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Running, history (Ireland, legal, Middle Ages, royalty), genealogy, travel, music (Wagnerite and Swiftie). Always cats.
Sometimes posts about law or library stuff, but don’t count on it.
📍Boston, USA
Running, history (Ireland, legal, Middle Ages, royalty), genealogy, travel, music (Wagnerite and Swiftie). Always cats.
Sometimes posts about law or library stuff, but don’t count on it.
📍Boston, USA
Men!! Anyone got a good rec on beard oil/balm/something to make a beard look less scraggly?
My father is attempting to grow a beard for the first time since maybe the 1970s, and I think it's time for an intervention. Plus I need to get him something for Christmas.
My father is attempting to grow a beard for the first time since maybe the 1970s, and I think it's time for an intervention. Plus I need to get him something for Christmas.
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Men!! Anyone got a good rec on beard oil/balm/something to make a beard look less scraggly?
My father is attempting to grow a beard for the first time since maybe the 1970s, and I think it's time for an intervention. Plus I need to get him something for Christmas.
My father is attempting to grow a beard for the first time since maybe the 1970s, and I think it's time for an intervention. Plus I need to get him something for Christmas.
Personal to @firepile.bsky.social, did you do this??? Graffiti on one of the world’s great libraries is not cool, but thanks for using chalk!
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Personal to @firepile.bsky.social, did you do this??? Graffiti on one of the world’s great libraries is not cool, but thanks for using chalk!
Not every Little Women is a Christmas movie, but this one is, and also Laurie needs to shut his damn mouth.
November 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Not every Little Women is a Christmas movie, but this one is, and also Laurie needs to shut his damn mouth.
I’m just gonna leave these here for some nice historical perspective.
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I’m just gonna leave these here for some nice historical perspective.
This photo in an article about “Medieval aesthetic” weddings in the NYT. 😂😂
Not exactly fake history, but still might amuse you, @fakehistoryhunter.net!
Not exactly fake history, but still might amuse you, @fakehistoryhunter.net!
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This photo in an article about “Medieval aesthetic” weddings in the NYT. 😂😂
Not exactly fake history, but still might amuse you, @fakehistoryhunter.net!
Not exactly fake history, but still might amuse you, @fakehistoryhunter.net!
Oof. I’m not unskilled (I’m very skilled!) in giving a cat a strategic butt bath, but my tiny calico is next level. Might have been easier to bathe a random squirrel from outside!
October 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Oof. I’m not unskilled (I’m very skilled!) in giving a cat a strategic butt bath, but my tiny calico is next level. Might have been easier to bathe a random squirrel from outside!
Do it. Then beware the Ides of March.
(I read recently, possibly in Stacy Schiff's Cleopatra bio, that Julius Caesar's audacity in putting himself on Roman coins did not help prolong his life. Also fun: this coin was minted afterward.)
(I read recently, possibly in Stacy Schiff's Cleopatra bio, that Julius Caesar's audacity in putting himself on Roman coins did not help prolong his life. Also fun: this coin was minted afterward.)
October 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Do it. Then beware the Ides of March.
(I read recently, possibly in Stacy Schiff's Cleopatra bio, that Julius Caesar's audacity in putting himself on Roman coins did not help prolong his life. Also fun: this coin was minted afterward.)
(I read recently, possibly in Stacy Schiff's Cleopatra bio, that Julius Caesar's audacity in putting himself on Roman coins did not help prolong his life. Also fun: this coin was minted afterward.)
Had a great and restorative day with a friend AND finally won my ongoing battle to rethread the serger this evening. (No, I didn’t unthread it on purpose!)
September 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Had a great and restorative day with a friend AND finally won my ongoing battle to rethread the serger this evening. (No, I didn’t unthread it on purpose!)
Personal to @firepile.bsky.social: thought of you on my rainy day in Cambridge! This is new since last time I was in this neighborhood which means it could be a couple years old already.
September 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Personal to @firepile.bsky.social: thought of you on my rainy day in Cambridge! This is new since last time I was in this neighborhood which means it could be a couple years old already.
Here's the one for (but not in) the Other Cambridge. Amazing how similar they are, but I suppose there are no bonus points for creativity in warehousing! Can't resist including a favorite selfies, the one containing more books than I could read in a 1000 years. Your scene will be fun!
September 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Here's the one for (but not in) the Other Cambridge. Amazing how similar they are, but I suppose there are no bonus points for creativity in warehousing! Can't resist including a favorite selfies, the one containing more books than I could read in a 1000 years. Your scene will be fun!
Anyway, proof of the haircut that was the thing I was looking forward to today. What is the next thing I'm looking forward to? Still not sure.
September 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Anyway, proof of the haircut that was the thing I was looking forward to today. What is the next thing I'm looking forward to? Still not sure.
Drop an old person you are going to turn into in the future.
September 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Drop an old person you are going to turn into in the future.
I made another thing.
Disclaimer that I’m still not a fan of this dude, just borrowing the latest pop culture meme for law librarian reasons.
