I have had to evaluate written tests, and I went through "calibration" first, where I evaluated writing that an expert had already evaluated. I had to match the expert evaluations in order to do solo evaluations. If I only matched 30-60% of the time, I wouldn't have been allowed to evaluate AT ALL

Oscar winner and San Francisco resident Marcia Lucas — the former wife of George Lucas who edited the original “Star Wars,” “American Graffiti” and “Taxi Driver” —  has died.

Support your down ballot! Getting people to turn out for local races will support Talarico at the top. Giving money to local campaigns will have the biggest impact on local turnout.

People are (rightfully) upset that his overall approval is at 40% here, but let's focus on the fact that his approval on inflation is eating into his floor of support. Some of the most rabid MAGAs are actually doubting or even criticizing their beloved leader!

He does have a history of making poor choices *coughthatmoviecough*

My money is on C+C dropping out next. But if Flo Rida wanted the winning move in tic tac toe...

My boss suggested I let AI handle some initial analysis so that I could focus on the deeper analysis. But I won't do that because I need to do the initial analysis to set the foundation and inform my thinking about the deeper analysis. That is just how the analysis sausage gets made!

A good reminder that even vast wealth can't buy good taste. #WhiteTrashWH

Me, watching some of the worst people in Texas lose their primary elections: Sweet vindication! Me, also knowing they lost to even shittier people: Hahahahaaaaa...

A PhD student at Stanford noticed her classmates were asking Al to write their breakup texts. So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world. What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable.

I'm guessing at least one song out of 43 will soon be the scourge of my radio-listening drive time.

Usually that happens when the person is no longer in public office (or has died), right? What does Cornyn know that we don't know?

I'm tired, Grandpa

No, I like seeing whatever new nonsense items Taco Bell has come up with. I don't want Taco Bell to be tailored to me, I want to experience the breadth of the human experience!

Guava Sprain

My dude, telling stories to children is so simple! "There once was a helicopter named Jefferson Anderson Zoom-Zoom, or Jazz for short, whose favorite thing was to fly around all day going *ridiculous helicopter noises*"

Texas' district 4 is having a special election on May 2 and we have the opportunity to make Republicans cry.

I personally know a rather hateful Hungarian couple who're probably having a bad night, and that gives me the warmest glow.

And we laugh and laugh and laugh

My (VERY red) corner of Texas is having a special election on May 2, and I want what Wisconsin has (the glow of democracy)

I have the day off, which means a nice morning of backyard birding. 22 species of birds have loudly checked in so far! The standout has been the blue-headed vireo having a quiet concert from the neighbor's dead tree.

Have you yelled at your representatives lately?

It’s actually not okay to pay someone with a PhD $2500 to teach a college course

Classrooms need less technology (and, conversely, students need typing and computer classes).

Rereading the same book over and over is part of a learning development stage and helps increase reading comprehension and fluency.

Saw an old interview with Frank Herbert who said “I don’t think that the old saw about power corrupting and absolute power corrupting absolutely is accurate. I think power attracts the corruptible” and, yeah, that.

The cold front came through this evening

I've gotten several text messages for different political candidates. One was touting his Trump endorsement. Very fun to reply with "congrats on the pedophile endorsement" before blocking and deleting.

Some teachers would best serve society by removing themselves from it

So I would still have to drive through some rank traffic just to get to a crowded parking lot (because land is at a premium in that area) and then wait with all the other concert goers to cram into individual cars. Oftentimes with picnic gear that will have to be unloaded from my vehicle...

A principal told me that my students were "compliant" (quietly writing independently) but not "engaged" (doing something new and exciting that could get her a district position, I guess).

Well, we might have some new Passover-type event, where all the ice skipped over the houses of Dems

LFG TEXAS

Students from Conroe ISD had a walkout today to protest ICE. The climate is changing in Montgomery County

One of the neighborhood crows is entertaining itself by following a hawk around the neighborhood and screeching an alarm call anytime the hawk gets close to a birdfeeder.

Amazing, brilliant, just what today called for

My mother said, "I hate ice (the weather)" and I nearly said fuck ICE in response. It's like a reflex

Lil' comic about hope and longing 💗

I want to be woken up. I want to experience the spontaneous joy in my online spaces and then ride that dopamine through my work day

Last week, I walked out of a sermon that was all about how Charlie Kirk should be our role model. I doubt that was a surprise to the speaker, but it might have been an unexpected show of support to the lady who walked out at the same time...and a great example for the people who walked out later.

I think we have enough time this week to work our way up through the numbers

I can't do anything about everything, but I sure can do a lot about one thing.

Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.

I would like to stare at a wall in despair for several hours, but it turns out that the house needs to be cleaned, groceries need to be bought, the plants all need to be watered, and the cat wants to play. Is it easier or harder to get swept up in the tide of life?

It's Three King's Day! I'm going to go eat some pastry :)

No cheating, reskeet with the most recent picture of your pet(s)

Let's gooooooooooooooo!

This is an excellent way to begin 2026, and needs to be the spirit for midterms