David Cross
@drc51.bsky.social
I am a retired university professor (TCU) who likes books, writing, gardening, reading, mentoring, fly fishing, nature photography, bicycling, board games, and - last but not least - grand parenting. Wendell Berry is my muse. Hate to do this, but no DMs.
For all the cat people on BlueSky:
June 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
For all the cat people on BlueSky:
An antidote to all the madness swirling around us arrived by UPS today - the DVD version of Neither Wolf Nor Dog - the book offers deep insights into the indigenous experience here in the US - the DVD is only available on eBay, as far as I can tell.
June 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
An antidote to all the madness swirling around us arrived by UPS today - the DVD version of Neither Wolf Nor Dog - the book offers deep insights into the indigenous experience here in the US - the DVD is only available on eBay, as far as I can tell.
Cool article by Nicholas Kristoff in the NYT today - Three Well-Tested Ways to Undermine an Autocrat, based on the work of Gene Sharp. The three are: mockery and humor (see below), (2) highlighting corruption and hypocrisy (see below), (3) the power of one (e.g., a single tragedy)
May 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Cool article by Nicholas Kristoff in the NYT today - Three Well-Tested Ways to Undermine an Autocrat, based on the work of Gene Sharp. The three are: mockery and humor (see below), (2) highlighting corruption and hypocrisy (see below), (3) the power of one (e.g., a single tragedy)
When I first heard about Trump’s plans for birthday military parade, this is what came to mind:
May 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
When I first heard about Trump’s plans for birthday military parade, this is what came to mind:
Well done, Rebecca! Our butterfly plants haven’t bloomed yet, but we are getting leaf buds - we can’t wait for the butterflies! If I get this right I will attach a photo of my favorite cap!
March 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Well done, Rebecca! Our butterfly plants haven’t bloomed yet, but we are getting leaf buds - we can’t wait for the butterflies! If I get this right I will attach a photo of my favorite cap!