Disclaimer that I’m still not a fan of this dude, just borrowing the latest pop culture meme for law librarian reasons.
August 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I made another thing.
Disclaimer that I’m still not a fan of this dude, just borrowing the latest pop culture meme for law librarian reasons.
Disclaimer that I’m still not a fan of this dude, just borrowing the latest pop culture meme for law librarian reasons.
George W. Bush was a cheerleader ffs!
August 13, 2025 at 3:49 AM
George W. Bush was a cheerleader ffs!
Law librarians, what is going on with this header/logo?! What a mess.
August 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Law librarians, what is going on with this header/logo?! What a mess.
Will it be a Yojimbo-Sanjuro double feature at the cinema or just the former? Time (and whether I got sufficiently decent sleep last night to stay awake for all of Sanjuro) will tell!
#HATM
#HATM
August 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Will it be a Yojimbo-Sanjuro double feature at the cinema or just the former? Time (and whether I got sufficiently decent sleep last night to stay awake for all of Sanjuro) will tell!
#HATM
#HATM
An ordeal getting here. Suddenly it was 7:59 and I hadn't checked streaming options, but had got the DVD out. Had to fight through previews (a young Dunst tennis movie, The Terminal with Hanks), the FBI warning (!!), and the below warning. About caught up now! #HATM
August 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
An ordeal getting here. Suddenly it was 7:59 and I hadn't checked streaming options, but had got the DVD out. Had to fight through previews (a young Dunst tennis movie, The Terminal with Hanks), the FBI warning (!!), and the below warning. About caught up now! #HATM
Have discovered the perfect summer Saturday: visit the MFA (today was one of the Ancient Greece galleries and jewelry), followed by a swim at the Y, next up is reading my latest Irish history book. Why can’t billionaires do stuff like this in their free time instead of fucking up the world?!
August 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Have discovered the perfect summer Saturday: visit the MFA (today was one of the Ancient Greece galleries and jewelry), followed by a swim at the Y, next up is reading my latest Irish history book. Why can’t billionaires do stuff like this in their free time instead of fucking up the world?!
All right, let’s do this stupid long flight where I’m still in the US at the end.
Personal to @k8shep.bsky.social: done with and loved Women in the Valley! Those women were lucky to have you tell their stories. This is my follow up: from women Egyptologists to women Egyptians! #hatm
Personal to @k8shep.bsky.social: done with and loved Women in the Valley! Those women were lucky to have you tell their stories. This is my follow up: from women Egyptologists to women Egyptians! #hatm
July 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
All right, let’s do this stupid long flight where I’m still in the US at the end.
Personal to @k8shep.bsky.social: done with and loved Women in the Valley! Those women were lucky to have you tell their stories. This is my follow up: from women Egyptologists to women Egyptians! #hatm
Personal to @k8shep.bsky.social: done with and loved Women in the Valley! Those women were lucky to have you tell their stories. This is my follow up: from women Egyptologists to women Egyptians! #hatm
Today’s plane reading! If I stay awake that is…premenopausal insomnia has been killing me all week. Maybe dry, hot air and proximity to hieroglyphics would help with that??
#hatm @k8shep.bsky.social
#hatm @k8shep.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Today’s plane reading! If I stay awake that is…premenopausal insomnia has been killing me all week. Maybe dry, hot air and proximity to hieroglyphics would help with that??
#hatm @k8shep.bsky.social
#hatm @k8shep.bsky.social
Petition to send the Justices who okayed this 🗑️💩🔥 to South Sudan as well. 🤮
July 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Petition to send the Justices who okayed this 🗑️💩🔥 to South Sudan as well. 🤮
But more seriously I went to see Bad Shabbos today and if you’re near a venue where it’s playing, I highly recommend it—you will laugh enough to forget the mess of a world for a time. Also enjoyed a post-show talk with the director and writer Daniel Robbins!
June 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
But more seriously I went to see Bad Shabbos today and if you’re near a venue where it’s playing, I highly recommend it—you will laugh enough to forget the mess of a world for a time. Also enjoyed a post-show talk with the director and writer Daniel Robbins!
Anyone else from #HATM in Greater Boston or want to take a last minute field trip this week at the Coolidge for National Treasure on the big screen?! (Whispers: I’ve still never seen it!!)
![A movie screen with a still showing Nicholas Cage holding the declaration of independence captioned “I’m gonna steal the Declaration of Independence. Join us for a Rewind! [series] after party with themed fun, food, and drinks.” June 26](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wmnr7xdehg2ods5s2cowq4bq/bafkreih3zjttwgmnh4q4x5bkcphbflz4e5ynn6cmvozwnfmazxryfi44iu@jpeg)
June 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Anyone else from #HATM in Greater Boston or want to take a last minute field trip this week at the Coolidge for National Treasure on the big screen?! (Whispers: I’ve still never seen it!!)
Welcome to my military parade
June 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Welcome to my military parade