛🚑🚒🚚🛻 and:🦉

This is how the Boston Tea Party started

"...data from the United States Geological Survey showing the water level bounced more than 19 feet in one Savannah well and 23 feet in another. The USGS has been measuring these wells since the 1950s, when water levels were not as high as they are now."

On Tuesdays, my first class starts at 9:30 a.m. The last one, held across town from campus, ends at 8:45 p.m. That's why I am only now reporting this important news: The foundation repair crew working on a neighbor's house has this painted on their truck: "Crooked floors? We'll jack you up!"

Today in 1990, “The Hunt for Red October,” adapted from insurance salesman Tom Clancy’s bestselling 1984 first novel, opened in theaters across the United States. “This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we’ll be lucky to live through it.”

It's getting to be that time of year in Savannah, Georgia. 🇮🇪

Took Batly to the vet this morning. I always enjoy viewing the front desk mural, which was painted in 1999.

Fascinating: "The existing warehouse building at 2324 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard was constructed in 1975, but it enveloped two wood-frame houses built sometime between 1898 and 1916, incorporating and largely obscuring what remained of those earlier structures..."

Here's a photo I took last month of the Casimir Pulaski Monument in Savannah, Georgia's Montery Square. 📷: Panasonic DMC-LC1 Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir... #CasimirPulaskiDay

It's that time of year on the world's greatest radio station (Don't tell @wruu.bsky.social I that or I will get in trouble). My monthly donation automatically renewed, so I'm all set for another year. I encourage you to listen and, if you're able, pledge!

This is what Buc-ee's looked like when I was a kid:

I've said it before and I'll say it again: We are truly living in a golden age of handheld lavalier microphones.

Well, I finally sold my childhood comics collection. Thank you to Lee at @nbrhd.us who made it less traumatic than I thought it would be. It was also educational.

Everything is terrible, so here's a good news thread about trails. 🧵

There's some kind of creature outside my window. It keeps asking, "Who cooks for you?" 🦉

I'm at an art opening at the campus gallery and there's a man here wearing a wonderful orange/brown overcoat and a deep red fez. Fantastic! I liked the art, too.