Jon Boeckenstedt
@jonboeckenstedt.bsky.social
Retired but still working at EnrollmentVP. Hot takes and amateur photography. Bad speller. I blame the nuns at Nativity School.
Google me to find me; I'm the only one on the planet with this name.
Google me to find me; I'm the only one on the planet with this name.
No, I did not forget.
In its current state, it sucks.
But thanks for the reminder.
In its current state, it sucks.
But thanks for the reminder.
December 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
No, I did not forget.
In its current state, it sucks.
But thanks for the reminder.
In its current state, it sucks.
But thanks for the reminder.
Step 1: Defund a public good because you don't want to pay the taxes
Step 2: Shift payment burden to students
Step 3: Make the value of education a right-wing talking post
Step 4: Success
Step 2: Shift payment burden to students
Step 3: Make the value of education a right-wing talking post
Step 4: Success
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Step 1: Defund a public good because you don't want to pay the taxes
Step 2: Shift payment burden to students
Step 3: Make the value of education a right-wing talking post
Step 4: Success
Step 2: Shift payment burden to students
Step 3: Make the value of education a right-wing talking post
Step 4: Success
In order to fight income and opportunity inequality, Michael and Susan Dell give 25 million kids an electric scooter from FAO Schwartz for Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In order to fight income and opportunity inequality, Michael and Susan Dell give 25 million kids an electric scooter from FAO Schwartz for Christmas.
When you get a foot of snow overnight.
November 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
When you get a foot of snow overnight.
"I hear there's someone back here who doesn't believe Jesus was a refugee. I'd like to have a talk with him."
November 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"I hear there's someone back here who doesn't believe Jesus was a refugee. I'd like to have a talk with him."
Torn: Should I send a sympathy card to colleagues who make a million dollars a year, or should I ask the NY Times if their graphic artists may have watched too many Disney movies growing up?
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Torn: Should I send a sympathy card to colleagues who make a million dollars a year, or should I ask the NY Times if their graphic artists may have watched too many Disney movies growing up?
I am slowly learning why I never made it as a comedian.
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I am slowly learning why I never made it as a comedian.
Why am I wasting my time doing higher ed consulting when there is a much more lucrative opportunity in Hollywood staring me right in the face?
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Why am I wasting my time doing higher ed consulting when there is a much more lucrative opportunity in Hollywood staring me right in the face?
We're in a movie. This is the first scene.
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
We're in a movie. This is the first scene.
City at night.
Chicago, last night, from the Lakeview neighborhood
Chicago, last night, from the Lakeview neighborhood
November 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
City at night.
Chicago, last night, from the Lakeview neighborhood
Chicago, last night, from the Lakeview neighborhood
Maybe now you can understand how awful his hot takes on higher education are.
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Maybe now you can understand how awful his hot takes on higher education are.
Check out that last bullet in the NYT story about Epstein and his passive and probable accomplice JP Morgan Chase.
Only ten years too late.
Only ten years too late.
November 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Check out that last bullet in the NYT story about Epstein and his passive and probable accomplice JP Morgan Chase.
Only ten years too late.
Only ten years too late.
I guess I shouldn't feel bad about finishing that report tomorrow. Or Monday.
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I guess I shouldn't feel bad about finishing that report tomorrow. Or Monday.
Grade inflation at the Hilton
November 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Grade inflation at the Hilton
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Some end-of-season photography Greene Valley Forest Preserve in suburban Chicago this afternoon.
Some end-of-season photography Greene Valley Forest Preserve in suburban Chicago this afternoon.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Some end-of-season photography Greene Valley Forest Preserve in suburban Chicago this afternoon.
Some end-of-season photography Greene Valley Forest Preserve in suburban Chicago this afternoon.
Trump's cabinet gathers to see how those immigrants get cattle across the border.
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Trump's cabinet gathers to see how those immigrants get cattle across the border.
In other news, South Carolina is now a country.
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
In other news, South Carolina is now a country.
Guy: This AI is amazing. There's nothing it doesn't know.
MS Word: You misspelled "a" but we're not sure how to correct it.
MS Word: You misspelled "a" but we're not sure how to correct it.
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Guy: This AI is amazing. There's nothing it doesn't know.
MS Word: You misspelled "a" but we're not sure how to correct it.
MS Word: You misspelled "a" but we're not sure how to correct it.
When Winter interrupts Autumn
November 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
When Winter interrupts Autumn
I think Bezos is concerned that not enough people are clicking on WaPo links
November 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I think Bezos is concerned that not enough people are clicking on WaPo links