Ed Strietelmeier
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Tolkien and History and Aston Villa and the Chicago Cubs. John 20:31. Looking to join the Finrod Felagund and Faramir fan clubs.
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This is a pretty good bit
August 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is a pretty good bit
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I am teaching my phd writing workshop course this quarter, question: are there any words/phrases said to you by an advisor/mentor that stuck with you, were memorable, or particularly helpful? If so please reply below!
April 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I am teaching my phd writing workshop course this quarter, question: are there any words/phrases said to you by an advisor/mentor that stuck with you, were memorable, or particularly helpful? If so please reply below!
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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I stand with Ukraine. Every decent person should. It’s not just a strategic interest. It’s a moral imperative.
Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦
Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦
February 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I stand with Ukraine. Every decent person should. It’s not just a strategic interest. It’s a moral imperative.
Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦
Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦
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I'd like to see more writing on how the Musk/Trump junta feels like a frontal attack on the entire concept of virtue, in even the most traditional senses.
They are actively demonizing and punishing everyone who doesn't worship Mammon.
They are actively demonizing and punishing everyone who doesn't worship Mammon.
February 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I'd like to see more writing on how the Musk/Trump junta feels like a frontal attack on the entire concept of virtue, in even the most traditional senses.
They are actively demonizing and punishing everyone who doesn't worship Mammon.
They are actively demonizing and punishing everyone who doesn't worship Mammon.
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What a difference five years, 11 months and 27 days makes 🤯
Aston Villa complete remarkable and rapid rise from scrapping in the Championship to the Champions League top eight—quicker than one can go through medical school 🦁
Aston Villa complete remarkable and rapid rise from scrapping in the Championship to the Champions League top eight—quicker than one can go through medical school 🦁
January 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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"That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free."🗃️
January 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free."🗃️
frohe weihnachten!
December 25, 2024 at 3:12 PM
frohe weihnachten!
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John Brown was executed #OTD in 1859. His embrace of violence as a means to empower enslaved people to take their freedom occurred within a system of violence that made slavery possible and in which it thrived. That's something to remember next time you dismiss Brown by calling him a "terrorist." 🗃️
December 2, 2024 at 7:57 PM
John Brown was executed #OTD in 1859. His embrace of violence as a means to empower enslaved people to take their freedom occurred within a system of violence that made slavery possible and in which it thrived. That's something to remember next time you dismiss Brown by calling him a "terrorist." 🗃️
Oh Villa…defending against the counterattack…can we work on that?
November 23, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Oh Villa…defending against the counterattack…can we work on that?
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Today is Christopher Tolkien's 100th birthday, and we are so grateful to him for everything he has done in enriching our understanding of #Tolkien's life and works.
In his honour, we are hosting a free online event this weekend. Find out more on our website www.tolkiensociety.org/events/chris...
In his honour, we are hosting a free online event this weekend. Find out more on our website www.tolkiensociety.org/events/chris...
Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference
The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce it will be hosting the online Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November 2024. This November marks 100 years since th...
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November 21, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Today is Christopher Tolkien's 100th birthday, and we are so grateful to him for everything he has done in enriching our understanding of #Tolkien's life and works.
In his honour, we are hosting a free online event this weekend. Find out more on our website www.tolkiensociety.org/events/chris...
In his honour, we are hosting a free online event this weekend. Find out more on our website www.tolkiensociety.org/events/chris...
A day off with the new 5 part series on Lord Nelson from the Rest is History & an 8 mile walk along Indy’s canal path. Huzzah
November 18, 2024 at 6:14 PM
A day off with the new 5 part series on Lord Nelson from the Rest is History & an 8 mile walk along Indy’s canal path. Huzzah
I'll admit, it was hard to pay as much attention as I'd like to Villa during the last few weeks of the election (there were other things on my mind), and it's not like anything has gotten better, but I'm glad they're back this coming weekend. Time to crash the Palace.
#UTV
#UTV
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November 18, 2024 at 3:00 PM
I'll admit, it was hard to pay as much attention as I'd like to Villa during the last few weeks of the election (there were other things on my mind), and it's not like anything has gotten better, but I'm glad they're back this coming weekend. Time to crash the Palace.
#UTV
#UTV
Just to show that I’m not a bot,
Tolkien Edition:
My annual reread of the Silmarillion will be extra cathartic this year.
Tolkien Edition:
My annual reread of the Silmarillion will be extra cathartic this year.
November 9, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Just to show that I’m not a bot,
Tolkien Edition:
My annual reread of the Silmarillion will be extra cathartic this year.
Tolkien Edition:
My annual reread of the Silmarillion will be extra cathartic this year.
Message 2 to prove I'm not a bot: as hard as I've tried (books, articles, podcasts), I've always been bewildered by the ins and outs of the French Revolution. It's a bit too convoluted for me! I'm not proud of this mind you...
November 8, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Message 2 to prove I'm not a bot: as hard as I've tried (books, articles, podcasts), I've always been bewildered by the ins and outs of the French Revolution. It's a bit too convoluted for me! I'm not proud of this mind you...
Just to show I'm not a bot, I think I'll be posting random history/sports/Tolkien thoughts.
Hot Civil War Take: Grant's crossing of the James River in 1864 was a major feat of arms and if Petersburg had been captured it would be world famous and up there with Austerlitz.
Grant > Lee
Hot Civil War Take: Grant's crossing of the James River in 1864 was a major feat of arms and if Petersburg had been captured it would be world famous and up there with Austerlitz.
Grant > Lee
November 8, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Just to show I'm not a bot, I think I'll be posting random history/sports/Tolkien thoughts.
Hot Civil War Take: Grant's crossing of the James River in 1864 was a major feat of arms and if Petersburg had been captured it would be world famous and up there with Austerlitz.
Grant > Lee
Hot Civil War Take: Grant's crossing of the James River in 1864 was a major feat of arms and if Petersburg had been captured it would be world famous and up there with Austerlitz.
Grant > Lee