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Poor Rigney’s Almanac

@observations.bsky.social

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#UUA #Bluewave #sociology #philosophy I knew Ben Franklin. Ben Franklin was my friend. I’m no Ben Franklin. Notes from a participant-observer on the passing parade of life.

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Poor Rigney’s Almanac @observations.bsky.social · Aug 26

"I'll take my wisdom wherever I can get it."
-Daniel Carl Rigney (1949-2025)

Poor Rigney’s Almanac @observations.bsky.social · Aug 26

Dan Rigney wrote two books. There are links to the publishers' web pages below.

The Metaphorical Society: www.bloomsbury.com/us/metaphori...

The Matthew Effect: cup.columbia.edu/book/the-mat...

He also blogged on Open Salon, which he collected as an archive here: thememeshop.blogspot.com

The Matthew Effect | Columbia University Press

The old saying does often seem to hold true: the rich get richer while the poor get poorer, creating a widening gap between those who have more and those who... | CUP

cup.columbia.edu

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Poor Rigney’s Almanac @observations.bsky.social · Aug 26

Followers here learned something of Dan's generous sense of humor, his curious observations, and his social conscience. His family was lucky enough to experience that throughout his life. Thank you for letting him share that with you, too.

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Poor Rigney’s Almanac @observations.bsky.social · Aug 26

Some sad news from his family: Dan Rigney, the man behind Poor Rigney's Almanac, died in his home earlier this month. He was a writer, professor, mentor, husband, and father who we loved and will miss dearly. His obituary can be found here:

Daniel Rigney Obituary (1949 - 2025) - Houston, TX - Houston Chronicle

View Daniel Carl Rigney's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

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Poor Rigney’s Almanac @observations.bsky.social · Jun 28

How can you tell when Trump is lying?

His lips are moving.

Poor Rigney’s Almanac @observations.bsky.social · Jun 28

My dentist is deeply concerned about my teeth. He wants to see my debit card at least four times a year.

Poor Rigney’s Almanac @observations.bsky.social · Jun 17

No Kings protest tops 5 million coast to coast — an all time record. I think there was also a parade in Washington D C.

Poor Rigney’s Almanac @observations.bsky.social · Jun 17

Haiku

The flying fish
leaps glistening in morning sun.
Let’s kill and eat it.

Poor Rigney’s Almanac @observations.bsky.social · Jun 11

Fump Truck.

Poor Rigney’s Almanac @observations.bsky.social · Jun 10

This is what creeping fascism looks like — one slice at a time.

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Poor Rigney’s Almanac @observations.bsky.social · Jun 10

Los Angeles protests weren’t very violent until Trump’s troops moved in to create a political spectacle.

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Poor Rigney’s Almanac @observations.bsky.social · Jun 10

Trump birthday parade: Moscow on the Potomac

Poor Rigney’s Almanac @observations.bsky.social · Jun 2

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Poor Rigney’s Almanac @observations.bsky.social · Jun 2

@steveanddaves1.bsky.social

I can’t believe you named my favorite albums of all time. It’s really as though you and I are the same the same person. This is truly uncanny. Where are you?

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wout @wout.codes · Mar 4

Fun with quadtrees. I wanted to implement this for a long time but somehow never came to. These are configured to allow just one point per tile.

#genart #svg