Erik Aasland
@proverb-dude.bsky.social
Anthropology professor
Past President of the Society for Humanistic Anthropology
I am an ethnographer studying societal change by means of proverbs - believing that wisdom can save humanity.
Past President of the Society for Humanistic Anthropology
I am an ethnographer studying societal change by means of proverbs - believing that wisdom can save humanity.
Wisdom allows us to either find or make our place. Finding our place provides us with clarity, but change comes from when we reshape our place.
August 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Wisdom allows us to either find or make our place. Finding our place provides us with clarity, but change comes from when we reshape our place.
Thanks for your photos Guy! My ancestors came from Fowey long, long ago. I hope I can visit someday. I appreciate your posts!
March 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Thanks for your photos Guy! My ancestors came from Fowey long, long ago. I hope I can visit someday. I appreciate your posts!
Where do you see this: a. Funding for research; b. Institutional decisions; c. Topics and content of research. d. Selection of “safe” themes for conferences?
March 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Where do you see this: a. Funding for research; b. Institutional decisions; c. Topics and content of research. d. Selection of “safe” themes for conferences?
Trump and Vance did not want to hear him say “thank you”. They wanted to see him grovel, be debased, and then thank them, asking for more.
March 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Trump and Vance did not want to hear him say “thank you”. They wanted to see him grovel, be debased, and then thank them, asking for more.
Thank you sir. May I have another?
March 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Thank you sir. May I have another?
It reminds me of unitard!
a man wearing a wrestler 's outfit and headphones is standing in front of a white wall .
ALT: a man wearing a wrestler 's outfit and headphones is standing in front of a white wall .
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February 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It reminds me of unitard!
Thanks so much, Joshua!
February 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Thanks so much, Joshua!
My wife, two dogs and I were dislocated for most of the month. We are glad to be back in our home after the Eaton Fire,
February 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
My wife, two dogs and I were dislocated for most of the month. We are glad to be back in our home after the Eaton Fire,
I feel like an owl at work today, just trying to glide through my day!
February 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I feel like an owl at work today, just trying to glide through my day!
Such stupidity makes me want to puke!
February 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Such stupidity makes me want to puke!