Dr. Karma
@drkarmaw.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, stand-up comic, Simpsonologist, editor-in-chief of Margaret Atwood Studies, clumsiest woman in the world.
No DMs: I'm here for public engagement with others, not private chats. :)
No DMs: I'm here for public engagement with others, not private chats. :)
Ready for Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Ready for Thanksgiving!
Conversation with Dante, re: my eye, which has a gross hematoma.
Me: Please pick up an eye patch for me today.
Dante: So you're saying you don't want a cool one.
Me: We can make it cool...I can sew a button on it!
Me: Please pick up an eye patch for me today.
Dante: So you're saying you don't want a cool one.
Me: We can make it cool...I can sew a button on it!
November 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Conversation with Dante, re: my eye, which has a gross hematoma.
Me: Please pick up an eye patch for me today.
Dante: So you're saying you don't want a cool one.
Me: We can make it cool...I can sew a button on it!
Me: Please pick up an eye patch for me today.
Dante: So you're saying you don't want a cool one.
Me: We can make it cool...I can sew a button on it!
There should be a magnet on the door of every public restroom stall we could use to warn others that it doesn't have toilet paper.
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
There should be a magnet on the door of every public restroom stall we could use to warn others that it doesn't have toilet paper.
Today, like everyday, I will strive not to do anything requiring a later statement to clarify that I don't actually want to execute my co-workers, even if they do say we have to follow university guidelines.
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Today, like everyday, I will strive not to do anything requiring a later statement to clarify that I don't actually want to execute my co-workers, even if they do say we have to follow university guidelines.
I've added a part to my rubrics about telling the audience the truth, because students sometimes have an honest typo that changes a fact & they also sometimes completely misread or misrepresent a source (or use a terrible source). 1/2
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I've added a part to my rubrics about telling the audience the truth, because students sometimes have an honest typo that changes a fact & they also sometimes completely misread or misrepresent a source (or use a terrible source). 1/2
Last year, Graymalkin and Thoth's insurance cost $343 each. I filed a claim for Thoth for a life-threatening problem. Graymalkin's insurance will now be $473. Thoth's WILL BE $1,202.
November 16, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Last year, Graymalkin and Thoth's insurance cost $343 each. I filed a claim for Thoth for a life-threatening problem. Graymalkin's insurance will now be $473. Thoth's WILL BE $1,202.
She was teaching a class on Social Justice, showed a graphic about white supremacy, and was then removed as a teacher, because the law says you can't share opinions unrelated to the class content.
One of her students reported her to the government. Her own Dean then filed a complaint against her.
One of her students reported her to the government. Her own Dean then filed a complaint against her.
An Instructor Showed a Graphic on White Supremacy. Did She Break the Law?
An Indiana University lecturer has been removed from the classroom while her institution investigates whether she violated the state’s controversial intellectual-diversity law.
www.chronicle.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
She was teaching a class on Social Justice, showed a graphic about white supremacy, and was then removed as a teacher, because the law says you can't share opinions unrelated to the class content.
One of her students reported her to the government. Her own Dean then filed a complaint against her.
One of her students reported her to the government. Her own Dean then filed a complaint against her.
An essay assignment (borrowed from a colleague): students write about something they're geeky about, explaining why it's cool.
A student has complained, saying I should give students more choice about what they want to write about.
A student has complained, saying I should give students more choice about what they want to write about.
November 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
An essay assignment (borrowed from a colleague): students write about something they're geeky about, explaining why it's cool.
A student has complained, saying I should give students more choice about what they want to write about.
A student has complained, saying I should give students more choice about what they want to write about.
It's National Chicken Lady day, and apparently that's not about the Kids in the Hall sketch, but it should be.
@kidsinthehall.bsky.social
#KidsintheHall
#nationalchickenladyday
@kidsinthehall.bsky.social
#KidsintheHall
#nationalchickenladyday
The Kids in the Hall do "Chicken Lady".
YouTube video by adam podlofsky
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It's National Chicken Lady day, and apparently that's not about the Kids in the Hall sketch, but it should be.
@kidsinthehall.bsky.social
#KidsintheHall
#nationalchickenladyday
@kidsinthehall.bsky.social
#KidsintheHall
#nationalchickenladyday
a little blog about last month: www.dr-karma.com/2025/11/02/o...
November 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
a little blog about last month: www.dr-karma.com/2025/11/02/o...
Creamy butternut squash & coconut noodle soup
November 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Creamy butternut squash & coconut noodle soup
Happy Halloween!
(I'm not actually cuddling with Jack. Today, I celebrate by wearing a Flanders as the Devil tee & having the Simpsons Treehouse marathon on while I grade & grade & grade.)
(I'm not actually cuddling with Jack. Today, I celebrate by wearing a Flanders as the Devil tee & having the Simpsons Treehouse marathon on while I grade & grade & grade.)
October 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Happy Halloween!
(I'm not actually cuddling with Jack. Today, I celebrate by wearing a Flanders as the Devil tee & having the Simpsons Treehouse marathon on while I grade & grade & grade.)
(I'm not actually cuddling with Jack. Today, I celebrate by wearing a Flanders as the Devil tee & having the Simpsons Treehouse marathon on while I grade & grade & grade.)
