Less hateful than my name suggests
@kzannarbor.bsky.social
Higher Ed nerd, ne’er-do-well. Mostly dumb personal stuff posted here, but occasional bursts of higher ed noodling
A ban on collecting more tuition revenue— wouldn’t that mean that if a KS university enrolls even one additional student over the prior year, they’d be in violation (unless they cut rates?)
The leg probably thinks that this too would be okay, but my point is who is tracking how bills play out
The leg probably thinks that this too would be okay, but my point is who is tracking how bills play out
February 18, 2026 at 12:12 PM
A ban on collecting more tuition revenue— wouldn’t that mean that if a KS university enrolls even one additional student over the prior year, they’d be in violation (unless they cut rates?)
The leg probably thinks that this too would be okay, but my point is who is tracking how bills play out
The leg probably thinks that this too would be okay, but my point is who is tracking how bills play out
Not me crying over Pedro Pascal saying goodbye to a green puppet in The Mandalorian
February 17, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Not me crying over Pedro Pascal saying goodbye to a green puppet in The Mandalorian
I was just informed by a Culver’s employee that Lent gets super busy for them because they add the walleye sandwich to the menu.
February 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
I was just informed by a Culver’s employee that Lent gets super busy for them because they add the walleye sandwich to the menu.
I do a volunteer lasagna delivery gig and I’m upping my game by also making tiny ones for my family at the same time (we cannot get through a full pan).
[My son would call that libelous because he probably could eat a whole pan over a few days but I question if there’s room in the shared fridge.]
[My son would call that libelous because he probably could eat a whole pan over a few days but I question if there’s room in the shared fridge.]
February 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I do a volunteer lasagna delivery gig and I’m upping my game by also making tiny ones for my family at the same time (we cannot get through a full pan).
[My son would call that libelous because he probably could eat a whole pan over a few days but I question if there’s room in the shared fridge.]
[My son would call that libelous because he probably could eat a whole pan over a few days but I question if there’s room in the shared fridge.]
Cutting Pell grants is a terrible plan and I hope that it’s not the final outcome in the federal budget.
February 13, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Cutting Pell grants is a terrible plan and I hope that it’s not the final outcome in the federal budget.
TMW you wake up at 3:30 AM and panic-remember something you forgot to do at work so you send an email to a colleague so they’ll get it first thing in the morning but they answer immediately because they too are awake
February 13, 2026 at 8:54 AM
TMW you wake up at 3:30 AM and panic-remember something you forgot to do at work so you send an email to a colleague so they’ll get it first thing in the morning but they answer immediately because they too are awake
I got a request from senior leadership for a copy of a document written in 2018
and for weird reasons I knew right where it lived so I sent the reply w/attachments three minutes after the request hit my inbox.
I got a “wow” for speed but now I dread that I’ve reset a standard. Kicking myself.
and for weird reasons I knew right where it lived so I sent the reply w/attachments three minutes after the request hit my inbox.
I got a “wow” for speed but now I dread that I’ve reset a standard. Kicking myself.
February 12, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I got a request from senior leadership for a copy of a document written in 2018
and for weird reasons I knew right where it lived so I sent the reply w/attachments three minutes after the request hit my inbox.
I got a “wow” for speed but now I dread that I’ve reset a standard. Kicking myself.
and for weird reasons I knew right where it lived so I sent the reply w/attachments three minutes after the request hit my inbox.
I got a “wow” for speed but now I dread that I’ve reset a standard. Kicking myself.
Forgive me for how old this makes me sound, but my iPad and iPhone keep adding “smart” features, and I just want the dumber version
February 11, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Forgive me for how old this makes me sound, but my iPad and iPhone keep adding “smart” features, and I just want the dumber version
My dentist gives me a 1-month reminder of upcoming appointments, presumably the lead time is so can so I can floss and water pik so intensely that it looks like I’ve been doing that all along
February 10, 2026 at 4:45 PM
My dentist gives me a 1-month reminder of upcoming appointments, presumably the lead time is so can so I can floss and water pik so intensely that it looks like I’ve been doing that all along
Never thought the Super Bowl could make me feel like doing squats
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Never thought the Super Bowl could make me feel like doing squats
I can never see Carrie Underwood singing about football without thinking about Jenna Maloney belting out “It’s Tennis Night in America”
February 9, 2026 at 1:42 AM
I can never see Carrie Underwood singing about football without thinking about Jenna Maloney belting out “It’s Tennis Night in America”
How is this open at DTW at 11:45 pm — BLESS THIS ENTIRE STAFF
February 8, 2026 at 4:44 AM
How is this open at DTW at 11:45 pm — BLESS THIS ENTIRE STAFF
Is this how they tell you there will be no Biscoff?!??? I need my flight cookies, does this qualify as a “dietary need?”
HOW ALARMED SHOULD I BE
HOW ALARMED SHOULD I BE
February 7, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Is this how they tell you there will be no Biscoff?!??? I need my flight cookies, does this qualify as a “dietary need?”
HOW ALARMED SHOULD I BE
HOW ALARMED SHOULD I BE
Today I learned my undergrad alma mater has a “scatter garden” for alums who want to have their ashes eternally connected to campus.
