Ezra Jack Skeets
@ezrahowru.bsky.social
TN teacher to EU researcher back to TN as an ed admin. Views are my own, or of a sentient potato. ESL, TEFL, GERM, BYOB.
http://ezra-howard.com
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Jing, with flu: "Don't hug me, I'm trying not to make you sick.
Me, after three days of this ish and a baby coughing in my face:
Me, after three days of this ish and a baby coughing in my face:
a man with a beard is sitting in a chair with the words " you have no power here " on the bottom
ALT: a man with a beard is sitting in a chair with the words " you have no power here " on the bottom
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February 19, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Jing, with flu: "Don't hug me, I'm trying not to make you sick.
Me, after three days of this ish and a baby coughing in my face:
Me, after three days of this ish and a baby coughing in my face:
Did I put the kid down and still finish Ms. Rachel’s song?
Maaaaaybe. Potty Time slaps.
Maaaaaybe. Potty Time slaps.
February 19, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Did I put the kid down and still finish Ms. Rachel’s song?
Maaaaaybe. Potty Time slaps.
Maaaaaybe. Potty Time slaps.
When I was teaching , I’d often be the only young white male teacher.
While I taught ESL, a black female teacher asked if I could spend time with a non ESL student cause she saw signs they didn’t like white men (I mean, heard). she asked me to spend time and just be. youtube.com/shorts/o-lf4...
While I taught ESL, a black female teacher asked if I could spend time with a non ESL student cause she saw signs they didn’t like white men (I mean, heard). she asked me to spend time and just be. youtube.com/shorts/o-lf4...
I Am Somebody - Jesse Jackson #sesamestreet
YouTube video by Sesame Street Classics
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February 18, 2026 at 8:10 PM
When I was teaching , I’d often be the only young white male teacher.
While I taught ESL, a black female teacher asked if I could spend time with a non ESL student cause she saw signs they didn’t like white men (I mean, heard). she asked me to spend time and just be. youtube.com/shorts/o-lf4...
While I taught ESL, a black female teacher asked if I could spend time with a non ESL student cause she saw signs they didn’t like white men (I mean, heard). she asked me to spend time and just be. youtube.com/shorts/o-lf4...
Maybe @kgreenmd.bsky.social or @kemcdonell.bsky.social or someone else with an MD could chime in.
But for me, who is not that kind of doctor, my advice is absolutely do not do this with any generative AI let alone Grok.
But for me, who is not that kind of doctor, my advice is absolutely do not do this with any generative AI let alone Grok.
February 18, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Maybe @kgreenmd.bsky.social or @kemcdonell.bsky.social or someone else with an MD could chime in.
But for me, who is not that kind of doctor, my advice is absolutely do not do this with any generative AI let alone Grok.
But for me, who is not that kind of doctor, my advice is absolutely do not do this with any generative AI let alone Grok.
I think I found my cadence with this Boob Man bit.
Also, maybe a children's book in the making...
Boob Man: A ̶C̶h̶i̶l̶d̶'̶s̶ Boob Man Tale
Also, maybe a children's book in the making...
Boob Man: A ̶C̶h̶i̶l̶d̶'̶s̶ Boob Man Tale
Boob Man doesn't steal your girl, they steal your mom.
Now Boob Man has two moms and you have none.
Now Boob Man has two moms and you have none.
a man with a beard and a woman in a corset are walking in a room
ALT: a man with a beard and a woman in a corset are walking in a room
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February 18, 2026 at 6:03 PM
I think I found my cadence with this Boob Man bit.
Also, maybe a children's book in the making...
Boob Man: A ̶C̶h̶i̶l̶d̶'̶s̶ Boob Man Tale
Also, maybe a children's book in the making...
Boob Man: A ̶C̶h̶i̶l̶d̶'̶s̶ Boob Man Tale
Jing has flu, which means Boob Man has flu.
Every time I’m the last man standing it feels like I’m in a zombie apocalypse and I just locked myself in a room after a chase but the wife and kid got bit and I’m just waiting for the inevitable.
Except without the people eating people part.
Every time I’m the last man standing it feels like I’m in a zombie apocalypse and I just locked myself in a room after a chase but the wife and kid got bit and I’m just waiting for the inevitable.
Except without the people eating people part.
February 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Jing has flu, which means Boob Man has flu.
Every time I’m the last man standing it feels like I’m in a zombie apocalypse and I just locked myself in a room after a chase but the wife and kid got bit and I’m just waiting for the inevitable.
