Just saw this in this morning's paper. Today in history: On May 15, 1940, brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first McDonald’s fast-food restaurant, in San Bernardino, California. Based on the food choices of our fearless leader, shouldn't today be a National Holiday!

Exciting day judging projects at University of Hartford CETA day! My fellow judge, Teddy, ran out of steam during the event!

Although it’s 6 decades since I watched the first the first Mercury launch on a Black&White TV, it’s exciting as ever to watch a launch on TV!

I know I'm 11 days late, but...

Changing views of sunrise in Ogonquit, ME!

The @townofamherst.bsky.social Comes Up Short on Housing When Compared to Peer Municipalities. theamherstcurrent.org/2026/02/18/a...

Hike with @annanagurney.bsky.social to Puffer’s Pond in @townofamherst.bsky.social - I can’t believe that with the thermometer hitting 50, some diehards are still ice fishing!

The Olympics look different from different places, depending, for example, on whether your viewing might be interrupted by an air raid siren or your electricity cut by a missile attack. snyder.substack.com/p/watching-t...

Puffer’s Pond in @townofamherst.bsky.social with @annanagurney.bsky.social yesterday!

The Letter-to-the-Editor, "We must not forget Ukraine's plight," by @annanagurney.bsky.social and me was published in today's Springfield, MA Republican.

U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

It’s been snowing for a couple of hours in @townofamherst.bsky.social. @annanagurney.bsky.social and just checked out our street!

Everyone freezing on the East Coast or in the Midwest remember: Kyiv has the same weather, except that hundreds of thousands of people don't have electricity, heating or running water

Definitely a winter wonderland in the @townofamherst.bsky.social when @annanagurney.bsky.social and I went for an afternoon stroll!

Come on @espn.com You can do better! The graphics in your ad on Chrome this morning was for last weekend's Texans/Steelers game, but it was linked to tomorrow's Pats/Texans game!

I thought the designers of my Subaru Outback had a sense of humor. I was heading to the gas station with my gas tank well below 1/8 when "Running on Empty" appeared between my Tach and Speedometer. It took me a couple of seconds to realize that it was the name of the song playing on SiriusXM!

Great seeing the 2026 “Garber’s Gorillas” practicing while @annanagurney.bsky.social and I took a walk on the @umassamherst.bsky.social campus!

Trains running next to. Our Christmas Tree!

This afternoon, in South Deerfield, I saw a Berkshire and Eastern freight headed south on the MassDoT CT River line! When I heard the horn, I thought that I was going to see an Amtrak passenger train which are the main users of the line!

The Scranton Times-Tribune --- More math, not less, will lead students to succeed enewspaper.thetimes-tribune.com/infinity/art...

Pond Hockey at Puffers Pond in @townofamherst.bsky.social

We had about 10 deer in our backyard in @townofamherst.bsky.social. @annanagurney.bsky.social and. I saw them nibbling on shrubs next to our home!

Too bad the @mbta.com @mbta-cr.bsky.social does not offer these ties to the public. www.masslive.com/boston/2025/...

Isenberg faculty are again among the most-cited researchers. #IsenbergImpact #UMassAmherst #highered #Isenberg #BusinessSchool @umassamherst.bsky.social www.isenberg.umass.edu/news/isenber...

Important conversation. But the conclusion understates the case. It is not that handing Russia the huge territory that contains Ukraine’s best defenses would “not necessarily” bring peace. It is that so doing would guarantee a bloodier and longer war. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

The “ Ice Throne” at Puffer’s Pond in the @townofamherst.bsky.social this morning!

The latest issue of Torch and Trefoil has a feature on the Centennial of Alpha Phi Omega, founded at Lafayette College on December 16, 1925. The picture at the top of the title page in Hogg Hall, where the first initiation was held. I was initiated into Alpha Chapter APO in the same building!

Among the recovery efforts after the Olympia Place fire displacing 230 @umassamherst.bsky.social students in @townofamherst.bsky.social, the UMass New2U shop www.umass.edu/sustainabili... is organizing a clothing drive to help the students who lost all everything in their rooms! We gave!

I have yet to meet a dog in the @townofamherst.bsky.social with one of this year's most popular puppy names.

Going for a walk in @townofamherst.bsky.social near the Mill River this afternoon with @annanagurney.bsky.social we came upon this deer nibbling her way down the street, oblivious to us, other walkers, and cars!

State of Emergency @townofamherst.bsky.social www.amherstma.gov/CivicAlerts....

Over the top Halloween decorations in our neighborhood of @townofamherst.bsky.social

This morning, Academia.edu through its AI Impact Hub offered to make a comic on my paper with @annanagurney.bsky.social, Medical Nuclear Supply Chain Design: A Tractable Network Model and Computational Approach. The paper can be downloaded at supernet.isenberg.umass.edu/articles/Med... Here's it is!

The InFORMS President’s Award being presented to @annanagurney.bsky.social

In Atlanta and saw a passenger being picked up by a Waymo self driving taxi!

Just found out that my work in UAVs and Disaster Relief has a broader impact!😃

🎉 Big congratulations to Professor Anna Nagurney for earning the 2025 INFORMS President’s Award! 💜 Her research in supply chains and dedication to using analytics for good make us proud to call her part of Isenberg. 🔗 Read more here: https://loom.ly/yUOub88 #UMassAmherst #Isenberg #INFORMS

Enjoyed helping the Food Bank of Western Mass -- WillBike4Food -- today providing radio support for the 100, 50, and 25 mile rides with radio amateurs from the Franklin County Amateur Radio Club! Thanks also to Stop and Shop, who sponsored the water/snack stop where I was located at Nourse Farms!

I was composing an email using Outlook this morning. Microsoft suggested the following correction. I guess I learned another dialect of English in grade school!

How come I am not surprised! Uniform answers, reduced cognitive ability: CT professors say AI’s footprints already in the classroom www.yahoo.com/news/article... via @@YahooNews

Hot Air Balloon looking west from UMass Farm @townofamherst.bsky.social this morning!

Sunrise in Ogonquit, Me!

Out for a neighborhood walk with @annanagurney.bsky.social in the @townofamherst.bsky.social this morning!

Proud to see that the Lafayette - Lehigh Football Rivalry is listed as #41 of the top 100 Best Football Rivalries in the US! www.nytimes.com/athletic/646...

Proud to see the Ukrainian Flag flying alongside the Union Jack and the St. Andrew’s Cross in front of the Scottish Parliament.

Profound thought of the day from Windermere, UK!

Stumbled upon a Car Show in Leeds,UK! There is always a 57 Chevy at a show (and there was a Mustang).

Fly fishing below the Puffer’s Pond Dam on #FathersDay morning in @townofamherst.bsky.social

Great job by the @townofamherst.bsky.social DPW Highway Division! The workers need to be cloned so that all town roads are repaired.