Blake Anderson
@blakeanderson.bsky.social
Writer, GIS analyst, ex-transportation planner, and a big 'ole nerd.
Author of HIMBy (History In My Backyard):
https://blakestephenanderson.substack.com/
Author of HIMBy (History In My Backyard):
https://blakestephenanderson.substack.com/
Do geese have... teeth? Not exactly, but let me share the rabbit hole I went down when you lol
Thoughts This Week - 2025/08/01
Nature's Pickle Jar, learning with video games, and bird teeth
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August 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Do geese have... teeth? Not exactly, but let me share the rabbit hole I went down when you lol
Finished editing my novel!
May 3, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Finished editing my novel!
Turns out the history of how trees came to San Diego is pretty interesting!
How Did Trees Come to San Diego?
From sagebrush to an urban forest
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April 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Turns out the history of how trees came to San Diego is pretty interesting!
Today I learned that bearcat pee smells like buttered popcorn. lol Give my newsletter a read to learn about that and more.
Thoughts This Week - 2025/04/18
Pee that smells like popcorn, lasers from planes, and pistachio coffee
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April 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Today I learned that bearcat pee smells like buttered popcorn. lol Give my newsletter a read to learn about that and more.
Do you know which city served as the first capital of the State of California? Some light trivia sent me down a rabbit hole. 🐰
The First Capital of California
A surprisingly chaotic tale
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March 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Do you know which city served as the first capital of the State of California? Some light trivia sent me down a rabbit hole. 🐰
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One more display orchid from the show I attended.
Cattleya loddigesii var. punctata ‘Marisa’
#orchids #flowers #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography #nature #naturephotography 🌱🌴🪴sky
Cattleya loddigesii var. punctata ‘Marisa’
#orchids #flowers #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography #nature #naturephotography 🌱🌴🪴sky
March 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
One more display orchid from the show I attended.
Cattleya loddigesii var. punctata ‘Marisa’
#orchids #flowers #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography #nature #naturephotography 🌱🌴🪴sky
Cattleya loddigesii var. punctata ‘Marisa’
#orchids #flowers #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography #nature #naturephotography 🌱🌴🪴sky
I'm entering the fray on CDs vs vinyl (please pray for me)
Thoughts This Week - 2025/03/21
Applause, dynamic range, and Maya Blue
blakestephenanderson.substack.com
March 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I'm entering the fray on CDs vs vinyl (please pray for me)
I've experimented with making my own lemon poppyseed cake recipe lately and v3 actually tastes pretty good 👀
March 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I've experimented with making my own lemon poppyseed cake recipe lately and v3 actually tastes pretty good 👀
最近、自分でケーキのレシピ作って義理の両親に教えようとしたんだけど、日本語に訳すのが大変だった！😮💨😮💨義理の両親英語ペラペラでよかったww
March 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
最近、自分でケーキのレシピ作って義理の両親に教えようとしたんだけど、日本語に訳すのが大変だった！😮💨😮💨義理の両親英語ペラペラでよかったww
New post on Tenochtitlán. Thanks for the beautiful 3D rendering of the city, @thomaskole.bsky.social !
How do we know what Tenochtitlán looked like?
Modern concepts of an ancient metropolis buried beneath Mexico City
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March 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
New post on Tenochtitlán. Thanks for the beautiful 3D rendering of the city, @thomaskole.bsky.social !
Book update: I'm about 3/4 through developmental edits for my fantasy adventure/queer romance novel! Hope to have it ready for beta readers by May. 👀
March 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Book update: I'm about 3/4 through developmental edits for my fantasy adventure/queer romance novel! Hope to have it ready for beta readers by May. 👀
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New from @empirepoduk.bsky.social
Our series on Empire & Ireland continues-
THE GREAT HUNGER-
Part one- The Arrival of the Potato Blight
With the great Colm Toibin
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Our series on Empire & Ireland continues-
THE GREAT HUNGER-
Part one- The Arrival of the Potato Blight
With the great Colm Toibin
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March 12, 2025 at 7:25 AM
New from @empirepoduk.bsky.social
Our series on Empire & Ireland continues-
THE GREAT HUNGER-
Part one- The Arrival of the Potato Blight
With the great Colm Toibin
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
Our series on Empire & Ireland continues-
THE GREAT HUNGER-
Part one- The Arrival of the Potato Blight
With the great Colm Toibin
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
Wonderful interview.
