Re-Tiredprof
@re-tiredprof.bsky.social
Retired academic
Cancer survivor
Sleepy
Cancer survivor
Sleepy
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This is Magnus. He just beat cancer. His family wrote the big news on their car and bought him balloons to celebrate. Magnus got so much love from strangers the whole way home. His human said, "I hope everyone has a Magnus in their lives, who shows them what determination and strength are." 14/10
December 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is Magnus. He just beat cancer. His family wrote the big news on their car and bought him balloons to celebrate. Magnus got so much love from strangers the whole way home. His human said, "I hope everyone has a Magnus in their lives, who shows them what determination and strength are." 14/10
He needs to go (a LONG time ago).
In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
He Vowed to “Protect the Unborn.” Now He’s Blocking a Bill to Expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s New Moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving ...
www.propublica.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 AM
He needs to go (a LONG time ago).
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When no one wanted to know about AIDS, when the government didn't care about the death of so many gay men, when everyone wanted to look away, this was the energy Elizabeth Taylor brought for real. She *meant* it. It's a beautiful thing, this energy.
December 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
When no one wanted to know about AIDS, when the government didn't care about the death of so many gay men, when everyone wanted to look away, this was the energy Elizabeth Taylor brought for real. She *meant* it. It's a beautiful thing, this energy.
Winter arrived with a bang yesterday and this morning we woke to 11-12 inches of fluffy snow. Shoveling is all done, and we're getting ready for next week's deep freeze (single digits tomorrow night). It's been a little late this year, but it's sure pretty!
November 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Winter arrived with a bang yesterday and this morning we woke to 11-12 inches of fluffy snow. Shoveling is all done, and we're getting ready for next week's deep freeze (single digits tomorrow night). It's been a little late this year, but it's sure pretty!
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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We spent Thanksgiving eve cutting up a large dead pine tree that came down in heavy winds. Minimal damage, but we needed to get if off of the bike path it blocked. Got some help from village DPW (came w/chainsaws & took the heavy stuff). Not what 2 60/70-yr olds had planned for in today’s snow!
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
We spent Thanksgiving eve cutting up a large dead pine tree that came down in heavy winds. Minimal damage, but we needed to get if off of the bike path it blocked. Got some help from village DPW (came w/chainsaws & took the heavy stuff). Not what 2 60/70-yr olds had planned for in today’s snow!
My original hometown makes me proud. Way to go!!
Page One in Cincinnati:
“.. I need to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say I did not remain silent.”
#ICE
“.. I need to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say I did not remain silent.”
#ICE
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
My original hometown makes me proud. Way to go!!
Sign one is old #200: "Whip It" by Devo is playing on the grocery Muzak in suburban WI this morning, and you remember when they were playing live at the club in downtown Kent OH on Halloween (2nd year of grad school)...
November 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Sign one is old #200: "Whip It" by Devo is playing on the grocery Muzak in suburban WI this morning, and you remember when they were playing live at the club in downtown Kent OH on Halloween (2nd year of grad school)...
Is there a more engaging Baroque conductor than Nicholas McGegan? He just led Milwaukee Symphony in Handel's "Messiah" (a work I know in my sleep), & it was one of the most enjoyable concerts I've attended in a long while. And the soloists were terrific (especially countertenor Key'mon Murrah).
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Is there a more engaging Baroque conductor than Nicholas McGegan? He just led Milwaukee Symphony in Handel's "Messiah" (a work I know in my sleep), & it was one of the most enjoyable concerts I've attended in a long while. And the soloists were terrific (especially countertenor Key'mon Murrah).
We're watching the new K. Burns program-quite well done & features a bit less melancholy violin. Tonight's penultimate episode included an excellent (& horrifying) section on what patriot troops did to native settlements in upstate NY. A reminder that Manifest Destiny was a big part of all of this.
November 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
We're watching the new K. Burns program-quite well done & features a bit less melancholy violin. Tonight's penultimate episode included an excellent (& horrifying) section on what patriot troops did to native settlements in upstate NY. A reminder that Manifest Destiny was a big part of all of this.
One of the joys of retiring from academia is never reading the CHE again. Seems that they are opining on the current AMS brouhaha, but it's behind a paywall and so I don't have to read it. I DO love the graphic, though (as a cellist/gambist, the C-clefs are especially fun to see)!
Why a Musicology Society’s Members Are in Revolt
The leading organization for music scholars is facing an uproar from hundreds of members, who are threatening a boycott unless it meets a chorus of demands.
www.chronicle.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
One of the joys of retiring from academia is never reading the CHE again. Seems that they are opining on the current AMS brouhaha, but it's behind a paywall and so I don't have to read it. I DO love the graphic, though (as a cellist/gambist, the C-clefs are especially fun to see)!
This is adorable. 😍
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is adorable. 😍
Hero
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo, a Navy veteran, patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe.
His goal is straightforward: He wants to make ICE agents uncomfortable.
His goal is straightforward: He wants to make ICE agents uncomfortable.
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Hero
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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I wish we lived in a land where if journalists heard the president call one of their colleges "piggy" or suggest another of their colleagues, who was butchered for what he wrote, in some way had it coming, they would close their laptops, leave as soon as possible, and ask to be reassigned.
November 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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A little wildlife hanky-panky going on in the backyard this morning (this is why I can't grow flowers here):
November 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A little wildlife hanky-panky going on in the backyard this morning (this is why I can't grow flowers here):
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Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' will make you think differently about U.S. history
Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
n.pr
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
Heard a really lovely, nuanced & well-shaped performance of the Grieg piano concerto this afternoon. We were reminded what a lovely work it is & that, though often viewed as a "war horse" it was nice to listen with new ears (yes, have played it many times). Paul Lewis was the fine soloist.
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Heard a really lovely, nuanced & well-shaped performance of the Grieg piano concerto this afternoon. We were reminded what a lovely work it is & that, though often viewed as a "war horse" it was nice to listen with new ears (yes, have played it many times). Paul Lewis was the fine soloist.
We were cloudy last night and missed the bright colors everyone else in the state saw. But things are picking up tonight, so maybe we'll get even more color as the evening moves along.
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 AM
We were cloudy last night and missed the bright colors everyone else in the state saw. But things are picking up tonight, so maybe we'll get even more color as the evening moves along.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Too cloudy to see the auroras at this point, but we're told the clouds will blow out of here soon, so maybe we'll get lucky. In the meantime, here's a picture from October 2024 (front deck, southern Wisconsin):
November 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Too cloudy to see the auroras at this point, but we're told the clouds will blow out of here soon, so maybe we'll get lucky. In the meantime, here's a picture from October 2024 (front deck, southern Wisconsin):
Truth. Frozen tundra (it’s was in the 20s here today) and no scoring so far.
In honor of Veterans Day, the NFL has given us the Salute to Trench Warfare
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Truth. Frozen tundra (it’s was in the 20s here today) and no scoring so far.
This is why we love Tony Evers and will miss him after his term ends.
November 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This is why we love Tony Evers and will miss him after his term ends.
Waiting for spouse to get home from a gig an hour away on the night of our first snowfall. It's deer-dodging time up here, so I won't relax until he's on site (due in the next 10-15 minutes). #uppermidwestproblems
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Waiting for spouse to get home from a gig an hour away on the night of our first snowfall. It's deer-dodging time up here, so I won't relax until he's on site (due in the next 10-15 minutes). #uppermidwestproblems
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Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.