Dan Gaulin
@dangaulin.bsky.social
Boston sports, bass guitar, American and French-Canadian history, politics, geography, affordable housing, cats, and chickens.
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“Walker Buehler’s Partial Day-Off”
May 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
“Walker Buehler’s Partial Day-Off”
Patrick writes about my hometown!
In my family, my memere's sister, matante Julliette was the key to the migration of my Dad and six of his siblings from the Eastern Townships.
In my family, my memere's sister, matante Julliette was the key to the migration of my Dad and six of his siblings from the Eastern Townships.
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The story of "matante" Mélanise and her kin (or a story of chain migration from southern Quebec)
"In the short term, affective bonds trumped the trajectory of an entire culture."
querythepast.com/kinfolk-fran...
The story of "matante" Mélanise and her kin (or a story of chain migration from southern Quebec)
"In the short term, affective bonds trumped the trajectory of an entire culture."
querythepast.com/kinfolk-fran...
Keeping Kinfolk in Franco-American Holyoke
Migrants to the Holyoke area long maintained ties to Quebec through kinship and spurred further migration.
querythepast.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Patrick writes about my hometown!
In my family, my memere's sister, matante Julliette was the key to the migration of my Dad and six of his siblings from the Eastern Townships.
In my family, my memere's sister, matante Julliette was the key to the migration of my Dad and six of his siblings from the Eastern Townships.
I just saw the movie "Eephus," which takes place on the last day of the season of an amateur baseball league. It is excellent. I played a few years in an over-55 league and the movie totally nails the vibe.
March 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I just saw the movie "Eephus," which takes place on the last day of the season of an amateur baseball league. It is excellent. I played a few years in an over-55 league and the movie totally nails the vibe.
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Call me old fashioned, but ice cream just isn’t as good with only 7% of the plastic
March 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Call me old fashioned, but ice cream just isn’t as good with only 7% of the plastic
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Yesterday, I toured the Preserve at Olmstead Green in Mattapan. 80 beautiful new homes - 79% income restricted. @mayorwu.boston.gov's historic commitment to affordable housing made this development possible.
Appreciation for Boston Communities, New Boston Fund, and @masshousing.bsky.social
Appreciation for Boston Communities, New Boston Fund, and @masshousing.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Yesterday, I toured the Preserve at Olmstead Green in Mattapan. 80 beautiful new homes - 79% income restricted. @mayorwu.boston.gov's historic commitment to affordable housing made this development possible.
Appreciation for Boston Communities, New Boston Fund, and @masshousing.bsky.social
Appreciation for Boston Communities, New Boston Fund, and @masshousing.bsky.social
The sap is running and I'm boiling it down.
March 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The sap is running and I'm boiling it down.
My grandkitten, Nigel, and his favorite scratching post.
February 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My grandkitten, Nigel, and his favorite scratching post.
I'm shocked that Kitty Litter and Wet Dog car air fresheners didn't sell better.
February 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I'm shocked that Kitty Litter and Wet Dog car air fresheners didn't sell better.
Cool charts and data from CA. I'm a data point of one in New England, but last year, I looked at the Mustang, ID.4 and Ioniq 5 and bought the Hyundai. Would not even consider a Tesla b/c of Musk.
If Ford or Toyota built a midsize plug-in hybrid truck, I might trade my V8 F150 for it.
If Ford or Toyota built a midsize plug-in hybrid truck, I might trade my V8 F150 for it.
The good news is surging sales from Hyundai and less rapid unit sales growth from Toyota/Subaru, BMW, Vinfast, Rivian, Lucid and Nissan kept the market positive.
January 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Cool charts and data from CA. I'm a data point of one in New England, but last year, I looked at the Mustang, ID.4 and Ioniq 5 and bought the Hyundai. Would not even consider a Tesla b/c of Musk.
If Ford or Toyota built a midsize plug-in hybrid truck, I might trade my V8 F150 for it.
If Ford or Toyota built a midsize plug-in hybrid truck, I might trade my V8 F150 for it.
This is a short, extremely well-written, and informative explainer on affordable housing.
shelterforce.org/2025/01/23/w...
shelterforce.org/2025/01/23/w...
What Is ‘Affordable Housing’?
For such a commonly used term, “affordable housing” means a lot of different things to different people and in different contexts.
shelterforce.org
January 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This is a short, extremely well-written, and informative explainer on affordable housing.
shelterforce.org/2025/01/23/w...
shelterforce.org/2025/01/23/w...
Prof. Harrington brings insight and humor. Definitely worth watching.
January 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Prof. Harrington brings insight and humor. Definitely worth watching.
The only thing that could make this clip better would be to extend the offer to all the New England states and a mention of the 900,000+ French-Canadian emigrants who came here with little more than a willingness and ability to work hard.
Hey peeps! Let's take the offer and become Canadians, with national healthcare etc. Canadian MP says WA, Or, and CA should be new provinces! www.kiro7.com/news/local/c...
Canadian lawmaker offers to take Washington, Oregon, California as new provinces
Canadian lawmaker Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada, offered to accept Washington, Oregon, and California as new Canadian provinces in a press conference Monday.
www.kiro7.com
January 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The only thing that could make this clip better would be to extend the offer to all the New England states and a mention of the 900,000+ French-Canadian emigrants who came here with little more than a willingness and ability to work hard.
