Das Janssen
@dasjanssen.bsky.social
he, him, his
Don't worry; I'm not anyone important.
SF, Silly Watercolors, Cats, Phenomenology/Gender
Profile: Old picture of me grinning while a hand touches my first beard hairs.
Background: A silly watercolor of white flowers on a yellow background.
Don't worry; I'm not anyone important.
SF, Silly Watercolors, Cats, Phenomenology/Gender
Profile: Old picture of me grinning while a hand touches my first beard hairs.
Background: A silly watercolor of white flowers on a yellow background.
Yeah. I still have the binders full of it. Got laid off the year after getting tenure, too.
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Yeah. I still have the binders full of it. Got laid off the year after getting tenure, too.
I am sad with you, Gonzo. You were a good friend to him and I'm glad he had you.
November 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I am sad with you, Gonzo. You were a good friend to him and I'm glad he had you.
Without finding Welcome to the Monkey House at 13 or 14, I probably wouldn't have questioned the oppressive religious environment of my youth so deeply, wouldn't have my PhD in Philosophy, and might never have written ideas out or escaped Virginia.
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Without finding Welcome to the Monkey House at 13 or 14, I probably wouldn't have questioned the oppressive religious environment of my youth so deeply, wouldn't have my PhD in Philosophy, and might never have written ideas out or escaped Virginia.
It's like grading the worst papers instead of just getting to write myself.
October 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
It's like grading the worst papers instead of just getting to write myself.
Agreed. I'd add adopting a dog and not training it appropriately for your environment.
It's unfair to the dog and the neighbors.
It's unfair to the dog and the neighbors.
October 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Agreed. I'd add adopting a dog and not training it appropriately for your environment.
It's unfair to the dog and the neighbors.
It's unfair to the dog and the neighbors.
Yeah, some folks in my neighborhood bring poorly-trained dogs into the grocery store. I don't want to buy the package of cookies that dog just licked.
October 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Yeah, some folks in my neighborhood bring poorly-trained dogs into the grocery store. I don't want to buy the package of cookies that dog just licked.
"All-the-fun," opposite of "zero-sum"
It literally generates more, the more it is used.
It literally generates more, the more it is used.
October 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"All-the-fun," opposite of "zero-sum"
It literally generates more, the more it is used.
It literally generates more, the more it is used.
We are more connected than we have ever been. We are more informed than we have ever been.*
This is our country and they can't have it.
*Despite targeted disinformation campaigns.
This is our country and they can't have it.
*Despite targeted disinformation campaigns.
October 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
We are more connected than we have ever been. We are more informed than we have ever been.*
This is our country and they can't have it.
*Despite targeted disinformation campaigns.
This is our country and they can't have it.
*Despite targeted disinformation campaigns.
Well? Didja chomp?
September 30, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Well? Didja chomp?
I did one arm so this freeloader could still sleep draped across my other arm, as she is wont to do.
September 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I did one arm so this freeloader could still sleep draped across my other arm, as she is wont to do.
Doing that right now.
September 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Doing that right now.
Please do what's best for you and know we miss you and want the best for you.
September 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Please do what's best for you and know we miss you and want the best for you.