Except without the people eating people part.
Every time I’m the last man standing it feels like I’m in a zombie apocalypse and I just locked myself in a room after a chase but the wife and kid got bit and I’m just waiting for the inevitable.
Except without the people eating people part.
Jing is also sick. And I read this aloud to her sick butt.
“Who is your audience? Who is this for?”
“Me and also me.”
“Who is your audience? Who is this for?”
“Me and also me.”
Boob Man doesn’t take naps, they close their eyes and wait until they’re ready.
a close up of a man 's brown eye with a dark background
ALT: a close up of a man 's brown eye with a dark background
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February 18, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Jing is also sick. And I read this aloud to her sick butt.
“Who is your audience? Who is this for?”
“Me and also me.”
“Who is your audience? Who is this for?”
“Me and also me.”
Me, administering baby Tylenol to break a fever.
Kid:
Kid:
a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face while talking on a cell phone .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face while talking on a cell phone .
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February 18, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Me, administering baby Tylenol to break a fever.
Kid:
Kid:
Things not appalling: removal of pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure, bussing out the homeless, NDP buying wish list of cop toys with grant money.
Appalling: commercial property taxes.
Appalling: commercial property taxes.
“It’s contrary to what my district believes It was really a disappointing message from the mayor,” Kupin said. “Our job is not to say, ‘too bad, so sad.’ Our job is to protect these businesses.”
Seems Nashville’s downtown councilmember is pro-socialism for Broadway bars. fox17.com/news/local/m...
Seems Nashville’s downtown councilmember is pro-socialism for Broadway bars. fox17.com/news/local/m...
Metro councilmember 'appalled' by mayor's comments on Acme Feed and Seed tax hike
The debate over Acme Feed and Seed’s massive property tax increase is intensifying.
fox17.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Things not appalling: removal of pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure, bussing out the homeless, NDP buying wish list of cop toys with grant money.
Appalling: commercial property taxes.
Appalling: commercial property taxes.
Cortese doing his national research on transparency in dynamic (fixed) pricing.
Like he’s running for something.
Don’t care, that’s good lege that’s done well elsewhere.
Like he’s running for something.
Don’t care, that’s good lege that’s done well elsewhere.
February 18, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Cortese doing his national research on transparency in dynamic (fixed) pricing.
Like he’s running for something.
Don’t care, that’s good lege that’s done well elsewhere.
Like he’s running for something.
Don’t care, that’s good lege that’s done well elsewhere.
February 18, 2026 at 1:56 AM
A cold bath in full jeans?
Is Kennedy one of the dozens of never-nudes?
Is Kennedy one of the dozens of never-nudes?
The US Department of Health and Human Services just released this video.
February 18, 2026 at 1:48 AM
A cold bath in full jeans?
Is Kennedy one of the dozens of never-nudes?
Is Kennedy one of the dozens of never-nudes?
Been a rough day.
Woke up with a booger mustache, 100 degree fever, medicine we did not like, bath we normally like but not today, but now listening to the comforting tones of @angienashville.bsky.social
Woke up with a booger mustache, 100 degree fever, medicine we did not like, bath we normally like but not today, but now listening to the comforting tones of @angienashville.bsky.social
February 18, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Been a rough day.
Woke up with a booger mustache, 100 degree fever, medicine we did not like, bath we normally like but not today, but now listening to the comforting tones of @angienashville.bsky.social
Woke up with a booger mustache, 100 degree fever, medicine we did not like, bath we normally like but not today, but now listening to the comforting tones of @angienashville.bsky.social
Me eating goldfish the kid drops on the floor: I have no shame.
Me not eating goldfish they offer out of their visibly slobbery fingers: Okay, there's some shame left.
Me not eating goldfish they offer out of their visibly slobbery fingers: Okay, there's some shame left.
February 18, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Me eating goldfish the kid drops on the floor: I have no shame.
Me not eating goldfish they offer out of their visibly slobbery fingers: Okay, there's some shame left.
Me not eating goldfish they offer out of their visibly slobbery fingers: Okay, there's some shame left.
When woke meets anti-woke.
Is this like when matter meets anti-matter?
Is this like when matter meets anti-matter?
February 17, 2026 at 11:08 PM
When woke meets anti-woke.
Is this like when matter meets anti-matter?
Is this like when matter meets anti-matter?
IANAL, but this seems bad. Right, lawyers?
