Matt Peeples
@pattmeeples.bsky.social
Archaeologist and associate prof of Anthropology at Arizona State University. I mostly “skeet” (is that what we’re calling it?) about archaeology, baseball, stuff I cook, and the weather.
I found my next hobby. My son wanted some Rubik’s cubes and related things for Christmas which he is enjoying but somehow I’m now the one memorizing algorithms and learning how to avoid OLL/PLL parity and trying to improve my TPS.
January 13, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I found my next hobby. My son wanted some Rubik’s cubes and related things for Christmas which he is enjoying but somehow I’m now the one memorizing algorithms and learning how to avoid OLL/PLL parity and trying to improve my TPS.
Happy New Year!!! Here’s to a good 2026
January 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Happy New Year!!! Here’s to a good 2026
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!
December 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!
Beautiful red on buff jar by August Wood we got at the S’edav Va’aki Art Market happening today and tomorrow. There are so many great folks out there with beautiful work so check it out if you’re in Phoenix
December 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Beautiful red on buff jar by August Wood we got at the S’edav Va’aki Art Market happening today and tomorrow. There are so many great folks out there with beautiful work so check it out if you’re in Phoenix
The original from DiNic’s in Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia.
December 2, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The original from DiNic’s in Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia.
Melissa grew some broccoli rabe and peppers plus pork shoulder was on sale which means I got to try to recreate the best sandwich I’ve ever had. Roast pork, sharp provolone, long hots, and broccoli rabe on a Noble bread hoagie roll. Any meal that takes 3 days to make has to be good.
December 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Melissa grew some broccoli rabe and peppers plus pork shoulder was on sale which means I got to try to recreate the best sandwich I’ve ever had. Roast pork, sharp provolone, long hots, and broccoli rabe on a Noble bread hoagie roll. Any meal that takes 3 days to make has to be good.
I’ve eaten this a lot but never made it myself until tonight. Lemongrass chicken on vermicelli noodles with fresh and pickled vegetables from our garden. From the garden: lemongrass, lettuce, carrots, daikon, cilantro, green onion, garlic, cucumber, and chile. Super funky and yummy with fish sauce.
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I’ve eaten this a lot but never made it myself until tonight. Lemongrass chicken on vermicelli noodles with fresh and pickled vegetables from our garden. From the garden: lemongrass, lettuce, carrots, daikon, cilantro, green onion, garlic, cucumber, and chile. Super funky and yummy with fish sauce.
Super cool. My grandfather’s old International Harvester tractor that I learned to drive as a kid was looking rough but was given to a friend after he passed. They fixed it up and it’s now being used for local events. It’s named ‘Ol Cecil’ after my grandfather. Glad people can still enjoy it!
October 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Super cool. My grandfather’s old International Harvester tractor that I learned to drive as a kid was looking rough but was given to a friend after he passed. They fixed it up and it’s now being used for local events. It’s named ‘Ol Cecil’ after my grandfather. Glad people can still enjoy it!
Best Halloween decorations in my area 2025
October 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Best Halloween decorations in my area 2025
Fried stuffed squash blossoms for dinner. Yum!
October 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Fried stuffed squash blossoms for dinner. Yum!
More rain than all of 2024 in just 24 hours followed by one of the brightest rainbows I’ve ever seen
September 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
More rain than all of 2024 in just 24 hours followed by one of the brightest rainbows I’ve ever seen
We got more rain in the last four hours than we have for the entire year before today.
September 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
We got more rain in the last four hours than we have for the entire year before today.
This is the best one of these “honk if” stickers I’ve seen
September 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is the best one of these “honk if” stickers I’ve seen
I used this prompt in chatGPT to extract data from an archaeological report where I already had the data so that I could check accuracy. Much of the extracted information comes from paragraphs and not tables and it worked well. This will save me so much time even if I have to check things manually.
September 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I used this prompt in chatGPT to extract data from an archaeological report where I already had the data so that I could check accuracy. Much of the extracted information comes from paragraphs and not tables and it worked well. This will save me so much time even if I have to check things manually.
Finally!! The first big haboob in years and a real monsoon storm
August 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Finally!! The first big haboob in years and a real monsoon storm
Its successor has a lot to live up to.
August 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Its successor has a lot to live up to.
It’s finally time to say goodbye to my faithful laser printer nicknamed Rocky IV (after Paulie’s robot). It served well for 23 years. It ran on parallel port but stood strong since Windows 2000 with a laptop dock as a USB converter. It can no longer print without jamming and it deserves a rest.
August 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It’s finally time to say goodbye to my faithful laser printer nicknamed Rocky IV (after Paulie’s robot). It served well for 23 years. It ran on parallel port but stood strong since Windows 2000 with a laptop dock as a USB converter. It can no longer print without jamming and it deserves a rest.
August 24th, AD 79 in Lego form.
August 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
August 24th, AD 79 in Lego form.
We 3D printed a display for some of my son's Lego minifigs. Turned out pretty cool!
August 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
We 3D printed a display for some of my son's Lego minifigs. Turned out pretty cool!
Just got a cool Mesoamerican art themed Katamari Damacy sticker from Retro Nerd Studios. I bought a Metroid print from them years ago when they were in the gallery attached to the my old downtown Archaeology Southwest office in Tucson. I need more office art!
July 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Just got a cool Mesoamerican art themed Katamari Damacy sticker from Retro Nerd Studios. I bought a Metroid print from them years ago when they were in the gallery attached to the my old downtown Archaeology Southwest office in Tucson. I need more office art!
Got a chest freezer which is useful, but I’m more excited that we finally have a place that fits all our National Park Service magnets.
July 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Got a chest freezer which is useful, but I’m more excited that we finally have a place that fits all our National Park Service magnets.
Taste tested 8 kinds of cherries today. These were my top 4 with Bing coming in first.
July 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Taste tested 8 kinds of cherries today. These were my top 4 with Bing coming in first.