I fucking love the FA Cup.

2032 . . . . Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Still, cautiously excited about this literate young coach (not manager, then, eh Ruben?) www.theguardian.com/football/202...

"He's in acquisitions. They bring back books from all over the world. They're a different breed entirely." ---Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

Great line from the Guardian's coverage of Trump post-invasion press conference: "As fragments of fact, as opposed to pure rhetoric and vague statements, come through we’ll piece them together."

This is the way. Claim your forebears in spirit and thought; speak the tradition you wish to see made real; call the community you want into being.

Not really. the point but I move to add "mindfulness" and "utilize" to this list. I leave "moist" up to the conscience of the individual.

"Concepts" of comedy.

Winston Smith turning in his grave . . . Free at last. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Every year since 1988, the United States has recognized World AIDS Day — until now. Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers. Shameful.

Mbappé's gonna Mbappé

Bookmaking. The technology for the future. <visions of press directors gasping at the unit cost for this beauty> bit.ly/44j8N71

Really pleased to learn that one of our students, Kristen Waddell, has won a national award for her NSF-funded research on local water quality. Congratulations to Kristen and to my teaching colleague, Dr. Daisy Zhang. Folks, we're a community college. www.kiiitv.com/article/news...

Not many Fort Collins, CO folks in my network, but just in case (come and spend 6 months in the Choice City to see why I'm here?): www.trulia.com/home/826-jer...

"‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school". ---Guardian Headline Leader of right wing, jingoistic, dozy (as in unwoke) party is <checks notes> a toxic racist. hold the front page!

McTominay bloody hell

Oh Ireland . . . well done. "The hallowed heights of Troy"

My books are priceless. Well, as good as at this steep discount. Athens region friends, find some fiscally frugal folios. . .

Get a load of this . . . Formal publication date May 1, 2026 (mayday, mayday) Festivities will launch at OAH (Philadelphia, where else?) in March. @ugapress.bsky.social @jimdowns.bsky.social @agordonreed.bsky.social @nhannahjones.bsky.social and more

Why have I not heard more reminders of Trump's dismal debate last year where he promised better healthcare with his "concepts of a plan."?

And funny, to boot. I steal his lines shamelessly.

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Don’t believe it that faculty members are the problem. Many of them with the most to lose are they very ones putting themselves on the line to directly speak truth to power. youtu.be/xqLsgqOwNBM?...

2021; still eminently quotable: "With more than 4,000 degree-granting institutions and fewer than 130 university presses in the United States and Canada, this vital infrastructure of knowledge and career advancement is directly supported by less than 3 percent of the institutions it benefits."

This is an important point. Everyone one of these people has been asked to leave their home, their family, and their job to work without pay bc of the shutdown. We're better off thinking of ways to make this backfire on Abbott than to treat them poorly.

We Have at least 70? years of science fiction exploring this proposition and all reaching the same conclusions as Josie. Which I only bring up because everyone involved in this AI thing is a science fiction fan, but not one who understands what they read.

"I want to encourage a sense of solidarity in my relationships with my authors, and in the ways that we recognize all sorts of disruptions are happening for people right now and how we have to accommodate the work that we do to account for that." newsletter.manuscriptworks.com/posts/alyssa...

World Champions, and in front of 82K spectators. Good work England Women's rugger.

Grumpy old man post: AI tools, and their insidious, uninvited encroachment on my digital spaces (searching, writing, browsing, reading) are turning me into a grumpy old man. Get Off My Fucking Laptop, Jawn.

Time to pack your waterproof manuscripts for #SHA2025 with @thesouthernsha.bsky.social Come and see Mick and share bookish thoughts for @ugapress.bsky.social publication. Appointment calendar here: bit.ly/4gNubqk

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"No, sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life;" ---Samuel Johnson bit.ly/47IFTjt

Taking place in the student center that I cleaned on Saturday mornings, many years ago . . . Looking forward to listening, learning and sharing with these great professionals and participants.

Is there any more ear-wormy ear-worm than Johnny Flynn's theme song for "Detectorists"? open.spotify.com/track/22HK7F... You're welcome

I'd buy that t-shirt.

Why does Donald Trump keep trying, and failing, to call me? Does he not know how to use a phone beyond texting? Is the phone too big for his little hands?

Someone has his number.

Just got home from #ASA2025 and these two @ugapress.bsky.social beauties were waiting for me. You can still order them with the 40% discount PLUS (yes, PLUS, I say) free shipping at our virtual exhibit through September 12th: www.ugapress.org/exhibits/ame...

#ASA2025 . . .

Final ASA day. Join our @ugapress.bsky.social mailing list and get a free book. (Grad students or Contingent faculty get first dibs).

This is fascinating on several levels (even allowing for "grew up in 60s and 70s UK" bias). Early children's programming, Women in leadership, the value of archiving . . . and elephant scat. I did not know the Monty Python line originated with Blue Peter. tinyurl.com/58dw2bpc

"Nobody, he said, could call me a fussy man, but . . . "

Found some breathing room for @ugapress.bsky.social books at #ASA2025 Come and be the Feng to my Shui

Come and join me, comrades. #ASA2025 @ugapress.bsky.social #SRE-Books

Saving the world, one on-point book at a time . . . www.ugapress.org/978082035557...

"Timely" ---Mick Gusinde-Duffy "Sadly" ---also Mick G-D

Get well wishes to JT, but . . . The "Tick in a box" jokes are just sitting there, waiting . . . shorturl.at/34jZ8