I would totally want my family to do this. Is it weird? I do not care
I would totally want my family to do this. Is it weird? I do not care
February 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Today I learned my undergrad alma mater has a “scatter garden” for alums who want to have their ashes eternally connected to campus.
I would totally want my family to do this. Is it weird? I do not care
I would totally want my family to do this. Is it weird? I do not care
Somebody rifled through my car last night (which I often leave unlocked because we live at the end of a dead end street). I’m amazed anyone would pursue an outdoor theft hobby in this weather.
While they made off with a car wash gift card, they left behind the Arby’s gift card.
I feel judged.
While they made off with a car wash gift card, they left behind the Arby’s gift card.
I feel judged.
February 4, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Somebody rifled through my car last night (which I often leave unlocked because we live at the end of a dead end street). I’m amazed anyone would pursue an outdoor theft hobby in this weather.
While they made off with a car wash gift card, they left behind the Arby’s gift card.
I feel judged.
While they made off with a car wash gift card, they left behind the Arby’s gift card.
I feel judged.
As people discover unpleasant surprises about famous people via the Epstein files, perhaps one of the things we can finally discard is the widely held idea that you can “just tell” about people.
January 31, 2026 at 12:35 PM
As people discover unpleasant surprises about famous people via the Epstein files, perhaps one of the things we can finally discard is the widely held idea that you can “just tell” about people.
I capitulated &. used Amazon because I don’t have the time or the will to go to multiple stores hunting for something in this cold
So Amazon threw it in a box with zero padding & it arrived broken and my reward is I’ve got to go to multiple stores in this cold to find it locally PLUS do the return
So Amazon threw it in a box with zero padding & it arrived broken and my reward is I’ve got to go to multiple stores in this cold to find it locally PLUS do the return
January 31, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I capitulated &. used Amazon because I don’t have the time or the will to go to multiple stores hunting for something in this cold
So Amazon threw it in a box with zero padding & it arrived broken and my reward is I’ve got to go to multiple stores in this cold to find it locally PLUS do the return
So Amazon threw it in a box with zero padding & it arrived broken and my reward is I’ve got to go to multiple stores in this cold to find it locally PLUS do the return
Never mind jobs you had, tell me give classes you took at college (liberal arts edition):
1. The Economics of Education, Poverty, & Crime
2. Philosophy of Mind
3. Business German
4. Native American Religion
5. Faust & Faustus
1. The Economics of Education, Poverty, & Crime
2. Philosophy of Mind
3. Business German
4. Native American Religion
5. Faust & Faustus
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university
1. Politics of Terrorism
2. The Epic
3. Metaphysics
4. The Doctrine of God
5. Scuba Diving
1. Politics of Terrorism
2. The Epic
3. Metaphysics
4. The Doctrine of God
5. Scuba Diving
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university
1. Enlightenment Modernity and Its Discontents
2. Nature of Persons
3. Acting II: Shakespeare
4. Foundations of the Natural Sciences
5. Suffering
1. Enlightenment Modernity and Its Discontents
2. Nature of Persons
3. Acting II: Shakespeare
4. Foundations of the Natural Sciences
5. Suffering
January 31, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Never mind jobs you had, tell me give classes you took at college (liberal arts edition):
1. The Economics of Education, Poverty, & Crime
2. Philosophy of Mind
3. Business German
4. Native American Religion
5. Faust & Faustus
1. The Economics of Education, Poverty, & Crime
2. Philosophy of Mind
3. Business German
4. Native American Religion
5. Faust & Faustus
Gus calling this game like the fate of the free world is riding on it
January 31, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Gus calling this game like the fate of the free world is riding on it
This is the update that NextDoor’s crackerjack algorithm served up to me this morning. A post about interstate road conditions …. With no notice that it was from one week ago.
January 30, 2026 at 12:37 PM
This is the update that NextDoor’s crackerjack algorithm served up to me this morning. A post about interstate road conditions …. With no notice that it was from one week ago.
I watched the video from Fremont Nebraska and what struck me is that a couple of adults on the scene seem pretty unconcerned with the student on the ground. Maybe I’m missing something
January 29, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I watched the video from Fremont Nebraska and what struck me is that a couple of adults on the scene seem pretty unconcerned with the student on the ground. Maybe I’m missing something
Someone has a voodoo doll of me and they are poking it repeatedly today. They’re not causing pain, but boy howdy are they causing glitches, snafu, and inconvenience.
January 29, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Someone has a voodoo doll of me and they are poking it repeatedly today. They’re not causing pain, but boy howdy are they causing glitches, snafu, and inconvenience.
I probably put too much weight on this but I find leadership/administration clothing on campus is very coded. Faculty dress a certain way, and most academics with high-level administrative appointments continue to dress more like faculty (dressier, perhaps, but never full-on business wear)
January 28, 2026 at 11:40 AM
I probably put too much weight on this but I find leadership/administration clothing on campus is very coded. Faculty dress a certain way, and most academics with high-level administrative appointments continue to dress more like faculty (dressier, perhaps, but never full-on business wear)
*evil laughter*
January 28, 2026 at 2:02 AM
*evil laughter*