Dave Swedler
@daveswedler.bsky.social
Public health statistician (PhD, MPH) currently working for Chicago DPH. All opinions are my own. Dog photos will be posted.
Chicago. He/him.
Chicago. He/him.
We have an old boot-related PSA that not everyone is a fan of. I understand it, but it’s not targeted for a general audience.
December 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We have an old boot-related PSA that not everyone is a fan of. I understand it, but it’s not targeted for a general audience.
Enjoy making eye contact with this moray eel while getting manipulated during your clinic visit. (I’m fine, routine maintenance.)
December 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Enjoy making eye contact with this moray eel while getting manipulated during your clinic visit. (I’m fine, routine maintenance.)
Peanut got new booties over the weekend for the extreme cold. She is not a fan.
December 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Peanut got new booties over the weekend for the extreme cold. She is not a fan.
Does CPD have a hate crimes division? Peanut believes her rights are being violated.
She wants to invoke the Geneva Conventions, but she’s worried that she has never been to Kane County.
She wants to invoke the Geneva Conventions, but she’s worried that she has never been to Kane County.
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Does CPD have a hate crimes division? Peanut believes her rights are being violated.
She wants to invoke the Geneva Conventions, but she’s worried that she has never been to Kane County.
She wants to invoke the Geneva Conventions, but she’s worried that she has never been to Kane County.
College football becoming worse & worse as a metaphor for late-stage capitalism. The broadcasts are obnoxious filled with odious people.
And yet!
And yet.
Here we are yet again for The Game. Go Blue
And yet!
And yet.
Here we are yet again for The Game. Go Blue
November 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
College football becoming worse & worse as a metaphor for late-stage capitalism. The broadcasts are obnoxious filled with odious people.
And yet!
And yet.
Here we are yet again for The Game. Go Blue
And yet!
And yet.
Here we are yet again for The Game. Go Blue
It is fully sunbeam season now. Her absolute favorite.
November 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
It is fully sunbeam season now. Her absolute favorite.
Careful when you’re formatting your reference section. The article with a typo might belong to one of the reviewers.
But, a citation win is a win?
But, a citation win is a win?
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Careful when you’re formatting your reference section. The article with a typo might belong to one of the reviewers.
But, a citation win is a win?
But, a citation win is a win?
Hello, Better Business Bureau? I have a complaint about false advertising.
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Hello, Better Business Bureau? I have a complaint about false advertising.
10 years ago today (Figure 1) we brought home a scrawny corgi mix. Peanut truly has made this house a home.
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
10 years ago today (Figure 1) we brought home a scrawny corgi mix. Peanut truly has made this house a home.
A teenager crossing Dearborn complemented me on my @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social jacket, saying it was “cool.” A 43-y-o can’t ask for much more than that.
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A teenager crossing Dearborn complemented me on my @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social jacket, saying it was “cool.” A 43-y-o can’t ask for much more than that.
Sun beam doesn’t take a day off in the fall. Neither does Peanut
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Sun beam doesn’t take a day off in the fall. Neither does Peanut
Trip to Ann Arbor then Traverse City. A needed break.
October 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Trip to Ann Arbor then Traverse City. A needed break.
Fall sunbeam has returned. Peanut is stoked
September 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Fall sunbeam has returned. Peanut is stoked
12 years a doctor.
What an unexpected series of professional occurrences since that day.
What an unexpected series of professional occurrences since that day.
August 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
12 years a doctor.
What an unexpected series of professional occurrences since that day.
What an unexpected series of professional occurrences since that day.
Aspirational pneumonia? She was not aspiring to have this illness.
August 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Aspirational pneumonia? She was not aspiring to have this illness.
When the city dog gets old, we still need a way to get her around the neighborhood to do things. So, we tried something new today to pretty good success.
The ultimate goal is to be able to transport her on a bike.
The ultimate goal is to be able to transport her on a bike.
August 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
When the city dog gets old, we still need a way to get her around the neighborhood to do things. So, we tried something new today to pretty good success.
The ultimate goal is to be able to transport her on a bike.
The ultimate goal is to be able to transport her on a bike.
My breakfast buddy is back from her vacation. So back to the ritual of a big spoonful of peanut butter for my breakfast & a tiny spoon & spoonful for hers.
August 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
My breakfast buddy is back from her vacation. So back to the ritual of a big spoonful of peanut butter for my breakfast & a tiny spoon & spoonful for hers.
Yeah the conference was great. But this was great, too
July 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Yeah the conference was great. But this was great, too
[very Billy Corgan voice]
Wanna go for a ride
Wanna go for a ride
June 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
[very Billy Corgan voice]
Wanna go for a ride
Wanna go for a ride
Not a mighty huntress, this one
June 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Not a mighty huntress, this one
I have never walked from the Daley Center Divvy station towards the southwest. So, this is the first time seeing the Picasso from this angle and suddenly…it takes on a completely different face. Damn.
June 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I have never walked from the Daley Center Divvy station towards the southwest. So, this is the first time seeing the Picasso from this angle and suddenly…it takes on a completely different face. Damn.
She doesn’t get the most out of the office sunbeam in the summer, but she never skips out
June 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
She doesn’t get the most out of the office sunbeam in the summer, but she never skips out
Did you know on the 10th floor of City Hall there’s a huge model of downtown Chicago? It’s in the elevator lobby outside the Dept of Housing. You’d need a city ID (or appointment for city business) to get up there. But it’s cool as hell.
May 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Did you know on the 10th floor of City Hall there’s a huge model of downtown Chicago? It’s in the elevator lobby outside the Dept of Housing. You’d need a city ID (or appointment for city business) to get up there. But it’s cool as hell.