Beyond the ridiculous student behavior outlined in the title:
The uni said the students couldn't be punished because the instructors didn't explicitly say in the syllabus that the students couldn't use AI to lie to the instructors about whether they were actually in class. 1/2
The uni said the students couldn't be punished because the instructors didn't explicitly say in the syllabus that the students couldn't use AI to lie to the instructors about whether they were actually in class. 1/2
Their Professors Caught Them Cheating. They Used A.I. to Apologize.
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Beyond the ridiculous student behavior outlined in the title:
The uni said the students couldn't be punished because the instructors didn't explicitly say in the syllabus that the students couldn't use AI to lie to the instructors about whether they were actually in class. 1/2
The uni said the students couldn't be punished because the instructors didn't explicitly say in the syllabus that the students couldn't use AI to lie to the instructors about whether they were actually in class. 1/2
The Vampire Ball, at Harlow's
October 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The Vampire Ball, at Harlow's
Atwood will show solidarity for Edmonton in her book tour!
Margaret Atwood to ‘show her solidarity’ in Edmonton for book tour
Legendary Canadian author Margaret Atwood will visit Edmonton in December for her book tour.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Atwood will show solidarity for Edmonton in her book tour!
Outpatient procedure today.
Me: Be warned. I'm a bleeder.
Doc: Okay.
(Has to rewrap it. And rewrap it.)
Doc: You ARE a bleeder!
(Sends me home with a full container of gauze.)
Me: Be warned. I'm a bleeder.
Doc: Okay.
(Has to rewrap it. And rewrap it.)
Doc: You ARE a bleeder!
(Sends me home with a full container of gauze.)
October 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Outpatient procedure today.
Me: Be warned. I'm a bleeder.
Doc: Okay.
(Has to rewrap it. And rewrap it.)
Doc: You ARE a bleeder!
(Sends me home with a full container of gauze.)
Me: Be warned. I'm a bleeder.
Doc: Okay.
(Has to rewrap it. And rewrap it.)
Doc: You ARE a bleeder!
(Sends me home with a full container of gauze.)
MAGA: I love him because he donates his salary. He does this FOR us, unlike that horrible Biden.
Him, demanding $230 million taxpayer dollars: "Every great President pays himself a little something from the Treasury. It's called being smart. It's called being successful."
Him, demanding $230 million taxpayer dollars: "Every great President pays himself a little something from the Treasury. It's called being smart. It's called being successful."
October 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
MAGA: I love him because he donates his salary. He does this FOR us, unlike that horrible Biden.
Him, demanding $230 million taxpayer dollars: "Every great President pays himself a little something from the Treasury. It's called being smart. It's called being successful."
Him, demanding $230 million taxpayer dollars: "Every great President pays himself a little something from the Treasury. It's called being smart. It's called being successful."
This Friday, at noon, I'll be leading a viewing & discussion of "Coming to Homerica" as part of our Campus Community Book Project, at noon.
You can sign up to join us here: excellence.ucdavis.edu/events/simps...
You can sign up to join us here: excellence.ucdavis.edu/events/simps...
Simpsons Viewing and Discussion: "Coming to Homerica"
⭐️ Presented by the Campus Community Book Project, an Initiative of Inclusive Excellence
excellence.ucdavis.edu
October 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This Friday, at noon, I'll be leading a viewing & discussion of "Coming to Homerica" as part of our Campus Community Book Project, at noon.
You can sign up to join us here: excellence.ucdavis.edu/events/simps...
You can sign up to join us here: excellence.ucdavis.edu/events/simps...
Me & mini Margaret with a celebratory margarita after our day at the Capitol
October 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Me & mini Margaret with a celebratory margarita after our day at the Capitol
Mini Atwood & I are heading to the Capitol for @freethoughtday.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Mini Atwood & I are heading to the Capitol for @freethoughtday.bsky.social
Got dressed up for the @freethoughtday.bsky.social donor event!
October 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Got dressed up for the @freethoughtday.bsky.social donor event!
Just a reminder: I'll be speaking at the opening and closing of our day Sunday.
Can't make it to Sacramento? You can register to live stream it!
freethoughtday.org
@freethoughtday.bsky.social
Can't make it to Sacramento? You can register to live stream it!
freethoughtday.org
@freethoughtday.bsky.social
California Freethought Day
California Freethought Day combines the fun and atmosphere of a fair with the education and activism of a conference. Join us for outstanding speakers, live entertainment, an authors' panel, and more.
freethoughtday.org
October 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Just a reminder: I'll be speaking at the opening and closing of our day Sunday.
Can't make it to Sacramento? You can register to live stream it!
freethoughtday.org
@freethoughtday.bsky.social
Can't make it to Sacramento? You can register to live stream it!
freethoughtday.org
@freethoughtday.bsky.social
I told my student I knew she used AI & that I would be referring it. I said she should send me another proposal, so I could give her feedback about it.
She sent me a different idea...also written by AI.
She sent me a different idea...also written by AI.
October 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I told my student I knew she used AI & that I would be referring it. I said she should send me another proposal, so I could give her feedback about it.
She sent me a different idea...also written by AI.
She sent me a different idea...also written by AI.