Great thread for anyone who loves Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
I wrote my MA thesis on this film. It is one of the best endings in all of cinema, as it perfectly reinforces the philosophical position of the movie that shows modernity will always crash in to ruin any genuine effort to understand the past
Monty Python & the Holy Grail is an absolute classic film. However, it has one of the shittest endings in film history. "Modern police arrive, arrest everyone, then 10 mins of lift music before the lights come up" is a literal cop-out.
January 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Great thread for anyone who loves Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
No lies detected.
The person running social media for the Nebraska weather service is a gem. 😂 “the zone of disappointment” 😂😂
January 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
No lies detected.
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The attacks on Adrian Dittman have gone too far.
by Pierre Delecto
by Pierre Delecto
January 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The attacks on Adrian Dittman have gone too far.
by Pierre Delecto
by Pierre Delecto
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Christmas Eve hockey on snow-dusted Occam Pond--a Dartmouth scene that probably looked very much the same a century ago.
December 24, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Christmas Eve hockey on snow-dusted Occam Pond--a Dartmouth scene that probably looked very much the same a century ago.
I read Half American and fully concur with Prof. O'Donnell's recommendation.
I’ve got 2 books to recommend - A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo and Half American by Mathew F. Delmont. Both were student favorites in my course, “The American Way of War.”
#ChristmasGift
#ushistory #history #MilitaryHistory #reading #VietnamWar #WW2
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NnE3xK/
#ChristmasGift
#ushistory #history #MilitaryHistory #reading #VietnamWar #WW2
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NnE3xK/
I’ve got 2 books to recommend - A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo and Half American by Mathew F. Delmont. Both were student favorites in my Fall 2024 course, “The American Way of War.” Get them for your...
TikTok video by Edward T. O’Donnell
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December 24, 2024 at 4:10 PM
I read Half American and fully concur with Prof. O'Donnell's recommendation.
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Dec. 22, 1924: Yankees slugger Babe Ruth and his 4-year-old daughter Dorothy on his farm in Sudbury, Mass.
December 22, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Dec. 22, 1924: Yankees slugger Babe Ruth and his 4-year-old daughter Dorothy on his farm in Sudbury, Mass.
Mozart got similar criticism. You're in good company Prof.
December 21, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Mozart got similar criticism. You're in good company Prof.
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What if we just refuse to be trolled?
December 21, 2024 at 1:47 PM
What if we just refuse to be trolled?
Literally LOL'ed
December 19, 2024 at 6:32 AM
Literally LOL'ed
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"While the Griswold family’s expedition to Europe doesn’t totally hold up these days, and their brief sojourn to Las Vegas is fondly remembered by precisely no one, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation has established itself.."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news www.cracked.com/article_4479...
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news www.cracked.com/article_4479...
‘Christmas Vacation’ Has Become the ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ of French Canada
It’s more fun than watching it on TV for the billionth time
www.cracked.com
December 19, 2024 at 1:50 AM
"While the Griswold family’s expedition to Europe doesn’t totally hold up these days, and their brief sojourn to Las Vegas is fondly remembered by precisely no one, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation has established itself.."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news www.cracked.com/article_4479...
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news www.cracked.com/article_4479...
Thoughts after 1 yr of EV ownership.
1. We love our Ionic 5, tons of acceleration.
2. If we didn't have rooftop solar, we wouldn't have an EV. At our elec. rate >$.30/kw, the $/mi is lower with gas.
3. If you pay less than $.20/kw, EV should be cheaper.
1. We love our Ionic 5, tons of acceleration.
2. If we didn't have rooftop solar, we wouldn't have an EV. At our elec. rate >$.30/kw, the $/mi is lower with gas.
3. If you pay less than $.20/kw, EV should be cheaper.
December 18, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Thoughts after 1 yr of EV ownership.
1. We love our Ionic 5, tons of acceleration.
2. If we didn't have rooftop solar, we wouldn't have an EV. At our elec. rate >$.30/kw, the $/mi is lower with gas.
3. If you pay less than $.20/kw, EV should be cheaper.
1. We love our Ionic 5, tons of acceleration.
2. If we didn't have rooftop solar, we wouldn't have an EV. At our elec. rate >$.30/kw, the $/mi is lower with gas.
3. If you pay less than $.20/kw, EV should be cheaper.
YES!
Not only should Boston City Hall be landmarked, but all new buildings should just be Boston City Hall.
December 7, 2024 at 4:42 AM
YES!
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listen, the president losing his first choice pick to be secretary of defense less than a month after announcing him is an unambiguous defeat, just like losing his first choice pick to be AG was
Just can’t accept the idea that shooting this Hegseth freak out of a canon was a genius scheme to install Ron DeSantis. Obviously DeSantis is a certin and a weirdo. But much as was the case with Rubio, even a lot of Democrats wld likely breath a sigh of relief seeing DeSantis get the job …
December 5, 2024 at 1:12 AM
listen, the president losing his first choice pick to be secretary of defense less than a month after announcing him is an unambiguous defeat, just like losing his first choice pick to be AG was