First spear of the year in the garden

More pics of LilC playing for #NorthStar high school varsity golf with his #GigaGolf clubs; in the bag from this brand are a TRX F4 driver, Pursuit ps550 3 hybrid, TRX Slot 3W, TRX Power Slot Irons, and S2 60 degree wedge, GigaGolf.com

LilC makes a birdie at Highlands #13 during a golf invite last week #NorthStar #NSAAgolf #LNK

First match of the #IPL season! The randomized complete block (RCB) designs are playing.

An #Iowa colleague suggested the following about last night's basketball game: The impact of terminating statisticians [at UNL] is already happening. #Nebraska can no longer count to 5. #Huskers #LNK @iowahawkeyes.bsky.social SaveOurStats.com

Here's how #Hawkeyes fans can soon counter the #Huskers fans sign of "Iowa has bad corn": Nebraska has bad stats. SaveOurStats.com #LNK

Its like what a #Husker-#Hawkeye football game often is like: Nebraska loses in an unbelievable way

Reinstate the eliminated departments and you will have all #UNL faculty and students cheering the same way as the #Husker fans in OKC. #LNK #Nebraska

Still coming to the rescue when turtle does not work; batteries have been replaced

Introduced LilK this evening to my Battlestar Galactica and group testing seminar - youtu.be/66-VW3fjcRs. I judge it as a success because he watched it without also looking at his phone.

It's birthday time! @kimberlypb.bsky.social

We had a bread machine failure today

#Omaha sink hole at 67th and Pacific; another view: cdn.field59.com/OMAHA/ad457b...

First time sledding this year with LilK

LilC was at my alma mater #MillardSouth today for his basketball game. Great game - shots went in at the end of each quarter, including the game winner by Millard South with a Laettner-esque ending www.youtube.com/live/14quUlM...

The "let it melt" snow removal strategy is working for the drive way! #LNK

Up to 8" of snow so far in north central #LNK

Good #Chevy #EquinoxEV efficiency this evening; this would lead to a 400-mile range

LilK and I went to our first #Omaha #SuperNovas match this evening

Pics from half-bday celebration yesterday; we had Lithuanian Bakery chocolate torte leftover from my bday celebration 6 months ago; LilK took the 2nd pic

Print version of the AMSTAT News article "University of Nebraska Regents Vote to Eliminate Statistics Department" is available at magazine.amstat.org/wp-content/u... (see p. 10-12). This article provides more details about what happened at UNL @amstatnews.bsky.social @srvanderplas.bsky.social 1/

3,000th subscriber for my YouTube channel! Multiply this by 100 and maybe this could be my new job www.youtube.com/ChrisBilder

My kids and @kimberlypb.bsky.social aren't home for dinner this evening because they are at various activities. This means that I can make something for dinner that they think is gross. I decided to be very simple: Malt O Meal!

Old school work today: I went to the library stacks to look at a physical book.

Taking my first outdoor swings of the year

Tennis today: both teams wore white jerseys with small red logos on upper left side

The Parade of Athletes at the Olympics reminds me of #StargateSG1. Will the Goa'uld be coming out of the stargate too? I hope they have an iris!

LilC's first time running out with the varsity bball team

LilC got a jersey to play on varsity bball team for the first time! The team was then upset by 19 points and everyone had their jerseys taken away

Removed the "Education Matters" sign from my front lawn today. I plan to keep it so that I can put it back up in a couple years when it is needed again. The sign just may not have much meaning outside of Nebraska.

Listening to 90s music while doing a drive that I did hundreds of times in the 90s!

One year since we became a 3 EV family with the addition of the #Chevy #EquinoxEV! I really like the car, but still wish I could use Android Auto with it from my phone. Never will go back to an ICE car. This is a pic from one year ago--it's too cold outside to take a new pic today.

Good day for LilK in Grand Island

Visited #LNK Standing Bear High School this week; they help their students decide between basketball or swimming teams

I hope my next university has warmer offices.

I am proud to say that I have retained the skills of being the "puke parent" between @kimberlypb.bsky.social and me. I am the parent who can clean up our kids puke without getting sick! I was put to the test this evening for the first time in a long time.

LilK and I attended our first Nebraska athletic event since early September. It's free to attend tennis. We were there to help him learn how to play tennis better, not to root for UNL.

Soup buffet from The Parthenon in #LNK. Opa!

25th tennis racquet strung since purchased a racquet stringer 1-year ago. Strung LilC's #Carve AdTouch 97 at 52lbs using #Toroline's new #O-Toro Octa string.

Just finished watching "The Metrics" seminar again to prep for a presentation that I will give at another university about the faulty data, analyses, and conclusions used by UNL to eliminate 4 departments. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUk2... #Nebraska #Huskers #LNK /1

AMSTAT News article "University of Nebraska Regents Vote to Eliminate Statistics Department" provides more details about what happened at UNL @amstatnews.bsky.social @srvanderplas.bsky.social magazine.amstat.org/blog/2026/01...

LilC and I hit today. Notice almost all of the balls are on my side of the court. This is not a good sign for me.

First tennis racquet strung in 2+ months: my Pro Kennex with O-TORO at 48 pounds. Maybe I can turn this into a new career?! #LNK

Since I was in #Omaha today, I visited Westwood Golf Course, the course where I learned how to play golf, for some putting practice.

Visited #MillardNorth for the first time in almost 40 years; LilC had a bball game

Symbolic: Save Our Stats logo is disappearing from the department's conference room

#Lego aisle at #LNK #Target a few days before Christmas

It's strange that #UNL wants faculty in eliminated departments to put together annual performance review documents for themselves. My plans for next year simply say "find a new job". #Nebraska #Huskers #LNK

This is what could have been at #UNL rather than eliminating departments. The Regents would not take the time to examine it. #Nebraska #Huskers #LNK thebugeater.com/board-of-reg...

The good apple is gone. The bad pumpkin remains. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiEr... #Huskers #Nebraska #LNK