Good morning from Tofte, MN. #chickadee #lakesuperior

A red squirrel dining on the shores of Lake Superior in Tofte, MN.

To all who celebrate!

Not quite as good as the #OlympicDog, but two good boys were spotted on the ice of the Duluth Curling Club last night!

A computer can never pack a bowl therefore a computer must never make a playlist

Hey Queer Sports Fans! I am part of a small cabal working to start a chapter of Stonewall Sports in the Duluth / Superior area. Stonewall Sports supports local LGBTQ+ leagues that play pickleball, bocce, kickball and many other sports. #gayhockey #duluth

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Last night league action! I had two nice draws this end to score two. (Lost the game by so so much though.) Love this team and love this club! #duluth #curling

What an incredible shot and moment! Kory and Corey are making Duluth and Minnesota proud at the Winter Olympics.

And Yuri on Ice was awful. Heated Rivalry was. . . ultimately OK.

Today I learned that Prof. Otto Warburg, a German biochemist who first described how cancer cells rely on glycolysis even when oxygen is abundant, was gay. Despite Jewish ancestry, comments against Hitler, and homosexuality, his work was tolerated by the Nazis. medcraveonline.com/SIJ/jacob-he...

Hello Bluesky! I'm sharing a fundraiser for Moz, a golden retriever, and his life partner @jonbredeson.bsky.social. Moz has a seizure disorder. Treatments have made significant improvements, but they are iexpensive. If you can help with a couple few bucks, please do! gofund.me/79a6283bc

Pride Pride Pride! Thank you Minneapolis, Duluth loves you. youtu.be/gzanoSMLxxg?...

End Trump's Terror Justice for Renee!! No ICE on our Streets! No War in Venezuela! Saturday Noon @ Lake & Superior

From now on at college and pro sporting events instead of a Kiss Cam they should have a Heated Rivalry Cam. #gay #hockey #HeatedRivalry

Outlook for the new year ...

Fun shot to score four points in the last end! Unfortunately we were down six at that point. #curling #duluth youtu.be/X64cuiq9Hho?...

What its like to work in the Skildum Lab: youtube.com/shorts/5RLHd... Thanks to all the undergraduates who conduct research, and to the biomedicalsciences.bsky.social department for providing them space to grow. And thanks to UMD Marketing & Public Relations for making this awesome video!

An absolute fucking embarrassment. Shame on U of M leadership for bringing in this horseshit that should have no place in higher education.

People should be allowed to have a THC seltzer if they want to

Having a blast at the Pridespiel at Frogtown Curling Club in St. Paul! We got a win in the first draw and now it’s time for a beverage. #gaycurling

House for sale, looks like boobs. $3.5M. www.zillow.com/homedetails/...

I have been wasting my life.

Happening this Thursday! If you are in Duluth and want to learn more about breast cancer, I will be giving a Community Education seminar at 6pm on Thursday, Sept. 25 in the Medical School building on the UMD campus. Free and open to the public, but advance registration is appreciated.

"Hey @ganzfaust.bsky.social, you got queer punk in my biomedical science!" New swag from @dogparkdissidents.com in the lab today. This shirt was something else, now it is better!

A skunk walked up to our golden retrievers in the backyard early this morning. Thankfully it didn’t spray— Bosco got up close! #duluth #skunk

Never mind the hill, what really defines the pedestrian experience in Duluth is being barked at by yard dogs whose owners then yell, from inside the house, for them to shut up.

Tabling for University of Minnesota Duluth’s CommissionQT at Duluth / Superior Pride Festival at Bayfront Park. I love this city! #duluth #pride

What people think they 80s were like versus what the 80s was actually like.

I was going to post about this, but @duluthone.bsky.social beat me to it. If you are interested in the science of breast cancer and will be in Duluth on Thursday, Sept. 25, come to the Medical School for a community education talk! It is free, but call 218-726-8851 to register and reserve a spot.

“Go fuck a couch, JD Vance!”

More urban wildlife in the backyard: This time a black bear stopped by for a visit. At the very end of the video at the right edge of the screen, he stands upright and takes down our bird feeder. #bear #duluth

A fox went through the back yard last night. He was in a hurry and didn’t stay to visit. #fox #duluth

Cat Superior #tofte

long shot, but, anyone know an LGBTQ+ insurance person at an independent agency in Minnesota? I do not like to rely on heterosexuals for professional services, I went to a Jimmy Buffett concert once, I know how they are

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Pups taking turns for treats after Sunday afternoon grilling with @jonbredeson.bsky.social. Left to right are Ripley, Bosco and Moz.

When people defend this by saying "it was a different time," I suspect they do not consider the opinions and experiences of those who faced discrimination at that time to be valid.

Ripley strutting again; this time on the Gitchi Gummi Trail in Tofte, MN. #goldenretriever

Urban fox visited the backyard. #fox #duluth

Ripley struts at the Lutsen dog park

So nice to wake up with coffee and nature’s drama in the north shore of Lake Superior in Tofte. I’ve been watching crows and gulls harassing an eagle, an otter hunting for breakfast, and a pair of geese.

Usually my interest in Amy Vanderbilt is more about how she defenestrated herself and how her instructions for eating corn-on-the-cob would require one to spend a whole day on one ear, but this unusually rational take was a pleasant surprise.

This was an awesome event— great job Pedro! I’m happy to work for a place that welcomes all to science. (The ‘cells under a microscope’ was my lab.) Mini medical school inspires highschoolers to go into the medical field www.wdio.com/front-page/t...

I brought Ripley into lab this morning. On the wall behind the digital microscope is a picture of my last golden, Bender, lying down beneath our old analog 'scope.

Racists suck.

Great news for inclusiveness in curling!

The Twin Ports Association of Gay Curlers made a field trip to the USA Curling National Championships in Duluth, MN. What an awesome event! Now how do we get to Moose Jaw for Worlds?

Fresh snow and golden retrievers in Duluth, MN.