‘The Interview’: Lady Gaga’s Latest Experiment? Happiness.
The pop superstar reflects on her struggles with mental health, the pressures of the music industry and why she’s returned to the sound that made her famous.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Wonderful interview.
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A lady bug 🐞 on white sage about to flower. A California native plant.
February 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
A lady bug 🐞 on white sage about to flower. A California native plant.
As someone partially shaped by the Sinosphere, I absolutely MUST read this book! Genuinely have never come across this perspective, other than the Hui people's religious abstention from beef.
New book from Vincent Goossaert #sinology #histbookchat 🐮🐄🐂🐃from University of Hawai'i Press
February 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
As someone partially shaped by the Sinosphere, I absolutely MUST read this book! Genuinely have never come across this perspective, other than the Hui people's religious abstention from beef.
This week I learned that koalas are the only non-primate species that have unique fingerprints... so any criminal koalas better watch out 🕵️
Thoughts This Week - 2024/02/21
Koala fingers, lip-puckering limequats, O.K.?
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February 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This week I learned that koalas are the only non-primate species that have unique fingerprints... so any criminal koalas better watch out 🕵️
Any Byzantine history fans out there?
Check out my new series on the history of Constantinople. For paid subscribers only, but I can promise it'll be a fun ride. 😁
#byzantine #roman #constantinople #history #historybooks
Check out my new series on the history of Constantinople. For paid subscribers only, but I can promise it'll be a fun ride. 😁
#byzantine #roman #constantinople #history #historybooks
1.1 Deep Dive - Constantinople
Chapter 1: Introduction
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February 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Any Byzantine history fans out there?
Check out my new series on the history of Constantinople. For paid subscribers only, but I can promise it'll be a fun ride. 😁
#byzantine #roman #constantinople #history #historybooks
Check out my new series on the history of Constantinople. For paid subscribers only, but I can promise it'll be a fun ride. 😁
#byzantine #roman #constantinople #history #historybooks
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The Kyoto International Conference Center designed by Japanese architect Sachio Otani (1966)
February 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Kyoto International Conference Center designed by Japanese architect Sachio Otani (1966)
What role did psychic civil engineering play in urban planning? Read my post to find out how Fengshui shaped Kyoto!
#history #japan #kyoto #fengshui #urbanplanning #cities
#history #japan #kyoto #fengshui #urbanplanning #cities
How did fengshui plan Kyoto?
This is the first installation of my Cities posts.
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February 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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😈 A rare sight with an ominous name— a black seadevil anglerfish was recently spotted off the coast of Tenerife. Ben Frable (@frable.bsky.social), manager of the Scripps Oceanography Marine Vertebrate Collection, shared more about this cool creature for @nytimes.com. ⬇️
A Deep-Sea Fish of Nightmares Strays Into Shallow Waters
A scary-looking creature with “devil” in its name was spotted close to the surface off Tenerife, a Spanish island.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
😈 A rare sight with an ominous name— a black seadevil anglerfish was recently spotted off the coast of Tenerife. Ben Frable (@frable.bsky.social), manager of the Scripps Oceanography Marine Vertebrate Collection, shared more about this cool creature for @nytimes.com. ⬇️
Read about that time the Portuguese mistook Shiva for the Virgin Mary.
#history #portugal #maritime #india #africa #imperialism
#history #portugal #maritime #india #africa #imperialism
Book Summary - Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire
Part I
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February 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Did you know that Vindaloo's origins are not from India, but Portugal? Or that some of the earliest fossilized evidence of citrus comes from Bavaria?
First installment of a weekly newsletter series where I write about things that I learned.
#history #newsletter #fruit #food #india #portugal
First installment of a weekly newsletter series where I write about things that I learned.
#history #newsletter #fruit #food #india #portugal
Thoughts This Week - 2025/02/07
Monkeys, citrus, curry, and forks.
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February 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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