In a 64-page report, the Board of Professional Responsibility finds Nashville historian David Ewing misappropriated more than $300K from the trust fund of a friend he told he would help for free, and recommends he be disbarred.
✒️: @scavendish.bsky.social
✒️: @scavendish.bsky.social
David Ewing faces disbarment, accused of misappropriating funds - Nashville Banner
Nashville historian and lawyer David Ewing faces disbarment for misappropriating client funds. A disciplinary panel recommends over $300,000 in restitution.
nashvillebanner.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:58 PM
IANAL, but this seems bad. Right, lawyers?
Saw more of these signs pop up and then this one. It references a bridge in the second pic.
I don’t have fully formed opinions a bridge from the apartments to, I guess, behind the Home Depot, but it doesn’t solve the one way in one way out for everyone, especially the nursing home.
I don’t have fully formed opinions a bridge from the apartments to, I guess, behind the Home Depot, but it doesn’t solve the one way in one way out for everyone, especially the nursing home.
February 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Saw more of these signs pop up and then this one. It references a bridge in the second pic.
I don’t have fully formed opinions a bridge from the apartments to, I guess, behind the Home Depot, but it doesn’t solve the one way in one way out for everyone, especially the nursing home.
I don’t have fully formed opinions a bridge from the apartments to, I guess, behind the Home Depot, but it doesn’t solve the one way in one way out for everyone, especially the nursing home.
Someone made an orange "tree sap" pikman and it's just awful.
February 17, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Someone made an orange "tree sap" pikman and it's just awful.
I think I’m good on wood for a minute, but still have to cut a felled tree on my back hill I’ve been ignoring for the better part of a year.
Also, very green.
Also, very green.
February 16, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I think I’m good on wood for a minute, but still have to cut a felled tree on my back hill I’ve been ignoring for the better part of a year.
Also, very green.
Also, very green.
Ezra, I'm worried. I think [the kid] swallowed an eye.
Excuse me?
The wooden I from the puzzle.
I doubt that.
You don't know... oh, no, it's in this box.
Excuse me?
The wooden I from the puzzle.
I doubt that.
You don't know... oh, no, it's in this box.
February 15, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Ezra, I'm worried. I think [the kid] swallowed an eye.
Excuse me?
The wooden I from the puzzle.
I doubt that.
You don't know... oh, no, it's in this box.
Excuse me?
The wooden I from the puzzle.
I doubt that.
You don't know... oh, no, it's in this box.
Would you rather A) attend courses, then TA, have a 2/1 course load while trying to assist with research projects, publish, and write your monograph all for $25k a year or B) chance ghost murder?
Doctoral students: hmmm…
Doctoral students: hmmm…
Now this is a movie plot!!! Someone understands grad school.
February 15, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Would you rather A) attend courses, then TA, have a 2/1 course load while trying to assist with research projects, publish, and write your monograph all for $25k a year or B) chance ghost murder?
Doctoral students: hmmm…
Doctoral students: hmmm…
To the shock of absolutely no one paying attention. www.actionnews5.com/2026/02/12/l...
Longtime Democrat John DeBerry enters race for Shelby Co. mayor as a Republican
Now at age 75, this church pastor and polished politician is back on the campaign trail, hoping to win the GOP nomination for Shelby County mayor.
www.actionnews5.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:46 AM
To the shock of absolutely no one paying attention. www.actionnews5.com/2026/02/12/l...
Saw Shrek 2 and went to an arcade. Then college happened. She claims she didn't realize it was a date and just "two friends hanging out."
6 years later, she was clerking for the AG and I hollered at her with my $4/hr AmeriCorps job and barely working 50cc scooter. We went to the Flying Saucer.
6 years later, she was clerking for the AG and I hollered at her with my $4/hr AmeriCorps job and barely working 50cc scooter. We went to the Flying Saucer.
This is an unapologetically sappy feel-good subject (at least, I guess, for people in a happy relationship”). So, to prepare for Valentine’s Day, what did you and your partner do for a first date?
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
On our first date, my spouse and I spent like an hour talking about footnotes.
February 14, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Saw Shrek 2 and went to an arcade. Then college happened. She claims she didn't realize it was a date and just "two friends hanging out."
6 years later, she was clerking for the AG and I hollered at her with my $4/hr AmeriCorps job and barely working 50cc scooter. We went to the Flying Saucer.
6 years later, she was clerking for the AG and I hollered at her with my $4/hr AmeriCorps job and barely working 50cc scooter. We went to the Flying Saucer.